Kings XI Punjab vs. Northern Districts: CLT20 Date, TV Info and Preview

Kings XI Punjab look to maintain their 100 percent record so far in the Champions League Twenty20 against Northern Districts, who have won one and lost one so far.

Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Date: Friday, September 26

Start time: 3:30 p.m. BST, 8 p.m. local time

Live on: STAR Sports 1 (India), Ten Sports/PTV Sports (Pakistan), SuperSport (South Africa), Eurosport (UK/Europe), Sky Sports (New Zealand), Network Ten/Fox (Australia), Star Cricket (Sri Lanka), Star Cricket (Bangladesh), ESPN (USA and Caribbean), Willow Cricket (USA)

Weather: According to Weather.com, Mohali will be sunny all day with temperatures reaching a peak of 33 degrees Celsius.

Overview

Kings XI have made a good start to this year’s CLT20 competition, having won both their games so far in the group stage.

First, they eased past the Hobart Hurricanes by five wickets and then took another victory by four wickets over the Barbados Tridents in their second group game.

The Punjab bowlers had some problems against the Tridents batsmen as they allowed the Caribbean Premier League side to post 174-6 from their 20 overs.

However, in reply the Kings XI put together a strong chase and reached their target in the final over, thanks in large part to 46 not out by David Miller.

Meanwhile, Northern Districts come into this game on the back of a loss to the Hurricanes, having beaten the Cape Cobras in their opening match.

Hobart made 178-3 in their 20 overs and then in reply the New Zealanders folded for just 92, with only Scott Styris and Tim Southee reaching double figures.

With Northern Districts stinging from the embarrassing defeat and the Kings XI determined to maintain their winning streak, this game promises to be a tough one for both teams.

Team News

Kings XI Punjab (from): George Bailey (capt.), Thisara Perera, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Karanveer Singh, L Balaji, Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana

Northern Districts (from): Daniel Flynn (capt.), Ish Sodhi, Jono Boult, Brad Wilson, Kane Williamson, BJ Watling, Graeme Aldridge, Anton Devcich, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Harris, Scott Styris, Trent Boult, Daniel Vettori

Key Players

Thisara Perera

Already in the CLT20, Sri Lankan Thisara Perera has had impressive moments with both bat and ball.

Given his dual role for Kings XI, Perera will be relied upon to contribute heavily for his team if they are to be successful once again.

Tim Southee and Trent Boult

One of the best opening bowler partnerships in all of world cricket, Tim Southee and Trent Boult will be critical for Northern Districts.

If they are both in form and on song, it could be a long night for the Punjab batsmen.