The Mumbai Indians meet the Perth Scorchers on Wednesday in the 2013 Champions League T20. The match starts at 6:30 a.m. EDT (4 p.m. IST). Watch the free live stream HERE.
Perth will be trying to make the best of an otherwise disappointing tournament showing. The team followed its washed-out opening match with two losses. A win won't advance Perth to the semifinals, but match gives some of its younger players experience and could let the team finish on a strong note.
Rajasthan's win over Otago on Tuesday gives Mumbai a chance to advance to the semifinals, provided Mumbai wins on Wednesday by a large enough margin to have a better net run-rate than Otago, IB Times reports. Mumbai lost to Rajasthan to open the tournament, then had a wash-out against Otago and a win over Highveld.
Kieron Pollard has given strong batting performances in two games - a 42 against Rajasthan and an unbeaten 31 against Highveld.
Projected Squads (via CricBuzz.com):
Mumbai: Dwayne Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Harbhajan Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha, Aditya Tare, Abu Nechim, Akshar Patel, Glenn Maxwell.
Perth: Sam Whiteman, Ashton Agar, Simon Katich (c), Hilton Cartwright, Ashton Turner, Tom Triffitt (wk), Marcus North, Joel Paris, Joe Mennie, Jason Behrendorff, Michael Beer, Burt Cockley, Brad Hogg.
