The Kolkata Knight Riders play the Hobart Hurricanes on Thursday in the 2014 Champions League T20 semifinals. The contest begins at 10:30 GMT. Watch the live stream below.
Hobart earned a spot in the CLT20 semifinals with a 3-1 record and head into the match on a three-game winning streak. Their last win came against the Barbados Tridents, whom the Hurricanes defeated by six wickets. The squad will look for another big bowling performance from Xavier Doherty, who won the Man of the Match award after recording four outs and taking four wickets.
While Kolkata is the favorite to win, they aren't underestimating Hobart.
"I think they have been playing good cricket. I think some of their batsmen are really doing well. It is a good bowling side. We as a unit respect their side," said Kolkata's Robin Uthappa, via CricBuzz.com. "But at the same time, we possess our strengths as well. So, I think we will focus more on our strengths and our abilities and sticking to our processes."
The Knight Riders' strengths helped them to a 4-0 record en route to the semifinals. The team also has momentum heading into Thursday after their 36-run victory over the Dolphins, a game in which Uthappa earned the Man of the Match award.
Watch the live stream HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
Projected Squads:
Kolkata: Robin Uthappa (w), Gautam Gambhir (c), Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Ryan ten Doeschate, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Pat Cummins, Manvinder Bisla.
Hobart: Ben Dunk, Tim Paine (c/w), Aiden Blizzard, Shoaib Malik, Travis Birt, Jonathan Wells, Ben Hilfenhaus, Xavier Doherty, Ben Laughlin, Doug Bollinger, Evan Gulbis, Dominic Michael, Sam Rainbird, Cameron Boyce, Joe Mennie.
*Stats and squads via CricBuzz.
