Aclt20 day-6 matches previews 1.VICTORIA VS WAYAMBA ELEVENS 2.EAGLES VS SUSSEX

Group D
Victoria v Wayamba,in New Delhi
Start Time : Oct 13 (16:00 local, 10:30 GMT)s

Victoria captain Cameron White is in good form and his team will look to carry the momentum

The standings in Group D make for interesting reading because there is a possibility of a three-way tie at the end of the first round. The Delhi Daredevils have finished their league games but aren't guaranteed a spot in the second stage yet. Therefore the result in the group's final league game tomorrow at the Feroz Shah Kotla will determine which two teams will go through. A victory for Victoria will knock Wayamba out of the tournament, a defeat will leave all three teams level on two points and bring net run-rate into play. Based on the current standings, Victoria and Delhi will be the favourites to progress because of the positive net run-rate. So Wayamba will not only have to beat the opposition tomorrow but beat them handsomely.

Wayamba went into their opening game against Delhi with nine international players but still found themselves short. The batting was largely responsible for that 50-run defeat; they needed a sound start but the top order found life difficult against the Australian duo of Dirk Nannes and Glenn McGrath. Their bowlers did well to dismiss Tillakaratne Dilshan and Gautam Gambhir before they could get away but lost the plot thereafter. Their spinners failed to contain Delhi, who powered to 170 and shut them out of the match.

The Victoria bowlers, in their opening game, exploited a slow pitch to restrict Delhi to 98 for 8 and coasted home within 17 overs. Wayamba will have a tough task on their hands against Victoria.

Watch out for:

Cameron White: The allrounder played a significant part in Australia's summit clash at the Champions Trophy, following his maiden ODI century during the tour of England. The Victoria captain is also being considered for the national Twenty20 captaincy. With the Delhi pitch expected to turn as usual, expect some overs from him.

Electric fielding from Wayamba: One of the few positives from the Delhi defeat was the commitment in the field from the Sri Lankans. The fielders fiercely patrolled the off side field in the first few overs of the Delhi innings to keep them in check and even as the innings progressed, a couple threw themselves on the boundary to check the onslaught. Expect the Sri Lankans to give it their best with so much at stake.

Clint McKay and Andrew McDonald: The Victorian seam-bowling duo rattled Delhi by sharing five wickets between them and also choked the scoring. Both conceded only 17 runs each off their four overs.

Group B

Eagles Vs Sussex,in New Delhi

Start time:
October 13, 14.30 GMT

	Can Piyush Chawla turn it Sussex's way?

This could be the most unglamorous game in the tournament as neither team has any famous name in its ranks - Sussex allrounders Luke Wright and Dwayne Smith being the only one with some international pedigree. But even Wright, who arrived only a day ago, is yet to recover completely from the virus he picked up during the ICC Champions Trophy and playing him may be a gamble. Sussex would hope that their captain Michael Yardy recovers from the severe stomach cramps that forced him to watch the defeat against New South Wales on Sunday from the dressing room.

Still the Twenty20 Cup winners could count themselves as favourites in this crucial clash - the winners advance to the next round - based on the Eagles' toothless display in their 53-run loss against group leaders New South Wales in their first game. Another boost for the English champions came from the New South Wales' captain Simon Katich who picked them as a favourite when asked for his prediction for tomorrow's game. Compared to the Sussex batsmen, who at least got starts, none of the Eagles' batsmen, barring Ryan McLaren, got a look-in on the low pitch.

Watch out for:

Dwayne Smith v Thandi Tshabalala: Smith had blasted a 26-ball half-century to help Sussex lift their first Twenty20 Cup and could be a dangerous proposition for the rookie Tshabalala, who already got stick after being wayward the other day against the Australian youngster Moises Henriques, who thrashed him for 15 runs in five balls.

Riley Rossouw v Yasir Arafat: Rossouw turned 20 last week and is one for the future for South Africa. The left-hander goes for his shots and he could have an interesting tussle with Arafat, a skiddy customer who maintains a wicket-to-wicket line.

Ryan McLaren v Piyush Chawla: McLaren, though an unorthodox batsman, is not shy to step out as he did against in the very first over of the New South Wales legspinner Steve Smith, thumping a six and four. Chawla had recently said that he would attack the batsmen even at the expense of going for runs so this contest could get engrossing if players stick to their guns.