The sixth game of the Champions League T20 will see Victoria play the home team, Warriors. The match will be played at the St. George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.

Warriors (6/5 at SportingBet) had won their first match of the tournament by beating Wayamba, but this will be a different proposition. Victoria (8/11 at Blue Square) is one of the best cricket club sides in the world in this format of the game. Despite the obvious and a big loss of Cameron White as the captain of the side, the Victorian side will be favourites to come out on top in this match.

David Hussey (4/1 at BetFred to top-score for his side) leads the side, and his all-round abilities will allow the team to go in with an extra batsman down the order. Brad Hodge should continue opening the innings for the Victorians, while Rob Quiney (9/2 at BetFred) will partner him. In the middle-order, there is Andrew McDonald, who can take on the bowling with his powerful hitting ability, while Aaron Finch’s (4/1 at Blue Square) domestic record speaks a lot about him.

It is a difficult call to decide who will come out top from amongst the Victorian batsmen, but amongst the aforementioned, Hodge (3/1 at Boylesports) does enjoy conditions where the ball comes onto the bat. This could, therefore, be a perfect setting for him to top-score for his side.

The Warriors had seen Mark Boucher (6/1 at Stan James) top-scoring for them in the previous game against Wayamba. The reason the other top-four could not get as many was because they all got starts but gave up their wickets after that – a mistake they can ill-afford to repeat against a strong team like Victoria. One of Ashwell Prince (7/2 at Boylesports) and Colin Ingram (4/1 at 888Sport) need to go on to get a big score for the side, instead of throwing the wicket away for 20s and 30s. A total of 160-170 will be par for the course on this track.

Tips:
Favourites: Victoria (8/11 at Blue Square)
Top Victoria batsman: Brad Hodge (3/1 at Boylesports)
Top Warriors batsman: Ashwell Prince (7/2 at Boylesports)