Watch NSW Vs Eagles Live Champions League T20 Cricket

Friday, Oct 9; Time:(16:00 local, 10:30 GMT)

Cornelius de Villiers against David Warner: Quick bowler de Villiers was Eagles' best bowler during the Pro20. He'll need to be in top form to stop big-hitting opener Warner, who announced himself with an explosive 89 off 43 balls on Twenty20 debut. A strike-rate of 140 after 30 matches underlines his dangerousness.

        Brett Lee's opening burst: After missing the Ashes due to injury, Lee has hit top gear in the one-dayers against England and the ICC Champions Trophy. Consistently hitting the late 140s, Lee was at his most destructive in the match at Lord's, where England were clueless against his pinpoint yorkers. A rigorous test awaits Eagles' batsmen.

To make the Champions League more prestigious, one change could be to increase the number of participating teams, something the governing council will decide on after the inaugural tournament. Modi and Kino ruled out a home-and-away format, like in the IPL and other domestic tournaments, because of the obvious difficulties in flying teams across the world on a daily basis.

       "As a global league it is very important to get crickets playing all around the world and give them the opportunity to play on different surfaces, in front of different fans and cultures," Modi said.

Eagles squad: HH Dippenaar*, RT Bailey, J Coetzee, CJD de Villiers, D du Preez, D Elgar, RR Hendricks, AK Kruger,AP McLaren†, R McLaren, PV Mpitsang, RR Rossouw, T Tshabalala, SC van Schalkwyk, MN van Wyk

New South Wales squad: SM Katich*, AC Bird, DE Bollinger, SR Clark, NM Hauritz, MC Henriques, PJ Hughes, SJC Keen, B Lee,SNJ O'Keefe, BJ Rohrer, DLR Smith†, SPD Smith, DJ Thornely, DA Warner