Davey Jacobs, the Warriors captain, elected to bat against Victoria, the Australian domestic Twenty20 champions and one of the pre-tournament favourites.

Such was Victoria's confidence that they announced the starting XI for their opening game well in advance, leaving out bowlers Bryce McGain, James Pattinson and Peter Siddle, as well as reserve wicketkeeper Ryan Carters. Warriors retained the side that put on a clinical show to beat Wayamba in their opening game.

Warriors' form and Victoria's Twenty20 pedigree - David Hussey and Brad Hodge are the highest run-gettersin the format, while Dirk Nannes tops the wickets chart - could make this an intriguing contest. Victory tonight will make Warriors the first side in the tournament to register two wins, while a winning start will pitchfork Victoria to the top of Group A alongside Chennai.

Victoria: 1 Brad Hodge, 2 Aaron Finch, 3 David Hussey (capt), 4 Rob Quiney, 5 Andrew McDonald, 6 Matthew Wade (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 John Hastings, 9 Clint McKay, 10 Shane Harwood, 11 Dirk Nannes.

Warriors: 1 Davey Jacobs (capt), 2 Ashwell Prince, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 Justin Kreusch, 5 Mark Boucher, 6 Johan Botha, 7 Craig Thyssen, 8 Nicky Boje, 9 Rusty Theron, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Lonwabo Tsotsobe.