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Hyderabd, Sep 20: Auckland will have to pick themselves up from their loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders and go into a match that they know might not do anything for their qualification chances even if they win it. Somerset, on the other hand, have everything to play for and two wins in two matches will be the target for the English side.

Auckland: They did everything but win their first match against Kolkata. And there might be a few members of the Aces team who are still wondering how they managed to stuff up a chase of just 121 in a Twenty20 match. Auckland did have a few positives from the match, notably the performance of their bowlers. Kyle Mills, Michael Bates and Andre Adams all had good outings, while Chris Martin too didn't seem off-colour. The area for worry for Auckland is the batting. True, they didn't have the best of luck, with Martin Guptill run-out without facing a ball, but given the low total to chase, even the loss of their best batsman in unfortunate circumstances should have been overcome. The consolation for Auckland will be that they ran a team that was very strong on paper, very close and have shown that they are not uncomfortable with playing on Indian pitches.

Somerset: Somerset have landed without a few of their key players in Marcus Trecothick, while Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler are reportedly unavailable for selection owing to England duties. However, in spite of the depleted side, Somerset have enough in their ranks to look forward to a good battle. Their biggest strength is likely to be their range of slower bowlers, with Murali Kartik leading the way. Kartik has long been plying his trade in the county circuit after being repeatedly passed over for the Indian team selection, and he has done so with some distinction. They also have the exciting young George Dockerell who impressed everyone when he played for Ireland in the World Cup earlier this year, alongwith the experienced Roelof van der Merwe who is no stranger to Indian Twenty20 competition. The side will be led by Alfonso Thomas in the absence of Trescothick.

Weather Update: This will be the second match of the day and the fourth in two days to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. As such, there might be some more wear and tear on the pitch, which would favour the slow bowlers. The forecast is for cloudy skies.

Teams:

Auckland (From): Gareth Hopkins(w/c), Lou Vincent, Daryl Tuffey, Rob Quiney, Colin Munro, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Bruce Martin, Anaru Kitchen, Ronnie Hira, Martin Guptill, Colin de Grandhomme, Michael Bates, Jimmy Adams, Andre Adams

Somerset (From): Alfonso Thomas(c), Roelof van der Merwe, Peter Trego, Arul Suppiah, Steve Kirby, Craig Meschede, Craig Kieswetter(w), Murali Kartik, Gemaal Hussain, James Hildreth, George Dockrell, Adam Dibble, Nick Compton, Jos Buttler, Alex Barrow