ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Auckland v Sialkot at the Champions League T20

Pakistan domestic Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions are the mystery team of this Champions League, and they have a point to prove

For some teams the Champions League T20 will be a case of blink-and-you-miss-it but, as expected, those sides needing to qualifying were not about to start moaning

The arrival of the IPL teams will give the Champions League its customary noise and colour. For now the lesser-known teams are warming up for the main event

The PCB has 'welcomed' the step taken by the BCCI to include a team from Pakistan in Champions League T20 this year

Pakistan's cricket authorities have said they weren't contacted at all with regard to their ouster from the pool of teams that form the lucrative Champions League, to be held later this year in India, a further worrying indicator of their increasing isola

Australia's domestic Twenty20 winners Victoria will take on English champions Middlesex in the opening match of the inaugural Champions League

Paul Millman, the Kent chief executive, is adamant that his club will participate in the Champions League later this year

Less than three years since he made his international debut, Mohammad Asif is a seasoned master of the crafts of guile and deception that separate the good from the merely fast