CLT20: Sydney Sixers look to continue winning ways against Yorkshire

Australia's in-form Sydney Sixers start outright favourites but will have to guard against complacency when they take on spirited English qualifiers Yorkshire in their second Group B encounter of the Champions League Twenty20 here tomorrow.

Big Bash champions Sydney defeated IPL runner-ups Chennai Super Kings to make a resounding start in the event yesterday.

It was a clinical performance by Sydney in their lung-opener with the top half of their batting line-up playing its role to perfection.

The bowlers too did the job as was expected of them and given the all-round strength of the squad, it would not come as a surprise if they have it easy against Yorkshire.

Australia's World Twenty20 Player of the Tournament -- all-rounder Shane Watson -- seems to be unstoppable while turning up for Sydney as well and was the second highest scorer last night with a 30-ball 46 besides taking a wicket with the ball.

Another all-rounder who made an impression against Chennai was Moises Henriques. He top-scored with a 49 and picked up three wickets with his medium pace -- an impressive effort effort that fetched him the Man of the Match trophy.

But young pacer Pat Cummins going going for over 10 an over in the game would be a concern for Sydney.

Yorkshire, on the other hand, don't have any big names to flaunt on paper but as a unit, the side impressed in its qualifying campaign by winning both the matches to ease into the main draw.

Middle-order batsman Gary Ballance impressed with an unbeaten 64 in the final qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago but the top-order's form remains a concern for Yorkshire.

The likes of Phil Jacques and Adil Rashid would be expected to continue better in the main event after failing to impress in the qualifiers.

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