Rain delayed the toss of the match by one hour and therefore the mid-innings break will be reduced to 10 minutes. There will be no overs reduced.
Both teams have lost their opening matches, though in contrasting styles. While Brisbane Heat didn't manage to achieve a relatively small target of 136 set by Trinidad & Tobago and lost by 25 runs, the Titans ran into a red-hot Chennai Super Kings batting lineup which chased down 186 runs with ease.
The Titans, inspired by a brilliant 77 by AB de Villiers, did put in a good performance with the bat but then came a cropper with the ball. The Titans will hope that AB provides another hurricane knock.
On the other hand, Brisbane Heat are missing some key players. While they have lost Mitchell Johnson to the Mumbai Indians, Ashes hero Ryan Harris is out injured.
Still, Kemar Roach, Ben Cutting, Nathan Hauritz and Alister McDermott (son of former Aussie pacer Craig McDermott) form a potent bowling combination which restricted Trinidad & Tobago to 135 in their previous match.
Teams (from):
Brisbane Heat: James Hopes (Capt.), Daniel Christian, Peter Forrest, Cameron Gannon, Nathan Hauritz, Chris Lynn, Dom Michael, Chris Sabburg, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Mathew Gale, Chris Hartley, Alex Kepm, Alister Mcdermott, Kemar Roach.
Titans: Henry Davids (Capt.), Farhaan Behardien, Marchant de Lange, AB de Villiers, Cornelius de Villiers, Heino Kuhn, Eden Links, Ethy Mbhalati, Morne Morkel, Mangaliso Mosehle, Rowan Richards, Jacques Rudolph, Graeme van Buuren, Roelof van der Merwe, David Wiese.
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