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Champions League T20 'India vs Pakistan': Lahore Lions beat Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets

Kieron Pollard of Mumbai hits another six with MS Dhoni of CSK looking on during the Karbonn Smart CLT20 match at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on October 20, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (GETTY)

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Squads:

Mumbai Indians: Kieron Pollard (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah,Shreyas Gopal, Michael Hussey, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Lendl Simmons, Sushant Marathe.

Lahore Lions: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Siddique, Umar Akmal, Nasir Jamshed, Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Naseem, Adnan Rasool, Mohammad Saeed, Ali Manzoor.

Mohammad Hafeez-led Lahore Lions team will be making their debut in the Champions League T20 competiton while are forced to battle for a spot in the group stages after finishing a dismal fourth in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Lions have a formidable batting line-up, boasting the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Hafeez, Umar Akmal and Nasir Jamshed.

“We all know how important the first stage is so we are focusing on qualifying for the next round. We, as a team, have been playing some exciting cricket in the last two years and the squad has gutsy players from our domestic circuit so we have an ability to fight at the top level,” said Hafeez, who relinquished Pakistan's T20 captaincy after the World Cup.

Mumbai have been hit by the absence due to injury of skipper Rohit Sharma and West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has been named to lead the side.

Pollard has been with Mumbai since 2010 but has not captained the team before this tournament. He had led Barbados Tridents, winners of the Caribbean Premier League this season.

Anil Kumble, the Mumbai team mentor, welcomed the appointment.

“I’m confident Kieron with his experience and impressive track re­cord, will rise to the occasion,” he said.

Mumbai’s squad also includes Harbhajan Singh, who led them to the 2012 Champions League title, and Lasith Malinga, who was Sri Lanka’s captain when they won the World T20 four months ago.