The Shanghai Cricket Club announced the starting XI today for the defense of the China Cup against Beijing Cricket Club on Sunday, May 18 in Shanghai.

Club Captain Oliver Austin named the following 11 players: Waqar Khattak (cpt), Ben Lyons, Kevin Wright (wk), Sajid Anwar, Alex Cumming, Sameer Jolly, Ankit Kawatra, Deepak Nautiyal, Santosh Yadav, and debutants Steve Field and Dayne Wotton.

The China derby, played every year between Shanghai and Beijing, starts at 10 am at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club in Pudong. Shanghai won the 2013 fixture in Beijing.