Lions skipper Alviro Petersen had won the toss and opted to bowl at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
The Teams:
Highveld Lions: Alviro Petersen (capt), Quinton de Kock (Wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Hardus Viljoen, Temba Bavuma, Jean Symes, Dwaine Pretorius, Sohail Tanvir, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Perth Scorchers: Simon Katich (capt), Liam Davis, Ashton Agar, Adam Voges, Ashton Turner, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Triffitt (Wk), Joel Paris, Jason Behrendorff, Brad Hogg, Michael Beer.