Champions League Twenty20 [CLT20] is an initiative of the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa that brings together the best domestic clubs from across the world in a battle for Twenty20 honours. CLT20 can be viewed as the World Cup of club cricket. It is a platform for domestic/club players, preparing them for the next step – representing, or performing even better for, their countries.
The Champions League Twenty20, also referred to as the CLT20, is an annual international T20 cricket competition played between the top domestic teams from major cricketing nations. The competition was launched in 2008 with the first edition held in October 2009. Some players are part of more than one team, which is winner of particular country's domestic competition, like wise Shoaib Malik from Pakistan, represented three different teams from different domestic circuits. In this case, if a player is selected to play for an ‘away’ team rather than his ‘home’ team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket), the ‘away’ team must pay USD 150,000 as release fee to the ‘home’ team. ‘Away’ teams are not eligible for compensation if a player chooses to play for his ‘home’ team.
The Champions League Twenty20, also referred to as the CLT20, is an annual international T20 cricket competition played between the top domestic teams from major cricketing nations. The competition was launched in 2008 with the first edition held in October 2009. Some players are part of more than one team, which is winner of particular country's domestic competition, like wise Shoaib Malik from Pakistan, represented three different teams from different domestic circuits. In this case, if a player is selected to play for an ‘away’ team rather than his ‘home’ team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket), the ‘away’ team must pay USD 150,000 as release fee to the ‘home’ team. ‘Away’ teams are not eligible for compensation if a player chooses to play for his ‘home’ team.
History of CLT20
The inaugural competition featured 12 sides from seven nations and was held in October 2009 in India. New South Wales Blues, Australia emerged winners of the tournament. In 2010, CLT20 moved to South Africa where 10 sides from six nations locked horns at four venues. IPL 2010 winners Chennai Super Kings reigned supreme after a fortnight of top notch competition. Year 2011 saw CLT20 returning to India with a pre-tournament qualifier making it possible for more teams than ever to be part of the race for the title. Six teams faced off in a qualifier out of which the three proceeded to join seven already confirmed teams, making it a 10-team tournament. For the second year in a row an IPL team, Mumbai Indians, were crowned champion of champions.
In 2012, the Sydney Sixers were crowned the new CLT20 champions in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the title clash at the New Wanderers Stadium, the Sixers defeated the Highveld Lions to take home the magnificent CLT20 trophy. For its 2013 season, the CLT20 once again returned to India. Eight teams – three IPL teams, including Mumbai Indians, two teams each from South Africa, Australia and Trinidad & Tobago – given straight entry into the main tournament. Four teams – one each from Sri Lanka, New Zealand, India and Pakistan – competed in the pre-tournament Qualifiers of which the top two entered the league phase.
Year Hosted By Winner Runner-up 2009 India New South Wales Blues Trinidad and Tobago 2010 SA Chennai Super Kings South Africa Warriors 2011 India Mumbai Indians RCB 2012 SA Sydney Sixers Highveld Lions 2013 India Mumbai Indians Rajasthan Royals 2014 India
Champions League T20 in 2014
CLT20 is back in September 2014, with its 6th edition. This time again it is hosted by India, where four venues for the tournament are Mohali, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Raipur. All the Qualifying Stage matches are to be played in Raipur from September 13 to 16. The Semi finals will be played in Hyderabad on October 2, 2014. The Final will be hosted by Bengaluru on October 4, 2014.
There are two groups - Group A that consists of Kolkata Knight Riders (India), Sunfoil Dolphins (South Africa), Perth Scorchers (Australia), Chennai Super Kings (India) and one of the Qualifiers. Group B consists of Kings XI Punjab (India), Hobart Hurricanes (Australia), Cape Cobras (South Africa), Barbados Tridents and one of the qualifiers. The Qualifying stage consists of four teams from Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India [Mumbai Indians].
Teams in Qualifying Stage
Qualifier 1 Lahore Lions (Pakistan)
Qualifier 2 Mumbai Indians (India)
Qualifier 3 Northern Knights (New Zealand)
Qualifier 4 Southern Express (Sri Lanka)
Rules for Qualifiers Teams
- Q1 and Q3 will enter Group A on qualifying for the Group Stage.
- While Q2 and Q4 will enter Group B on qualifying for the Group Stage.
- If both Q1 & Q3 qualify for Group Stage then Q1 will enter Group A & Q3 in Group B.
- If both the Q2 and Q4 reach Group stage then Q2 will enter Group B and Q4 will enter Group A.
Group A Group B Kolkata Knight Riders (India) Kings XI Punjab (India) Dolphins (South Africa) Barbados Tridents (West Indies) Perth Scorchers (Australia) Hobart Hurricanes (Australia) Chennai Super Kings (India) Cape Cobras (South Africa) One team from the Qualifiers One team from the Qualifiers
Schedule of Qualifying Stage Matches
M No. Date Team Time Venue 1 Sept 13 Northern Knights vs Southern Express 4:00 PM Raipur 2 Sept 13 Mumbai Indians vs Lahore Lions 8:00 PM Raipur 3 Sept 14 Northern Knights vs Lahore Lions 4:00 PM Raipur 4 Sept 14 Mumbai Indians vs Southern Express 8:00 PM Raipur 5 Sept 16 Southern Express vs Lahore Lions 4:00 PM Raipur 6 Sept 16 Mumbai Indians vs Northern Knights 8:00 PM Raipur
Schedule of Group Stage Matches
1 Sept 17 KKR vs CSK 8:00 PM Hyderabad 2 Sept 18 KXIP vs Hobart Hurricanes 8:00 PM Mohali 3 Sept 19 Cape Cobras vs TBD 8:00 PM Raipur 4 Sept 20 Dolphins vs Perth Scorchers 4:00 PM Mohali 5 Sept 20 Kings XI Punjab vs TBD 8:00 PM Mohali 6 Sept 21 Cape Cobras vs Hobart Hurricanes 4:00 PM Hyderabad 7 Sept 21 Kolkata Knight Riders vs TBD 8:00 PM Hyderabad 8 Sept 22 Dolphins vs Chennai Super Kings 8:00 PM Bengaluru 9 Sept 23 Hobart Hurricanes vs TBD 8:00 PM Raipur 10 Sept 24 KKR vs Perth Scorchers 8:00 PM Hyderabad 11 Sept 25 Chennai Super Kings vs TBD 8:00 PM Bengaluru 12 Sept 26 Cape Cobras vs TBD 4:00 PM Mohali 13 Sept 26 Kings XI Punjab vs TBD 8:00 PM Mohali 14 Sept 27 Dolphins vs TBD 4:00 PM Bengaluru 15 Sept 27 Perth Scorchers vs CSK 8:00 PM Bengaluru 16 Sept 28 Hobart Hurricanes vs TBD 4:00 PM Mohali 17 Sept 28 Kings XI Punjab vs Cape Cobras 8:00 PM Mohali 18 Sept 29 KKR vs Dolphins 8:00 PM Hyderabad 19 Sept 30 Perth Scorchers vs TBD 4:00 PM Bengaluru 20 Sept 30 TBD vs TBD 8:00 PM Bengaluru
Schedule of Knockout Stage Matches
SF 1 Oct 2 A1 vs B2 4:00 PM Hyderabad SF 2 Oct 2 B1 vs A2 8:00 PM Hyderabad Final Oct 4 TBD vs TBD 8:00 PM Begaluru
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Squads for CLT20 2014
Chennai Super Kings : MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ashish Nehra, Mithun Manhas, R. Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, John Hastings, Brendon McCullum, Samuel Badree, Francois Du Plessis
Kolkata Knight Riders : Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Manvinder Bisla [in place of Morne Morkel], Patrick Cummins, Andre Russell
Northern Knights : Ish Sodhi, Jono Boult, Brad Wilson, Kane Williamson, Daniel Flynn, BJ Watling, Graeme Aldridge, Anton Devcich, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Harris, Scott Styris, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner [in place of Daniel Vettori]
Perth Scorchers : Ashton Agar, Yasir Arafat, Michael Beer, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brad Hogg, Simon Mackin, Mitchell Marsh, Joel Paris, Craig Simmons, Ashton Turner, Adam Voges, Sam Whiteman
Kings XI Punjab : George Bailey, Thisara Perera, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Rajesh Patel, Karanveer Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana
Mumbai Indians : Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Mike Hussey, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant De Lange, Lendl Simmons, Replacement yet to be announced [in place of Rohit Sharma]
Southern Express : Kusal Janith Perera, Danushka Gunatilake, Angelo Perera, Jehan Mubarak, Niroshan Dickwella, Dilruwan Perara, Prasanna Seekuge, Ishan Jayaratne, Farvees Maharoof, Kasun Madushanka, Yasoda Lanka, Charith Jayampathi, Sachith Pathirana, Sandaken Lakshen, Dilshan T.M
Cape Cobras : Hashim Amla, J P Duminy, Justin Kemp, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Richard Levi, Aviwe Mgijima, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Zakhele Qwabe, Omphile Ramela, Stiaan Van Zyl, Dane Vilas
Lahore Lions : Mohammed Hafeez, Ahmad Shahzad, Umar Siddique Khan, Muhammad Umar Akmal, Nasir Jamshaid, Muhammad Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Muhammad Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Bin Ilyas Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Naseem, Adnan Rasool, Muhammad Saeed, Ali Manzoor
Hobart Hurricanes : Tim Paine, Jon Wells, Evan Gulbis, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Dom Michael, Sam Rainbird, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Boyce, Joe Mennie, Ben Laughlin, Ben Dunk, Shoaib Malik
Sunfoil Dolphins : Daryn Smit, Daryn Miles Dupavillon, Cody Chetty, Vaughn Bernard Van Jaarsveld, Khayelihle Zondo, Robert Frylinck, Morne Nico Van Wyk, Kyle John Abbott, Craig John Alexander, Jonathan David Vandiar, Keshav Athmanand Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen, Cameron Scott Delport, Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo, Bongumusa Sibonelo Makhanya
Barbados Tridents : Shane Dowrich, Jeevan Mendis, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Neil Mckenzie, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Rayad Emrit, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, William Perkins, James Franklin, Elton Chigumbura, Dilshan Munaweera
Kolkata Knight Riders : Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Manvinder Bisla [in place of Morne Morkel], Patrick Cummins, Andre Russell
Northern Knights : Ish Sodhi, Jono Boult, Brad Wilson, Kane Williamson, Daniel Flynn, BJ Watling, Graeme Aldridge, Anton Devcich, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Harris, Scott Styris, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner [in place of Daniel Vettori]
Perth Scorchers : Ashton Agar, Yasir Arafat, Michael Beer, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brad Hogg, Simon Mackin, Mitchell Marsh, Joel Paris, Craig Simmons, Ashton Turner, Adam Voges, Sam Whiteman
Kings XI Punjab : George Bailey, Thisara Perera, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Rajesh Patel, Karanveer Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana
Mumbai Indians : Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Mike Hussey, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant De Lange, Lendl Simmons, Replacement yet to be announced [in place of Rohit Sharma]
Southern Express : Kusal Janith Perera, Danushka Gunatilake, Angelo Perera, Jehan Mubarak, Niroshan Dickwella, Dilruwan Perara, Prasanna Seekuge, Ishan Jayaratne, Farvees Maharoof, Kasun Madushanka, Yasoda Lanka, Charith Jayampathi, Sachith Pathirana, Sandaken Lakshen, Dilshan T.M
Cape Cobras : Hashim Amla, J P Duminy, Justin Kemp, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Richard Levi, Aviwe Mgijima, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Zakhele Qwabe, Omphile Ramela, Stiaan Van Zyl, Dane Vilas
Lahore Lions : Mohammed Hafeez, Ahmad Shahzad, Umar Siddique Khan, Muhammad Umar Akmal, Nasir Jamshaid, Muhammad Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Muhammad Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Bin Ilyas Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Naseem, Adnan Rasool, Muhammad Saeed, Ali Manzoor
Hobart Hurricanes : Tim Paine, Jon Wells, Evan Gulbis, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Dom Michael, Sam Rainbird, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Boyce, Joe Mennie, Ben Laughlin, Ben Dunk, Shoaib Malik
Sunfoil Dolphins : Daryn Smit, Daryn Miles Dupavillon, Cody Chetty, Vaughn Bernard Van Jaarsveld, Khayelihle Zondo, Robert Frylinck, Morne Nico Van Wyk, Kyle John Abbott, Craig John Alexander, Jonathan David Vandiar, Keshav Athmanand Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen, Cameron Scott Delport, Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo, Bongumusa Sibonelo Makhanya
Barbados Tridents : Shane Dowrich, Jeevan Mendis, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Neil Mckenzie, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Rayad Emrit, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, William Perkins, James Franklin, Elton Chigumbura, Dilshan Munaweera
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