Champion League T20 Cricket

2011 Champions League Twenty20

The Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 was held in India between September23-October9,2011

10 Teams from 5 Nations Qualify for the Tournament.They are:-

Team	Country	Domestic Tournament	Position
CSK	India	2011 IPL	Winner
RCB	India	2011 IPL	Runner-Up
MI	India	2011 IPL	2nd Runner-Up
KKR	India	Qualifying Stage – Pool A	Runner-Up
Somerset	England	Qualifying Stage – Pool A	Winner
T&T	West Indies	Qualifying Stage – Pool B	Winner
NSW	Australia	2010-11 KFC Twenty-20	Runner-Up
SRB	Australia	2010-11 KFC Twenty-20	Winner
Cape Cobras	South Africa	2010-11 Standard Bank Pro20	Winner
Warriers	South Africa	2010-11 Standard Bank Pro20	Runner-Up

 

 The matches were played in Bangalore,Chennai and Hyderabad.

NSW;RCB;Somerset and MI entered the semi-finals.

NSW scored 203/2 in 20 Overs and RCB scored 204/4 in 18.4 Overs and thereby defeated NSW by 6 Wickets.

RCB celebrate win over New South Wales in the 1st Semifinal for the Champions League T20 in Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 6 wickets

Somerset scored 150/7 in 20 Overs and MI scored 160/5 in 20 Overs thereby MI defeated Somerset by10 Runs.

RCB  and MI entered the finals.MI scored 139 in 20 Overs and RCB could score only 108 thereby MI defeated RCB by 31 Runs and won the tournament

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 Champions League Twenty20

 

 

The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 was  held in South Africa  between September 10 -26,2010

 

10 Teams from 6 Nations Qualified.They are:-

Team	Country	Domestic Tournament	Position
CSK	India	2010 IPL	Winner
RCB	India	2010 IPL	Runner-Up
MI	India	2010 IPL	2nd Runner-Up
Central Stags	New Zealand	2010 HRV Cup	Winner
Wayamba	Sri Lanka	2010 InterProvincial Twenty-20	Winner
Gutana	West Indies	2010 Caribbean Twenty-20	Winner
VBR	Australia	2009-10  KFC Twenty-20	Winner
SRB	Australia	2009-10  KFC Twenty-20	Runner-Up
Warriers	South Africa	2010Standard Bank Pro20	Winner
Highveld Lions	South Africa	2010 Standard Bank Pro20	Runner-Up

Chennai Super Kings;Royal Challengers;Warriors and Southern Red Backs entered the semi-finals.

CSK scored 174/4 in 17 Overs and Royal Challengers scored only123/9 in 16.3 Overs thereby CSK defeated RCB by 52 Runs

Warriors scored 175/6 in 20 Overs and Southern Redbacks scored only 145/7 in 20 Overs thereby Warriors defeated Southern Redbacks by 30 Runs 

CSK and Warriors entered the finals.Warriors scored 128/6 in 20 Overs and CSK scored 132/2 in 19 Overs thereby CSK defeated Warriors by 8 Wickets and won the tournament.

 

 

 

2009 Champions League Twenty20

 

 

The 2009 Champions League Twenty20 was  held in India  between October 8 -23,2009

 

12 Teams from 7 Nations qualified for the Tournament.They are:-

Team	Country	Domestic Tournament	Position
DC	India	2009 IPL	Winner
RCB	India	2009 IPL	Runner-Up
DD	India	2009 IPL	2nd Runner-Up
Otago Volts	New Zealand	2009 HRV Cup	Winner
Wayamba	Sri Lanka	2009 InterProvincial Twenty-20	Winner
T&T	West Indies	2008 Stanford 20/20	Winner
NSW	Australia	2008-09  KFC Twenty-20	Winner
VBR	Australia	2008-09  KFC Twenty-20	Runner-Up
Cape Cobras	South Africa	2009 Standard Bank Pro20	Winner
Diamond Eagles	South Africa	2009  Standard Bank Pro20	Runner-Up
Sussex Sharks      England		2009 Twenty 20	Winner
Somerset              England		2009 Twenty 20	Runner -Up

 

The matches were played in Bangalore,Delhi and Hyderabad.

New Southwales;Victorian Bushrangers;Cape Cobras and Trinidad & Tobacco qualified for the semi-finals.

New South Wales scored 169/7 in 20 Overs and Victorian Bushrangers scored only 90/9 in 20 Overs thereby NSW won by 79 Runs.

Cape Cobras scored 175/5 in 20 Overs and T&T scored 178/3 in 19.2 Overs thereby T&T defeated Cape Cobras by 7 Wickets.

News South Wales and Trinidad & Tobacco entered the finals.

NSW scored 159/9 in 20 Overs and T&T scored only 118 in 15.5 Overs thereby NSW won the tournament by 41 Runs                                                                   

2008 Champions League Twenty20

 

The 2008 Champions League Twenty20 was scheduled to be held in India  between December 3 -10,2008  but  just one week prior to the tournament the bomb attacks in Mumbai resulted in its postponement.It was proposed that the tournament be held at some point in 2009, though dates for its rearrangement could not be found and the tournament was cancelled on December 12, 2008.

8 Teams from 6 Nations qualified for the Tournament.They are:-

Team	Country	Domestic Tournament	Position
CSK	India	2008 IPL	Runner-Up
RR	India	2008 IPL	Winner
VBR	Australia	2007-08 KFC Twenty-20	Winner
Warriers	Australia	2007-08 KFC Twenty-20	Runner-Up
Titans	South Africa	2007-08 Standard Bank Pro20	Winner
Dolphins	South Africa	2007-08 Standard Bank Pro20	Runner-Up
Middlesex Crusaders	England	2008 Twenty20 Cup	Winner
Sialkot Stallions	Pakistan	2008 RBS Twenty 20 Cup	Winner

 

The teams participating were extremely disheartened with the cancelling of league. Both the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajastan Royals  received $1.3 million as compensation whereas the other teams were also offered some amounts.