Friends,
Your Wait is over. The Champions League Twenty20 (Short term Cricket Game Twenty20 Matches) are going to be started in this month. The Matches are going to be started from September 23, 2011. The entire tournament is under the joint administration of the cricketing boards of India (BCCI), Australia (CA) and South Africa (CSA). This year, India will play host to this prestigious event, as per the announcements of The International Cricket Council. This international league will consist of 23 T20 International matches that will be played during the period of September-October. This tournament also forms the past of the innovative Future Tour Programs that had been initiated by the ICC a few years back.
Overall, there will be 10 teams. Top club teams from India (Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians), Australia (NSW Blues and South Australian Redbacks) and South Africa (Cape Cobras and Warriors) will battle it out in the preliminary stages. The remaining 3 teams will be decided after a qualifier between teams from the Caribbean, New Zealand, India, England and Sri Lanka. The teams have been categorized under 2 groups. The inaugural match will be played between Chevrolet Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 23, at the prestigious M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.GROUP STAGE
| GROUP A | GROUP B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Chennai Super Kings (India) | B1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (India) |
| A2 | Cape Cobras (South Africa) | B2 | Warriors (South Africa) |
| A3 | NSW Blues (Australia) | B3 | South Australian Redbacks (Australia) |
| A4 | Mumbai Indians (India) | B4 | Q1 |
| A5 | Q2 | B5 | Q3 |
Series Full Schedule:
| Date and Time | Match | Result | |
| Fri Sep 23 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 1st Match, Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Warriors M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Sat Sep 24 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 2nd Match, Group A - Cape Cobras v New South Wales MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Sat Sep 24 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 3rd Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Sun Sep 25 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 4th Match, Group B - Warriors v South Australia Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Sun Sep 25 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 5th Match, Group B - TBC v TBC Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Mon Sep 26 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 6th Match, Group A - Mumbai Indians v TBC M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Tue Sep 27 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 7th Match, Group B - TBC v South Australia Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Wed Sep 28 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 8th Match, Group A - New South Wales v TBC MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Wed Sep 28 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 9th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Cape Cobras MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Thu Sep 29 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 10th Match, Group B - TBC v Royal Challengers Bangalore Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Fri Sep 30 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 11th Match, Group A - Mumbai Indians v Cape Cobras M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Sat Oct 1 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 12th Match, Group B - South Australia v TBC Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Sat Oct 1 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 13th Match, Group B - TBC v Warriors Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| Sun Oct 2 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 14th Match, Group A - Mumbai Indians v New South Wales MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Sun Oct 2 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 15th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v TBC MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Mon Oct 3 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 16th Match, Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v TBC M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Tue Oct 4 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 17th Match, Group A - Cape Cobras v TBC MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Tue Oct 4 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 18th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v NewSouth Wales MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Wed Oct 5 D/N 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST | 19th Match, Group B - Warriors v TBC M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Wed Oct 5 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 20th Match, Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore vSouth Australia M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Fri Oct 7 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group B v 2nd Group A) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Sat Oct 8 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group A v 2nd Group B) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
| Sun Oct 9 D/N 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST | Final - TBC v TBC MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ||
