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Champions League Twenty20
Logo of the 2009 Champions League Twenty20Administrator BCCI, CA, CSA Format Twenty20 First tournament 2009 Tournament format Round-robin and knockout Current champion Mumbai Indians (1st title) Most successful Mumbai Indians (1 title)
Chennai Super Kings (1 title)
New South Wales (1 title)Most runs David Warner (535) Most wickets Dwayne Bravo (21) Website clt20.com 2011 Champions League Twenty20 The Champions League Twenty20 is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between club teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies. The Champions League Twenty20 is chaired by Shashank Manohar, who is the President of the BCCI.
The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League.[1] The first edition was set to take place from late September to early October 2008 in India, after the tournament organisers resolved various problems that had put the inaugural tournament under some doubt,[2] but it was later announced that the tournament would be held from December 3 to December 10, 2008.[3] The tournament was postponed again following terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008[4] and was later cancelled.[5]
The first tournament was then held in October 2009. Indian mobile service Bharti Airtel bought the title sponsorship rights for the 2009 Champions League for the reported amount of 170cr (USD 38.4 million).[6] 2011 season will be played in September–October in India.[7] On 3 August 2011, title sponsor Airtel ended its three-year deal worth 150-crore (USD 40 million) after just two years, citing low viewership.[8] Nokia has signed a four-year deal for title sponsorship in August 2011.[9]
Contents
Background
Main article: Twenty20An international tournament for domestic cricket teams is believed to have been first mooted by Lalit Modi, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1996. Modi was also the chairman and commissioner on the IPL.[10] The launch and subsequent success of Twenty20 cricket some years later was the influence behind a serious effort to get such a tournament off the ground. Twenty20 cricket was launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003.[11] Its launch was a result of a long-term decline in the popularity of county championship and domestic limited-overs cricket. By reducing the number of overs per innings to twenty and by placing a three hour limit on matches, the format was designed to attract a younger crowd and to boost attendances.[11] Twenty20 proved a success, with an international version, International 20:20 Club Championship, launched in 2005 and a World Twenty20 Competition held in September 2007. This proved much more popular than the 50 over Cricket World Cup had been just five months previously.[12] The following year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched, proving that there could be a market for a big-spending domestic Twenty20 cricket league.[13] The success of Twenty20 and the IPL lead many commentators to suggest that other forms of cricket would suffer, with some worrying about the effect of the popular fast-paced 'slogging' game on players' abilities in Test cricket.[13][14]
Immediately after the end of the first series of the IPL, the cricket authorities in India, Australia and South Africa entered into discussions to create a new international club competition, to capitalize on this success.[1] The new tournament's $2.5m winning prize was described as "unprecedented" in cricket.[1] A number of different formats for the tournament were considered, with original proposals containing a much lower prize fund.[15] The T20 Champions League's creation was announced on 7 June 2008, along with the announcement of planned restructuring of some of the domestic cricket tournaments involved, including the introduction of franchising in South Africa, England and Australia.[10]
Teams
- 2008 (8)
- Rajasthan Royals
- Chennai Super Kings
- Victorian Bushrangers
- Western Warriors
- Nashua Titans
- Nashua Dolphins
- Middlesex Crusaders
- Sialkot Stallions
- 2009 (12)
- Deccan Chargers
- Royal Challengers
- Delhi Daredevils
- New South Wales
- Victorian Bushrangers
- Otago Volts
- Cape Cobras
- Diamond Eagles
- Sussex Sharks
- Somerset Sabres
- Wayamba Elevens
- Trinidad & Tobago
- 2010 (10)
- Chennai Super Kings
- Mumbai Indians
- Royal Challengers
- Victorian Bushrangers
- Southern Redbacks
- Central Stags
- Warriors
- Highveld Lions
- Wayamba Elevens
- Guyana
- 2011 (10 out of 13)
- Chennai Super Kings
- Royal Challengers
- Mumbai Indians
- Southern Redbacks
- New South Wales
- Cape Cobras
- Warriors
6 Qualifiers :
- Kolkata Knight Riders - Q
- Trinidad & Tobago - Q
- Somerset - Q
- Leicestershire Foxes
- Ruhuna Rhinos
- Auckland Aces
Tournament results
Year Host Nation(s) Final Venue Final Teams Winner Result Runner-up 2008 India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai[16] Cancelled due to 26/11 Mumbai Attacks 8 2009 India Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad[17] New South Wales
159 for 9 (20 overs)Won by 41 runs Scorecard Trinidad and Tobago
118 all out (15.5 overs)12 2010 South Africa New Wanderers, Johannesburg Chennai Super Kings
132 for 2 (19 overs)Won by 8 wickets Scorecard Warriors
128 for 6 (20 overs)10 2011 India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai[18] Mumbai Indians
139 (20 overs)Win by 31 Runs Scorecard Bangalore Royal Challengers
108 all out (19.2 overs)10 Team records
Position Summary
Rank 2009 2010 2011 1 New South Wales Blues Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians 2 Trinidad & Tobago Warriors Royal Challengers 3 Victorian Bushrangers Southern Redbacks New South Wales Blues 4 Cape Cobras Royal Challengers Somerset 5 Royal Challengers Victorian Bushrangers Kolkata Knight Riders 6 Delhi Daredevils Highveld Lions Warriors 7 Diamond Eagles Mumbai Indians Trinidad & Tobago 8 Somerset Sabres Wayamba Elevens Cape Cobras 9 Wayamba Elevens Central Stags Southern Redbacks 10 Deccan Chargers Guyana Chennai Super Kings 11 Sussex Sharks - Ruhuna Rhinos 12 Otago Volts - Auckland Aces 13 - - Leicestershire Foxes Teams are placed on the basis of their Points and Net Run Rate Bluish-Green colour represents Champions Blue colour represents Runner-ups Result summary
Team Season Played Won Lost No Result Tied Win % Royal Challengers 2009–11 15 7 8 0 0 46.67 Delhi Daredevils 2009 4 2 2 0 0 50 Deccan Chargers 2009 2 0 2 0 0 0 Chennai Super Kings* 2010-11 10 6 3 0 1 65 Mumbai Indians* 2010-11 10 6 3 1 0 65 Kolkata Knight Riders 2011 4 2 2 0 0 50 Victorian Bushrangers 2009–10 9 4 4 0 1 50 New South Wales* 2009-11 11 7 3 0 1 68.19 Southern Redbacks 2010-11 9 5 3 1 0 62.50 Otago Volts 2009 2 0 2 0 0 0 Central Stags 2010 4 0 4 0 0 0 Cape Cobras 2009-11 9 4 4 1 0 50 Diamond Eagles 2009 4 1 2 0 1 37.5 Warriors 2010-11 10 6 4 0 0 60 Highveld Lions 2010 4 2 2 0 0 50 Somerset Sabres 2009-11 9 3 5 1 0 38.89 Sussex Sharks 2009 2 0 1 0 1 15 Trinidad & Tobago 2009-11 10 7 2 0 1 75 Guyana 2010 4 0 4 0 0 0 Wayamba Elevens 2009–10 6 2 4 0 0 33.33 * Indicates the former or current champions Qualifier Result Summary
Team Season Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win % Trinidad & Tobago 2011 2 2 0 0 0 100 Somerset 2011 2 2 0 0 0 100 Kolkata Knight Riders 2011 2 1 1 0 0 50 Ruhuna Rhinos 2011 2 1 1 0 0 50 Auckland Aces 2011 2 0 2 0 0 0 Leicestershire Foxes 2011 2 0 2 0 0 0 Statistics
Highest totals
Score Team Opponent Overs Run Rate Innings Season Ground 215 / 8 Royal Challengers Southern Redbacks 20.0 10.75 2 2011 Bengaluru – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 214 / 2 Southern Redbacks Royal Challengers 20.0 10.70 1 2011 Bengaluru – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 213 / 4 Trinidad & Tobago Diamond Eagles 20.0 10.65 1 2009 Hyderabad – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium 206 / 6 Royal Challengers Somerset 20.0 10.30 1 2011 Bengaluru – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 204 / 4 Royal Challengers New South Wales 18.3 11.03 2 2011 Bengaluru – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 203 / 2 New South Wales Royal Challengers 20.0 10.15 1 2011 Bengaluru – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Lowest totals
Score Team Opponent Overs Run Rate Innings Season Ground 70 Central Stags Wayamba Elevens 15.3 4.51 2 2010 Port Elizabeth – St George's Park 84 Cape Cobras Delhi Daredevils 18.3 4.54 2 2009 Delhi – Feroz Shah Kotla 90 / 9 Victorian Bushrangers New South Wales 20.0 4.50 2 2009 Delhi – Feroz Shah Kotla 91 / 9 Diamond Eagles New South Wales 20.0 4.55 2 2009 Delhi – Feroz Shah Kotla 94 Central Stags Chennai Super Kings 18.1 5.17 2 2010 Durban – Kingsmead Individual records
Media coverage
- Television
Countries Broadcaster India Star Cricket 2009-2018 Bangladesh Bhutan Maldives Nepal Sri Lanka Pakistan TEN Sports 2011-
GEO Super 2009-2010Singapore Star Cricket 2009-2018 Hong Kong Malaysia Astro China ESPN Australia FOX Sports (Australia) 2011- [19]
One HD 2009-2010New Zealand Sky Sport South Africa Supersport 2009-2018 Arab World ART CricOne 2009-2018 Europe Eurosport 2 United Kingdom British Eurosport West Indies ESPN United States ESPN3 2012–2015
Willow Cricket 2009-2011Canada CBN Theme song
The theme song for the Champions League Twenty20 is composed and performed by A.R.Rahman.[20] This was the first song composed by Rahman for a sporting event.[original research?]
In the 2010 edition at South Africa Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias proposed a new theme song that was played often throughout the league along with Rahman's.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Cricket Champions League unveiled BBC Sport 07–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ Middlesex complete Champions League line-up Cricinfo, Retrieved 01 August 2008
- ^ Champions League Twenty20 Moved To December, Cricket World, Retrieved August 14, 2008
- ^ Champions League to be postponed BBC Sport 27–11–08
- ^ Champions League cricket scrapped BBC Sport; 12–12–08; Accessed 12–12–08
- ^ Airtel bought the title sponsorship rights Economic Times 14–08–09
- ^ "Australia will only play two tests in South Africa | Sport | Reuters". Af.reuters.com. 2011-05-06. http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE7450D420110506. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Twenty20 Champions League loses title sponsor AirTel Herald Sun 03-08-11
- ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sponsors-cold-to-champions-league/838666/0
- ^ a b Everything you wanted to know about the Champions League Cricinfo Accessed 09–06–08
- ^ a b Twenty20: Past, Present and Future India Twenty20; Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ ICC Thrilled With 20–20 World Cup Success – Next Edition To Be Held In England In 2009 Crickinfo 29–09–07 Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ a b IPL leading cricket's revolution Bohse, Mihir BBC Sport 02–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ ODIs may reduce to accommodate Twenty20: Dravid Kotian, Harish Rediff News 05–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ T20 Champions League Confirmed Cricket365 07–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
- ^ "Champions Twenty20 League 2008 Fixtures". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/series/354009.html?template=fixtures. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Champions League Twenty20 2009 Fixtures". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/series/405864.html?template=fixtures. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings - News". Chennaisuperkings.com. http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/news/NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=400. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fox_sports_to_broadcast_nokia_champions_league_twenty20/
- ^ "Champions League Twenty20 Anthem". Champions League Twenty20 Official Site. http://championsleaguetwenty20.com/2008/11/25/clt20-anthem-download/. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
External links
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