Champions League Twenty20

Champions League Twenty20
Logo of the 2009 Champions League Twenty20
Administrator	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
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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]

Background

Main article: Twenty20

An 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

Individual records
Most runs
Batsman	Runs	Seasons
David Warner (New South Wales Blues)	535	2009-11
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	424	2009-11
Kieron Pollard (Trinidad & Tobago, Mumbai Indians)	396	2009-11
Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders)	362	2009-11
Callum Ferguson (Southern Redbacks)	347	2010-11
Most wickets
Bowler	Wickets	Seasons
Dwayne Bravo (Trinidad & Tobago, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings)	21	2009-11
Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)	18	2010-11
Doug Bollinger (New South Wales Blues, Chennai Super Kings)	18	2009-11
Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians)	16	2010-11
Ravi Rampaul (Trinidad & Tobago)	16	2009-11
Most sixes
Batsman	Sixes	Seasons
Kieron Pollard (Trinidad & Tobago, Mumbai Indians)	33	2009-11
David Warner (New South Wales Blues)	27	2009-11
Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	24	2011
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	14	2009-11
Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)	13	2010-11
Highest scores
Batsman	Score	Season
David Warner (New South Wales Blues)	135* (69)	2011
David Warner (New South Wales Blues)	123* (68)	2011
Daniel Harris (Southern Redbacks)	108* (61)	2011
Andrew Puttick (Cape Cobras)	104* (62)	2009
JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)	99* (52)	2009
Best Bowling Figures
Bowler	Figures	Season
Shaun Tait (Southern Redbacks)	5/32	2011
Ravi Rampaul (Southern Redbacks)	4/14	2011
CJ de Villiers (Eagles)	4/17	2009
Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)	4/18	2010
JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)	4/20	2011
Best Strike Rates
Batsman	Strike Rate (Minimum 100 balls faced)	Seasons
Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	178	2011
Kieron Pollard (Trinidad & Tobago, Mumbai Indians)	168	2009-11
Ross Taylor (Royal Challengers Bangalore)	167	2009-10
Best Economy Rates
Bowler	Economy Rate (Minimum 10 overs bowled)	Seasons
Sunil Narine (Trinidad & Tobago)	4.37	2011
Rangana Herath (Wayamba Elevens)	4.38	2009-10
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore)	5.16	2009-11
Most dismissals
Wicketkeeper	Dismissals (Catches + Stumps)	Seasons
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)	16	2010-11
Matthew Wade (Victoria Bushrangers)	8	2009-10
Graham Manou (Southern Redbacks)	6	2010

Media coverage

Television

Countries	Broadcaster
India	Star Cricket 2009-2018
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Maldives
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Pakistan	TEN Sports 2011- GEO Super 2009-2010
Singapore	Star Cricket 2009-2018
Hong Kong
Malaysia	Astro
China	ESPN
Australia	FOX Sports (Australia) 2011- [19] One HD 2009-2010
New 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 2009-2011
Canada	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

1. ^ ^{a b c} Cricket Champions League unveiled BBC Sport 07–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
2. ^ Middlesex complete Champions League line-up Cricinfo, Retrieved 01 August 2008
3. ^ Champions League Twenty20 Moved To December, Cricket World, Retrieved August 14, 2008
4. ^ Champions League to be postponed BBC Sport 27–11–08
5. ^ Champions League cricket scrapped BBC Sport; 12–12–08; Accessed 12–12–08
6. ^ Airtel bought the title sponsorship rights Economic Times 14–08–09
7. ^ "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. 
8. ^ Twenty20 Champions League loses title sponsor AirTel Herald Sun 03-08-11
9. ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sponsors-cold-to-champions-league/838666/0
10. ^ ^{a b} Everything you wanted to know about the Champions League Cricinfo Accessed 09–06–08
11. ^ ^{a b} Twenty20: Past, Present and Future India Twenty20; Accessed 08–06–08
12. ^ 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
13. ^ ^{a b} IPL leading cricket's revolution Bohse, Mihir BBC Sport 02–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
14. ^ ODIs may reduce to accommodate Twenty20: Dravid Kotian, Harish Rediff News 05–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
15. ^ T20 Champions League Confirmed Cricket365 07–06–08 Accessed 08–06–08
16. ^ "Champions Twenty20 League 2008 Fixtures". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/series/354009.html?template=fixtures. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
17. ^ "Champions League Twenty20 2009 Fixtures". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/series/405864.html?template=fixtures. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
18. ^ "The Official Website of Chennai Super Kings - News". Chennaisuperkings.com. http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/news/NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=400. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
19. ^ http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fox_sports_to_broadcast_nokia_champions_league_twenty20/
20. ^ "Champions League Twenty20 Anthem". Champions League Twenty20 Official Site. http://championsleaguetwenty20.com/2008/11/25/clt20-anthem-download/. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 

External links

• Official website
• Champions League T20 Schedule
• Champions League Cricket