Mumbai: Lalit Modi, Chairman of the Champions Twenty20 League today announced that the eight-team tournament, to be held from December 3-10, would be played in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai with the final to be played in Mumbai.
Eight teams, including the reigning winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India (Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings), Australia (Western Australia Warriors and Victoria Bushrangers) and South Africa (Titans and Dolphins), besides reigning Twenty20 champions from Pakistan and England Twenty20 Cup winners Middlesex will contest a US$6 million team prize pool in this edition of the tournament. The tournament will be contested by 12 teams in Year Two between September 25 and October 10, 2009.
The eight teams have been divided into two groups of four each and will initially play each other on a league basis. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals, with the Winners of Group A facing off against the Runners-Up of Group B and vice versa, in the last four stage.
The winners will then clash in the Grand Finale to be played in Mumbai on December 10.
"In the Champions League Twenty20, I believe we have a concept that will inspire and motivate the future generations of club, state and county cricketers, while accelerating the development of the game globally," said Lalit Modi.
Eight teams, including the reigning winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India (Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings), Australia (Western Australia Warriors and Victoria Bushrangers) and South Africa (Titans and Dolphins), besides reigning Twenty20 champions from Pakistan and England Twenty20 Cup winners Middlesex will contest a US$6 million team prize pool in this edition of the tournament. The tournament will be contested by 12 teams in Year Two between September 25 and October 10, 2009.
The eight teams have been divided into two groups of four each and will initially play each other on a league basis. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals, with the Winners of Group A facing off against the Runners-Up of Group B and vice versa, in the last four stage.
The winners will then clash in the Grand Finale to be played in Mumbai on December 10.
"In the Champions League Twenty20, I believe we have a concept that will inspire and motivate the future generations of club, state and county cricketers, while accelerating the development of the game globally," said Lalit Modi.
Source: www.mid-day.com
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