T20 Champions League 2009 Cricket Schedule Fixtures
Champions League Schedule Twenty20 2009
India will host the T20 Champions League 2009 and the cities including Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi will host all the 23 matches of the first edition of Twenty20 Champions League 2009 that is scheduled to begin from October 08, 2009. The eagerly-awaited club championship is set to pump in excitement in the world cricket with 12 teams from six countries.
The teams from Six Countries
India:
Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad
Royal Challengers, Bangalore
and Delhi Daredevils, Delhi
Australia:
New South Wales Blues
Victorian Bushrangers
South Africa:
Cape Cobras
Diamond Eagles
New Zealand
Otago Volts
West Indies:
Trinidad and Tobago
Sri Lanka
Wayamba
The teams from England have not been decided as yet and they will disclose the same on August 25, 2009.
There will be four groups of three teams each and they will play each other on a league basis. From each group, top two teams will qualify for second stage and thereafter four teams will qualify for the semi finals.
The Champions league will carry prize money worth $6 million. It is ESPN Star Sports who are the commercial right holders for T20 Champions League for a period of 10 years.
The match fixture, featuring the 12 teams will be announced on July 30th. The tournament aims to crown the best-of-the-best in the world of club cricket and this cricket fever is expected to spread fast amongst all cricket lovers.
2009 Champions League Teams Groups
There will be a total of 23 matches and the teams will be divided into four groups of three each to play on a league basis before the top two teams from each group move on to the second stage. The four top teams from there will play the semi-finals.
Group A: Deccan Chargers (India), ECB Team 2, Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
Group B: New South Wales (Australia), Eagles (South Africa), ECB Team 1
Group C: Royal Challengers Bangalore (India), Cobras (South Africa), Otago (New Zealand)
Group D: Delhi Daredevils (India), Victoria (Australia), Wayamba (Sri Lanka)
Champions League Twenty20 Schedule | Fixtures of Champions League T20
Please find the Cricket Fixtures -- Champions League T20, 2009 below;
| Date and Time | Match |
| Thu Oct 8, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group C -- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Cape Cobras, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Fri Oct 9, , 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | Group B -- Eagles v New South Wales, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Fri Oct 9, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group D -- Delhi Daredevils v Victoria, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Sat Oct 10, , 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | Group C -- Cape Cobras v Otago, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Sat Oct 10, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group A -- Deccan Chargers v TBC, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Sun Oct 11, , 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | Group B -- New South Wales v TBC, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Sun Oct 11, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group D -- Delhi Daredevils v Wayamba, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Mon Oct 12, 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | Group A -- TBC v Trinidad & Tobago, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Mon Oct 12, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group C -- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Otago, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Tue Oct 13, 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | Group D -- Victoria v Wayamba, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Tue Oct 13, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group B -- Eagles v TBC, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Wed Oct 14, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Group A -- Deccan Chargers v Trinidad & Tobago, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Thu Oct 15, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | League B -- Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Victorian Bushrangers (C1 v D2), M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Fri Oct 16, 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | League A -- A2 vs Diamond Eagles (A2 v B2), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Fri Oct 16, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | League A -- A1 vs New South Wales (A1 v B1), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Sat Oct 17, 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | League B -- Cape Cobras vs Victorian Bushrangers (C2 v D2), M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Sat Oct 17, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | League B -- Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils (C1 v D1), M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Sun Oct 18, 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT | League A -- A2 vs New South Wales (A2 v B1)Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Sun Oct 18, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | League A -- A1 vs Diamond Eagles (A1 v B2), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Mon Oct 19, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | League B -- Cape Cobras vs Delhi Daredevils (C2 v D1), Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Wed Oct 21, , 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | 1st semi-final -- TBC v TBC (Winner B v Runner up A), Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| Thu Oct 22, 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | 2nd semi-final -- TBC v TBC (Winner A v Runner up B), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Fri Oct 23, , 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT | Final -- TBC v TBC, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
Airtel Champions League Twenty20 Anthem by A R Rahman
Airtel Champions League T20 anthem by A R Rehman!
Hazare to stand in Champions League, India-Oz series. Hundreds of cricketers as well as citizens will watch proudly when Sanjay Hazare stands as an umpire in the upcoming Champions League and India-Australia series.
KP to miss CL: England batsman Kevin Pietersen, recuperating from a surgery on his achilles heel, will miss the $6 million T20 Champions League in October in India. Pietersen’s name was missing from the 20-man list provided by Royal Challengers to the Champions League organisers, the Daily Telegraph said, adding that Pietersen feared criticism from English authorities if he risked his fitness in Champions League
Champions League tickets on sale: The lowest denomination tickets in the preliminary phase of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 Tournament, starting at Bangalore on October 8, would cost Rs 100 and the highest priced tickets would cost Rs 3000. Cost of tickets for the opening day at Bangalore, that includes the opening ceremony and the lung opener between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Cape Cobras of South Africa, would range between Rs 200 and 750.
I really feel good about we hosting the matches..We can get to watch all the matches with great excitement as it will be held in our country..And Im sure The Royal Challengers from Bangalore will live up to their expectations…Jai Hind..Jai Karnataka..
Sehwag quits as Daredevils captain. Gambhir to lead in Champions League Twenty20
Thank You Ravi….
Its going to be a very exciting series as only Champions will be there..I was waiting desperately for the series to began
it was great game to watch everyone was on there jumping up hold time it make reminder of south africa vs austraila in the best one day game ever played austraila 434of 50 overs and south AFRICA WIN
The t20 champions league schedule been updated with the latest schedule until October 19th. Eager to see the Super 8 CLT20 League Matches