Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Schedule

Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008


Twenty20 Champions League 2008 is the Twenty20 international cricket competition among the famous cricket clubs. Twenty20 Champions League 2008 participating international cricket clubs are from India, England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. The success of national Twenty20 cricket in various countries theTwenty20 Champions League 2008 is being launched in 2008.

The Twenty20 Champions League 2008 organizers thought that Twenty20 Champions League 2008 competition should be take place in late September to early October 2008 in India but Twenty20 Champions League 2008 organizers faced various problems with the schedule of the tournament and other issues, Twenty20 Champions League 2008 organizers announced that the tournament would be held in December 2008.

Qualifying for Twenty20 Champions League 2008

1) The Twenty20 Champions League 2008 participating cricket teams are 8 from 5 countries (India, England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa).
2) The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash winners and runners-up which held in Australia.
3)The winners and runners-up of the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
4) The winners and runners-up of the Twenty20 Cup in England and Wales. (Note: Runners-up Kent was not invited to participate in the inaugural tournament because it contained two players who have taken part in the rebel Indian Cricket League, an unauthorized league).
5) The winners and runners-up of the Indian Premier League in India.
6) The winners of the RBS Twenty20 Cup from Pakistan, (Sialkot Stallions in 2007-08).

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Tournament format

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 contested in 8 days period in December 2008 and the Twenty20 cricket teams will divide in two divisions and played in round-robin format, the top two cricket teams will go to the final of Twenty20 Champions League 2008.

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 competition will end with the final in Mumbai on 10 December 2008 and the winners get the amount around $3m (£1.86m).

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Schedule

3 December

Middlesex Crusaders v Victoria Bushrangers, Mumbai

Rajasthan Royals v Natal Dolphins, Mumbai

4 December

Sialkot Stallions v Western Warriors, Bangalore

Chennai Super Kings v Victoria, Mumbai

5 December

Middlesex v Pretoria Titans, Chennai

Sialkot v Rajasthan, Mumbai

6 December

Western Australia v Natal, Bangalore

Victoria v Pretoria, Chennai

Chennai v Middlesex, Chennai

7 December

Natal v Sialkot, Bangalore

Rajasthan v Western Australia, Bangalore

Chennai v Pretoria, Chennai

8 December

Group B winners v Group A runners-up, Bangalore

9 December

Group A winners v Group B runners-up, Chennai

10 December

Final, Mumbai

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