Champions League Twenty20 2011 Fixtures/Schedule

Champions League Twenty20 CL T20 2011 Qualified Teams

Group A: Mumbai, Chennai, New South Wales, Cobras, Qualifier 1

Group B: Bangalore, Southern Redbacks, Warriors, Qualifier 2, Qualifier 3

CLT20 2011 Schedule

QUALIFYING STAGE
There will be two Qualifying Pools, each comprising three (3) teams.

The Qualifiers Table is:

      QUALIFYING POOL A                                            QUALIFYING POOL B
Q1 – Kolkata Knight Riders (India)                    Q4 – Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
Q2 – Somerset(Eng)                                         Q5 – Leicestershire Foxes(Eng)
Q3 – Auckland Aces(NZ)                                   Q6 – Ruhunu Eleven (Sri Lanka)

CLT20 2011 Qualifiers Schedule

Date Champions League Twenty20 CLT20 Match Time Venue
GMT IST City
Sep 19 – Mon Trinidad and Tobago v Ruhuna Rhinos, 1st Match 10:30 16:00 Hyderabad
Sep 19 – Mon Kolkata Knight Riders v Auckland Aces, 2nd Match 14:30 20:00 Hyderabad
Sep 20 – Tue Trinidad and Tobago v Leicestershire Foxes, 3rd Match 10:30 16:00 Hyderabad
Sep 20 – Tue Somerset v Auckland Aces, 4th Match 14:30 20:00 Hyderabad
Sep 21 – Wed Leicestershire Foxes v Ruhuna Rhinos, 5th Match 10:30 16:00 Hyderabad
Sep 21 – Wed Kolkata Knight Riders v Somerset, 6th Match 14:30 20:00 Hyderabad

The top team in Pool A will be designated Q1 in the Group Stage.
The top team in Pool B will be designated Q2 in the Group Stage.
The next highest ranked team will be designated Q3 in the Group Stage.
Should Kolkata Knight Riders qualify through being the next highest ranked team, they will assume the Q1 position in the Group Stage, and the
top team in Pool A will assume the Q3 position in the Group Stage.

GROUP STAGE
There will be two Groups, each comprising five teams. The Group Table is:

       GROUP A                                                           GROUP B

A1 – Chennai Super Kings (India)              B1 – Royal Challengers Bangalore (India)

A2 – Cape Cobras (SA)                             B2 – Warriors (SA)
A3 – New South Wales Blues (Aus)            B3 – South Australian Redbacks(Aus)
A4 – Mumbai Indians (India)                     B4 – Q1
A5 – Q2                                                   B5 – Q3

Each team will play 4 Group matches, and the top two teams in each Group will go through to the Semi Final stage.
The Group matches will be:

CLT20 2011 Schedule

Date Champions League Twenty20 CLT20 Match Time Venue
GMT IST City
Sep 23 – Fri Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chevrolet Warriors, 1st Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Sep 24 – Sat Cape Cobras v New South Wales, 2nd Match 10:30 16:00 Chennai
Sep 24 – Sat Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 3rd Match 14:30 20:00 Chennai
Sep 25 – Sun Chevrolet Warriors v South Australia, 4th Match 10:30 16:00 Kolkata
Sep 25 – Sun Q1 v Q3, 5th Match 14:30 20:00 Kolkata
Sep 26 – Mon Mumbai Indians v Q2, 6th Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Sep 27 – Tue Q1 v South Australia, 7th Match 14:30 20:00 Kolkata
Sep 28 – Wed New South Wales v Q2, 8th Match 10:30 16:00 Chennai
Sep 28 – Wed Chennai Super Kings v Cape Cobras, 9th Match 14:30 20:00 Chennai
Sep 29 – Thu Q1 v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 10th Match 14:30 20:00 Kolkata
Sep 30 – Fri Mumbai Indians v Cape Cobras, 11th Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Oct 01 – Sat South Australia v Q3, 12th Match 10:30 16:00 Bangalore
Oct 01 – Sat Q1 v Chevrolet Warriors, 13th Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Oct 02 – Sun Mumbai Indians v New South Wales, 14th Match 10:30 16:00 Chennai
Oct 02 – Sun Chennai Super Kings v Q2, 15th Match 14:30 20:00 Chennai
Oct 03 – Mon Royal Challengers Bangalore v Q3, 16th Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Oct 04 – Tue Cape Cobras v Q2, 17th Match 10:30 16:00 Chennai
Oct 04 – Tue Chennai Super Kings v New South Wales, 18th Match 14:30 20:00 Chennai
Oct 05 – Wed Chevrolet Warriors v Q3, 19th Match 10:30 16:00 Bangalore
Oct 05 – Wed Royal Challengers Bangalore v South Australia, 20th Match 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Oct 07 – Fri Group B1 v Group A2, 1st Semi-final 14:30 20:00 Bangalore
Oct 08 – Sat Group A1 v Group B2, 2nd Semi-final 14:30 20:00 Chennai
Oct 09 – Sun Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2, FinalIf Chennai Super Kings qualifies for the Semi Finals, they will play their Semi Final in Chennai, regardless of finishing position.
If Royal Challengers Bangalore qualifies for the Semi Finals, they will play their Semi Final in Bengaluru, regardless of finishing position, unless
they are drawn to play Chennai Super Kings, in which case they will play in Semi Final 2 in Chennai (due to CSK being the defending CLT20
Champions).
14:30 20:00 Chennai

Champions League Twenty20 2011

Get ready for Champions league Twenty20 2011. Champions League 2011 will begin on Friday, September 23, 2011. This year the event will be held in India as per cricket schedule announced. There will be 23 Twenty20 Matches to be hosted by India in Sep-Oct 2011. First T20 match would be between Royal Challengers Bangalore-Chevrolet Warriors on Sep 23, 2011 at 20:00 local time to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Champions League Twenty20 2011

The entire tournament is under the joint administration of the cricketing boards of India (BCCI), Australia (CA) and South Africa (CSA). This tournament also forms the past of the innovative Future Tour Programs that had been initiated by the ICC a few years back.

Overall, there will be 10 teams. Top club teams from India (Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians), Australia (NSW Blues and South Australian Redbacks) and South Africa (Cape Cobras and Warriors) will battle it out in the preliminary stages. The remaining 3 teams will be decided after a qualifier between teams from the Caribbean, New Zealand, India, England and Sri Lanka. The teams have been categorized under 2 groups.

The inaugural match will be played between Chevrolet Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 23, at the prestigious M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore