2011 Champions League T20 : Schedule & Teams

The Champions League T20 is an international T20 cricket competition among the club teams of India, England, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand. Shashank Manohar, the President of the BCCI chairs the Champions League Twenty20. After success of national T20 domestic cricket Indian Premier League, Champions League T20 was launched in 2008. Check out the full schedule and teams of 2011 Champions League T20 here.

The Champions League T20 2011, the third edition of the Champions League T20 will begin on Friday, 23rd September, 2011 in India as per cricket schedule declared. The Champions League T20 2011 tournament is conducted as a part of Future Tour Programs organized by International Cricket Council (ICC). India will host Champions League T20 2011 with 23 T20 Matches in Sep-Oct 2011. The joint management of the cricketing boards BCCI (India), CA (Australia) and CSA (South Africa) will manage the entire tournament.

In the preliminary stages, total 10 teams will be battling which includes top club teams of India (Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians), Australia (NSW Blues and South Australian Redbacks) and South Africa (Cape Cobras and Warriors). The other 3 teams will be resolute after a qualifier matches between teams from India, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Sri Lanka and England. 3 qualifier teams will come into the main competition, after completing the qualifying rounds. 10 teams will battle for a place in the semis, after that there will be the grand finale. The tournament will end with final match on 9th October. Qualifier teams are Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL), Auckland Aces (New Zealand), Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies), Somerset (England), Ruhunu Eleven (Sri Lanka) and Leicestershire (England).

Teams of 2011 Champions League T20

 

Country	Domestic tournament	Teams
India	Indian Premier League T20 2011	four (Top 4 teams) 1) Chennai Super Kings 2) Mumbai Indians 3) Royal Challengers Bangalore 4) Kolkata Knight Riders
South Africa	2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20	two (Winner and runner-up) 1) Cape Cobras 2) Warriors
Australia	2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash	two (Winner and runner-up) 1) Southern Redbacks 2) New South Wales Blues
England	Friends Life T20 2011	two (Winner and runner-up) 1) Leicestershire 2) Somerset
West Indies	2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20	one (Top performing domestic team) Trinidad and Tobago
Sri Lanka	Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2010-11	one (Top performing domestic team) Ruhuna
New Zealand	HRV T20 Cup 2010-11	one (Top performing domestic team) Auckland Ace

Schedule of 2011 Champions League T20

Champions League T20 Qualifier Schedule

QUALIFYING GROUP A	QUALIFYING GROUP B
A1) Kolkata Knight Riders (India)	B1) Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
A2) Somerset (England)	B2) Leicestershire (England)
A3) Auckland (NZ)	B3) Ruhunu (Sri Lanka)

#	Date & Time	Location	Match
1	Mon, 19/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	RUH vs TT
2	Mon, 19/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	KKR vs AA
3	Tue, 20/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	TT vs T.B.C.
4	Tue, 20/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	T.B.C. vs AA
5	Wed, 21/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	T.B.C. vs RUH
6	Wed, 21/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	KKR vs T.B.C.

Champions League T20 group Schedule

GROUP A	GROUP B
A1) Chennai Super Kings (India)	B1) Royal Challengers Bangalore (India)
A2) Cape Cobras (South Africa)	B2) Warriors (South Africa)
A3) NSW Blues (Australia)	B3) South Australian Redbacks (Australia)
A4) Mumbai Indians (India)	B4) QUALIFYING1
A5) QUALIFYING2	B5) QUALIFYING3

#	Date & Time	Location	Match
1	Fri, 23/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	RCB vs WAR
2	Sat, 24/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CC vs NSW
3	Sat, 24/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CSK vs MI
4	Sun, 25/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	WAR vs SRB
5	Sun, 25/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 3
6	Mon, 26/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	MI vs Qualifier 2
7	Tue, 27/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Qualifier 1 vs SRB
8	Wed, 28/09/2011 04:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	NSW vs Qualifier 2
9	Wed, 28/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CSK vs CC
10	Thu, 29/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Qualifier 1 vs RCB
11	Fri, 30/09/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	MI vs CC
12	Sat, 01/10/2011 04:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	SRB vs Qualifier 3
13	Sat, 01/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	Qualifier 1 vs WAR
14	Sun, 02/10/2011 04:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	MI vs NSW
15	Sun, 02/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CSK vs Qualifier 2
16	Mon, 03/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	RCB vs Qualifier 3
17	Tue, 04/10/2011 04:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CC vs Qualifier 2
18	Tue, 04/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	CSK vs NSW
19	Wed, 05/10/2011 04:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	WAR vs Qualifier 3
20	Wed, 05/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	RCB vs SRB
21	Fri, 07/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	B1 vs A2 (1st Semi Final)
22	Sat, 08/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	A1 vs B2 (2nd Semi Final)
23	Sun, 09/10/2011 08:00 PM IST	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	SF1 vs SF2 (Final)