Champions League T20, 2009

As the International Cricket Council (ICC) rescheduled the Champions Trophy following the Bomb blast in Marriot hotel in Pakistan and the Australian team refusing to play in Pakistan citing security concerns, the second edition of the Champions League Cricket Twenty20 next year has been postponed by two weeks. The second edition of the Champions League Twenty20 was earlier scheduled to be held from September 25 to October 10 next year but it will now be held from October 10 to 23 after the ICC rescheduled the Champions Trophy from September 24 to October 5, 2009. "This (rescheduling of Champions League Twenty20) was a goodwill response to a request from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to consider new playing dates for 2009," a joint statement of the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI), Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa said today. The good news is Twelve teams will take part in the competition. The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 will be held in India from December 3 to 10 this year. Eight teams -- winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India, Australia and South Africa, plus the Twenty20 champion Sialkot from Pakistan, and Twenty20 champion from England, Middlesex, will contest the 2008 Champions Twenty20 League. The tournament has a USD 6 million prize fund, out of which the winning team will get USD 3 million.

1. Oct 08 - Thu Bangalore Royal Challengers v Cape Cobras, 1st Match, Group C 14:30 20:00 19:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
2. Oct 09 - Fri Eagles v New South Wales, 2nd Match, Group B 10:30 16:00 15:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
3. Oct 09 - Fri Deccan Chargers v Victoria, 3rd Match, Group D 14:30 20:00 19:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
4. Oct 10 - Sat Cape Cobras v Otago, 4th Match, Group C 10:30 16:00 15:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium
5. Oct 10 - Sat Deccan Chargers v Cape Cobras, 5th Match, Group A 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
6. Oct 11 - Sun New South Wales v Sussex, 6th Match, Group B 10:30 16:00 15:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
7. Oct 11 - Sun Delhi Daredevils v Wayamba, 7th Match, Group D 14:30 20:00 19:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
8. Oct 12 - Mon Somerset v Trinidad and Tobago, 8th Match, Group A 10:30 16:00 15:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
9. Oct 12 - Mon Bangalore Royal Challengers v Otago, 9th Match, Group C 14:30 20:00 19:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
10. Oct 13 - Tue Victoria v Wayamba, 10th Match, Group D 10:30 16:00 15:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
11. Oct 13 - Tue Eagles v Sussex, 11th Match, Group B 14:30 20:00 19:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
12. Oct 14 - Wed Deccan Chargers v Trinidad and Tobago, 12th Match, Group A 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
13. Oct 15 - Thu C1 v D2, 13th Match, League B 14:30 20:00 19:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
14. Oct 16 - Fri A2 v B2, 14th Match, League A 10:30 16:00 15:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
15. Oct 16 - Fri A1 v B1, 15th Match, League A 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
16. Oct 17 - Sat C2 v D2, 16th Match, League B 10:30 16:00 15:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
17. Oct 17 - Sat C1 v D1, 17th Match, League B 14:30 20:00 19:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
18. Oct 18 - Sun A2 v B1, 18th Match, League A 10:30 16:00 15:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium
19. Oct 18 - Sun A1 v B2, 19th Match, League A 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
20. Oct 19 - Mon C2 v D1, 20th Match, League B 14:30 20:00 19:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
21. Oct 21 - Wed 1st semi-final 14:30 20:00 19:30 Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
22. Oct 22 - Thu 2nd semi-final 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad
23. Oct 23 - Fri Final 14:30 20:00 19:30 Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium Hyderabad