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Cricket tournament
Twenty20 Champions League
FormatTwenty20
First edition2008
Tournament formatUnknown
Number of teams8

The Twenty20 Champions League is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from Australia, England, India and South Africa. The competition is being launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League. Its first edition is set to take place in October 2008 in either the Middle East or India.

Background

Main article: Twenty20
Chennai vs Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. Chennai have qualified for the first edition of the T20 Champions League

Twenty20 cricket was launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. Its launch was a result of a long-term decline in the popularity of county championship and domestic limited-overs cricket. By reducing the number of overs per innings to twenty and by placing a three hour limit on matches, the format was designed to attract a younger crowd and to boost attendances. Twenty20 proved a success, with an international version launched in 2005 and a Twenty20 World Cup held in September 2007. This proved much more popular than the 50 over Cricket World Cup had just five months previously. The following year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched, proving that there could be a market for a big-spending domestic Twenty20 cricket league. The success of Twenty20 and the IPL lead many commentators to suggest that other forms of cricket would suffer, with some worrying about the effect of the popular fast-paced 'slogging' game on players' abilities in Test cricket.

Immediately after the end of the first series of the IPL, the cricket authorities in England, India, Australia and South Africa entered into discussions to create a new international club competition, to capitalize on the this success. The new tournament's £2.5m winning prize was described as "unprecedented" in cricket. A number of different formats for the tournament were considered, with original proposals containing a much lower prize fund. The T20 Champions League's creation was announced on 7 June 2008.

Format

Qualifying

The T20 Champions League is contested between eight teams from four countries. The qualifiers are:

Tournament

The precise format of the Twenty20 Champions League has not yet been announced. However, it is known that it will be played over a ten day period and consists of fifteen matches.

Teams

Teams that will be taking part in the 2008 Twenty20 Champions League.

Team Country(ies) Winner/Runner-up in Domestic Tournament Domestic Tournament
Victoria Bushrangers Australia Australia Winner KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Western Warriors Australia Australia Runner-up KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Rajasthan Royals India India Winner Indian Premier League
Chennai Super Kings India India Runner-up Indian Premier League
Titans South Africa South Africa Winner Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
Dolphins South Africa South Africa Runner-up Standard Bank Pro 20 Series
TBC England England, Wales Wales TBC Twenty20 Cup
TBC England England, Wales Wales TBC Twenty20 Cup

Results

Year Host Nation(s) Final Venue Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2008

References

  1. ^ Cricket Champions League unveiled BBC Sport 07-06-08 Accessed 08-06-08
  2. ^ T20 Champions League Confirmed Cricket365 07-06-08 Accessed 08-06-08
  3. ^ Twenty20: Past, Present and Future India Twenty20; Accessed 08-06-08
  4. ICC Thrilled With 20-20 World Cup Success - Next Edition To Be Held In England In 2009 Crickinfo 29-09-07 Accessed 08-06-08
  5. ^ Bohse, Mihir BBC Sport 02-06-08 Accessed 08-06-08
  6. ODIs may reduce to accommodate Twenty20: Dravid Kotian, Harish Rediff News 05-06-08 Accessed 08-06-08
  7. McCullum Hails Champions League Cricket365 08-06-08 Accessed 08-06-08
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