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Full Schedule of the Champions League Twenty20 starting September 13

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Reigning Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the inaugural match of this year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on September 17. The sixth edition of the CLT20 tournament will be held in four Indian cities — Hyderabad, Mohali, Bangalore and Raipur — from September 13 to October four. According to statement from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) — the orgainsers of CLT20 — the tournament will follow a format similar to the three previous editions, with a Group Stage preceded by a Qualifier. A total of 29 matches will be played in the competition.

The Qualifier will start from September 13 with the main tournament, comprising 10 teams, scheduled to begin on September 17 in Hyderabad. Apart from KKR and CSK, Group A will comprise Dolphins (winners of South Africa’s domestic T20 competition), Perth Scorchers (Big Bash League winners), and a team from the Qualifier. Group B will feature Hobart Hurricanes (Big Bash League runners-up), the winner of the domestic T20 competition in the West Indies, Kings XI Punjab (runners-up in 2014 IPL), Cape Cobras (runners-up in South Africa’s domestic T20 competition ), and a team from the Qualifier.

Each side will play the other four in its group once, with the top two sides from each group going through to the semi-finals. “The Group stage matches will be played at Mohali, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Raipur. The Qualifier will be played at Raipur. The CLT20 Governing Council has confirmed the teams that will compete for a total prize money of USD 6 million,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said. The Qualifier, to be played from September 13 to 16, will feature four teams: Mumbai Indians (fourth-ranked team in IPL 2014), Northern Knights (winners of New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition), Southern Express (winners of Sri Lanka’s domestic T20 tournament) and Lahore Lions (Pakistan’s domestic T20 competition champions).

In the Qualifier, all teams will play each other once, with the top two advancing to the Group Stage. The top team from Group A will play the second-ranked team from Group B, and vice versa, in the semi-finals, both of which will be played at Hyderabad on October 2. Bangalore will host the final on October four.

Group A: Kolkata Knight Riders, Dolphins (South Africa), Perth Scorchers (Australia), Chennai Super Kings, One Team from Qualifiers

Group B: Kings XI Punjab, To Be Decided (West Indies), Hobart Hurricanes (Australia), Cape Cobras (South Africa), One team from Qualifiers

Teams for Qualifying Stage:

Qualifier 1: Lahore Lions (Pakistan)

Qualifier 2: Mumbai Indians

Qualifier 3: Northern Knights (New Zealand)

Qualifier 4: Southern Express (Sri Lanka)

Few Pointers related to the Qualifiers for the Group Stages:
1. Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 3 will enter Group A on qualifying for the Group Stage. While Qualifier 2 and Qualifier 4 will enter Group B on qualifying for the Group Stage.
2. In case both Q1 and Q3 qualify for Group Stage then Qualifier 1 will enter Group A and Qualifier 3 will enter Group B. And if both the Q3 2 and Q4 reach Group stage then Qualifier 2 will enter Group B and Qualifier 4 will enter.

 

Match Schedule

Qualifiers:

September 13 Northern Knights vs Southern Express at Raipur (4 pm)
             Mumbai Indians vs Lahore Lions at Raipur (8 pm)
September 14 Northern Knights vs Lahore Lions at Raipur (4 pm)
             Mumbai Indians vs Southern Express at Raipur (8 pm)

September 16 Southern Express vs Lahore Lions at Raipur (4 pm)
             Mumbai Indians vs Northern Knights at Raipur (8 pm)


Group Matches:

September 17 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings at Hyderabad (8 pm)

September 18 Kings XI Punjab vs Hobart Hurricanes at Mohali (8 pm)

September 19 Cape Cobras vs To Be Decided at Raipur (8 pm)

September 20 Dolphins vs Perth Scorchers at Mohali (4 pm)
             Kings XI Punjab vs the CPL Champions at Mohali (8 pm)

September 21 Cape Cobras vs Hobart Hurricanes at Hyderabad (4 pm)
             Kolkata Knight Riders vs To Be Decided at Hyderabad (8 pm)

September 22 Dolphins vs Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore (8 pm)

September 23 Hobart Hurricanes vs To Be Decided at Raipur (8 pm)

September 24 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Perth Scorchers at Hyderabad (8 pm)

September 25 Chennai Super Kings vs To Be Decided at Bangalore (8 pm)

September 26 Cape Cobras vs the CPL Champions at Mohali (4 pm)
             Kings XI Punjab vs To Be Decided at Mohali (8 pm)

September 27 Dolphins vs To Be Decided at Bangalore (4 pm)
             Perth Scorchers vs Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore (8 pm)

September 28 Hobart Hurricanes vs the CPL Champions at Mohali (4 pm)
             Kings XI Punjab vs Cape Cobras at Mohali (8 pm)

September 29 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Dolphins at Hyderabad (8 pm)

September 30 Perth Scorchers vs To Be Decided at Bangalore (4 pm)
             To Be Decided vs the CPL Champions at Bangalore (8 pm)


Knockout Stage Matches:

October 1    Semifinal 1 - A1 vs B2 at Hyderabad (4 pm)
October 2    Semifinal 2 - B1 vs A2 at Hyderabad (8 pm)

October 4    Final - Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 at Bangalore (8 pm)

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