Champions League Twenty20 2009
The Champions League Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket competition held between clubs from India , Australia , England , South Africa , Sri Lanka , New Zealand and the West Indies . The tournament in 2009 was the first major international cricket tournament of its kind for club teams and took place from October 8th to 23rd, 2009 in India. The Indian cricket association BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) was also in charge of the tournament. It was sponsored by the Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel .
prehistory
The competition was launched in 2008 in response to the global success of this new form of cricket, particularly the Indian Premier League . The first tournament was supposed to take place in India from the end of September to the beginning of October 2008, but was initially postponed, then a second time after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai (Bombay) in November 2008 , and finally canceled for the 2008 season become.
qualification
The original planning for 2008 was for eight teams, this number was increased to 12 for 2009. The Pakistani Twenty20 Champion (Sialkot Stallions) was not allowed to enter India due to a travel ban imposed by the Pakistani government. Apart from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were the only full members of the ICC who were not represented by teams. The participating teams had qualified through their national Twenty20 championships, India provided three participants, England, Australia and South Africa two each, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the West Indies one each. The games took place in Delhi , Hyderabad and Bangalore .
game schedule
Preliminary round (Group Stage)
October 8-14
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +1,175 |
 Somerset
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1,000 |
 Deccan Chargers
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.175 |
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New South Wales Blues
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +2,200 |
 Diamond Eagles
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1,325 |
|
Sussex Sharks
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.875 |
| Group C | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cape Cobras
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +1,529 |
|
Royal Chall. Bangalore
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1,839 |
 Otago Volts
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3,350 |
| Group D | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Delhi Daredevils
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.700 |
|
Victoria Bushrangers
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.136 |
 Wayamba Elevens
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.875 |
Intermediate round (League Stage)
October 15-19
| League A | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +1,378 |
|
New South Wales Blues
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4th | +1,843 |
|
Diamond Eagles
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1,110 |
|
Somerset
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.005 |
| League B | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Victoria Bushrangers
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4th | +0.911 |
|
Cape Cobras
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4th | −0.219 |
|
Royal Chall. Bangalore
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.114 |
|
Delhi Daredevils
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 |
Semifinals
| October 21 | Delhi |
New South Wales Blues 169-7 (20) |
- |
Victoria Bushrangers 90-9 (20) |
| New South Wales Blues wins with 79 runs | ||||
| October 22nd | Hyderabad |
Cape Cobras 175-5 (20) |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago 178-3 (19.2) |
| Trinidad & Tobago wins with 7 wickets | ||||
final
| 23rd October | Hyderabad |
New South Wales Blues 159-9 (20) |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago 118 (15.5) |
| New South Wales Blues wins by 41 runs | ||||
Remarks
- ^ Cricket Champions League unveiled, BBC Sport, June 7, 2008
- ↑ Cricinfo, May 24, 2009
- ↑ a b c d e f Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate
- ↑ a b Eagles v Sussex : The Eagles won the super over after the game ended in a draw.