Friday, October 24, 2008

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Schedule

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) competition will end with the final in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on 10 December 2008 and the winner gets the amount around $3m (£1.86m).

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) Schedule

3 December

Middlesex Crusaders v Victoria Bushrangers, Mumbai

Rajasthan Royals v Natal Dolphins, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

4 December

Sialkot Stallions v Western Warriors, Bangalore

Chennai Super Kings v Victoria, Mumbai

5 December

Middlesex v Pretoria Titans, Chennai

Sialkot v Rajasthan, Mumbai

6 December

Western Australia v Natal, Bangalore

Victoria v Pretoria, Chennai

Chennai v Middlesex, Chennai

7 December

Natal v Sialkot, Bangalore

Rajasthan v Western Australia, Bangalore

Chennai v Pretoria, Chennai

8 December

Group B winners v Group A runners-up, Bangalore

9 December

Group A winners v Group B runners-up, Chennai

10 December

Final, Chennai

Champions League 20 20 Team  

Group  Country  Winner/Runner-up in Domestic Tournament  Domestic Tournament  
Victoria BushrangersAAustraliaWinnerKFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Western WarriorsBAustraliaRunner-upKFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Rajasthan RoyalsBIndiaWinnerIndian Premier League
Chennai Super KingsAIndiaRunner-upIndian Premier League
TitansASouth AfricaWinnerStandard Bank Pro 20 Series
DolphinsBSouth AfricaRunner-upStandard Bank Pro 20 Series
Middlesex CrusadersAEnglandWinnerTwenty20 Cup
Sialkot StallionsBPakistanWinnerRBS Twenty-20 Cup

Twenty20 Champions League 2008

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) is the Twenty20 international cricket competition among the famous cricket clubs. Twenty20 Champions League 2008 participating international cricket clubs are from India, England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. The success of national Twenty20 cricket in various countries theTwenty20 Champions League 2008 is being launched in 2008.

The Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) organizers thought that Twenty20 Champions League 2008 competition should be take place in late September to early October 2008 in India but Twenty20 Champions League 2008 organizers faced various problems with the schedule of the tournament and other issues, Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) organizers announced that the tournament would be held in December 2008.

Qualifying for Twenty20 Champions League 2008

1) The Twenty20 Champions League 2008 participating cricket teams are 8 from 5 countries (India, England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa).
2) The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash winners and runners-up which held in Australia.
3)The winners and runners-up of the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
4) The winners and runners-up of the Twenty20 Cup in England and Wales. (Note: Runners-up Kent was not invited to participate in the inaugural tournament because it contained two players who have taken part in the rebel Indian Cricket League, an unauthorized league).
5) The winners and runners-up of the Indian Premier League in India.
6) The winners of the RBS Twenty20 Cup from Pakistan, (Sialkot Stallions in 2007-08).

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Tournament format

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20) contested in 8 days period in December 2008 and the Twenty20 cricket teams will divide in two divisions and played in round-robin format, the top two cricket teams will go to the final of Twenty20 Champions League 2008 (Champions League 20 20).

Twenty20 Champions League Sialkot Cricket Team

Sialkot Cricket Team
One-day Name:Sialkot Stallions
Coach:Shahid Anwar
Captain:Shoaib Malik
Founded:2002
Home Ground:Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot)
Capacity:20,000
First-class debut:Sheikhupura
in 2002
at Lahore Country Club
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy wins:1
National One-day Championship wins:2
Twenty-20 Cup wins:3
Official Website:Sialkot Cricket Team

Twenty20 Champions League Middlesex County Cricket Club Team

Middlesex County Cricket Club
One-day Name:Middlesex Crusaders
Coach:Toby Radford
Captain:Shaun Udal
Overseas Player(s):Murali Kartik
Founded:1864
Home Ground:Lord's
Capacity:30,000
First-class debut:Sussex
in 1864
at Islington
Championship wins:12 (including 2 shared)
Pro40 wins:1
FP Trophy wins:4
Twenty20 Cup wins:1
Official Website:MiddlesexCCC

Twenty20 Champions League Dolphins Cricket Team

Nashua Dolphins
One-day Name:Dolphins
Coach:Y Ebrahim
Captain: Ahmed Amla
Founded:2003
Home Ground:Kingsmead, Durban
Capacity:25,000
Official Website:Official Site

Twenty20 Champions League Titans Cricket Team

Nashua Titans
One-day Name:Titans
Coach:Richard Pybus
Captain:Pierre Joubert
Founded:
Home Ground:SuperSport Park
Capacity:20,000

Squad
NameAgeBatting StyleBowling Style
Captain and Bowler
Pierre Joubert30Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Fast-Medium
Batsmen
Gulam Bodi29Left-Handed BatSlow Left-Arm Chinaman
AB de Villiers24Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Medium
Francois du Plessis24Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Leg-Break
Rushdi Jappie23Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Off-Break
Martin van Jaarsveld34Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Medium
Right-Arm Off-Break
All-rounders
Albie Morkel27Left-Handed BatRight-Arm Medium-Fast
Farhaan Behardien25Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Fast-Medium
Wicket-keepers
Heino Kuhn24Right-Handed Bat
Bowlers
Paul Harris29Right-Handed BatSlow Left-Arm Orthodox
Ethy Mbhalati26Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Medium-Fast
Morne Morkel24Left-Handed BatRight-Arm Fast
Dale Steyn25Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Fast
Imran Tahir29Right-Handed BatRight-Arm Leg-Spin
Basheeru-Deen Walters22Right-Handed Bat

Twenty20 Champions League Chennai Super Kings Team

Chennai Super Kings
Coach:Kepler Wessels
Captain:Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Colors:Yellow and Blue
Founded:2008
Home Ground:MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk)
Capacity:50,000
Owner:India Cements Ltd.
Official Website:Chennai Super Kings

Batsmen
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
28Matthew Hayden36AustraliaLeft-handedRight-arm mediumUS$ 375,000
43Stephen Fleming35New ZealandLeft-handedRight-arm mediumUS$ 350,000
3Suresh Raina21IndiaLeft-handedRight-arm off-breakUS$ 650,000
48Michael Hussey32AustraliaLeft-handedRight-arm mediumUS$ 350,000
10Anirudha Srikkanth21IndiaRight-handedUnder 22 Player
33Subramaniam Badrinath28IndiaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakTamil Nadu - Ranji Trophy Player
42Arun Karthik22IndiaRight-handedRight-arm mediumUnder-22 Player
12Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan26IndiaLeft HandedRight-arm off breakTamil Nadu - Ranji Trophy Player

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
7Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain)26IndiaRight-handedWicket keeper/ Right-arm mediumUS$ 1,500,000
9Parthiv Patel23IndiaLeft-handedWicket keeperUS$ 325,000
24Jacob Oram28New ZealandLeft-handedRight-arm medium-fastUS$ 675,000
81Albie Morkel28South AfricaLeft-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUS$ 675,000
25Shadab Jakati27IndiaLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spinGoa - Ranji Trophy Player
06Abhinav Mukund18IndiaLeft-handedRight-arm leg-breakIndia Under-19 Team
Viraj Kadbe18IndiaRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakUnder 22 Player
Napoleon Einstein18IndiaRight-handedRight-armIndia Under-19 Team
Selvam Suresh Kumar23IndiaRight-handedRight-arm Off-breakTamil Nadu - Ranji Trophy Player
16Chamara Kapugedera24Sri LankaRight-handedRight-arm mediumReplacement for Jacob Oram

Bowlers
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
8Muttiah Muralitharan36Sri LankaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakUS$ 600,000
13Joginder Sharma24IndiaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUS$ 225,000
16Makhaya Ntini30South AfricaRight-handedRight-arm fastUS$ 200,000
Ravichandran Ashwin21IndiaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakUnder 22 Player
76Manpreet Gony24IndiaRight-handedRight-arm medium pacePunjab - Ranji Trophy Player
11Lakshmipathy Balaji26IndiaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumTamil Nadu - Ranji Trophy Player
21Palani Amarnath25IndiaRight-handedRight-arm mediumTamil Nadu - Ranji Trophy Player

Twenty20 Champions League Rajasthan RoyalsTeam

Rajasthan Royals
Coach:Shane Warne
Captain:Shane Warne
Colors:Blue and Gold
Founded:2008
Home Ground:Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India
Capacity:50,000
Owner:Emerging Media
CEO:Manoj Badale
Official Website:Rajasthan Royals

Batsmens
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
15Graeme Smith27South AfricaLeft-handedRight-arm off-breakUS$ 475,000
11Mohammad Kaif27IndiaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakUS$ 675,000
75Younis Khan31PakistanRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakUS$ 225,000
54Anoop Revandkar21IndiaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUnder 22 Player
46Taruwar Kohli19IndiaRight-handedRight-arm mediumIndia Under-19 Team
Niraj Patel26IndiaLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spinGujarat - Ranji Trophy Player
Justin Langer37AustraliaLeft-handedRight-arm mediumUS$ 200,000
Darren Lehmann37AustraliaLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin
Aditya Angle24IndiaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakGoa - Ranji Trophy Player

Wicket-Keepers / All-rounders
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
24Kamran Akmal26PakistanRight-handedWicket-keeperUS$ 150,000
05Mahesh Rawat21IndiaRight-handedWicket-keeperHaryana Ranji Trophy Player
28Yusuf Pathan25IndiaRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakUS$ 475,000
32Dimitri Mascarenhas30EnglandRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUS$ 100,000
33Shane Watson27AustraliaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUS$ 125,000
08Sohail Tanvir23PakistanLeft-handedLeft-arm medium-fastUS$ 100,000
12Ravindra Jadeja19IndiaLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spinIndia Under-19 Team
07Siddharth Trivedi26IndiaRight-handedRight-arm mediumGujarat - Ranji Trophy Player
29Swapnil Asnodkar24IndiaRight-handedRight-arm off-breakGoa - Ranji Trophy Player
Sumit Khatri18IndiaLeft-handedRight-arm off-breakRajasthan - Ranji Trophy Player
25Dinesh Salunkhe28IndiaRight-handedRight-arm leg-break

Bowlers
No.  Name  Age  Nationality  Batting Style  Bowling/Fielding  Bidding/Sign-in Price  
23Shane Warne (Captain)39AustraliaRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakUS$ 450,000
03Munaf Patel24IndiaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUS$ 275,000
01Pankaj Singh22IndiaRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRajasthan - Ranji Trophy Player
Morne Morkel23South AfricaLeft-handedRight-arm fastUS$ 60,000

Twenty20 Champions League Western Warriors Team

Western Australia
One-day Name:Western Warriors
Coach:Tom Moody
Captain:Marcus North
Founded:1851
Home Ground:WACA Ground
Capacity:20,000
First-class debut:South Australia
in 1893
at Adelaide Oval
Pura Cup Wins:15
Ford Ranger Cup Wins:11
Official Website:Western Warriors

NoNameBatting StyleBowling/FieldingNotes
Batsmen
1Liam Davis RHB
27Clint Heron RHB
2Mike Hussey LHBRM
20Shaun Marsh LHBRM
26Marcus North LHBOS
36Luke Pomersbach LHBOS
14Chris Rogers LHB
32Adam Voges LHBSLA, SLC
All-rounders
9David Bandy RHBRM, WKT
29Theo Doropoulos RHBRM
42Sean Ervine LHBRFM
15Shawn Gillies RHBRMF
21Chris Hansberry RHBSLA
23Matthew Johnston LHBRM
10Patrick Molinari RHBLMF
11Christopher Wood LHBOS
Wicket-keepers
33Michael Johnson RHBWKT
34Luke Ronchi RHBWKT
Bowlers
13Nathan Coulter-Nile RHBRMF
3Brett Dorey RHBRMF
28Ben Edmondson LHBRFM
8Aaron Heal LHBSLA
35Mathew Inness RHBLFM
14Trent Kelly RHBRMF
17Steve Magoffin LHBRFM
4Josh Mangan RHBLS
12Danny McLauchlan RHBLMF
16Darren Wates RHBRMF

Twenty20 Champions League Victorian Bushrangers Team

Victoria
One-day Name:Victorian Bushrangers
Coach:Greg Shipperd
Captain:Cameron White
Founded:1851
Home Ground:Melbourne Cricket Ground
First-class debut:Tasmania
in 1851
at Launceston
Pura Cup Wins:26
Ford Ranger Cup Wins:4
Twenty20 Cup Wins:3
Official Website:Victorian Bushrangers

NoNicknameNameRoleBatting StyleBowling/Fielding
2StickersShane HarwoodPace BowlerRight Handed Tail EnderRight-arm Fast-Medium
4RonAndrew McDonaldPace All-RounderRight Handed Lower OrderRight-arm Fast-Medium
5FinchyAaron FinchSpecialist BatsmanRight Handed Top Order
6Blizz, ZardAiden BlizzardSpecialist BatsmanLeft Handed Top Order
7Hodgey, DodgeballBrad Hodge (vc)Batting All-RounderRight-Handed Middle OrderPart Time Right-arm Offbreak
8Huss, BomberDavid HusseyBatting All-RounderRight Handed Middle OrderPart Time Right-arm Offbreak
9Whitey, BearCameron WhiteBatting All-RounderRight-Handed Middle OrderRight-arm Legbreak
11Hasto, The DukeJohn HastingsPace All-RounderRight Handed Lower OrderRight-arm Fast Medium
12Bobby, BobRobert QuineySpecialist BatsmanLeft Handed Middle OrderRight-arm Medium
15C Mac, CuddlesClinton McKayPace BowlerRight Handed Tail EnderRight-arm Fast-Medium
17Skinny, Crossy, XAdam CrosthwaiteWicketkeeper-BatsmanRight Handed Middle Order
18McGooBryce McGainSpin BowlerRight Handed Tail EnderRight-arm Legbreak
19BillyJames PattinsonPace All-RounderRight Handed Lower OrderRight-arm Fast-Medium
20ViciousPeter SiddlePace BowlerRight Handed Tail EnderRight-arm Fast
21BanjoDarren PattinsonPace BowlerRight Handed Lower OrderRight-arm Fast-Medium
22WadeyMatthew WadeWicketkeeper-BatsmanLeft Handed Lower Order
24BangersLloyd MashSpecialist BatsmanLeft Handed Opener
26Diggler, CycloneDirk NannesPace BowlerRight Handed Tail EnderLeft-arm Fast
27DutchyJon HollandSpin BowlerRight Handed Lower OrderSlow Left Arm Orthodox
33HillsyMichael HillSpecialist BatsmanRight-Handed Middle OrderRight-arm Medium
39TuggaNick JewellSpecialist BatsmanRight Handed Opening BatsmanLeft-arm Medium
40BuckyChris RogersSpecialist BatsmanLeft Handed Opening BatsmanRight-arm Legbreak

Twenty20 Champions League 2008 Teams

Team  Country  Winner/Runner-up in Domestic Tournament  Domestic Tournament  
Victoria BushrangersAustraliaWinnerKFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Western WarriorsAustraliaRunner-upKFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Rajasthan RoyalsIndiaWinnerIndian Premier League
Chennai Super KingsIndiaRunner-upIndian Premier League
TitansSouth AfricaWinnerStandard Bank Pro 20 Series
DolphinsSouth AfricaRunner-upStandard Bank Pro 20 Series
Middlesex CrusadersEnglandWinnerTwenty20 Cup
Sialkot StallionsPakistanWinnerRBS Twenty-20 Cup

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 Matches Schedules

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2 Season Matches Schedules 2009 and Matches Dates will Announces the BCCI soon. Indian Premier League (IPL) is established by the BCCI in 2007. Indian Premier League (IPL) second season is tentatively scheduled between April 10 2009 and May 29 2009. The format of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket tournament should remain unchanged from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008 season format. The eight franchisees cricket teams will first play against one another.