Na Maloom Afraad
Man of Tomorrow
The PlanetCricket Champions League Twenty20, usually referred to as the PCCLT20 is a Twenty20 limited overs cricketing tournament played between the top domestic teams from major cricketing countries and domestic Twenty20 leagues. This league features twelve franchises from nine countries. This is the first season to feature an English team after 2012, and the first season to feature a Bangladeshi team. Also the first season to feature less than three Indian teams since its inauguration. The administrative boards of the league i.e. BCCI, CSA and CA have decided to make it more "fairer" to the other teams by removing the qualifiers and the 3rd and 4th placed teams from IPL, and have revived the competition with the format it was originally inaugurated in 2009. However, this still includes two teams from Australia, India and South Africa. Instead of the previous iterations, this time, there will be a "Player Clash Rule". If a player has been contracted by two teams, then He can play for both of them unless they have a match against each other. In which case, the player will either be declared unavailable or will be randomly allowed to play for either one of those teams. This is the first season after 2014. The 2015 season was shelved due to low viewership and lack of sponsors. The governing board of the tournament has stated, "Reviving this tournament in Australia with teams from all over the world have satisfied the investors to invest in this league and has also resulted in a media hype, lately" and "We are aiming for this tournament to be highly competitive and viewable for the cricket watching audiences". The interest shown by the viewers, and the plethora of talent ensures entertainment.
Team|Nation|League|Position|Appearance|Group
Sydney Thunder|
Australia|
2015/16 KFC Big Bash League
|Winners|1st|D
Melbourne Stars| Australia|
2015/16 KFC Big Bash League
|Runners-up|1st|B
Comilla Victorians| Bangladesh|
2015 BRB Bangladesh Premier League
|Winners|1st|D
Lancashire Lightning| England|
2015 Natwest Twenty20 Blast
|Winners|1st|C
Sunrisers Hyderabad| India|
2016 Indian Premier League
|Winners|2nd|A
- Royal Challengers Bangalore - | India|
2016 Indian Premier League
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Runners-up
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|4th|D
Auckland Aces| - New Zealand
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2015/16 Georgie Pie Super Smash
|Winners|3rd|A
Islamabad United| Pakistan|
2016 HBL Pakistan Super League
|Winners|1st|C
The Unlimited Titans| South Africa|
2015/16 Ram Slam Twenty20 Challenge
|Winners|3rd|B
Sunfoil Dolphins| South Africa|
2015/16 Ram Slam Twenty20 Challenge
|Runners-up|2nd|C
Colombo Commandos| Sri Lanka|
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2016 Super Twenty20 Provincial Tournament
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|Winners|1st|A
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel| West Indies|
2015 Limacol Caribbean Premier League
|Winners|6th|B
CLT20 was originally launched in 2008, and was started in 2009 with India hosting all of its matches. The tournament consisted of twelve teams with two of them being from Australia's now defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, two from South Africa's now defunct Stanford Bank Pro20, two from the defunct Twenty20 cup, three from the Indian Premier League, one from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka. Pakistan's winning franchise of the 2009 RBS Twenty20 Cup, Sialkot Stallions were denied from participating due to the decline between Pakistan and India's cricket boards arising from the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, which also caused the 2008 tournament to be cancelled. New South Wales Blues claimed the Trophy for the inaugural Champions League by defeating Trinidad & Tobago in the final. Victorian Bushrangers and Cape Cobras were knocked-out in the semi-finals. JP Duminy of Cape Cobras was the leading run-scorer with 224 runs, and Dwayne Bravo of Trinidad & Tobago was the leading wicket-taker with 12 scalps. Brett Lee of New South Wales Blues was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.
The second edition was hosted by South Africa, and was played from 10 September to 26 September. This iteration of the league consisted of two teams less compared to the previous season because the tournament dates clashed with the end of England's domestic season. Apart from England, Pakistan was the only top-eight Test playing nation to have not been represented in this season because the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board at that time, Ijaz Butt refused to participate due to the snubbing of Pakistani players from the Indian Premier League. Butt later stated his comments were misunderstood, but the Champions League administrators had already decided to leave out Pakistan due to Butt's statements. The team count for this season was left to ten with three of them being from India, two from Australia and South Africa, and one from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies each. This season won by the predominant Chennai Super Kings who overcame the Chevrolet Warriors in the final with their spin spearhead, Ravichandran Ashwin being declared the Man of the Tournament for being the leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps. The leading run-scorer of the 2010 Champions League was Chennai Super Kings' Murali Vijay with 294 runs.
India hosted the third edition with all the matches being played in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. For the first time, this tournament featured a qualifying round, which consisted of six teams competing for the remaining three spots in the main draw. The main draw/tournament had the same format as the previous season. The top-three teams from India, top-two from Australia and top-two from South Africa automatically qualified for the main draw. Winners from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies were forced to play the qualifiers along with the winners and runners-up from England, and the fourth-placed team from Indian Premier League. Trinidad & Tobago, Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset qualified for the main draw after the culmination of the qualifiers. The Mumbai Indians emerged victorious by defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final by 31 runs. David Warner of New South Wales Blues was awarded the Golden Bat for scoring 358 runs, and Ravi Rampaul of Trinidad & Tobago was given the Golden Bowl for 12 wickets. This was also the first time both the finalists were from one country or league.
The 2012 Champions League Twenty20 moved back to South Africa for its fourth iteration and was the first edition to feature a Pakistani franchise. This season also had a qualifying stage with winners from New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & West Indies being a part of it along with the winners and runners-up from England. The main draw of the league consisted of all four of India's franchises, and both of Australia and South Africa's teams. Teams that qualified from Australia, qualified from their newly formed KFC Big Bash League. Australia teams that had participated previously no longer play Twenty20 cricket. Yorkshire Carnegie and Auckland Aces qualified for the main draw after being the pool winners of their respective qualifier pools. Sydney Sixers won this season by defeating the Highveld Lions by 10 wickets in the final, Sydney Sixers were the first team to not lose a single match in CLT20 history. Their star players, Michael Lumb and Mitchell Starc were the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker with 226 runs and 14 wickets, respectively. Mitchell Starc was also adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.
The 2013 Champions League Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the tournament, and was hosted by India. The defending champions, Sydney Sixers failed to qualify. In 2013, Twenty20 leagues suffered from severe setbacks. The 2013 Bangladesh Premier League included a spot-fixing scandal where seven individuals were charged. Their problems with franchises missing their payments to players also continued and resulted in five franchises having their contracts conditionally terminated. The 2013 Indian Premier League also included a spot-fixing case where three players were among the 39 charged. 2013's Sri Lankan Premier League was cancelled after all the franchises refused to pay their bank guarantees. All franchises had lost interest in participating in the tournament after they all made losses from the inaugural season. As a replacement, Sri Lanka Cricket created the Super 4's Twenty20 and its four participating teams specifically for determining their representation in the CLT20. It was the first time where a team is neither a club nor a franchise and, as such, the first time where a cricketing board directly receives the proceeds from the CLT20. English teams have indefinitely refused participation in the tournament starting with this edition due to its dates clashing with the end of the County Championship. England teams had previously missed the 2010 edition due to similar scheduling problems. Contrary to the previous two seasons, Trinidad and Tobago received direct qualification on account of their good past performances. They were also chosen ahead of the winners of the newly created Caribbean Premier League. This edition was the second to feature a team from Pakistan and the first for editions held in India. The strained ties between the Indo-Pak governments and establishments had been the primary reason for Pakistan's exclusion before 2012. The winners of the Sri Lanka Premier League were originally scheduled to participate in the qualifying stage before the tournament was cancelled. The four teams to participate in the qualifiers were: Otago Volts, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Faisalabad Wolves and Kandurata Maroons. Otago Volts and Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the main draw, but both were eliminated afterwards. The final was played between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, and was the last match of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Mumbai Indians won that match by 33 runs and became the first team to win the championship twice. Rajasthan Royals' Pravin Tambe and Ajinkye Rahane won the Golden Bowl and Bat, respectively. Dwayne Smith of the Mumbai Indians was the Player of the Tournament.
The 2014 Champions League was the last season before the championship entered a hiatus. The administrators of the tournament, BCCI, CSA and CA decided to "shelve" this tournament due to the lack of viewership after the 2014 season. This was the only season to have been hosted by India, two years in a row. The defending champions, Mumbai Indians were knocked out in the qualifying stage of the tournament. The qualifying stage consisted of Mumbai Indians, Northern Knights (New Zealand), Lahore Lions and Souther Express (Sri Lanka). Northern Knights from New Zealand, and Lahore Lions from Pakistan qualified for the main draw following their wins against Mumbai Indians. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings advanced to the semi-finals from Group A, and Kings Xi Punjab and Hobart Hurricanes advanced to the semi-finals from Group B. The final turned out be yet another IPL-derby with Chennai Super Kings taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chennai Super Kings won that high-scoring match by 8 wickets and became the second team after Mumbai Indians to have won this tournament twice. Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina received the Golden Bat for being the leading run-scorer with 234 runs from 5 innings. Sunil Narine from Kolkata Knight Riders earned the Golden Ball for taking 12 wickets in 5 innings. As a result of this, Sunil Narine and Suresh Raina became the highest wicket-taker and run-scorer in CLT20's all-time history,
Sydney Thunder|
Australia|
2015/16 KFC Big Bash League
|Winners|1st|DMelbourne Stars|
Australia|
2015/16 KFC Big Bash League
|Runners-up|1st|BComilla Victorians|
Bangladesh|
2015 BRB Bangladesh Premier League
|Winners|1st|DLancashire Lightning|
England|
2015 Natwest Twenty20 Blast
|Winners|1st|CSunrisers Hyderabad|
India|
2016 Indian Premier League
|Winners|2nd|A- Royal Challengers Bangalore - |
India|
2016 Indian Premier League
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Runners-up
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|4th|DAuckland Aces| -
New Zealand
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2015/16 Georgie Pie Super Smash
|Winners|3rd|AIslamabad United|
Pakistan|
2016 HBL Pakistan Super League
|Winners|1st|CThe Unlimited Titans|
South Africa|
2015/16 Ram Slam Twenty20 Challenge
|Winners|3rd|BSunfoil Dolphins|
South Africa|
2015/16 Ram Slam Twenty20 Challenge
|Runners-up|2nd|CColombo Commandos|
Sri Lanka|
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2016 Super Twenty20 Provincial Tournament
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|Winners|1st|ATrinidad & Tobago Red Steel|
West Indies|
2015 Limacol Caribbean Premier League
|Winners|6th|BCLT20 was originally launched in 2008, and was started in 2009 with India hosting all of its matches. The tournament consisted of twelve teams with two of them being from Australia's now defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, two from South Africa's now defunct Stanford Bank Pro20, two from the defunct Twenty20 cup, three from the Indian Premier League, one from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka. Pakistan's winning franchise of the 2009 RBS Twenty20 Cup, Sialkot Stallions were denied from participating due to the decline between Pakistan and India's cricket boards arising from the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, which also caused the 2008 tournament to be cancelled. New South Wales Blues claimed the Trophy for the inaugural Champions League by defeating Trinidad & Tobago in the final. Victorian Bushrangers and Cape Cobras were knocked-out in the semi-finals. JP Duminy of Cape Cobras was the leading run-scorer with 224 runs, and Dwayne Bravo of Trinidad & Tobago was the leading wicket-taker with 12 scalps. Brett Lee of New South Wales Blues was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.
The second edition was hosted by South Africa, and was played from 10 September to 26 September. This iteration of the league consisted of two teams less compared to the previous season because the tournament dates clashed with the end of England's domestic season. Apart from England, Pakistan was the only top-eight Test playing nation to have not been represented in this season because the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board at that time, Ijaz Butt refused to participate due to the snubbing of Pakistani players from the Indian Premier League. Butt later stated his comments were misunderstood, but the Champions League administrators had already decided to leave out Pakistan due to Butt's statements. The team count for this season was left to ten with three of them being from India, two from Australia and South Africa, and one from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies each. This season won by the predominant Chennai Super Kings who overcame the Chevrolet Warriors in the final with their spin spearhead, Ravichandran Ashwin being declared the Man of the Tournament for being the leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps. The leading run-scorer of the 2010 Champions League was Chennai Super Kings' Murali Vijay with 294 runs.
India hosted the third edition with all the matches being played in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. For the first time, this tournament featured a qualifying round, which consisted of six teams competing for the remaining three spots in the main draw. The main draw/tournament had the same format as the previous season. The top-three teams from India, top-two from Australia and top-two from South Africa automatically qualified for the main draw. Winners from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies were forced to play the qualifiers along with the winners and runners-up from England, and the fourth-placed team from Indian Premier League. Trinidad & Tobago, Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset qualified for the main draw after the culmination of the qualifiers. The Mumbai Indians emerged victorious by defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final by 31 runs. David Warner of New South Wales Blues was awarded the Golden Bat for scoring 358 runs, and Ravi Rampaul of Trinidad & Tobago was given the Golden Bowl for 12 wickets. This was also the first time both the finalists were from one country or league.
The 2012 Champions League Twenty20 moved back to South Africa for its fourth iteration and was the first edition to feature a Pakistani franchise. This season also had a qualifying stage with winners from New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & West Indies being a part of it along with the winners and runners-up from England. The main draw of the league consisted of all four of India's franchises, and both of Australia and South Africa's teams. Teams that qualified from Australia, qualified from their newly formed KFC Big Bash League. Australia teams that had participated previously no longer play Twenty20 cricket. Yorkshire Carnegie and Auckland Aces qualified for the main draw after being the pool winners of their respective qualifier pools. Sydney Sixers won this season by defeating the Highveld Lions by 10 wickets in the final, Sydney Sixers were the first team to not lose a single match in CLT20 history. Their star players, Michael Lumb and Mitchell Starc were the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker with 226 runs and 14 wickets, respectively. Mitchell Starc was also adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.
The 2013 Champions League Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the tournament, and was hosted by India. The defending champions, Sydney Sixers failed to qualify. In 2013, Twenty20 leagues suffered from severe setbacks. The 2013 Bangladesh Premier League included a spot-fixing scandal where seven individuals were charged. Their problems with franchises missing their payments to players also continued and resulted in five franchises having their contracts conditionally terminated. The 2013 Indian Premier League also included a spot-fixing case where three players were among the 39 charged. 2013's Sri Lankan Premier League was cancelled after all the franchises refused to pay their bank guarantees. All franchises had lost interest in participating in the tournament after they all made losses from the inaugural season. As a replacement, Sri Lanka Cricket created the Super 4's Twenty20 and its four participating teams specifically for determining their representation in the CLT20. It was the first time where a team is neither a club nor a franchise and, as such, the first time where a cricketing board directly receives the proceeds from the CLT20. English teams have indefinitely refused participation in the tournament starting with this edition due to its dates clashing with the end of the County Championship. England teams had previously missed the 2010 edition due to similar scheduling problems. Contrary to the previous two seasons, Trinidad and Tobago received direct qualification on account of their good past performances. They were also chosen ahead of the winners of the newly created Caribbean Premier League. This edition was the second to feature a team from Pakistan and the first for editions held in India. The strained ties between the Indo-Pak governments and establishments had been the primary reason for Pakistan's exclusion before 2012. The winners of the Sri Lanka Premier League were originally scheduled to participate in the qualifying stage before the tournament was cancelled. The four teams to participate in the qualifiers were: Otago Volts, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Faisalabad Wolves and Kandurata Maroons. Otago Volts and Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the main draw, but both were eliminated afterwards. The final was played between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, and was the last match of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Mumbai Indians won that match by 33 runs and became the first team to win the championship twice. Rajasthan Royals' Pravin Tambe and Ajinkye Rahane won the Golden Bowl and Bat, respectively. Dwayne Smith of the Mumbai Indians was the Player of the Tournament.
The 2014 Champions League was the last season before the championship entered a hiatus. The administrators of the tournament, BCCI, CSA and CA decided to "shelve" this tournament due to the lack of viewership after the 2014 season. This was the only season to have been hosted by India, two years in a row. The defending champions, Mumbai Indians were knocked out in the qualifying stage of the tournament. The qualifying stage consisted of Mumbai Indians, Northern Knights (New Zealand), Lahore Lions and Souther Express (Sri Lanka). Northern Knights from New Zealand, and Lahore Lions from Pakistan qualified for the main draw following their wins against Mumbai Indians. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings advanced to the semi-finals from Group A, and Kings Xi Punjab and Hobart Hurricanes advanced to the semi-finals from Group B. The final turned out be yet another IPL-derby with Chennai Super Kings taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chennai Super Kings won that high-scoring match by 8 wickets and became the second team after Mumbai Indians to have won this tournament twice. Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina received the Golden Bat for being the leading run-scorer with 234 runs from 5 innings. Sunil Narine from Kolkata Knight Riders earned the Golden Ball for taking 12 wickets in 5 innings. As a result of this, Sunil Narine and Suresh Raina became the highest wicket-taker and run-scorer in CLT20's all-time history,
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