Champions League XX - It's time to give the people what they need, not what they want...

If any team needs a manager I'd be more than happy to fill in.

The fact that the runners up in the Irish One Day tournament are denied participation in this really takes away the importance of it
 
If any team needs a manager I'd be more than happy to fill in.

The fact that the runners up in the Irish One Day tournament are denied participation in this really takes away the importance of it
IP50 is scheduled for the next CL.
 
If any team needs a manager I'd be more than happy to fill in.
Would notify you if a position opens up! :thumbs
The fact that the runners up in the Irish One Day tournament are denied participation in this really takes away the importance of it
I didn't want to make this tournament too long by including so many teams. Instead I kept the 8 teams that were announced BEFORE the Irish One-Day Tournament even began. Besides, it's better to keep them for the next CL given the state of the league section.
 
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WARM-UP 1

:pak: :os: Karachi Kings vs :pak: :local: Islamabad United at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Generally good for batsmen but with assistance for fast bowlers.
@zwarrior

BACKGROUND

Karachi Kings will face a familiar foe in Islamabad United during the Champions League X8 preseason. Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings in Haier Cup Pakistan V.
However, Islamabad failed to qualify for the final and thus, CLX8. Islamabad are the only team to beat Karachi apart from the eventual winners - and Lahore.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

- HAIER CUP PAKISTAN V
- Karachi Kings 0 - 1 Islamabad United

- OVERALL
- Karachi Kings 1 - 1 Islamabad United

PLAYER CLASHES

- None.

LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain (:c:)
- You must have at least five capable bowling (:ar:/:bwl:) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (:wk:/:wkb:) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas (:os:) players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+

PLAYING XI

Islamabad United's playing xi yet to be decided by @Naman Thakur.

:ind: :os: :wkb: KL Rahul
:saf: :os: :wkb: Quinton de Kock
:pak: :local: :bat: Imam-Ul-Haq

:ind: :os: :bat: Virat Kohli
:pak: :local: :wkb: Bismillah Khan
:pak: :local: :bat: Hussain Talat - Right-arm medium fast
:pak: :local: :bat: Haris Sohail - Slow left-arm orthodox

:pak: :local: :ar: Shoaib Malik :c:
:pak: :local: :bat: Iftikhar Ahmed - Right-arm offbreak
:ind: :os: :ar: Hardik Pandya

:afg: :os: :ar: Rashid Khan
:pak: :local: :ar: Zohaib Khan
:nz: :os: :ar: Mitchell Santner

:pak: :local: :bwl: Wahab Riaz
:pak: :local: :bwl: Usman Shinwari
:nz: :os: :bwl: Trent Boult
:pak: :local: :bwl: Sohail Khan
:pak: :local: :bwl: Mir Hamza
 
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:saf: :os: :wkb: Quinton de Kock
:pak: :local: :bat: Imam-Ul-Haq
:ind: :os: :bat: Virat Kohli
:ind: :os: :wkb: KL Rahul
:pak: :local: :ar: Shoaib Malik :c:
:pak: :local: :bat: Haris Sohail
:pak: :local: :ar: Zohaib Khan
:pak: :local: :bwl: Wahab Riaz
:pak: :local: :bwl: Sohail Khan
:nz: :os: :bwl: Trent Boult
:pak: :local: :bwl: Usman Shinwari
 
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WARM-UP 2 - FROZEN IN TIME GAME

:aus: Adelaide Crows vs :can: Toronto Hurricanes at Islamia University Ground, Peshawar
- Dry pitch, generally aids spinners and batsmen who play quick bowlers well.
@Aislabie

BACKGROUND

This matchup can only be described as PlanetCricket's version of 'Muhammad Ali v Mike Tyson', only that it's real and won't happen just once during this league.
With no background between the teams, the only matchup is between the managers - Aislabie and VC the slogger. This is the first of two 'bouts' between the two.

TRIVIA

- VC the slogger beat Aislabie in the all-associate final of Champions League XIV.

FROZEN IN TIME GAME

- All of :can: Toronto Hurricanes' players will be rated according to their performances in CL XIV.
- All of :aus: Adelaide Crows' players will be rated according to their performances in ELA VII (only this game).

PLAYER CLASHES

- None.

LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain (:c:)
- You must have at least five capable bowling (:ar:/:bwl:) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (:wk:/:wkb:) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas (:os:) players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+

PLAYING XI

Toronto Hurricanes' playing xi yet to be decided by @VC the slogger.

:saf: :os: :wk: Quinton de Kock
:jam: :os: :bat: Chris Gayle - Right-arm offbreak
:can: :local: :ar: Hiral Patel - Right-arm offbreak

:can: :local: :wk: Ashish Bagai :c:
:eng: :os: :bat: Kevin Pietersen
:can: :local: :bat: Zeeshan Siddiqui

:ned: :os: :ar: Ryan ten Doeschate
:can: :local: :ar: Rizwan Cheema
:can: :local: :ar: Jonathan Augustus - Right-arm offbreak
:can: :local: :ar: Damodar Daesrath

:can: :local: :ar: John Davison
:can: :local: :ar: Kenneth Kamyuka

:aus: :os: :ar: Mitchell Johnson
:eng: :os: :ar: Stuart Broad
:can: :local: :bwl: Jeremy Gordon
:can: :local: :bwl: Durand Soraine

:nz: :os: :ar: Daniel Vettori
:can: :local: :bwl: Parth Desai
 
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BACKGROUND

This matchup can only be described as PlanetCricket's version of 'Muhammad Ali v Mike Tyson', only that it's real and won't happen just once during this league.
With no background between the teams, the only matchup is between the managers - Aislabie and VC the slogger.


Careful there with the references. Until lockdown struck, I did box for real.. :p


This is the first of two 'bouts' between the two.




Okay, here we go..


:jam: :ar: Chris Gayle :bwl:
:can: :bat: Hiral Patel
:can: :wkb: Ashish Bagai :c: :wk:
:eng: :bat: Kevin Pietersen
:can: :bat: Zeeshan Siddiqui
:can: :ar: Rizwan Cheema :bwl:
:nzf: :ar: Daniel Vettori :bwl:
:can: :ar: Kenneth Kamyuka :bwl:
:can: :ar: John Davison :bwl:
:aus: :ar: Mitchell Johnson :bwl:
:can: :bwl: Jeremy Gordon :bwl:
 
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WARM-UP 3

:saf: Durban Lions vs :aus: Melbourne Storm at National Stadium, Karachi
- Batsmen friendly wicket with not much on offer for either fast, or spin bowlers.
@RUDI

BACKGROUND

Two of the biggest cricketing cities will square-up against each other as Durban Lions take on Melbourne Storm from ELA VII at the National Stadium in Karachi.
It is only fitting that this game is going to be played at the highest capacity cricket ground in the country. A proper marquee matchup - Melbourne v Durban.

TRIVIA

- This will be Melbourne's first CL appearance in any capacity since Season III, where they coincidentally finished 3rd.
- Durban Lions were originally called African Lions before the rebranding at the start of Champions League X8.

PLAYER CLASHES

- :saf: AB de Villiers; :saf: Kagiso Rabada, :saf: Imran Tahir (available to Durban Lions)
- :nz: Kane Williamson (available to Melbourne Storm)

LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain (:c:)
- You must have at least five capable bowling (:ar:/:bwl:) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (:wk:/:wkb:) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas (:os:) players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+

PLAYING XI

Melbourne Storm's playing xi yet to be decided by @CerealKiller.

:saf: :bat: :os: Hashim Amla
:aus: :bat: :local: Matt Renshaw

:saf: :wkb: :os: AB de Villiers
:aus: :bat: :local: Kurtis Patterson
:nzf: :bat: :os: Kane Williamson

:aus: :ar: :local: Hilton Cartwright
:aus: :wk: :local: Peter Handscomb
:aus: :ar: :local: Glenn Maxwell
:zim: :ar: :local: Solomon Mire

:aus: :ar: :local: Ashton Agar

:aus: :bwl: :local: Jason Behrendorff
:aus: :bwl: :local: Doug Bollinger
:saf: :bwl: :os: Kagiso Rabada
:aus: :bwl: :local: Billy Stanlake
:aus: :ar: :local: Mitchell Starc
:aus: :ar: :local: Chris Tremain

:aus: :bwl: :local: Brad Hogg
:saf: :bwl: :os: Imran Tahir
 
It’s always a treat to participate in NMA’s leagues. Those previews and trivias just add quite a great flavour to the league :)
 
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WARM-UP 4

:ind: Rajasthan Royals vs :ind: Chennai Super Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Excellent pitch to bat on with slight assistance to spinners.
@The Real Modi

BACKGROUND

Chennai was arguably the best team on-paper in the Indian One-Day Championship before their campaign became plagued and they were eliminated before the final.
Losing two of their mainstays in Shakib Al Hasan and Glenn Maxwell right towards the end did not bode well as Rajasthan knocked them out in the second semi-final.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

- INDIAN ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP
- Rajasthan Royals 2 - 1 Chennai Super Kings

PLAYER CLASHES

- None.

LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain (:c:)
- You must have at least five capable bowling (:ar:/:bwl:) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (:wk:/:wkb:) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas (:os:) players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+

PLAYING XI

Chennai Super Kings' playing xi yet to be decided by @Naman Thakur.

:ind: :local: :bat: Shubman Gill

:aus: :os: :bat: Steve Smith - Right-arm legbreak
:ind: :local: :bat: Shreyas Iyer :c:

:ind: :local: :bat: Karun Nair
:ind: :local: :wkb: Sanju Samson
:aus: :os: :bat: Marnus Labuschagne - Right-arm legbreak

:ind: :local: :ar: Mandeep Singh
:ban: :os: :wkb: Mushfiqur Rahim
:aus: :os: :ar: Glenn Maxwell

:ind: :local: :wk: Srikar Bharat
:ind: :local: :ar: Anukul Roy
:wi: :os: :ar: Jason Holder

:pak: :os: :ar: Mohammad Amir
:ind: :local: :bwl: Deepak Chahar
:ind: :local: :bwl: Siddarth Kaul
:ind: :local: :bwl: Mohammad Siraj
:ind: :local: :bwl: Kulwant Khejroliya

:ind: :local: :ar: Yuzvendra Chahal
 
:saf: :local: :wkb: Quinton De Kock
:saf: :local: :bat: Aiden Markram

:saf: :local: :bat: Faf Du Plessis :c:
:saf: :local: :bat: AB de Villiers

:ned: :os: :bat: Tom Cooper
:afg: :os: :ar: Rahmat Shah

:saf: :local: :ar: Dwaine Pretorius

:saf: :local: :ar: Chris Morris
:saf: :local: :bwl: Kagiso Rabada
:saf: :local: :bwl: Morne Morkel

:saf: :local: :bwl: Imran Tahir
 

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