KKR to play CSK in CLT20 opener
26 July 2014 3:08 AM IST
Reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders will play Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural match of this year’s Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on September 17. The sixth edition of the Twenty20 tournament will be held in four Indian cities, Hyderabad, Mohali, Bangalore and Raipur, from September 13 to October 4.
According to statement from BCCI, 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 qualifiers 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 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 semifinals.
According to statement from BCCI, 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 qualifiers 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 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 semifinals.
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