CLT20 - Chennai to host 1 semifinal

Chennai, the home of Chennai Super Kings, will host one semi-final and final of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in which a record 13 teams will be participating, according to an official press release.The Governing Council has confirmed the format and dates for the 2011 tournament to be played in India, with more teams than ever before having a chance to win domestic T20’s biggest prize.

The 10-team CLT20 will follow the same format as 2010 and will be held in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata from September 23 to October 9. However, before the tournament kicks off, a six-team event will be played in Hyderabad from 19-21 September to decide the final three teams that qualify for the main event.

A six-team qualifier will be held in Hyderabad from 19-21 September. Kolkata Knight Riders (fourth, IPL), Trinidad and Tobago (Champions, West Indies) and Auckland Aces (Champions, New Zealand) have already been invited to participate, with the teams from Sri Lanka (one) and England (two) yet to be confirmed. 

The top three teams at the conclusion of the qualifier will advance to the main tournament. The format for the qualifier will be announced soon.

The line-up already contains the 2009 (NSW Blues) and 2010 (Chennai Super Kings) Champions and 2010 Runner-Up (Warriors), showing CLT20 as the true test of world’s elite domestic T20 teams.

Bengaluru will host the inaugural game on September 23 and along with Chennai, will host a semi-final. The 2011 CLT20 Final will be played in Chennai on October 9.

Competing Teams

Qualifier: Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL), Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies), Auckland Aces (New Zealand), Sri Lanka (Team tbc), England 1 (Team tbc), England 2 (Team tbc).

Teams in main tournament: South Australian Redbacks (Australia), NSW Blues (Australia), Warriors (South Africa), Cape Cobras (South Africa), Chennai Super Kings (India), Royal Challengers Bangalore (India), Mumbai Indians (India), 3 x Qualifier (Teams tbc).

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