India vs Sri Lanka in India, Nov-Dec 2009

Sri Lanka in India Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series

Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.

Champions League Twenty20 2009

CL T20 2009 News | Groups & Schedule

Latest Champions League Twenty20 Groups & Schedule

Champions League Twenty20 groups unveiled

The fixtures have been announced for the Champions League Twenty20, which will be staged in India in October. Teams from India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England will play 23 games in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

The first Champions League was due to take place last year, but was postponed following terror attacks in Mumbai. Prize money of US$6m (£3.63m) will be shared between the teams and players.

Group A: Deccan Chargers (India), Somerset Sabres, Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
Group B: New South Wales (Australia), Eagles (South Africa), Sussex Sharks
Group C: Royal Challengers Bangalore (India), Cobras (South Africa), Otago (New Zealand)
Group D: Delhi Daredevils (India), Victoria (Australia), Wayamba (Sri Lanka)

Champions League Twenty20 Schedule

Champions League Twenty20 GROUP STAGE

Date	Match	Group	Venue
October 8	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Cape Cobras	C	Bangalore
October 9	New South Wales Blues vs Diamond Eagles	B	Delhi
October 9	Delhi Daredevils vs Victoria Bushrangers	D	Delhi
October 10	Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts	C	Hyderabad
October 10	Deccan Chargers vs Somerset Sabres	A	Hyderabad
October 11	New South Wales Blues vs Sussex Sharks	B	Delhi
October 11	Delhi Daredevils vs Wayamba	D	Delhi
October 12	Somerset Sabres vs Trinidad & Tobago	A	Bangalore
October 12	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Otago Volts	C	Bangalore
October 13	Victoria Bushrangers vs Wayamba	D	Delhi
October 13	Diamond Eagles vs Sussex Sharks	B	Delhi
October 14	Deccan Chargers vs Trinidad & Tobago	A	Hyderabad

Champions League Twenty20 SECOND PHASE

October 15 C1 v D2, Bangalore
October 16 A2 v B2, Hyderabad
October 16 A1 v B1, Hyderabad
October 17 C2 v D2, Bangalore
October 17 C1 v D1, Bangalore
October 18 A2 v B1, Hyderabad
October 18 A1 v B2, Hyderabad
October 19 C2 v D1, Delhi

Champions League Twenty20 KNOCK-OUT PHASE
October 21 First semi-final, Delhi
October 22 Second semi-final, Hyderabad
October 23 Final, Hyderabad

2009 Champions League Twenty20 Teams

The 2009 Champions League will be contested by 12 teams. It will start with a round robin format, with 4 pools of 3 teams. The top 2 teams from each pool will advance to a league stage, consisting of two pools of four teams. The top two from each league will progress to a knock-out competition of two rounds.
A total 19 matches will be played in India from October 8-23. Teams that have qualified for the 2009 Twenty20 Champions League are listed below.

Team	Country	Winner/ Runner-up	Domestic Tournament
Deccan Chargers Adam Gilchrist	India	Winner	2009 Indian Premier League
Royal Challengers Bangalore Anil Kumble	India	Runner-up	2009 Indian Premier League
Delhi Daredevils Gautam Gambhir	India	Top spot in Preliminary Round	2009 Indian Premier League
New South Wales Blues Simon Katich	Australia	Winner	2008-09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Victoria Bushrangers Cameron White	Australia	Runner-up	2008-09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Cape Cobras Andrew Puttick	South Africa	Winner	2009 Standard Bank Pro 20
Diamond Eagles Boeta Dippenaar	South Africa	Runner-up	2009 Standard Bank Pro 20
Otago Volts Craig Cumming	New Zealand	Winner	State Twenty20
Sussex Sharks Michael Yardy	England	Winner	2009 Twenty20 Cup
Somerset Sabres Justin Langer	England	Runner-up	2009 Twenty20 Cup
Trinidad & Tobago Daren Ganga	West Indies	Winner	Stanford 20/20
Wayamba Jehan Mubarak	Sri Lanka	Winner	Inter-Provincial Twenty20

CL T20 2009 News | Groups & Schedule