The 2011 Champions League Twenty20 was the third edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 19 September to 9 October 2011. The defending champions were the Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians won the tournament, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final.
Format The tournament was the first edition to feature a qualifying stage, in which six teams competed for three places in the final stages. The final stages of the tournament had the same format as the previous season, with a group stage and a knockout stage.
During the group stage, teams were divided into two groups of five teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Teams The following teams qualified for the final stages of the competition:
Cricket Board Team How qualified Australia New South Wales Blues Runners-up, 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Australia Southern Redbacks Winners, 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash England and Wales Somerset Qualifying stage India Chennai Super Kings Winners, 2011 Indian Premier LeagueIndia Kolkata Knight Riders Qualifying stage India Mumbai Indians Third ranked team, 2011 Indian Premier League India Royal Challengers Bangalore Runners-up, 2011 Indian Premier League South Africa Warriors Runners-up, 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 South Africa Cape Cobras Winners, 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 West Indies Trinidad and Tobago Qualifying stage
Squads
Eight players were originally nominated for two squads and were allowed to decide which team they would play for, in each case choosing their Indian Premier League team. The tournament rules state each team may field only four overseas players, but an exception was made for Mumbai Indians who were allowed to field five as many of their Indian players were unable to play due to injury. Without this the team would have been unable to field a team.
Venues
The tournament was hosted at three venues across India. The qualifying stage was held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, with final stage matches held at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore and the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.
Qualifying stage The six-team qualifying stage was held between 19 and 21 September, with teams divided into two groups.
Pool A
Pool B
Final stages fixtures All match times in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs Player Team Runs High score New South Wales Blues 328 * Royal Challengers Bangalore 257 Royal Challengers Bangalore 232 * Kolkata Knight Riders 223 * Warriors 184
Most wickets Player Team Wickets Best bowling Trinidad and Tobago 12 4/14 Trinidad and Tobago 10 3/8 Mumbai Indians 10 4/20 Mumbai Indians 8 3/23 Somerset 8 2/16
References
External links ESPNcricinfo Champions League Twenty20 minisite