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. It was the first edition after Nokia replaced Bharti Airtel as the tournament’s title sponsor. The defending champions were the Chennai Super Kings.
The Mumbai Indians emerged the winners of the tournament, defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. David Warner from the New South Wales Blues won the Golden Bat Award, while Ravi Rampaul was awarded the Golden Wicket Award and Lasith Malinga was declared the Player of the Tournament.
Format
The tournament was the first edition to feature a qualifying stage, which consists of six teams competing for three spots in the main tournament. The main tournament had the same format as the previous year. It consists of 23 matches, and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. If a match ends in a tie, a Super Over will be played to determine the winner.
The group stage has the teams divided into two equal groups, with each playing a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals, with the top team of one group facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals play the grand final to determine the winners of the competition.
Points awarded in the group stage:
| Result | Points |
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| Win | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
Prize money
Same as the previous tournaments, the total prize money for the competition is US$6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team in the main tournament receives a participation fee of $500,000. The prize money will be distributed as follows:
- $200,000 – Each team eliminated in the group stage
- $500,000 – Each semi-finalist
- $1.3 million – Runners-up
- $2.5 million – Winners
Teams
The following tournaments were the qualifying tournaments:
| Domestic tournament | Teams from | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Indian Premier League | India | 3 (top three teams)[5] |
| 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 | South Africa | 2 (winners and runners-up)[6] |
| 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | Australia | 2 (winners and runners-up)[7] |
The following teams qualified for the competition:
| Team | Domestic tournament | Position | Appearance | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Redbacks | 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | Winners | 2nd | 29 January 2011 |
| New South Wales Blues | 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 February 2011 |
| Warriors | 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 March 2011 |
| Cape Cobras | 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 | Winners | 2nd | 9 March 2011 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2011 Indian Premier League | Runners-up | 3rd | 22 May 2011 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2011 Indian Premier League | Winners | 2nd | 22 May 2011 |
| Mumbai Indians | 2011 Indian Premier League | Third place | 2nd | 25 May 2011 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Qualifying stage | Pool B winners | 2nd | 20 September 2011 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Qualifying stage | Pool A runners-up | 1st | 21 September 2011 |
| Somerset | Qualifying stage | Pool A winners | 2nd | 21 September 2011 |
Squads
Eight players were originally nominated for two squads and the players were allowed to decide which team they would play for in the tournament. All players chose to play for their Indian Premier League team.[8] The tournament rules state each team may only field four overseas players but an exception was made for the Mumbai Indians. They were allowed to field five overseas players as many of their Indian players were unable to play due to injury. Without the exception they would have been unable to construct a team of eleven.
Venues
The tournament was hosted at three venues across India with the qualifying stage to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Both the Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore played some of their group stage matches at their home grounds.
The Chennai Super Kings would play their semi-final in Chennai if they qualify. Similarly, unless they play against the Chennai Super Kings, the Royal Challengers Bangalore would play their semi-final in Bengaluru if they qualify. Chennai will host the final.
| Chennai | Bengaluru | Hyderabad | |
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| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Capacity: 38,190 |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Capacity: 45,000 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Capacity: 55,000 |
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Qualifying stage
Format
A six-team qualifying stage was held in Hyderabad from 19 to 21 September. The teams were divided into two groups of three, with each playing a round-robin tournament. The top teams in each group and the best performing team from the remaining teams qualified from this tournament. The following teams participated in the qualifying stage:
| Team | Domestic tournament | Position |
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| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2011 Indian Premier League | Fourth place |
| Auckland Aces | 2010–11 HRV Cup | Winners |
| Ruhuna | 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 | Winners |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20 | Winners |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 2011 Friends Life t20 | Winners |
| Somerset | 2011 Friends Life t20 | Runners-up |
Fixtures
- All match times in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Somerset | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.300 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.225 |
| 3 | Auckland Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.075 |
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19 September
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Kolkata Knight Riders
121/6 (20 overs) |
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Auckland Aces
119/6 (20 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 2 runs
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20 September
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Auckland Aces
125/7 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
126/6 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets
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21 September
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Somerset
166/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
155/8 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 11 runs
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.659 |
| 2 | Ruhuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.275 |
| 3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.375 |
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19 September
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Ruhuna
138 (18.5 overs) |
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Trinidad and Tobago
144/5 (20 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 5 wickets
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20 September
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Trinidad and Tobago
168/2 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
117/9 (20 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 51 runs
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21 September
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Ruhuna
160/6 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
156/8 (20 overs) |
Ruhuna won by 4 runs
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Fixtures
- All match times in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30).
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | New South Wales Blues | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.627 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −0.280 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.176 |
| 4 | Cape Cobras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.229 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.712 |
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24 September
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New South Wales Blues
135/8 (20 overs) |
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Cape Cobras
136/3 (17.2 overs) |
Cape Cobras won by 7 wickets
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24 September
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Chennai Super Kings
158/4 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
159/7 (19.5 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 3 wickets
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26 September
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Trinidad and Tobago
98 (16.2 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
99/9 (20 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 1 wicket
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28 September
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Trinidad and Tobago
139/6 (20 overs) |
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New South Wales Blues
139/8 (20 overs) |
Scores level; New South Wales Blues won the Super Over
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28 September
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Cape Cobras
145/7 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
146/6 (19.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets
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30 September
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Mumbai Indians
176/5 (20 overs) |
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Cape Cobras
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No result
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2 October
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Mumbai Indians
100/7 (20 overs) |
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New South Wales Blues
101/5 (17 overs) |
New South Wales Blues won by 5 wickets
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2 October
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Trinidad and Tobago
123/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
111/6 (20 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 12 runs
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4 October
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Cape Cobras
137/4 (20 overs) |
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Trinidad and Tobago
138/8 (19.4 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 2 wickets
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4 October
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New South Wales Blues
201/2 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
155 (18.5 overs) |
New South Wales Blues won by 46 runs
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −0.557 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.325 |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.306 |
| 4 | Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.246 |
| 5 | Southern Redbacks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −0.533 |
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23 September
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
172/8 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
173/7 (20 overs) |
Warriors won by 3 wickets
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25 September
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Warriors
171/5 (20 overs) |
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Southern Redbacks
121/6 (20 overs) |
Warriors won by 50 runs
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25 September
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Kolkata Knight Riders
161/3 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
164/5 (19.4 overs) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets
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27 September
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Southern Redbacks
188/5 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
169/9 (20 overs) |
Southern Redbacks won by 19 runs
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29 September
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
169/9 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
171/1 (17.3 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
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1 October
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Somerset
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Southern Redbacks
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Match abandoned
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1 October
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Warriors
155/4 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
83/1 (9 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 22 runs (D/L)
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3 October
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
206/6 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
155/6 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 51 runs
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5 October
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Somerset
146/4 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
134/8 (20 overs) |
Somerset won by 12 runs
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5 October
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Southern Redbacks
214/2 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
215/8 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
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Knockout stage
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | New South Wales Blues | 203/2 (20 ov) | |||||||
| B2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 204/4 (18.3 ov) | |||||||
| B2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 108 (19.2 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Mumbai Indians | 139 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Mumbai Indians | 160/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
| B1 | Somerset | 150/7 (20 ov) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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7 October
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New South Wales Blues
203/2 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4 (18.3 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets
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8 October
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Mumbai Indians
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Somerset
150/7 (20 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs
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Final
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9 October
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Mumbai Indians
139 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
108 (19.2 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 31 runs
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Final standings
| Pos. | Team |
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| 1 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 3 | New South Wales Blues |
| 4 | Somerset |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 6 | Warriors |
| 7 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 8 | Cape Cobras |
| 9 | South Australia Redbacks |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 11 | Ruhuna Eleven |
| 12 | Auckland Aces |
| 13 | Leicestershire Foxes |
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
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| David Warner | New South Wales Blues | 328 | 135* | 109.33 | 172.63 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 257 | 92 | 42.83 | 178.47 | 0 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 232 | 84* | 46.40 | 145.91 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | Kolkata Knight Riders | 223 | 74* | 74.33 | 120.54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon-Jon Smuts | Warriors | 184 | 88 | 46.00 | 114.28 | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR |
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| Ravi Rampaul | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 4/14 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 12.00 |
| Sunil Narine | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 3/8 | 10.50 | 4.37 | 14.40 |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 4/20 | 11.70 | 5.85 | 12.00 |
| Abu Nechim | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 3/23 | 16.50 | 7.47 | 13.20 |
| Alfonso Thomas | Somerset | 8 | 2/16 | 21.25 | 7.08 | 18.00 |