The 2014 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was the sixth edition of Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014. Mumbai Indians were the defending champions but failed to qualify. The final was played on 4 October 2014, the Chennai Super Kings won their 2nd CLT20 title after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final by 8 wickets chasing a total of 181. Suresh Raina scored unbeaten 109*off 62 balls.
Format
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 4 points |
| No result | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points |
Prize money
The total prize money of $6 million will be distributed among the Champions League T20 participating tWinners
- $1.3 million – Runners-up
- $500,000 – Losing semifinalists
- $200,000 – Team finishing 5th to 10th
Qualification
| Domestic tournament | Teams from | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Indian Premier League | 3 (top three teams) | |
| 2013–14 Big Bash League season | 2 (winners and runners-up) | |
| 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | 2 (winners and runners-up) | |
| 2014 Caribbean Premier League | 1 (winners) | |
| 2014 Qualifying stage | See below | 2 (top two teams) |
| Domestic tournament | Teams from | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 HRV Cup | 1 (winners) | |
| 2013–14 Faysal Bank T20 Cup | 1 (winners) | |
| 2014 Indian Premier League | 1 (fourth place) | |
| 2014 Super 4’s T20 | 1 (winners) |
Teams
| Team | Domestic tournament | Position | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Scorchers | 2013–14 Big Bash League | Winners | 3rd |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 2013–14 Big Bash League | Runners-up | 1st |
| Dolphins | 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | Winners | 1st |
| Cape Cobras | 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | Runners-up | 3rd |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2014 Indian Premier League | Winners | 3rd |
| Kings XI Punjab | 2014 Indian Premier League | Runners-up | 1st |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2014 Indian Premier League | Third place | 5th |
| Barbados Tridents | 2014 Caribbean Premier League | Winners | 1st |
| Northern Knights | 2014 CLT20 Qualifying stage | Winners | 1st |
| Lahore Lions | 2014 CLT20 Qualifying stage | Runners-up | 1st |
| Team | Domestic tournament | Position | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 2014 Indian Premier League | Fourth place | 5th |
| Northern Knights | 2013–14 HRV Cup | Winners | 1st |
| Lahore Lions[3] | 2013–14 Faysal Bank T20 Cup | Winners | 1st |
| Southern Express | 2014 Super 4’s T20 | Winners | 1st |
Squads
On 22 August 2014, the 12 participating teams announced their final 15-man squads for the tournament.
Qualifying stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Knights (1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.080 |
| 2 | Lahore Lions (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −0.065 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.064 |
| 4 | Southern Express | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.033 |
Source:[citation needed]
- 2 Advanced to Group A
- 1 Advanced to Group B
Fixtures
|
13 September
|
Southern Express
92/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Northern Knights
96/3 (9.3 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 7 wickets
|
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13 September
|
Mumbai Indians
135/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Lions
139/4 (18.4 overs) |
Lahore Lions won by 6 wickets
|
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14 September
|
Northern Knights
170/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
98 (18 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 72 runs
|
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14 September
|
Southern Express
161/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
165/1 (16.2 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets
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16 September
|
Lahore Lions
164/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Southern Express
109 (18 overs) |
Lahore Lions won by 55 runs
|
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16 September
|
Mumbai Indians
132/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northern Knights
133/4 (17.2 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 6 wickets
|
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.716 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.945 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.038 |
| 4 | Lahore Lions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −0.051 |
| 5 | Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.338 |
Source:[citation needed]
Advanced to semifinals
Fixtures
|
17 September
|
Chennai Super Kings
158/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/7 (19 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
|
|
20 September
|
Dolphins
164/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
165/4 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
|
|
21 September
|
Lahore Lions
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
153/6 (19.3 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
|
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22 September
|
Chennai Super Kings
242/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dolphins
188 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 54 runs
|
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24 September
|
Perth Scorchers
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
153/7 (19.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
|
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25 September
|
Chennai Super Kings
|
v
|
Lahore Lions
|
Match abandoned
|
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27 September
|
Lahore Lions
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
148/9 (20 overs) |
Lahore Lions won by 16 runs
|
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27 September
|
Chennai Super Kings
155/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
142/7 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs
|
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29 September
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
187/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Dolphins
151/8 (20 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 36 runs
|
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30 September
|
Lahore Lions
124/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
130/7 (19 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings XI Punjab | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.130 |
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.193 |
| 3 | Barbados Tridents | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.230 |
| 4 | Cape Cobras | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.955 |
| 5 | Northern Knights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −2.697 |
Source:[citation needed]
Advanced to semifinals
Fixtures
|
18 September
|
Hobart Hurricanes
144/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab
146/5 (17.4 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets
|
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19 September
|
Northern Knights
206/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Cape Cobras
44/2 (7.2 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 33 runs (D/L)
|
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20 September
|
Barbados Tridents
174/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab
178/6 (19.4 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 4 wickets
|
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21 September
|
Cape Cobras
184/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
186/4 (19 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
|
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23 September
|
Hobart Hurricanes
178/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern Knights
92 (16.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 86 runs
|
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26 September
|
Barbados Tridents
174/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Cape Cobras
174/5 (20 overs) |
Match tied, Cape Cobras won by Super Over
|
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26 September
|
Kings XI Punjab
215/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northern Knights
95 (15.2 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 120 runs
|
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28 September
|
Barbados Tridents
113 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
117/4 (18.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
|
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28 September
|
Cape Cobras
135 (18.3 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab
139/3 (18.1 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets
|
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30 September
|
Northern Knights
135/8 (19 overs) |
v
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Barbados Tridents
138/4 (18.4 overs) |
Barbados Tridents won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
|
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 141/3 (19.1 ov) | |||||||
| B2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 140/6 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 180/6 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Chennai Super Kings | 185/2 (18.3 ov) | |||||||
| B1 | Kings XI Punjab | 117 (18.2 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Chennai Super Kings | 182/7 (20 ov) | |||||||
Fixtures
Semifinals
|
2 October
16:00 (D/N) scorecard |
|
Hobart Hurricanes
140/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
141/3 (19.1 overs) |
|
Shoaib Malik 66* (46)
Narine, Pathan, Russell 1/24 (4 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 54* (40)
Xavier Doherty 1/28 (4 overs) |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Attendance: 41,264 Umpires: S Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (KKR) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
|
2 October
20:00 (D/N) scorecard |
|
Chennai Super Kings
182/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab
117 (18.2 overs) |
|
Dwayne Bravo 67 (39)
Parvinder Awana 4/30 (4 overs) |
Akshar Patel 31 (18)
Ashish Nehra 2/9 (3 overs) |
|
Chennai Super Kings won by 65 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Attendance: 43,795 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (CSK) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field
The Final
|
4 October
19:00 (D/N) scorecard |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
180/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chennai Super Kings
185/2 (18.3 overs) |
|
Gautam Gambhir 80 (52)
Pawan Negi 5/22 (4 overs) |
Suresh Raina 109* (62)
Pat Cummins 1/32 (3 overs) |
|
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Attendance: 35,800 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Pawan Negi (CSK) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Final standings
| Pos. | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 3 | Kings XI Punjab |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers |
| 6 | Lahore Lions |
| 7 | Barbados Tridents |
| 8 | Cape Cobras |
| 9 | Northern Knights |
| 10 | Dolphins |
| 11 | Mumbai Indians |
| 12 | Southern Express |
Statistics
Most runs
The following are the top five highest run scorers in the main tournament.
| Nat | Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 234 | 5 | 58.50 | 173.33 | 109* | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 |
|
Robin Uthappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 210 | 5 | 52.50 | 131.25 | 85* | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
 |
Jonathan Carter | Barbados Tridents | 203 | 4 | 67.66 | 136.24 | 111* | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
 |
Aiden Blizzard | Hobart Hurricanes | 188 | 5 | 47.00 | 140.29 | 78* | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
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Shoaib Malik | Hobart Hurricanes | 172 | 5 | 86.00 | 138.70 | 66* | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
Source: Golden Bat
The leading run-scorer of the main tournament awarded the Golden Bat award.
Most wickets
The following are the five leading wicket-takers of the main tournament.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Inns | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 15.30 | 8.83 | 5.30 | 4/31 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 5 | 15.30 | 11.40 | 8.05 | 4/21 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Bollinger | Hobart Hurricanes | 9 | 5 | 16.00 | 11.88 | 8.07 | 3/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Parvinder Awana | Kings XI Punjab | 9 | 5 | 18.00 | 12.66 | 8.52 | 4/30 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 4 | 12.87 | 9.75 | 7.92 | 4/41 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Golden Wicket[5]
The leading wicket-taker of the tournament awarded the Golden Wicket award.