The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 gets underway at Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday with hosts and IPL runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on Cape Cobras from South Africa. Cricket’s first global inter-club tournament, it is the latest twist in a format that is only seven years but has established itself as the game’s main money-spinner.
A mix of state, county, regional and franchise teams will battle it out for a US$ 6 million cash prize, with $2.5 million going to the winners. The unpredictability of the format is enhanced by the fact that there is little history between the teams, though many of the players would be familiar to each other as team-mates at some level.
Teams
Champions League Twenty20 2009 – Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad
Champions League Twenty20 2009 – Cape Cobras Squad
Timing
Start time 20.00 IST (14.30 GMT)
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