Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for Champions League tournament of T20 club champions can now avail of tickets on www.clt20.com, the league’s official online destination or visit www.clt20tickets.com. All league matches will be played on three Venue; Delhi, Bangaluru and Hyderabad. Ticket Price: The lowest denomination tickets in the preliminary phase of the inaugural Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament would cost Rs 100 and the highest priced tickets would cost Rs 3000. Surprisingly tickets for the first semifinal at Delhi are priced higher than the final on October 23 at Hyderabad. To witness the Delhi match, on October 21, the fans would have to shell out between Rs 400 and 1500 for the lower denomination tickets and Rs 6000 for the premium ones. Champions League Chairman Lalit Modi expressed confidence that the price of tickets would boost their sales and enable fans to come and see some of the finest cricketing talents in the world. Following is the details of ticket price for each venue. Bangalore: Tickets for the inaugural day face-off between IPL Season 2009 runners-up, Bangalore Royal Challengers and the South African Cape Cobras in Bengaluru on October 8, 2009 are priced attractively. They cost between Rs. 200 and Rs. 750 and are inclusive of the opening ceremony. Single match day tickets in Bengaluru are priced lower, starting at Rs. 100 and going up to Rs. 500. The double headers, or two-match days, on October 12 and 17, priced between Rs. 200 and Rs. 700. Tickets for the prestigious “T” Stand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, though, will retail at a slight premium. Tickets for the opening day and double headers are priced at Rs. 1500, while single match day tickets are priced at Rs. 1000. Delhi: Tickets in Delhi, for all double headers, are priced attractively, ranging from Rs 400 (for the East and West stands) to Rs. 1500 (for the South East Hill stand). Single match day tickets will cost fans between Rs. 250 and Rs.1000. Hyderabad: Tickets for Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium have been priced between Rs. 400 … [Read more...]
Champions League Twenty20 teams and schedule
The Airtel Twenty20 Champions League is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies. The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of Indian Premier League. The first edition was set to take place from December 3 to December 10, 2008. The tournament was postponed following terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008 and later cancelled, with the first tournament now scheduled for October 2009. Indian mobile service Bharti Airtel has bought the title sponsorship rights of the Champions League. Participant Teams: The domestic Twenty20 winners of West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, as well as Delhi Daredevils, will get an opportunity to participate in the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League, to be held from October 8-23 in India, just after the Champions Trophy. Delhi has been included on the basis of having topped the round-robin stage of the 2009 IPL. They will be joined by Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the 2009 IPL finalists. Other 2009 domestic finalists and winners include Victoria and New South Wales (Australia), Cape Cobras and Eagles (South Africa), Otago (New Zealand), Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies) and Wayamba (Sri Lanka), Somerset and Sussex (England). Tournament Format: The 12 teams will be divided into four groups of three teams each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the second round where two leagues of four teams each will compete in a round-robin league. The top four teams will make it to the semi-finals, which will be played in New Delhi, on October 21, and Hyderabad, on October 22. A total of 23 matches will be played over 16 days in these three venues. Tournament Groups: The 12 teams will be divided into four groups of three each with IPL runners-up Bangalore grouped with Cape Cobras and Otago, while IPL champions Deccan Chargers are in a pool with Stanford 20/20 winners, Trinidad and Tobago and Somerset, the runners-up of England's Twenty20 Cup. Delhi Daredevils will be grouped with … [Read more...]
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