The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) cricket is scheduled in India from September 23 to October 9. The matches will be held in Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata, as well as a qualifying event in Hyderabad between September 19-21. The final will be held in Chennai.
The tournament will have 10 teams competing. Seven teams have already qualified for the event. A six-team qualifying event will be held for the first time to determine the final three participants.
Chennai Super Kings have been drawn in Group A along with South Africa’s Cape Cobras, Australia’s NSW Blues and Mumbai Indians. The fifth team from the group will be the team that finishes top of Pool B in the qualifier.
Group B has Bangalore Royal Challengers, Warriors of South Africa, and South Australian Redbacks. The remaining two places will come from the Qualifiers (the top of pool A and the next highest qualifier).