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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2008 Champions League Twenty20
| image = CLT20.svg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]], [[Cricket Australia|CA]], [[Cricket South Africa|CSA]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host = {{flag|India}}
| participants = 8
| matches = 15
| next_year = 2009
| next_tournament = 2009 Champions League Twenty20
}}
The '''2008 Champions League Twenty20''' was scheduled to be the first edition of the [[Champions League Twenty20]], an international club [[cricket]] tournament. It was due to be held in [[India]] between December 3 and December 10, 2008,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/365001.html |title=Champions League will start on December 3 |date=2008-08-14 |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> where the winners were to earn around [[United States dollar|US$]]6 million. The [[2008 Mumbai attacks|bombing attacks in Mumbai]] just one week prior to the tournament resulted in its postponement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/middlesex/7751583.stm |title=Champions League cricket on hold |first=Oliver |last=Brett |first2=Simon |last2=Austin |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-11-27 |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> It was proposed that the tournament be held in early 2009, though dates for its rearrangement could not be found and the tournament was cancelled on December 12, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/381840.html |title=Champions League pushed back to October 2009 |date=2008-12-12 |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> The league was planned and successfully executed as the [[2009 Champions League Twenty20]].

== Format ==
The tournament has eight teams 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 winner of the competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/311046.html |title=Everything you wanted to know about the Champions League |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref>

Points awarded in the group stage:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Result !! Points
|-
| Win || 2 points
|-
| No result || 1 point
|-
| Loss || 0 points
|}

== Teams ==
Eight teams from five nations were invited for the tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Qualified teams<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7441994.stm |title=Cricket Champions League unveiled |date=2008-06-07 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref>
! Team !! Country !! Domestic tournament !! Position !! Group
|-
| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || {{flagcountry|IND}} || [[2008 Indian Premier League]] || Winner || B
|-
| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || {{flagcountry|IND}} || [[2008 Indian Premier League]] || Runner-up || A
|-
| [[Titans cricket team|Titans]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || [[Standard Bank Pro20 Series|2007–08 Standard Bank Pro20]] || Winner || A
|-
| [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] || {{flagcountry|RSA}} || [[Standard Bank Pro20 Series|2007–08 Standard Bank Pro20]] || Runner-up || B
|-
| [[Victorian Bushrangers]] || {{flagcountry|AUS}} || [[2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash]] || Winner || A
|-
| [[Western Warriors]] || {{flagcountry|AUS}} || [[2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash]] || Runner-up || B
|-
| [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Crusaders]] || {{flagcountry|ENG}} || [[2008 Twenty20 Cup]] || Winner || A
|-
| [[Sialkot Stallions]] || {{flagcountry|PAK}} || [[2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup]] || Winner || B
|}

=== England's participation ===
The organisers of the tournament confirmed that any team competing would be banned from fielding players who have competed in the [[Indian Cricket League]], a rival to the Indian Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7468041.stm |title=Champions League bans ICL players |date=2008-06-22 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> As a result of this, England's participation in the tournament was put in jeopardy. For the 2008 season, 15 of the 18 counties fielded 25 players from the ICL.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/359566.html |title=Top officials meet for 'basic discussions' |first=Ajay |last=Shankar |date=2008-07-03 |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=2012-05-14 }}</ref> On 24 July 2008, IPL commissioner [[Lalit Modi]] confirmed their stance by stating that only [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] and [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] stood a chance of being invited to the Champions League because they didn't have ICL links.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/362345.html |title=Modi reiterates stand against teams with ICL links |date=2008-07-24 |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=2012-05-14 }} Subham rout the first player to score 910runs from Odisha warriors
</ref>

== Venues ==
Three venues were chosen to host the league and knockout matches. [[Mumbai]] and [[Bangalore]] were chosen instead of [[Rajasthan Royals]]' home stadium which was under renovations. [[Chennai Super Kings]]' [[Chepauk Stadium]] was chosen to play two of the three matches the team had to play. The first semi-final was supposed to be held at [[Bangalore]] while the second semi-final and the final was to be held at [[Chennai]].

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Chennai]]
! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Bangalore]]
! style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Mumbai]]
|-
| style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 50,000
| style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 45,000
| style="border-left:none; border-right:none;" | [[Brabourne Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 30,000
|-
| style="border:none;" | [[File:Ma ChidambaramStadium panaroma.jpg|150px|Chennai]]
| style="border:none;" | [[File:MChinnaswamy-Stadium.jpg|150px|Bangalore]]
| style="border:none;" | [[File:Brabourne.jpg|150px|Mumbai]]
|-
!colspan="3" | <div style="text-align: center;">{{location map+ |India |float=none |width=300 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |India |lat=13.083888 |long=80.27 |label=[[Chennai]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.932222 |long=72.824722 |label=[[Mumbai]] |position=top}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.966666 |long=77.566666 |label=[[Bangalore]] |position=left}} }}</div>
|}</div>

== Fixtures ==
=== Group stage ===
;Group A
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 3 December
| team1 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Crusaders]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Victorian Bushrangers]]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| result = Match 1
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375249.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 4 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Victorian Bushrangers]]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| result = Match 4
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375162.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 5 December
| team1 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Crusaders]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Titans cricket team|Titans]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Match 5
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375163.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 6 December
| team1 = [[Titans cricket team|Titans]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Victorian Bushrangers]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Match 8
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375166.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 6 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Crusaders]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Match 9
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375167.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 7 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Titans cricket team|Titans]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Match 12
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375170.html Scorecard]
}}

;Group B
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 3 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Match 2
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375250.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 4 December
| team1 = [[Sialkot Stallions]] {{flagicon|PAK}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Western Warriors]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Match 3
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375161.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 5 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sialkot Stallions]]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| result = Match 6
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375164.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 6 December
| team1 = [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Western Warriors]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Match 7
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375165.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 7 December
| team1 = [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sialkot Stallions]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Match 10
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375168.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 7 December
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] {{flagicon|IND}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Western Warriors]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Match 11
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/engine/match/375169.html Scorecard]
}}

=== Knockout stage ===
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 8 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = Group B winner
| team2 = Group A runner-up
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| result = Semi-final 1
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375171.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = Group A winner
| team2 = Group B runner-up
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Semi-final 2
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375172.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 10 December | daynight = yes
| team1 = Semi-final 1 winner
| team2 = Semi-final 2 winner
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
| result = Final
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/375173.html Scorecard]
}}

== Aftermath ==
The teams participating especially the IPL teams were extremely disheartened with the cancelling of league. Both the [[Chennai Super Kings]] and the [[Rajasthan Royals]] received $1.3 million as compensation whereas the other teams were also offered petty amounts.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions/content/series/354009.html CricInfo Champions League Twenty20 minisite]

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