2013 IPL winners Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will kick off the Champions League T20 2013 in Jaipur on September 21. They will be joined by Lions, winners of South Africa’s T20 competition, and Australia’s Perth Scorchers to make up Group A. Group B includes former winners Chennai Super Kings, Big Bash League champions Brisbane Heat, South Africa’s Titans and Trinidad & Tobago, who have qualified directly into the tournament for the first time.
Champions League Twenty20 2013
Kandurata Maroons, Faisalabad Wolves, Otago Volts and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play the Qualifiers beginning on September 17 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh. The two top-ranked sides will progress to take the one spot remaining in each group.
The group stage will have each team facing the other once to decide the seeding in the semi finals. The table toppers from Group A will meet the team ranked second from Group B, while the winners of Group B will take on the second placed team from Group A in Jaipur and Delhi respectively. Delhi will also host the Champions League Twenty20 2013 final on October 6.
Ahmedabad and Ranchi join Jaipur in hosting Champions League matches for the first time this year.
Champions League T20 2013 Groups
Group A: Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Lions, Perth Scorchers, Qualifier 1
Group B: Chennai Super Kings, Brisbane Heat, Titans, Trinidad & Tobago, Qualifier 2
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