Champions League Twenty20 2011: September 2010

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About Wayamba Elevens

Winners of Sri Lanka's Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament for the second year running, Wayamba will be making their second appearance in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 this September in South Africa. Wayamba, which represents the North Western Province in Sri Lanka, will be hoping to put up a better show in the competition this time around - they were eliminated at the end of the first round in the inaugural season. With exciting cricketers like former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene, Jeevantha Kulatunga (an exciting all-rounder who has turned in consistent performances for his side over several seasons), the hard-hitting Thissara Perera, Jehan Mubarak and mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis in their squad, it's very likely that the team from the island nation make it to the knockout stages this season. Wayamba are currently on a 13-match unbeaten run in the Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament - spread over two seasons. If they can string in similar performances in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20, they are sure to give other teams a headache or two.
Bowlers
Thisara Perera, Chanaka Welagedara, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, K. Lokuarachchi, Isuru Udana

Batsmen
Jehan Mubarak, Mahela Udawatte, Jeewantha Kulatunga, Mahela Jayawardene, D. Hunukumbura

All rounders
Farveez Maharoof, S. Karunanayake

Wicket keeper
Sameera de Zoysa, Kusal Janith Perera

Support staff
Lanka Silva, Roger Wijesuriya, Lasantha Prasad, DGN Premaratne, RAK Janaka, Thosvin Prabhatha, Vinothan John,Ravin Wickramaratne

About Warriors

With a squad that consisted of Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini, Ashwell Prince, Johan Botha and Nicky Boje, it wasn't really a surprise that the Warriors strung together a consistent performance in the Standard Bank Pro20 tournament. They only lost one out of their eight matches in the competition and went on to clinch the title. It's by virtue of winning the Standard Bank Pro20 that the Warriors enter the 2010 edition of Airtel Champions League Twenty20. With their international players not always available, it was left to the likes of Colin Ingram and Davey Jacobs to shoulder the run-scoring responsibility, and they did that in style; Ingram aggregated 283 runs while Jacobs scored 162 runs in eight matches. On the bowling front, the Warriors have a very mean attack - Ntini, Botha and Boje have all successfully proven their skills at the international level. They also have Juan Theron, a bowler who relishes bowling at the death and is capable of guiding his team to nail-biting victories. The Warriors have all the ingredients - players with skill, class, experience, temperament and ability to perform on the big stage. This September, the home boys will be looking to make a big impact.

Bowlers
Nicky Boje, Juan Theron, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Garnett Kruger, Lyall Meyer

Batsmen
Ashwell Prince, Colin Ingram, Craig Thyssen, Arno Jacobs, Jon-Jon Smuts

All rounders
Johan Botha, Justin Kreusch

Wicket keeper
David Jacobs, Mark Boucher

Support staff
Russell Domingo, Russel Aspeling, Drikus Saaiman, Peterus Botha, Sophie Olivier, Leigh Deyzel, Adrian Birrell, David Emslie

About Victorian Bushrangers

Having won four KFC Big Bash Twenty20 finals in five seasons, the Victorian Bushrangers will no doubt be one of the most feared teams in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20. The Melbourne-based team boasts some prolific players in their line-up - Brad Hodge and David Hussey are among the top two run-getters in T20 cricket, while Cameron White is among the few batsmen around the world to have scored two or more hundreds in the 20-over format. It will be the second appearance in two editions of the Airtel Champions League for this Australian state side. While they qualified for the inaugural season of the competition by virtue of being runners-up in the KFC Big Bash in 2008/09, the Bushrangers went one better and qualified for this season's competition by clinching the KFC Big Bash title. The Bushrangers were knocked out in the semi-final of the inaugural CLT20, losing out to eventual title winners and compatriots New South Wales Blues. They will be hoping to go the full distance this season.

Bowlers
Shane Harwood, Bryce McGain, Clinton McKay, Dirk Nannes, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle

Batsmen
Aaron Finch, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Rob Quiney

All rounders
John Hastings,Andrew McDonald, Glenn Maxwell

Wicket keeper
Ryan Carters, Matthew Wade

Support staff
Shaun Graf, Greg Shipperd, Simon Helmot, T. Chandramohan, David Bailey, Damien Wright, Donald Shugg, Craig White

About South Australian Redbacks

The South Australian Redbacks make it to the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 by virtue of making it to the final of Australia's KFC Big Bash T20 for the first time. A team which is undergoing a metamorphosis of kinds, the South Australian Redbacks were the most consistent side in the KFC Big Bash last season, registering four wins in five matches, before ending up second best in the title clash against the Victorian Bushrangers. The Redbacks might not have too many superstars in their midst, but they certainly have someone who can lay claim to being the fastest bowler in the world today. Shaun Tait has set cricket fields ablaze registering spectacular bowling speeds. One could expect to see new records being set during the Champions League Twenty20 too. Tait apart, the Redbacks also have consistent performers like skipper Graham Manou and the returning Callum Ferguson. The Redbacks cruised into the final on the back of splendid performances from their overseas signing - Kieron Pollard - among others. CLT20 2010 presents another great opportunity for the home-grown players to rise to the occasion.

Bowlers
Cullen Bailey, Peter George, Jake Haberfield, Gary Putland, Shaun Tait

Batsmen
Cameron Borgas, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Harris, Michael Klinger

All rounders
Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Chris Duval, Aaron O'Brien

Wicket keeper
Tim Ludeman, Graham Manou

Support staff
Mark Sorell, Jeff Vaughan, Darren Berry, Jamie Cox, Simon Cain, Jarrod Egan, John Porter, Matt Cenin

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Vijay Mallya-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore make their second Airtel Champions League Twenty20 appearance by virtue of finishing third in the third season of the Indian Premier League. The Anil Kumble-led outfit figured in the inaugural CLT20 too thanks to their runners-up position in IPL 2009. From being chided as a 'Test team' in coloured clothing in the inaugural season of the IPL, it has been some transformation for the Bangalore-based franchise who have made it to two consecutive CLT20 competitions. Former South African coach Ray Jennings coaches a side with a strong South African flavour - a fact that will no doubt assist RCB in CLT20's African sojourn. With the rock solid Anil Kumble as captain and several other proven Twenty20 performers in their squad, the Royal Challengers Bangalore surely start as one of the favourites to clinch the title this season.

Bowlers
Anil Kumble, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Nayan Doshi, Dale Steyn

Batsmen
Rahul Dravid, Manish Pandey, Virat Kohli, Ross Taylor

All rounders
Dillon du Preez, Balachandra Akhil, Jacques Kallis, Cameron White

Wicket keeper
Robin Uthappa

Support staff
Raymond Jennings, Sanath Kandoor, Evan Speechley, Ramesh Mane, Prasanna Agoram, Brijesh Patel, Basu Shanker, Avinash Vaidhya

About Mumbai Indians

Led by Sachin Tendulkar, the Mumbai Indians make it to the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2010 by virtue of finishing runners-up in the Indian Premier League 2010. The most consistent team in the IPL 2010 in the league stages, the Mumbai Indians have a great mix of experience and youth. While Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan bring in all their years of experience of playing at the international level, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rajagopal Sathish, Ambati Rayudu and Saurabh Tiwary bring in the much- needed zeal and hunger for achievement on the big stage. On the bowling front, Lasith Malinga's toe-crushing yorkers are simply too hot for most batsmen to handle and he will be a major cog in the Mumbai Indians' plans, while Harbhajan and Zaheer will be hoping to draw on their experience of playing in South Africa to the advantage of their team.

Bowlers
Zaheer Khan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Ali Murtuza

Batsmen
SR Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Jean Paul Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu

All rounders
Dwayne Bravo, Ryan McLaren, Kieron Pollard, Rajagopal Sathish

Wicket keeper
Aditya Tare

Support staff
Robin Singh, Paras Mhambrey, Jonty Rhodes, Nitin Patel, Ramji Srinivasan, CKM Dhananjai, TA Sekar ,Rahul Sanghvi

About Highveld Lions

The Highveld Lions, with players from Gauteng and North West provinces in South Africa, qualify for the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2010 by virtue of being runners-up in the Pro20 competition in South Africa. Among the players to look out for in the Lions' squad are captain Alviro Petersen, the ever-dependable Neil McKenzie. The Lions' Vaughn van Jaarsveld finished as the team's top run-getter (249 runs in 8 matches) - second in the list of the top run-getters in the Pro20 2009/10, while Robert Frylinck finished as the tournament's leading wicket-taker. The Lions will feature in the tournament's very first game, against the Mumbai Indians, which will be played at their home ground Wanderers. They certainly will be hoping to feature in the last game of the tournament too - the title clash - which will be played at the same ground.

Bowlers
Craig Alexander ,Ethan O'Reilly.

Batsmen
Alviro Petersen, Neil McKenzie, Jonathan Vandiar, Vaughn van Jaarsveld.

All rounders
Shane Burger, Richard Cameron, Werner Coetsee, Cliffie Deacon, Zander de Bruyn, Robert Frylinck ,Aaron Phangiso, Jean Symes.

Wicket keeper
Thami Tsolekile.

Support staff
Kepler Wessels, Dave Nosworthy, Lawrence Mahatlane, Gordon Parsons, Craig Govender, Jacques Faul, Andra Ferreira .

About Guyana

Guyana come to South Africa this September hoping to go one better than their Caribbean counterparts, Trinidad and Tobago, runners-up of the inaugural edition of CLT20 in India. Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is a state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. It has produced cricketing greats like Clive Lloyd, Basil Butcher, Colin Croft, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Roger Harper, Carl Hooper and Alvin Kallicharran. Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan is the only big name in the current side but the presence of some talented youngsters like Devendra Bishoo and Jonathan Foo gives Guyana an opportunity to surprise their rivals with the unexpected. Guyana's passage to CLT20 wasn't the easiest of affairs. Playing in the semi-final of the Caribbean T20 2010, they beat Trinidad and Tobago, the defending champions, in a closely contested match and then snatched victory after very nearly courting defeat against Barbados in the final.
Batsmen                          Bowlers
R. Sarwan                       Devindra Bishoo
Steven Jacobs                 Esaun Crandon
S. Chattergoon
Travis Dowlin                wicket keeper
Assad Fudadin                 Derwin Christian
Richard Ramdeen

All rounders
Royston Crandon, Narsingh Deonarine, Jonathan Foo, Christopher Barnwell, Lennox Cush, Paul Wintz

Support staff
Claude Raphael, Annand Sanasie ,Chetram Singh, Ravindra Seeram, Robin Singh, Orin Bailey
Beverly Nelson, Carl Moore

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About Chennai Super Kings

The only team to make it to the semi-finals of each of the three seasons of the Indian Premier League, the Chennai Super Kings make it to this edition of the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 by virtue of winning IPL 2010. Led by the flamboyant and charismatic MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings have some of the fiercest strikers of the cricket ball in their line-up like Matthew Hayden, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay. The bowling department appeared to be Chennai Super Kings' weak-link in the initial stages of the IPL 2010. However, Doug Bollinger, called in as a replacement player, together with the spin trio of Muttiah Muralidaran, Shadab Jakati and Ravichandran Ashwin, kept chipping away at opposition batsmen much to the delight of the team management. Despite their bowling department lacking the big names like some of the other competing teams, Chennai Super Kings will be keen to replicate their performances in the IPL 2010 and add the CLT20 title to their roster of merits.

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Central Stags

The Central Stags are New Zealand's representative in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2010. The Stags - the team from Central Districts - make it to the CLT20 by virtue of beating Auckland Aces in the final of the HRV Cup - New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition. That the Stags won the HRV Cup isn't surprising, given that they have several exciting players in their line-up. Among the batsmen, they have Peter Ingram who finished as one of the top two run-getters in the HRV Cup. They will miss the services of Ross Tayor, the other leading run-scorer, who will turn out for RCB in this tournament instead. Another casualty is Jacob Oram - one of the top two wicket-takers in the domestic competition - who is out with injury. But with players like Matthew Sinclair and Michael Mason, the Stags have an impressive unit with players who can swing the course of a match single-handedly. With their title win in the HRV Cup in the season just gone by, the Central Stags have ended a brief drought of titles; they last won a title in domestic cricket in 2005-06 when they picked up the Shell Trophy.

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Champions League Twenty20 2010/11 / Fixtures


Date and Time	Match	Weather

Fri Sep 10 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	1st Match, Group B - Mumbai Indians v Lions New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	10 - 25° C Forecast Sunny

Sat Sep 11 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	2nd Match, Group A - Warriors v Wayamba St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	12 - 20° C Forecast Sunny

Sat Sep 11 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	3rd Match, Group A - Central Districts v Chennai Super Kings Kingsmead, Durban	16 - 21° C Forecast AM Showers

Sun Sep 12 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	4th Match, Group B - Lions v South Australia SuperSport Park, Centurion	12 - 26° C Forecast Sunny

Sun Sep 12 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	5th Match, Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Guyana SuperSport Park, Centurion	12 - 26° C Forecast Sunny

Mon Sep 13 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	6th Match, Group A - Victoria v Warriors St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	11 - 18° C Forecast Partly Cloudy

Tue Sep 14 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	7th Match, Group B - Mumbai Indians v South Australia Kingsmead, Durban	N/A

Wed Sep 15 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	8th Match, Group A - Central Districts v Victoria SuperSport Park, Centurion	N/A

Wed Sep 15 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	9th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Wayamba SuperSport Park, Centurion	N/A

Thu Sep 16 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	10th Match, Group B - Guyana v Mumbai Indians Kingsmead, Durban	N/A

Fri Sep 17 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	11th Match, Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v South Australia Kingsmead, Durban	N/A

Sat Sep 18 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	12th Match, Group A - Central Districts v Warriors St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	N/A

Sat Sep 18 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	13th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Victoria St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	N/A

Sun Sep 19 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	14th Match, Group B - Lions v Guyana New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	N/A

Sun Sep 19 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	15th Match, Group B - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore Kingsmead, Durban	N/A

Mon Sep 20 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	16th Match, Group A - Victoria v Wayamba SuperSport Park, Centurion	N/A

Tue Sep 21 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	17th Match, Group B - Guyana v South Australia New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	N/A

Tue Sep 21 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	18th Match, Group B - Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	N/A

Wed Sep 22 11:30 GMT \| 13:30 local 17:00 IST	19th Match, Group A - Central Districts v Wayamba St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	N/A

Wed Sep 22 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	20th Match, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Warriors St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	N/A

Fri Sep 24 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	1st semi-final - TBC v TBC Kingsmead, Durban	N/A

Sat Sep 25 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	2nd semi-final - TBC v TBC SuperSport Park, Centurion	N/A

Sun Sep 26 15:30 GMT \| 17:30 local 21:00 IST	Final - TBC v TBC New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	N/A

Teams - 10

Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
Central Stags
Guyana
Highveld Lions
Royal Challengers Banglore
South Australian Redbacks
Victorian Bushrangers
Warriors
Wayamba Elevens

News : Pressure is on Mumbai Indians
: Petersen

Johannesburg, Sept 7: Highveld Lions captain Alviro Peterson exuded confidence that his low profile team will turn out to be giant killers in the second edition of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The home team faces Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener and the local captain has send a warning to the opposition saying that his little known boys have what it takes to upstage their star-studded opponents.
“I think all the pressure is on the Mumbai Indians, they are one of the clear favourites. And I like it that way, we can just play our natural game, and I like it when people write us off. No one's expecting anything from us and we showed in last year's Pro20 domestic tournament that all that matters is what we do on the day and what we do as a team. As a team we don't have many big names and on paper we're one of the weakest sides, but you don't play cricket on paper,” Petersen warned.
The home advantage and paradoxically, local crowd pressure are two factors which are not a part of Petersen’s thought process.
“I don’t really think that the pressure of playing at home is on us. We have played well to reach the Champions League Twenty20 and would continue to do so. Yes, we know the conditions better than others but that is just one aspect of the game,” he said.
When asked to comment on facing the mighty Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener, Petersen said, “Obviously it is a big game for us, being the opening game and everything, and they obviously have a lot more experience than us. But whether you've played 100 Tests or one provincial game, all that matters is what you bring on the day. We don't care about the opposition. We are a young team and we will play for each other and play as a unit.”
The Highveld Lions have been training hard and trying out different combinations in the nets and warm-up matches. “A major focus of the camp was giving guys game time and working out what our best combinations are. There are guys who can be used in different positions. For example, Neil McKenzie has opened the batting for us, but played in the middle-order for Hampshire and did very well there. I myself am normally an opener, but I played in the middle-order for the Lions last season,” Petersen said.
Meanwhile, paceman Cliffe Deacon said that having the jitters is sometimes beneficial. “Nerves are a funny thing - it's always good to have some heading into a game. Just being totally laidback is not a good thing,” he said.
“We put pressure on ourselves and that gives us confidence to go up against these big names like you get in the Mumbai Indians,” he added.

News : Balaji confident of CSK's chances

Chennai Super Kings pace bowler Laxmipathy Balaji is confident of his team’s chances ahead of CLT20 in South Africa. Balaji has fond memories of South Africa having taken the second highest number of wickets for his team there in IPL 2009. Balaji was tied with Albie Morkel and Shadab Jakati with a tally of 13 wickets and all three were only one wicket behind CSK’s leading wicket-taker for the tournament, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Speaking to the official website of Chennai Super Kings, Balaji expressed his confidence of coming good a second time in South Africa. “In South Africa, the batsmen are always set to play on the back foot and try to get the boundary through the ‘cut’ [shot] which is the easiest thing on the pitches there. So if I bowl to length and make the batsmen go for [straight] drives, it is going to be a difficult proposition for them,” said Balaji.

IPL 2010 was not a memorable experience for Balaji as he was down with a groin injury and could play only seven games. Yet, given his past record with CSK in South Africa, it would be prudent that batsmen play him with utmost caution. Balaji already appears to have chalked out plans for opposition batsmen coming from various nations. “Getting to know their weaknesses and strengths is not an issue. For example, to get details of an Australian side in the fray, we have Matthew Hayden and [Doug] Bollinger to provide information and likewise Albie Morkel would be sought to give the necessary details on African teams,” he said.

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