*Official* Champions League T20 2012

[James]

Tue Oct 9
Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 - Uva Next v Yorkshire
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Tue Oct 9
Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 - Auckland v Sialkot Stallions
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Wed Oct 10
Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 - Auckland v Hampshire
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed Oct 10
Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 - Trinidad & Tobago v Yorkshire
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Thu Oct 11
Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 - Trinidad & Tobago v Uva Next
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Thu Oct 11
Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 - Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sat Oct 13
Group A - Titans v Perth Scorchers
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sat Oct 13
Group A - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun Oct 14
Group B - Chennai Super Kings v Sydney Sixers
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sun Oct 14
Group B - Lions v Mumbai Indians
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Mon Oct 15
Group A - Kolkata Knight Riders v TBC (Qualifier 1)
Newlands, Cape Town

Tue Oct 16
Group B - Sydney Sixers v TBC (Qualifier 2)
Newlands, Cape Town

Tue Oct 16
Group B - Chennai Super Kings v Lions
Newlands, Cape Town

Wed Oct 17
Group A - Titans v TBC (Qualifier 1)
Kingsmead, Durban

Wed Oct 17
Group A - Kolkata Knight Riders v Perth Scorchers
Kingsmead, Durban

Thu Oct 18
Group B - Lions v Sydney Sixers
Newlands, Cape Town

Thu Oct 18
Group B - Mumbai Indians v TBC (Qualifier 2)
Newlands, Cape Town

Fri Oct 19
Group A - Delhi Daredevils v TBC (Qualifier 1)
Kingsmead, Durban

Sat Oct 20
Group B - Lions v TBC (Qualifier 2)
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sat Oct 20
Group B - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sun Oct 21
Group A - Perth Scorchers v Delhi Daredevils
Newlands, Cape Town

Sun Oct 21
Group A - Kolkata Knight Riders v Titans
Newlands, Cape Town

Mon Oct 22
Group B - Chennai Super Kings v TBC (Qualifier 2)
Kingsmead, Durban

Mon Oct 22
Group B - Sydney Sixers v Mumbai Indians
Kingsmead, Durban

Tue Oct 23
Group A - Perth Scorchers v TBC (Qualifier 1)
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Tue Oct 23
Group A - Delhi Daredevils v Titans
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Thu Oct 25
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group A v 2nd Group B)
Kingsmead, Durban

Fri Oct 26
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC (1st Group B v 2nd Group A)
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun Oct 28
Final - TBC v TBC
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

 

[Dan]

This tournament is completely illegitimate, meaningless and will not gain any of my attention other than this post.

That is, unless the Sixers make the final and/or win the tournament.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I find it interesting the way Australia has this split between their franchise teams and their national team playing T20. There seems to be as much if not more interest in the franchise sides and the Big Bash than for Australia during the World Cup. That seems to be happening more with T20 than in the other formats.

Anyway I suspect the next few pages will be about bashing the number of IPL teams and the India-centric nature of the competition. Which seems fair enough (to bash).

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well I didn't watch much of the international T20 competition that has just gone and failed to see a game all the way through but will probably watch Yorkshire tomorrow. Not overly fussed about this either really, just waiting for our drubbing in India to start.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yay! It's on Eurosport 2 up here so won't have to try to "tune in" my "telly" to any other "channels".

Uva Next quite possibly the worst name for a sporting side ever? Discuss.

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah its pretty ordinary, can't think of a worse named team at all.

WTF do both Aussie teams automatically qualify anyway? It seems silly, WA finishing second should definitely have to quality, India's third ranked team should definitely have to qualify too.

 

[Dan]

Yay! It's on Eurosport 2 up here so won't have to try to "tune in" my "telly" to any other "channels".

Uva Next quite possibly the worst name for a sporting side ever? Discuss.

South Dakota School of Mines HardRockers
Indianapolis NW Space Pioneers
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Brevard County Manatees
Columbia College Fighting Koalas
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
Centralia Orphans
Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes
Chattanooga Central Purple Pounders
Yuma Criminals
Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers
Watersmeet Nimrods
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters


Yeah, Uva Next is the worst.

 

[brockley]

8 ipl teams,a qualifying event but no qualifying for champions league should b the make up for the comp.

 

[Daemon]

Yeah its pretty ordinary, can't think of a worse named team at all.

WTF do both Aussie teams automatically qualify anyway? It seems silly, WA finishing second should definitely have to quality, India's third ranked team should definitely have to qualify too.

Cause they're organising the tournament. It's how the host nation always gets a free entry without needing to qualify.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Matches need some IPL teams to cheer against.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yorks keeping their "always open with Root whether batting or bowling" thang going, then.

Hmm, lovely cover drive off the third ball too; proper cricket shot.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Can't help but think the English sides are somewhat hamstrung by their comparative lack of overseas players. Looking at Uva they have Chanders, Oram, Gul & Ranga McDonald.

Thinks Yorks only have the one (Miller), what with Jaques technically being domestic now.

 

[theegyptian]

it's not pattinson you ****. sidebottam bowling crap.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bowling changes works, kinda. Munaweera smacks a wide one from Ashraf to Miller at wideish cover point.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Rashid's action looked a bit wrong somehow with the one that went past the slog and hit leg stump.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hehehe @ top fielding from Patterson.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Grr I do hate that bollocks expression about how with wides the batting side is getting 'extra deliveries' and some numpties even count the runs off the next ball as part of the impact of the runs given away by the wide.

It's complete cobblers. All it means is they get an extra run, the only other aspect is they get another sighter of the bowler.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Grr I do hate that bollocks expression about how with wides the batting side is getting 'extra deliveries' and some numpties even count the runs off the next ball as part of the impact of the runs given away by the wide.

It's complete cobblers. All it means is they get an extra run, the only other aspect is they get another sighter of the bowler.

Not necessarily just one, tbf.

Have to say some of the cheerleaders shouldn't really be wearing crop tops either, throwing bricks from a greenhouse as I am.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Kandamby likes a pie, eh?

Rafiq bowling well, meanwhile. Not afraid to toss it up, even in this format.

 

[Daemon]

Can't help but think the English sides are somewhat hamstrung by their comparative lack of overseas players. Looking at Uva they have Chanders, Oram, Gul & Ranga McDonald.

Thinks Yorks only have the one (Miller), what with Jaques technically being domestic now.

Well technically they do have 4 guys outside of English origin