Airtel Champions League T20 2011 Schedule

Domestic Twenty20 teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies will be playing in Airtel Champions League Twenty20 2011 edition. 7 teams have already qualified for the group stages of the Airtel Champions League T20 2011 season. The last three spots will be occupied by 3 teams chosen through the qualifying matches.

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 qualifying system:

• 6 Teams divided into two pools
• Top three finishers qualify for group stages
• Top two finishers from each pool of round robin method will qualify for group stage
• Third highest ranked team will be selected based on points and net run rate
• Qualifier matches will be held in Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 : Group Stages

• 10 teams divided into two groups each consisting of 5 teams
• Top 2 form each group move on to semifinals stage
• A total of 23 matches will be played including the 2 semifinals and finals
• Group stage matches will be hosted by Eden Gardens (Kolkata ), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) and M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)

Champions League T20 2011 : Group A

• Chennai Super Kings (defending CLT20 Champions)
• Cape Cobras (South Africa's Pro20 Series Champions)
• NSW Blues (2009 Champions)
• Mumbai Indians
• The fifth team from the group will be the team that finishes top of Pool B in the qualifier.

Champions League T20 2011 : Group B

• Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL runners-up)
• Warriors from South Africa (2010 CLT20 runner-up)
• South Australian Redbacks (Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash Champions)
• The remaining two places will be filled by the top finisher in pool A and the 3rd highest qualifier

Airtel Champions League T20 2011 : Matches to be played

• 7 two-legged matches
• Two Semi Finals will be hosted by in Bangalore and Chennai
• Final of the Champions League T20 2011 will be played in Chennai

Champions League T20 2011 Teams in Qualifiers:

• Kolkata Knight Riders (India)
• Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies)
• Auckland Aces (New Zealand)
• Sri Lanka (To be confirmed)
• England 1 (To be confirmed)
• England 2 (To be confirmed)