Victorian Bushrangers have qualified to play in this year's Champions League Twenty20 after winning Big Bash Preliminary final against Gold Queensland Bulls.
The Indian Premier League on Thursday said the prize-money for last year's Champions League Twenty20 tournament, held in South Africa, has not been disbursed yet because of the need for regulatory approvals by the treasury department.
His chances of playing in the Champions League T20 seems pretty bleak but Gautam Gambhir will take a final call on his participation latest by next Sunday, according to sources.
Leicestershire and Somerset have qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament after winning their respective England domestic T20 semi-finals via one-over eliminators at Edgbaston.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Wednesday shifted the venue of two matches of the forthcoming Champions League T20 tournament that were scheduled to be held in Kolkata, following a request from the city police.
After notching a thumping win in their tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings are favourites to register another victory when they take on Sri Lanka's Wayamba Elevens in the Champions League Twenty20 match at the Centurion on Wednesday.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Association is urging players to stay away from this year's Champions League Twenty20, saying the tournament has 'little or no credibility' given that prize money from last year's edition has still not been paid.
Openers Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris scripted a dramatic run-chase as South Australia beat fancied Mumbai Indians by five wickets in a thrilling Champions League Twenty20 match in Durban on Tuesday night.
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday suffered a major setback as wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament due to hand injury, which requires surgery.
Mumbai Indians continued their winning-run in the Champions League T20 tournament with a nail-biting one-wicket win over spirited Trinidad and Tobago at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Monday.
Although disappointed with Chennai Super Kings' ouster from the Champions League T20, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that it will be a "blessing in disguise" ahead of his team's important ODI series against England which starts from October 14.
Following their crucial five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Champions League Twenty20, in Chennai, on Sunday, New South Wales captain Simon Katich backed his side to continue their good form in the rest of the tournament.
Keiron Pollard walloped 72 off 30 balls to help Mumbai Indians to a 31-run victory over Guyana in Group B encounter of the Champions League T20 tournament in Durban on Thursday.
Mumbai Indians' disastrous campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 came to an end with their third defeat in four matches as they meekly surrendered to Sydney Sixers by 12 runs at Kingsmead in Durban on Monday night.
Had it not been for the washed-out game against Perth Scorchers, reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders could have made the semi-finals of the ongoing Champions League Twenty20, said senior all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
Their title defence having ended early with a whimper, Mumbai Indians will look to salvage some of their battered reputation with at least a win when they take on Sydney Sixers in an inconsequential Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban on Monday.
The Champions League Twenty20 match between Delhi Daredevils and Auckland Aces was abandoned due to incessant rains in Durban on Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of making the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament suffered a major blow as they slumped to their second successive defeat after losing to Auckland Aces by seven wickets in a Group A match in Cape Town on Monday.
Australia's in-form Sydney Sixers start outright favourites but will have to guard against complacency when they take on spirited English qualifiers Yorkshire in their second Group B encounter of the Champions League Twenty20 in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Statistical highlights of Wednesday's Champions League Twenty20 match between Royal Challengers angalore and South Australia Redbacks, in Bangalore.
Rocked by two consecutive defeats, Kolkata Knight Riders badly need a win as they take on an equally desperate South Australian Redbacks in their next Champions League Twenty20 match, in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their final qualifying round match against Somerset by 11 runs but still managed to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 main tournament in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
A day after he was denied an Indian visa, Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja was issued one to compete in the Champions League Twenty20 next month with the Indian Consulate in Melbourne insisting that the initial rejection had nothing to do with him being born in Pakistan.
Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay scored breezy half centuries as Chennai Super Kings crushed Wayamba by 97 runs to register their second consecutive win in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament in Centurion on Wednesday.
High on confidence after their opening match victory over Wayamba XI, South African domestic side Warriors will look to continue in the same vein when they take on Australia's Victoria Bushrangers in the Champions League Twenty20 in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
Injury-plagued England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been left out of IPL champions Chennai Super Kings' final 15-member squad for next month's Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has asked the organisers of Champions League Twenty20 to rework the event's schedule as a clash of dates with the domestic season in London could prevent the counties from playing in the cash-awash tournament.
The Champions League Twenty20 match between Cape Cobras and Victoria in Bangalore on Saturday was pushed by back by an hour after an under-22 cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir was detained by the city police in Bangalore after explosive detectors found traces of RDX in his kit bag.
Kevin Pietersen waged a lone battle but Delhi Daredevils simply lacked the firepower as they lost to Highveld Lions by 22 runs in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban on Thursday.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir has admitted that it was indeed "very disappointing" not to have qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20.
Lasith Malinga's five-wicket haul and Dinesh Karthik's whirlwind 74 went in vain as Chennai Super Kings eked out a narrow six-run win over Mumbai Indians in an inconsequential Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Johannesburg on Saturday night.
It will be a battle of the elites when Sydney Sixers take on Highveld Lions in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday to maintain their supremacy at the points table.
In-form Sydney Sixers produced a clinical all-round performance and romped to a crushing eight-wicket win over Yorkshire in their Champions League Twenty20 match in Cape Town on Tuesday.
A narrow 14-run defeat was not the ideal start for the former champions Chennai Super Kings, and they will look to make amends in their bowling when they taken on the impressive Highveld Lions on Tuesday.
After a morale-boosting win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders are in for a tough battle when they take on rampaging group B toppers Warriors in their Champions League clash at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.
New South Wales made a sensational fightback by smashing 16 runs in the final over before defeating Trinidad and Tobago via the Super Over Eliminator in a dramatic Champions League Twenty20 match in Chennai on Wednesday.
New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, on Tuesday, pulled out of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament after suffering a knee injury.
Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is jittery about obtaining an Indian visa to represent Leicestershire in next week's Champions League Twenty20 and has sought the English county's help in the matter.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina on Wednesday joined the Test squad ahead of the first Test against Australia in Mohali after completing their Champions League Twenty20 engagements for Chennai Super Kings in South Africa.
It is going to be a battle between Mahendra Singh Dhoni's spirited leadership and the strategic acumen of experienced Anil Kumble when their teams Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore take on each other in the Champions League Twenty20 semi-final in Durban on Friday.
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