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The Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 was the third edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

tournament. It was held in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

from 23 September to 9 October 2011. It was the first season after Nokia

Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...

replaced Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation...

as the tournament's title sponsor. The defending champions are the Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...

.

The Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...

emerged the winners of the tournament, defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...

in the final. David Warner

David Warner (cricketer)

David Andrew Warner is an Australian cricketer. A quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket...

from the New South Wales Blues

New South Wales Blues

The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...

won the Golden Bat Award, while Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga

Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"...

was awarded the Golden Wicket Award and declared the Player of the Tournament.

The following tournaments were the qualifying tournaments:

Domestic tournament	Teams from	Teams
2011 Indian Premier League 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...	India	3 (top three teams)
2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 The 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 was the eighth season of the Standard Bank Pro20 Series, established by the Cricket South Africa. The series was played between January 28 and March 13 2011.-Venues:-Rules and regulations:...	South Africa	2 (winner and runner-up)
2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash -Round 2:---------Round 3:-----Round 4:---------Round 5:-------------Round 6:---------Preliminary final:-Final:-Highest team totals:The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season....	Australia	2 (winner and runner-up)

The following teams qualified for the competition:

Team	Domestic tournament	Position	Appearance
Southern Redbacks	2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash -Round 2:---------Round 3:-----Round 4:---------Round 5:-------------Round 6:---------Preliminary final:-Final:-Highest team totals:The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season....	Winner	2nd
New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...	2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash -Round 2:---------Round 3:-----Round 4:---------Round 5:-------------Round 6:---------Preliminary final:-Final:-Highest team totals:The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season....	Runner-up	2nd
Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...	2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 The 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 was the eighth season of the Standard Bank Pro20 Series, established by the Cricket South Africa. The series was played between January 28 and March 13 2011.-Venues:-Rules and regulations:...	Winner	2nd
Warriors	2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 The 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20 was the eighth season of the Standard Bank Pro20 Series, established by the Cricket South Africa. The series was played between January 28 and March 13 2011.-Venues:-Rules and regulations:...	Runner-up	2nd
Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...	2011 Indian Premier League 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...	Winner	2nd
Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...	2011 Indian Premier League 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...	Runner-up	3rd
Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...	2011 Indian Premier League 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...	Third place	2nd
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...	Qualifying stage	Pool A runner-up	1st
Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	Qualifying stage	Pool A winner	2nd
Trinidad and Tobago	Qualifying stage	Pool B winner	2nd

Eight players were originally nominated for two squads and the players were allowed to decide which team they would play for in the tournament. All players chose to play for their Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

team.

The tournament was hosted at three venues across India

India

with the Qualifying Tournament to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The...

. Both the Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings

and Royal Challengers

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...

played some of their group stage matches at their home grounds.

Should the Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings

qualify for the semi-finals, they will play their semi-final in Chennai regardless of their finishing position. Similarly, unless they play against the Chennai Super Kings, the Royal Challengers

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...

will play their semi-final in Bengaluru if they qualify. Chennai will host the final.

Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...	Bengaluru	Hyderabad
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was... Capacity: 50,000	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore. Formerly known as the Karnataka... Capacity: 45,000	Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... Capacity: 55,000

A six-team qualifying stage was held in Hyderabad from 19 to 21 September. The teams were divided into two groups of three, with each playing a round-robin tournament

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

. The top teams in each group and the next highest ranked team qualified from this tournament. The following teams participated in the qualifying stage:

Team	Domestic tournament	Position
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...	2011 Indian Premier League 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...	Fourth place
Auckland Aces Auckland Aces The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV...	2010–11 HRV Cup 2010–11 HRV Cup The 2010–11 HRV Cup was the sixth season of the HRV Twenty20 Cup, the official Twenty20 domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season was held between December 2 2010 and January 2 2011.-Rules and regulations:...	Winner
Ruhuna Rhinos	2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 The 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 will be the fourth season of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20, the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. The tournament was scheduled as a replacement for the 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League, which was postponed to 2012...	Winner
Trinidad and Tobago	2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20	Winner
Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	2011 Friends Life t20 2011 Friends Life t20 The 2011 Friends Life t20 was the second season of the Friends Life t20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The season ran from June 1 to August 27 2011. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season....	Winner
Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	2011 Friends Life t20 2011 Friends Life t20 The 2011 Friends Life t20 was the second season of the Friends Life t20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The season ran from June 1 to August 27 2011. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season....	Runner-up

Team
Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	2	2	0	4	+0.300
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...	2	1	1	2	−0.225
Auckland Aces Auckland Aces The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV...	2	0	2	0	−0.075

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Ruhuna Rhinos	2	1	1	2	−0.275
Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....	2	0	2	0	−1.375

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The top team in Pool A will be designated as Q1 in the Group stage.
The top team in Pool B will be designated as Q2 in the Group stage.
The next highest ranked team will be designated as Q3 in the Group stage.
Should Kolkata Knight Riders qualify through being the next highest ranked team, they will assume the Q1 position in the Group Stage, and the top team in Pool A will assume the Q3 position in the Group Stage.

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The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the semifinals.

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Player	Team	Runs	Highest	Average	Strike-rate	100s	50s
David Warner David Warner (cricketer) David Andrew Warner is an Australian cricketer. A quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket...	Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...	328	135*	109.33	172.63	2	0
Chris Gayle Chris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight...	India Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...	257	92	42.83	178.47	0	2
Virat Kohli Virat Kohli Virat Kohli ,born 5 November 1988 in Delhi) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia...	India Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...	232	84*	46.40	145.91	0	2
Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...	India Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...	223	74*	74.33	120.54	0	2
Jon-Jon Smuts Jon-Jon Smuts Jon-Jon Smuts is a South African cricketer who plays for the Chevrolet Warriors in the South African domestic competitions. He is a right-handed opening batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He attended Graeme College in Grahamstown. In 2010 he was selected for the South African Emerging Players'...	South Africa Warriors	184	88	46.00	114.28	0	1

Player	Team	Wickets	Best Bowling	Average	Economy	Strike-rate
Ravi Rampaul Ravi Rampaul Ravindranath Rampaul is a West Indian cricketer. He is the first quick bowler of Indian descent to represent West Indies at international level, playing Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals...		12	4/14	12.50	6.25	12.00
Sunil Narine Sunil Narine Sunil Philip Narine, born 26 May 1988 in Trinidad, is a West Indian cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He has since appeared in first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.-References:...		10	3/8	10.50	4.37	14.40
Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"...	India Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...	10	4/20	11.70	5.85	12.00
Abu Nechim Abu Nechim Abu Nechim Ahmed is an Indian first-class cricketer who currently plays for Assam. He has represented India at the U-19 level and plays in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians. He has also represented ICL India XI, Kolkata Tigers & Royal Bengal Tigers in the now defunct ICL...	India Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...	8	3/23	16.50	7.47	13.20
Alfonso Thomas Alfonso Thomas Alfonso Clive Thomas is a South African cricketer who has represented his country in one Twenty20 International. He is a right arm fast-medium bowler and a big hitting lower-order batsman...	England Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...	8	2/16	21.25	7.08	18.00

New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...

Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...

Cape Cobras
Cape Cobras
The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...

Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...

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