Mumbai Indians were crowned 'Champion of Champions' after they defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final of the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011

RCB beat NSW by six wickets in the first semi-final while MI trounced SOM by 10 runs in the second to set up an all-IPL clash for the CLT20 final.

MIs confirmed their date with RCB in the final of CLT20 2011 after they beat Somerset by 10 runs in the second semi-final

RCB, riding on two blazing knock from Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli, chased down a 200-plus score for the second time in two games to oust NSW Blues

MI take on SOM in a match that will decide which team progresses to the title clash

Mumbai Indians were crowned 'Champion of Champions' after they defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final of the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011

RCB beat NSW by six wickets in the first semi-final while MI trounced SOM by 10 runs in the second to set up an all-IPL clash for the CLT20 final.

MIs confirmed their date with RCB in the final of CLT20 2011 after they beat Somerset by 10 runs in the second semi-final

RCB, riding on two blazing knock from Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli, chased down a 200-plus score for the second time in two games to oust NSW Blues

MI take on SOM in a match that will decide which team progresses to the title clash

RCB are coming off a sensational last-ball victory against South Australian Redbacks to qualify for the semis while New South Wales Blues thumped Chennai Super Kings by 46 runs for a place in the knockout round.

RCB recorded a dramatic, last-ball victory against SAR to go through to the semi-finals of Nokia CLT20 2011

Somerset booked a place in the Nokia CLT20 2011 semi-finals by beating the Warriors here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Both teams will be aware of the high stakes riding on this match. A win for either team in this fixture will ensure a berth in the semi-final.

With all five teams from Group B in the running for a place in the semi-finals, Somerset take on Warriors in the second last group match of CLT20 2011

NSW Blues opener, David Warner, single-handedly knocked out Chennai Super Kings on a ground which was once called their fortress.

T&T, whose matches have become synonymous with last-ball finishes, beat COB by two wickets in the penultimate match of Group A of CLT20 2011

Match 18 - the final league fixture in Group B - will feature defending champions Chennai Super Kings and New South Wales Blues

oyal Challengers Bangalore kept their semi-final hopes in Nokia CLT20 2011 alive as they cruised to a 51-run win against Somerset on Monday.

Cape Cobras middle-order batsman Owais Shah is the fifth highest run-getter in T20 cricket with 2890 runs

After heart-breaking defeats in their first two matches, Trinidad and Tobago finally won their first game in the Nokia CLT20 group stage.

Royal Challengers Bangalore play Somerset in a Group B encounter of Nokia CLT20 2011

NSW followed up their morale-boosting win against T&T with a comfortable victory against MI by five wickets in a low-scoring game at Chennai.

KKR clinched the rain-affected contest by 22 runs as per the Duckworth-Lewis system. The win keeps them in contention for a semi-final spot.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings take on Trinidad and Tobago in Match 15 of the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011.

Bad weather resulted in a no-show between the South Australian Redbacks and Somerset Group B game in the Nokia CLT20 2011.

Mumbai Indians take on New South Wales Blues in the former’s final match of the group stage.

MI's Group A encounter against Cape Cobras in the Nokia CLT20 was abandoned due to rain. This after MI batted first and posted a mammoth score of 176.

Match 13 of the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 features the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Warriors from South Africa.

South Australian Redbacks clash with Somerset in a Group B encounter of the Nokia CLT20 2011.

Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of Nokia CLT20 2011 when they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets

MI are coming off two consecutive wins in the group stage while COB lost their last match to CSK; they had won their first game against NSW.

A timely cameo from Dwayne Bravo helped defending champions Chennai Super Kings win their first game in Nokia CLT20.

This is the first time the two sides will be squaring off in a Champions League Twenty20 encounter.

NSW Blues beat Trinidad & Tobago in the first Super Over of Nokia CLT20 2011 after Match 8 ended in a tie at the Chepauk.

AB de Villiers, has been ruled out of the remainder of Nokia CLT20 after he fractured a finger on his left hand during a training session.

After posting a mammoth 188, the Redbacks cruised to a win by restricting KKR to 169 for 9.

Defending champions CSK, who suffered a shock defeat at the hands of MI in their opening fixture, will clash with COB in Match 9 of the CLT20 2011.

Both teams have lost their respective opening fixtures and will be keen to open their account to stay in contention for a place in the semi-finals.

Jacobs is the latest addition in MI's long list of casualties; the wicketkeeper-batsman will miss the remaining of the CLT20 due to a hip injury

Mumbai Indians defeated Trinidad & Tobago by one wicket off the very last ball.

Both teams will be keen to open their account having been beaten in their respective opening matches.

MI take on one of the three teams to have come through the qualifiers, T'n'T. This is the first time the two sides will be squaring off in CLT20.

In a game that saw Gautam Gambhir return to lead KKR, Somerset beat them by five wickets.

The win takes the Warriors to the top of the points table in Group B.

• This is the first time that KKR have made it to the CLT20. Somerset were a part of the inaugural edition in 2009.

The Redbacks too don't have too many stars in their line-up, but they've come this far regardless and will expect to do well in Nokia CLT20 2011 too.

The Sri Lanka slinger put in a late fight with an 18-ball 37 as Mumbai Indians stunned Chennai Super Kings by three wickets.

A scintillating half-century from Gibbs powered the Cobras to a convincing seven-wicket win over the NSW Blues at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Defending champions and IPL 2011 winners Chennai Super Kings take on the Mumbai Indians in a heavyweight encounter of the Nokia CLT20 2011.

CLT20 2011 got off to a cracker of a start with the Warriors defeating the formidable RCB off the last ball of a high-scoring game.

The second match of the CLT20 2011 group stage sees South Africa T20 champions Cape Cobras clash with NSW Blues, runners-up in the 2010-11 Big Bash.

Jay Sean, the British-Punjabi singing sensation, carried on from where he left off at the opening ceremony, entertaining fans with musical hits

The garden city rolled out the red carpet for the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 amid music, revelry and high spirits.

RCB, runners-up at the IPL 2011, take on the Warriors, who finished second best in the Pro-20 Series in SA.

Somerset and Kolkata Knight Riders have both qualified for the group stage of Nokia CLT20 2011.

Cob warmed up for their opening encounter of CLT20 2011 with a convincing 48-run win over a TNCA U-22 side.

Ruhunu Eleven's hopes of progressing to the Nokia CLT20 2011 stay alive after they beat the Leicestershire Foxes in a close contest.

The winner is assured a place in the main tournament, while the loser also stands a chance of progressing depending on what happens in the other qual.

If either side harbours any hopes of joining T'n'T, they must beat the other by a big margin and hope that the results in Pool A go in their favour.

Somerset held their nerves to clinch a last-ball victory in the fourth qualifier of Nokia CLT20 2011.

T and T have qualified for the group stage of Nokia CLT20 with a commanding performance over the Leicestershire Foxes.

The CLT20 Governing Council has today decided to move matches from Eden Gardens to Hyderabad and Bengaluru, pending approval from local authorities.

Kolkata Knight Riders medium pacer Laxmipathy Balaji credits skipper Gautam Gambhir for reviving the team's flagging fortunes during IPL 2011.

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Jacques Kallis said the team is missing Gautam Gambhir but the Knight Riders are putting in an extra effort

AA captain Hopkins was short of words at the post-match press conference after his team had fallen a couple of runs short of target against KKR

Match 4 of the Nokia CLT20 2011 Qualifiers will see the AA, who lost their opening fixture against the KKR, pitted against the A Thomas-led Somerset.

Despite posting a modest 121, KKR won their opening Nokia CLT20 fixture against AA by restricting the Kiwi side to 119 for 6.

After leading his team to a five-wicket victory over Ruhunu in the opening game of CLT20 2011 Qualifiers, T and T Darren Ganga spoke to the media.

Ruhunu Eleven all-rounder TM Sampath said his side's batsmen struggled against T and T in the opening fixture of the Nokia CLT20 2011 Qualifiers.

The star of the match for T & T was Sherwin Ganga who rescued the side from a score of 81 for five by playing a feisty knock of 39 in the Caribbean.

The warm up Twenty20 match between RCB and KSCA XI at M Chinnaswamy Stadium was abandoned due to rain halfway through the game.

T and T are coming off a nervy five-wicket win against Ruhunu in their first qualifying game while LEI are yet to play a match in the qualifiers.

Simon Katich (48 off 31 balls) led from the front as NSW registered a 51-run win in a practice match against the TNCA XI

A young HCA XI team scripted a thrilling three-wicket victory over Leicestershire Foxes in their warm-up game in Hyderabad

As Ruhunu Eleven embark on their journey in the Nokia CLT20 Qualifiers with a game against Trinidad and Tobago, Jayasuriya speaks to the media

Auckland Aces take on the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match of the opening day of the Nokia CLT20 2011 Qualifiers

Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 gets underway with the first game of the qualifiers being played between T20 champs from WI and SL

Kolkata Knight Riders’ ploy of fielding first in their practice match against Trinidad and Tobago backfired as Denesh Ramdin came out all guns blazing

Martin Guptill set the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Club ablaze with his bat to script a 19-run win for the Auckland Aces

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s destroyer-in-chief, Chris Gayle, is backing Trinidad and Tobago to succeed in the Nokia CLT20 should they get past the qualifiers.

Hyderabad 15 September: A team opting to play the super over to despite winning the match by 86 runs is unheard of. The Auckland Aces did just that in their practice match against HCA.

Hyderabad, September 15: Kolkata Knight Riders won their second consecutive practice match against Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) XI by 35 runs.

Karnataka boys outplay IPL side in warm-up game

Kolkata Knight Riders have been dealt a body blow with their concussed captain, Gautam Gambhir, out of the Nokia CLT20 Qualifiers. But coach Dav Whatmore is optimistic about the team’s chances of 'travelling further in the tournament' despite the absence of their batting anchor.

Pathan, Rajat Bhatia shine in practice game

Jacques Kallis to captain KKR in Gambhir's absence

MSD leads ODI team of the year, wins Spirit of Cricket award

Mumbai Indians got a much needed boost ahead of Nokia Champions League Twenty20, 2011 with news of Harbhajan Singh’s recovery

Having impressed with a semi-final appearance at CLT20 2010, the South Australian Redbacks (SAR) are hoping to go the distance

The Auckland Aces are doing their best to get in top shape for Nokia Champions League Twenty20, 2011.

ESPN Star Sports, the official broadcaster and commercial partner of Nokia Champions League Twenty20, today formally unveiled Bollywood legend and superstar, Shahrukh Khan

The New South Wales Blues are set to land in India for the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 2011 riding high on form.

Adelaide, September 9: With a defeat at the hands of the Warriors in the semi-final, the South Australian Redbacks fell painfully short of lifting the Champions League Twenty20 trophy in 2010.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Manoj Tiwary has been called to join the Indian team currently touring England as a replacement for the injured Rohit Sharma.

The Mumbai Indians team management will be keeping a close eye on news emerging from the Indian camp in England. This after their batsman Rohit Sharma sustained an injury while batting in the first one-day international here today.

Chennai Super Kings. South African recruit Faf du Plessis is hoping for a chance to contribute to his team as they set out to defend their Champions League Twenty20 crown this season.

New South Wales Blues will play a series of one-day and Twenty20 matches against Orissa.s Ranji Trophy team in preparation for the Champions League Twenty20 2011. Orissa, a team in the Elite Group of the Ranji League, are coached by former NSW batsman Michael Bevan who took over the reins of the side in January 2011.

England's representation in the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 was determined at the end of a high-octane final day of the Friends Life T20 Cup.

The recent ODI series against Australia may have been a disappointing affair for Sri Lanka who lost it 2-3. But for the Mumbai Indians,

Champions League Twenty20 2011 is going to be an emotional affair for Shaun Tait; it will probably be the final time that the tearaway Australian pacer will don the South Australian Redbacks jersey.

Yusuf Pathan, the swashbuckling batsman of the Kolkata Knight Riders, who is currently on a break after an indifferent performance in the West Indies, is not unduly worried about his form.

David Warner struck his maiden first-class double century for Australia A against a Zimbabwe XI here in Harare.

With the third season of the Champions League Twenty20 very much in sight now, the participating teams will already have an eye on their player's performances and current form.

Adrian Barath has admitted that he should have played more domestic games before making a return to international cricket after a hamstring injury had caused him to miss the 2011 ICC World