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The game against South Australia could be the first step towards correcting that https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121546.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victoria, the side with perhaps the best pedigree in the tournament, will kick-off their Champions League campaign against Warriors - South Africa's domestic champions and one of the stronger sides in the competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/59300/59315.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476692.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476692.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476692 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Royal Challengers Bangalore sauntered to victory against Guyana in one of the most one-sided games so far in the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121600/121638.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In what turned out to be a battle of captains, Michael Klinger's 48-ball 78 for South Australia Redbacks outweighed Alviro Petersen's 35-ball 56 for the Lions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121600/121603.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT S Badrinath led a strong counterattack after early losses to guide Chennai to 151, a score that their varied bowling attack defended easily under lights to launch their side's Champions League campaign with a win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121577.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangalore have plenty of experience in their ranks, a bevy of big-hitters and enough South African flavour to start as favourites against Guyana https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120100/120143.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Lions against South Australia in Centurion on Sunday is a pretty even match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112417.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Theron was anything but Rusty, taking two wickets in the first over of the match, and one in his first over back, hurting both Wayamba's start and comeback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121556.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wayamba Elevens and Eastern Cape Warriors, two sides that have taken different routes to qualification to the Champions League, begin the fun in the competitive group A on Saturday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114900/114972.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was, unarguably, by any measure reasonable or unreasonable, the biggest win in the hitherto limping Lions franchise's history, and Alviro Petersen knew it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not many expect much from the unheralded Central Districts, which puts them in perfect position to hurt a bigger team, especially one like Chennai, which tends to start slowly https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116230.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar the batsman nearly made up for Sachin Tendulkar the captain, but a charged-up Lions side completed a feel-good underdog win in a tense finish to kick off the Champions League T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121535.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen has said the favourites tag will weigh heavily on the star-studded Mumbai Indians when they take on his low-profile side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114000/114053.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Champions League kicks off on Friday but struggles to gain attention after two weeks of serious scandal in England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116100/116131.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Guyana are aiming to replicate the performance that helped them win the Caribbean Twenty20 during their campaign in South Africa, their captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/65300/65315.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second edition of the Caribbean T20 tournament will be played in January 2011, barely six months after this year's event https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120100/120145.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/476174.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/476174.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476174 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Tait, the South Australia fast bowler, has said quick bowlers will relish bowling on the fresh pitches in South Africa during the Champions League Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112417.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/476164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie How, the Central Stags captain, has said the Champions League Twenty20 is an opportunity for the youngsters in his side to stake claims for higher honours https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84300/84335.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475973 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble has said the speed at which teams adapt to the pitches in South Africa will be crucial to their success in the Champions League Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116400/116454.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475771.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475771.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475771 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The $6.5m Champions League Twenty20, begins in less than ten days with what organisers are assuring are "robust" anti-corruption and security measures https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109450.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond, the former New Zealand fast bowler, has been appointed assistant coach of Central Districts for the Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113227.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa will be a success but there are challenges to build its popularity, the tournament's CEO Sundar Raman has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109451.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/475242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-475242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The allrounder Jacob Oram will have knee surgery next week that will rule him out of the Champions League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117500/117556.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/474609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/474609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-474609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wayamba, the Sri Lankan domestic Twenty20 champions, could surprise some of their more famous competitors in the 2010 Champions League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114900/114905.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/473999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/473999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kieron Pollard, the West Indies allrounder, has been cleared of serious injury after he was hit on the eye by a short ball from Dominic Cork during the Friends Provident t20 final at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120600/120619.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT WIPA has issued a statement responding to Tony Cozier's article on the stand-off between WIPA and the Guyana Cricket Board saying he did not obtain their version of events https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/29700/29728.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Tait has knocked back a request from Ricky Ponting to return to Tests, ruling himself out of the Ashes series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118900/118997.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/472760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/472760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472760 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dominic Cork has expressed his disappointment at not being able to take Hampshire to the Champions League in South Africa after leading them to the Friends Provident t20 title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120500/120566.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/472712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bryce McGain's time with Essex might have been cut short by the return of Danish Kaneria, but Victoria's legspinner is already looking ahead to his next big challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120200/120279.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/472668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/472668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Guyana board has reached a settlement with its players which ends its impasse with the WIPA over the distribution of participation fees and issues concerning image rights during the Champions League T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120100/120145.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warriors chief Dave Emslie has said Jacques Kallis' contractual obligations with Royal Challengers Bangalore did not give his home team much of a chance to retain his services for the Champions League T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103600/103696.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/472536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/472536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Guyana top-order batsman Travis Dowlin said there was a great sense of anticipation in the country ahead of the side's campaign in the Champions League 2010 which he termed "a wonderful journey into the unknown" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120000/120051.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/472111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-472111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cameron White is disappointed he won't be able to lead Victoria in the Champions League Twenty20 after being tied to Bangalore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109800/109877.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Warriors, Victoria and Central Districts - the home teams of Jacques Kallis, Cameron White and Ross Taylor respectively - have been compensated US$200,000 each by the Bangalore franchise according to the tournament's rules https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107452.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNStar gets set for an aggressive campaign to showcase the breadth of global cricketing talent on offer during next month's event in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104200/104267.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/471328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-471328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Guyana's team manager has said his team will be looking to emulate Trinidad & Tobago, who reached the final of the Champions League in India last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120100/120145.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/470805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/470805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-470805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Royal Challengers Bangalore have expressed their desire to retain the services of Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White for the Champions League T20 in South Africa in September https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115800/115833.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/469993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/469993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kepler Wessels, the former South African captain, has joined the Highveld Lions as their strategic cricket consultant for the Champions LeagueTwenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/469151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/469151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff has been named in Chennai Super Kings' squad for the 2010 Champions League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116217.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/468204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/468204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468204 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eurosport has signed an exclusive three-year deal with ESPN STAR Sports to broadcast the Champions League in the United Kingdom and across Europe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/468060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/468060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 will see two groups of five teams each competing in a round robin format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113571.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/465152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/465152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-465152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Australia are resigned to being without the powerful allrounder Kieron Pollard for the Champions League in South Africa in September https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117300/117391.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/464603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/464603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, St. Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Kingsmead in Durban and Centurion Park in Centurion will host Champions League Twenty20 2010 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109450.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/463523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/463523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies Cricket Board has introduced a Twenty20 tournament to the region's domestic calendar https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109300/109318.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/462587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/462587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan board has expressed its disappointment at not having a domestic team invited to participate in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115000/115060.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/461164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/461164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-461164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 will be contested by ten teams, as opposed to the 12 that participated in the inaugural edition in 2009 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109300/109318.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/460726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/460726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT English county teams will not play in the Champions League Twenty20 this year because the tournament dates clashes with the end of England's domestic season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109200/109262.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/460432.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/460432.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460432 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB is still awaiting communication from the organisers of the Champions League Twenty20 over the participation of teams from England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109200/109262.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/457431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/457431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will host the next Champions League Twenty20, to run from September 10-26, the tournament's organisers have announced https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110396.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/457206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2010/content/story/457206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-457206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ijaz Butt, the chairman of PCB, has said no Pakistani team will participate in the Champions League Twenty20 this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107560.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/450018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/450018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Champions League Twenty20 has not ruled out the participation of teams from England but will stick to its schedule of September 10-26, Lalit Modi, the tournament commissioner has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109200/109262.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/449329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/449329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lalit Modi, the commissioner of the Champions League Twenty20, has said the venue for the 2010 tournament has not yet been decided https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109450.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/449105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/449105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lalit Modi, the Champions League Twenty20 commissioner, has asked the ECB to make "minor adjustments" to its county schedule to enable English participation in the 2010 tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113200.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/447850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/447850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT