2013 Champions League Twenty20
The 2013 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was the fifth edition of Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 17 September to 6 October 2013.[2][3]
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Dates | 17 September 2013 – 6 October 2013 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI CA CSA |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | Mumbai Indians (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Rajasthan Royals |
Participants | 10 (group stage) 12 (total)[1] |
Matches | 29 |
Attendance | 545,587 (18,813 per match) |
Player of the series | Dwayne Smith (223 runs) |
Most runs | Ajinkya Rahane (288 runs) |
Most wickets | Pravin Tambe (12 wickets) |
Official website | www.clt20.com |
Sydney Sixers were the defending champions but they failed to qualify for the event. During the finals on 6 October 2013, in a re-match of the opening game, the Mumbai Indians won their 2nd CLT20 title after bowling out the Rajasthan Royals, defeating them by 33 runs.[4]
Background
Domestic Twenty20 competitions faced several setbacks in 2013. The Bangladesh Premier League included a spot-fixing scandal where seven individuals were charged.[5] Their problems with franchises missing their payments to players also continued and resulted in five franchises having their contracts conditionally terminated.[6] The Indian Premier League also included a spot-fixing case where three players were among the 39 charged.[7]
This year's Sri Lanka Premier League was cancelled after all franchises refused to pay their bank guarantees. All franchises had lost interest in participating in the tournament after they all made losses from the inaugural season.[8] As a replacement, Sri Lanka Cricket created the Super 4's Twenty20 and its four participating teams specifically for determining their representation in the CLT20. It was the first time where a team is neither a club nor a franchise and, as such, the first time where a cricketing board directly receives the proceeds from the CLT20.[9]
In Australia, the Big Bash League continued to be a success and led to more public interest in cricket, especially amongst families.[10] The Caribbean Premier League was created and had its first season in August 2013. Billed as the "ultimate cricket carnival", its major attraction was its unique party atmosphere and it was an immediate success with high attendance for all matches. Another attraction was the involvement of legends of West Indies cricket in coaching roles and Hollywood stars taking equity interests in the teams.[11] The Big Bash League introduced to the game the Zing wicket system, with LED lights on the stumps and bails that light up at almost the instant the wicket is broken, and the umpire cam, a camera attached to the caps worn by the umpires.[12][13] Both features were also used in the Caribbean Premier League.
Format
The tournament features a qualifying stage and group stage. The qualifying stage consists of four teams playing a round-robin tournament from which the top two teams qualify for the group stage. These two teams join the eight teams that received direct entry in the group stage. The group stage has the teams divided into two groups of five teams and each group plays a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group advances to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals, with the top team of one group facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals play the grand final to determine the winners of the competition. Matches ending with the scores level are decided by a Super Over, where the winners of the Super Over are declared winners of the match.
Points awarded in the qualifying and group stages:
Result | Points |
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Win | 4 points |
No result | 2 points |
Loss | 0 points |
Prize money
The winners of champions league got 1.5 million US dollars while the runners up got 1 million.
Qualification
England teams have indefinitely refused participation in the tournament starting with this edition due to its dates clashing with the end of the County Championship.[14] England teams had previously missed the 2010 edition due to similar scheduling problems.[15] Contrary to the previous two seasons, Trinidad and Tobago received direct qualification on account of their good past performances.[2] They were also chosen ahead of the winners of the newly created Caribbean Premier League. This edition was the second to feature a team from Pakistan and the first for editions held in India. The strained ties between the Indo-Pak governments and establishments had been the primary reason for Pakistan's exclusion before 2012.[16] The winners of the Sri Lanka Premier League were originally scheduled to participate in the qualifying stage before the tournament was cancelled.[3][17]
Domestic tournament | Teams from | No. of teams |
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2013 Indian Premier League | India | 3 (top three teams) |
2012–13 Big Bash League | Australia | 2 (winners and runners-up) |
2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | South Africa | 2 (winners and runners-up) |
2012–13 Caribbean Twenty20 | West Indies | 1 (winners) |
2013 Qualifying stage | See below | 2 (top two teams) |
Domestic tournament | Teams from | No. of teams |
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2012–13 HRV Cup | New Zealand | 1 (winners) |
2012–13 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup | Pakistan | 1 (winners) |
2013 Indian Premier League | India | 1 (fourth place) |
Super 4's Twenty20 | Sri Lanka | 1 (winners) |
Teams
Due to the tournament format restricting player contracts from the 2011–12 (first) season to only be for that season, all teams of the Big Bash League underwent many changes to their squads. New contracts, however, could be multi-year agreements.[18] The Sydney Sixers, winners of the 2012 edition, failed to qualify. Pakistan sent a team.
Team | Domestic tournament | Position | Appearance | Qualified |
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Brisbane Heat[19] | 2012–13 Big Bash League | Winners | 1st | 15 January 2013 |
Perth Scorchers[20] | 2012–13 Big Bash League | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 January 2013 |
Trinidad and Tobago[2] | 2012–13 Caribbean Twenty20 | Winners | 3rd | 21 January 2013 |
Highveld Lions[21] | 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | Winners | 3rd | 28 March 2013 |
Titans[21] | 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 April 2013 |
Chennai Super Kings | 2013 Indian Premier League | Runners-up | 4th | 17 May 2013 |
Mumbai Indians | 2013 Indian Premier League | Winners | 4th | 17 May 2013 |
Rajasthan Royals | 2013 Indian Premier League | Third place | 1st | 22 May 2013 |
Otago Volts | Qualifying stage | Winners | 2nd | 18 September 2013 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | Qualifying stage | Runners-up | 1st | 18 September 2013 |
Team | Domestic tournament | Position | Appearance | Qualified |
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Otago Volts[22] | 2012–13 HRV Cup | Winners | 2nd | 20 January 2013 |
Faisalabad Wolves[23] | 2012–13 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup | Winners | 1st | 31 March 2013 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2013 Indian Premier League | Fourth place | 1st | 22 May 2013 |
Kandurata Maroons | Super 4's Twenty20 | Winners | 1st | 17 August 2013 |
Squads
This edition saw the first instance of a player choosing his home team over his IPL team after qualifying with both. Of the 12 players named in the preliminary squads of more than one team, Kumar Sangakkara chose to play for the Kandurata Maroons instead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad from the IPL. In doing so, Sangakkara, per his contract, forfeited 20% of his IPL salary ($140,000). Sri Lanka Cricket would not receive the $150,000 compensation they would have otherwise received for not having Sangakkara.[24] The decision came after long discussions between the two parties. The issue also raised questions of loyalty and money amongst the public. Sangakkara criticised SLC for how the affair was presented as such, saying "I am the one who suffers" regardless of his choice.[25]
Qualifying stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Otago Volts (1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.225 |
2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.207 |
3 | Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.525 |
4 | Kandurata Maroons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.809 |
Fixtures
17 September |
Faisalabad Wolves 139/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 142/2 (17.5 overs) |
Otago Volts won by 8 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Otago) | |||||
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17 September |
Kandurata Maroons 168/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 174/2 (18.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Hyderabad) | |||||
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18 September |
Kandurata Maroons 154/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 157/4 (18 overs) |
Otago Volts won by 6 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Otago) | |||||
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18 September |
Faisalabad Wolves 127/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/3 (17.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Hyderabad) | |||||
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20 September |
Faisalabad Wolves 146/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata Maroons 136/7 (20 overs) |
Faisalabad Wolves won by 10 runs |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Faisalabad) | |||||
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20 September |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 144/5 (16.2 overs) |
Otago Volts won by 5 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Nathan McCullum (Otago) | |||||
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Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.960 |
2 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.068 |
3 | Otago Volts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.869 |
4 | Highveld Lions | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −0.726 |
5 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −2.851 |
Fixtures
21 September |
Mumbai Indians 142/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 148/3 (19.4 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance : 27,539 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Vikramjeet Malik (Rajasthan) | |||||
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23 September |
v |
No result |
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Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Attendance: 13,388 Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) | |||||
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23 September |
v |
Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
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Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Attendance: 13,388 Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) | |||||
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25 September |
Otago Volts 242/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 180/6 (20 overs) |
Otago Volts won by 62 runs |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 15,911 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Neil Broom (Otago) | |||||
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25 September |
Rajasthan Royals 183/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Highveld Lions 153/9 (20 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 23,717 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Pravin Tambe (Rajasthan) | |||||
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27 September |
Highveld Lions 140/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 141/3 (18.3 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 20,491 Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Mumbai) | |||||
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29 September |
Highveld Lions 167/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 167/7 (20 overs) |
Scores level in match and Super Over; Otago Volts won on boundary count |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 14,618 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind) Player of the match: Jimmy Neesham (Otago) | |||||
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29 September |
Perth Scorchers 120 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 121/1 (16.3 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 9 wickets |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 17,972 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Kevon Cooper (Rajasthan) | |||||
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1 October |
Otago Volts 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 142/6 (19.1 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 19,222 Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Rahul Shukla (Rajasthan) | |||||
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2 October |
Perth Scorchers 149/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 152/4 (13.2 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets |
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Attendance: 33,103 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai) | |||||
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.816 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.271 |
3 | Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.228 |
4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −0.622 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −1.028 |
Fixtures
22 September |
Trinidad and Tobago 135/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 110 (18.4 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 25 runs |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Attendance: 24,743 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Denesh Ramdin (T&T) | |||||
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22 September |
Titans 185/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 187/6 (18.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Attendance: 34,223 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Chettithody Shamsuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai) | |||||
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24 September |
Titans 123 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 119 (20 overs) |
Titans won by 4 runs |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Attendance: 12,616 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and S.Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Marchant de Lange (Titans) | |||||
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24 September |
Trinidad and Tobago 160/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/6 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 wickets |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Attendance: 16,299 Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Hyderabad) | |||||
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26 September |
Chennai Super Kings 202/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 190/7 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 12 runs |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Attendance: 32,783 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai) | |||||
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28 September |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 145/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 147/2 (16.3 overs) |
Titans won by 8 wickets |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Attendance: 28,347 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and S.Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Henry Davids (Titans) | |||||
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28 September |
Brisbane Heat 137/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 140/2 (15.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets |
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Attendance: 36,210 Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Chennai) | |||||
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30 September |
Trinidad and Tobago 188/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 153/6 (17 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 6 runs (D/L) |
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Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Attendance: 15,770 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Evin Lewis (T&T) | |||||
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30 September |
v |
Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
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2 October |
Chennai Super Kings 118 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Trinidad and Tobago 119/2 (15.1 overs) |
Trinidad and Tobago won by 8 wickets |
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Attendance: 37,390 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Chettithody Shamsuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Lendl Simmons (T&T) | |||||
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Knockout stage
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Rajasthan Royals | 159/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
B2 | Chennai Super Kings | 145/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
A1 | Rajasthan Royals | 169 (18.5 ov) | |||||||
A2 | Mumbai Indians | 202/6 (20 ov) | |||||||
A2 | Mumbai Indians | 157/4 (19.1 ov) | |||||||
B1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 153/5 (20 ov) |
Fixtures
- Semi-finals
4 October |
Rajasthan Royals 159/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 145/8 (20 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 14 runs |
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Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Attendance: 30,000 Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Pravin Tambe (Rajasthan) | |||||
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5 October |
Trinidad and Tobago 153/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 157/4 (19.1 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets |
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Attendance: 37,857 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Player of the match: Dwayne Smith | |||||
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- Final
6 October |
Mumbai Indians 202/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 169 (18.5 overs) |
Mumbai Indians won by 33 runs |
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Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Attendance: 40,000 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh | |||||
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Final standings
Pos. | Team |
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1 | Mumbai Indians |
2 | Rajasthan Royals |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | Chennai Super Kings |
5 | Otago Volts |
6 | Titans |
7 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
8 | Highveld Lions |
9 | Brisbane Heat |
10 | Perth Scorchers |
11 | Faisalabad Wolves |
12 | Kandurata Maroons |
Statistics
Most runs
The following are the top five highest run scorers in the main tournament.
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 288 | 6 | 57.60 | 119.00 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 7 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 250 | 6 | 41.66 | 134.40 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 5 |
Dwayne Smith | Mumbai Indians | 223 | 5 | 55.75 | 142.94 | 63* | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 221 | 5 | 44.20 | 145.39 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
Evin Lewis | Trinidad and Tobago | 211 | 5 | 42.20 | 141.61 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9 |
Source : Golden Bat[31]
Most wickets
The following are the five leading wicket-takers of the main tournament.
Player | Team | Wkts | Inns | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI | 4WI | 5WI |
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Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 5 | 6.50 | 9.50 | 4.10 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 |
Sunil Narine | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 5 | 7.81 | 10.90 | 4.30 | 4/9 | 1 | 0 |
Ian Butler | Otago | 8 | 5 | 19.37 | 13.6 | 8.53 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 5 | 17.42 | 13.0 | 8.04 | 3/26 | 0 | 0 |
Marchant de Lange | Titans | 7 | 4 | 18.14 | 12.85 | 8.46 | 3/13 | 0 | 0 |
Source : Golden Wicket[32]
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