ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007–08

The Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship 2007/08 was the first tournament in the debut season of the ICL. The season commenced on 30 November 2007 and the final match was held on 16 December 2007. The league consisted of six teams and each team played each other once prior to classification matches.[1]

ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007/08
Administrator(s)ICL
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin tournament and Knockout
Host(s) India
ChampionsChennai Superstars
Participants6

2007 season

The inaugural season for the Indian Cricket League was scheduled to begin in October 2007 but later shifted to start from 30 November with six club teams. The Chennai Superstars emerged as the inaugural ICL champions, beating the Chandigarh Lions by 12 runs in the final.[2] Superstars bowler Shabbir Ahmed was declared Man of the Match for claiming four wickets, including a hat-trick while Superstars batsman Ian Harvey was declared Player of the Tournament for scoring 266 runs in 7 matches and taking 9 wickets.

Fixtures and results
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result
Group Stage
1st Match30 NovemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuLions by 9 runs
2nd Match1 DecemberChennai SuperstarsStuart LawKolkata TigersCraig McMillanSuperstars by 6 runs
3rd Match1 DecemberHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqMumbai ChampsBrian LaraHeroes by 33 runs
4th Match2 DecemberDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqJets by 5 wickets
5th Match2 DecemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsKolkata TigersCraig McMillanTigers by 43 runs
6th Match4 DecemberChennai SuperstarsStuart LawMumbai ChampsBrian LaraSuperstars by 38 runs
7th Match5 DecemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqLions by 6 wickets
8th Match7 DecemberDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuMumbai ChampsBrian LaraJets by 24 runs
9th Match8 DecemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 4 wickets
10th Match8 DecemberDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuKolkata TigersCraig McMillanTigers by 4 wickets
11th Match9 DecemberChennai SuperstarsStuart LawHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqHeroes by 7 wickets
12th Match9 DecemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsMumbai ChampsBrian LaraLions by 38 runs
13th Match10 DecemberKolkata TigersCraig McMillanMumbai ChampsBrian LaraChamps by 7 runs
14th Match12 DecemberChennai SuperstarsRajagopal SathishDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuJets by 6 wickets
15th Match12 DecemberHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqKolkata TigersCraig McMillanTigers by 53 runs

Standings
Points Table
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
Kolkata Tigers 532060.93
Delhi Jets 532060.35
Chandigarh Lions 532060.32
Chennai Superstars 532060.18
Hyderabad Heroes 52304-0.054
Mumbai Champs 51402-1.240
  •   Semi-finals
  •   5th Place Play-off

Knock-out
Match Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result Man of the Match
Knock-Out Phase
Semi-Final14 DecemberKolkata TigersCraig McMillanChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 93 runsRajagopal Sathish (Superstars)
5th/6th Place Play-Off15 DecemberHyderabad HeroesAmbati RayuduMumbai ChampsBrian LaraHeroes by 25 runsAbdul Razzaq (Heroes)
Semi-Final15 DecemberDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuChandigarh LionsChris CairnsLions by 4 wicketsAbbas Ali (Jets)
3rd/4th Place Play-Off16 DecemberDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuKolkata TigersCraig McMillanJets by 5 wicketsMarvan Atapattu (Jets)
Final16 DecemberChandigarh LionsChris CairnsChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 12 runsShabbir Ahmed (Superstars)

References
  1. "Indian Cricket League 2007 Results". ICL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  2. "Shabbir Ahmed Takes Hat-Trick As Superstars Win ICL". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
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