T20 Champions Leauge draws out

The draws for the T20 Champions League to be played in India are out.

The two teams from England will be finalised after the country’s domestic Twenty20 Cup ends in mid-August, the organisers said.

The 12 teams will be divided into four groups with the top two from each group advancing to the second round, where eight teams will be further split in two groups.

The top four teams will contest the semi-finals.

Preliminary round:

(The two teams from England will be named after the domestic Twenty20 Cup ends in mid-August)

Group A: Deccan Chargers (IND), England 2, Trinidad (WIS)

Group B: New South Wales (AUS), Diamond Eagles (RSA), England 1.

Group C: Royal Challengers (IND), Cape Cobras (RSA), Otago (NZL)

Group D: Delhi Daredevils (IND), Victoria (AUS), Wayamba (SRI)

(Two teams from each group advance to the second round)

Schedule:

Oct 8: Royal Challengers v Cape Cobras, Bangalore

Oct 9: New South Wales v Diamond Eagles, Delhi

Delhi Daredevils v Victoria, Delhi

Oct 10: Cape Cobras v Otago, Hyderabad

Deccan Chargers v England 2, Hyderabad

Oct 11: New South Wales v England 1, Delhi

Delhi Daredevils v Wayamba, Delhi

Oct 12: England 2 v Trinidad, Bangalore

Royal Challengers v Otago, Bangalore

Oct 13: Victoria v Wayamba, Delhi

Diamond Eagles v England 1, Delhi

Oct 14: Deccan Chargers v Trinidad, Hyderabad

Second round:

League A: A1, A2, B1, B2

League B: C1, C2, D1, D2

(Teams from the same preliminary group do not play each other again. Two teams from each League advance to the semi-finals.)

Schedule:

Oct 15: C1 v D2, Bangalore

Oct 16: A2 v B2, Hyderabad

A1 v B1, Hyderabad

Oct 17: C2 v D2, Bangalore

C1 v D1, Bangalore

Oct 18: A2 v B1, Hyderabad

A1 v B2, Hyderabad

Oct 19: C2 v D1, Delhi

Semi-finals:

Oct 21: Winner League B v Runners-up League A, Delhi

Oct 22: Winner League A v Runners-up League B, Hyderabad

Final:

Oct 23: Final, Hyderabad