2013 Champions League Twenty20 | |
Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin and knockout |
Host: | India |
Champions: | Mumbai Indians |
Count: | 2 |
Participants: | 10[1] |
Matches: | 23 |
Player Of The Series: | Dwayne Smith |
Most Runs: | Ajinkya Rahane (288 runs) |
Most Wickets: | Pravin Tambe (12 wickets) |
Website: | www.clt20.com |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Previous Tournament: | 2012 Champions League Twenty20 |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Next Tournament: | 2014 Champions League Twenty20 |
Runner Up: | Rajasthan Royals |
The 2013 Champions League Twenty20 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]
Sydney Sixers were the defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event. Mumbai Indians won their second title, defeating Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in the final.[4]
The tournament featured a qualifying stage and group stage. During the qualifying stage, four teams played a round-robin tournament with the top two teams qualifying for the final stage. These two teams join the eight teams that received direct entry in the final stage in two groups of five teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage
English county cricket teams refused to participate due to the competition clashing with the end of the County Championship.[5] Trinidad and Tobago received direct qualification to the final stage for the first time. The winners of the Sri Lanka Premier League were originally scheduled to participate in the qualifying stage before the Sri Lankan tournament was cancelled.[3] [6]
Australia | Brisbane Heat[7] | Winners, 2012–13 Big Bash League | |
Australia | Perth Scorchers[8] | Runners-up, 2012–13 Big Bash League | |
India | Runners-up, 2013 Indian Premier League | ||
India | Winners, 2013 Indian Premier League | ||
India | Third-ranked, 2013 Indian Premier League | ||
India | Qualifying stage | ||
New Zealand | Qualifying stage | ||
South Africa | Highveld Lions[9] | Winners, 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | |
South Africa | Runners-up, 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge | ||
West Indies | Winners, 2012–13 Caribbean Twenty20 |
The following were the top five highest run scorers in the tournament:
Player | Team | Runs | |
---|---|---|---|
Rajasthan Royals | 288 | ||
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 250 | ||
Mumbai Indians | 223 | ||
Chennai Super Kings | 221 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 211 |
The following were the five leading wicket-takers of the tournament.
Player | Team | Wickets | |
---|---|---|---|
Rajasthan Royals | 12 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | ||
Otago | 8 | ||
Chennai Super Kings | 7 | ||
Titans | 7 |
Source: Champions League T20[11]