ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09

The ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09 was the second tournament of the second ICL season, it was also the second 20-20 Indian Championship. The tournament commenced on 10 October, 2008, with the final match to be held on 16 November 2008. Both the opening and closing fixtures were played in Hyderabad, India. The league consisted of nine teams. Each team playing each other once.

2008/09 season

The 2008/09 season saw the introduction of a new team, the Dhaka Warriors.

The season opener consisted of this calendar year's Edelweiss 20s Challenge finalists the Lahore Badshahs and the Hyderabad Heroes.

Each winning teams gets 2,500,000 Rupees; while each Man of the match receives 200,000 Rupees, a trophy and an electric motobike.

Venues

All the games were played at one of the following stadiums:

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula

Fixtures and Results

Scorecard

Date

Venue

Team 1

Team 2

Result

Man of the Match

Group Stage

1

October 10

Hyderabad

Lahore Badshahs

Hyderabad Heroes

Heroes won by 18 runs (VJD method)

Ambati Rayudu (Heroes)

2

October 11

Hyderabad

Dhaka Warriors

Chennai Superstars

Superstars won by 6 wickets

Syed Mohammed (Superstars)

3

October 12

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad Rockets

Delhi Giants

Giants won by 13 runs

Paul Nixon (Giants)

4

October 12

Hyderabad

Royal Bengal Tigers

Lahore Badshahs

Tigers won by 8 wickets

Hamish Marshall (Tigers)

5

October 13

Hyderabad

Chandigarh Lions

Mumbai Champs

Lions won by 2 wickets

Sarabjit Singh (Lions)

6

October 14

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad Rockets

Chennai Superstars

Superstars won by 35 runs (VJD method)

Russel Arnold (Superstars)

7

October 15

Hyderabad

Dhaka Warriors

Hyderabad Heroes

Heroes won by 4 wickets

Alok Kapali (Warriors)

8

October 16

Hyderabad

Delhi Giants

Royal Bengal Tigers

Tigers won by 35 runs

Craig McMillan (Tigers)

9

October 17

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Rockets

Mumbai Champs

Rockets won by 9 wickets

Ryan Campbell (Rockets)

10

October 18

Ahmedabad

Chandigarh Lions

Chennai Superstars

Lions won by 8 runs

Daryl Tuffey (Lions)

11

October 19

Ahmedabad

Mumbai Champs

Royal Bengal Tigers

Tigers won by 12 runs

Rohan Gavaskar ((Tigers))

12

October 19

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Rockets

Lahore Badshahs

Badshahs won by 31 runs

Azhar Mahmood (Badshahs)

13

October 20

Ahmedabad

Delhi Giants

Dhaka Warriors

Warriors won by 62 runs

Nazimuddin (Warriors)

14

October 21

Ahmedabad

Chennai Superstars

Hyderabad Heroes

Superstars won by 18 runs

Ian Harvey (Superstars)

15

October 22

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Rockets

Royal Bengal Tigers

Rockets won by 10 wickets

Bhima Rao (Rockets)

16

October 23

Ahmedabad

Mumbai Champs

Lahore Badshahs

Badshahs won by 8 wickets

Imran Nazir (Badshahs)

17

October 24

Gurgaon

Delhi Giants

Chennai Superstars

Superstars won by 5 runs

Hemang Badani (Superstars)

18

October 25

Gurgaon

Dhaka Warriors

Royal Bengal Tigers

Tigers won by 8 wickets

Deep Dasgupta (Tigers)

19

October 26

Gurgaon

Chandigarh Lions

Hyderabad Heroes

Heroes won by 9 wickets

Abdul Razzaq (Heroes)

20

October 26

Gurgaon

Delhi Giants

Lahore Badshahs

Giants won by 6 wickets

Ali Murtaza (Giants)

21

October 27

Gurgaon

Mumbai Champs

Dhaka Warriors

Warriors won by 6 wickets

Alok Kapali (Warriors)

22

October 28

Gurgaon

Chandigarh Lions

Royal Bengal Tigers

Lions won by 8 wickets

Tejinder Pal Singh (Lions)

23

October 29

Gurgaon

Ahmedabad Rockets

Hyderabad Heroes

Heroes won by 3 runs

Ambati Rayudu (Heroes)

24

October 30

Gurgaon

Delhi Giants

Mumbai Champs

Champs won by 58 runs

Ranjit Khirid (Champs)

25

October 31

Panchkula

Chandigarh Lions

Dhaka Warriors

Warriors won by 8 wickets

Shahriar Nafees (Warriors)

26

November 1

Panchkula

Delhi Giants

Hyderabad Heroes

Giants won by 1 run

Abbas Ali (Giants)

27

November 2

Panchkula

Chennai Superstars

Mumbai Champs

Superstars won by 75 runs

Ganapathi Vignesh (Superstars)

28

November 2

Panchkula

Chandigarh Lions

Lahore Badshahs

Badshahs won by 7 wickets

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan(Badshahs)

29

November 3

Panchkula

Ahmedabad Rockets

Dhaka Warriors

Dhaka Warriors won by 13 runs

Mahbubul Karim(Dhaka),Nazimuddin(Dhaka)

30

November 4

Panchkula

Chennai Superstars

Royal Bengal Tigers

Royal Bengal Tigers won by 9 wickets

Hamish Marshall(Tigers)

31

November 5

Panchkula

Chandigarh Lions

Delhi Giants

Match tied, Delhi Giants won in bowl out

Manish Mishra(Giants)

32

November 6

Panchkula

Hyderabad Heroes

Mumbai Champs

Hyderabad Heroes won by 79 runs

Nicky Boje(Heroes)

33

November 7

Ahmedabad

Lahore Badshahs

Dhaka Warriors

Lahore Badshahs won by 5 wickets

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan(Badshahs)

34

November 8

Ahmedabad

Hyderabad Heroes

Royal Bengal Tigers

Hyderabad Heroes won by 9 wickets

PIS Reddy(Heroes)

35

November 9

Ahmedabad

Chandigarh Lions

Ahmedabad Rockets

Ahmedabad Rockets won by 39 runs

Murray Goodwin(Rockets)

36

November 9

Ahmedabad

Chennai Superstars

Lahore Badshahs

Lahore Badshahs won by 13 runs

Imran Farhat and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan(Badshahss)

Standings

Points Table

Team

Hyderabad Heroes

Lahore Badshahs

Chennai Superstars

Royal Bengal Tigers

Dhaka Warriors

Delhi Giants

Ahmedabad Rockets

Chandigarh Lions

Mumbai Champs

Knock-out

Match Number

Date

Venue

Team 1

Team 2

Result

Man of the Match

Knock-out Stage

Semi 1

November 10

Hyderabad

Chennai Superstars

Lahore Badshahs

Lahore Badshahs won by 6 wickets

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Semi 2

November 11

Motera

Hyderabad Heroes

Royal Bengal Tigers

Hyderabad Heroes won by 3 wickets

Stuart Binny

Final 1

November 13

Ahmedabad

Lahore Badshahs

Hyderabad Heroes

Lahore Badshahs won by 4 wickets

Imran Farhat

Final 2

November 15

Hyderabad

Lahore Badshahs

Hyderabad Heroes

Hyderabad Heroes won by 8 runs

Jimmy Maher

Final 3

November 16

Hyderabad

Lahore Badshahs

Hyderabad Heroes

Lahore Badshahs won by 8 wickets

Imran Nazir

Awards

  • Longest six: Imran Nazir (Badshahs) (114m)
  • Most improved player: Stuart Binny (Heroes)
  • Man of the Series: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Badshahs)