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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]
| Administrator(s) | ICL |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Chennai Superstars |
| Participants | 6 |
2007 season edit
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 edit
Standings edit
| Points Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| Kolkata Tigers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.93 | |
| Delhi Jets | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.35 | |
| Chandigarh Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.32 | |
| Chennai Superstars | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.18 | |
| Hyderabad Heroes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.054 | |
| Mumbai Champs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.240 | |
- Semi-finals
- 5th Place Play-off
Knock-out edit
| Match | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Result | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock-Out Phase | |||||||
| Semi-Final[permanent dead link] | 14 December | Kolkata Tigers | Craig McMillan | Chennai Superstars | Stuart Law | Superstars by 93 runs | Rajagopal Sathish (Superstars) |
| 5th/6th Place Play-Off[permanent dead link] | 15 December | Hyderabad Heroes | Ambati Rayudu | Mumbai Champs | Brian Lara | Heroes by 25 runs | Abdul Razzaq (Heroes) |
| Semi-Final[permanent dead link] | 15 December | Delhi Jets | Marvan Atapattu | Chandigarh Lions | Chris Cairns | Lions by 4 wickets | Abbas Ali (Jets) |
| 3rd/4th Place Play-Off[permanent dead link] | 16 December | Delhi Jets | Marvan Atapattu | Kolkata Tigers | Craig McMillan | Jets by 5 wickets | Marvan Atapattu (Jets) |
| Final | 16 December | Chandigarh Lions | Chris Cairns | Chennai Superstars | Stuart Law | Superstars by 12 runs | Shabbir Ahmed (Superstars) |
- All Games played at 'Home Ground' - Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula
- Man of the Series: Ian Harvey
References edit
- ^ "Indian Cricket League 2007 Results". ICL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Shabbir Ahmed Takes Hat-Trick As Superstars Win ICL". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
External links edit
- ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2007–08 at ESPNcricinfo