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 the 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 November 30 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 & Results
No. Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result
Group Stage
1st MatchNovember 30Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuLions by 9 runs
2nd MatchDecember 1Chennai SuperstarsStuart LawKolkata TigersCraig McMillanSuperstars by 6 runs
3rd MatchDecember 1Hyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqMumbai ChampsBrian LaraHeroes by 33 runs
4th MatchDecember 2Delhi JetsMarvan AtapattuHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqJets by 5 wickets
5th MatchDecember 2Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsKolkata TigersCraig McMillanTigers by 43 runs
6th MatchDecember 4Chennai SuperstarsStuart LawMumbai ChampsBrian LaraSuperstars by 38 runs
7th MatchDecember 5Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqLions by 6 wickets
8th MatchDecember 7Delhi JetsMarvan AtapattuMumbai ChampsBrian LaraJets by 24 runs
9th MatchDecember 8Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 4 wickets
10th MatchDecember 8Delhi JetsMarvan AtapattuKolkata TigersCraig McMillanTigers by 4 wickets
11th MatchDecember 9Chennai SuperstarsStuart LawHyderabad HeroesInzamam-ul-HaqHeroes by 7 wickets
12th MatchDecember 9Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsMumbai ChampsBrian LaraLions by 38 runs
13th MatchDecember 10Kolkata TigersCraig McMillanMumbai ChampsBrian LaraChamps by 7 runs
14th MatchDecember 12Chennai SuperstarsRajagopal SathishDelhi JetsMarvan AtapattuJets by 6 wickets
15th MatchDecember 12Hyderabad 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

Knock-out
Match Date Team 1 Captain Team 2 Captain Result Man of the Match
Knock-Out Phase
Semi-FinalDecember 14Kolkata TigersCraig McMillanChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 93 runsRajagopal Sathish (Superstars)
5th/6th Place Play-OffDecember 15Hyderabad HeroesAmbati RayuduMumbai ChampsBrian LaraHeroes by 25 runsAbdul Razzaq (Heroes)
Semi-FinalDecember 15Delhi JetsMarvan AtapattuChandigarh LionsChris CairnsLions by 4 wicketsAbbas Ali (Jets)
3rd/4th Place Play-OffDecember 16Delhi JetsMarvan AtapattuKolkata TigersCraig McMillanJets by 5 wicketsMarvan Atapattu (Jets)
FinalDecember 16Chandigarh LionsChris CairnsChennai SuperstarsStuart LawSuperstars by 12 runsShabbir Ahmed (Superstars)

References
  1. "Indian Cricket League 2007 Results". ICL. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  2. "Shabbir Ahmed Takes Hat-Trick As Superstars Win ICL". Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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