ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007–08

The ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007/08 was a challenge tournament in the first season of the ICL that was made primarily to introduce the all-Pakistan team the Lahore Badshahs and to have them play against the other ICL teams. The tournament commenced on the 9 March 2008 and the final match was held on 6 April 2008. The league consisted of eight teams with each team playing each other once.[1] The tournament sponsor was Edelweiss.

ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007/08
Administrator(s)ICL
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin tournament and Knockout
Host(s) India
ChampionsHyderabad Heroes
Participants8

Tournament results

The Hyderabad Heroes won the Edelweiss 20's Challenge defeating the Lahore Badshahs 2-0 in the best of three final.

Fixtures and results

Match Number Date Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result Man of the Match
Group Stage
1March 9PanchkulaChandigarh LionsAhmedabad RocketsRockets by 19 runsWavell Hinds (Rockets)
2March 10PanchkulaDelhi GiantsMumbai ChampsGiants by 6 wicketsAbbas Ali (Giants)
3March 11PanchkulaChennai SuperstarsLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 5 wicketsInzamam-ul-Haq (Badshahs)
4March 12PanchkulaMumbai ChampsKolkata TigersChamps by 2 runsAndre Adams (Tigers)
5March 13PanchkulaHyderabad HeroesLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 9 wicketsAzhar Mahmood and Imran Nazir (Both Badshahs)
6March 15PanchkulaDelhi GiantsChandigarh LionsLions by 34 runsTejinder Pal Singh (Lions)
7March 15HyderabadHyderabad HeroesChennai SuperstarsHeroes by 7 wicketsNicky Boje and Justin Kemp (Both Heroes)
8March 16PanchkulaAhmedabad RocketsDelhi GiantsGiants by 9 wicketsAvishka Gunawardene (Giants)
9March 16PanchkulaChandigarh LionsLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 38 runsImran Farhat (Badshahs)
10March 17HyderabadChennai SuperstarsKolkata TigersSuperstars by 4 wicketsRussel Arnold (Superstars)
11March 18PanchkulaAhmedabad RocketsMumbai ChampsChamps by 6 wicketsAvinash Yadav (Champs)
12March 19HyderabadHyderabad HeroesKolkata TigersHeroes by 4 wicketsJimmy Maher (Heroes)
13March 20HyderabadChennai SuperstarsDelhi GiantsSuperstars by 56 runsRajagopal Sathish (Superstars)
14March 21HyderabadHyderabad HeroesAhmedabad RocketsHeroes by 52 runsAlfred Absolom (Heroes)
15March 21PanchkulaMumbai ChampsLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 50 runsHasan Raza (Badshahs)
16March 22HyderabadKolkata TigersAhmedabad RocketsTigers by 8 wicketsAndre Adams (Tigers)
17March 22PanchkulaChandigarh LionsChennai SuperstarsLions by 4 runsChris Cairns (Lions)
18March 23PanchkulaMumbai ChampsChennai SuperstarsSuperstars by 9 wicketsGanapathi Vignesh (Superstars)
19March 23GurgaonDelhi GiantsLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 8 wicketsMushtaq Ahmed (Badshahs)
20March 24GurgaonDelhi GiantsHyderabad HeroesGiants by 7 runsDhruv Mahajan (Giants)
21March 25GurgaonChandigarh LionsMumbai ChampsChamps by 35 runsShridhar Iyer (Champs)
22March 26GurgaonChandigarh LionsKolkata TigersTigers by 22 runsAbhishek Jhunjhunwala and Abu Nechim (Both Tigers)
23March 27GurgaonChennai SuperstarsAhmedabad RocketsSuperstars by 22 runsRussel Arnold (Superstars)
24March 28HyderabadKolkata TigersLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 22 runsHasan Raza (Badshahs)
25March 29HyderabadChandigarh LionsHyderabad HeroesHeroes by 33 runsChris Harris and Ibrahim Khaleel (Both Heroes)
26March 30GurgaonDelhi GiantsKolkata TigersTigers by 1 runUpul Chandana (Tigers)
27March 30HyderabadAhmedabad RocketsLahore BadshahsBadshahs by 11 runsNaved-ul-Hasan (Badshahs)
28March 31HyderabadHyderabad HeroesMumbai ChampsHeroes by 7 runsAbdul Razzaq (Heroes)

Standings

Points Table
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
Lahore Badshahs 770014+1.890
Hyderabad Heroes 752010+0.161
Chennai Superstars 74308+0.889
Kolkata Tigers 74308+0.020
Delhi Giants 73406-0.546
Mumbai Champs 72504-0.634
Chandigarh Lions 72504-0.779
Ahmedabad Rockets 71602-0.974

Knock-out finals

Match Number Date Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result Man of the Match
Knock-out Stage
Semi 1April 2HyderabadHyderabad HeroesChennai SuperstarsHeroes by 4 runsNicky Boje (Heroes)
Semi 2April 3PanchkulaLahore BadshahsKolkata TigersBadshahs by 7 runsLance Klusener (Tigers)
3/4 placeApril 4PanchkulaChennai SuperstarsKolkata TigersSuperstars by 32 runsRajagopal Satish (Superstars)
Final 1April 4PanchkulaLahore BadshahsHyderabad HeroesHeroes by 6 runsAmbati Rayudu & Stuart Binny (Heroes)
Final 2April 6HyderabadLahore BadshahsHyderabad HeroesMatch Tied: Bowl off: 0-3 (Heroes win series 2-0)Naved-ul-Hasan and Ambati Rayudu (Badshahs & Heroes)

References

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