2013 Champions League Twenty20
International cricket tournament
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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]
| Dates | 17 September 2013 – 6 October 2013 |
|---|---|
| Administrators | |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host | India |
| Champions | Mumbai Indians (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Rajasthan Royals |
| Participants | 10[1] |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Dwayne Smith |
| Most runs | Ajinkya Rahane (288 runs) |
| Most wickets | Pravin Tambe (12 wickets) |
| Official website | www.clt20.com |
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]

Format
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
Qualification
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]
Teams
| Cricket Board | Team | How qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Brisbane Heat[7] | Winners, 2012–13 Big Bash League |
| Australia | Perth Scorchers[8] | Runners-up, 2012–13 Big Bash League |
| India | Chennai Super Kings | Runners-up, 2013 Indian Premier League |
| India | Mumbai Indians | Winners, 2013 Indian Premier League |
| India | Rajasthan Royals | Third-ranked, 2013 Indian Premier League |
| India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Qualifying stage |
| New Zealand | Otago Volts | Qualifying stage |
| South Africa | Highveld Lions[9] | Winners, 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge |
| South Africa | Titans[9] | Runners-up, 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge |
| West Indies | Trinidad and Tobago[2] | Winners, 2012–13 Caribbean Twenty20 |
Qualifying stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otago Volts (1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.225 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.207 |
| 3 | Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.525 |
| 4 | Kandurata Maroons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.809 |
Faisalabad Wolves 139/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 142/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandurata Maroons 168/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 174/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Kandurata Maroons 154/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 157/4 (18 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
Faisalabad Wolves 127/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- As result of this match, Otago Volts advanced to Group A and Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Group B.
Faisalabad Wolves 146/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandurata Maroons 136/7 (20 overs) |
- Kandurata Maroons won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 144/5 (16.2 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.960 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.068 |
| 3 | Otago Volts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.869 |
| 4 | Highveld Lions | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −0.726 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −2.851 |
Mumbai Indians 142/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 148/3 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
v |
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- Highveld Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Match abandoned due to rain.
Otago Volts 242/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 180/6 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 183/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Highveld Lions 153/9 (20 overs) |
- Highveld Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Highveld Lions 140/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 141/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Highveld Lions 167/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 167/7 (20 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 120 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 121/1 (16.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Otago Volts 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 142/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 149/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 152/4 (13.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.816 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.271 |
| 3 | Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.228 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −0.622 |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −1.028 |
Trinidad and Tobago 135/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 110 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Titans 185/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 187/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Titans 123 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 119 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Trinidad and Tobago 160/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 202/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 190/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 145/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 147/2 (16.3 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat 137/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 140/2 (15.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Trinidad and Tobago 188/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Titans 153/6 (17 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during the Titans' innings. Their par score after 17 overs was 159 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
v |
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field
- Match abandoned due to rain.
Chennai Super Kings 118 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Trinidad and Tobago 119/2 (15.1 overs) |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Rajasthan Royals | 159/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
| B2 | Chennai Super Kings | 145/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A1 | Rajasthan Royals | 169 (18.5 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Mumbai Indians | 202/6 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | Mumbai Indians | 157/4 (19.1 ov) | |||||||
| B1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 153/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
- Semi-finals
Rajasthan Royals 159/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 145/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Trinidad and Tobago 153/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 157/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians, who chose to field
- Final
Mumbai Indians 202/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 169 (18.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field
Statistics
Most runs
The following were the top five highest run scorers in the tournament:
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 288 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 250 |
| Dwayne Smith | Mumbai Indians | 223 |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 221 |
| Evin Lewis | Trinidad and Tobago | 211 |
- Source: Champions League T20[11]
Most wickets
The following were the five leading wicket-takers of the tournament.
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan Royals | 12 |
| Sunil Narine | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 |
| Ian Butler | Otago | 8 |
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 7 |
| Marchant de Lange | Titans | 7 |
Source: Champions League T20[12]