Champions League Twenty20 2009 dates announced

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa announced the dates of the second edition of the Champions League Twenty20. The matches will be held during September 25 to October 10, 2009.

The three founding member boards had already announced the dates for the inaugural edition of the 2008 Champions League Twenty20 from December 3 to 10.
 
The 2009 edition of the Champions League Twenty20 will feature 12 teams and will see 23 matches played. It is scheduled during the prime Indian festive season.
 
Eight teams, consisting of the reigning winners and runners-up from the domestic Twenty20 competitions in India, Australia and South Africa, plus the winners of 2008 Twenty20 championships (to be held in October 2008) from Pakistan, and the reigning Twenty20 Cup champion from England, Middlesex, have been invited to contest the 2008 Champions League Twenty20.
 
The inaugural contest was announced on 30th July this year, offering teams $6 million (around Rs 26 crore) of prize money, the biggest prize money in world cricket for cricket at a domestic competition level.
 
The prize money, including $3 million for the winning team, which will be shared between the teams and their players.

Venues and commercial partnership details of the inaugural edition of the Champions League Twenty20 will be finalised later.