The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 will see two groups of five teams each competing in a round-robin format, with the top two sides from each group going through to the semi finals.
The set-up is a departure from the 2009 edition, which had four groups of three teams, with the two teams from each group advancing to another league stage which determined the semi-finalists. Despite the change, the tournament features the same number of matches - 23 - as last year. The matches have been evenly distributed across four venues, with each stadium hosting at least five games.
The Mumbai Indians open the event on September 10th against the South African side Lions at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, which also hosts the final on September 26. Mumbai and Lions are part of Group B, along with South Australia, Royal Challengers Bangalore and a team from the West Indies that will be determined in late July.
The teams drawn in Group A are the 2010 IPL champions Chennai Super Kings, Australia's Big Bash champions Victoria, South Africa's Pro Series champions Warriors, which is a combination of the Eastern Province and Border first-class teams, as well as Sri Lanka's Wayamba, which represents the North Western Province, and New Zealand's Central Districts.
2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 Competing Teams
Chennai Super Kings (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
Mumbai Indians (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (DLF Indian Premier League – India)
Victorian Bushrangers (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash – Australia)
South Australian Redbacks (KFC Twenty20 Big Bash – Australia)
Warriors (Standard Bank Pro 20 Series – South Africa)
Highveld Lions (Standard Bank Pro 20 Series – South Africa)
Central Stags (HRV Cup Twenty20 – New Zealand)
Wayamba Elevens (Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Cup – Sri Lanka)
TBC (West Indies Domestic Twenty20 Champions)
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