Champions Twenty 20

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The 2009 Champions Twenty 20 cricket tournament is finally here, with the opening game taking place in Bangalore, India. The eyes of cricket fans all over the world will be glued to their television and computer screens for the next few weeks as they watch to see who will win the final on Friday 23 October. With a total of $6 million in prize money up for grabs ($2.5 million for the outright winners), you can bet that the twelve participating teams will be giving their all to put in a memorable – and hopefully a profitable – performance.

Those of you who have been waiting for the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament since it was first announced in 2007 have had to be extremely patient. The tournament was scheduled to start in December 2008, but then terrorists struck in Mumbai and the plans for the start of this inaugural tournament were put on hold. The good news for cricket fans everywhere is that the 2009 Champions Twenty20 tournament is now underway.

Champions Twenty 20 Cricket teams

The twelve teams that are participating in the 2009 Champions Twenty20 tournament are playing in four groups, as follows:

GROUP A Deccan Chargers Somerset Sabres Trinidad & Tobago	GROUP B New South Wales Blues Diamond Eagles Sussex Sharks
GROUP C Royal Challengers Bangalore Cape Cobras Otago Volts	GROUP D Delhi Daredevils Victorian Bushrangers Wayamba Elevens

To view the full schedule of match fixtures you should take a look at our 2009 Champions Twenty20 Fixtures page.

Champions Twenty20 Betting Odds

At the very beginning of the Champions Twenty20 tournament, the odds for the outright winners (according to popular sports betting site Paddy Power) were:

Deccan Chargers 5/1 
New South Wales Blues 5/1 
Bangalore Royal Challengers  11/2 
Delhi Daredevils  11/2 

Victorian Bushrangers 15/2 
Cape Cobras 10/1 
Sussex Sharks 10/1 
Wayamba Elevens 10/1 
Diamond Eagles 12/1 
Somerset Sabres 14/1 
Otago Volts 16/1 
Trinidad & Tobago  20/1 

Obviously, these odds will change – perhaps quite dramatically – as the tournament unfolds, so if you fancy a team that you feel is being offered at a good price it might be sensible to strike a bet sooner rather than later.

Of course, there are many more betting markets available for the 2009 Champions Twenty20 tournament in addition to this Outright Betting market, and details of those can be found in our 2009 Betting Markets feature.

Whilst none of us can be entirely sure about who will win the 2009 Champions Twenty20 tournament, we can be sure that this competition will be packed with the kind of action and excitement that will delight and enthral Twenty20 cricket fans everywhere.

Enjoy your time here and good luck with your cricket betting.