The ICL Season 2 begins with a high octane opening ceremony on October 10, 2008 in Hyderabad. The Season 2 will see a total of 41 pulsating matches being played at four international standard stadiums in – Hyderabad, Panchkula, Gurgaon & Ahmedabad. ICL promises to make this Season 2 an unforgettable experience for TV viewers, spectators & cricket lovers across the globe.
The 9 teams comprising of the newly added Dhaka Warriors will play against each other once in every city. Every game promises to be a memorable one as each team has international players who have in the past single handedly won many matches for their respective countries. The teams to watch out for the ICL Season 2 are – the defending champions Hyderabad Heroes, the newly formed exciting team from Bangladesh – Dhaka Warriors, the strong Pakistan contingent – Lahore Badshahs and the first T20 team from Gujarat – Ahmedabad Rockets. All matches are scheduled to be played late evening with double headers on every week-end.
The key matches to look out for will be played on the opening weekend on October 10th, the defending champions Hyderabad Heroes will take on runners up Lahore Badshahs. This match promises to be an out and out thriller. Inzaman, the captain of the Lahore Badshahs had promised that this round he wants to win the ICL trophy. The Pakistani’s boys are raring to play.
The first weekend of ICL Season 2 is going to be pace setter and promises to usher in Diwali a little early. The best of 3 finals will be played from 13th to 16th of November.
The tournament kicks off on October 10th 2008 and will witness strategic transfer of players across the eight existing teams. ICL Season-2 will also witness the induction of new players (international & domestic) along with the strong fourteen member Dhaka Warriors side, strengthening the cricket talent pool in the ICL. Season-2 also sees a couple of international players like Paul Nixon & Hamish Marshall making their returns on the ICL platform.
New players who have been inducted this season at ICL are-Hafiz Khaleel (Lahore Badshahs), Shahid Yousaf (Lahore Badshahs), Tahir Mahmood Mughal (Lahore Badshahs), Ryan Campbell (Ahmedabad Rockets) & Kunal Lal (Ahmedabad Rockets), while players like Mornantau (Nantie) Hayward (from Royal Bengal Tigers) has been transferred to Chennai Superstars and Hasan Raza & Taufeeq Umar (both from Lahore Badhshas) have been transferred to Mumbai Champs team.
The Captains of the 9 ICL Teams are
Ahmedabad Rockets – Damien Martyn
Chandigarh Lions – Chris Cairns
Chennai Superstars – Stuart Law
Delhi Giants – Marvan Atapattu
Dhaka Warriors – Habib Ul Bashar
Hyderabad Heroes – Chris Harris
Lahore Badshahs – Inzamam Ul Haq
Mumbai Champs – Nathan Astle
Royal Bengal Tigers – Craig McMillan
ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 Full Schedule & Fixtures
October 2008
Fri 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sat 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Match – Dhaka Warriors v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sun 12
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 3rd Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Delhi Giants
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sun 12 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 4th Match – Royal Bengal Tigers v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Mon 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 5th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Mumbai Champs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Tue 14 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 6th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Wed 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 7th Match – Dhaka Warriors v Hyderabad Heroes
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Thu 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 8th Match – Delhi Giants v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Fri 17 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 9th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Mumbai Champs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sat 18 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 10th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Chennai Superstars
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sun 19
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 11th Match – Mumbai Champs v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sun 19 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 12th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Mon 20 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 13th Match – Delhi Giants v Dhaka Warriors
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Tue 21 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 14th Match – Chennai Superstars v Hyderabad Heroes
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Wed 22 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 15th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Royal Bengal Tigers
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Thu 23 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 16th Match – Mumbai Champs v Lahore Badshahs
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Fri 24 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 17th Match – Delhi Giants v Chennai Superstars
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Sat 25 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 18th Match – Dhaka Warriors v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Sun 26
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 19th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Sun 26 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 20th Match – Delhi Giants v Lahore Badshahs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Mon 27 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 21st Match – Mumbai Champs v Dhaka Warriors
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Tue 28 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 22nd Match – Chandigarh Lions v Royal Bengal Tigers
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Wed 29 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 23rd Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Hyderabad Heroes
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Thu 30 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 24th Match – Delhi Giants v Mumbai Champs
Teri Oval, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon
Fri 31 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 25th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
November 2008
Sat 1 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 26th Match – Delhi Giants v Hyderabad Heroes
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Sun 2
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 27th Match – Chennai Superstars v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Sun 2 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 28th Match – Chandigarh Lions v Lahore Badshahs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Mon 3 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 29th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Dhaka Warriors
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Tue 4 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 30th Match – Chennai Superstars v Royal Bengal Tigers
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Wed 5 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 31st Match – Chandigarh Lions v Delhi Giants
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Thu 6 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 32nd Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Mumbai Champs
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, Chandigarh
Fri 7 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 33rd Match – Dhaka Warriors v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sat 8 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 34th Match – Hyderabad Heroes v Royal Bengal Tigers
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sun 9
14:00 local, 08:30 GMT 35th Match – Ahmedabad Rockets v Chennai Superstars
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sun 9 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 36th Match – Chennai Superstars v Lahore Badshahs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Mon 10 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 1 – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Tue 11 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT Semi Final 2 – TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Thu 13 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Final – TBC v TBC
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sat 15 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Final – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Sun 16 Floodlit Match
19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 3rd Final – TBC v TBC
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
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