Cricket
Titans to play Perth Scorchers
2012-07-27 10:15
Cape Town - The Titans, South Africa's reigning
domestic T20 champions will take on Australia's domestic T20 runners-up,
Perth Scorchers, in the opening 'Group Stage' game of the Champions
League Twenty20 2012.
The group stage of the tournament will commence with a double-header in Centurion on October 13.
The
Titans match will be followed by one between Kolkata Knight Riders, the
IPL 2012 champions, and Delhi Daredevils, who finished third in the
same tournament.
The final of the Champions League will be played on October 28, at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
The
fourth edition of the Champions League will feature a total of 14 teams
and 29 matches across four venues - Centurion, Johannesburg, Durban and
Cape Town. The group stage, which will be preceded by a qualifying
stage, will comprise 10 teams divided into two groups of five.
Each side will play the other four in their group with the top two teams qualifying for the semi-finals.
Group
A - Kolkata Knight Riders (India), Titans (South Africa), Perth
Scorchers (Australia), Delhi Daredevils (India) and Qualifier 1.
Group
B - Chennai Super Kings (India), Highveld Lions (South Africa), Sydney
Sixers (Australia), Mumbai Indians (India) and Qualifier 2.