Airtel Champions League T20 schedule out, MI to play opener

Chandigarh, June 30

The Indian Premier League III runners-up Mumbai Indians, led by batting great Sachin Tendulkar, will face South Africa’s Highveld Lions in the opening match of the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 10.

Groups

Group A - Chennai Super Kings, Warriors, Victorian Bushrangers, Wayamba Elevens, Central Stags.
Group B - Mumbai Indians, Highveld Lions, South Australian Redbacks, Royal Challengers Bangalore, West Indies Domestic T20 Champions.

The complete schedule

Sep 10: Mumbai Indians vs Highveld Lions, Johannesburg 9 pm.
Sep 11: Warriors vs Wayamba Elevens, Port Elizabeth 5 pm; Chennai Super Kings vs Central Stags, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 12: Highveld Lions vs South Australian Redbacks, Centurion 5 pm; Royal Challengers Bangalore vs WI team, Centurion 9 pm.
Sep 13: Warriors vs Victorian Bushrangers, Port Elizabeth 9 pm.
Sep 14: Mumbai Indians vs South Australian Redbacks, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 15: Victorian Bushrangers vs Central Stags, Centurion 5 pm; Chennai Super Kings vs Wayamba Elevens, Centurion 9 pm.
Sep 16: Mumbai Indians vs WI team, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 17: South Australian Redbacks vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 18: Warriors vs Central Stags, Port Elizabeth 5 pm; Chennai Super Kings vs Victorian Bushrangers, Port Elizabeth 9 pm.
Sep 19: Highveld Lions vs WI team, Johannesburg 5 pm; Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 20: Victorian Bushrangers vs Wayamba Elevens, Centurion 9 pm.
Sep 21: South Australian Redbacks vs WI team, Johannesburg 5 pm; Highveld Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Johannesburg 9 pm.
Sep 22: Wayamba Elevens vs Central Stags, Port Elizabeth 5 pm; Chennai Super Kings vs Warriors, Port Elizabeth 9 pm.
Sep 23: Rest day Sep 24: Semi-final 1, 1st Group A vs 2nd Group B, Durban 9 pm.
Sep 25: Semi-final 2, 1st Group B vs 2nd Group A, Centurion 9 pm.
Sep 26: Final, Johannesburg 9 pm.

(all times IST)