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Cricket Champions League unveiled
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07.06.2008 18:52
The authorities in England and Wales, India, Australia and South Africa have set up an eight-team autumn event with a £2.5m cheque for the winners.
The tournament will be played in India or the Middle East.
The unveiling of the event follows the huge success and levels of interest generated by the first season of the Indian Premier League.
The announcement comes after discussions between the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Cricket Australia, the Board for the Control of Cricket in India and Cricket South Africa.
The two finalists from ECB Twenty20 Cup will play against India's Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, Western Australia and Victoria, and the Titans and KwaZulu Natal Dolphins from South Africa.
"The ECB Twenty20 Cup will be even more fiercely contested this season in the knowledge that the two teams who reach the final will qualify for the Champions League," said English and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke.
The opening round of the Twenty20 Cup starts next Wednesday.
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