Champions League Twenty20 starts this Tuesday: How to watch it 'live' in UAE

Karbonn Smart Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2013, will be played in India from September 17, 2013, to October 6, 2013, and will follow a format similar to the two previous editions, with a group stage preceded by a qualifier.

A total of 29 matches will be played in the tournament by the best domestic T20 teams from around the world, for total prize money of $6 million (Dh22m).

One of Mena’s leading pay TV network, OSN will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the Karbonn Smart Champions League Twenty20, the operator said in a media statement today.
 
Viewers will be able to catch the action on CricOne and in high definition on OSN Sports 1 HD, it said.

The qualifier, to be played from September 17, 2013 to September 20, 2013, will feature four teams: Q1 Otago Volts (New Zealand’s HRV Cup champions), Q2 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Fourth-ranked team in the Pepsi IPL 2013), Q3 Kandurata Maroons, the winner of Sri Lanka’s domestic T20 competition, and Q4 - Faisalabad Wolves (Pakistan’s domestic T20 Champions).

The teams will play each other once, with the top two advancing to the group stage. The group stage will commence with a clash between Mumbai Indians, the Pepsi IPL 2013 Champions and the Rajasthan Royals, the third-ranked team in the Pepsi IPL 2013, at Jaipur on Saturday, September 21, 2013.

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals apart, Group A will comprise Highveld Lions (winners of South Africa’s domestic T20 competition), Perth Scorchers (KFC T20 Big Bash League runner-up), and a team from the qualifier.

Group B will comprise Brisbane Heat (KFC Big Bash League champions), Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean Premier league champions), Chennai Super Kings (runner-up in the Pepsi IPL 2013), Titans (South Africa’s domestic T20 runners-up), and a team from the Qualifier.

The top team from Group A will play the second-ranked team from Group B in the first semi-final at Jaipur, India on October 4, 2013. The top team from Group B will play the second-ranked team from Group A in the second semi-final at Delhi, India on October 5, 2013.

The winners of the semis will play in the CLT20 2013 final on October 6, 2013.

Mena cricket fans can also look forward to India v Australia from October 10 to November 2, and India v West Indies from November 6 to 27 live and exclusive on OSN.
 

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