2009 Champions League Twenty20
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| Administrator(s) | |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout | 
| Host(s) | India | 
| Champions | New South Wales Blues (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Trinidad and Tobago | 
| Participants | 12 | 
| Matches | 23 | 
| Player of the series | Brett Lee | 
| Most runs | JP Duminy (224) | 
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (12) | 
| Official website | www.clt20.com | 
The 2009 Champions League Twenty20 was the first edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international club cricket tournament. It was held in India between 8 October and 23 October 2009 and featured domestic teams from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.[1] The New South Wales Blues were the winners of the tournament, defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.
Format
The tournament had 23 matches, and is divided into three stages: the group; league; and knockout stages.
During group stage teams were divided into four groups, with each group having three teams. Each team played both of the other teams in their group once with the top two teams in each group advancing to the league stage, in which two new groups were created, each of four teams. Another round-robin tournament was played in each league, although teams that faced each other during the group stage did not play each other again, with the result from their first meeting carried forward. The top two teams from each league advanced to the knockout stage, which consisted of two semi-finals followed by a final.[2]
The total prize money for the competition was US$6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team receives a participation fee of $500,000.[3][4][5]
Qualification
This tournament featured 12 teams,[6] an increase from the eight teams for the planned 2008 tournament. Teams were added from New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies and the inclusion of a team from Pakistan was removed due to the decline in the relationship between the Indian and Pakistani cricket boards following from the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Lalit Modi, the chairman of the tournament, claimed the Pakistan government was unwilling to give Pakistan players clearance to travel to India,[1] although representatives of the Pakistan Cricket Board claimed they were not contacted on the matter.[7]
| Cricket board | Tournament | Number of teams | Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | 2 (winners and runners-up) | |
| England and Wales | 2009 Twenty20 Cup | 2 (winners and runners-up) | |
| India | 2009 Indian Premier League | 3 (top three teams) | |
| New Zealand | 2008–09 State Twenty20 | 1 (winners) | Otago Volts | 
| South Africa | 2008–09 Standard Bank Pro20 | 2 (winners and runners-up) | |
| Sri Lanka | 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 | 1 (winners) | Wayamba | 
| West Indies | 2008 Stanford 20/20 | 1 (winners) | Trinidad and Tobago | 
Players

There were a number of cases where players were a part of more than one of the teams which had qualified for the tournament. In these cases the player was allowed to only play for the team from the country he was eligible to represent in international cricket unless another team paid US$200,000 compensation. Only Dirk Nannes was named in more than one preliminary squad – those of Delhi Daredevils and his "home" team, the Victorian Bushrangers. Delhi paid Victoria US$200,000 to retain Nannes.[8]
Venues
Three venues were used during the competition, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi and the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. The semi-finals were played at Delhi and Hyderabad and the final at Hyderabad.
Reception
The tournament was generally not received favourably due to the lack of team recognition outside of the three Indian sides. Matches not involving these teams drew low television ratings and attendances whilst the three Indian teams performed poorly.[9]
Group stage fixture
- All times shown are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
 
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.175 | 
| 2 | Somerset Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.000 | 
| 3 | Deccan Chargers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.175 | 
| 
  10 October 
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 Deccan Chargers 
153/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Somerset Sabres 
157/9 (20 overs)  | 
 Somerset Sabres won by 1 wicket 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: AC Thomas (Somerset)  | |||||
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  12 October 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
150/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Somerset Sabres 
106 (20 overs)  | 
 Trinidad and Tobago won by 44 runs 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Shavir Tarapore and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: DJ Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago)  | |||||
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  14 October 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
149/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 Deccan Chargers 
146/9 (20 overs)  | 
 Trinidad and Tobago won by 3 runs 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: DJ Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago)  | |||||
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.200 | 
| 2 | Diamond Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.325 | 
| 3 | Sussex Sharks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.875 | 
| 
  9 October 
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 New South Wales Blues 
144/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Diamond Eagles 
91/9 (20 overs)  | 
 New South Wales Blues won by 53 runs 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: SM Katich (New South Wales Blues)  | |||||
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  11 October 
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 New South Wales Blues 
130/2 (20 overs)  | 
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 Sussex Sharks 
95/8 (20 overs)  | 
 New South Wales Blues won by 35 runs 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: MC Henriques (New South Wales Blues)  | |||||
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  13 October 
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 Sussex Sharks 
119/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 Diamond Eagles 
119/4 (20 overs)  | 
 Match tied; Diamond Eagles won by Super Over 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: RR Rossouw (Diamond Eagles)  | |||||
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Cobras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.529 | 
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.839 | 
| 3 | Otago Volts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.350 | 
| 
  8 October 
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore 
180/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Cape Cobras 
184/5 (19.4 overs)  | 
 Cape Cobras won by 5 wickets 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)  | |||||
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  10 October 
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 Cape Cobras 
193/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Otago Volts 
139 (17.1 overs)  | 
 Cape Cobras won by 54 runs 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: AG Puttick (Cape Cobras)  | |||||
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  12 October 
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore 
188/2 (20 overs)  | 
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 Otago Volts 
108 (17.5 overs)  | 
 Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 80 runs 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: JH Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)  | |||||
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.700 | 
| 2 | Victorian Bushrangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.136 | 
| 3 | Wayamba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.875 | 
| 
  9 October 
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 Delhi Daredevils 
98/8 (20 overs)  | 
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 Victorian Bushrangers 
100/3 (16.4 overs)  | 
 Victorian Bushrangers won by 7 wickets 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: CJ McKay (Victorian Bushrangers)  | |||||
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  11 October 
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 Delhi Daredevils 
170/5 (20 overs)  | 
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 Wayamba 
120/7 (20 overs)  | 
 Delhi Daredevils won by 50 runs 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: V Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)  | |||||
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  13 October 
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 Wayamba 
118/9 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Victorian Bushrangers 
103/4 (20 overs)  | 
 Wayamba won by 15 runs 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: SM Harwood (Victorian Bushrangers)  | |||||
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League stage fixtures
League A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.378 | 
| 2 | New South Wales Blues | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.843 | 
| 3 | Diamond Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.110 | 
| 4 | Somerset Sabres | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.005 | 
| 
 16 October 
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 Somerset Sabres 
132/8 (20 overs)  | 
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 Diamond Eagles 
133/5 (18.4 overs)  | 
 Diamond Eagles won by 5 wickets 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: CJD de Villiers (Diamond Eagles)  | |||||
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  16 October 
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 New South Wales Blues 
170/4 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
171/6 (18.3 overs)  | 
 Trinidad and Tobago won by 4 wickets 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: KA Pollard (Trinidad and Tobago)  | |||||
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  18 October 
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 Somerset Sabres 
111/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 New South Wales Blues 
112/4 (11.5 overs)  | 
 New South Wales Blues won by 6 wickets 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: SR Clark (New South Wales Blues)  | |||||
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  18 October 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
213/4 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Diamond Eagles 
189/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Trinidad and Tobago won by 24 runs 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: AB Barath (Trinidad and Tobago)  | |||||
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League B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victorian Bushrangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.911 | 
| 2 | Cape Cobras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.219 | 
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.114 | 
| 4 | Delhi Daredevils | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 | 
| 
  15 October 
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore 
127/6 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Victorian Bushrangers 
133/3 (15.5 overs)  | 
 Victorian Bushrangers won by 7 wickets 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: AB McDonald (Victorian Bushrangers)  | |||||
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  17 October 
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 Victorian Bushrangers 
125/5 (17 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Cape Cobras 
129/2 (16 overs)  | 
 Cape Cobras won by 8 wickets 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Shavir Tarapore and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: H Davids (Cape Cobras)  | |||||
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  17 October 
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 Delhi Daredevils 
138/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore 
139/2 (15.1 overs)  | 
 Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets 
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 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: LRPL Taylor (Royal Challengers Bangalore)  | |||||
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  19 October 
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 Delhi Daredevils 
114/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Cape Cobras 
84 (18.3 overs)  | 
 Delhi Daredevils won by 30 runs 
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: OA Shah (Delhi Daredevils)  | |||||
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Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| B1 | Victorian Bushrangers | 90/9 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | New South Wales Blues | 169/7 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A2 | New South Wales Blues | 159/9 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 118 (15.5 ov) | |||||||
| B2 | Cape Cobras | 175/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
| A1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 178/3 (19.2 ov) | |||||||
| 
  21 October 
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 New South Wales Blues 
169/7 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Victorian Bushrangers 
90/9 (20 overs)  | 
 New South Wales Blues won by 79 runs 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: DA Warner (New South Wales Blues)  | |||||
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  22 October 
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 Cape Cobras 
175/5 (20 overs)  | 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
178/3 (19.2 overs)  | 
 Trinidad and Tobago won by 7 wickets 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad  
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: DJ Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago)  | |||||
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  23 October 
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 New South Wales Blues 
159/9 (20 overs)  | 
 v 
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 Trinidad and Tobago 
118 (15.5 overs)  | 
 New South Wales Blues won by 41 runs 
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 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 
Attendance: 38,422 Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: B Lee (New South Wales Blues)  | |||||
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Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs | 
|---|---|---|
| JP Duminy | Cape Cobras | 224 | 
| David Warner | New South Wales Blues | 207 | 
| Phillip Hughes | New South Wales Blues | 202 | 
| Ross Taylor | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 152 | 
| Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | 146 | 
- Source: CricInfo[10]
 
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets | 
|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 
| Moisés Henriques | New South Wales Blues | 10 | 
| Clint McKay | Victorian Bushrangers | 10 | 
| Three players took nine wickets | ||
- Source: CricInfo[11]
 
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