This year, the Champions League will have only 10 teams as English Counties have decided to stay away due to clash of dates. Champions League T20 starts on September 10 and will have 23 matches.

Following are the teams for this year’s CL T20:-

1. Chennai Super Kings (India)
2. Mumbai Indians (India)
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore (India)
4. Victorian Bushrangers (Australia)
5. South Australian Redbacks (Australia)
6. Warriors (South Africa)
7. Highveld Lions (South Africa)
8. Central Stags (New Zealand)
9. Wayamba Elevens (Sri Lanka)
10. Guyana (West Indies)

The Governing Council of the IPL served IPL Chairman Lalit Modi a formal email stating his ouster as the IPL chairman just after the grand finale of the DLF Indian Premier League. Lalit Modi is facing 22 charges of impropriety including accepting a multi-million dollar kickback while assigning the telecast rights for IPL matches and attempting to rig bids for IPL Kochi and IPL Pune.

On Monday morning, The Governing Council of the IPL made Chirayu Amin as the interim chief of the IPL.

On the other hand defiant Modi said to NDTV, “Are they so scared of me attending the meeting? Are they so scared of the truth?”

This whole IPL mess looks nothing less than a bollywood story where a hero is turned villain but what matters us is what is going to happen to this new cricket format which is loved by one and all.

The mega event ended today with Chennai Super Kings winning the final against Mumbai Indians. Few awards were given in the presentation ceremony.

Suresh Raina got the maximum sixes award. He also got the Man of the Match award. After winning the match he said “Our staff have put in lot of hard work. I’m really happy for the team. It’s been a great year for us.

Andrew Symonds got the ‘Karbol Kamaal catches’ award for the IPL 3.

Sourabh Tiwary was named the Under-23 success of the tournament due to his brilliant 419 runs

Kingfisher Fairplay award went to Chennai Super Kings.

Orange Cap was presented by Nita Ambani to Sachin Tendulkar

Purple Cap was presented by the owner of Deccan Chargers to Pragyan Ojha.

Sachin Tendulkar captain of Mumbai Indians got a cheque of Rs 3 crores for being the runners-up said “A couple of important catches cost us, the start also.. we could have accelerated a little bit more, it was just one of those tough days, I want to thank all the Mumbai Indians supporters. Towards the end, Pollard came and it was a bit too late. It’s been a terrific journey, it’s been an honour to be part of the Mumbai Indians, the support staff has also been tremendous. It’s been a special tournament for us, barring today. Most likely I’ll be playing next year as well.”

MS Dhoni lifted the IPL trophy and collected Rs 6 crores as winners said “Credit goes to the team, we were under pressure in the middle of he tournament, excited to lift the trophy today. We were happy with the total, the Mumbai wicket supports the seamers and Bollinger did well early, Ashwin has been doing a superb job with new ball. We were able to create the kind of pressure to get wickets. The IPL gets better and better, the benchmark keeps rising each year. The players will sweat more because of extra teams next year, the pressure will be on the office-bearers to make it further big.”

Ending the gala event, chairman of IPL Lalit Modi “For many years I have lived a dream that India would have a sports league that we would be proud of. We have had some off-field issues that are mainly due to half-truths. If there is any flouting of rules, I take full responsibilities. I assure that IPL is clean and transparent. We should not allow this brand to be diluted. We must help this evolve to be stronger and better. As the proverb goes ” The obstacle is our path”, we have faced several challenges. I thank all my team members, team members, BCCI officials, sponsors and everyone for their support. All I wanted is to leave a footprint in this glorious game. My final thank you is to all the fans, we missed you last year and it’s your passion that keeps us going. Thank you!! “

We at iplcricketlive.com wish Chennai Super Kings heartiest congratualtions for becoming the Champions Of DLF IPL 2010

Match: DLF IPL 2010 Final
Venue: DY Patil Stadium Mumbai
Date: April 25, 2010
Toss: Chennai Super Kings elected to bat.
Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs
Man of the match: S Raina

The grand finale of DLF IPL 2010 ended with a spectacular ceremony today and in the end it was Chennai Super Kings who won this years mega cricketing event by beating all odds and winning the final against the most consistent team, Mumbai Indians.

Cricket fans were waiting to see this gala finale and it had a perfect ending with MS Dhoni lifting the trophy after a superb game of cricket. Millions of fans around the globe enjoyed 60 thrilling matches in this season. Now it ended with a high note as an Indian captain won this year’s DLF Indian Premier League title.

Earlier, in the match, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off really slowly as Hayden looked totally out of form and was not able to play his shots. But M Vijay played some good shots and took CSK to 44 runs in 7.2 overs before getting out in an attempt to increase the run rate. In the very next over, Hayden also got out and CSK were 47/2 in 8.4 overs. Suresh Raina and Badrinath then played cautiously and crossed the 50 run mark. Badrinath then got out after scoring just 14 and CSK were 67/3 in 11.2 overs. Now all responsibility was on the shoulders of Captain Cool Dhoni and Suresh Raina. They both played superbly and took the score past 100. Suresh Raina was the star for Chennai as he scored 57 runs off just 35 balls. It was his brilliant batting which helped Chennai Super Kings post a total of 168/5 in 20 overs.

Mumbai Indians needed 169 to win DLF IPL trophy and the opened with S Dhawan and S Tendulkar. Dhawan got out for a duck and in the second over leaving Mumbai at 1/1 in 1.4 overs. Tendulkar and Nayar then steadied the innings and Mumbai were 33/1 at the end of 6 overs. Sachin and Nayar then took the score to 67 in 11th over, Nayar was run out and in a surprise move, Harbhajan Singh was sent to bat. He also got out for just 1 and Mumbai were 73/3 in 12 overs. Sachin and A Rayudu then took the team score 99. Jakati go the priced wicket of Tendulkar and S Tiwary in the same over and it looked Chennai Super Kings would be back in the game. CSK then got the wicket of Duminy and Mumbai were struggling at 114/6 in 17 overs. They needed another 54 runs in 18 balls and had 4 wickets in hand. K Pollard played a cameo and scored 21 runs in an over and the equation to 33 needed from last 2 overs. But Chennai bowler Morkel kept his head cool and bowled a superb 19th over and took the important wicket of Pollard. It was all over for Mumbai as they needed 27 from last over and they could manage just 146/9 and thus lost the finals to Chennai by 22 runs.

Final Match Highlights

* Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 9.1 overs, Extras 3
* Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 14.3 overs, Extras 4
* SK Raina: 50 off 24 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.5 overs, Extras 6
* Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings – 168/5 in 20.0 overs.

* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 9.4 overs, Extras 6
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (91 balls), Extras 11

IPL Final – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard

Match: DLF IPL 2010 Final
Venue: DY Patil Stadium Mumbai
Date: April 25, 2010
Toss: Chennai Super Kings elected to bat.
Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs
Man of the match: S Raina

Batting Scorecard – Chennai Super Kings

Batting Scoreboard – Mumbai Indians

Match Details
Match – Final IPL Season 3, 2010
Date – April 25, 2010 Sunday
Time – 8:00 PM Indian Standard Time
Venue – DY Patil Stadium Mumbai

What we were waiting for has finally arrived, a Super Sunday, finish all your pending works and get set for the grand finale of the prestigious INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE.

Today, two of the greatest Indian cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni will take on each other for the ultimate title – DLF IPL 2010 winner. Chennai Super Kings had up’s and downs in this season but when it mattered the most, they have jelled together like a team and have played superbly to enter the finals. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians had a dream run in this season, thanks to Sachin Tendulkar. He has played superbly so far and Mumbai would be hoping to see him in field on Sunday. As per some reports, due to stitches, Sachin is not sure for the final. But cricket fans are hoping to see the God of Cricket back in action in the final.

We at iplcricketlive.com hope that today’s match is real thriller and may the best team wins.

Match: 3rd Place Play-off
Venue: DY Patil Stadium Mumbai
Date: April 24, 2010
Toss: Deccan Chargers elected to bat
Result: Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 9 Wickets

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished on a high note today as they thrashed Deccan Chargers by 9 wickets to win today’s match and thus qualify for the Champions League T20. Earlier Deccan’s won the toss and decided to bat first. A superb bowling by Bangalore never allowed Deccan Charger batsmen to score runs. Wickets started to fell right from the very first over and the whole batting order collapsed. Deccan’s were all out for mere 82/10 in 18.3 overs. The entire batting line up looked spineless against classic bowling by Kumble (4 wickets) and team.

Chasing 83, Royal Challengers Bangalore started off really calmly and scored just 50/1 in 9.5 overs. But as the total was very small, they played with ease and finally thrashed Deccan’s by 9 wickets to get the third spot in this edition of DLF Indian Premier League.

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 11.3 overs, Extras 4
* Innings Break: Deccan Chargers – 82/10 in 18.3 overs
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 9.5 overs, Extras 3

3rd Place Play Off Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard

Now all eyes are on the grand finale to be played tomorrow between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.