Johannesburg and Cape Town were among the four venues finalised for the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which will be held from October 9 to October 28. Centurion and Durban are the other two venues announced by the CLT20 Governing Council. The event will feature a galaxy of international stars, who will be part of 14 champion teams, from as many as eight countries.

Apart from finalising the host venues, the governing council has also confirmed the teams.

The teams which have made it to the tournament are Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, defending champions Mumbai Indians (from India), Auckland Aces (New Zealand), Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies), Sydney Sixers, Perth Scorchers (Australia) Titans, Highveld Lions (South Africa).

Pakistan will be represented for the first time ever by Sialkot Stallions.

The representatives from Sri Lanka and England will be decided after next month’s Sri Lanka Premier League 2012 and the ongoing Friends Life T20 2012.

The CLT20, the most lucrative club-cricket tournament in the world, is now in its fourth year, and it will be the second time that it is held in South Africa.

India had hosted the tournament in 2009 and 2011 and were originally frontrunners to hold the competition in 2012 as well.

The last time South Africa had hosted the tournament, in 2010, Chennai Super Kings defeated Warriors in the final in Johannesburg.

Of the already qualified teams, the Titans, Stallions and Australia’s two new Big Bash League Twenty20 teams, the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers, will be making their first appearance in the tournament.

The others include two former champions in Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

The 2012 CLT20 tournament and match schedule will be released later.

CLT20 is an initiative of the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.

The tournament will be preceded by a qualifying stage involving six teams.

The qualifiers, though, will not feature any IPL team unlike last year.

The six teams to play in the qualifying stage are Sialkot Stallions, Auckland Aces, Trinidad and Tobago Hampshire, Yorkshire, Uva Next.

CLT20 2012 Schedule and Time Table:

As of now the tentative schedule of clt20 2012 dates is from 9 to 28 October 2012. The final nokia clt20 2012 schedule have been announced.

Date and Time	Match	Weather
Tue Oct 9 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 – Uva Next v Yorkshire New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Tue Oct 9 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 – Auckland v Sialkot Stallions New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Wed Oct 10 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 – Auckland v Hampshire SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Wed Oct 10 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 – Trinidad & Tobago v Yorkshire SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Thu Oct 11 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 2 – Trinidad & Tobago v Uva Next New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Thu Oct 11 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Qualifying Tournament Pool 1 – Hampshire v Sialkot Stallions New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Sat Oct 13 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group A – Titans v Perth Scorchers SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Sat Oct 13 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Sun Oct 14 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group B – Chennai Super Kings v Sydney Sixers New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Sun Oct 14 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group B – Lions v Mumbai Indians New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Mon Oct 15 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Kolkata Knight Riders v TBC (Qualifier 1) Newlands, Cape Town N/A Tue Oct 16 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group B – Sydney Sixers v TBC (Qualifier 2) Newlands, Cape Town N/A Tue Oct 16 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group B – Chennai Super Kings v Lions Newlands, Cape Town N/A Wed Oct 17 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group A – Titans v TBC (Qualifier 1) Kingsmead, Durban N/A Wed Oct 17 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Kolkata Knight Riders v Perth Scorchers Kingsmead, Durban N/A Thu Oct 18 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group B – Lions v Sydney Sixers Newlands, Cape Town N/A Thu Oct 18 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group B – Mumbai Indians v TBC (Qualifier 2) Newlands, Cape Town N/A Fri Oct 19 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Delhi Daredevils v TBC (Qualifier 1) Kingsmead, Durban N/A Sat Oct 20 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group B – Lions v TBC (Qualifier 2) New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Sat Oct 20 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group B – Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A Sun Oct 21 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group A – Perth Scorchers v Delhi Daredevils Newlands, Cape Town N/A Sun Oct 21 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Kolkata Knight Riders v Titans Newlands, Cape Town N/A Mon Oct 22 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group B – Chennai Super Kings v TBC (Qualifier 2) Kingsmead, Durban N/A Mon Oct 22 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group B – Sydney Sixers v Mumbai Indians Kingsmead, Durban N/A Tue Oct 23 11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 16:30 PKT Group A – Perth Scorchers v TBC (Qualifier 1) SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Tue Oct 23 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Group A – Delhi Daredevils v Titans SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Thu Oct 25 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT 1st Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (1st Group A v 2nd Group B) Kingsmead, Durban N/A Fri Oct 26 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT 2nd Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (1st Group B v 2nd Group A) SuperSport Park, Centurion N/A Sun Oct 28 15:30 GMT | 17:30 local 20:30 PKT Final – TBC v TBC New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg N/A

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