2011 Champions League Twenty20
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI, CA, CSA |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |
 India
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| Champions |
Mumbai Indians (1st title) |
| Participants | 10 (group stage) 13 (total) |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Player of the series |
 Lasith Malinga (MI) |
| Most runs |
 David Warner (358, NSW) |
| Most wickets |
 Ravi Rampaul (12, T&T) |
| Official website | www.clt20.com |
The 2011 Champions League Twenty20 was the third edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 19 September to 9 October 2011. It was the first edition after Nokia replaced Bharti Airtel as the tournament's title sponsor. The defending champions were the Chennai Super Kings.
The Mumbai Indians emerged the winners of the tournament, defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. David Warner from the New South Wales Blues won the Golden Bat Award, while Ravi Rampaul was awarded the Golden Wicket Award and Lasith Malinga was declared the Player of the Tournament.
The tournament was the first edition to feature a qualifying stage, which consists of six teams competing for three spots in the main tournament. The main tournament had the same format as the previous year. It consists of 23 matches, and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. If a match ends in a tie, a Super Over will be played to determine the winner.
The group stage has the teams divided into two equal groups, with each playing a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group advances to the advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals, with the top team of one group facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals play the grand final to determine the winners of the competition.
Points awarded in the group stage:
Same as the previous tournaments, the total prize money for the competition is US$6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team in the main tournament receives a participation fee of $500,000. The prize money will be distributed as follows:
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