2012 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) |
 South Africa
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| Champions |
 Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
| Participants | 10 (group stage) 14 (total) |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Player of the series |
Mitchell Starc (14 wickets) |
| Most runs |
 Michael Lumb (226 runs) |
| Most wickets |
Mitchell Starc (14 wickets) |
| Official website | www.clt20.com |
The 2012 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in South Africa from 9 to 28 October 2012. This edition was significant for being the first to feature a Pakistani team.
This was the first season to have Karbonn Mobiles as the title sponsor. They replaced Nokia, who withdrew from their four-year deal after just one year.
The Sydney Sixers emerged the winners of the tournament, defeating the Highveld Lions in the final.
Since the previous edition, three Test-playing nations introduced new premier Twenty20 tournaments. Australia created the Big Bash League, which began in December 2011. Compared to the previous KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, it has city-based franchise teams, more matches and allows two overseas players in the team. It was very well received with high attendance and good television viewership. The inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League was held in August 2012 and also featured new privately owned city-based franchise teams and participation from overseas players. Sri Lanka's previous Twenty20 tournament had a low profile and a primary focus on providing opportunities for players. Bangladesh, the lowest ranked in Test cricket, created the Bangladesh Premier League, their first premier Twenty20 tournament, in February 2012. However, their teams were not considered for the CLT20.
Other nations made no major changes to their tournaments. South Africa's MiWay T20 Challenge included a new team to give exposure to more players but was disbanded after the season.
In the four weeks directly preceding the CLT20, the only international cricket played was in the Twenty20 format, including the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, which ran for 20 days and ended 2 days before the CLT20 started.
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