2016 Masters Champions League
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Dates | 28 January 2016 –13 February 2016[1] |
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Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) |
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Champions | Gemini Arabians (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 18 |
Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara (Gemini Arabians) |
Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (Gemini Arabians) (386) |
Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (Gemini Arabians) (15) |
Official website | www.mcl2020.com |
2016 Masters Champions League was the Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place from 28 January to 13 February 2016 in Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The tournament was contested by six teams of fifteen players, all former international cricketers,[2] with the Gemini Arabians defeating the Leo Lions in the final by 16 runs.[3]
Teams
The following six franchises participated in the tournament:[4]
Team | Captain | Owner(s) | |
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Libra Legends | Grand Midwest Group | ||
Gemini Arabians | Khaitan Holdings | ||
Sagittarius Strikers | Orange Limited | ||
Virgo Super Kings | Rhiti Sports | ||
Capricorn Commanders | Pacific Ventures | ||
Leo Lions | Manyata Dutt |
Player auction
Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis achieved the top bid of the player auction, joining the Libra Legends for US $175,000. Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist was the second-highest signing, purchased by the Sagittarius Strikers for $170,000. Other players with high bids included former England captain Paul Collingwood ($140,000), Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka ($120,000), West Indies' Brian Lara ($100,000) and Brett Lee of Australia ($100,000).
Venues
Dubai | Sharjah |
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Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium |
Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 27,000 |
Standings
Team [5] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Gemini Arabians | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.419 |
Leo Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.200 |
Virgo Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.280 |
Sagittarius Strikers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.716 |
Capricorn Commanders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.162 |
Libra Legends | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.955 |
- Top 4 teams advanced to the semi finals
Fixtures
League Stage
Gemini Arabians 234/3 (20 Overs) |
v |
Libra Legends 156/8 (20 Overs) |
- Libra Legends won the toss and elected to field first.
Leo Lions 156/8 (20 Overs) |
v |
Capricorn Commanders 130/8 (20 Overs) |
- Leo Lions won the toss and elected to bat first.
Sagittarius Strikers 157/6 (20 Overs) |
v |
Virgo Super Kings 131/9 (20 Overs) |
- Sagittarius Strikers won the toss and elected to bat first.
Leo Lions 132/7 (20 Overs) |
v |
Gemini Arabians 133/2 (18 Overs) |
- Leo Lions won the toss and elected to bat first.
Capricorn Commanders 146/5 (20 Overs) |
v |
Sagittarius Strikers 143/6 (20 Overs) |
- Capricorn Commanders won the toss and elected to bat first.
Virgo Super Kings 168/5 (20 Overs) |
v |
Libra Legends 163/4 (20 Overs) |
- Virgo Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first.
Gemini Arabians 190/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Capricorn Commanders 180/8 (20 overs) |
- Gemini Arabians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sagittarius Strikers 227/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Libra Legends 164/7 (20 overs) |
- Sagittarius Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Leo Lions 146/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Virgo Super Kings 149/6 (20 overs) |
- Leo Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Gemini Arabians 224/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sagittarius Strikers 212/9 (20 overs) |
- Gemini Arabians won the toss and elected to bat.
Libra Legends 154/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Capricorn Commanders 155/2 (16.2 overs) |
- Libra Legends won the toss and elected to bat.
Gemini Arabians 144/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Virgo Super Kings 122/6 (20 overs) |
- Gemini Arabians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sagittarius Strikers 151/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Leo Lions 152/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Sagittarius Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Virgo Super Kings 131/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Capricorn Commanders 119/9 (20 overs) |
- Virgo Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Leo Lions 201/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Libra Legends 190/6 (20 overs) |
- Libra Legends won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout phase
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Gemini Arabians | 191/5 | |||||||
4 | Sagittarius Strikers | 181/6 | |||||||
1 | Gemini Arabians | 130/7 | |||||||
2 | Leo Lions | 114 | |||||||
2 | Leo Lions | 139/7 | |||||||
3 | Virgo Super Kings | 122/9 | |||||||
Semi Finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.
Gemini Arabians 191/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sagittarius Strikers 181/6 (20 0vers) |
- Gemini Arabians won the toss and elected to bat.
Leo Lions 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Virgo Super Kings 122/9 (20 overs) |
- Leo Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
The winners of the 2 semi-finals qualified for the final.
Gemini Arabians 130/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Leo Lions 114 (19.3 overs) |
- Leo Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Gemini Arabians remain undefeated throughout the tournament (won 7 out of 7 matches).
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | ||||||||||||||
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Kumar Sangakkara | Gemini Arabians | 7 | 386 | 64.33 | 148.46 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Virender Sehwag | Gemini Arabians | 6 | 318 | 53.00 | 183.81 | 134 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Mahela Jayawardene | Sagittarius Strikers | 6 | 299 | 49.83 | 162.50 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
James Franklin | Leo Lions | 7 | 220 | 55.00 | 118.27 | 65* | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Ryan ten Doeschate | Libra Legends | 5 | 171 | 42.75 | 158.33 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 13 February 2016 |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI | |||||||||||||||
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Muttiah Muralitharan | Gemini Arabians | 6 | 15 | 11.06 | 6.91 | 4/19 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Kyle Mills | Gemini Arabians | 7 | 12 | 15.75 | 7.56 | 2/13 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Kyle Jarvis | Leo Lions | 5 | 11 | 13.90 | 7.65 | 3/17 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Fidel Edwards | Leo Lions | 7 | 11 | 21.09 | 8.92 | 4/33 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Malinga Bandara | Virgo Super Kings | 6 | 10 | 15.20 | 6.90 | 4/16 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 13 February 2016 |
References
- 1 2 "Masters Champions League 2016 Schedule". mcl2020.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "UAE to host T20 tournament for retired players". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ↑ "Masters Champions League - Final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Masters Champions League". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "MASTERS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Point Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2016.