ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007–08
| Administrator(s) | ICL |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 India |
| Champions | Chennai Superstars |
| Participants | 6 |
The Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship 2007/08 was the first tournament in the debut season of the ICL. The season commenced on the 30 November 2007 and the final match was held on 16 December 2007. The league consisted of six teams and each team played each other once prior to classification matches.[1]
2007 season
The inaugural season for the Indian Cricket League was scheduled to begin in October 2007 but later shifted to start from November 30 with six club teams. The Chennai Superstars emerged as the inaugural ICL champions, beating the Chandigarh Lions by 12 runs in the final.[2] Superstars bowler Shabbir Ahmed was declared Man of the Match for claiming four wickets, including a hat-trick while Superstars batsman Ian Harvey was declared Player of the Tournament for scoring 266 runs in 7 matches and taking 9 wickets.
Fixtures & Results
Standings
| Points Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| Kolkata Tigers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.93 | |
| Delhi Jets | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.35 | |
| Chandigarh Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.32 | |
| Chennai Superstars | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.18 | |
| Hyderabad Heroes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.054 | |
| Mumbai Champs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.240 | |
Knock-out
| Match | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Result | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock-Out Phase | |||||||
| Semi-Final | December 14 | Kolkata Tigers | Craig McMillan | Chennai Superstars | Stuart Law | Superstars by 93 runs | Rajagopal Sathish (Superstars) |
| 5th/6th Place Play-Off | December 15 | Hyderabad Heroes | Ambati Rayudu | Mumbai Champs | Brian Lara | Heroes by 25 runs | Abdul Razzaq (Heroes) |
| Semi-Final | December 15 | Delhi Jets | Marvan Atapattu | Chandigarh Lions | Chris Cairns | Lions by 4 wickets | Abbas Ali (Jets) |
| 3rd/4th Place Play-Off | December 16 | Delhi Jets | Marvan Atapattu | Kolkata Tigers | Craig McMillan | Jets by 5 wickets | Marvan Atapattu (Jets) |
| Final | December 16 | Chandigarh Lions | Chris Cairns | Chennai Superstars | Stuart Law | Superstars by 12 runs | Shabbir Ahmed (Superstars) |
- All Games played at 'Home Ground' - Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula
- Man of the Series: Ian Harvey