The groundsman, the commentators, the general manager who played at the Wanderers on March 12, 2006, all spoke about the resemblance of the pitch to the 438 game, but the way the Lions started it took major rebuilding to go past 38
There were almost no flaws in Sydney Sixers' victorious campaign. Brad Haddin had rich resources at his disposal and he managed them astutely
A packed Wanderers had to watch their team lose disappointingly, that too to an Aussie side!
The sell-out Johannesburg crowd anticipated a special day, seen in the buzz around the stadium, showing the tournament wasn't meaningless. But Lions' lacklustre show killed it
Brad Haddin has said the Sydney Sixers' comprehensive ten-wicket-win in the Champions League final was no fluke, and that they had been preparing for the big game for over two weeks
Lions captain Alviro Petersen summed up their showing in the CLT20 final by saying it was their worst game of the tournament
Plays of the Day for the Champions League final between Lions and Sydney Sixers in Johannesburg
A full house will be on hand at the Wanderers to cheer the Lions as they bid to entire a long trophy-less spell
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| DC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.44 |
| TITNS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -0.017 |
| KKR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.488 |
| PS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -0.474 |
| AUCK | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -0.963 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.656 |
| LIONS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.14 |
| CSK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.049 |
| MI | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.471 |
| YORKS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1.791 |
| Qualifying Pool 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUCK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.904 |
| Sia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -0.511 |
| HANTS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.331 |
| Qualifying Pool 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| YORKS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.507 |
| UvNxt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.244 |
| T&T | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.777 |
