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The much-awaited Champions League T20 2013 (CLT20) is set to kick-off at PCA Stadium, Mohali, India on Tuesday.

The Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring different franchises from across the world will kick-off with qualifiers matches on 17 September before going to the main draw on 21 September. Cricket lovers can buy tickets online HERE.

Qualifier stage will begin on Tuesday at Mohali with two matches; Otago Volts and Faisalabad Wolves will play the first qualifier match before Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kandurata Maroons take the field.

Four teams - Sunrisers Hyderabad (India), Otago Volts (New Zealand), Kandurata Maroons (Sri Lanka) and Faisalabad Wolves (Pakistan) - will compete for two berths that will make it to the main draw.

The teams will be split into Group A and Group B comprising of five teams each - four seeded teams and one each from the qualifiers.

Group A: Mumbai Indians (India), Highveld Lions (South Africa), Perth Scorchers (Australia), Rajasthan Royals (India), Q1 (Qualifier)

Group B: Chennai Super Kings (India), Titans (South Africa), Brisbane Heat (Australia), Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies), Q2 (Qualifier)

Top two performing teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals will meet in the title clash on 6 October.

Sydney Sixers won the title in the last edition, beating Highveld Lions in the final.

Champions League T20 2013 Qualifier Matches Schedule and Time Table

Day/Date

Time

Match

Teams

Venue

Tue, 17 Sep

04:00 pm

Pool A 1stQualifier

Otago Volts vs Faisalabad Wolves

PCA Stadium, Mohali

Tue, 17 Sep

08:00 pm

Pool B 2ndQualifier

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kandurata Maroons

PCA Stadium, Mohali

Wed, 18 Sep

04:00 pm

Pool A 3rdQualifier

Otago Volts vs Kandurata Maroons

PCA Stadium, Mohali

Wed, 18 Sep

08:00 pm

Pool B 4thQualifier

Faisalabad Wolves vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

PCA Stadium, Mohali

Fri, 20 Sep

04:00 pm

Pool A 5thQualifier

Faisalabad Wolves vs Kandurata Maroons

PCA Stadium, Mohali

Fri, 20 Sep

08:00 pm

Pool B 6thQualifier

Otago Volts vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

PCA Stadium, Mohali