# 2014 Champions League Twenty20

The 2014 Champions League Twenty20 was the sixth and final edition of Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It was held in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014. Mumbai Indians were the defending champions but failed to qualify. Chennai Super Kings won their second title after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final by 8 wickets.

## Teams

| Cricket Board | Team | How qualified |
| Australia | Perth Scorchers | Winners, 2013–14 Big Bash League |
| Australia | Hobart Hurricanes | Runners-up, 2013–14 Big Bash League |
| India | Kolkata Knight Riders | Winners, 2014 Indian Premier League |
| India | Kings XI Punjab | Runners-up, 2014 Indian Premier League |
| India | Chennai Super Kings | Third-ranked team, 2014 Indian Premier League |
| New Zealand | Northern Knights | Qualifying stage |
| Pakistan | Lahore Lions | Qualifying stage |
| South Africa | Cape Cobras | Runners-up, 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge |
| South Africa | Dolphins | Winners, 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge |
| West Indies | Barbados Tridents | Winners, 2014 Caribbean Premier League |

## Squads

On 22 August 2014, the 12 participating teams announced their final 15-man squads for the tournament.

## Qualifying stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Knights (1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.080 |
| 2 | Lahore Lions (2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −0.065 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.064 |
| 4 | Southern Express | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.033 |
* 2 Advanced to Group A
* 1 Advanced to Group B

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.716 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.945 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.038 |
| 4 | Lahore Lions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −0.051 |
| 5 | Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.338 |
Advanced to semifinals

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Kings XI Punjab | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.130 |
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.193 |
| 3 | Barbados Tridents | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.230 |
| 4 | Cape Cobras | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.955 |
| 5 | Northern Knights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −2.697 |
Advanced to semifinals

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 141/3 (19.1 ov) | | | |
| B2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 140/6 (20 ov) | | | |
| B2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 140/6 (20 ov) | A1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 180/6 (20 ov) |
| | | | A2 | Chennai Super Kings | 185/2 (18.3 ov) |
| B1 | Kings XI Punjab | 117 (18.2 ov) | A2 | Chennai Super Kings | 185/2 (18.3 ov) |
| A2 | Chennai Super Kings | 182/7 (20 ov) | | | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Most runs

The following were the top five highest run scorers in the main tournament.
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 234 |
| Robin Uthappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 210 |
| Jonathan Carter | Barbados Tridents | 203 |
| Aiden Blizzard | Hobart Hurricanes | 188 |
| Shoaib Malik | Hobart Hurricanes | 172 |
* Source: Champions league T20

### Most wickets

The following were the five leading wicket-takers of the main tournament.
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 |
| Ashish Nehra | Chennai Super Kings | 10 |
| Doug Bollinger | Hobart Hurricanes | 9 |
| Parvinder Awana | Kings XI Punjab | 9 |
| Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 8 |
* Source: Champions League T20