The ICL 20s World Series 2007/08 was the final tournament in the inaugural season of ICL. Unlike previous tournaments it featured 'international' sides rather than city-based teams. The tournament commenced on 9 April 2008 and the final match was held on 15 April 2008. The league consisted of three teams: ICL India, ICL Pakistan & ICL World. Each team playing each other twice.[1]
Fixtures
All of the fixtures in the 2008 ICL World Series were played at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad. All the games also began at 19:00 IST on their respective date.
Fixtures
| Match Number | Date | Venue | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | Man of the Match |
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| Group Stage |
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| 1 | 9 April | Hyderabad | ICL World | ICL India | ICL World by 8 wickets | Damien Martyn (ICL World) |
| 2 | 10 April | Hyderabad | ICL Pakistan | ICL World | ICL Pakistan by 9 wickets | Imran Nazir (ICL Pakistan) |
| 3 | 11 April | Hyderabad | ICL India | ICL Pakistan | ICL India by 4 wickets | Ibrahim Khaleel (ICL India) |
| 4 | 12 April | Hyderabad | ICL India | ICL World | ICL India by 4 wickets | Stuart Binny (ICL India) |
| 5 | 13 April | Hyderabad | ICL India | ICL Pakistan | ICL India by 4 wickets | Tejinder Pal Singh (ICL India) |
| 6 | 14 April | Hyderabad | ICL World | ICL Pakistan | ICL World by 4 wickets | Matthew Elliott (ICL World) |
Standings
| Points Table[2] |
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| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| ICL India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +0.812 |
| ICL World | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.333 |
| ICL Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.513 |
Knock-out
| Match Number | Date | Venue | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | Man of the Match |
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| Final |
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| Final | 15 April | Hyderabad | ICL India | ICL World | ICL India by 10 runs | Ganapathi Vignesh (ICL India) |
References