Royal Challengers Bangalore v Cape Cobras CLT20 and opening ceremony

After the lightning evening of the inaugural Airtel Champions League Twenty20’s eye-catching opening ceremony the first match will be kick-off at 20:00 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore between Royal Challengers Bangalore and South African club Cape Cobras. The inaugural IPL opening ceremony was arranged in the same ground. Award Winning legends Chaka Khan and Shaggy all set to perform during the ceremony and British pop star Jamelia will sing super hit song Superstar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is the runners-up of the IPL season 2. By beating Chennai Super Kings, it qualified for the final but Deccan Chargers stopped them to hold the title. Hard hitter Ross Taylor who has 1255 runs in his bag and high strike rate similary Dale Steyn has 44 wickets. Anil Kumble will lead RCB instead of Raul Dravid.

Cape Cobras is one of the team from South Africa. It is the title holder of Pro20 Series in 2008-09 season. The team is columned with some star players of South Africa such as Herschelle Gibbs and JP Duminy. Paul Adams is familiar for his unique bowling style. Although he will not attend this time in CLT20 this year, he is one of the noted players of the team.

Source: Official website of Champions League T20