In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was an international professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league which featured the best performing teams from the domestic T20 cricket leagues of major cricketing nations, such as the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash League. The league was discontinued due to a lack of interest among the fans and the sponsors. In the six editions that were played from 2009 to 2014, 63 players captained their team in at least one match.*
MS Dhoni played the highest number of matches as a captain, leading the Chennai Super Kings in 23 matches with a win–loss percentage of 63.04. Among those who captained in more than ten matches, Trinidad and Tobago's Daren Ganga had the best win–loss percentage: 79.16. Among the captains with a 100% win percentage, Sydney Thunder's Brad Haddin captained the highest number of matches: six. On the other hand, Central Stags' Jamie How captained the highest number of matches without registering a win; he led his team in four matches and all of them were lost. Only three players each captained two teams in the CLT20: Gautam Gambhir led the Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders, Simon Katich led the New South Wales Blues and the Perth Scorchers, and Jehan Mubarak led the Wayamba Elevens and the Southern Express.
The Highveld Lions played the highest number of matches while being under the captaincy of a single player; Alviro Petersen led the team in all of the 14 matches it played in the CLT20. Four players captained the Mumbai Indians and the Cape Cobras in the CLT20, which is the highest among all teams.
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+ Key Symbol MeaningFirstYear of the first CLT20 match as a captainLastYear of latest CLT20 match as a captainMatNumber of matches as a captainTeam(s)Team(s) for which the player played as captain in at least one matchWonNumber of games wonLostNumber of games lostTiedNumber of games tiedNRNumber of games with no resultWin%Percentage of games won to those captained
List of CLT20 captains
The list includes those players who captained their team in at least one CLT20 match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name.
+Champions League Twenty20 captains Player Nationality First Last Mat Team(s) Won Lost Tied NR Win% 2010 2014 23 Chennai Super Kings 14 8 1 0 63.04 2009 2014 18 10 7 0 1 58.82 2009 2013 15 7 6 1 1 53.57 2010 2013 14 Highveld Lions 6 6 1 1 50.00 2009 2011 12 Trinidad and Tobago 9 2 1 0 79.16 2011 2012 10 Mumbai Indians 4 4 0 2 50.00 2010 2011 9 South Australian Redbacks 5 3 0 1 62.50 2009 2010 9 Royal Challengers Bangalore 4 5 0 0 44.44 2009 2014 9 2 7 0 0 22.22 2014 2014 7 Northern Knights 4 3 0 0 57.14 2011 2012 7 Auckland Aces 3 4 0 0 42.85 2012 2013 7 Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 1 50.00 2011 2011 7 Somerset Sabres 4 2 0 1 66.66 2013 2013 6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 3 3 0 0 50.00 2013 2013 6 Rajasthan Royals 5 1 0 0 83.33 2012 2012 6 Yorkshire Carnegie 2 3 0 1 40.00 2012 2012 6 Sydney Sixers 6 0 0 0 100.00 2010 2010 6 Warriors 4 2 0 0 66.66 2014 2014 6 Lahore Lions 3 3 0 0 50.00 2013 2013 6 Otago Volts 4 1 1 0 75.00 2011 2011 6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 3 3 0 0 50.00 2014 2014 5 Kings XI Punjab 4 1 0 0 80.00 2009 2009 5 Cape Cobras 3 2 0 0 60.00 2013 2013 5 Mumbai Indians 4 1 0 0 80.00 2012 2012 5 Titans 2 2 0 1 50.00 2009 2009 5 Victorian Bushrangers 2 3 0 0 40.00 2011 2011 4 Warriors 2 2 0 0 50.00 2013 2013 4 Titans 2 2 0 0 50.00 2009 2009 4 Diamond Eagles 1 2 1 0 37.50 2014 2014 4 Barbados Tridents 1 2 1 0 37.50 2010 2010 4 Central Stags 0 4 0 0 0.00 2010 2010 4 Victorian Bushrangers 2 1 1 0 62.50 2011 2011 4 Cape Cobras 1 2 0 1 33.33 2009 2009 4 Somerset Sabres 1 3 0 0 25.00 2012 2012 4 Perth Scorchers 1 2 0 1 33.33 2014 2014 4 Hobart Hurricanes 3 1 0 0 75.00 2010 2010 4 Guyana 0 4 0 0 0.00 2010 2010 4 Mumbai Indians 2 2 0 0 50.00 2014 2014 4 Dolphins 0 4 0 0 0.00 2013 2013 3 Brisbane Heat 0 3 0 0 0.00 Misbah-ul-Haq 2013 2013 3 Faisalabad Wolves 1 2 0 0 33.33 2014 2014 3 Cape Cobras 0 2 1 0 16.66 2014 2014 3 Mumbai Indians 1 2 0 0 33.33 2013 2013 3 Kandurata Maroons 0 3 0 0 0.00 2014 2014 3 Perth Scorchers 1 2 0 0 33.33 2009 2009 2 Otago Volts 0 2 0 0 0.00 2009 2009 2 Deccan Chargers 0 2 0 0 0.00 2012 2012 2 Delhi Daredevils 2 0 0 0 100.00 2011 2011 2 Kolkata Knight Riders 1 1 0 0 50.00 2012 2012 2 Uva Next 0 1 0 1 0.00 2012 2012 2 Sialkot Stallions 1 1 0 0 50.00 2012 2012 2 Delhi Daredevils 0 1 0 1 0.00 2011 2011 2 Ruhuna Eleven 1 1 0 0 50.00 2012 2012 1 Hampshire Royals 0 1 0 0 0.00 2014 2014 1 Hobart Hurricanes 0 1 0 0 0.00 2011 2011 1 Leicestershire Foxes 0 1 0 0 0.00 2009 2009 1 Sussex Sharks 0 1 0 0 0.00 2014 2014 1 Perth Scorchers 1 0 0 0 100.00 2012 2012 1 Hampshire Royals 0 1 0 0 0.00 2011 2011 1 Leicestershire Foxes 0 1 0 0 0.00 2012 2012 1 Chennai Super Kings 1 0 0 0 100.00 2014 2014 1 Cape Cobras 0 1 0 0 0.00 2009 2009 1 Sussex Sharks 0 0 1 0 50.00
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See also List of Indian Premier League captains List of Big Bash League captains List of Bangladesh Premier League captains List of Pakistan Super League captains