Preliminary round:
(The two teams from England will be named after the domestic Twenty20 Cup ends in mid-August)
Group A: Deccan Chargers (IND), England 2, Trinidad (WIS)
Group B: New South Wales (AUS), Diamond Eagles (RSA), England 1.
Group C: Royal Challengers (IND), Cape Cobras (RSA), Otago (NZL)
Group D: Delhi Daredevils (IND), Victoria (AUS), Wayamba (SRI)
(Two teams from each group advance to the second round)
Schedule:
Oct 8: Royal Challengers v Cape Cobras, Bangalore
Oct 9: New South Wales v Diamond Eagles, Delhi
Delhi Daredevils v Victoria, Delhi
Oct 10: Cape Cobras v Otago, Hyderabad
Deccan Chargers v England 2, Hyderabad
Oct 11: New South Wales v England 1, Delhi
Delhi Daredevils v Wayamba, Delhi
Oct 12: England 2 v Trinidad, Bangalore
Royal Challengers v Otago, Bangalore
Oct 13: Victoria v Wayamba, Delhi
Diamond Eagles v England 1, Delhi
Oct 14: Deccan Chargers v Trinidad, Hyderabad
Second round:
League A: A1, A2, B1, B2
League B: C1, C2, D1, D2
(Teams from the same preliminary group do not play each other again. Two teams from each League advance to the semi-finals.)
Schedule:
Oct 15: C1 v D2, Bangalore
Oct 16: A2 v B2, Hyderabad
A1 v B1, Hyderabad
Oct 17: C2 v D2, Bangalore
C1 v D1, Bangalore
Oct 18: A2 v B1, Hyderabad
A1 v B2, Hyderabad
Oct 19: C2 v D1, Delhi
Semi-finals:
Oct 21: Winner League B v Runners-up League A, Delhi
Oct 22: Winner League A v Runners-up League B, Hyderabad
Final:
Oct 23: Final, Hyderabad
