[1] The New South Wales Blues were the winners of the tournament, defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

The top two teams from each league advanced to the knockout stage, which consisted of two semi-finals followed by a final.

Teams were added from New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies and the inclusion of a team from Pakistan was removed due to the decline in the relationship between the Indian and Pakistani cricket boards following from the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Only Dirk Nannes was named in more than one preliminary squad – those of Delhi Daredevils and his "home" team, the Victorian Bushrangers.

The tournament was generally not received favourably due to the lack of team recognition outside of the three Indian sides.