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| tournament name          = Stanford Super Series
| image                    = Stanford twenty20 for $20.JPG
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| country                  = {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| administrator            =
| cricket format           = [[Twenty20]]
| only                   = [[2008 Stanford Super Series|2008]]
| tournament format        = One off match with warm ups
| participants             = 4
}}

The '''Stanford Super Series''' was a series of [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] matches in 2008, sponsored by [[Allen Stanford]]. The main game of the Series matched the [[England cricket team|English national cricket team]] against an all-star team from the [[Caribbean]], called the [[Stanford Superstars]].

The prize money awarded in the tournament was winner-take-all; the players for the winning team in the yearly game took home $20 million prize money, and the losing players did not earn anything. The domestic West Indies and England Twenty20 champions competed for the ''Champions Cup'', as well as playing in a series of other exhibition matches with the Superstars and England. The tournament collapsed following the arrest (and subsequent conviction) of Allen Stanford for an $8 billion [[fraud]], part of which funded the prize money for the Super Series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN1737429520090217|title=Stanford, aides failed to appear for testimony: U.S |author=Anna Driver and Simon Evans |publisher=Reuters|date=17 February 2009 |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>


The tournament was played between 25 October – 1 November consisting of 5 warm-up matches and a grand finale. This final match was played between the Stanford Superstars and England. Before it began, the tournament was threatened with cancellation due to a row between [[Digicel]], the [[West Indies Cricket Board]]'s (WICB) main sponsor, and Stanford. Digicel argued that it should get sponsorship rights because it is WICB's sponsorship rights holder and that the tournament was officially sanctioned by the WICB. All 2008 Super Series matches took place at the [[Stanford Cricket Ground]] in [[Antigua]], and started at 5:30&nbsp;pm local time (9:30&nbsp;pm in the United Kingdom). All games were aired on [[Sky Sports]] in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nothirdman.co.uk/stanford-super-series-schedule.aspx |title = Stanford Super Series Schedule – dates, venues, times and coverage  |access-date=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006005509/http://www.nothirdman.co.uk/stanford-super-series-schedule.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[Allen Stanford]] proposed emphasizing [[Twenty20]] cricket as a way to promote cricket in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]. He created the [[Stanford 20/20]], a yearly tournament featuring teams from the island nations that made up the West Indies. From the first edition of his tournament in 2006, he aimed to have the best players from his tournament play as a team against an international team. Initially, South Africa had been planned to play against the Stanford team for a prize of US$5 million, but that effort fell through after scheduling conflicts with the WICB.

In 2008, Stanford looked to expand the tournament and decided once again to feature a high-stakes game featuring the best players in the West Indies versus an international team. Stanford initially wished to invite Sri Lanka, India, Australia and South Africa to come and play a single-elimination tournament in Antigua, with the winner facing his all-star team. However, due to contractual issues with the ICC and ESPN-Star and scheduling constraints that tournament was infeasible. Instead, Stanford invited the winners of the [[World Twenty20]], India, to play for a prize of US$5 million (later US$10 million) and planned to ask Australia to come as a back-up should India decline or be unavailable. India, who were in the process of launching the highly successful first year of their domestic [[Twenty20]] league, the [[Indian Premier League]], declined as they did not want to be involved in a privately funded programme.

When that deal fell through, Stanford increased the prize money to US$20 million and aimed to get either England or Australia involved. After meeting with the ECB from April through June, Stanford finally signed a five-year deal with the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] to host a series of [[United States dollar|US$]]20 million, winner-take-all matches, worth $100 million in total. In addition, the deal included an annual Twenty20 quadrangular involving England (as hosts), West Indies and two invitational teams with a prize of US$9.5 million.

==Prize money==
The final $20 million prize was split as follows: each of the 11 players on the winning team who played in the championship game would take home $1 million. Another $1 million would be split amongst the players who were selected for the winning team, but did not play in the championship game; $1 million would go to the management team and the remaining $7 million would be split between the English Cricket Board and the [[West Indies Cricket Board]].<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article4720041.ece "Stanford Super Series: England cricketers will go in to bat for $1m apiece"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Valentine Low, [[The Times]], 10 September 2008</ref>

==Summary==
The tournament was seen to have been commenced successfully, though pitch conditions meant that its opening matches were low-scoring.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/middlesex/7697359.stm|title=Dexter rues poor Antigua wicket|date=29 October 2008}}</ref> Criticism was also levelled at the floodlights in the [[Antigua]] pitch, which were low enough to obstruct the vision of fielding players, with Middlesex captain [[Shaun Udal]] stating "I have not known a ground where the visibility is as bad".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricket365.com/story/0,18305,15293_4418615,00.html |title = Cricket365 Stanford 20/20 –  |access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611023945/http://www.cricket365.com/story/0,18305,15293_4418615,00.html |archive-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The behaviour of organiser [[Allen Stanford]] was also questioned, particularly after he offended a number of England players by acting flirtatiously with their wives during a match, actions for which he later apologised<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7694585.stm|title = Stanford apology to England stars|date = 28 October 2008}}</ref> The England team was later hit by a stomach bug, leading [[Kevin Pietersen]] to declare that he was looking forward to the tournament's completion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7697201.stm|title = Pietersen 'wants the week to end'|date = 29 October 2008}}</ref> Before the tournament ended, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) announced that they would be reviewing the five-year contract that they had signed with Stanford, bringing into question their participation in future tournaments<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7697860.stm|title = ECB plans Stanford Series review|date = 29 October 2008}}</ref>

However, the Trinidad and Tobago v England game was described as 'thrilling'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/story/375754.html|title=England hold on for one-run thriller}}</ref> The tournament received a large amount of media coverage whilst it was extremely popular with fans in the West Indies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/3363648/England-humbled-by-West-Indies-passion-in-Stanford-Super-Series-Cricket.html|title = England humbled by West Indies passion in Stanford Super Series| date=2 November 2008 }}</ref> Commentators were generally positive about the success of the tournament within its host venue, with [[Jonathan Agnew]] claiming that it was organised significantly better than the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|previous World Cup]], also held in the West Indies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7704989.stm|title = Jonathan Agnew column|date = 2 November 2008}}</ref>

== Competitors ==
The [[Stanford Superstars]] and an '''England XI''' were scheduled to compete in the first five tournaments. Alongside them were the champions of the [[Stanford 20/20]] in the [[West Indies]] and the champions of the [[Twenty20 Cup]] in [[England]]. These were [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Crusaders]]. The two domestic champions competed for the Champions Cup whilst Stanford Superstars and England contested the Final, labelled the ''20/20 For 20'' match.

===Qualification===
The Stanford Superstars was a squad selected from the best players in the [[Stanford 20/20]] competition. [[England cricket team|England]] competed in the first year of a five-year contract to be involved in the tournament. [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] qualified as the winners of the Stanford 20/20 whilst [[Middlesex Crusaders]] qualified as winners of the [[Twenty20 Cup]] in England and Wales.

===2008 Stanford SuperStars===
On 14 August 2008, the All-Stars selection panel, which was led by cricketing legend [[Viv Richards|Sir Viv Richards]], and which included fellow West Indies cricketing luminaries as [[Everton Weekes|Sir Everton Weekes]], [[Curtly Ambrose]], [[Lance Gibbs]], [[Richie Richardson]], [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]] and [[Courtney Walsh]], announced 17 players who would play under the Stanford SuperStars colours in the Super Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/stanford/stanford-20-20-superstars-squad-announced,301889,EN.html |title=Stanford Superstars squad named |website=www.ecb.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917184217/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/stanford/stanford-20-20-superstars-squad-announced%2C301889%2CEN.html |archive-date=17 September 2008}}</ref>

{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Chris Gayle]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])<br />
{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Daren Powell]]<br />
{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Jerome Taylor]]<br />
{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Sylvester Joseph]] ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captaincy|Vice-captain]])<br />
{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Chad Hampson]]<br />
{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Dave Mohammed]]<br />
{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Kieron Pollard]]<br />
{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Rayad Emrit]]<br />
{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]<br />
{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]<br />
{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Lennox Cush]]<br />
{{flagicon|GRD}} [[Andre Fletcher]]<br />
{{flagicon|BAR}} [[Sulieman Benn]]<br />
{{flagicon|MSR}} [[Lionel Baker]]<br />
{{flagicon|VCT}} [[Lindon James]]

Support Staff:<br />
{{flagicon|ATG}} Coach, Head: [[Eldine Baptiste]]<br />
{{flagicon|GUY}} Coach, Asst: [[Roger Harper]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} Coach, Fielding: [[Julien Fountain]]<br />
{{flagicon|VCT}} Coach, Manager: [[Cardigan Connor]]<br />
{{flagicon|GUY}} Analyst: Robin Singh<br />
{{flagicon|CUB}} Trainer: Hector Martinez<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} Physiotherapist: Kim Jackson<br />
{{flagicon|CUB}} Physiotherapist Julio Gonsalves<br />
{{flagicon|SKN}} Physical Therapist: Virgil Browne

([[Dwayne Bravo]] {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} (injury), and [[Xavier Marshall]] {{flagicon|Jamaica}} (failed drug test)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/370219.html|title = Xavier Marshall and Willett test positive}}</ref> were named to the initial team under the initial selection procedures, but withdrew before the Series was played. [[Darren Sammy]] {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} and [[Travis Dowlin]] {{flagicon|Guyana}} were named to replace them in the squad.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/7561568.stm|title = Sammy gets late Stanford call-up|date = 19 September 2008}}</ref>)

===2008 English squad===
On 9 September 2008, three weeks after the Superstars squad was named, the England Cricket Board announced their 15-man squad for the 2008 Super Series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/stanford/stanford-super-series-squad,302377,EN.html |title = Stanford Series and India ODI squad named; central contracts awarded – Stanford Super Series – England – News – ECB  |access-date=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024224938/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/stanford/stanford-super-series-squad,302377,EN.html |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Kevin Pietersen]], [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]], (captain)<br />
[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]<br />
[[Ian Bell]], [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]<br />
[[Ravi Bopara]], [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]<br />
[[Stuart Broad]], [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]<br />
[[Paul Collingwood]], [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]<br />
[[Alastair Cook]], [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]<br />
[[Andrew Flintoff]], [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]<br />
[[Stephen Harmison]], [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]<br />
[[Samit Patel]], [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]<br />
[[Matt Prior]], [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]<br />
[[Owais Shah]], [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]<br />
[[Graeme Swann]], [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]<br />
[[Ryan Sidebottom]], [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]<br />
[[Luke Wright]], [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]

===2008 Trinidad and Tobago squad===

[[Rishi Bachan]]<br />
[[Samuel Badree]]<br />  
[[Darren Bravo]]<br /> 
[[Kevon Cooper]]<br />
[[Daron Cruickshank]]<br />
[[Daren Ganga]] (captain)<br />
[[Sherwin Ganga]]<br />
[[Justin Guillen]]<br />
[[Amit Jaggernauth]]<br />
[[Richard Kelly (cricketer, born 1984)|Richard Kelly]]<br />
[[William Perkins (West Indian cricketer)|William Perkins]]<br />
[[Denesh Ramdin]]<br />
[[Ravi Rampaul]]<br />
[[Lendl Simmons]]<br />
[[Navin Stewart]]

===2008 Middlesex squad===
 
[[Neil Carter (cricketer)|Neil Carter]]<br />
[[Neil Dexter]]<br />
[[Steven Finn]]<br />
[[Billy Godleman]]<br />
[[Tyron Henderson]]<br />
[[Ed Joyce]]<br />
[[Murali Kartik]]<br />
[[Dawid Malan]]<br />
[[Eoin Morgan]]<br />
[[Tim Murtagh]]<br />
[[David Nash (cricketer)|David Nash]]<br />  
[[Alan Richardson (cricketer)|Alan Richardson]]<br />
[[Ben Scott (cricketer)|Ben Scott]]<br />  
[[Andrew Strauss]]<br />
[[Shaun Udal]] (captain)

== Reception ==
The matches were well attended, but the press (especially the British contingent) was mainly very sceptical. "Of all the short-form matches currently being organised," wrote Stephen Brenkley in ''[[The Independent]]'' on 26 October 2008, "the conclusion is easily reached that Stanford Superstars v England is the most offensive. It has no context as a proper sporting competition, it is neither country versus country, club versus club or invitation XI versus invitation XI. It is a rococo hybrid. It has money, but nothing else going for it."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stephen-brenkley-winner-takes-all-even-the-game-s-soul-973759.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stephen-brenkley-winner-takes-all-even-the-game-s-soul-973759.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Stephen |last=Brenkley |title=Winner takes all, even the game's soul |work=[[The Independent]] |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> It has since been alleged that Stanford's creation of the tournament was primarily a method to [[Money laundering|launder]] his income from the fraudulent business schemes for which he is now serving a penal sentence in the US.

==Commercial dispute==
[[Digicel]], who sponsored the West Indies Cricket Board, filed suit to halt the Stanford Super Series. They claimed that due to their deal with the West Indies Cricket Board, that they were due certain advertising and broadcasting rights that were not being granted to them. The response from the West Indies Board, and from the representatives of the Super Series was that the Stanford Superstars were an unofficial team, and thus the Digicel agreement did not come into play. Digicel won the suit, in front of the High Court in London, England. However, they later reached a deal with Stanford Super Series officials, that allowed the tournament to continue for at least three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/current/story/373266.html|title = No change in Stanford schedule}}</ref>

==Dissolution==
Following the first year of the series, the future of the competition was put in doubt after Stanford disbanded his team of 12 'Stanford Legends' who had been acting as ambassadors for the tournament.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/382736.html Stanford legends given the chop], [[Cricinfo]], 17 December 2008</ref> In the wake of fraud charges made against Stanford, the ECB terminated all contracts with Stanford in February 2009, meaning that the England cricket team took no further part in Stanford organised matches.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7900632.stm ECB severs all ties with Stanford], [[BBC Sport]], 20 February 2009. Accessed 26 April 2011.</ref> Stanford was later convicted of 13 of 14 charges laid against him by U.S. authorities and was sentenced to 110 years in prison, which he is currently serving in [[United States Penitentiary, Coleman]] in [[Coleman, Florida]].

==Matches==

===Exhibition Matches===
 {{limited overs international
| date = 25 October 2008
| team1 = [[Stanford Superstars]]
| score1 = 146/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sylvester Joseph]] 45*
| wickets1 = [[Samuel Badree]] 2/20
| team2 = {{cr|TRI|name=Trinidad & Tobago}}
| score2 = 124/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Justin Guillen]] 31
| wickets2 = [[Sulieman Benn]] 2/15
| result= Superstars won by 22 runs
| report = [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/engine/current/match/362440.html scorecard]
| venue = [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Simon Taufel]]
}}
----
 {{Limited overs international|
  | date = 26 October 2008
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 121/4 (20 overs)
  | runs1 = [[Owais Shah]] 39*
  | wickets1 = [[Murali Kartik]] 2/27
  | team2 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
  | score2 = 109/4 (20 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Dawid Malan]] 42*
  | wickets2 = [[Ryan Sidebottom]] 1/5 <br /> [[Stuart Broad]] 1/13
  | result = England won by 12 runs
  | report = [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/engine/match/362441.html scorecard]
  | venue =  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
  | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
  | motm = 
  }}
----
 {{Limited overs international|
  | date = 28 October 2008
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 141/6 (20 overs)
  | score2 = 140/9 (20 overs)
  | team2 = {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
  | runs1 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 44
  | wickets1 = [[Sherwin Ganga]] 4/23
  | runs2 = [[Denesh Ramdin]] 37
  | wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 3/30
  | result = England won by 1 run
  | report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/content/current/story/375754.html scorecard]
  | venue =  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
  | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = 
  | rain = 
  }}
----
 {{Limited overs international|
  | date = 30 October 2008
  | team1 = Stanford Superstars
  | score1 = 173/4 (20 overs)
  | score2 = 115 (17.3 overs)
  | team2 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
  | runs1 = [[Andre Fletcher]] 90
  | wickets1 = [[Shaun Udal]] 1/24
  | runs2 = [[Eoin Morgan]]
  | wickets2 = [[Dave Mohammed]] 2/10 <br /> [[Darren Sammy]] 2/14
  | result = Superstars win by 58 runs
  | report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/engine/current/match/362444.html scorecard]
  | venue =  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
  | umpires = Asad Rauf and SJ Davis
  | motm = 
  | rain = 
  }}
----

===Trans-Atlantic Twenty20 Champions Cup===
 {{Limited overs international|
  | date = 27 October 2008
  | team1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}
  | score1 = 122/5 (19.2 overs)
  | score2 = 117/8 (20 overs)
  | team2 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
  | runs1 = [[Denesh Ramdin]] 41
  | wickets1 = [[Dawid Malan]] 2/11<br />[[Tim Murtagh]] 2/18
  | runs2 = [[Neil Dexter]] 39
  | wickets2 = [[Ravi Rampaul]] 4/25
  | result = Trinidad and Tobago won by 5 wickets
  | report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/engine/current/match/362442.html scorecard]
  | venue =  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
  | motm = [[Ravi Rampaul]]
  | rain = 
  }}

===$20 million match===
 {{Limited overs international|
  | date = 1 November 2008
  | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
  | score1 = 99 (19.5 overs)
  | score2 = 101/0 (12.4 overs)
  | team2 = Stanford Superstars
  | runs1 = [[Samit Patel]] 22
  | wickets1 = [[Sulieman Benn]] 3/16
  | runs2 = [[Chris Gayle]] 65*
  | wickets2 = [[Andre Fletcher]] 32*
  | result = Stanford Superstars won by 10 wickets
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/stanfordtwenty20/engine/match/354386.html scorecard]
  | venue =  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Coolidge]], [[Antigua]]
  | umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Simon Taufel]]
  | motm = [[Darren Sammy]]
  | rain = 
  }}
  
==Results==

===Trans-Atlantic Twenty20 Champions Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! width=15%|Date
! width=15%|Host Nation
! width=15%|Venue
!width=22%|Winner
!width=18%|Result
!width=22%|Runner-up
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|[[2008 Stanford Super Series|27 October 2008]]
|{{Flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}}  [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|{{Flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}}  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]]
| [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| 5 wickets
| [[Middlesex Crusaders]]
|}

===Final===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! width=15%|Date
! width=15%|Host Nation
! width=15%|Venue
!width=22%|Winner
!width=18%|Result
!width=22%|Runner-up
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|[[2008 Stanford Super Series|1 November 2008]]
|{{Flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}}  [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|{{Flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}}  [[Stanford Cricket Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]]
|[[Stanford Superstars]]
|10 wickets
|[[England national cricket team|England]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Stanford 20/20]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090414122228/http://www.stanford2020.com/ Official site] archived via the Wayback Machine

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