Tamil Nadu Premier League famously known as TNPL is a T20 tournament formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Its an annual T20 tournament held in Tamil Nadu, and this will be the 8th season of TNPL.
The first edition of TNPL that took place last in 2016 saw Tuti Patriots crowned as the champions of the inaugural edition. Lyca Kovai Kings are the defending champions of TNPL who beat the finalists Salem Spartans by 5 wickets in TNPL 7.
The SCF cricket ground in Salem, SNR College cricket ground in Coimbatore, Indian Cement Company cricket ground in Tirunelveli, NPR College ground in Dindigul and MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai will be the five venues hosting the 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League.
TNPL 2024 (TNPL 8) will begin on Friday, July 5 and conclude with the final scheduled on Sunday, August 4.
Here's all you need to know about the 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 Format
There will be a total of 32 matches in TNPL 2024 which will see all eight teams playing against each other once in a round-robin format. The top four teams at the end of this round-robin stage (after 28 matches) will then qualify for the playoffs comprising of Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, Eliminator, and the final.
TNPL 2024 Teams
Here are the eight teams that are participating in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024.
Lyca Kovai Kings
Nellai Royal Kings
Chepauk Super Gillies
Dindigul Dragons
Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans
SKM Salem Spartans
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Trichy Grand Cholas
TNPL 2024 Full Schedule
| No. | Day | Date | Match | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday | 5th Jul | Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 7:15 PM |
| 2 | Saturday | 6th Jul | Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 3:15 PM |
| 3 | Saturday | 6th Jul | Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | 7:15 PM |
| 4 | Sunday | 7th Jul | Nellai Royal Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 3:15 PM |
| 5 | Sunday | 7th Jul | Lyca Kovai Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:15 PM |
| 6 | Monday | 8th Jul | Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans | 7:15 PM |
| 7 | Tuesday | 9th Jul | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:15 PM |
| 8 | Wednesday | 10th Jul | Chepauk Super Gillies vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:15 PM |
| 9 | Thursday | 11th Jul | Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans | 7:15 PM |
| 10 | Saturday | 13th Jul | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 3:15 PM |
| 11 | Saturday | 13th Jul | Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings | 7:15 PM |
| 12 | Sunday | 14th Jul | Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 3:15 PM |
| 13 | Sunday | 14th Jul | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons | 7:15 PM |
| 14 | Monday | 15th Jul | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings | 7:15 PM |
| 15 | Tuesday | 16th Jul | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Lyca Kovai Kings | 7:15 PM |
| 16 | Wednesday | 17th Jul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons | 7:15 PM |
| 17 | Thursday | 18th Jul | Salem Spartans vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 7:15 PM |
| 18 | Saturday | 20th Jul | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Nellai Royal Kings | 7:15 PM |
| 19 | Sunday | 20th Jul | Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings | 3:15 PM |
| 20 | Sunday | 21st Jul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Salem Spartans | 7:15 PM |
| 21 | Monday | 22nd Jul | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 7:15 PM |
| 22 | Tuesday | 23rd Jul | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings | 7:15 PM |
| 23 | Wednesday | 24th Jul | Nellai Royal Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:15 PM |
| 24 | Friday | 26th Jul | Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | 7:15 PM |
| 25 | Saturday | 27th Jul | Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings | 3:15 PM |
| 26 | Saturday | 27th Jul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:15 PM |
| 27 | Sunday | 28th Jul | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | 3:15 PM |
| 28 | Sunday | 28th Jul | Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons | 7:15 PM |
| 29 | Tuesday | 30th Jul | Qualifier 1 | 7:15 PM |
| 30 | Wednesday | 31st Jul | Eliminator 1 | 7:15 PM |
| 31 | Friday | 2nd Aug | Qualifier 2 | 7:15 PM |
| 32 | Sunday | 4th Aug | Final | 7:15 PM |
All timings as per India Standard Time (IST)
The 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League will see defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings taking on four-time winners Chepauk Super Gillies at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem on Friday, July 5. The final of TNPL 2024 will be held on Sunday, August 4 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
TNPL 2024: Live Telecast and Streaming Details
The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will be telecasted live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Tamil channels in India.
Live streaming of TNPL 2024 will be available on the Fancode app and website in India.
TNPL 2024 Squads
Here are the full squad details of the eight teams participating in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
SKM Salem Spartans Squad
Abhishek S, M Ganesh Moorthi, Guru Sayee S, Jaganath Srinivas RS, Kavin R, Mohammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Selva Kumaran N, Sunny Sandhu, Harish Kumar S, Vivek R, Kaushik Srinivas R, Robin Singh Bist, Shijit Chandran P, Vishal Vaidhya K, Poiyamozhi M, Rajan S, Yazh Arun Mozhi ME, Tharun Kumar, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan
Chepauk Super Gillies Squad
Baba Aparajith, Arunachalam V, Iyappan B, Naryan Jagadeesan, Jitendra Kumar CH, Lokesh Raj TD, Mathan Kumar S, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Rahil Shah, Sibi R, Silambarasan M, Abhishek Tanwar, Aswin Crist A, Shajahan M, Daryl S Ferrario, Periyasamy G, R Satish, Surya B, Santhosh Kumar D, Andre Siddarth C, Aashiq K
Lyca Kovai Kings Squad
G Ajitesh, Arun Karthik, Arun Kumar SJ, Emmanuel Cherian B, Harish NS, Kabilan N, Lakshay Jain S, Mohan Prasath, Nidish Rajagopal, Rithik Easwaran S, Rohan J, Sonu Yadav, Sugendhiran P, Suryapprakash L, Silambarasan R, Mokit Hariharan RS, Gohul Moorthi S, Gowtham V, Abilash AV, Kirubakar R
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans Squad
Ajit Ram S, Anirudh Sita Ram B, Bhuvaneswaran P, Ganesh S, Karuppusamy S, Manigandan S, Mohamed Ali S, Radhakrishnan S, Tushar Raheja, Vijay Shankar, R Sai Kishore, T Natarajan, Maan K Bafna, Anovankar V, Ram Kumar R, Jeevanandam J, Amit Sathvik VP, Karthik Saran M, Rohit R, Mathivanan P.
Dindigul Dragons Squad
Adithya G, Affan Khader M, R Ashwin, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Diran VP, Kishoor G, Varun Chakravarthy, Baba Indrajith, Sarath Kumar C, Shivam Singh, Subodh Kumar Bhati, Vimal Khumar R, Vignesh P, Sandeep Warrier, Rohan Raju, Rocky B, Om Nithin K, Elaya Raja P
Nellai Royal Kings Squad
Atheeq Ur Rahman MA, Divakar R, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan K, Hemcharan P, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, M Mohammed, Mukilesh U, Om Prakash KM, Ram Arvindh R, Sachin B, B Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan, M Siddharth, Sujay S, J Suresh Kumar, Vidyuth P, Yudheeswaran V, Meeran Rahil Rehman, Manish GR, Vignesh GV
Siechem Madurai Panthers Squad
Aditya V, Ajay K Krishnan, Murugan Ashwin, Ayush M, Gurjapneet Singh, Hari Nishaanth C, J Kousik, Lokeshwar S, Rahul D, Sri Abisek S, Saravanan P, Washington Sundar, Swapnil K Singh, Chaturved NS, Sasidev U, Alexandar R, Karthick Manikandan VS, Ajay Chetan J, Akram Khan, Kiran Akash L
Trichy Grand Cholas Squad
W Anthony Dhas, Athisayaraj Davidson, Easwaran K, Francis Rokins, Ganga Sridhar Raju, Godson G, Jafar Jamal, Mani Barathy K, Rajkumar K, Rajkumar R, Vinod SP, Sanjay Yadav, Sarvana Kumar P, Vignesh K, Nirmal Kumar P, Shyam Sundar S, Mohammed Ashik, Arjun P Murthy, Rejin J, Arya Yohan Menon
Top 5 Buys At The TNPL Player Auction 2024
Sai Kishore (iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans): Rs 22 lakh.
Sanjay Yadav (Trichy Grand Cholas): Rs 22 lakh.
Harish Kumar (Salem Spartans): Rs 15.4 lakh.
Abhishek Tanwar (Chepauk Super Gillies): Rs 12.2 lakh.
T Natarajan (iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans): Rs 11.25 lakh.
Sai Kishore and Sanjay Yadav broke the record for the highest bid in TNPL auction history, each fetching 22 lakhs. Sai Kishore was acquired by iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans whereas Sanjay Yadav was bagged by Trichy Grand Cholas.
Past Winners of Tamil Nadu Premier League
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lyca Kovai Kings | Nellai Royal Kings |
| 2022 | Lyca Kovai Kings and Chepauk Super Gillies | - |
| 2021 | Chepauk Super Gillies | Trichy Warriors |
| 2019 | Chepauk Super Gillies | Dindigul Dragons |
| 2018 | Madurai Panthers | Dindigul Dragons |
| 2017 | Chepauk Super Gillies | Tuti Patriots |
| 2016 | Tuti Patriots | Chepauk Super Gillies |
In the seven editions of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, Chepauk Super Gillies is the most successfull team with 4 titles against its name. Lyca Kovai Kings, the current champions have won the title twice (2022 and 2023) in a row. Tuti Patriots and Madurai Panthers are the other two teams who won the TNPL title in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings were delcared the joint winners during the 2022 edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League.
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