Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024: Teams, Full Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming Details, and everything you need to know
The 8th season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) has started. TNPL is a T20 cricket tournament organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), kicked off on July 5. The final match of TNPL 2024 is scheduled for August 4, 2024. The tournament will feature eight teams vying for the coveted trophy.
Participating Teams:
This season’s TNPL will see the following eight teams in action:
- Lyca Kovai Kings
- Nellai Royal Kings
- Chepauk Super Gillies
- Dindigul Dragons
- Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans
- SKM Salem Spartans
- Siechem Madurai Panthers
- Trichy Grand Cholas
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Tournament Format:
The 2024 TNPL will follow a round-robin format, with each team playing against each other once. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the playoffs, which will consist of a Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, Eliminator, and the Finals.
Telecast and Streaming:
The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will be telecasted live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Tamil channels in India. For those who prefer streaming, the matches will be available on the Fancode app and website.
TNPL 2024 Schedule:
| Match No | Day and Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 1 | Friday, July 5 | Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 2 | Saturday, July 6 | Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 3:15 PM |
| 3 | Saturday, July 6 | Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 4 | Sunday, July 7 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 3:15 PM |
| 5 | Sunday, July 7 | Lyca Kovai Kings vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 6 | Monday, July 8 | Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 7 | Tuesday, July 9 | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 8 | Wednesday, July 10 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 9 | Thursday, July 11 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans | SCF Cricket Ground, Salem | 7:15 PM |
| 10 | Saturday, July 13 | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 3:15 PM |
| 11 | Saturday, July 13 | Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 12 | Sunday, July 14 | Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 3:15 PM |
| 13 | Sunday, July 14 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 14 | Monday, July 15 | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 15 | Tuesday, July 16 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Lyca Kovai Kings | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 16 | Wednesday, July 17 | Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 17 | Thursday, July 18 | Salem Spartans vs Chepauk Super Gillies | SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore | 7:15 PM |
| 18 | Saturday, July 20 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Nellai Royal Kings | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 7:15 PM |
| 19 | Sunday, July 21 | Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 3:15 PM |
| 20 | Sunday, July 21 | Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Salem Spartans | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 7:15 PM |
| 21 | Monday, July 22 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Chepauk Super Gillies | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 7:15 PM |
| 22 | Tuesday, July 23 | Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 7:15 PM |
| 23 | Wednesday, July 24 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli | 7:15 PM |
| 24 | Friday, July 26 | Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 25 | Saturday, July 27 | Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 3:15 PM |
| 26 | Sunday, July 28 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 27 | Sunday, July 28 | Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 28 | Monday, July 29 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 29 | Tuesday, July 30 | Qualifier 1 | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 30 | Wednesday, July 31 | Eliminator | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | 7:15 PM |
| 31 | Friday, August 2 | Qualifier 2 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 7:15 PM |
| 32 | Sunday, August 4 | TNPL 2024 Final | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 7:15 PM |
TNPL 2024 Squads:
Chepauk Super Gillies Squad
Baba Aparajith, Iyappan B, Arunachalam V, Jitendra Kumar CH, Naryan Jagadeesan, Mathan Kumar S, Lokesh Raj TD, Rahil Shah, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Silambarasan M, Sibi R, Aswin Crist A, Abhishek Tanwar, Daryl S Ferrario, Shajahan M, R Satish, Periyasamy G, Santhosh Kumar D, Surya B, Andre Siddarth C, Aashiq K
SKM Salem Spartans Squad
M Ganesh Moorthi, Jaganath Srinivas RS, Abhishek S, Mohammed Adnan Khan, Guru Sayee S, Selva Kumaran N, Kavin R, Harish Kumar S, Sachin Rathi, Kaushik Srinivas R, Sunny Sandhu, Shijit Chandran P, Vivek R, Poiyamozhi M, Robin Singh Bist, Yazh Arun Mozhi ME, Vishal Vaidhya K, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan, Rajan S, Tharun Kumar
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans Squad
Anirudh Sita Ram B, Ajit Ram S, Ganesh S, Bhuvaneswaran P, Manigandan S, Karuppusamy S, Radhakrishnan S, Mohamed Ali S, Vijay Shankar, Tushar Raheja, T Natarajan, R Sai Kishore, Anovankar V, Maan K Bafna, Ram Kumar R, Amit Sathvik VP, Jeevanandam J, Rohit R, Karthik Saran M, Mathivanan P.
Lyca Kovai Kings Squad
Arun Karthik, G Ajitesh, Emmanuel Cherian B, Arun Kumar SJ, Kabilan N, Harish NS, Lakshay Jain S, Nidish Rajagopal, Mohan Prasath, Rohan J, Rithik Easwaran S, Sugendhiran P, Sonu Yadav, Silambarasan R, Suryapprakash L, Gohul Moorthi S, Mokit Hariharan RS, Abilash AV, Gowtham V, Kirubakar R
Nellai Royal Kings Squad
Divakar R, Atheeq Ur Rahman MA, Hemcharan P, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan K, M Mohammed, Mukilesh U, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Ram Arvindh R, Om Prakash KM, B Sai Sudarshan, Sachin B, M Siddharth, Sujay S, J Suresh Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Vidyuth P, Yudheeswaran V, Manish GR, Meeran Rahil Rehman, Vignesh GV
Dindigul Dragons Squad
R Ashwin, Adithya G, Affan Khader M, Diran VP, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy, Kishoor G, Sarath Kumar C, Baba Indrajith, Subodh Kumar Bhati, Shivam Singh, Vignesh P, Sandeep Warrier, Vimal Khumar R, Rohan Raju, Om Nithin K, Rocky B, Elaya Raja P
Trichy Grand Cholas Squad
Athisayaraj Davidson, W Anthony Dhas, Easwaran K, Ganga Sridhar Raju, Francis Rokins, Godson G, Mani Barathy K, Jafar Jamal, Rajkumar R, Rajkumar K, Vinod SP, Sanjay Yadav, Vignesh K, Sarvana Kumar P, Shyam Sundar S, Nirmal Kumar P, Arjun P Murthy, Rejin J, Mohammed Ashik, Arya Yohan Menon
Siechem Madurai Panthers Squad
Ajay K Krishnan, Aditya V, Ayush M, Murugan Ashwin, Hari Nishaanth C, Gurjapneet Singh, Lokeshwar S, J Kousik, Sri Abisek S, Rahul D, Washington Sundar, Saravanan P, Chaturved NS, Sasidev U, Swapnil K Singh, Karthick Manikandan VS, Alexandar R, Akram Khan, Ajay Chetan J, Kiran Akash L
Top 5 Buys at the TNPL Player Auction 2024:
The TNPL Player Auction 2024 witnessed some big spending, with two players breaking the record for the highest bid in the tournament’s history.
- 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
Past Winners of the TNPL:
| WINNER | YEAR |
| Lyca Kovai Kings | 2023 |
| Lyca Kovai Kings and Chepauk Super Gillies | 2022 |
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 2021 |
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 2019 |
| Madurai Panthers | 2018 |
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 2017 |
| Tuti Patriots | 2016 |
With a strong mix of established stars and rising talents, the TNPL 2024 is set to be a thrilling spectacle of T20 cricket. Fans can expect plenty of close matches, exciting performances, and the emergence of new stars.
