2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League Explained

2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League
Tournament Format:Round-robin and play-offs
Administrator:Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Participants:8
Champions:Dindigul Dragons
Count:1
Runner Up:Kovai Kings
Player Of The Series:Shahrukh Khan (Kovai Kings)
Most Runs:Shivam Singh (Dindigul Dragons) (364)
Most Wickets:M. Poiyamozhi (Salem Spartans) (16)
Matches:32
Fromdate:5 July
Todate:4 August 2024
Previous Year:2023
Next Year:2025

The 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League (also known as TNPL-8 and branded as Shriram Capital TNPL was the eighth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). It took place from 5 July 2024 to 4 August 2024. Kovai Kings were the defending champions, having won the previous season. In the final, the Dindigul Dragons defeated the Lyca Kovai Kings by six wickets to win their first TNPL title.

Background

The Tamil Nadu Premier League is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league held in India, organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It is held annually since 2016.[1] Kovai Kings were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous season after beating Nellai Royal Kings in the final.[2]

Format

The format remained the same since the 2017 season, wherein the eight teams played against each other in the league phase in round-robin format and the top four qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of three matches  - one eliminator and two qualifiers, followed by the final. The top two teams from the league phase play against each other in the first qualifier match with the winner progressing to the final. The loser would play against the winner of an eliminator match between the third and fourth-place teams from the league phase play in the second qualifier. The winner of this match would play the winner of the first qualifier for the title.[3] [4]

Schedule

The season was held from 5 July to 4 August 2024.[5] [6]

Prize money

The winners of TNPL are awarded with the runners-up receiving . The two semi-finalists are awarded each with the remaining four teams receiving each.

Sponsorship

Shriram Group continued to be the title sponsor of the event, having won the rights in 2020.[5] [7]

Broadcasting

Star India has held the television rights since the inaugural season in 2016. The matches are telecast with commentaries in English and Tamil.[8] FanCode is the streaming partner since the last season.[9]

Teams

Eight franchises are competing in the league. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.[10] [11] Each team can have a maximum of 20 players that includes two outstation players.[12]

TNPL teams
Team[13] CityCaptain[14] Coach[15] Owner[16] [17]
Chepauk Super GilliesChennaiBaba AparajithHemang BadaniMetronation Chennai Television
Dindigul DragonsDindigulRavichandran AshwinSubramaniam BadrinathTake Solutions
Kovai KingsCoimbatoreShahrukh KhanSriram SomayajulaLyca Productions
TirunelveliArun KarthikA. G. GuruswamyCrown Forts
SalemShijit ChandranB. RamprakashSelvakumar
Madurai PanthersMaduraiHari NishaanthBharath ReddySeichem Technologies
TiruchirapalliAntony DhasTinu YohannanDrumstick Productions
Tiruppur TamizhansTiruppurSai KishoreRamaswamy PrasannaiDream Cinemas and Properties

Personnel changes

For the season, the teams were permitted a maximum of 20 players and were allowed to retain a set of players before the rest went into an auction.[12] About 61 players were sold in the auction with the maximum bid at .[18]

Top buys at the auction
PlayerTeamPrice
Sai KishoreTiruppur Tamizhans
Sanjay YadavTrichy Grand Cholas
S Harish KumarSalem Spartans
Abhishek TanwarChepauk Super Gillies
T NatarajanTiruppur Tamizhans

Venues

The group stage matches were held in four venues across the state. The last two matches of the league including the final was held at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.[19]

StadiumCityCapacity
M. A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai38,000[20]
Salem Cricket Foundation StadiumSalem5,000 (expandable to 25,000)[21]
SNR College Cricket GroundCoimbatoreLimited (expandable)[22]
NPR College GroundDindigul5,000[23]
Indian Cement Company GroundTirunelveli4,000[24]

Points table

Playoffs

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Qualifier 1

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

In the final, the Dindigul Dragons defeated the Kovai Kings by six wickets to win their first TNPL title.[25]

Statistics

Most runs

RunsPlayerTeam/
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Most wickets

PlayerTeam
4/28
3/13
4/32
4/36
2/17

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dhoni launches the TNPL . 19 August 2016 . . 11 March 2020 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142254/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Dhoni-launches-the-TNPL/article14576737.ece . live.
  2. Web site: 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League . . 1 June 2024 . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922092902/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2023-1379595 . live.
  3. Web site: 2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League, Results . . 1 June 2024 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142306/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tn-premier-league-2017-1107170/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results . live.
  4. Web site: Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 schedule, fixtures, match times, latest results and points table . Sporting News . 3 August 2024 . 1 September 2024 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142245/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-schedule-fixtures-results-points/d4d42e3eba31844b0a45774c . live.
  5. News: TNPL starts on July 5 . . 28 June 2024 . 20 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240920050054/https://tnpl.cricket/news/2024/17052 . live.
  6. News: Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 schedule, fixtures, match times, latest results and points table: Full list of matches for TNPL . Sporting News . 28 June 2024 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142245/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-schedule-fixtures-results-points/d4d42e3eba31844b0a45774c . live.
  7. News: 1 June 2024 . 18 July 2021 . It'll be Shriram Capital TNPL this season . . 18 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718054606/http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail/?mediaId=11992&mId=3&sId=2021 . dead.
  8. News: Star India set to bag TNPL media rights . . 6 June 2016 . 1 March 2020 . 1 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201222009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Star-India-set-to-bag-TNPL-media-rights/articleshow/52615711.cms . live.
  9. News: TNPL 2024 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Tamil Nadu Premier League Matches . 4 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 . mykhel.
  10. News: Backed by N Srinivasan, Tamil Nadu gets its own Premier League . Ananth . Dharani . Thangavelu . Venkat . 9 June 2016 . . 8 March 2020 . 10 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170310110015/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/aqCo5tjglYggXcLdPJ65gK/Backed-by-N-Srinivasan-Tamil-Nadu-gets-its-own-Premier-Leag.html . live.
  11. News: Dinakar. S.. TNPL is full of possibilities, says CEO. 28 April 2016. The Hindu. 8 March 2020. 0971-751X. 22 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240922092026/https://sync.richaudience.com/74889303289e27f327ad0c6de7be7264/?consentString=&r=https%3A%2F%2Fsync.adtelligent.com%2Fcsync%3Ft%3Dg%26ep%3D108%26traffic_source%3Dsnippet%26sp%3D852559%26pb%3D753264%26c%3D794620%26a%3D757195%26domain%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2FTNPL-is-full-of-possibilities-says-CEO%2Farticle60528656.ece%26extuid%3D%5BPDID%5D. live.
  12. News: Tamil Nadu Premier League Auction 2024: Sai Kishore and Sanjay Yadav Set New Records . 8 February 2024 . . 1 June 2024 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142256/https://tnpl.cricket/news/2024/16934 . live.
  13. Web site: TNPL teams . 4 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 . . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717053023/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/teams . live.
  14. Web site: TNPL 2024 Squads: Captains and players of eight teams in Tamil Nadu Premier eighth edition . 4 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 . mykhel . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821163133/https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tnpl-2024-squads-captains-and-players-of-eight-teams-in-tamil-nadu-premier-eighth-edition-291679.html . live.
  15. Web site: TNPL all teams squad and coaches . Cricket Corner . 1 June 2024 . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922092055/https://cricketcorner.net/tnpl-all-teams-squad-coaches/ . live.
  16. News: Srinivasan unveils eight-franchise TNPL . 10 June 2016 . . 1 June 2024 . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091943/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srinivasan-unveils-eight-franchise-tnpl-1024661 . live.
  17. Web site: TNPL 2023: Owners of all 8 teams . Crictracker . 1 June 2024 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142859/https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/tnpl-2023-owners-of-all-8-teams/ . live.
  18. News: Sai Kishore, Sanjay turn heads in auction with record sum at TNPL 2024 . 27 February 2024 . . 1 June 2024 . 29 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529153211/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2024-auction-sai-kishore-sanjay-yadav-most-expensive-players-sold-list-teams-tamil-nadu-premier-league/article67822515.ece . live.
  19. Web site: TNPL 2024-Fixtures and Results . . 28 July 2024 . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091943/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results . live.
  20. Web site: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk . . 1 November 2023 . 6 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206170647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008 . live.
  21. News: Salem to soon have a cricket stadium of international stature . 16 July 2017 . . 1 November 2023 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142911/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/salem/salem-to-soon-have-a-cricket-stadium-of-intel-stature/articleshow/59613797.cms . live.
  22. News: SNR College Cricket Ground . CBF News . 1 November 2023 . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922092102/https://statistics.cbtfspeednews.com/ground/116/SNR-COLLEGE-CRICKET-GROUND,-COIMBATORE . live.
  23. Web site: NPR College Ground, Dindigul . Advance cricket . 1 November 2023 . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706065106/https://advancecricket.com/cricket-stadium/npr-college-ground-dindigul/19709406 . live.
  24. News: An improved Tirunelveli ground welcome for fans . . 29 July 2017 . 8 March 2020 . 21 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142850/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jul/29/an-improved-tirunel-welcome-for-fans-1635187.html . live.
  25. Web site: Ashwin fifty powers Dindigul Dragons to maiden TNPL title . . 28 June 2024 . 5 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805064144/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-dindigul-dragons-final-1439792/match-report . live.

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