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{{Short description|T20 cricket league played in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Short description|Indian T20 cricket league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date = March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date = March 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)
| name             = Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)
| image = File:Tamil_Nadu_Premier_League.png
| image             = Tamil_Nadu_Premier_League.png
| imagesize =
| imagesize         =
| caption = Official TNPL logo
| caption           =  
| country = [[India]]  
| country           = [[India]]  
| administrator =[[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]]
| administrator     = [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|TNCA]]
| key_people =  
| key_people       =  
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| cricket format   = [[Twenty20]]
| first = [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
| first             = [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
| last = [[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
| last             = [[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2025]]
| next = [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
| next             = [[2026 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2026]]
|tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round Robin format with Group System]] and [[Playoffs]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round Robin format with Group System]] and [[Playoffs]]
|participants      = [[#Teams|8]]
| participants      = [[#Teams|8]]
| champions= [[Lyca Kovai Kings]] ([[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]])  
| champions         = [[Tiruppur Tamizhans]] (1st title)  
| most successful = [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] (4 titles)
| most successful   = [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] (4 titles)
| qualification =
| qualification     =
| most runs = [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] (1240)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|title=TNPL Most runs|publisher=Cricinfo.com |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>  
| most runs         = [[N Jagadeesan]] (2225)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|title=TNPL Most runs|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127005051/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|url-status=live}}</ref>  
| most wickets = [[R Sai Kishore]] (85)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_wickets_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|title=TNPL Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo.com |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>  
| most wickets     = [[R Sai Kishore]] (75)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_wickets_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|title=TNPL Most wickets|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>  
| TV = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] (TV) <br> [[Fancode]] (Internet)
| TV               = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] (TV) <br> [[Fancode]] (Internet)
| website = {{url|https://tnpl.cricket/}}
| website           = {{URL|https://tnpl.cricket/}}
| current =
| current           = [[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League]]
}}
}}
{{Season sidebar
{{Season sidebar
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* [[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
* [[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
* [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
* [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
* [[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
* [[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2025]]
}}
}}


The '''Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)''' is a men's [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league that is annually held in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]] and contested by eight city-based [[Franchise (sport)|franchise]] teams. The league was formed in 2016 by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA).<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=22 October 2021|title=TNCA announces franchise-based T20 league |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tnca-announces-franchise-based-t20-league-996543 |website=ESPN Cricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|access-date=22 October 2021|title=Srinivasan unveils eight-franchise TNPL |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srinivasan-unveils-eight-franchise-tnpl-1024661 |website=ESPN Cricinfo|language=en}}</ref> It is usually played during post summer season from June to August of every year. [[Shriram Group]] is the current title sponsor of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=18 July 2021|title=It'll be Shriram Capital TNPL this season|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail/?mediaId=11992&mId=3&sId=2021|website=Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|language=en}}</ref> 
The '''Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)''' is an annual men's [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] league held in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is organised by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] and contested by eight city-based [[Franchise (sport)|franchise]] teams from the state. The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|inaugural season]] was held in 2016, and nine seasons have been contested till 2025.


As of 2023, there have been seven seasons of the tournament. The present title holder is [[Lyca Kovai Kings]].[[Chepauk Super Gillies]] are the most successful team after winning the title four times.
[[Tiruppur Tamizhans]] are the defending champions, having won their first title in [[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2025]]. [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] is the most successful team with four titles.{{efn|name=CSG|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]] shared the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League]] title with [[Kovai Kings]] after the final was washed out.}}


== History ==
== History ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
In 2016, the TNPL was launched at the time when [[Chennai Super Kings]], the Tamil Nadu franchise playing [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), was facing a two-year suspension from the league.<ref name="costs" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League|url=http://www.tnca.cricket/tnpl/|work=TNCA|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Chennai in the year and to expose talented players from districts.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=10 April 2016 |title=TNCA announces franchise-based T20 league |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tnca-announces-franchise-based-t20-league-996543 |access-date=11 March 2020 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/814583/tnpl-banned-from-the-ipl-for-spot-fixing-if-you-are-n-srinivasan-you-just-start-your-own-league|title=TNPL: Banned from the IPL for spot-fixing? If you are N Srinivasan, you just start your own league|last=Vaidya|first=Jaideep|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> It was conceived by former [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] president and then TNCA president [[N. Srinivasan]].<ref name="costs" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":6" />
In July 2015, the [[Rajendra Mal Lodha|R M Lodha]] committee appointed by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], suspended the [[Chennai]] based [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Chennai Super Kings]] for a period of two years due to the association of their owners with illegal betting.<ref name="Suspend">{{cite news|date=14 July 2015|title=CSK, RR owners suspended for two years|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/csk-rr-owners-suspended-for-two-years-898461|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084432/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/csk-rr-owners-suspended-for-two-years-898461|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of the ban, there was no major competitive [[T20 cricket]] that was played in the state. The [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) introduced plans for T20 cricket league for the Chennai first-division league teams to be played in May 2016. Following the same, the TNCA announced the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|inaugural edition]] of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).<ref name="Launch">{{cite news|title=TNCA announces franchise-based T20 league|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tnca-announces-franchise-based-t20-league-996543|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|first=Arun|last=Venugopal|date=10 April 2016|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The league was aimed to make up for the absence of major T20 matches in the state that year and to serve as a platform for local players from the state.<ref name="Launch"/><ref name="Mint">{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/aqCo5tjglYggXcLdPJ65gK/Backed-by-N-Srinivasan-Tamil-Nadu-gets-its-own-Premier-Leag.html|title=Backed by N Srinivasan, Tamil Nadu gets its own Premier League|last2=Ananth|first1=Dharani|last1=Thangavelu|first2=Venkat|date=9 June 2016|work=[[Livemint]]|access-date=8 March 2020|archive-date=10 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310110015/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/aqCo5tjglYggXcLdPJ65gK/Backed-by-N-Srinivasan-Tamil-Nadu-gets-its-own-Premier-Leag.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Franchise rights ===
=== Franchise rights ===
On 1 May 2016, TNCA invited bidders for the eight franchise rights.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/TNPL-is-full-of-possibilities-says-CEO/article14260955.ece|title=TNPL is full of possibilities, says CEO|date=28 April 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/tamil-nadu-premier-league-tnca-reveals-duration-salary-cap-436373|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League: TNCA reveals duration, salary cap|last=Staff|first=CricketCountry|date=22 April 2016|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref> A total of 17 bidders participated in the bidding process and current members of TNCA were not allowed to participate.<ref name="costs" /> The base price set for each franchise was {{INRConvert|1.25|c}} for a period of 10 years. The franchise rights was sold for {{INRConvert|33.51|c}} and the highest bidder chose Salem for {{INRConvert|5.21|c}}. <ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Desk|first=Internet|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Tamil-Nadu-Premier-League-the-facts-and-figures/article14549152.ece|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League: the facts and figures|date=3 August 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="costs" />
The TNPL was proposed as an eight team event contested by city-based franchise teams.<ref name="Launch"/> On 1 May 2016, the TNCA invited bidders for the franchise rights with the base price set at {{INRconvert|12.5|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}.<ref name="The Hindu2">{{cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/TNPL-is-full-of-possibilities-says-CEO/article14260955.ece|title=TNPL is full of possibilities, says CEO|date=28 April 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 March 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> About 17 bidders participated in the bidding process and the eight franchises were unveiled later by the TNCA.<ref name="Franchise">{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/srinivasan-unveils-eight-franchise-tnpl-1024661|title=Srinivasan unveils eight-franchise TNPL|date=10 June 2016|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The franchise rights for the eight team were sold for {{INRConvert|335.1|m|year=2016|mode=historical}} with the highest bid at {{INRConvert|52.1|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}.<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="Franchise"/><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Tamil-Nadu-Premier-League-the-facts-and-figures/article14549152.ece|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League: the facts and figures|date=3 August 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 March 2020|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505203412/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Tamil-Nadu-Premier-League-the-facts-and-figures/article14549152.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%"
|+
|+ Franchise rights<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="Franchise"/>
Winning bidders
!Owner
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |Owner
!Franchise city
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |Franchise
!Price  
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |Price  
|-
|-
|Vivo South Chennai distributor Selvakumar
|Thoothukudi Sports & Entertainments
|Salem Spartans
|[[Thoothukudi]]
|{{INRConvert|5.21|c}}
|{{INRConvert|52.1|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|Metronation Chennai
|[[Dina Thanthi|Metronation Chennai Television]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies
|[[Chennai]]
|{{INRConvert|5.13|c}}
|{{INRConvert|51.3|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|[[Lyca Productions]]
|[[Lyca Productions]]
|Lyca Kovai Kings
|[[Coimbatore]]
|{{INRConvert|5.01|c}}
|{{INRConvert|50.1|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|Kothari (Madras) Ltd.
|Kothari (Madras) International
|Madurai Panthers
|[[Madurai]]
|{{INRConvert|4.001|c}}
|{{INRConvert|40.01|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|Drumstick Productions
|Ruby Builders
|Ba11sy Trichy
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|{{INRConvert|3.69|c}}
|{{INRConvert|36.9|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|Crown Forts Ltd.
|VB Cricket Academy
|Nellai Royal Kings
|[[Thiruvallur]]
|{{INRConvert|3.48|c}}
|{{INRConvert|34.8|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|Take Solutions Ltd
|Take Solutions
|Dindigul Dragons
|[[Dindigul]]
|{{INRConvert|3.42|c}}
|{{INRConvert|34.2|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|-
|-
|I Dream cinemas
|Chettinad Apparels
|I Dream Tiruppur Tamizhans
|[[Karaikkudi]]
|{{INRConvert|3.3|c}}
|{{INRConvert|33.0|m|year=2016|mode=historical|round=-4}}
|}
|}


=== Foundation ===
=== Inauguration ===
On 16 August 2016, the first edition was inaugurated by [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] in Chennai.<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Dhoni-launches-the-TNPL/article14576737.ece|title=Dhoni launches the TNPL|date=19 August 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=11 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The first edition featured international cricketers including [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], [[Murali Vijay]], [[Dinesh Karthik]] and [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]]. Former cricketers [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]] and [[Michael Bevan]] were among the coaches. [[Matthew Hayden]] was the brand ambassador of the league. No players representing other state associations participated in the inaugural season as they were not given permission at the time by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]].<ref name=":17" /><ref name=":19" /><ref name=":20" /> [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] were the TV broadcasters.<ref name=":17" /> The first season was played from 24 August to 18 September.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Cricket scorecard - TUTI Patriots vs Chepauk Super Gillies, Final, Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2016|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/16987/tp-vs-csg-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016|website=Cricbuzz|language=en|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
In June 2016, the TNCA announced that the first season would consist of 27 matches to be played in August–September across three cities Chennai, [[Tirunelveli]], and [[Dindigul]] with the player draft to be held in July.<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="Franchise"/> The player draft was held in Chennai on 30 July.<ref name="Draft">{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tnpl-2016-full-list-rules-player-draft-006916.html|title=TNPL 2016 player draft|work=mykhel|date=3 August 2016|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> On 16 August 2016, the first edition of the league was inaugurated by [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] and was played from 24 August to 18 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Dhoni-launches-the-TNPL/article14576737.ece|title=Dhoni launches the TNPL|date=19 August 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142254/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Dhoni-launches-the-TNPL/article14576737.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The first edition featured international cricketers and other domestic cricketers registered with the TNCA.<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="Franchise"/>


== Organisation ==
== Organisation ==
=== Tournament format ===
=== Tournament format ===
The eight teams play against each other in the league phase in [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. Teams will get two points for each win. At the end of the league stage, top four teams in the points table will qualify for the playoffs. Much like the IPL, the playoffs consist of three matches before the final: one eliminator and two qualifiers. The top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in the Qualifier 1, with the winner going straight to the final and the loser getting another chance to qualify for the final by playing the Qualifier 2. Meanwhile, the third and fourth place teams from league phase play against each other in an eliminator match and the winner from that match will advance to play the Qualifier 2. The winner of this match will head to final to meet the winner of Qualifier 1, where the winner will be crowned champions.
During the inaugural season, the eight teams played every other team once and the top four qualified for the semifinals.<ref name="Franchise"/><ref name="TNPL16">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tn-premier-league-2016-1047323|title=2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530041228/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tn-premier-league-2016-1047323|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the [[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|second season]], a new system was introduced in which the eight teams played against each other in the league phase in [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format and the top four qualified for the [[playoffs]]. The playoffs consist of three matches &ndash; 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.<ref name="TNPL17R">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tn-premier-league-2017-1107170/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|title=2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League, Results|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142306/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tn-premier-league-2017-1107170/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-schedule-fixtures-results-points/d4d42e3eba31844b0a45774c|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 schedule, fixtures, match times, latest results and points table|work=Sporting News|date=3 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142245/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-schedule-fixtures-results-points/d4d42e3eba31844b0a45774c|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Player acquisition and salaries ===
=== Player acquisition and salaries ===
[[File:Abhinav Mukund.jpg|thumb|[[Abhinav Mukund]] was one of the two players in the draft's Category A in 2020]]
For the first season, each team was allowed a minimum of 17 players and a maximum of 19. There were 888 players classified into three price bands with the highest price was fixed at {{INRconvert|0.5|m}}.<ref name="Draft"/> The team with the highest bid during the franchise auction had the first right followed in order by the value of the bids and the process was repeated till the time a team exhausted its purse or refused to choose a player.<ref name="Draft"/> For the subsequent season, the franchises retained the players and a short player draft were conducted to fill the vacant positions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crictracker.com/tnpl-draft-goes-ahead-without-outstation-players/|title=TNPL draft goes ahead without outstation players|work=Crictracker|date=23 June 2017|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142314/https://www.crictracker.com/tnpl-draft-goes-ahead-without-outstation-players/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the [[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2018 season]], the teams were allowed to retain three players and a new player draft was held with similar rules as the first draft.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-player-draft-772-players-in-the-fray/article24037794.ece|title=TNPL player draft: 772 players in the fray|date=30 May 2018|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126154953/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-player-draft-772-players-in-the-fray/article24037794.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> For the [[2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2019 season]], the teams were allowed to retain players from the previous season and were permitted a maximum of 22 players with at least two players from the districts represented by the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tamil-nadu-premier-league-tnpl-2019-player-draft-auction-teams-squads/article28275926.ece|title=TNPL 2019: Player draft to feature 878 players|date=3 July 2019|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515021226/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tamil-nadu-premier-league-tnpl-2019-player-draft-auction-teams-squads/article28275926.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
Teams can acquire a maximum and minimum players of 22 and 16 respectively.<ref name=":9" /> They are allowed to retain three players each from last season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/feb/21/vijay-for-salem-tiruppur-gets-abhinav-2106423.html|title=Vijay for Salem; Tiruppur gets Abhinav|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> Player draft takes place before every season and the players are placed in four categories on the basis of their experience.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2020-players-draft-full-list-chepauk-super-gillies-dindigul-dragons-dinesh-karthik-ashwin-shahrukh-khan-sai-kishore/article30859211.ece|title=TNPL Players Draft 2020: Mukund goes to Tamizhans, Spartans picks Vijay Shankar|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Sports|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tnpl-season-5-draft-today/article30865361.ece|title=TNPL Season-5 draft today|date=20 February 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
Ahead of the 2020 season, the franchises were allowed to retain three players each from the last season and a new player draft was held. The salary caps for the categories were also raised with the maximum cap set at {{INRconvert|0.6|m}}.<ref name="Draft20">{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2020-players-draft-full-list-chepauk-super-gillies-dindigul-dragons-dinesh-karthik-ashwin-shahrukh-khan-sai-kishore/article30859211.ece|title=TNPL Players Draft 2020: Mukund goes to Tamizhans, Spartans picks Vijay Shankar|date=20 February 2020|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409071408/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2020-players-draft-full-list-chepauk-super-gillies-dindigul-dragons-dinesh-karthik-ashwin-shahrukh-khan-sai-kishore/article30859211.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tnpl-season-5-draft-today/article30865361.ece|title=TNPL Season-5 draft today|date=20 February 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223095439/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tnpl-season-5-draft-today/article30865361.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/feb/21/vijay-for-salem-tiruppur-gets-abhinav-2106423.html|title=Vijay for Salem; Tiruppur gets Abhinav|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=21 February 2020|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301050251/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/feb/21/vijay-for-salem-tiruppur-gets-abhinav-2106423.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|+ Player categories in the draft<ref name="Draft"/><ref name="Draft20"/>
!scope="col" |Category
!scope="col" |Description
!scope="col" |Salary (2016)
!scope="col" |Salary (2020)
|-
!scope="row" |A
|Players who have represented the [[Indian national cricket team]]
|align="center"|{{INRconvert|0.3|m}}&ndash;{{INRconvert|0.5|m}}
|align="center"|{{INRconvert|0.6|m}}
|-
!scope="row" |B1&ndash;B2
|Players who have played at least 20 TNPL matches or appeared in domestic [[first class cricket|first class]] matches conducted by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
|align="center"|{{INRconvert|0.15|m}}&ndash;{{INRconvert|0.25|m}}
|align="center"|{{INRconvert|0.2|m}}&ndash;{{INRconvert|0.3|m}}
|-
!scope="row" |C
|Others
|align="center" colspan="2"|{{INRconvert|0.5|m}}&ndash;{{INRconvert|1|m}}
|}
 
Until 2020, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] prevented TNCA from including outstation players in the league.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/TNPL-BCCI%E2%80%99s-response-awaited/article14580560.ece|title=TNPL: BCCI's response awaited|date=21 August 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142247/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/TNPL-BCCI%E2%80%99s-response-awaited/article14580560.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bccis-no-to-tnpl-for-other-states-players-could-lead-to-bigger-repercussions/articleshow/59380848.cms|title=BCCI's no to TNPL for other states' players could lead to bigger repercussions|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 June 2017|first=K Shriniwas|last=Rao|access-date=11 July 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111174954/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bccis-no-to-tnpl-for-other-states-players-could-lead-to-bigger-repercussions/articleshow/59380848.cms?|url-status=live}}</ref> For the fifth season, a maximum of two outstation players who were not part of the [[Indian Premier League]], were permitted per team and a separate draft for the outstation players was held after the conclusion of the [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 IPL season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tnpl-players-draft-salem-pick-disability-world-series-star/articleshow/74231215.cms|title=TNPL Player's Draft: Salem pick Disability World Series star|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 February 2020|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312125141/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tnpl-players-draft-salem-pick-disability-world-series-star/articleshow/74231215.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Ahead of the [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023 season]], the TNCA introduced a new player auction replacing the draft system. Each team was given a purse of {{INRconvert|7|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-2023-changes-player-auction-replace-draft-drs-system/article66308328.ece|title=TNPL 2023 in June-July, player auction to replace draft; DRS to be introduced|date=26 December 2022|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142304/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-2023-changes-player-auction-replace-draft-drs-system/article66308328.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> For the [[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024 season]], teams were permitted a maximum of 20 players and were allowed to retain a set of players before the rest went into an auction.<ref name="Auction">{{cite news|url=https://tnpl.cricket/news/2024/16934|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League Auction 2024: Sai Kishore and Sanjay Yadav Set New Records|date=8 February 2024|work=[[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142256/https://tnpl.cricket/news/2024/16934|url-status=live}}</ref> About 61 players were sold in the auction with the maximum bid at {{INRconvert|2.2|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/tnpl-2024-auction-sai-kishore-sanjay-yadav-most-expensive-players-sold-list-teams-tamil-nadu-premier-league/article67822515.ece|title=Sai Kishore, Sanjay turn heads in auction with record sum at TNPL 2024|date=27 February 2024|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=29 May 2024|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|+ Player categories in the draft
|+ Player categories for the 2024 auction<ref name="Auction"/>
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Description
! scope="col" |Description
! scope="col" |Salary
|-
|-
! scope="row" |A
!scope="row" |A
|Players with international cricket experience
|Players who have represented the [[Indian national cricket team]]
|align=right|{{Indian Rupee|6 lakh}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |B1-B2
!scope="row" |B
|First class cricketers who have played at least 20 TNPL matches
|Players who have played at least 20 TNPL matches or appeared in domestic [[first class cricket|first class]] matches conducted by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
|align=right|{{Indian Rupee|2-3 lakh}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |C
!scope="row" |C
|Players who have played at least 30 TNPL matches (not in categories A and B)
|-
!scope="row" |D
|Others
|Others
|align=right|{{Indian Rupee|50,000-1 lakh}}
|}
|}
The salary cap for the most experienced players (Category A) was {{INRConvert|5|l}} in 2016.<ref name=":8" /> In 2020, it was {{INRConvert|6|l}}.<ref name=":11" />


Until 2020, BCCI prevented TNCA from allowing outstation players to participate in the league.<ref name=":19">{{Cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/TNPL-BCCI%E2%80%99s-response-awaited/article14580560.ece|title=TNPL: BCCI's response awaited|date=21 August 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=11 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bccis-no-to-tnpl-for-other-states-players-could-lead-to-bigger-repercussions/articleshow/59380848.cms|title=BCCI's no to TNPL for other states' players could lead to bigger repercussions|newspaper=The Times of India|date=30 June 2017|first=K Shriniwas|last=Rao|access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=":17" /> A maximum of 2 outstation players can be in a team given that they are not currently in any [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] team. A separate draft for outstation players happened after [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 IPL season]] for TNPL season 5.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tnpl-players-draft-salem-pick-disability-world-series-star/articleshow/74231215.cms|title=TNPL Player's Draft: Salem pick Disability World Series star - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
== Finances ==
The franchises were sold to the highest bidders for a period of ten years and The TNCA had earned {{INRconvert|335.1|m}} in franchise rights.<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="The Hindu"/> TNPL followed a similar business model to that of the IPL.<ref name="Cricbuzz">{{cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108228/franchises-running-in-huge-losses-demand-changes-in-tnpl|title=Franchises, running in huge losses, demand changes in TNPL|work=[[Cricbuzz]]|date=30 May 2019|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530071926/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108228/franchises-running-in-huge-losses-demand-changes-in-tnpl|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first five years, about 80 percent of the central rights (broadcast fees and sponsorship) after excluding match staging fees, were shared amongst the eight franchises and the rest went to the TNCA. About 65 per cent was divided equally between the franchises and the rest was given to the franchises as per their standing in the league.<ref name="The Hindu"/> Contrary to the IPL, gate collections were not shared with the franchises.<ref name="Cricbuzz"/> To attract sponsors, owners were advised to name their teams after the districts in the state.<ref name="The Hindu2"/>


=== Sponsorship and revenues ===
In May 2019, five of the franchises wrote to the TNCA regarding the financial difficulties faced by the franchises. The franchises expressed concerns regarding the lack of outstation players' participation, quality of umpiring, unavailability of players who represent India and matches being held in smaller venues, which affected the viewership for the league and the [[Audience measurement|television rating points]]. The franchises reportedly suffered losses of up to {{INRconvert|250|m}} and suggested several changes including the inclusion of more outstation players and changes to the revenue-sharing model of the league.<ref name="Cricbuzz"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bleeding-franchises-demand-changes-in-tnpl/articleshow/69574433.cms|title='Bleeding' franchises demand changes in TNPL|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 May 2019|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901192301/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bleeding-franchises-demand-changes-in-tnpl/articleshow/69574433.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Outlook">{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-tamil-nadu-premier-league-owners-want-better-revenue-model-quality-umpires-for-next-edition/338882|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League Owners Want Better Revenue Model, Quality Umpires For Next Edition|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=17 September 2019|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142326/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/sports-news-tamil-nadu-premier-league-owners-want-better-revenue-model-quality-umpires-for-next-edition-news-338882|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the TNCA states that it already shares 80 per cent of the telecast and sponsorship fees with the franchises and gains only a net of {{INRconvert|50|m}} from the TNPL after meeting all expenses. However, some of the franchises were unsatisfied with the response and demanded an audit of the TNPL accounts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190605/282458530451689|title=TNCA meets franchise owners|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|via=[[PressReader]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926144808/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190605/282458530451689 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>
The title sponsor from the inception was India Cements Limited whose term ended in 2019. In the first edition TNCA had earned a total of {{Indian Rupee|33.51 crore}} in franchise rights. This was the highest among all the local T20 leagues in India.<ref name="costs" /> The business model followed by TNPL is similar to the IPL's model.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108228/franchises-running-in-huge-losses-demand-changes-in-tnpl|title=Franchises, running in huge losses, demand changes in TNPL|website=Cricbuzz|language=en|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> For the first five years, central rights (broadcast fees and sponsorship fees) will be shared 80 per cent among the eight franchises with the rest going to the administrator TNCA.<ref name=":8" /> This excludes the match staging costs. As much as 65 per cent will be divided equally between the franchises with the rest 15 per cent given to the franchises as per their standing in the league.<ref name=":8" /> Gate collections are not shared with the franchises.<ref name=":13" /> To attract sponsors, owners were advised to name their teams after districts in the state.<ref name=":7" />


In 2019, some of the franchises faced [[#Franchises facing financial difficulties|financial difficulties]] and asked TNCA to bring changes to the revenue sharing model of the league.<ref name=":13" />
=== Sponsorship ===
From 2016 to 2019, [[India Cements]] owned the title rights of the league.<ref>{{cite news|last=Babu|first=Gireesh|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/coca-cola-star-india-india-cements-to-sponsor-tamil-nadu-s-t20-116081801147_1.html|title=Coca Cola, Star India, India Cements to sponsor Tamil Nadu's T20|date=18 August 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301071448/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/coca-cola-star-india-india-cements-to-sponsor-tamil-nadu-s-t20-116081801147_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail?mediaId=11583&mId=3&sId=2019|title=The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Issues Tender For Title Rights Of The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2020 To 2022|work=Tamil Nadu Premier League|access-date=8 March 2020|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929050451/http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail/?mediaId=11583&mId=3&sId=2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> A tender for new title rights sponsor was released in March 2020 and was awarded to the  
[[Shriram Group]].<ref>{{cite news|access-date=1 June 2024|date=18 July 2021|title=It'll be Shriram Capital TNPL this season|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail/?mediaId=11992&mId=3&sId=2021|work=[[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718054606/http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail/?mediaId=11992&mId=3&sId=2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnca.cricket/pdf/ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|title=Tender_Notice - ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306115811/http://www.tnca.cricket/pdf/ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|work=[[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]]|archive-date=6 March 2020|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Sponsor
!Period
|-
|[[India Cements]]
|2016–2019
|-
|[[Shriram Group]]
|2021–2023
|}


=== Prize money ===
=== Prize money ===
The prize money split between the teams are:<ref name="costs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/aqCo5tjglYggXcLdPJ65gK/Backed-by-N-Srinivasan-Tamil-Nadu-gets-its-own-Premier-Leag.html|title=Backed by N Srinivasan, Tamil Nadu gets its own Premier League|last=Ananth|first=Dharani Thangavelu,Venkat|date=9 June 2016|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/tnpl-2018-prize-money-venues-100032188|title=TNPL 2018: Prize money, venues, squads, schedule and telecast|website=cricket.yahoo.net|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
The winners of TNPL are awarded {{INRConvert|10|m}} with the runners-up receiving {{INRConvert|6|m}}. The two semi-finalists are awarded {{INRConvert|4|m}} each with the remaining four teams receiving {{INRConvert|2.5|m}} each.<ref name="Mint"/>


* Champions – {{INRConvert|1|c}}
== Broadcasting ==
* Runner up – {{INRConvert|60|l}}
In 2016, [[Star India]] acquired the media rights for {{INRconvert|71|m}} for a minimum period of five years.<ref name="Mint"/><ref name="The Hindu"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Star-India-set-to-bag-TNPL-media-rights/articleshow/52615711.cms|title=Star India set to bag TNPL media rights|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 June 2016|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201222009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Star-India-set-to-bag-TNPL-media-rights/articleshow/52615711.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The matches are telecast with commentaries in [[English language|English]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Star also streamed the matches over its [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] platform, [[Disney+ Hotstar]] till 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019-tnpl-live-streaming-telecast-when-and-where-to-watch-1571275-2019-07-19|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2019: TNPL Live Streaming, Telecast, When and where to watch|date=19 July 2019|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301070102/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019-tnpl-live-streaming-telecast-when-and-where-to-watch-1571275-2019-07-19|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2022 season, the digital rights were sold to [[Viacom18]] and [[FanCode]] became the streaming partner since the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tnpl-2024-live-streaming-when-and-where-to-watch-tamil-nadu-premier-league-matches-291667.html|title=TNPL 2024 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Tamil Nadu Premier League Matches|date=4 July 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|work=mykhel}}</ref>
* Two semi-finalists –  {{INRConvert|40|l}} each
* Remaining participants – {{INRConvert|25|l}}


==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
===Current Teams===
!Period
There are eight franchises competing in league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/teams/|title=Teams|last=admin|website=Tamil Nadu Premier League|language=en-US|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="costs" /> Each team can have a maximum of 22 players that includes two outstation players.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" />  
!Television
!Digital
|-
|2016–2021
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Disney Star]]
|-
|2022
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Disney Star]]
|align="center" |[[Viacom18|Voot (Internet)]]
|-
|2023–present
|align="center" |[[FanCode]]
|}
 
== Teams ==
=== Current teams ===
Eight franchises are competing in the league. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.<ref name="The Hindu2" /><ref name="Mint" /> Each team can have a maximum of 20 players that includes two outstation players.<ref name="Auction"/>


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  |lat=13.091567|long=80.2770915 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]}}</div>|position=left}}
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{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.366588 |long=77.977368 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Dindigul Dragons]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.366588 |long=77.977368 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Dindigul Dragons}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.014730|long=76.951098|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Lyca Kovai Kings|Kovai Kings]]}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.789860|long=78.694516|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Ba11sy Trichy}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=8.7139|long=77.7567|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Nellai Royal Kings]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.105955|long=77.339521 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Tiruppur Tamizhans}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.7743|long=78.1460|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Salem Spartans]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=9.923381 |long=78.122825 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Madurai Panthers}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=9.923381 |long=78.122825 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Siechem Madurai Panthers|Madurai Panthers]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.7743|long=78.1460|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Salem Spartans}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.789860|long=78.694516|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Trichy Grand Cholas]]}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=8.7139|long=77.7567
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.105955|long=77.339521 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Tiruppur Tamizhans]]}}</div>|position=right}}
|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|Nellai Royal Kings}}</div>|position=right}}
|caption=Team locations|float=right|width=250}}
|caption=Team locations|float=center|width=360}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable""
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"
|+TNPL teams
|-
|-
!Team
!Team<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/teams|title=TNPL teams|date=4 July 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717053023/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/teams|url-status=live}}</ref>
!City
!City
!Captain
!Captain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/tnpl-2024-squads-captains-and-players-of-eight-teams-in-tamil-nadu-premier-eighth-edition-291679.html|title=TNPL 2024 Squads: Captains and players of eight teams in Tamil Nadu Premier eighth edition|date=4 July 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|work=mykhel|archive-date=21 August 2024|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Coach
!Coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketcorner.net/tnpl-all-teams-squad-coaches/|title=TNPL all teams squad and coaches|work=Cricket Corner|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
!Owner
!Owner<ref name="Franchise"/><ref name="Owner">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/tnpl-2023-owners-of-all-8-teams/|title=TNPL 2023: Owners of all 8 teams|work=Crictracker|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142859/https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/tnpl-2023-owners-of-all-8-teams/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
|-  
|-  
|Salem Spartans
|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
|[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|[[Kaushik Gandhi]]
|[[Robin Bist]]
|Vivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M
|-
|Chepauk Super Gillies
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Chennai]]
| -
|[[Baba Aparajith]]
|[[Hemang Badani]]
|[[Hemang Badani]]
|[[Dina Thanthi|Metronation Chennai Television Private Limited - Dailythanthi]]
|[[Dina Thanthi|Metronation Chennai Television]]
|-  
|[[Dindigul Dragons]]
|[[Dindigul]]
|[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
|[[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
|Take Solutions
|-  
|-  
|Lyca Kovai Kings
|[[Lyca Kovai Kings|Kovai Kings]]
|[[Coimbatore]]
|[[Coimbatore]]
|[[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]]
|[[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]]
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|[[Lyca Productions]]
|[[Lyca Productions]]
|-  
|-  
|Dindigul Dragons
|[[Nellai Royal Kings]]
|[[Dindigul]]
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|Hari Nishaanth
|[[Arun Karthik]]
|[[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
|A. G. Guruswamy
|Take Solutions Ltd
|Crown Forts
|-
|[[Salem Spartans]]  
|[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|Shijit Chandran
|[[B. Ramprakash]]
|Selvakumar
|-
|[[Madurai Panthers]]
|[[Madurai]]
|[[Chezhian Harinishanth|Hari Nishaanth]]
|[[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]]
|Seichem Technologies
|-  
|-  
|Ba11sy Trichy  
|[[Trichy Grand Cholas]]
|[[Tiruchirapalli]]
|[[Tiruchirapalli]]
|[[Rahil Shah]]
|[[Antony Dhas]]
|[[Tinu Yohannan]]
|[[Tinu Yohannan]]
|[[N. Srinivasan]]
|Drumstick Productions
|-  
|-
|Tiruppur Tamizhans
|[[Tiruppur Tamizhans]]
|[[Tiruppur]]
|[[Tiruppur]]
|Mohammed
|[[Sai Kishore]]
|R. Prasanna
|[[Ramaswamy Prasanna]]
|iDream Cinemas and iDream Properties
|iDream Cinemas and Properties
|-
|Madurai Panthers
|[[Madurai]]
|[[Arun Karthik]]
|[[Bharath Reddy (cricketer)|Bharath Reddy]]
|Pooja Damodaran
|-
|Nellai Royal Kings
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|[[Baba Aparajith]]
|A. G. Guruswamy
|Crown Forts Limited
|}
|}


=== Defunct teams ===
=== Defunct teams ===
Ahead of the 2017 season, [[Ruby Kanchi Warriors|Kanchi Warriors]] moved its base to [[Tiruchirappalli]] and changed its name to [[Ruby Trichy Warriors|Trichy Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crictracker.com/tnpl-franchise-trichy-warriors-appoint-jonty-rhodes-as-their-mentor/|title=TNPL franchise Trichy Warriors appoint Jonty Rhodes as their mentor|date=30 July 2017|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Crictracker|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142848/https://www.crictracker.com/tnpl-franchise-trichy-warriors-appoint-jonty-rhodes-as-their-mentor/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the 2018 season, the Madurai franchise was sold to Seichem Technologies and was renamed as [[Madurai Panthers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/indian/tnpl-2018-bharath-reddy-to-coach-seichem-madurai-panthers/article23980303.ece|title=TNPL 2018: Bharath Reddy to coach Seichem Madurai Panthers|date=24 May 2018|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Sportstar]]|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129062718/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/indian/tnpl-2018-bharath-reddy-to-coach-seichem-madurai-panthers/article23980303.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Thiruvallur Veerans]] was renamed as Kanchi Veerans ahead of the same season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thesportsrush.com/tnpl-2019-owners-list-of-all-tamil-nadu-premier-league-owners/|title=TNPL 2019 Owners: List of all Tamil Nadu Premier League team Owners|date=18 July 2019|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Sports Rush|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023054214/https://thesportsrush.com/tnpl-2019-owners-list-of-all-tamil-nadu-premier-league-owners/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the BCCI said that action was initiated against the owners of two of the franchises for [[match fixing]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/a-bookie-approached-a-player-in-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-reveals-sourav-ganguly|title=A bookie approached a player in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy reveals Sourav Ganguly|work=[[Free Press Journal]]|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=2 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202173222/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/a-bookie-approached-a-player-in-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-reveals-sourav-ganguly|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, the TNCA asked the franchise [[Albert Tuti Patriots|Tuti Patriots]] to remove two of their co-owners.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/945908/tnpl-franchises-to-remain-despite-corruption-links-co-owners-of-team-tuti-patriots-expelled-report|title=TNPL franchises to remain despite corruption links, co-owners of team Tuti Patriots expelled: Report|author=Scroll Staff|work=Scroll.in|date=5 December 2019|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301080642/https://scroll.in/field/945908/tnpl-franchises-to-remain-despite-corruption-links-co-owners-of-team-tuti-patriots-expelled-report|url-status=live}}</ref> Tuti Patriots became solely owned by Selvakumar after two of the three owners moved out and the team was renamed as [[Salem Spartans]]. Ahead of the 2020 season, [[Karaikudi Kaalai]] was also renamed as [[Tiruppur Tamizhans]] after moving to the city of [[Tiruppur]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/Feb/19/coimbatore-salem-on-tnpl-map-this-season-2105419.html|title=Coimbatore, Salem on TNPL map this season|date=19 February 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220150739/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/feb/19/coimbatore-salem-on-tnpl-map-this-season-2105419.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kanchi Veerans franchise was also sold to Crown Forts and was known as [[Nellai Royal Kings]] after shifting its base to Tirunelveli.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2021/Apr/22/tnpl-to-be-held-behind-closed-doors-2293158.html|title=TNPL to be held behind closed doors|date=21 April 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=10 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610101232/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2021/apr/22/tnpl-to-be-held-behind-closed-doors-2293158.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ahead of the 2023 season, the Trichy Warriors franchise was bought by Drumstick productions and renamed to [[Ba11sy Trichy]] for a single season, before it was renamed again as [[Trichy Grand Cholas]] ahead of the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/tnpl-2023-owners-of-all-8-teams/5/|title=TNPL 2023: Owners of all 8 teams|work=Crictracker|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142902/https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/tnpl-2023-owners-of-all-8-teams/5/|url-status=live}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: left;"
|-
|-
!Team
!Team
!City
!City
!Period
|-
|[[Ruby Kanchi Warriors|Kanchi Warriors]]
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|2016
|-
|[[Madurai Super Giants]]
|[[Madurai]]
|rowspan="2"|2016-2017
|-
|[[Thiruvallur Veerans]]
|[[Tiruvallur]]
|-
|-
|Tuti Patriots
|[[Albert Tuti Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]
|[[Thoothukudi]]
|[[Thoothukudi]]
|rowspan="2"|2016–2019
|-
|-
|Karaikudi Kaalai
|[[Karaikudi Kaalai]]
|[[Karaikudi]]
|[[Karaikudi]]
|-
|-
|V. B. Kanchi Veerans
|[[Thiruvallur Veerans|Kanchi Veerans]]
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|2018-2019
|-
|-
|V. B. Thiruvallur Veerans
|[[Ruby Trichy Warriors|Trichy Warriors]]
|[[Tiruvallur]]
|[[Tiruchirappalli]]
|2017-2022
|-
|-
|Ruby Kanchi Warriors 
|[[Ba11sy Trichy]]
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|-
|Madurai Super Giants
|[[Madurai]]
|-
|Ruby Trichy Warriors
|[[Tiruchirappalli]]
|[[Tiruchirappalli]]
|2023
|}
|}


==Venues==
=== Timeline of teams ===
Three venues were used for the first few seasons until 2019. [[Dindigul]] and [[Tirunelveli]] hosted matches in the league stages and the playoffs in [[Chennai]].<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-premier-league-grand-start-be-played-3-cities-time-105845|title=TN Premier League off to a grand start, to be played in 3 cities this time|author=TNM Staff|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
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== Venues ==
{{Location map+|Tamil Nadu|alt=Locations of the TNPL teams
{{Location map+|Tamil Nadu|alt=Locations of the TNPL teams
  |places={{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.241207 |long=78.187190 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[NPR College Ground]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
  |places={{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=10.241207 |long=78.187190 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[NPR College Ground|Dindigul]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=8.799398 |long=77.736355 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Indian Cement Company Ground|India Cements Cricket Ground]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=8.799398 |long=77.736355 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Indian Cement Company Ground|Tirunelveli]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=13.063344 |long=80.279583 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]}}</div>|position=left|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=13.063344 |long=80.279583 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]]}}</div>|position=left|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.65 |long=78.39 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium]]}}</div>|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.65 |long=78.39 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium|Salem]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.022718|long=76.985422|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science|Sri Ramakrishna Institution Cricket Ground]]}}</div>|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg}}|caption=Match venues|float=center|width=360}}
{{location map~ |Tamil Nadu|lat=11.022718|long=76.985422|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|[[SNR College Cricket Ground|Coimbatore]]}}</div>|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}|caption=Match venues|float=right|width=200}}


[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Coimbatore]] started hosting matches from the 2020 season.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/feb/19/coimbatore-salem-on-tnpl-map-this-season-2105419.html|title=Coimbatore, Salem on TNPL map this season|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-world-cup-2019-t20-coimbatore-chepauk/article27268042.ece|title=TNPL likely to begin after World Cup|last=Dinakar|first=S.|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ragav|first=S. Dipak|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/chennai-may-not-host-tnpl-matches-this-year/article30830849.ece|title=Chennai may not host TNPL matches this year|date=16 February 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 March 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Three venues were used for the first the first four seasons. League matches were hosted at [[Indian Cement Company Ground]] in Tirunelveli and [[NPR College Ground]] at Dindigul with the playoffs held at the [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] at Chennai.<ref name="Mint"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-premier-league-grand-start-be-played-3-cities-time-105845|title=TN Premier League off to a grand start, to be played in 3 cities this time|work=[[The News Minute]]|access-date=1 June 2024|date=11 March 2020|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628031759/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-premier-league-grand-start-be-played-3-cities-time-105845|url-status=live}}</ref> From the 2020 season, matches were held at two new venues: [[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium]] at [[Salem, India|Salem]] and [[SNR College Cricket Ground]] at [[Coimbatore]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/feb/19/coimbatore-salem-on-tnpl-map-this-season-2105419.html|title=Coimbatore, Salem on TNPL map this season|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=19 February 2020|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220150739/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/feb/19/coimbatore-salem-on-tnpl-map-this-season-2105419.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-world-cup-2019-t20-coimbatore-chepauk/article27268042.ece|title=TNPL likely to begin after World Cup|last=Dinakar|first=S.|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142900/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/tnpl-world-cup-2019-t20-coimbatore-chepauk/article27268042.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ragav|first=S. Dipak|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/chennai-may-not-host-tnpl-matches-this-year/article30830849.ece|title=Chennai may not host TNPL matches this year|date=16 February 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142857/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/chennai-may-not-host-tnpl-matches-this-year/article30830849.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Wide image|Ma_ChidambaramStadium_panaroma.jpg|800|Panaroma of the M A Chidambaram stadium}}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |Stadium
!Stadium
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |City
!City
! style="background:#542e91;color:#ffffff" |Capacity
!Capacity
|-
|-
|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] (Chepauk Stadium)
|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Chennai]]
|39,000
|38,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008|title=M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=6 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206170647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/ma-chidambaram-stadium-chepauk-chennai-58008|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium]]
|[[Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium]]
|[[Salem district|Salem]]
|[[Salem district|Salem]]
|5000–25,000
|5,000 (expandable to 25,000)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/salem/salem-to-soon-have-a-cricket-stadium-of-intel-stature/articleshow/59613797.cms|title=Salem to soon have a cricket stadium of international stature|date=16 July 2017|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science|Sri Ramakrishna Institutions]] Cricket Ground (SNR College Cricket Ground)
|[[SNR College Cricket Ground]]
|[[Coimbatore]]
|[[Coimbatore]]
|10,000{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
|Limited (expandable)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://statistics.cbtfspeednews.com/ground/116/SNR-COLLEGE-CRICKET-GROUND,-COIMBATORE|title=SNR College Cricket Ground|work=CBF News|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[NPR College Ground]]
|[[NPR College Ground]]
|[[Dindigul]]
|[[Dindigul]]
|5,000
|5,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://advancecricket.com/cricket-stadium/npr-college-ground-dindigul/19709406|title=NPR College Ground, Dindigul|work=Advance cricket|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=6 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706065106/https://advancecricket.com/cricket-stadium/npr-college-ground-dindigul/19709406|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Indian Cement Company Ground]] (ICL Sankar Nagar Cricket Ground)
|[[Indian Cement Company Ground]]
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|[[Tirunelveli]]
|4,000<ref name="icl cap">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jul/29/an-improved-tirunel-welcome-for-fans-1635187.html|title=An improved Tirunel-welcome for fans|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
|4,000<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jul/29/an-improved-tirunel-welcome-for-fans-1635187.html|title=An improved Tirunelveli ground welcome for fans|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=29 July 2017|access-date=8 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921142850/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jul/29/an-improved-tirunel-welcome-for-fans-1635187.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Tournament results==
== Seasons and results ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
=== Summary ===
|+TNPL season results
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season
|-
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Final
!Season
! rowspan="2" |Final venue
!Teams
! rowspan="2" scope="col"  | No. of teams
!Winner
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Player of the series
!Player of the series
!Most runs
!Most wickets
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
| rowspan="9"|8
| [[TUTI Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| [[List of Tamil Nadu cricketers#D|Anthony Das]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|-
| [[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2017]]
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
| [[Washington Sundar]] ([[TUTI Patriots|TP]])
| [[Washington Sundar]] ([[TUTI Patriots|TP]])
| [[Sai Kishore]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|-
| [[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2018]]
| [[Madurai Panthers]]
| [[Arun Karthik]] ([[Siechem Madurai Panthers|MP]])
| [[Arun Karthik]] ([[Siechem Madurai Panthers|MP]])
| [[Abhishek Tanwar]] ([[Siechem Madurai Panthers|MP]])
|-
| [[2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2019]]
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
| [[Ganeshan Periyaswamy]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| [[Ganeshan Periyaswamy]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2021]]
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
| [[Hari Nishaanth]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| [[Hari Nishaanth]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| [[Saravana Kumar]] ([[Ruby Trichy Warriors|TW]])
|-
| [[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] and [[Kovai Kings]]
| [[Sanjay Yadav (cricketer)|Sanjay Yadav]] ([[Nellai Royal Kings|NRK]])
| [[Sanjay Yadav (cricketer)|Sanjay Yadav]] ([[Nellai Royal Kings|NRK]])
| [[Abhishek Tanwar]] ([[Kovai Kings|KK]])
|-
| [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
| [[Kovai Kings]]
| Guruswamy Ajitesh ([[Nellai Royal Kings|NRK]])
| Guruswamy Ajitesh ([[Nellai Royal Kings|NRK]])
| [[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]] ([[Kovai Kings|KK]])
|-
| [[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
| [[Dindigul Dragons]]
| [[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]] ([[Kovai Kings|KK]])
| Shivam Singh ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
| M. Poiyamozhi ([[Salem Spartans|SS]])
|-
|-
| [[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2025]]
| [[Tiruppur Tamizhans]]
| colspan="2"|Tushar Raheja ([[Tiruppur Tamizhans|TT]])
| [[Sonu Yadav]] ([[Nellai Royal Kings|NRK]])
|-
|}
=== Finals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
|-
!Season
!Winner
!Winner
! scope="col" | Winning margin
!Winning margin
! scope="col" |Runner-up
!Runner-up
!Final venue
!Player of the match
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
| [[TUTI Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]<br/><small>215/2 (20 overs)</small>
| Patriots won by 122 runs<br/>[http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/16987/tp-vs-csg-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016 Scorecard]
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]<br/><small>93 all out (18.5 overs)</small>
| rowspan="5" | [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| Ganesh Moorthi ([[TUTI Patriots|TP]])
|-
|-
|2016<br />''[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]]''
| [[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2017]]
|Tuti Patriots<br /><small>215/2 (20 overs)</small>
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]<br/><small>145/4 (19 overs)</small>
|Won by 122 runs<br><small>([http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/16987/tp-vs-csg-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016 Scorecard])</small>
| Won by 6 wickets<br/>[http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/18437/tp-vs-csg-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017 Scorecard]
|Chepauk Super Gillies<br /><small>93 all out (18.5 overs)</small>
| [[TUTI Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]<br/><small>143/8 (20 overs)</small>
| rowspan="5" |[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| [[List of Tamil Nadu cricketers#S|Vasanth Saravanan]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
| rowspan="6" |8
|-
|[[Narayan Jagadeesan]]
| [[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2018]]
| [[Madurai Panthers]]<br/><small>119/3 (17.1 overs)</small>
| Won by 7 wickets<br/>[https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/20500/ddd-vs-madurai-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2018 Scorecard]
| [[Dindigul Dragons]]<br/><small>117 all out (19.5 overs)</small>
| [[Arun Karthik]] ([[Madurai Panthers|MP]])
|-
|-
|2017<br />''[[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]]''
| [[2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2019]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies<br /><small>145/4 (19 overs)</small>
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]<br/><small>126/8 (20 overs)</small>
|Won by 6 wickets<br><small>([http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/18437/tp-vs-csg-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017 Scorecard])</small>
| Won by 12 runs<br/>[https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/22948/csg-vs-dgd-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019 Scorecard]
|Tuti Patriots<br /><small>143/8 (20 overs)</small>
| [[Dindigul Dragons]]<br/><small>114/9 (20 overs)</small>
|[[Washington Sundar]]
| [[Ganeshan Periyaswamy]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|-
|-
|2018<br />''[[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]]''
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2021]]
|Madurai Super Giants<br /><small>119/3 (17.1 overs)</small>
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]]<br/><small>183/6 (20 overs)</small>
|Won by 7 wickets<br><small>([https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/20500/ddd-vs-madurai-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2018 Scorecard])</small>
| Won by 8 runs<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1261647.html Scorecard]
|Dindigul Dragons<br /><small>117 all out (19.5 overs)</small>
| [[Ruby Trichy Warriors|Trichy Warriors]]<br/><small>175/7 (20 overs)</small>
|[[Arun Karthik]]
| [[Narayan Jagadeesan]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|-
|-
|2019<br />''[[#2019 Season|Details]]''
| [[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies
| [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] and [[Kovai Kings]]<br/><small>Joint winners</small>
<small>126/8 (20 overs)</small>
| colspan="2"|No Result<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2022-1312873/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-chepauk-super-gillies-final-1312905/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
|Won by 12 runs
| [[SNR College Cricket Ground]], [[Coimbatore]]
<small>([https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/22948/csg-vs-dgd-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019 Scorecard])</small>
| [[Sandeep Warrier]] ([[Chepauk Super Gillies|CSG]])
|Dindigul Dragons
<small>114/9 (20 overs)</small>
|[[Ganeshan Periyaswamy|G Periyaswamy]]
|-
|-
|2021<br />''[[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]]''
| [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies
| [[Kovai Kings]]<br/><small>205/5 (20 overs)</small>
<small>183/6 (20 overs)</small>
| Won by 104 runs<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2023-1379595/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-nellai-royal-kings-final-1379627/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|Won by 8 runs
| [[Nellai Royal Kings]]<br/><small>101 all out (15 overs)</small>
<small>([https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1261647.html Scorecard])</small>
| [[Indian Cement Company Ground]]
|Trichy Warriors
| [[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]] ([[Kovai Kings|KK]])
<small>175/7 (20 overs)</small>
|[[Narayan Jagadeesan|N Jagadeesan]]
|-
|-
|2022<br />''[[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]]''
| [[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings declared co-champions
| [[Dindigul Dragons]]<br/><small>131/4 (18.2 overs)</small>
|Co-champions ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2022-1312873/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-chepauk-super-gillies-final-1312905/live-cricket-score Scorecard])
| Won by 6 wickets<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2024-1439628/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-dindigul-dragons-final-1439792/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| rowspan="1" |None
| [[Kovai Kings]]<br/><small>129/7 (20 overs)</small>
| [[Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science|SNR College Cricket Ground]], [[Coimbatore]]
| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|[[Sandeep Warrier]]
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] ([[Dindigul Dragons|DD]])
|-
|-
|2023<br />''[[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Details]] ''
| 2025
|Lyca Kovai Kings
| [[Tiruppur Tamizhans]]<br/><small>220/5 (20 overs)</small>
<small>205/5 (20 overs)</small>
| Won by 118 runs<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2025-1489106/idream-tiruppur-tamizhans-vs-dindigul-dragons-final-1489138/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|Won by 104 runs
| [[Dindigul Dragons]]<br/><small>102 (14.4 overs)</small>
<small>([https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tnpl-2023-1379595/lyca-kovai-kings-vs-nellai-royal-kings-final-1379627/full-scorecard Scorecard])</small>
| [[NPR College Ground]], [[Dindigul]]
|Nellai Royal Kings
| Tushar Raheja ([[Tiruppur Tamizhans|TT]])
<small>101/10 (15 overs)</small>
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Cements Company Ground]]
| 8
|[[Ajitesh Guruswamy|A Guruswamy]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Teams' performances ===
=== Teams' performance ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
!width="300" |Team
!|Season
!2016
![[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
!2017
![[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2017]]
!2018
![[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2018]]
!2019
![[2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2019]]
!2021
![[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2021]]
!2022
![[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]<sup>^</sup>
!2023
![[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
![[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
![[2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2025]]
|-
|-
|align=left |Chepauk Super Gillies
|align=left|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
|style="background: silver"|2nd
|style="background: silver"|RU
|style="background: gold"|'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
|8th
|8th
|style="background: gold"|'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
|style="background: gold"|'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
|5th
|5th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|-
|-
| align="left" |Dindigul Dragons
|align="left"|[[Dindigul Dragons]]
| style="background: bronze" |3rd
|style="background: #cfc"|SF
|6th
|6th
| style="background: silver" |2nd
|style="background: silver"|RU
| style="background: silver" |2nd
|style="background: silver"|RU
| style="background: bronze" |3rd
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|6th
|6th
|3rd
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|style="background: gold"|C
|style="background: silver"|RU
|-
|-
|align=left |Lyca Kovai Kings
|align="left"|[[Tiruppur Tamizhans]]
|4th
|5th
|4th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|style="background: bronze"|3rd
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|8th
|8th
|5th
|5th
|4th
|6th
| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
|-
|-
|align=left |Nellai Royal Kings  
|align=left |[[Lyca Kovai Kings|Kovai Kings]]
|DNP
|style="background: #cfc"|SF
|DNP
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|DNP
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|DNP
|5th
|5th
|3rd
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|2nd
|style="background: gold"|C
|style="background: gold"|C
|style="background: silver"|RU
|6th
|-
|-
| align="left" |Salem Spartans
|align="left"|[[Siechem Madurai Panthers|Madurai Panthers]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Madurai Super Giants]]
|DNP
|8th
|DNP
|8th
|DNP
|style="background: gold"|C
|DNP
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|6th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|7th
|7th
|8th
|8th
|7th
|-
|-
| align="left" |Siechem Madurai Panthers
|align="left"|[[Thiruvallur Veerans]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Thiruvallur Veerans|Kanchi Veerans]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Nellai Royal Kings]]
|8th
|8th
| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
| style"background: bronze" |3rd
|6th
|6th
|4th
|4th
|-
| align="left" |Tiruppur Tamizhans
|5th
|5th
| style="background: bronze" |3rd
|7th
|4th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|8th
|5th
|8th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|style="background: silver"|RU
|5th
|5th
|6th
|7th
|-
|-
| align="left" |Trichy Warriors  
|align="left"|[[Ruby Kanchi Warriors|Kanchi Warriors]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Ruby Trichy Warriors|Trichy Warriors]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Ba11sy Trichy]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Trichy Grand Cholas]]
|7th
|7th
|7th
|7th
|6th
|6th
|7th
|7th
| style="background: silver" |2nd
|style="background: silver"|RU
|7th
|7th
|8th
|8th
|6th
|style="background: #cfc"|PO
|-
|-
| align="left" |Tuti Patriots
|align="left"|[[TUTI Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]<sup>†</sup> / [[Salem Spartans]]
| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|style="background: gold"|C
| style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|style="background: silver"|RU
|5th
|5th
|6th
|6th
|DNP
|7th
|DNP
|8th
|DNP
|7th
|-
|8th
|align=left | Karaikudi Kaalai
|5th
|5th
|3rd
|4th
|8th
|DNP
|DNP
|DNP
|}
|}
<!-- Teams are listed alphabetically by year of entry into the league -->
<sup>†</sup> Team now defunct <br />
<sup>^</sup> Final was a no-result and trophy shared
* {{color box|border=darkgray|gold}} C: champions
* {{color box|border=darkgray|silver}} RU: runner-up
* {{color box|border=darkgray|cfc}} SF or PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition


== Records ==
== Records ==
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!Season
!Season
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''236/2'''
!236/2
|Nellai Royal Kings  
|[[Nellai Royal Kings]]
|Trichy Warriors
|[[Ruby Trichy Warriors|Trichy Warriors]]
|2022
|align="center" |2022
|-
!220/5
|IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
|[[Dindigul Dragons]]
|align="center" |2025
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''215/2'''
!217/5
|Tuti Patriots
|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
|Chepauk Super Gillies
|[[Salem Spartans]]
|2016
|align="center" |2023
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''209/3'''
!215/2
|Nellai Royal Kings
|[[Albert Tuti Patriots|Tuti Patriots]]
|Siechem Madurai Panthers 
|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
| 2022
|align="center" |2016
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''206/4'''
!212/7
|V. B. Kanchi Veerans
|[[Chepauk Super Gillies]]
|Trichy Warriors
|[[Nellai Royal Kings]]
|2016
|align="center" |2025
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''203/6'''
|}
|Dindigul Dragons
Source:<ref name="T2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2022-14611|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022 - Highest Team Totals|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143908/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2022-14611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="T2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2023-15467|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023 - Highest Team Totals|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143925/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2023-15467|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="T2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016-11459|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016 - Highest Team Totals|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143909/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/team-highest-innings-totals/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016-11459|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Siechem Madurai Panthers
 
| align="center" |2018
=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Runs
!Batter
!Seasons
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''203/8'''
!2260
|Chepauk Super Gillies
|[[Narayan Jagadeesan]]
|Trichy Warriors
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|2022
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''202/5'''
!2145
|Dindigul Dragons
|[[Arun Karthik]]
|Lyca Kovai Kings
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
| align="center" |2021
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''201/1'''
!2035
|Lyca Kovai Kings
|[[Baba Aparajith]]
|Dindigul Dragons
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
| align="center" |2021
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''199/7'''
!1607
| rowspan="2" |Lyca Kovai Kings
|[[Kaushik Gandhi]]
|Madurai Super Giants
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
| align="center" |2016
|-
|-
| align="center" |'''197/3'''
!1561
|V. B. Kanchi Veerans
|[[Hari Nishaanth]]
| align="center" |2017
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|}
|}
{{small|Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=11901&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2017 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=12443&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2018 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=11459&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2016 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=13145&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2019 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-675|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League - Most Runs|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>


=== Highest individual scores ===
=== Highest individual scores ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Batsman
!Runs
!Runs
!Balls
!Batter
!Opponent
!Opponent
!Season
!Season
|-
|-
!123[[Not out|*]]
|[[Sai Sudharsan]] {{Small| (Kovai Kings)}}
|[[iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans|Tiruppur Tamizhans]]
| align="center"|[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|-
!121
|[[Murali Vijay]] {{Small| (Trichy Warriors)}}
|[[Nellai Royal Kings]]
| align="center" |[[2022 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2022]]
|-
!118[[Not out|*]]
|[[Baba Aparajith]] {{Small|(Kanchi Veerans)}}
|[[Baba Aparajith]] {{Small|(Kanchi Veerans)}}
| align="center" |'''118'''*
|rowspan="2"|[[Karaikudi Kaalai]]
| align="center"|63
| align="center" |[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]
| rowspan="2" |Karaikudi Kaalai
| align="center" |2016
|-
|-
!112[[Not out|*]]
|[[Bharath Shankar]] {{Small|(Trichy Warriors)}}
|[[Bharath Shankar]] {{Small|(Trichy Warriors)}}
| align="center" |'''112'''*
| align="center" |[[2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2017]]
| align="center"|68
| align="center"|2017
|-
|-
|[[Kaushik Gandhi]] {{Small|(Tuti Patriots)}}
!112
| align="center" |'''111'''*
|Gurusamy Ajitesh {{Small|(Nellai Royal Kings)}}
| align="center"|68
|[[Lyca Kovai Kings|Kovai Kings]]
|Kanchi Veerans
| align="center" |[[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
| align="center" |2018
|-
|-
|[[Washington Sundar]] {{Small|(Tuti Patriots)}}
| align="center" |'''107'''
| align="center"|61
|Chepauk Super Gillies
| align="center" |2017
|-
|[[Arun Karthik]] {{Small|(Madurai Panthers)}}
| align="center" |'''106'''
| align="center"|61
|Kovai Kings
| align="center" |2019
|}
|}
{{small|Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=12443&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2018 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=11459&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2016 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=13145&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2019 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=11901&type=tournament|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2017 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2022-14611|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022 - Highest Scores|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143908/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2022-14611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2023-15467|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023 - Highest Scores|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143913/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2023-15467|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016-11459|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016 - Highest Scores|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143915/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016-11459|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017-11901|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2017 - Highest Scores|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=21 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921143915/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2017-11901|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-1439628|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 - Highest Scores|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>


== Title sponsorship ==
=== Most wickets ===
From 2016 to 2019, India Cements Limited (Sankar Cement) owned the title rights of the league.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last=Babu|first=Gireesh|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/coca-cola-star-india-india-cements-to-sponsor-tamil-nadu-s-t20-116081801147_1.html|title=Coca Cola, Star India, India Cements to sponsor Tamil Nadu's T20|date=18 August 2016|work=Business Standard India|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/about-tnpl/|title=About TNPL|last=admin|website=Tamil Nadu Premier League|language=en-US|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://tnpl.tnca.cricket/newsdetail?mediaId=11583&mId=3&sId=2019|title=The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Issues Tender For Title Rights Of The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2020 To 2022|last=admin|website=Tamil Nadu Premier League|language=en-US|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref> A tender for new title rights sponsor was released in March 2020 by TNCA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tnca.cricket/pdf/ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|title=Tender_Notice - ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306115811/http://www.tnca.cricket/pdf/ITT-Covering-Information.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2020|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Wickets
!Sponsor
!Bowler
!Period
!Seasons
|-
|-
|[[India Cements|India Cements Limited]]  
!78
|2016–2017
|[[Sai Kishore]]
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|-
|-
|([[India Cements|India Cements Limited]])
!74
 
|[[Abhishek Tanwar]]
as [[India Cements|Shankar Cements]]
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|2018–2019
|-
|[[Shriram Group]]
|2021–2023
|}
 
== Broadcasting ==
In 2016, [[Star India]] acquired the media rights for {{Indian Rupee|7.1 crore}} and became the broadcast partners of the league.<ref name="costs" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Star-India-set-to-bag-TNPL-media-rights/articleshow/52615711.cms|title=Star India set to bag TNPL media rights - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tnca.cricket/tnpremierleague/about.html|title=TNPL - Tamil Nadu Premier League|website=www.tnca.cricket|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> The deal is worth between {{Indian Rupee|7.2 crore and 10 crore}} for the first year, and {{Indian Rupee|8 crore and 12 crore}} in the second, based on calculations.<ref name=":8" /> Disney Star broadcasts the matches on [[Disney Star|Star Sports 1 HD]] with [[English language|English Commentary]] and in [[Disney Star|Star Sports 1 Tamil HD]] with [[Tamil language|Tamil Commentary]].<ref name=":2" /> Star also broadcast via their [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] platform, [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019-tnpl-live-streaming-telecast-when-and-where-to-watch-1571275-2019-07-19|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League 2019: TNPL Live Streaming, Telecast, When and where to watch|date=19 July 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
===Satelite Television Rights===
{| class="wikitable"
!Winning bidder
!Terms of deal
!Fee
|-
|-
|[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
!72
|2016–2023
|[[Athisayaraj Davidson]]
|{{INRConvert|7.1|c}}
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|}
===Digital Rights===
{| class="wikitable"
!Winning bidder
!Terms of deal
!Fee
|-
|-
|[[Disney Star]]
!68
|2016–2021
|[[Rahil Shah]]
|{{INRConvert|7.1|c}}
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023]]
|-
|-
|[[Viacom18|Voot (Internet)]]
!65
|2022
|[[Harish Kumar (cricketer)|Harish Kumar]]
|
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2016]]-[[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]]
|-
|FanCode
|2023
|
|}
|}
 
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-675|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League - Most Wickets|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>
== Criticisms and controversies ==
=== Financial difficulties ===
On 26 May 2019, several franchise owners under financial distress wrote to TNCA asking for changes made in the upcoming season. The leaked letter signed by teams Tuti Patriots, Lyca Kovai Kings, Siechem Madurai Panthers, Trichy Warriors and iDream Karaikudi Kaalai was confidential in nature.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":15" /> The franchise owners and TNCA were both upset about the leak of the letter which had caused negative image towards the league.<ref name=":15" />
 
The main concerns in the letter were regarding the lack of outstation players' participation, quality of umpiring, unavailability of [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] players who represent India and matches being held in relatively smaller venues.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" /> The franchises were also concerned over the viewership for the league and the [[Audience measurement|television rating points]]. The league was criticised for not sharing the gate collections with the franchises, following IPL model.<ref name=":13" /> Unable to recover the expenses, franchises have reportedly suffered losses ranging from {{Indian Rupee|15-25 crore}}. They suggested several changes for TNPL. They asked TNCA to allow outstation players and to ask Tamil Nadu players who represent India to take part in the league. They also demanded a better revenue sharing method to prevent losses of the franchises.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bleeding-franchises-demand-changes-in-tnpl/articleshow/69574433.cms|title='Bleeding' franchises demand changes in TNPL - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-tamil-nadu-premier-league-owners-want-better-revenue-model-quality-umpires-for-next-edition/338882|title=Tamil Nadu Premier League Owners Want Better Revenue Model, Quality Umpires For Next Edition|website=Outlook|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":13" />
 
On 4 June 2019 in a meeting with the owners, TNCA's reacted to the issue saying that it shares 80 per cent of the telecast and sponsorship fees with the franchises and the association gains only a net {{Indian Rupee|5 crore}} from TNPL after meeting all expenses.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190605/282458530451689 |title=TNCA meets franchise owners |via=[[PressReader]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926144808/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190605/282458530451689 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=17 April 2023 |lang=en}}</ref> Some owners were unsatisfied with the response and demanded a forensic audit of TNPL's accounts.<ref name=":15" />
 
=== Match-fixing allegations ===
In 2019, Tuti Patriots and Madurai Panthers faced [[match fixing]] allegations. BCCI president [[Sourav Ganguly]] had said that these franchises were suspended due to connection with bookies but TNCA said that they were not.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/946120/crores-placed-on-a-tamil-nadu-premier-league-game-prompted-gambling-site-to-stop-taking-bets-report|title=Crores placed on a Tamil Nadu Premier League game prompted gambling site to stop taking bets: Report|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/a-bookie-approached-a-player-in-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-reveals-sourav-ganguly|title=A bookie approached a player in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy reveals Sourav Ganguly|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> However, TNCA has asked franchise Tuti Patriots to remove two of their co-owners in link to the corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/945908/tnpl-franchises-to-remain-despite-corruption-links-co-owners-of-team-tuti-patriots-expelled-report|title=TNPL franchises to remain despite corruption links, co-owners of team Tuti Patriots expelled: Report|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> In 2020, Tuti Patriots were renamed as Salem Spartans for the next season due to the change in ownership.<ref name=":3" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India]]
* [[List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India]]
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)
CountriesIndia
AdministratorTNCA
FormatTwenty20
First edition2016
Latest edition2025
Next edition2026
Tournament formatRound Robin format with Group System and Playoffs
Number of teams8
Current championTiruppur Tamizhans (1st title)
Most successfulChepauk Super Gillies (4 titles)
Most runsN Jagadeesan (2225)[1]
Most wicketsR Sai Kishore (75)[2]
TVStar Sports (TV)
Fancode (Internet)
2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League
Websitetnpl.cricket
Seasons

The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is an annual men's Twenty20 cricket league held in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is organised by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and contested by eight city-based franchise teams from the state. The inaugural season was held in 2016, and nine seasons have been contested till 2025.

Tiruppur Tamizhans are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2025. Chepauk Super Gillies is the most successful team with four titles.[lower-alpha 1]

History[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

In July 2015, the R M Lodha committee appointed by the Supreme Court, suspended the Chennai based Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings for a period of two years due to the association of their owners with illegal betting.[3] As a result of the ban, there was no major competitive T20 cricket that was played in the state. The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) introduced plans for T20 cricket league for the Chennai first-division league teams to be played in May 2016. Following the same, the TNCA announced the inaugural edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL).[4] The league was aimed to make up for the absence of major T20 matches in the state that year and to serve as a platform for local players from the state.[4][5]

Franchise rights[edit | edit source]

The TNPL was proposed as an eight team event contested by city-based franchise teams.[4] On 1 May 2016, the TNCA invited bidders for the franchise rights with the base price set at ₹12.5 million (US$190,000).[6] About 17 bidders participated in the bidding process and the eight franchises were unveiled later by the TNCA.[7] The franchise rights for the eight team were sold for ₹335.1 million (US$4.99 million) with the highest bid at ₹52.1 million (US$780,000).[5][7][8]

Franchise rights[5][7]
Owner Franchise city Price
Thoothukudi Sports & Entertainments Thoothukudi ₹52.1 million (US$780,000)
Metronation Chennai Television Chennai ₹51.3 million (US$760,000)
Lyca Productions Coimbatore ₹50.1 million (US$750,000)
Kothari (Madras) International Madurai ₹40.01 million (US$600,000)
Ruby Builders Kanchipuram ₹36.9 million (US$550,000)
VB Cricket Academy Thiruvallur ₹34.8 million (US$520,000)
Take Solutions Dindigul ₹34.2 million (US$510,000)
Chettinad Apparels Karaikkudi ₹33.0 million (US$490,000)

Inauguration[edit | edit source]

In June 2016, the TNCA announced that the first season would consist of 27 matches to be played in August–September across three cities Chennai, Tirunelveli, and Dindigul with the player draft to be held in July.[5][7] The player draft was held in Chennai on 30 July.[9] On 16 August 2016, the first edition of the league was inaugurated by MS Dhoni and was played from 24 August to 18 September.[10] The first edition featured international cricketers and other domestic cricketers registered with the TNCA.[5][7]

Organisation[edit | edit source]

Tournament format[edit | edit source]

During the inaugural season, the eight teams played every other team once and the top four qualified for the semifinals.[7][11] Since the second season, a new system was introduced in which 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.[12][13]

Player acquisition and salaries[edit | edit source]

For the first season, each team was allowed a minimum of 17 players and a maximum of 19. There were 888 players classified into three price bands with the highest price was fixed at ₹0.5 million (US$7,000).[9] The team with the highest bid during the franchise auction had the first right followed in order by the value of the bids and the process was repeated till the time a team exhausted its purse or refused to choose a player.[9] For the subsequent season, the franchises retained the players and a short player draft were conducted to fill the vacant positions.[14] For the 2018 season, the teams were allowed to retain three players and a new player draft was held with similar rules as the first draft.[15] For the 2019 season, the teams were allowed to retain players from the previous season and were permitted a maximum of 22 players with at least two players from the districts represented by the franchise.[16]

Ahead of the 2020 season, the franchises were allowed to retain three players each from the last season and a new player draft was held. The salary caps for the categories were also raised with the maximum cap set at ₹0.6 million (US$8,400).[17][18][19]

Player categories in the draft[9][17]
Category Description Salary (2016) Salary (2020)
A Players who have represented the Indian national cricket team ₹0.3 million (US$4,200)–₹0.5 million (US$7,000) ₹0.6 million (US$8,400)
B1–B2 Players who have played at least 20 TNPL matches or appeared in domestic first class matches conducted by the BCCI ₹0.15 million (US$2,100)–₹0.25 million (US$3,500) ₹0.2 million (US$2,800)–₹0.3 million (US$4,200)
C Others ₹0.5 million (US$7,000)–₹1 million (US$14,000)

Until 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India prevented TNCA from including outstation players in the league.[20][21] For the fifth season, a maximum of two outstation players who were not part of the Indian Premier League, were permitted per team and a separate draft for the outstation players was held after the conclusion of the 2020 IPL season.[22]

Ahead of the 2023 season, the TNCA introduced a new player auction replacing the draft system. Each team was given a purse of ₹7 million (US$98,000).[23] For the 2024 season, teams were permitted a maximum of 20 players and were allowed to retain a set of players before the rest went into an auction.[24] About 61 players were sold in the auction with the maximum bid at ₹2.2 million (US$31,000).[25]

Player categories for the 2024 auction[24]
Category Description
A Players who have represented the Indian national cricket team
B Players who have played at least 20 TNPL matches or appeared in domestic first class matches conducted by the BCCI
C Players who have played at least 30 TNPL matches (not in categories A and B)
D Others

Finances[edit | edit source]

The franchises were sold to the highest bidders for a period of ten years and The TNCA had earned ₹335.1 million (US$4.7 million) in franchise rights.[5][8] TNPL followed a similar business model to that of the IPL.[26] For the first five years, about 80 percent of the central rights (broadcast fees and sponsorship) after excluding match staging fees, were shared amongst the eight franchises and the rest went to the TNCA. About 65 per cent was divided equally between the franchises and the rest was given to the franchises as per their standing in the league.[8] Contrary to the IPL, gate collections were not shared with the franchises.[26] To attract sponsors, owners were advised to name their teams after the districts in the state.[6]

In May 2019, five of the franchises wrote to the TNCA regarding the financial difficulties faced by the franchises. The franchises expressed concerns regarding the lack of outstation players' participation, quality of umpiring, unavailability of players who represent India and matches being held in smaller venues, which affected the viewership for the league and the television rating points. The franchises reportedly suffered losses of up to ₹250 million (US$3.5 million) and suggested several changes including the inclusion of more outstation players and changes to the revenue-sharing model of the league.[26][27][28] In response, the TNCA states that it already shares 80 per cent of the telecast and sponsorship fees with the franchises and gains only a net of ₹50 million (US$700,000) from the TNPL after meeting all expenses. However, some of the franchises were unsatisfied with the response and demanded an audit of the TNPL accounts.[29]

Sponsorship[edit | edit source]

From 2016 to 2019, India Cements owned the title rights of the league.[30][31] A tender for new title rights sponsor was released in March 2020 and was awarded to the Shriram Group.[32][33]

Sponsor Period
India Cements 2016–2019
Shriram Group 2021–2023

Prize money[edit | edit source]

The winners of TNPL are awarded ₹10 million (US$140,000) with the runners-up receiving ₹6 million (US$84,000). The two semi-finalists are awarded ₹4 million (US$56,000) each with the remaining four teams receiving ₹2.5 million (US$35,000) each.[5]

Broadcasting[edit | edit source]

In 2016, Star India acquired the media rights for ₹71 million (US$1.0 million) for a minimum period of five years.[5][8][34] The matches are telecast with commentaries in English and Tamil. Star also streamed the matches over its OTT platform, Disney+ Hotstar till 2021.[35] For the 2022 season, the digital rights were sold to Viacom18 and FanCode became the streaming partner since the 2023 season.[36]

Period Television Digital
2016–2021 Disney Star
2022 Disney Star Voot (Internet)
2023–present FanCode

Teams[edit | edit source]

Current teams[edit | edit source]

Eight franchises are competing in the league. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.[6][5] Each team can have a maximum of 20 players that includes two outstation players.[24]

Team locations
TNPL teams
Team[37] City Captain[38] Coach[39] Owner[7][40]
Chepauk Super Gillies Chennai Baba Aparajith Hemang Badani Metronation Chennai Television
Dindigul Dragons Dindigul Ravichandran Ashwin Subramaniam Badrinath Take Solutions
Kovai Kings Coimbatore Shahrukh Khan Sriram Somayajula Lyca Productions
Nellai Royal Kings Tirunelveli Arun Karthik A. G. Guruswamy Crown Forts
Salem Spartans Salem Shijit Chandran B. Ramprakash Selvakumar
Madurai Panthers Madurai Hari Nishaanth Bharath Reddy Seichem Technologies
Trichy Grand Cholas Tiruchirapalli Antony Dhas Tinu Yohannan Drumstick Productions
Tiruppur Tamizhans Tiruppur Sai Kishore Ramaswamy Prasanna iDream Cinemas and Properties

Defunct teams[edit | edit source]

Ahead of the 2017 season, Kanchi Warriors moved its base to Tiruchirappalli and changed its name to Trichy Warriors.[41] Before the 2018 season, the Madurai franchise was sold to Seichem Technologies and was renamed as Madurai Panthers.[42] Thiruvallur Veerans was renamed as Kanchi Veerans ahead of the same season.[43] In 2019, the BCCI said that action was initiated against the owners of two of the franchises for match fixing.[44] In response, the TNCA asked the franchise Tuti Patriots to remove two of their co-owners.[45] Tuti Patriots became solely owned by Selvakumar after two of the three owners moved out and the team was renamed as Salem Spartans. Ahead of the 2020 season, Karaikudi Kaalai was also renamed as Tiruppur Tamizhans after moving to the city of Tiruppur.[46] Kanchi Veerans franchise was also sold to Crown Forts and was known as Nellai Royal Kings after shifting its base to Tirunelveli.[47] Ahead of the 2023 season, the Trichy Warriors franchise was bought by Drumstick productions and renamed to Ba11sy Trichy for a single season, before it was renamed again as Trichy Grand Cholas ahead of the 2024 season.[48]

Team City Period
Kanchi Warriors Kanchipuram 2016
Madurai Super Giants Madurai 2016-2017
Thiruvallur Veerans Tiruvallur
Tuti Patriots Thoothukudi 2016–2019
Karaikudi Kaalai Karaikudi
Kanchi Veerans Kanchipuram 2018-2019
Trichy Warriors Tiruchirappalli 2017-2022
Ba11sy Trichy Tiruchirappalli 2023

Timeline of teams[edit | edit source]

Present teams Former teams

Venues[edit | edit source]

Match venues

Three venues were used for the first the first four seasons. League matches were hosted at Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelveli and NPR College Ground at Dindigul with the playoffs held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai.[5][49] From the 2020 season, matches were held at two new venues: Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium at Salem and SNR College Cricket Ground at Coimbatore.[50][51][52]

Stadium City Capacity
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai 38,000[53]
Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium Salem 5,000 (expandable to 25,000)[54]
SNR College Cricket Ground Coimbatore Limited (expandable)[55]
NPR College Ground Dindigul 5,000[56]
Indian Cement Company Ground Tirunelveli 4,000[57]

Seasons and results[edit | edit source]

Summary[edit | edit source]

Season Teams Winner Player of the series Most runs Most wickets
2016 8 Tuti Patriots Narayan Jagadeesan (DD) Narayan Jagadeesan (DD) Anthony Das (CSG)
2017 Chepauk Super Gillies Washington Sundar (TP) Washington Sundar (TP) Sai Kishore (CSG)
2018 Madurai Panthers Arun Karthik (MP) Arun Karthik (MP) Abhishek Tanwar (MP)
2019 Chepauk Super Gillies Ganeshan Periyaswamy (CSG) Narayan Jagadeesan (DD) Ganeshan Periyaswamy (CSG)
2021 Chepauk Super Gillies Hari Nishaanth (DD) Hari Nishaanth (DD) Saravana Kumar (TW)
2022 Chepauk Super Gillies and Kovai Kings Sanjay Yadav (NRK) Sanjay Yadav (NRK) Abhishek Tanwar (KK)
2023 Kovai Kings Guruswamy Ajitesh (NRK) Guruswamy Ajitesh (NRK) Shahrukh Khan (KK)
2024 Dindigul Dragons Shahrukh Khan (KK) Shivam Singh (DD) M. Poiyamozhi (SS)
2025 Tiruppur Tamizhans Tushar Raheja (TT) Sonu Yadav (NRK)

Finals[edit | edit source]

Season Winner Winning margin Runner-up Final venue Player of the match
2016 Tuti Patriots
215/2 (20 overs) 		Patriots won by 122 runs
Scorecard 		Chepauk Super Gillies
93 all out (18.5 overs) 		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Ganesh Moorthi (TP)
2017 Chepauk Super Gillies
145/4 (19 overs) 		Won by 6 wickets
Scorecard 		Tuti Patriots
143/8 (20 overs) 		Vasanth Saravanan (CSG)
2018 Madurai Panthers
119/3 (17.1 overs) 		Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard 		Dindigul Dragons
117 all out (19.5 overs) 		Arun Karthik (MP)
2019 Chepauk Super Gillies
126/8 (20 overs) 		Won by 12 runs
Scorecard 		Dindigul Dragons
114/9 (20 overs) 		Ganeshan Periyaswamy (CSG)
2021 Chepauk Super Gillies
183/6 (20 overs) 		Won by 8 runs
Scorecard 		Trichy Warriors
175/7 (20 overs) 		Narayan Jagadeesan (CSG)
2022 Chepauk Super Gillies and Kovai Kings
Joint winners 		No Result
Scorecard 		SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore Sandeep Warrier (CSG)
2023 Kovai Kings
205/5 (20 overs) 		Won by 104 runs
Scorecard 		Nellai Royal Kings
101 all out (15 overs) 		Indian Cement Company Ground Jhathavedh Subramanyan (KK)
2024 Dindigul Dragons
131/4 (18.2 overs) 		Won by 6 wickets
Scorecard 		Kovai Kings
129/7 (20 overs) 		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Ravichandran Ashwin (DD)
2025 Tiruppur Tamizhans
220/5 (20 overs) 		Won by 118 runs
Scorecard 		Dindigul Dragons
102 (14.4 overs) 		NPR College Ground, Dindigul Tushar Raheja (TT)

Teams' performance[edit | edit source]

Season 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022^ 2023 2024 2025
Chepauk Super Gillies RU C 8th C C C 5th PO PO
Dindigul Dragons SF 6th RU RU PO 6th PO C RU
Tiruppur Tamizhans 5th PO PO 8th 8th 5th 6th PO C
Kovai Kings SF PO PO 5th PO C C RU 6th
Madurai Panthers† / Madurai Super Giants 8th 8th C PO 6th PO PO 7th 8th
Thiruvallur Veerans† / Kanchi Veerans† / Nellai Royal Kings 6th 5th 7th PO 5th PO RU 5th 7th
Kanchi Warriors† / Trichy Warriors† / Ba11sy Trichy† / Trichy Grand Cholas 7th 7th 6th 7th RU 7th 8th 6th PO
Tuti Patriots† / Salem Spartans C RU 5th 6th 7th 8th 7th 8th 5th

† Team now defunct
^ Final was a no-result and trophy shared

  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF or PO: team qualified for the semi-final or playoff stage of the competition

Records[edit | edit source]

Highest totals[edit | edit source]

Score Team Opponent Season
236/2 Nellai Royal Kings Trichy Warriors 2022
220/5 IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans Dindigul Dragons 2025
217/5 Chepauk Super Gillies Salem Spartans 2023
215/2 Tuti Patriots Chepauk Super Gillies 2016
212/7 Chepauk Super Gillies Nellai Royal Kings 2025

Source:[58][59][60]

Most runs[edit | edit source]

Runs Batter Seasons
2260 Narayan Jagadeesan 2016-2024
2145 Arun Karthik 2016-2024
2035 Baba Aparajith 2016-2024
1607 Kaushik Gandhi 2016-2023
1561 Hari Nishaanth 2016-2024

Source:[61]

Highest individual scores[edit | edit source]

Runs Batter Opponent Season
123* Sai Sudharsan (Kovai Kings) Tiruppur Tamizhans 2024
121 Murali Vijay (Trichy Warriors) Nellai Royal Kings 2022
118* Baba Aparajith (Kanchi Veerans) Karaikudi Kaalai 2016
112* Bharath Shankar (Trichy Warriors) 2017
112 Gurusamy Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) Kovai Kings 2023

Source:[62][63][64][65][66]

Most wickets[edit | edit source]

Wickets Bowler Seasons
78 Sai Kishore 2016-2024
74 Abhishek Tanwar 2016-2024
72 Athisayaraj Davidson 2016-2024
68 Rahil Shah 2016-2023
65 Harish Kumar 2016-2024

Source:[67]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

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