2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League
| Dates | 5 July – 4 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
| Champions | Dindigul Dragons (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kovai Kings |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Shahrukh Khan (Kovai Kings) |
| Most runs | Shivam Singh (Dindigul Dragons) (364) |
| Most wickets | M. Poiyamozhi (Salem Spartans) (16) |
The 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League (also known as TNPL-8 and branded as Shriram Capital TNPL was the eighth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). It took place from 5 July 2024 to 4 August 2024. Kovai Kings were the defending champions, having won the previous season. In the final, the Dindigul Dragons defeated the Lyca Kovai Kings by six wickets to win their first TNPL title.
Background
[edit]The Tamil Nadu Premier League is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league held in India, organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.[1][2] It is held annually since 2016.[3] Kovai Kings were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous season after beating Nellai Royal Kings in the final.[4]
Format
[edit]The format remained the same since the 2017 season, wherein the eight teams played against each other in the league phase in round-robin format and the top four qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of three matches – one eliminator and two qualifiers, followed by the final. The top two teams from the league phase play against each other in the first qualifier match with the winner progressing to the final. The loser would play against the winner of an eliminator match between the third and fourth-place teams from the league phase play in the second qualifier. The winner of this match would play the winner of the first qualifier for the title.[5][6]
Schedule
[edit]The season was held from 5 July to 4 August 2024.[7][8][9]
Prize money
[edit]The winners of TNPL are awarded ₹10 (12¢ US) with the runners-up receiving ₹6 million (US$72,000). The two semi-finalists are awarded ₹4 million (US$48,000) each with the remaining four teams receiving ₹2.5 million (US$30,000) each.[1]
Sponsorship
[edit]Shriram Group continued to be the title sponsor of the event, having won the rights in 2020.[8][10]
Broadcasting
[edit]Star India has held the television rights since the inaugural season in 2016. The matches are telecast with commentaries in English and Tamil.[1][11] FanCode is the streaming partner since the last season.[12]
Teams
[edit]
Eight franchises are competing in the league. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.[1][13] Each team can have a maximum of 20 players that includes two outstation players.[14]
| Team[15] | City | Captain[16] | Coach[17] | Owner[2][18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel changes
[edit]For the season, the teams were permitted a maximum of 20 players and were allowed to retain a set of players before the rest went into an auction.[14] About 61 players were sold in the auction with the maximum bid at ₹2.2 million (US$26,000).[19]
| Player | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sai Kishore | Tiruppur Tamizhans | ₹2.20 million (US$26,000) |
| Sanjay Yadav | Trichy Grand Cholas | ₹2.20 million (US$26,000) |
| S Harish Kumar | Salem Spartans | ₹1.54 million (US$18,000) |
| Abhishek Tanwar | Chepauk Super Gillies | ₹1.22 million (US$15,000) |
| T Natarajan | Tiruppur Tamizhans | ₹1.125 million (US$13,000) |
Venues
[edit]The group stage matches were held in four venues across the state. The last two matches of the league including the final was held at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.[7]
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | 38,000[20] |
| Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium | Salem | 5,000 (expandable to 25,000)[21] |
| SNR College Cricket Ground | Coimbatore | Limited (expandable)[22] |
| NPR College Ground | Dindigul | 5,000[23] |
| Indian Cement Company Ground | Tirunelveli | 4,000[24] |
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kovai Kings | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.728 |
| 2 | Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.677 |
| 3 | Chepauk Super Gillies | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.362 |
| 4 | Dindigul Dragons (C) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.109 |
| 5 | Nellai Royal Kings | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.039 |
| 6 | Trichy Grand Cholas | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.012 |
| 7 | Madurai Panthers | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1.152 |
| 8 | Salem Spartans | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −0.858 |
- Advanced to the qualifiers
- Advanced to the eliminator
Playoffs
[edit]| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 30 July 2024 - Dindigul | 4 August 2024 - Chennai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kovai Kings | 201/3 (18.5) | Q1W | Kovai Kings | 129/7 (20) | ||||||||
| 2 | Tiruppur Tamizhans | 200/3 (20) | 2 August 2024 - Chennai | Q2W | Dindigul Dragons | 131/4 (18.2) | |||||||
| Q1L | Tiruppur Tamizhans | 108 (19.4) | |||||||||||
| 31 July 2023 - Dindigul | EW | Dindigul Dragons | 112/1 (10.5) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Chepauk Super Gillies | 158/6 (20) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dindigul Dragons | 161/6 (19.5) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
[edit]Tiruppur Tamizhans
200/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kovai Kings
201/3 (18.5 overs) |
Amit Sathvik 67 (42)
Jhathavedh Subramanyan 1/38 (4 overs) |
- Tiruppur Tamizhans won the toss and elceted to bat.
Eliminator
[edit]Chepauk Super Gillies
158/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dindigul Dragons
161/6 (19.5 overs) |
Shivam Singh 64 (49)
J. Prem Kumar 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Dindigul Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Tiruppur Tamizhans
108 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Dindigul Dragons
112/1 (10.5 overs) |
Maan Bafna 26 (19)
P. Vignesh 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Dindigul Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]In the final, the Dindigul Dragons defeated the Kovai Kings by six wickets to win their first TNPL title.[26]
Kovai Kings
129/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dindigul Dragons
131/4 (18.2 overs) |
Ram Arvindh 27 (26)
P. Vignesh 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Dindigul Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Runs | Player | Team | Inns. | HS | Ave | 100s/50s | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 |  Shivam Singh
|
Dindigul Dragons | 9 | 106* | 45.50 | 1/3 | |||||||
| 324 | Tushar Raheja
|
Tiruppur Tamizhans | 9 | 81 | 36.00 | −/3 | |||||||
| 286 | Baba Indrajith
|
Dindigul Dragons | 10 | 96* | 40.85 | −/2 | |||||||
| 260 | Arun Karthik
|
Nellai Royal Kings | 7 | 84 | 43.33 | −/2 | |||||||
| 252 | Ravichandran Ashwin
|
Dindigul Dragons | 9 | 69* | 36.00 | −/3 | |||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo[27]
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Most wickets
[edit]| Wkts. | Player | Team | Inns | BBI | Ave | 4W | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | M Poiyamozhi
|
Salem Spartans | 7 | 4/28 | 13.68 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | Shahrukh Khan
|
Kovai Kings | 9 | 3/13 | 15.30 | − | |||||||
| 13 | Athisayaraj Davidson
|
Trichy Grand Cholas | 7 | 4/32 | 15.46 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | T Natarajan
|
Tiruppur Tamizhans | 8 | 4/36 | 17.50 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | Sandeep Warrier
|
Dindigul Dragons | 10 | 2/17 | 19.25 | − | |||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo[28]
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