Críquete 07/03 13:45 - Dindigul Dragons v Salem Spartans 163/3(18.2)-160/6(20)
Críquete 07/01 09:45 - iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Salem Spartans 147/9(20)-155/10(20)
Críquete 06/27 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Lyca Kovai Kings 120/10(19)-199/8(20)
Críquete 06/24 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Madurai Panthers 98/10(19.4)-101/3(13)
Críquete 06/22 13:45 - Nellai Royal Kings v Salem Spartans 129/5(15.4)-115/4(16)
Críquete 06/18 09:45 - Salem Spartans v Ba11sy Trichy 143/5(15.2)-139/9(20)
Críquete 06/13 13:30 - Salem Spartans v Chepauk Super Gillies 165/9(20)-217/5(20)
Críquete 07/24 13:45 - Dindigul Dragons v Salem Spartans 106-124
Críquete 07/21 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Ruby Trichy Warriors 87-26
Críquete 07/19 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Chepauk Super Gillies 113-117
Críquete 07/13 13:45 - iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Salem Spartans 135-103
Críquete 07/11 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Madurai Panthers 126-165
Críquete 07/06 09:45 - Lyca Kovai Kings v Salem Spartans 149-146
Críquete 06/25 13:45 - Salem Spartans v Nellai Royal Kings 149-152
Críquete 08/07 14:00 - Salem Spartans v Madurai Panthers 144-133
Críquete 08/05 14:00 - Salem Spartans v Nellai Royal Kings 120-121
Críquete 08/01 10:00 - Salem Spartans v Ba11sy Trichy 116-120
Críquete 07/30 14:00 - Dindigul Dragons v Salem Spartans 185-109
Críquete 07/28 10:00 - Salem Spartans v Chepauk Super Gillies 142-145
Críquete 07/24 14:00 - iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Salem Spartans 148-164
Críquete 08/09 09:45 - TUTI Patriots v Chepauk Super Gillies 95-127
Críquete 08/06 13:45 - TUTI Patriots v Ruby Trichy Warriors 160-177
Críquete 08/01 13:45 - Karaikudi Kaalai v TUTI Patriots 118-175
Críquete 07/30 13:45 - TUTI Patriots v VB Kanchi Veerans 135-193
Críquete 07/27 09:45 - Dindigul Dragons v TUTI Patriots 173-133
Críquete 07/25 13:45 - TUTI Patriots v Lyca Kovai Kings 155-149
Críquete 07/20 13:45 - Madurai Panthers v TUTI Patriots 128-124
Críquete 08/05 13:45 1 Karaikudi Kaalai v Albert TUTI Patriots 164-165
Críquete 08/01 13:45 1 Albert TUTI Patriots v Ruby Trichy Warriors 157-158
Críquete 07/28 13:45 1 Chepauk Super Gillies v Albert TUTI Patriots 167-169

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 teams. The league was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). 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.

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.

History

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. 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. It was conceived by former BCCI president and then TNCA president N. Srinivasan.

Franchise rights

On 1 May 2016, TNCA invited bidders for the eight franchise rights. A total of 17 bidders participated in the bidding process and current members of TNCA were not allowed to participate. The base price set for each franchise was 1.25 crore (US$160,000) for a period of 10 years. The franchise rights was sold for 33.51 crore (US$4.2 million) and the highest bidder chose Salem for 5.21 crore (US$650,000).

Winning bidders
Owner Franchise Price
Vivo South Chennai distributor Selvakumar Salem Spartans 5.21 crore (US$650,000)
Metronation Chennai Chepauk Super Gillies 5.13 crore (US$640,000)
Lyca Productions Lyca Kovai Kings 5.01 crore (US$630,000)
Kothari (Madras) Ltd. Madurai Panthers 4.001 crore (US$500,000)
(Need to be Updated) Trichy Grand Cholas 3.69 crore (US$460,000)
Crown Forts Ltd. Nellai Royal Kings 3.48 crore (US$440,000)
Take Solutions Ltd Dindigul Dragons 3.42 crore (US$430,000)
I Dream cinemas iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 3.3 crore (US$410,000)

Foundation

On 16 August 2016, the first edition was inaugurated by MS Dhoni in Chennai. The first edition featured international cricketers including Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik and Lakshmipathy Balaji. Former cricketers 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 BCCI. Star Sports were the TV broadcasters. The first season was played from 24 August to 18 September.