The Tamil Nadu Premier League is all set to commence on July 5. With a promise of one moneth of jam-packed cricket in southern India. This will be the eighth season of this highly successful league. With matches scheduled at five fixed venues, Salem, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, and Chennai. It’s worth mentioning that the final will be played at the historic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai.
Eight teams are all set to showcase their cricketing skills. The opening games taking place at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem from July 5 to 11.
The carnival will then move to Coimbatore from July 13 to 18. And followed by Tirunelveli from July 20 to 24, where a total of six clashes will take place. The last seven encounters, including quarters and eliminator matches, will be played at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul from July 26 to 31.
What is the format of the TNPL?
The tournament will see 28 league matches, as it follows a round-robin format where each team competes against every other team. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the knockout rounds.
TNPL 2024 squad list
Chepauk Super Gillies: Aparajith B (c), Arunachalam V, Ayyappan B, Narayan Jagadeesan, Jitendra Kumar CH, Lokesh Raj TD, Madankumar S, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Rahil S Shah, Sibi R, Silambarasan M, Daryl S Ferrario, Periyasamy G, Aswin Christ A, Abhishek Tanwar, Satish R, Shajahan M , Surya B, Santhosh Kumar D, Andre Siddharth C.
Dindigul Dragons: Affan Khader M, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Boopathi, Vaishnav Kumar, Diran VP, Indrajith B, Kishore G, Sarath Kumar C, Shivam Singh, Subodh Kumar Bhati, Varun CV, Vignesh P, Vimal Khumar R, Sandeep Warrier, Rocky B, Rohan Raju, Om Nithin K, Ilaiyaraja P, Ashik K.
Dream Tiruppur Tamizhans: Ajith Ram S, Anirudh Sita Ram, Buvaneshwaran P, Ganesh S, Karuppusamy A, Manikandan S, Mohammed Ali S, Radhakrishnan S, Tushar Raheja, Vijay Shankar, Sai Kishore R, Thangarasu Natarajan, Maan K Bafna, Anovankar, Ram Kumar, Jeevanantham, Amit Sathvik, Karthik Saran, Rohit R, Madhivanan M.
Nellai Royal Kings: Ajithesh G, Arun Karthik KB, Arun Kumar SJ, Emmanuel Cheriyan B, Harish NS, Kabilan N, Lakshay Jain S, Mohan Prasath S, Nidhish S Rajagopal, Rithik Eswaran S, Rohan J, Sonu Yadav R, Sugendhiran P, Suryaprakash L, Mokit Hariharan .S, Gohulmoorthi S, Gowtham V, Abhilash AV, Kirubakaran R, Silambarasan R.
Lyca Kovai Kings: Atheeq UR Rahman MA, Divakar R, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan K, Hemcharan P, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Mohammed M, Mugilesh U, Om Prakash KM, Ram Arvindh R, Sachin B, Sai Sudharsan B, Shahrukh Khan M (c), Siddharth M, Sujay S, Suresh Kumar J, Vidyuth P, Yudheeswaran V, Manish GR, Vignesh GV, Meeran Rahil Rahman.
Siechem Madurai Panthers: Aditya V, Ajay K Krishnan, Ashwin M, Ayush M, Gurjapneet Singh, Hari Nishaanth C, Kousik J, Lokeshwar S, Rahul D, Saravanan P, Sri Abisek AS, Swapnil K Singh, Washington Sundar MS, Chatruvedh NS, Sasidev. U, Alexander R, Kiran Akash, Ajay Chetan J, Karthik Manikandan VS, Akram Khan M.
SKM Salem Spartans: Abhishiek S, Ganesh Moorthi M, Guru Sayee S, Jaganath Sinivas RS, Kavin R, Mohammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Selvakumaran N, Sunny Sandhu, Vivek R, Harish Kumar S, Aushiq Srinivas R, Robin Singh Bist, Shijit Chandran P (c), Vishal Vaidhya K, Poiyamozhi M, Rajan R, Yazh Arun Mozhi, Tarun Kumar V, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan.
Trichy Grand Cholas: Anthony Das, Adithyaraj Davidson, Eswaran K, Francis Rokins, Ganga Sridhar Raju V (c), Godson G, Jafar Jamal, Mani Bharathi K, Raj Kumar K, Raj Kumar R, Vinod SP, Saravanakumar P, Vignesh K, Sanjay Yadav R, Nirmal Kumar P, Shyam Sundar, Mohammed Ashik, Arjun P Murthy, Arya Yohan Menon, Rajin J.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When and where will the TNPL 2024 take place?
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024 will be played from July 5 to August 4, 2024 in Tamil Nadu.
Where to watch the broadcast of the TNPL 2024 in India?
The broadcast of TNPL 2024 will be available on the Star Sports Network in India. Fans can watch all the TNPL matches on Star Sports 1 Tamil and Star Sports 1 HD. Users can also watch on the FanCode app.
How many teams participate in the TNPL?
Currently, 8 teams participate in the TNPL.
What is the format of the TNPL?
The TNPL sticks with a round-robin format followed by knockout matches. Each team plays against every other team in the league stage, with the top teams advancing to the playoffs.