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The electrifying Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) ret🍰urns for its 2024 edition, kicking off on Friday, July 5. Just like last year, eight teams will battle it out for the coveted TNꦿPL trophy.
Round robin and playoff format
The tournament will follow a single round-robin format, with each team facing every other team once. This initial league stage will feature 28 thrilling matches, keeping the exci𓃲tement at an all-time high.
After the league stage concludes, the top four teams will progress to the playoffs, mirroring the exciting format of the IPL. Here’s how it unfolds:
- Qualifier 1: The top two teams will clash in Qualifier 1, with the winner securing a direct ticket to the Final.
- Eliminator: The third and fourth-placed teams will face off in the Eliminator. The winner of this match gets a second chance at glory, earning the right to play the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2.
- Qualifier 2: The winner of the Eliminator takes on the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2. The victor of this crucial match advances to the Final.
- Final: The ultimate battle! The winner of Qualifier 2 faces the winner of Qualifier 1 in the grand finale, where the champion of TNPL 2024 will be crowned.
Double headers and the DRS
Seven double-headers are 🌊scheduled throughout the league stage, with afternoon matches starting at 3:15 pm IST and evening encounters commencing at 7:15 pm IST. Umpires will have access to the Decision Review System (DRS) for all matches, but the DRS cannot be ⛄used to overturn no-ball or wide calls.
So, cricket enthusiasts, ge🔯ar up for a summer filled with high-octane action, nail-biting finishes and exceptional cricketing talent. The TNPL is all set to enthral audiences once again!
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TNPL 2024: Full Schedule
- Match 1: July 5, Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 2: July 6, Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas, 3:15 pm, Salem
- Match 3: July 6, Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 4: July 7, Nellai Royal Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies, 3:15 pm, Salem
- Match 5: July 7, Lyca Kovai Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 6: July 8, Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 7: July 9, Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 8: July 10, Chepauk Super Gillies vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 9: July 11, Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans, 7:15 pm, Salem
- Match 10: July 13, Siechem Madurai Panthers vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, 3:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 11: July 13, Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 12: July 14, Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas, 3:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 13: July 14, Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 14: July 15, Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 15: July 16, Trichy Grand Cholas vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 16: July 17, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 17: July 18, Salem Spartans vs Chepauk Super Gillies, 7:15 pm, Coimbatore
- Match 18: July 20, Trichy Grand Cholas vs Nellai Royal Kings, 7:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 19: July 21, Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 3:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 20: July 21, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Salem Spartans, 7:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 21: July 22, Trichy Grand Cholas vs Chepauk Super Gillies, 7:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 22: July 23, Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 7:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 23: July 24, Nellai Royal Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, 7:15 pm, Tirunelveli
- Match 24: July 26, Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers, 7:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 25: July 27, Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings, 3:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 26: July 27, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Trichy Grand Cholas, 7:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 27: July 28, Chepauk Super Gillies vs Siechem Madurai Panthers, 3:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 28: July 28, Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons, 7:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 29: July 30, Qualifier 1, 7:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 30: July 31, Eliminator, 7:15 pm, Dindigul
- Match 31: August 2, Qualifier 2, 7:15 pm, Chennai
- Match 32: August 4, Final, 7:15 pm, Chennai
TNPL 2024: Squads of all 8 teams
Chepauk Super Gillies: Aparajith B, Arunachalam V, Ayyappan B, Narayan Jagadeesan, Jitendra Kumar CH, Lokesh Raj TD, Madankumar S, Pradosh Ranj🅠an 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, Boopathi, Vaishnav Kumar, Diran VP, Indrajith B, Kishore G, Sarath Kumar C, Shivam Singh, Subodh Kumar Bhati, Varun CV, Vignesh P, Vimal Khuᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmar R, Sandeep Warrier, Rocky B, Rohan Raju, Om Nithin K, Ilaiyaraja P, Ashik K.
IDream 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 Kiꦑshore R, Th♔angarasu Natarajan, Maan K Bafna, Anovankar, Ram Kumar, Jeevanantham, Amit Sathvik, Karthik Saran, Rohit R, Madhivanan M.
Lyca Kovai Kings: Atheeq ur Rahman MA, Divakar R, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan K, Hemcharan P, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Mohammed M, Mugilesh U, Om Prakash KM, 𒁃Ram Arvindh R, Sachin B, Sai Sudharsan B, Shahrukh Khan M, Siddharth M,𒈔 Sujay S, Suresh Kumar J, Vidyuth P, Yudheeswaran V, Manish GR, Vignesh GV, Meeran Rahil Rahman.
Nellai Royal Kings: Ajithesh G, Arun Kar🉐thik 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, Silambar🏅asan R.
Salem Spartans: Abhishiek S, Ganesh Moorthi M, Guru Sayee S, Jaganath Sinivas RS, Kavin R, Mohammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Ra𝕴thi, Selvakumaran N, Sunny Sandhu, Vivek R, Harish Kumar S, Aushiq Srinivas R, Robin Singh Bist, Shijit Chandran P, Vishal Vaidhya K, Poiyamozhi M, Rajan R, Yazh Arun Mozhi, Tarun Kumar V, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan.
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 Rꦍ, Kiran Akash, Ajay Chetan J, K🌼arthik Manikandan VS, Akram Khan M.
Trichy Grand Cholas (Ba11sy Trichy): Anthony Das, Adithyaraj Davidson, Eswaran K, Francis Rokins, Ganga Sridhar Raju V, Godson G, Jafar Jamal, Mani Bharathi K, ๊Raj Kumar K, Raj Ku😼mar 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.
Broadcast and Live Streaming details
- TV Channel: Star Sports Tamil
- Live Streaming: FanCode
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