二十20 08/03 09:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v Ruby崔奇勇士 182-178
二十20 07/29 13:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 161-158
二十20 07/27 09:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v TUTI Patriots 173-133
二十20 07/22 13:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v Madurai Panthers 182-152
二十20 07/19 13:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v Chepauk Super Gillies 115-105
二十20 08/12 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v 马杜赖 117-119
二十20 08/09 09:45 2 丁迪古尔龙 v 马杜赖 203-128
二十20 08/07 13:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v 马杜赖 查看
二十20 08/03 13:45 1 Chepauk Super Gillies v 丁迪古尔龙 120-121
二十20 07/30 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 177-179
二十20 07/24 13:45 1 Albert TUTI爱国者 v 丁迪古尔龙 177-178
二十20 07/22 13:45 - 丁迪古尔龙 v VB甘吉老兵 171-166
二十20 07/18 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 丁迪古尔龙 185-190
二十20 07/13 13:45 - 马杜赖 v 丁迪古尔龙 169-170
二十20 07/11 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v Ruby崔奇勇士 172-175
二十20 08/13 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v Chepauk Super Gillies 145-146
二十20 08/07 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 143-150
二十20 08/05 09:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v Ruby崔奇勇士 154-131
二十20 07/31 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 丁迪古尔龙 已取消
二十20 07/28 13:45 1 丁迪古尔龙 v VB蒂鲁瓦卢尔老兵 83-84
二十20 07/25 13:45 1 马杜赖Super Giant v 丁迪古尔龙 117-120
二十20 07/22 13:45 1 Albert TUTI爱国者 v 丁迪古尔龙 184-177

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.