Lyca Kovai Kings

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二十20 07/27 13:45 - Lyca Kovai Kings v Ruby崔奇勇士 161-135
二十20 07/25 13:45 - TUTI Patriots v Lyca Kovai Kings 155-149
二十20 07/21 13:45 - Lyca Kovai Kings v VB甘吉老兵 151-150
二十20 08/10 13:45 2 马杜赖 v Lyca Kovai Kings 131-125
二十20 08/09 13:45 14 Lyca Kovai Kings v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 137-113
二十20 08/04 13:45 - Lyca Kovai Kings v 马杜赖 107-103
二十20 07/29 13:45 - VB甘吉老兵 v Lyca Kovai Kings 116-102
二十20 07/26 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v Chepauk Super Gillies 158-105
二十20 07/23 13:45 1 Ruby崔奇勇士 v Lyca Kovai Kings 124-125
二十20 07/20 13:45 1 Albert TUTI爱国者 v Lyca Kovai Kings 182-171
二十20 07/18 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 丁迪古尔龙 185-190
二十20 07/15 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 162-162
二十20 08/18 13:45 2 Chepauk Super Gillies v Lyca Kovai Kings 90-136
二十20 08/16 13:45 14 卡赖库迪Kaalai v Lyca Kovai Kings 193-194
二十20 08/14 13:45 1 Ruby崔奇勇士 v Lyca Kovai Kings 134-135
二十20 08/12 13:45 1 VB蒂鲁瓦卢尔老兵 v Lyca Kovai Kings 196-197
二十20 08/10 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v Madurai Panthers 已取消
二十20 08/03 13:45 1 Albert TUTI爱国者 v Lyca Kovai Kings 164-160
二十20 07/31 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 丁迪古尔龙 已取消
二十20 07/29 13:45 1 Chepauk Super Gillies v Lyca Kovai Kings 149-146
二十20 07/23 13:45 1 Lyca Kovai Kings v 卡赖库迪Kaalai 160-158

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$150,000) for a period of 10 years. The franchise rights was sold for 33.51 crore (US$4.0 million) and the highest bidder chose Salem for 5.21 crore (US$620,000).

Winning bidders
Owner Franchise Price
Vivo South Chennai distributor Selvakumar Salem Spartans 5.21 crore (US$620,000)
Metronation Chennai Chepauk Super Gillies 5.13 crore (US$610,000)
Lyca Productions Lyca Kovai Kings 5.01 crore (US$600,000)
Kothari (Madras) Ltd. Madurai Panthers 4.001 crore (US$480,000)
(Need to be Updated) Trichy Grand Cholas 3.69 crore (US$440,000)
Crown Forts Ltd. Nellai Royal Kings 3.48 crore (US$420,000)
Take Solutions Ltd Dindigul Dragons 3.42 crore (US$410,000)
I Dream cinemas iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 3.3 crore (US$400,000)

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.