Tamil Nadu Premier League

Tamil Nadu Premier League

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Countries	India
Administrator	Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Headquarter	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Format	Twenty20
First tournament	2016
Last tournament	2016
Next tournament	2017
Tournament format	Round-robin and Knock-out
Number of teams	8
Current champion	TUTI Patriots (1st title)
Most successful	TUTI Patriots (1 title)
Most runs	N. Jagadeeshan (397, Dindigul Dragons)
Most wickets	W Anthony Dhas (14, Chepauk Super Gillies)
Website	www.tnca.cricket/tnpl
2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League

Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association (TNCA) in August, 2016. The domestic cricket competition is modelled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL). Only cricketers registered in Tamil Nadu are eligible for the competition. STAR India will be the broadcaster.

Season 1

2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League

Namma Ooru Namma Gethu
Dates	August 24 – September 18, 2016
Champions	TUTI Patriots (1st title)
Runner Up	Chepauk Super Gillies
Participants	8
Matches played	31
Player of the series	N Jagadeesan (397 runs, Dindigul Dragons)
Most runs	N Jagadeesan (397, Dindigul Dragons)
Most wickets	W Anthony Dhas (14, Chepauk Super Gillies)
UDRS	No

Teams & Franchises

Team	City	Owner(s)	Price (INR)
Chepauk Super Gillies	Chepauk	Metronation Chennai Television	₹5.13 crore (US$760,000)
Lyca Kovai Kings	Coimbatore	Lyca Productions	₹5.01 crore (US$740,000)
Dindigul Dragons	Dindigul	TAKE Solutions	₹3.42 crore (US$510,000)
Ruby Kanchi Warriors	Kancheepuram	Ruby Builders	₹3.69 crore (US$550,000)
Karaikudi Kaalai	Karaikudi	Chettinad Apparels	₹3.3 crore (US$490,000)
Madurai Super Giants	Madurai	Kothari (Madras) Ltd	₹4.001 crore (US$590,000)
TUTI Patriots	Thoothukudi	Thoothukudi Sports and Entertainment Private Limited	₹5.21 crore (US$770,000)
VB Thiruvallur Veerans	Tiruvallur	Former India player and Owner of VB Academy V.B. Chandrasekhar	₹3.48 crore (US$520,000)

Squads

Chepauk Super Gillies	Lyca Kovai Kings	Dindigul Dragons	Ruby Kanchi Warriors	Karaikudi Kaalai	Madurai Super Giants	TUTI Patriots	VB Thiruvallur Veerans

Points Table^[1]

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	Points	NRR
Chepauk (RU)	7	5	2	0	0	10	+0.964
Dindigul	7	5	2	0	0	10	+0.698
Thoothukudi (C)	7	4	3	0	0	8	+0.414
Coimbatore	7	4	3	0	0	8	+0.384
Karaikudi	7	4	3	0	0	8	+0.020
Tiruvallur	7	4	3	0	0	8	-0.104
Kancheepuram	7	2	5	0	0	4	-0.960
Madurai	7	0	7	0	0	0	-1.411
updated: September 14, 2016

•      advanced to the Semifinal 1
•      advanced to the Semifinal 2

League progression

		Group matches								Knockout
Team		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		SF	Final
Thoothukudi		2	2	2	2	4	6	8		W	C
Chepauk		0	2	4	4	6	8	10		W	RU
Dindigul		2	4	6	8	8	10	10		L
Coimbatore		0	2	4	6	6	6	8		L
Karaikudi		0	0	2	4	6	6	8
Tiruvallur		2	4	4	6	6	8	8
Kancheepuram		2	2	2	2	4	4	4
Madurai		0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Win

Loss

Super-Over

No result

Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.

Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary.

• C - Champion
• RU - Runner-up

Fixtures^[2][3]

Date	Match	Team 1	Margin	Team 2	Ground	Time (IST)
Aug 24, Wed	1	Thoothukudi	45 runs Scorecard	Chepauk	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Aug 25, Thurs	2	Karaikudi	5 wickets Scorecard	Tiruvallur	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	06:30 PM
Aug 26, Fri	3	Coimbatore	Super Over Scorecard	Kancheepuram	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Aug 27, Sat	4	Dindigul	14 runs Scorecard	Madurai	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	02:30 PM
Aug 28, Sun	5	Chepauk	67 runs Scorecard	Karaikudi	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	02:30 PM
Aug 29, Mon	6	Tiruvallur	6 runs Scorecard	Madurai	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	06:30 PM
Aug 30, Tues	7	Dindigul	48 runs Scorecard	Kancheepuram	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Aug 31, Wed	8	Thoothukudi	9 wickets Scorecard	Coimbatore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 01, Thu	9	Dindigul	29 runs Scorecard	Tiruvallur	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 02, Fri	10	Coimbatore	10 runs Scorecard	Madurai	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 03, Sat	11	Karaikudi	8 runs Scorecard	Thoothukudi	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	02:30 PM
Sep 03, Sat	12	Kancheepuram	7 wickets Scorecard	Chepauk	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 04, Sun	13	Thoothukudi	Super Over Scorecard	Dindigul	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 05, Mon	14	Tiruvallur	42 runs Scorecard	Kancheepuram	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	02:30 PM
Sep 05, Mon	15	Coimbatore	11 runs Scorecard	Chepauk	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 06, Tues	16	Karaikudi	52 runs Scorecard	Madurai	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 07, Wed	17	Tiruvallur	6 wickets Scorecard	Thoothukudi	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	06:30 PM
Sep 08, Thu	18	Chepauk	6 runs Scorecard	Dindigul	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	06:30 PM
Sep 09, Fri	19	Madurai	& wickets Scorecard	Kancheepuram	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	02:30 PM
Sep 09, Fri	20	Karaikudi	36 runs Scorecard	Coimbatore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 10, Sat	21	Chepauk	55 runs Scorecard	Madurai	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	02:30 PM
Sep 10, Sat	22	Tiruvallur	2 runs Scorecard	Coimbatore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 11, Sun	23	Karaikudi	7 wickets Scorecard	Dindigul	NPR College Ground, Dindigul	02:30 PM
Sep 11, Sun	24	Kancheepuram	9 wickets Scorecard	Thoothukudi	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 12, Mon	25	Chepauk	41 runs Scorecard	Tiruvallur	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 13, Tues	26	Coimbatore	16 runs Scorecard	Dindigul	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	02:30 PM
Sep 13, Tues	27	Thoothukudi	33 runs Scorecard	Madurai	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 14, Wed	28	Kancheepuram	3 wickets Scorecard	Karaikudi	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 16, Fri	SF1	Thoothukudi	38 runs Scorecard	Dindigul	India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli	06:30 PM
Sep 17, Sat	SF2	Chepauk	17 runs Scorecard	Coimbatore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM
Sep 18, Sun	FINAL	Thoothukudi	122 runs Scorecard	Chepauk	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	06:30 PM

• Team 1 - 1st innings.
• Winner in bold.

Knockout phase

	Semifinals					Final
	3	TUTI Patriots	187/7 (20 overs)
	2	Dindigul Dragons	149/8 (20 overs)
						3	TUTI Patriots	215/2 (20 overs)
						1	Chepauk Super Gillies	93 (18.5 overs)
	1	Chepauk Super Gillies	161/7 (20 overs)
	4	Lyca Kovai Kings	144/9 (20 overs)

Final 18 September 2016 6:30 P.M. (D/N) Scorecard

TUTI Patriots 215/2 (20 overs)	v	Chepauk Super Gillies 93 (18.5 overs)
A. Mukund 82*(52) S Kishore 1/35 (4 overs)		Vasanth 30(34) G. Moorthi 4/11 (4 overs)

TUTI Patriots won by 122 runs. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Player of the match: Ganesh Moorthi (TUTI Patriots)

• TUTI Patriots won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ganesh Moorthy took 4 wickets (maiden) in the 1st over of the 2nd innings with a hat-trick.
• Rain interrupted the match at the end of 7th over in the 2nd innings (CSG 37/5). No overs were reduced.
• Rain interrupted the match at the end of 17th over in the 2nd innings (CSG 88/8). No overs were reduced.

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References

^[4]

1. Points Table at TNPL Website
2. Series page at Cricbuzz.com
3. Series page at Cricinfo.com
4. cricketzine

Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2016 Schedule & Squads., 1 August 2016.