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The ICC T20 World Cup win in 2007 steered a storm of T20 Cricket in the country. With the inauguration of the IPL in 2008, the storm only spread to wider masses. The franchise form of cricket has found its relevance with time. Almost two decades later in 2024, as India won their second ICC T20 World Cup, many states in the country have their very own franchise T20 leagues. 

Tamil Nadu was one of the first states to act up, and start its own domestic league.  The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) was one of the first leagues to be inaugurated in the country, to promote local talent.

The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shahrukh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy, have all risen up the ranks through the TNPL, and have gone on to represent the IPL, and India. The Tamil Nadu Premier League will be organised under the advisory and financial backing of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).

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How many teams will participate in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024?

The Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will be contested between eight teams, as follows:

  • Chepauk Super Gillies
  • Dindigul Dragons
  • Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans
  • Lyca Kovai Kings
  • Nellai Royal Kings
  • Siechem Madurai Panthers
  • SKM Salem Spartans
  • Trichy Grand Cholas

What is the format of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024?

The month-long tournament will have a round-robin format. All eight teams in the TNPL 2024 will face each other once in the league stage. The league stage will be played over 28 matches. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the knockout rounds.

The top two teams will play the Qualifier 1. The winner of the Qualifier 1 will get the direct entry to the TNPL 2024 Semi-final. The third and the fourth placed teams will clash in the Eliminator.  The loser of the Eliminator 1 will lock horns against winner of the Eliminator, in Qualifier 2. The winners of Qualifier 1 and 2, will fight for the ultimate glory in TNPL 2024 Final, 

What time will the matches start at Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024?

The matches of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will usually start at 19:15 hours IST.

However, on double-header match days, the afternoon game will kickstart at 15:15 hours IST. The evening games of the double-headers will start at 19:15 hours too.

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Complete Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 match schedule, fixtures and match times 

MatchDateTeamsTimeVenueResult
Match 1July 5Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies19:15SalemKovai won by 13 runs
Match 2July 6Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas15:15SalemDindigul won by 16 runs
Match 3July 6Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers19:15SalemMadurai won by 4 wickets
Match 4July 7Nellai Royal Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies15:15SalemNellai won by 3 wickets
Match 5July 7Lyca Kovai Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans19:15SalemKovai won by 1 run
Match 6 July 8Dindigul Dragons vs Salem Spartans19:15SalemSalem won by 7 wickets
Match 7July 9Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas19:15SalemTrichy won by 67 runs
Match 8July 10Chepauk Super Gillies vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans19:15SalemChepauk won by15 runs
Match 9July 11Nellai Royal Kings vs Salem Spartans19:15SalemNellai won by 3 wickets
Match 10July 13Siechem Madurai Panthers vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans15:15CoimbatoreTamizhans won by 4 wickets
Match 11July 13Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings19:15CoimbatoreKovai won by 9 wickets
Match 12July 14Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas15:15CoimbatoreTrichy won by 35 runs
Match 13July 14Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons19:15CoimbatoreChepauk won by 9 wickets
Match 14July 15Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings19:15CoimbatoreNo Result
Match 15July 16Trichy Grand Cholas vs Lyca Kovai Kings19:15CoimbatoreKovai won by 8 wickets
Match 16July 17IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons19:15CoimbatoreDindigul won by 8 wickets
Match 17July 18Salem Spartans vs Chepauk Super Gillies19:15CoimbatoreChepauk won by 23 runs
Match 18July 20Trichy Grand Cholas vs Nellai Royal Kings19:15TirunelveliTrichy won by 4 wickets
Match 19July 21Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings15:15TirunelveliDindigul won by 5 wickets
Match 20July 21IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Salem Spartans19:15TirunelveliTiruppur won by 51 runs
Match 21July 22Trichy Grand Cholas vs Chepauk Super Gillies19:15TirunelveliChepauk won by 14 runs
Match 22July 23Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Lyca Kovai Kings19:15TirunelveliKovai won by 43 runs
Match 23July 24Nellai Royal Kings vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans19:15TirunelveliTiruppur won by 5 runs
Match 24July 26Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers19:15DindigulDindigul won by 30 runs
Match 25July 27Salem Spartans vs Lyca Kovai Kings15:15DindigulLyca Kovai Kings won by 1 wicket
Match 26July 27IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Trichy Grand Cholas19:15DindigulIDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 47 runs
Match 27July 28Chepauk Super Gillies vs Siechem Madurai Panthers15:15DindigulMadurai Panthers won by 9 runs
Match 28July 28Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons19:15DindigulNellai Royal Kings won by 4 wickets
Match 29July 30Qualifier 1 - IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Lyca Kovai Kings19:15DindigulLyca Kovai Kings won by 7 wickets
Match 30July 31Eliminator (Chepauk Super Gillies vs Dindigul Dragons)19:15DindigulDindigul won by 4 wickets
Match 31Aug 02Quarter Final 2 (Dindigul Dragons vs IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans)19:15ChennaiDindigul won by 9 wickets
Match 32Aug 04FINAL (Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons)19:15Chennai 

Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 Points Table

Check back here for the latest updates each day as the tournament progresses

RankTeamWinLossTie/NRNRRPoints
1Lyca Kovai Kings610+0.72812
2Idream Tiruppur Tamizhan430+0.6778
3Chepauk Super Gillies430+0.3628
4Dindigul Dragons430+0.1098
5Nellai Royal Kings331+0.0397
6Trichy Grand Cholas340+0.0126
7Siechem Madurai Panthers241-1.1525
8SKM Salem Spartans160-0.8582

Which venues will host the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024?

  • Tirunelveli: Indian Cement Company Ground
  • Dindigul: NPR College Ground
  • Coimbatore: SNR College Cricket Ground
  • Salem: Salem Cricket Foundation (SCF) Stadium
  • Chennai: MA Chidambaram Stadium

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.