The much-awaited Tamil Nadu Premier League is all set to begin from July 19th. A total of eight teams will battle in their quest to get their hands on the important trophy. It is decided by the state cricket association that all the games will be played at Cheapauk Stadium in Chennai. Chepauk Super Gillies won the previous edition of TNPL that was played in the year 2019. Due to a global pandemic, the previous edition of the exciting T20 tournament was adjourned without a single game being played. However, situations across the country are now getting normal and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has informed the fans that this year TNPL will begin in the 3rd week of July.
Tamil Nadu Premier League saw its maiden season back in 2016. The cricket association followed the Indian Premier League blueprint and got a great response from every nook and corner. The inaugural season of TNPL was won by Tuti Patriots followed by the Chepauk Super Gillies, Siechem Madurai Panthers, and Chepauk Super Gillies in the year 2017. 2018 and 2019. Chepauk Super Gillies is one of the most successful sides of the tournament and they are the only side to have won TNPL twice. In the upcoming edition, they will come out with the reputation of defending champions and will look to repeat their 2019 performance once again.
TNPL 2021 To Begin On July 19
“The Tamil Nadu Government formally approved holding the TNPL 2021 tournament on 1st July 2021 subject to no spectators and strict Covid protocols. After discussions with all the stakeholders, it was decided to start the 2021 edition of TNPL from 19th July to 15th August. 8 teams will play 32 games in M A Chidambaram stadium, Chepauk,” Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary, Mr. R. S. Ramasaamy said while releasing the schedule here on Wednesday evening.
“Matches will be broadcast by Star India in Star Sports 1 Tamil, One of their English Channels, and on Disney + Hotstar VIP. The teams are starting their practice on 9th July at Chepauk after extensive testing, quarantine, and following strict bubble rules. BCCI Anti-corruption team will be in place for the tournament for education and monitoring,” he added.
It is informed that all the teams of the tournament will begin their practice on July 9 under strict bio-bubble. Meanwhile, BCCI has placed its anti-corruption unit to monitor the T20 tournament that has hogged the spotlight in the past due to match-fixing and betting in the previous editions.
TNPL Full Squads:-
Chepauk Super Gillies (19)
B Arun, S Vijayakumar, Rajagopal Sathish, R Ram, Arvind, RS Jaganath Srinivas, V Santhana Sekar, Manimaran Siddharth, S Sujay, S Harish Kumar, V Arun Kumar, H Prasidh Akash, *R Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan, V Sai Praksh, M Kaushik Gandhi, R Alexander, U Sasidev, *Sonu Yadav and D Rahul.
Siechem Madurai Panthers (17)
R Mithun, V Gowtham, PS Nirmal Kumar, NS Chaturvedi, P Praveen Kumar, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, KB Arun Karthik, R Rohit, R Aushik Srinivas, J Kousik, DT Chandrasekar, V Aaditya, R Silambarasan, M Shahjahan, K Deeban Lingesh, Varun Chakravarthy and L Kiran Akash.
Ruby Trichy Warriors (19)
B Rahul, Akash Sumra, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi, S Anirudha, M Poiyamozhi, Rahil S Shah, S Santosh Shiv, W Antony Dhas, Aditya Ganesh, Nidhish S Rajagopal, R Ganesh, Sumant Jain, Muhammed Adnan Khan, P Saravana Kumar, VP Amith Sathvik, G Hemanth Kumar, K Mukunth, G Karthick Shanmugam and Murali Vijay.
Salem Spartans (14)
B Praanesh, S Abishiek, Akshay V Srinivasan, Murugan Ashwin, S Boopalan, Daryl S Ferrario, M Ganesh Moorthi, KH Gopinath, TD Lokesh Raj, G Periyasamy, S Shubham Mehta, U Sushil, M Vijay Kumar, Vijay Shankar
Nellai Royal Kings (14)
H Trilok Nag, CH Jitendra Kumar, Sanjay Yadav, V Athisayaraj Davidson, T Ajith Kumar, M Abhinav, NS Harish, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, S Sharun Kumar, Baba Indrajith, Baba Aparajith, Ashwath Mukunthan, L Suryapprakash, S Senthil Nathan, and Arjun P Murthy.
Lyca Kovai Kings (18)
P Shijit Chandran, J Suresh Kumar, J Gowjith Subash, K Vignesh, GR Manish, R Kavin, G Aravindh, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, U Mukilesh, Abhishek Tanwar, MA Atheeq Ur Rahman, N Selva Kumaran, Ashwin Venkataraman, B Sai Sudharsan, Nishaanth Kumar Alwar, Shahrukh Khan, Thangarasu Natarajan and S Ajith Ram.
Dindigul Dragons (18)
K Vishal Vaidhya, S Arun, Advaith Sharma, R Suthesh, S Swaminathan, L Vignesh, R Srinivasan, RS Mokit Hariharan, S Lokeshwar, C Hari Nishaanth, C Ashwin, MS Sanjay, V Lakshman, K Mani Bharathy, AR Siva Murugan, Ravichandran Ashwin, R Vivek and M Silambarasan.
iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans (15)
S Dinesh, S Manigandan, R Rajkumar, S Mohan Prasath, S Siddharth, S Aravind, Maan K Bafna, P Francis Rokins, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Aswin Crist, Tushar Raheja, A Karuppusamy, C Shriram, M Mohammed, and Dinesh Karthik
Here is the schedule of TNPL 2021:
| Match | Date | Day | Time | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 1 | 19-07-21 | Monday | 7.30 PM | LYCA KOVAI KINGS | SALEM SPARTANS |
| 2 | 20-07-21 | Tuesday | 7.30 PM | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES |
IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS
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| 3 | 21-07-21 | Wednesday | 7.30 PM | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS |
| 4 | 22-07-21 | Thursday | 7.30 PM | DINDIGUL DRAGONS |
SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS
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| 5 | 23-07-21 | Friday | 7.30 PM | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS | LYCA KOVAI KINGS |
| 6 | 24-07-21 | Saturday | 3.30 PM | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS |
| 7 | 24-07-21 | Saturday | 7.30 PM | IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS | SALEM SPARTANS |
| 8 | 25-07-21 | Sunday | 3.30 PM | SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS |
| 9 | 25-07-21 | Sunday | 7.30 PM | LYCA KOVAI KINGS | DINDIGUL DRAGONS |
| 10 | 26-07-21 | Monday | 7.30 PM | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS |
IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS
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| 11 | 27-07-21 | Tuesday | 7.30 PM | DINDIGUL DRAGONS | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS |
| 12 | 28-07-21 | Wednesday | 3.30 PM | SALEM SPARTANS | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES |
| 13 | 28-07-21 | Wednesday | 7.30 PM | SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS | LYCA KOVAI KINGS |
| 14 | 29-07-21 | Thursday | 7.30 PM | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS |
IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS
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| 15 | 30-07-21 | Friday | 7.30 PM | DINDIGUL DRAGONS | SALEM SPARTANS |
| 16 | 31-07-21 | Saturday | 3.30 PM | LYCA KOVAI KINGS |
IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS
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| 17 | 31-07-21 | Saturday | 7.30 PM | SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS |
| 18 | 01-08-21 | Sunday | 3.30 PM | SALEM SPARTANS | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS |
| 19 | 01-08-21 | Sunday | 7.30 PM | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES | DINDIGUL DRAGONS |
| 20 | 02-08-21 | Monday | 7.30 PM | IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS |
SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS
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| 21 | 03-08-21 | Tuesday | 7.30 PM | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS | DINDIGUL DRAGONS |
| 22 | 04-08-21 | Wednesday | 7.30 PM | SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES |
| 23 | 05-08-21 | Thursday | 7.30 PM | SALEM SPARTANS | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS |
| 24 | 06-08-21 | Friday | 7.30 PM | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES | LYCA KOVAI KINGS |
| 25 | 07-08-21 | Saturday | 3.30 PM | IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS | DINDIGUL DRAGONS |
| 26 | 07-08-21 | Saturday | 7.30 PM | SALEM SPARTANS |
SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS
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| 27 | 08-08-21 | Sunday | 3.30 PM | LYCA KOVAI KINGS | NELLAI ROYAL KINGS |
| 28 | 08-08-21 | Sunday | 7.30 PM | RUBY TRICHY WARRIORS | CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES |
| 09-08-21 | Monday | 7.30 PM | REST DAY | ||
| 29 | 10-08-21 | Tuesday | 7.30 PM |
QUALIFIER – 1
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| 30 | 11-08-21 | Wednesday | 7.30 PM | ELIMINATOR | |
| 12-08-21 | Thursday | REST DAY | |||
| 31 | 13-08-21 | Friday | 7.30 PM |
QUALIFIER – 2
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| 14-08-21 | Saturday | REST DAY | |||
| 32 | 15-08-21 | Sunday | 7.30 PM | FINALS |
Where To Watch Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL 2021)
Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021 will be broadcasted by Star Sports on Star Sports Tamil Channel, one of their English channel. The cricket fans can easily enjoy the TNPL Live Streaming on Hotstar.
