2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League Explained

2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League
Tournament Format:Round-robin and play-offs
Administrator:Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Host:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Website:http://tnpl.tnca.cricket
Participants:8
Count:3
Runner Up:Ruby Trichy Warriors
Player Of The Series:Chezhian Harinishanth (Dindigul Dragons) (368 runs)
Most Runs:Chezhian Harinishanth (Dindigul Dragons) (368)
Most Wickets:P Saravana Kumar (Ruby Trichy Warriors) (13)
Matches:32
Fromdate:19 July
Todate:15 August 2021
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2022

The 2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League, also known as (TNPL-5) or, for sponsorship reasons, Shriram Capital TNPL,[1] was the fifth season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in 2016 . It was scheduled from July 19 to August 15, 2021.[2] The revised schedule was announced by TNCA on 7 July 2021[3] with all the matches played in Chennai. Chepauk Super Gillies were the defending champions[4] from the 2019 edition of TNPL, while the 2020 edition was postponed and then cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

On 6 August 2021, Chepauk Super Gillies became the first team to qualify to the playoffs after they beat Lyca Kovai Kings.[6] Later, the following day, Dindigul Dragons became the second team, qualified to the playoffs, after their win over IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans.[7] On 8 August 2021, the final day of League stage, Lyca Kovai Kings confirmed their playoffs spot, after beating Nellai Royal Kings.[8] At the end of the league stage, Ruby Trichy Warriors who were finished on top of the table, also qualified for playoffs.[9]

In the first qualifier, Ruby Trichy Warriors defeated the Chepauk Super Gillies to seat a place in the final.[10] Dindigul Dragons through to the second qualifier, after they beat Lyca Kovai Kings in the eliminator match.[11] On 13 August 2021, Chepauk Super Gillies defeated the Dindigul Dragons to face the Ruby Trichy Warriors in the final.[12]

Defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies successfully retained their title with a 8 run win against Ruby Trichy Warriors in the final on 15 August 2021.[13]

Background

Originally, the league was scheduled to take place from June 2021.[14] In June 2021, the tournament was suspended for an indefinite amount of time due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions in Tamil Nadu.[15] However, on 26 June 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament would resume from July 2021.[16] TNCA was planned to resume the tournament as they got the clearance from the state government. Subsequently, on 7 July 2021, TNCA got approval from the state government and announced the revised schedule.[3]

Teams

Teams

There are eight franchises competing in league.[17] The franchises are named after a district it is representing in the state.[18] [19] Each team can have a maximum of 22 players that includes two outstation players.[20] [21] In 2020, two of the franchises changed their names and bases – VB Kanchee Veerans now renamed as Nellai Royal Kings .[22]

TeamCityDistrictCaptainCoachOwner
Chepauk Super GilliesChennaiChennaiKaushik GandhiHemang BadaniMetronation Chennai Television Private Limited - Dailythanthi
Dindigul DragonsDindigulDindigulHari Nishanth Subramaniam BadrinathTake Solutions Ltd
IDream Tiruppur TamizhansTiruppurTiruppurM. MohammedRamaswamy PrasannaiDream Cinemas and iDream Properties
Lyca Kovai KingsCoimbatoreCoimbatoreShahrukh KhanSriram SomayajulaLyca Productions
TirunelveliTirunelveliBaba AparajithJayakumar GCrown Forts Limited
Ruby Trichy WarriorsTiruchirapalliTiruchirapalliRahil S ShahGuruswamyRuby Builders
SalemSalemDaryl Sundar FerrarrioB. RamprakashVivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M
MaduraiMaduraiN S ChaturvediSelvam Suresh KumarPooja Damodaran

Venue

A total of three venues were used until 2019. Grounds in Dindigul and Tirunelveli hosts every match in the league stages between them. Tournament were planned to start at Tirunelveli and finals to be held at Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium.

Two new venues in Salem and Coimbatore were slated to host matches from 2020 onwards. The ground in Coimbatore was expected to host matches in the fourth season itself. But TNCA wanted age-group tournaments held there first before TNPL. Initially, no matches were scheduled to play in Chennai venue for the season.

As per the revised schedule announced on 7 July 2021, all the matches were played at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.[3]

Tamil Nadu
Chennai
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Capacity: 50,000

Standings

Points table

League progression

Group matchesKnockout
Team1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Q1 E Q2 Final
Chepauk Super Gillies1135799LWC
Dindigul Dragons0246668WL
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans1133555
Lyca Kovai Kings1335557L
Nellai Royal Kings0223577
Ruby Trichy Warriors22446810WRU
Salem Spartans1333335
Siechem Madurai Panthers2223555

League stage

Source:[23]

Fixtures

DateTime (IST)TossTeam 1MarginTeam 2GroundPlayer of the match
July 19, Mon 07:30 PM Salem Spartans
elected to field
Lyca Kovai Kings
Match 1
No result
Scorecard
Match abandoned due to rain[24]
July 20, Tue 07:30 PM Chepauk Super Gillies
elected to field
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Match 2
No result
Scorecard
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiMatch abandoned due to rain[25]
July 21, Wed 07:30 PM Nellai Royal Kings
elected to field
Ruby Trichy Warriors
Match 3
won by 74 runs
Scorecard
Nellai Royal Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Amit Sathvik[26] (RTW)
71 (52)
July 22, Thu 07:30 PM Siechem Madurai Panthers
elected to field
Dindigul Dragons
Match 4
won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Siechem Madurai Panthers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Jagatheesan Kousik[27] (SMP)
3/23 (4 overs), 31 (26)
July 23, Fri 07:30 PM Ruby Trichy Warriors
elected to bat
Ruby Trichy Warriors
Match 5
won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
Lyca Kovai Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Ganga Sridhar Raju[28] (LKK)
74 (52)
July 24, Sat 03:30 PM Chepauk Super Gillies
elected to bat
Chepauk Super Gillies
Match 6
won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Nellai Royal Kings
167/3 (19.4 overs)
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiPradosh Ranjan Paul[29] (NRK)
62 (52)
July 24, Sat 07:30 PM Salem Spartans
elected to bat
Salem Spartans
Match 7
won by 16 runs
Scorecard
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
148/8 (20 overs)
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Daryl Ferrario[30] (SS)
40 (27)
July 25, Sun 03:30 PM Ruby Trichy Warriors
elected to field
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Match 8
won by 3 wickets
Scorecard
Ruby Trichy Warriors
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Muhammad Adnan Khan[31] (RTW)
53 (38)
July 25, Sun 07:30 PM Dindigul Dragons
elected to field
Lyca Kovai Kings
Match 9
won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Dindigul Dragons
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiMani Bharathi[32] (DD)
81 (32)
July 26, Mon 07:30 PM IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
elected to field
Nellai Royal Kings
Match 10
won by 3 wickets
Scorecard
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiMann Bafna[33] (ITT)
72 (51)
July 27, Tue 07:30 PM Dindigul Dragons
elected to field
Ruby Trichy Warriors
Match 11
won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Dindigul Dragons
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai RS Mokit Hariharan[34] (DD)
41 (26)
July 28, Wed 03:30 PM Chepauk Super Gillies
elected to field
Salem Spartans
Match 12
won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
Chepauk Super Gillies
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Narayan Jagadeesan[35] (CSG)
52 (40)
July 28, Wed 07:30 PM Siechem Madurai Panthers
elected to field
Lyca Kovai Kings
Match 13
won by 19 runs
Scorecard
Siechem Madurai Panthers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Shahrukh Khan[36] (LKK)
58 (30)
July 29, Thu 07:30 PM Ruby Trichy Warriors
elected to field
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Match 14
won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Ruby Trichy Warriors
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai M Poiyamozhi[37] (RTW)
3/25 (4 overs)
July 30, Fri 07:30 PM Salem Spartans
elected to field
Dindigul Dragons
Match 15
won by 76 runs
Scorecard
Salem Spartans
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Vivek R[38] (DD)
59 (41)
July 31, Sat 03:30 PM Lyca Kovai Kings
elected to field
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Match 16
won by 2 runs
Scorecard
Lyca Kovai Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai M Mohammed[39] (ITT)
33 (25) & 4/31 (4 overs)
July 31, Sat 07:30 PM Nellai Royal Kings
elected to field
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Match 17
No result
Scorecard
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Match abandoned due to rain[40]
Aug 1, Sun 03:30 PM Ruby Trichy Warriors
elected to field
Salem Spartans
Match 18
won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Ruby Trichy Warriors
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiRahil Shah[41] (RTW)
1/16 (4 overs)
Aug 1, Sun 07:30 PM Dindigul Dragons
elected to field
Chepauk Super Gillies
Match 19
won by 24 runs
Scorecard
Dindigul Dragons
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Narayan Jagadeesan[42] (CSG)
40 (27)
Aug 2, Mon 07:30 PM IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
elected to field
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Match 20
won by 81 runs
Scorecard
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai N S Chaturved[43] (SMP)
41 (23)
Aug 3, Tue 07:30 PM Nellai Royal Kings
elected to field
Dindigul Dragons
Match 21
won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Nellai Royal Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Baba Aparajith[44] (NRK)
44 (42)
Aug 4, Wed 07:30 PM Siechem Madurai Panthers
elected to bat
Siechem Madurai Panthers
Match 22
won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Chepauk Super Gillies
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Manimaran Siddharth[45] (CSG)
4/20 (4 overs)
Aug 5, Thu 07:30 PM Salem Spartans
elected to bat
Salem Spartans
Match 23
won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
Nellai Royal Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiSanjay Yadav[46] (NRK)
41 (26)
Aug 6, Fri 07:30 PM Lyca Kovai Kings
elected to field
Chepauk Super Gillies
Match 24
won by 36 runs
Scorecard
Lyca Kovai Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Rajagopal Sathish[47] (CSG)
64 (32)
Aug 7, Sat 03:30 PM Dindigul Dragons
elected to field
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Match 25
won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Dindigul Dragons
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Rajendran Vivek[48] (DD)
1/23 (3 overs), 57 (28)
Aug 7, Sat 07:30 PM Salem Spartans
elected to bat
Salem Spartans
Match 26
won by 11 runs
Scorecard
Siechem Madurai Panthers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Vijay Shankar[49] (SS)
47 (40), 1/22 (2 overs)
Aug 8, Sun 03:30 PM Lyca Kovai Kings
elected to bat
Lyca Kovai Kings
Match 27
won by 7 runs
Scorecard
Nellai Royal Kings
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Shahrukh Khan (SS)
64[50] (29)
Aug 8, Sun 07:30 PM Chepauk Super Gillies
elected to bat
Chepauk Super Gillies
Match 28
won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Ruby Trichy Warriors
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Nidish Rajagopal[51] (RTW)
66 (58)
ResultWinner
Team 1Played 1st innings

Playoffs

Qualifier 1

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

External links

Notes and References

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