2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League
| Dates | 12 June – 12 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Lyca Kovai Kings (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Nellai Royal Kings |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Guruswamy Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) |
| Most runs | Guruswamy Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) (385) |
| Most wickets | Shahrukh Khan (Lyca Kovai Kings) (17) |
The 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League, also known as (TNPL-7) or, for sponsorship reasons, Shriram Capital TNPL[1] was the seventh season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). It took place from 12 June 2023 to 12 July 2023.[2]
Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings were the co-defending champions from the previous season.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]There are eight franchises competing in league.[4] The franchises are named after a district it is representing in the state.[5][6]
– Home cityTeam locations and match venues
Source:[7]
| Team | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Chepauk Super Gillies | Narayan Jagadeesan | Hemang Badani |
| Dindigul Dragons | Ravichandran Ashwin | Subramaniam Badrinath |
| IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | R. Sai Kishore | R. Prasanna |
| Lyca Kovai Kings | Shahrukh Khan | Sriram Somayajula |
| Nellai Royal Kings | Arun Karthik | A. G. Guruswamy |
| Ba11sy Trichy | Ganga Sridhar Raju | Tinu Yohannan |
| Salem Spartans | Abhishek Tanwar | Robin Bist |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers | Hari Nishaanth | Bharath Reddy |
Rules
[edit]A number of new laws/rules have been introduced in this season:[8]
- An "Impact Player" rule allowing sides to substitute a player during a match from four named substitutes.
- Decision Review System (DRS) system will only be used in case of dismissals.
- Reserve days were allotted to playoff matches.
Venues
[edit]A total of four venues will be used in the 2023 season. The tournament started at Coimbatore and final will be held in Tirunelveli.
- Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli
- NPR College Ground, Dindigul
- SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
- Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium, Salem
Squads
[edit]Source:[9]
| Chepauk Super Gillies | Dindigul Dragons | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | Lyca Kovai Kings | Nellai Royal Kings | Ba11sy Trichy | Salem Spartans | Siechem Madurai Panthers |
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Lyca Kovai Kings (C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.076 |
| 2 | Dindigul Dragons | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | −0.271 |
| 3 | Nellai Royal Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.696 |
| 4 | Siechem Madurai Panthers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.324 |
| 5 | Chepauk Super Gillies | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.683 |
| 6 | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.486 |
| 7 | Salem Spartans | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.244 |
| 8 | Ba11sy Trichy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −2.009 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Source:[10]
- Advanced to the qualifiers
- Advanced to the eliminator
- Eliminated from Tournament
League stage
[edit]Source:[11]
Lyca Kovai Kings
179/7 (20 overs) |
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IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
109 (20 overs) |
Tushar Raheja 33 (33)
Shahrukh Khan 3/20 (4 overs) |
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Atheeq Ur Rahman for B. Sachin (Lyca Kovai Kings) and Vishal Vaidhya for Ganeshan Periyaswamy (IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans) were the first Impact Players to be used in the TNPL.
Chepauk Super Gillies
217/5 (20 overs) |
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Salem Spartans
165/9 (20 overs) |
Pradosh Ranjan Paul 88 (55)
Sunny Sandhu 2/32 (4 overs) |
Muhammed Adnan Khan 47* (15)
Rocky Bhasker 2/13 (2 overs) |
- Chepauk Super Gillies won the toss and elected to bat.
Siechem Madurai Panthers
126/8 (20 overs) |
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Nellai Royal Kings
129/4 (13.4 overs) |
Nidhish Rajagopal 42* (26)
V Gowtham 1/4 (1 over) |
- Siechem Madurai Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
Ba11sy Trichy
120 (19.1 overs) |
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Dindigul Dragons
122/4 (14.5 overs) |
Shivam Singh 46 (30)
T. Natarajan 1/15 (3 overs) |
- Ba11sy Trichy won the toss and elected to bat.
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
120/7 (20 overs) |
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Chepauk Super Gillies
121/3 (15.4 overs) |
Radhakrishnan 36 (33)
Harish Kumar 2/12 (4 overs) |
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won the toss and elected to bat.
Lyca Kovai Kings
181/6 (20 overs) |
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Nellai Royal Kings
182/6 (20 overs) |
Sai Sudharsan 90 (52)
M Poiyamozhi 3/29 (4 overs) |
Guruswamy Ajitesh 112 (60)
Shahrukh Khan 1/12 (2 overs) |
- Nellai Royal Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Ba11sy Trichy
139/9 (20 overs) |
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Salem Spartans
143/5 (15.2 overs) |
Mani Bharathi 40 (33)
Abhishek Tanwar 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Ba11sy Trichy won the toss and elected to bat.
Siechem Madurai Panthers
123 (19.3 overs) |
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Dindigul Dragons
124/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Dindigul Dragons won the toss and elected to field.
Chepauk Super Gillies
126/8 (20 overs) |
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Lyca Kovai Kings
128/2 (16.3 overs) |
Harish Kumar 32 (20)
Valliappan Yudheeswaran 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Lyca Kovai Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Nellai Royal Kings
124 (18.2 overs) |
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IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
128/3 (18.2 overs) |
Sonu Yadav 35 (32)
P Bhuvaneswaran 5/17 (3.2 overs) |
Tushar Raheja 49 (43)
Sonu Yadav 2/23 (4 overs) |
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won the toss and elected to field.
Dindigul Dragons
170/9 (20 overs) |
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Chepauk Super Gillies
169/9 (20 overs) |
Adithya Ganesh 44 (30)
Rahil Shah 3/38 (4 overs) |
- Chepauk Super Gillies won the toss and elected to field.
Ba11sy Trichy
117/6 (20 overs) |
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Lyca Kovai Kings
119/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Lyca Kovai Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Salem Spartans
115/4 (16 overs) |
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Nellai Royal Kings
129/5 (15.4 overs) |
Kaushik Gandhi 51 (43)
Lakshay Jain 2/17 (2 overs) |
Guruswamy Ajitesh 39 (31)
Abhishek Tanwar 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Nellai Royal Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Nellai Royal Kings were set a revised target of 129 runs from 16 overs.
Playoffs
[edit]Play-offs started on 7 July 2023.[12]
| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 7 July 2023 – Salem | 12 July 2023 – Tirunelveli | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lyca Kovai Kings | 193/7 (20 overs) | Q1W | Lyca Kovai Kings | 205/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Dindigul Dragons | 163/9 (20 overs) | 10 July 2023 – Tirunelveli | Q2W | Nellai Royal Kings | 101 all out (15 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Dindigul Dragons | 185/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 8 July 2023 – Salem | EW | Nellai Royal Kings | 191/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nellai Royal Kings | 211/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Siechem Madurai Panthers | 207/4 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
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