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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] Template:Location map+
| Team | City | District | Captain | Coach | Owner |
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| Chepauk Super Gillies | Chennai | Chennai | Kaushik Gandhi | Hemang Badani | Metronation Chennai Television Private Limited – Dailythanthi |
| Dindigul Dragons | Dindigul | Dindigul | Hari Nishanth | Subramaniam Badrinath | Take Solutions Ltd |
| IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | M. Mohammed | Ramaswamy Prasanna | iDream Cinemas and iDream Properties |
| Lyca Kovai Kings | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Shahrukh Khan | Sriram Somayajula | Lyca Productions |
| Nellai Royal Kings | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Baba Aparajith | Jayakumar G | Crown Forts Limited |
| Ruby Trichy Warriors | Tiruchirapalli | Tiruchirapalli | Rahil S Shah | Guruswamy | Ruby Builders |
| Salem Spartans | Salem | Salem | Daryl Sundar Ferrarrio | B. Ramprakash | Vivo Chennai south distributor Selvakumar M |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers | Madurai | Madurai | N S Chaturvedi | Selvam Suresh Kumar | Pooja 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]
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Squads
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Standings
Points table
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- Template:Color box Advanced to the qualifiers
- Template:Color box Advanced to the eliminator
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League progression
| Group matches | Knockout | ||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q1 | E | Q2 | Final | ||
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | L | W | C | |||
| Dindigul Dragons | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | W | L | ||||
| IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Lyca Kovai Kings | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | L | |||||
| Nellai Royal Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Ruby Trichy Warriors | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | W | RU | ||||
| Salem Spartans | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Siechem Madurai Panthers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
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- C – Champion
- RU – Runner-up
League stage
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Fixtures
| Date | Time (IST) | Toss | Team 1 | Margin | Team 2 | Ground | Player of the match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, Mon | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Salem Spartans elected to field |
Lyca Kovai Kings 168/5 (18 overs) |
Match 1 No result Scorecard |
Salem Spartans | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match abandoned due to rain[24] |
| July 20, Tue | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Chepauk Super Gillies elected to field |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 64/7 (16.2 overs) |
Match 2 No result Scorecard |
Chepauk Super Gillies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match abandoned due to rain[25] |
| July 21, Wed | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Nellai Royal Kings elected to field |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 151/5 (20 overs) |
Match 3 won by 74 runs Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings 77 (13.4 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Amit Sathvik[26] (RTW) 71 (52) |
| July 22, Thu | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Siechem Madurai Panthers elected to field |
Dindigul Dragons 96 (18.5 overs) |
Match 4 won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 97/4 (15 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Jagatheesan Kousik[27] (SMP) 3/23 (4 overs), 31 (26) |
| July 23, Fri | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Ruby Trichy Warriors elected to bat |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 171/7 (20 overs) |
Match 5 won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
Lyca Kovai Kings 175/2 (18.1 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Ganga Sridhar Raju[28] (LKK) 74 (52) |
| July 24, Sat | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Chepauk Super Gillies elected to bat |
Chepauk Super Gillies 165/7 (20 overs) |
Match 6 won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings 167/3 (19.4 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Pradosh Ranjan Paul[29] (NRK) 62 (52) |
| July 24, Sat | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Salem Spartans elected to bat |
Salem Spartans 164/5 (20 overs) |
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 | Template:Anchor Ruby Trichy Warriors elected to field |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 137/6 (20 overs) |
Match 8 won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 138/7 (19 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Muhammad Adnan Khan[31] (RTW) 53 (38) |
| July 25, Sun | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Dindigul Dragons elected to field |
Lyca Kovai Kings 201/1 (20 overs) |
Match 9 won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Dindigul Dragons 202/5 (18 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Mani Bharathi[32] (DD) 81 (32) |
| July 26, Mon | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans elected to field |
Nellai Royal Kings 148 (19.5 overs) |
Match 10 won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 149/7 (19.5 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Mann Bafna[33] (ITT) 72 (51) |
| July 27, Tue | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Dindigul Dragons elected to field |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 145/5 (20 overs) |
Match 11 won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Dindigul Dragons 149/5 (19.2 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | RS Mokit Hariharan[34] (DD) 41* (26) |
| July 28, Wed | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Chepauk Super Gillies elected to field |
Salem Spartans 142/7 (20 overs) |
Match 12 won by 4 wickets Scorecard |
Chepauk Super Gillies 145/6 (18.5 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Narayan Jagadeesan[35] (CSG) 52 (40) |
| July 28, Wed | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Siechem Madurai Panthers elected to field |
Lyca Kovai Kings 172/5 (20 overs) |
Match 13 won by 19 runs Scorecard |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 153/8 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Shahrukh Khan[36] (LKK) 58* (30) |
| July 29, Thu | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Ruby Trichy Warriors elected to field |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 110/8 (20 overs) |
Match 14 won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 111/3 (17.2 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | M Poiyamozhi[37] (RTW) 3/25 (4 overs) |
| July 30, Fri | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Salem Spartans elected to field |
Dindigul Dragons 186/5 (20 overs) |
Match 15 won by 76 runs Scorecard |
Salem Spartans 109 (18.4 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Vivek R[38] (DD) 59 (41) |
| July 31, Sat | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Lyca Kovai Kings elected to field |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 162/7 (20 overs) |
Match 16 won by 2 runs Scorecard |
Lyca Kovai Kings 160/8 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | M Mohammed[39] (ITT) 33 (25) & 4/31 (4 overs) |
| July 31, Sat | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Nellai Royal Kings elected to field |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 144/8 (19.2 overs) |
Match 17 No result Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match abandoned due to rain[40] |
| Aug 1, Sun | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Ruby Trichy Warriors elected to field |
Salem Spartans 116/8 (20 overs) |
Match 18 won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 120/4 (18.3 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Rahil Shah[41] (RTW) 1/16 (4 overs) |
| Aug 1, Sun | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Dindigul Dragons elected to field |
Chepauk Super Gillies 159/7 (20 overs) |
Match 19 won by 24 runs Scorecard |
Dindigul Dragons 135/8 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Narayan Jagadeesan[42] (CSG) 40 (27) |
| Aug 2, Mon | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans elected to field |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 184/4 (20 overs) |
Match 20 won by 81 runs Scorecard |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 103 (17.4 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | N S Chaturved[43] (SMP) 41* (23) |
| Aug 3, Tue | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Nellai Royal Kings elected to field |
Dindigul Dragons 147/5 (20 overs) |
Match 21 won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings 148/5 (18.5 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Baba Aparajith[44] (NRK) 44 (42) |
| Aug 4, Wed | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Siechem Madurai Panthers elected to bat |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 124/9 (20 overs) |
Match 22 won by 5 wickets Scorecard |
Chepauk Super Gillies 125/5 (18.5 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Manimaran Siddharth[45] (CSG) 4/20 (4 overs) |
| Aug 5, Thu | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Salem Spartans elected to bat |
Salem Spartans 120/8 (20 overs) |
Match 23 won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings 121/2 (18.3 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Sanjay Yadav[46] (NRK) 41* (26) |
| Aug 6, Fri | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Lyca Kovai Kings elected to field |
Chepauk Super Gillies 159/7 (20 overs) |
Match 24 won by 36 runs Scorecard |
Lyca Kovai Kings 123/9 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Rajagopal Sathish[47] (CSG) 64 (32) |
| Aug 7, Sat | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Dindigul Dragons elected to field |
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 145/7 (20 overs) |
Match 25 won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
Dindigul Dragons 147/4 (17 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Rajendran Vivek[48] (DD) 1/23 (3 overs), 57* (28) |
| Aug 7, Sat | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Salem Spartans elected to bat |
Salem Spartans 144/5 (20 overs) |
Match 26 won by 11 runs Scorecard |
Siechem Madurai Panthers 133/8 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Vijay Shankar[49] (SS) 47 (40), 1/22 (2 overs) |
| Aug 8, Sun | 03:30 PM | Template:Anchor Lyca Kovai Kings elected to bat |
Lyca Kovai Kings 169/6 (20 overs) |
Match 27 won by 7 runs Scorecard |
Nellai Royal Kings 162/8 (20 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Shahrukh Khan (SS) 64*[50] (29) |
| Aug 8, Sun | 07:30 PM | Template:Anchor Chepauk Super Gillies elected to bat |
Chepauk Super Gillies 132 (20 overs) |
Match 28 won by 7 wickets Scorecard |
Ruby Trichy Warriors 136/3 (19.1 overs) |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Nidish Rajagopal[51] (RTW) 66* (58) |
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Playoffs
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References
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- ↑ Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021 Schedule PDF. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association(2021-06-29).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tamil Nadu Premier League gets the green signal from State Government. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Periyaswamy's maiden five-wicket haul helps Chepauk Super Gillies land second TNPL title. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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- ↑ Old warhorse Sathish's high-five floors Tiruppur Tamizhans. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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- ↑ Kousik's all-round show powers Panthers. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ Ganga Sridhar Raju and Sai Susharsan are two good for Trichy Warriors. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ↑ Aparajith, Pradosh lead Nellai Royal Kings revival. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ↑ Top guns save the day for Spartans. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ Adnan and Adithya's defiance stands out in Trichy's victory. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ Mani Bharathy stunner nails Kovai Kings. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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External links
- Series home at TNCA Template:Webarchive
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo