The 2016 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League was the inaugural edition of the TNPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Tamil Nadu, India. The league was formed by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in 2016. Star India was the official broadcaster.
Teams Team City Captain Coach Chepauk Super Gillies Chennai Rajagopal Sathish Hemang Badani Kovai Kings Coimbatore Murali Vijay Lance Klusener Dindigul Dragons Dindigul Ravichandran Ashwin M. Venkataramana Trichy Warriors Tiruchirapalli Baba Indrajith Brett Lee Karaikudi Kaalai Karaikudi Subramaniam Badrinath Robin Singh Madurai Super Giants Madurai Arun Karthik Michael Bevan Tuti Patriots Thoothukudi Dinesh Karthik Monty Desai Thiruvallur Veerans Tiruvallur Baba Aparajith Bharat Arun and Muttiah Muralitharan Source:
Tournament results Points table advanced to the playoffs Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Points NRR Chepauk Super Gillies 7 5 2 0 0 10 +0.964 Dindigul Dragons 7 5 2 0 0 10 +0.698 Tuti Patriots 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.414 Kovai Kings 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.384 Karaikudi Kaalai 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.020 Thiruvallur Veerans 7 4 3 0 0 8 -0.104 Kanchi Warriors 7 2 5 0 0 4 -0.960 Madurai Super Giants 7 0 7 0 0 0 -1.411
Source:Cricbuzz
League progression
Group matches Knockout Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SF Final Tuti Patriots Chepauk Super Gillies Dindigul Dragons Kovai Kings Karaikudi Kaalai Thiruvallur Veerans Kanchi Warriors Madurai Super Giants
C - Champion RU - Runner-up
Fixtures Date Match Team 1 Margin Team 2 Ground Time (IST) 24 Aug, Wed 1 Tuti Patriots 45 runsScorecard Chepauk Super Gillies MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 25 Aug, Thurs 2 Karaikudi Kaalai 5 wickets Scorecard Tiruvallur Veerans NPR College Ground, Dindigul Dragons 06:30 PM 26 Aug, Fri 3 Kovai Kings Super Over Scorecard Kanchi Warriors MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 27 Aug, Sat 4 Dindigul Dragons 14 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants NPR College Ground, Dindigul 02:30 PM 28 Aug, Sun 5 Chepauk Super Gillies 67 runs Scorecard Karaikudi Kaalai NPR College Ground, Dindigul 02:30 PM 29 Aug, Mon 6 Tiruvallur Veerans 6 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants NPR College Ground, Dindigul 06:30 PM 30 Aug, Tues 7 Dindigul Dragons 48 runs Scorecard Kanchi Warriors MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 31 Aug, Wed 8 Tuti Patriots 9 wickets Scorecard Kovai Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 1 Sep, Thu 9 Dindigul Dragons 29 runs Scorecard Tiruvallur Veerans India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 06:30 PM 2 Sep, Fri 10 Kovai Kings 10 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 06:30 PM 3 Sep, Sat 11 Karaikudi Kaalai 8 runs Scorecard Tuti Patriots India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 02:30 PM 3 Sep, Sat 12 Kanchi Warriors 7 wickets Scorecard Chepauk Super Gillies MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 4 Sep, Sun 13 Tuti Patriots Super Over Scorecard Dindigul Dragons India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 06:30 PM 5 Sep, Mon 14 Tiruvallur Veerans 42 runs Scorecard Kanchi Warriors India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 02:30 PM 5 Sep, Mon 15 Kovai Kings 11 runs Scorecard Chepauk Super Gillies India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 06:30 PM 6 Sep, Tues 16 Karaikudi Kaalai 52 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 7 Sep, Wed 17 Tiruvallur Veerans 6 wickets Scorecard Tuti Patriots NPR College Ground, Dindigul 06:30 PM 8 Sep, Thu 18 Chepauk Super Gillies 6 runs Scorecard Dindigul Dragons NPR College Ground, Dindigul 06:30 PM 9 Sep, Fri 19 Madurai Super Giants & wickets Scorecard Kanchi Warriors NPR College Ground, Dindigul 02:30 PM 9 Sep, Fri 20 Karaikudi Kaalai 36 runs Scorecard Kovai Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 10 Sep, Sat 21 Chepauk Super Gillies 55 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants NPR College Ground, Dindigul 02:30 PM 10 Sep, Sat 22 Tiruvallur Veerans 2 runs Scorecard Kovai Kings MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 11 Sep, Sun 23 Karaikudi Kaalai 7 wickets Scorecard Dindigul Dragons NPR College Ground, Dindigul 02:30 PM 11 Sep, Sun 24 Kanchi Warriors 9 wickets Scorecard Tuti Patriots MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 12 Sep, Mon 25 Chepauk Super Gillies 41 runs Scorecard Tiruvallur Veerans MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 13 Sep, Tues 26 Kovai Kings 16 runs Scorecard Dindigul Dragons India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 02:30 PM 13 Sep, Tues 27 Tuti Patriots 33 runs Scorecard Madurai Super Giants MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 06:30 PM 14 Sep, Wed 28 Kanchi Warriors 3 wickets Scorecard Karaikudi Kaalai India Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli 06:30 PM
Team 1 - 1st innings. Winner in bold.
Playoffs
References