Tamil Nadu Premier League Betting
The Tamil Nadu Premier League, or the TNPL for short, is, as the name suggests, a Twenty20 domestic cricket tournament in India that takes place in Tamil Nadu. It was created by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and is sponsored by the Indian Cement Company. It is contested by eight teams over a period of around four weeks in July and August. More online cricket betting information about this tournament can be found here.
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Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024
The fifth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League occurred on 19 July – 15 August 2021 and was won by Chepauk Super Gillies who successfully defeated Ruby Trichy Warriors in the final on 15 August 2021.
The 2022 sixth edition is now set for 2022. It is speculated by many cricket betting sites that the tournament will now occur in July 2022. There are eight teams in the league, and the current defending champions are the Chepauk Super Gillies. They are also the league's most successful team having won the title in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
Betting on the Tamil Nadu Premier League
This is one of the youngest cricket competitions out there as the very first edition took place in 2016. Just like with the Indian Premier League and the Karnataka Premier League, before the inaugural season of this competition started, there was an auction, so companies had the chance to win the rights to sponsor the teams that participate.
On the 12th August 2017, the Kovai Kings scored 197 runs from their allotted twenty overs. This is the highest score that he been scored in this tournament. On the 13th August 2017, the Tuti Patriots beat Madurai SG by 137 runs, which is the biggest margin of victory that this young competition has seen. Kumaran Bharath Shankar scored 112* on the 11th August,2017, making him the batsman with the highest score so far in this tournament. Washington Sundar has scored 459 runs in nine innings, meaning he has scored more runs than any other player in this competition. Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore has taken 17 wickets in 10 innings, meaning he has got more batsmen out than any other player in this tournament. On the 2nd August 2017, Jagatheesan Kousik conceded 52 runs from his allotted four overs. This gave him the unwanted record of being the bowler that conceded the most runs in one match.
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Which Teams Compete in the TNPL?
As this is a pretty recent competition, the same eight teams have contested the four tournaments that have been held so far. The table that you can see below will show you what teams are competing, what city they are from, and who their owners are.
| Franchise | City | Owners |
|---|---|---|
| Chepauk Super Gillies | Chennai | Metronarion Chennai Television Private Limited |
| Lyca Kovai Kings | Coimbatore | Lyca Productions |
| Dindigul Dragons | Dindigul | Take Solutions LTD |
| Trichy Warriors | Tiruchirapalli | Ruby Builders |
| iDream Karaikudi Kaalai | Karaikudi | iDream Cinemas and iDream Properties |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers | Madurai | Pooja Damodaran |
| Tuti Patriots | Tirunelveli Thoothukudi | JONES |
| V. B. Kanchi Veerans | Kanchipuram | V. B. Chandreasekhar |
What Format Does TNPL use?
In the four tournaments that have taken place so far, the format used has been the same. All eight teams are placed into one group and each team plays everyone once. The top four teams will then qualify for the play-off stage. Here, the teams that finished first and second will play each other, with the winning team going straight to the final. The losing team will have another chance as they will play for a place in the final against the winner of a match between the teams that finished third and fourth.
Player Aquisition
Just like with other Twenty20 franchise competitions, there is an auction before the competition starts that allows owners to buy the best players for their team. Each squad has to have a minimum of sixteen players and a maximum of twenty-two. Furthermore, each owner must ensure that their team has at least two players from the district that the team is from.
Past TNPL Winners
The table below reveals the winners of each of the four editions, the runners-up, and the winning margin.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Margin of Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tuti Patriots | Chepauk Super Gillies | 122 runs |
| 2017 | Chepauk Super Gillies | Tuti Patriots | 6 wickets |
| 2018 | Siechem Madurai Panthers | Dindigul Dragons | 7 wickets |
| 2019 | Chepauk Super Gillies | Dindigul Dragons | 12 runs |
If you want a complete breakdown of each team’s performances over the four competitions, check out the table below.
| Season | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 1st |
| Lyca Kovai Kings | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| Dindigul Dragons | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Trichy Warriors | 7th | 7th | 6th | 7th |
| iDream Karaikudi Kaalai | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 8th |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers | 8th | 8th | 1st | 3rd |
| Tuti Patriots | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 6th |
| V. B. Kanchi Veerans | 6th | 5th | 7th | 4th |
Match Predictions for TNPL betting
If you feel like it, you can place bets without knowing much about the competition that you are betting on. However, if you do this, you are leaving everything up to luck which, in our humble opinions, is not a good idea as everyone’s luck runs out in the end. What we recommend is that you head on over to our Match Prediction page and read the tips that we have provided. If you do this, you can really improve your chances of walking away with successful bets.
