The TNPL 2026 season begins today as eight teams compete for the title across 32 matches. Defending champion iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans face Dindigul Dragons in the opening match at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul.
The 10th edition brings together experienced stars and emerging talent from Tamil Nadu. Teams will compete across two venues before the knockout stage crowns the new champion.
The tournament promises another exciting season of domestic T20 cricket. Here’s everything you need to know before the action begins.
About TNPL 2026
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) launched the Tamil Nadu Premier League in 2016. Over the past decade, the tournament overcame franchise ownership changes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and financial challenges to reach its landmark 10th season.
The 10th edition features eight teams competing in 32 matches. Organisers will stage the tournament across only two venues—the NPR College Ground in Dindigul and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Defending champions iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans return after winning their maiden title last season. Every team now begins its campaign with the aim of lifting the TNPL 2026 trophy.
TNPL 2026 Schedule
The TNPL 2026 season features 32 matches, including the league stage and the playoffs. The tournament begins in Dindigul before moving to Chennai for the knockout phase.
Here’s the complete schedule of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 with match dates, timings, venues, and results.
Dindigul Leg (August 4–10)
| Date | Fixture | Time (IST/GMT) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 4 | iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | DD won by 7 Wickets |
| Wed, Aug 5 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Madurai Panthers | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Madurai Panthers won by 2 wkts |
| Wed, Aug 5 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Nellai Royal Kings | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Nellai Royal Kings won by 50 runs |
| Thu, Aug 6 | SKM Salem Spartans vs Vida Kovai Kings | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Vida Kovai Kings won by 34 runs |
| Fri, Aug 7 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 7 wkts |
| Fri, Aug 7 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Nellai Royal Kings won by 6 wkts |
| Sat, Aug 8 | Madurai Panthers vs Vida Kovai Kings | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Madurai Panthers won by 6 wkts |
| Sat, Aug 8 | SKM Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Trichy Grand Cholas won by 7 wkts |
| Sun, Aug 9 | Dindigul Dragons vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Chepauk Super Gillies won by 7 wkts |
| Sun, Aug 9 | iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Nellai Royal Kings | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 8 wkts |
| Mon, Aug 10 | SKM Salem Spartans vs Madurai Panthers | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Madurai Panthers won by 36 runs |
Dindigul Leg (August 11–15)
| Date | Fixture | Time (IST/GMT) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 11 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Trichy Grand Cholas won by 45 runs |
| Tue, Aug 11 | Vida Kovai Kings vs iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 4 wkts |
| Wed, Aug 12 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs SKM Salem Spartans | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Chepauk Super Gillies won by 5 wkts |
| Wed, Aug 12 | Dindigul Dragons vs Madurai Panthers | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Siechem Madurai Panthers won by 21 runs – 18 overs game due to rain |
| Thu, Aug 13 | Vida Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Nellai Royal Kings won by 2 wkts |
| Thu, Aug 13 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Trichy Grand Cholas won by 17 runs |
| Fri, Aug 14 | SKM Salem Spartans vs Dindigul Dragons | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Dindigul Dragons won by 82 runs – 15 overs game due to rain |
| Fri, Aug 14 | Madurai Panthers vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Chepauk Super Gillies won by 39 run |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Vida Kovai Kings vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | NPR College Ground, Dindigul | Vida Kovai Kings won by 116 runs |
Chennai Leg (August 18–22)
| Date | Fixture | Time (IST/GMT) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 18 | Chepauk Super Gillies vs Vida Kovai Kings | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Vida Kovai Kings won by 5 wkts |
| Wed, Aug 19 | Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Trichy Grand Cholas won by 28 runs – 19-over game due to rain, DLS target 199 |
| Thu, Aug 20 | Madurai Panthers vs iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 4 wkts |
| Thu, Aug 20 | Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Chepauk Super Gillies won by 5 wkts |
| Fri, Aug 21 | Vida Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Vida Kovai Kings won by 85 runs (DLS Method) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | Trichy Grand Cholas vs Chepauk Super Gillies | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Trichy Grand Cholas won by 14 runs |
| Sat, Aug 22 | iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs SKM Salem Spartans | 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | SKM Salem Spartans won by 45 runs |
| Sat, Aug 22 | Nellai Royal Kings vs Madurai Panthers | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Madurai Panthers won by 72 runs |
Playoffs (August 23–28)
| Date | Fixture | Teams | Time (IST/GMT) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aug 23 | Qualifier 1 | Madurai Panthers vs Trichy Grand Cholas | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | No Result due to rain |
| Mon, Aug 24 | Eliminator | Vida Kovai Kings vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | TBD |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Qualifier 2 | TBC | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | TBD |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Final | Madurai Panthers vs TBC | 7:30 PM / 2:00 PM | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | TBD |
Note:
Although the TNPL 2026 Qualifier 1 between Madurai Panthers and Trichy Grand Cholas ended without a result due to rain, Madurai Panthers still reached the finals because they had finished at the top of the points table during the league stage.
TNPL 2026 Squads
All eight teams have announced their squads for the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 season. The teams feature a mix of experienced domestic players and exciting young talent.
Here’s the complete squad list for every franchise competing in the tournament.
Chepauk Super Gillies
Narayan Jagadeesan (captain), K Aashiq, S Dinesh Raj, Ram Arvindh, RS Mokit Hariharan, J Prem Kumar, Harish Aadithiya, Mohana Prasath, Sujay Sivasankaran, Ashwanth Valthapa, Waseem Ahmed, Abhishek Tanwar, Swapnil Singh, Lokesh Raj, M Silambarasan, B Arun, Murugan Ashwin, Rajalingam G, N Sunil Krishna and Vignesh M.
Dindigul Dragons
Baba Indrajith (captain), Hunny Saini, Vimal Khumar, M Karthik Saran, Krish E, Mohit Mittan, Nirankar Sharma, Shivam Singh, Dinesh H, Anuraag Rajesh Nair, P Bhuvaneswaran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, M Viju Arul, Sasidharan Ravichandran, VK Vineeth, R K Jayant, Atul Vitkar, BK Kishore and Sakthi Karuppasamy.
iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (captain), Uthirasamy Sasidev, V Anovankar, Bharath M, Shantanu K, Wafar K, Mohamed Ali, Akash Dev Kumar, M Vishal, Pranav Ragavendra, Tushar Raheja, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Amit Sathvik, S Ganesh, T Natarajan, R Silambarasan, S Mohan Prasath, CV Achyuth, M Mathivannan and Esakkimuthu A.
Madurai Panthers
Balchander Anirudh (captain), NS Chaturved, Kiran Karthikeyan, Siddharth Mahadevan, Atheeq Ur Rahman, P Saravanan, Rohan Bhutra, Shoaib Md Khan, P Vignesh, S Rajalingam, Himalaya, R Ram Kumar, Karthik Meiyappan, Gurjapneet Singh, Deepesh Devendran, Shankar Ganesh, Ganeshan Periyaswamy, Shavin Vinodh, Surya Anand S and Hari Ragavendra V.
Nellai Royal Kings
Sonu Yadav (captain), Athish SR, Sachin Rathi, U Mukilesh, Rocky Bhasker, Emmanuel Cherian, J Rohan, Ajitesh Guruswamy, Muhammed Adnan Khan, Rithik Easwaran, D Santhosh Kumar, Arun Karthik, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, NS Harish, Ramalingam Rohit, Selvaganapathi S, S Risheek Kumar, Bharath Kumar M, Sachin Sre Dev and Subash S.
Salem Spartans
S Abishiek (captain), Hari Nishanth, Boopathi Kumar, Sudhan Sanjeevi, Dinesh Vedaguru, S Harish Kumar, Nidhish Rajagopal, Rajendran Vivek, B Iyappan, Eshwar M, R Kavin, Karthick Manikandan, M Mohammed, M Poiyamozhi, Rahil Shah, S Ajith Ram, Dev Rahul, Sunny Sandhu, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi and Uday Kumar M.
Trichy Grand Cholas
Jayaraman Suresh Kumar (captain), Jagatheesan Kousik, Jafar Jamal, Bhavan Suriya S, K Rajkumar, Sai Shriram G, S Shyam Sundar, K Easwaran, Sanjay Yadav, Washington Sundar, R Rajkumar, T Saran, P Saravana Kumar, V Athisayaraj Davidson, Antony Dhas, M Ganesh Moorthi, N Selva Kumaran, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Ramesh Kalimuthu and Vijay Abimanyu T.
Vida Kovai Kings
Shahrukh Khan (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Andre Siddarth C, Balasubramaniam Sachin, Madhava Prasad, H Prashid Akash, Govinth G, Jitendra Kumar, Maan Bafna, K Deeban Lingesh, Manav Parakh, Suresh Lokeshwar, P Vidyuth, Manimaran Siddharth, Ambrish, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, R Divakar, Trilok Nag, Abhinav K and Mithun Vijay V.
Key Players to Watch in TNPL 2026
Several experienced players and exciting young stars will feature in the TNPL 2026 season. Their performances could have a major impact on the title race.
Here are the key players you should definitely keep an eye on throughout the tournament:
| Player | Team | Key Reasons to Watch | TNPL Key Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahrukh Khan | Vida Kovai Kings | Captain and explosive middle-order finisher who drives scoring during the death overs. | 218 runs in 7 innings (TNPL 2025) at a strike rate of 166.41. |
| R. Sai Kishore | iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | Leads the defending champions and already holds the all-time TNPL wicket record. | 90 career TNPL wickets — the most in league history. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Dindigul Dragons | Premier mystery spinner and the team’s main strike bowler in crucial moments. | 44 wickets across his TNPL career. |
| Narayan Jagadeesan | Chepauk Super Gillies | Captain and frontline wicketkeeper-batter who anchors the top order. | 1,666 runs in 68 career TNPL innings. |
| Tushar Raheja | iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans | Aggressive opener who broke the record for the most runs in a single TNPL season. | 488 runs in 9 matches (TNPL 2025) at a strike rate of 185.55. |
How to Watch TNPL 2026 Live in India
Fans in India can watch TNPL 2026 live on television through Sony Sports Ten 4 Tamil, the tournament’s official TV broadcaster. The channel will telecast all 32 matches throughout the season.
Fans can also watch every match live free of cost on the official TNPL YouTube Channel. The live stream will be available with commentary in English, Tamil, and Hindi.
Viewers in most international regions can also watch the tournament live on the official TNPL YouTube Channel. In addition, the channel and TNPL’s official social media platforms will share match highlights, short clips, and score updates throughout the season.
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Conclusion
The TNPL 2026 season marks another important milestone for Tamil Nadu’s premier domestic T20 competition. Eight teams will compete across 32 matches as they chase the coveted title over the coming weeks.
With experienced campaigners, emerging talents, and several exciting fixtures on the schedule, the tournament promises plenty of entertaining cricket. Every match will bring teams one step closer to the playoffs.
Watch TNPL 2026 live and don’t miss the race for the title. From the opening match to the final, every game promises exciting moments and memorable performances.
