2016 Tamil Nadu Premier League
| Dates | July 22 – 20 August 2016 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round Robin and Playoffs | 
| Champions | Tuti Patriots (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Chepauk Super Gillies | 
| Participants | 8 | 
| Matches | 31 | 
| Player of the series | Narayan Jagadeesan | 
| Most runs | Narayan Jagadeesan (397)[1] | 
| Most wickets | W Anthony Das (14)[2] | 
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.[3] Star India was the official broadcaster.
Teams
Source:[4]
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | W | C | |||
| Chepauk Super Gillies | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | W | RU | |||
| Dindigul Dragons | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | L | ||||
| Kovai Kings | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | L | ||||
| Karaikudi Kaalai | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Thiruvallur Veerans | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Kanchi Warriors | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Madurai Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Win | Loss | Super-Over | No result | 
- C - Champion
 - RU - Runner-up
 
Fixtures
| Date | Match | Team 1 | Margin | Team 2 | Ground | Time (IST) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug, Wed | 1 | Tuti Patriots | 45 runs Scorecard  | 
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
Tuti Patriots 
187/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Dindigul Dragons 
149/8 (18.5 overs)  | 
Abhinav Mukund 91 (55)  
Sunny Singh 3/34 (4 overs)  | 
- Patriots won the toss and elected to bat
 
Chepauk Super Gillies 
161/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Kovai Kings 
144/9 (18.5 overs)  | 
Vasanth Saravanan 52(39)  
K Vignesh 2/21 (4 overs)  | 
L Suryaprakash 38(28)  
Anthony Das 3/21 (4 overs)  | 
- Super Gillies won the toss and elected to bat
 
Tuti Patriots 
215/2 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Chepauk Super Gillies 
93 (18.5 overs)  | 
Vasanth Saravanan 30(34)  
Ganesh Moorthi 4/11 (4 overs)  | 
- Patriots won the toss and elected to bat
 
References
- ^ "TNPL Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
 - ^ "TNPL Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
 - ^ "Tamil Nadu Premier League". TNCA. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
 - ^ "Teams in TNPL". Cricbuzz. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.