The 9th edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), one of India’s best state T20 leagues, begins June 5th, showcasing Tamil Nadu’s top cricketing talent. Eight teams will compete across four venues for the coveted trophy. Defending champions Dindigul Dragons face Lyca Kovai Kings in the fiery opening clash. Check out TNPL 2025 squads, venues and the complete schedule.
TNPL 2025 Squads
Dindigul Dragons – Ravichandran Ashwin, Aakaash Sharma, Atul Maruti Vitkar, Dinesh H, Maan Bafna, Shivam SIngh, Vimal Khumar, Hunny Saini, M Karthik Saran, RK Jayant, Baba Indrajith, D.T Chandrashekar, Ganeshan Periyaswamy, M Viju Arul, Rajwinder Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy.
Lyca Kovai Kings – Andre Sidharth, Sachin B, Jitendra Kumar, K. Vishal Vaidya, Pradheep Vishal L, Ambrish R S, Guru Raghavendran, P Vidyuth, Shahrukh Khan, Madhava Prasad, Suresh Lokeshwar, B Aditya, Govinth G, Jhatvedh Subramanyam, M Siddharth, N Kabilan, P Bhuvaneshwaran, Ramalingam Rohit, Ramesh Divakar.
Chepauk Super Gillies: Aashiq K, Vijay Shankar, Akram Khan M, Arjun P Murthy, Abhishek Tanwar, Babar Aparajith, Dinesh Raj S, Jagadeesan N, Kirubakar R, Lokesh Raj TD, Mokit Hariharan RS, Prem Kumar J, Rajan R, Rohith Suthar S, Sachin B, Silambarasan M, Swapnil K Singh, and Aushik Srinivas R.
IDream Tirrupur Tamizhans: Achyuth CV, Mohan Prasath S., Pranav Raghvendra RD, Radhakrishnan, Tushar Raheja, Amith Sathvik VP, Anovankar V, Daryl S. Ferrario, Esakkimuthu A., Mathivanam M., Mohamed Ali S., Natrajan T., Prabanjan S., Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Rajkumar K., Sai Kishore, Sasidev U., Silambarasan R., and Surya B.
Nellai Royal Kings: Arun Karthick K.B., Rithik Easwaran, Santhosh Kumar D., Harish N.S., Ajay K. Krishnan, Sachin Rathi, Athish S.R., Rocky B., Ajitesh G., Vijaya Kumar S., Rohan J., Yudheeswaran V., Emmaniel Cherian B., Muhammed Adnan Khan, Nirmal Kumar P., and Arun Bala Yoghi A.
Trichy Grand Cholas: Antony Dhas, Jafar Jamal, Rajkumar R, Saravana Kumar, Vinod SP, Easwaran K, Rejin J, Athisiyaraj Davidson, Waseem Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Mukilesh U, Selva Kumaran, Sujay S, Ganesh Moorthi, Arya Yohan, Kousik J, Sanjay Yadav, and Suresh Kumar.
Siechem Madurai Panthers: Shankar Ganesh S, Rajalingam S, Surya Anand S, Gurjapneet Singh, Ajay Chetan J, Sarath Kumar C, Vignesh Puthur, Murugan Ashwin, Sanjeev Kumar V, Saravanan P, Ram Anirudh R, C. Hari Nishaanth, Ganesh S, Chaturved NS, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Shyam Sundar, Atheeq Ur Rahman, and Ayush M.
Salem Spartans: Ajith Ram, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Vivek R, Nidhish S Rajagopal, Abishek S, Poiyamozhi M, Kavin R, Harish Kumar S, Sudhan S Kandepan, Pavithran R, Karthick Manikandan VS, Rahil Shah, Gowri Sankar J, Mohammed M, Sunny Sandhu, Rahul D, Eswar M, and Yaz Arun Mozhi.
TNPL 2025 Venues
The 9th edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) will be played across four venues and interestingly there will be no TNPL matches played at the iconic M.A. Chidambaram Stadium this season.
- The SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
- Salem Cricket Ground, Salem
- Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli
- NPR College Ground, Dindigul
TNPL 2025 Schedule
| Match | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dindigul Dragons vs Lyca Kovai Kings | June 5 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Chepauk Super Gillies | June 6 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Nellai Royal Kings vs Trichy Grand Cholas | June 7 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers vs SKM Salem Spartans | June 8 | 15:15 | Coimbatore |
| Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons | June 8 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Chepauk Super Gillies vs Nellai Royal Kings | June 9 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| SKM Salem Spartans vs Trichy Grand Cholas | June 10 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Lyca Kovai Kings vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | June 11 | 19:15 | Coimbatore |
| Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs SKM Salem Spartans | June 13 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Chepauk Super Gillies vs Lyca Kovai Kings | June 14 | 15:15 | Salem |
| Dindigul Dragons vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | June 14 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Trichy Grand Cholas vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | June 15 | 15:15 | Salem |
| Nellai Royal Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans | June 15 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Dindigul Dragons vs Chepauk Super Gillies | June 16 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Trichy Grand Cholas vs Lyca Kovai Kings | June 17 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings | June 18 | 19:15 | Salem |
| SKM Salem Spartans vs Chepauk Super Gillies | June 19 | 19:15 | Salem |
| Lyca Kovai Kings vs Nellai Royal Kings | June 21 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| SKM Salem Spartans vs Dindigul Dragons | June 22 | 15:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | June 22 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Chepauk Super Gillies vs Trichy Grand Cholas | June 23 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Lyca Kovai Kings vs Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans | June 24 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Trichy Grand Cholas vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | June 25 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Nellai Royal Kings vs Dindigul Dragons | June 26 | 19:15 | Tirunelveli |
| Chepauk Super Gillies vs Siechem Madurai Panthers | June 28 | 15:15 | Dindigul |
| Lyca Kovai Kings vs SKM Salem Spartans | June 28 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
| Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Nellai Royal Kings | June 29 | 15:15 | Dindigul |
| Dindigul Dragons vs Trichy Grand Cholas | June 29 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
| Qualifier 1 | July 1 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
| Eliminator | July 2 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
| Qualifier 2 | July 4 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
| Final | July 6 | 19:15 | Dindigul |
