The first edition of TNPL that took place last in 2016 saw Tuti Patriots crowned as the champions of the inaugural edition. Lyca Kovai Kings are the defending champions of TNPL who beat the finalists Salem Spartans by 5 wickets in TNPL 7. The SCF cricket ground in Salem, SNR College cricket ground in Coimbatore, Indian Cement Company cricket ground in Tirunelveli, NPR College ground in Dindigul and MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai will be the five venues hosting the 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League. TNPL 2024 (TNPL 8) will begin on Friday, July 5 and conclude with the final scheduled on Sunday, August 4. Here's all you need to know about the 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League. Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 FormatThere will be a total of 32 matches in TNPL 2024 which will see all eight teams playing against each other once in a round-robin format. The top four teams at the end of this round-robin stage (after 28 matches) will then qualify for the playoffs comprising of Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, Eliminator, and the final. TNPL 2024 TeamsHere are the eight teams that are participating in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024.

1. Lyca Kovai Kings
2. Nellai Royal Kings
3. Chepauk Super Gillies
4. Dindigul Dragons
5. Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans
6. SKM Salem Spartans
7. Siechem Madurai Panthers
8. Trichy Grand Cholas

TNPL 2024 Full ScheduleAll timings as per India Standard Time (IST) The 8th season of Tamil Nadu Premier League will see defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings taking on four-time winners Chepauk Super Gillies at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem on Friday, July 5. The final of TNPL 2024 will be held on Sunday, August 4 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. TNPL 2024: Live Telecast and Streaming DetailsThe Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024 will be telecasted live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Tamil channels in India. Live streaming of TNPL 2024 will be available on the Fancode app and website in India. TNPL 2024 SquadsHere are the full squad details of the eight teams participating in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. SKM Salem Spartans SquadAbhishek S, M Ganesh Moorthi, Guru Sayee S, Jaganath Srinivas RS, Kavin R, Mohammed Adnan Khan, Sachin Rathi, Selva Kumaran N, Sunny Sandhu, Harish Kumar S, Vivek R, Kaushik Srinivas R, Robin Singh Bist, Shijit Chandran P, Vishal Vaidhya K, Poiyamozhi M, Rajan S, Yazh Arun Mozhi ME, Tharun Kumar, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan Chepauk Super Gillies SquadBaba Aparajith, Arunachalam V, Iyappan B, Naryan Jagadeesan, Jitendra Kumar CH, Lokesh Raj TD, Mathan Kumar S, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Rahil Shah, Sibi R, Silambarasan M, Abhishek Tanwar, Aswin Crist A, Shajahan M, Daryl S Ferrario, Periyasamy G, R Satish, Surya B, Santhosh Kumar D, Andre Siddarth C, Aashiq K Lyca Kovai Kings SquadG Ajitesh, Arun Karthik, Arun Kumar SJ, Emmanuel Cherian B, Harish NS, Kabilan N, Lakshay Jain S, Mohan Prasath, Nidish Rajagopal, Rithik Easwaran S, Rohan J, Sonu Yadav, Sugendhiran P, Suryapprakash L, Silambarasan R, Mokit Hariharan RS, Gohul Moorthi S, Gowtham V, Abilash AV, Kirubakar R IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans SquadAjit Ram S, Anirudh Sita Ram B, Bhuvaneswaran P, Ganesh S, Karuppusamy S, Manigandan S, Mohamed Ali S, Radhakrishnan S, Tushar Raheja, Vijay Shankar, R Sai Kishore, T Natarajan, Maan K Bafna, Anovankar V, Ram Kumar R, Jeevanandam J, Amit Sathvik VP, Karthik Saran M, Rohit R, Mathivanan P. Dindigul Dragons SquadAdithya G, Affan Khader M, R Ashwin, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Diran VP, Kishoor G, Varun Chakravarthy, Baba Indrajith, Sarath Kumar C, Shivam Singh, Subodh Kumar Bhati, Vimal Khumar R, Vignesh P, Sandeep Warrier, Rohan Raju, Rocky B, Om Nithin K, Elaya Raja P Nellai Royal Kings SquadAtheeq Ur Rahman MA, Divakar R, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan K, Hemcharan P, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, M Mohammed, Mukilesh U, Om Prakash KM, Ram Arvindh R, Sachin B, B Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan, M Siddharth, Sujay S, J Suresh Kumar, Vidyuth P, Yudheeswaran V, Meeran Rahil Rehman, Manish GR, Vignesh GV Siechem Madurai Panthers SquadAditya V, Ajay K Krishnan, Murugan Ashwin, Ayush M, Gurjapneet Singh, Hari Nishaanth C, J Kousik, Lokeshwar S, Rahul D, Sri Abisek S, Saravanan P, Washington Sundar, Swapnil K Singh, Chaturved NS, Sasidev U, Alexandar R, Karthick Manikandan VS, Ajay Chetan J, Akram Khan, Kiran Akash L Trichy Grand Cholas SquadW Anthony Dhas, Athisayaraj Davidson, Easwaran K, Francis Rokins, Ganga Sridhar Raju, Godson G, Jafar Jamal, Mani Barathy K, Rajkumar K, Rajkumar R, Vinod SP, Sanjay Yadav, Sarvana Kumar P, Vignesh K, Nirmal Kumar P, Shyam Sundar S, Mohammed Ashik, Arjun P Murthy, Rejin J, Arya Yohan Menon Top 5 Buys At The TNPL Player Auction 2024

• Sai Kishore (iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans): Rs 22 lakh.
• Sanjay Yadav (Trichy Grand Cholas): Rs 22 lakh.
• Harish Kumar (Salem Spartans): Rs 15.4 lakh.
• Abhishek Tanwar (Chepauk Super Gillies): Rs 12.2 lakh.
• T Natarajan (iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans): Rs 11.25 lakh.

Sai Kishore and Sanjay Yadav broke the record for the highest bid in TNPL auction history, each fetching 22 lakhs. Sai Kishore was acquired by iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans whereas Sanjay Yadav was bagged by Trichy Grand Cholas. Past Winners of Tamil Nadu Premier LeagueIn the seven editions of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, Chepauk Super Gillies is the most successfull team with 4 titles against its name. Lyca Kovai Kings, the current champions have won the title twice (2022 and 2023) in a row. Tuti Patriots and Madurai Panthers are the other two teams who won the TNPL title in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings were delcared the joint winners during the 2022 edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League.