page_title: Tamil Nadu Premier League
section_title: Venues
hierarchical_section_title: Tamil Nadu Premier League / Venues
caption_attribution_description: English: Panaroma of MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai during the practice match of India vs New Zealand of 2011 ICC World Cup.
context_page_description: The Tamil Nadu Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The league was formed in 2016 by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It is played during July and August of every year by eight teams representing eight districts in Tamil Nadu. Sankar Cements has been sponsoring the competition since its inception. The first season inaugurated by then Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni was won by Tuti Patriots.
  There have been four seasons of TNPL. The current champions, Chepauk Super Gillies are also the most successful team after winning the title in 2017 and 2019. The other teams which have won the title are Siechem Madurai Panthers and Tuti Patriots.
  In 2019 two of the franchises were accused of match fixing which led to removal of co-owners of a franchise. However both franchises remained intact in the league.
context_section_description: A total of three venues were used until 2019. Grounds in Dindigul and Tirunelveli hosts every match in the league stages between them. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is generally used for only two matches in the playoff stages including the final.
  Two new venues in Coimbatore and Salem are slated to host matches from 2020 onwards. The ground in Coimbatore was expected to host matches in the fourth season itself. But TNCA wanted age-group tournaments held there first before TNPL. The Chennai venue will not host matches in the upcoming season.
caption: Panaroma of the M A Chidambaram stadium
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