Tirunelveli, July 12: Lyca Kovai Kings lifted their second Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) title after a 104-run victory over Nellai Royal Kings in the summit clash of TNPL 2023 at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Tirunelvelli, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (July 12).
After fifties from Suresh Kumar, U Mukilesh and Atheeq Ur Rahman powered Lyca Kovai Kings to 205/5 in their allotted 20 overs, Jhatavedh Subramanyan and Shahrukh Khan combined to bundle out Nellai Royal Kings for 101.

Jhathavedh was the star with the ball for the champions NKK as the leg spinner ended with figures of 4 for 21, while skipper Shahrukh claimed three wickets, including the dangerous looking opposition skipper Arun Karthik for 27.
Earlier, opting to bat, Suresh (57 off 33 balls) and Mukilesh (51 off 40 balls) steadied the ship for LKK after NRK's Sandeep Warrier's early double strike. Atheeq then handed LKK a good finish by smashing a 21-ball 50. Warrier and Sonu Yadav took two wickets each for NRK.
TNPL, a T20 tournament organized by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), has been held every year since 2016 except for the year 2020 when the league was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
In the 7 editions held so far, Chepauk Super Gillies are the most successful side having won the title four times in 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2022, when they shared the title with LKK, who have won the title twice now. Siechem Madurai Panthers and now defunct Tuti Patriots are the other two winners.
Here's the TNPL 2023 full list of award winners, prize money, records and stats from the bygone season of Tamil Nadu Premier League, which saw two hundreds and some top performances:
# Champions: Lyca Kovai Kings - Rs 50 Lakhs
# Runner-up: Nellai Royal Kings - Rs 30 Lakh
# Player of the Match (Final): Jhatavedh Subramanyan (LKK) - Rs 10,000
# Boom Boom Boomer Sixer (Final): Suresh Kumar (LKK) - Rs 50,000
# Sriram Maximum Fours (Final): Atheeq Ur Rahman (NRK) - Rs 10,000
# Sonata Stylish Player (Final): Atheeq Ur Rahman (NRK) - Rs 50,000
# Turbo Power Player (Final): Jhathavedh Subramanyan (LKK) - Rs 10,000
# Catch of the Match (Final): R Divakar (LKK) - Rs 10,000
# Fantastic 50 (Final): J Suresh Kumar (LKK) - Rs 10,000
# Most Valuable Player (Player of the Tournament): G Ajitesh (NRK) - Rs 1 Lakh
# Most Promising Youngster:
# Ather Electric Batter Award - Most Runs in TNPL 2023 (Orange Cap): G Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) - 385 runs in 10 innings
# Ather Electric Bowler Award - Most Wickets in TNPL 2023 (Purple Cap): Shahrukh Khan (Lyca Kovai Kings) - 17 wickets in 9 innings
# Sriram Maximum Fours in TNPL 2023: Sai Sudarshan (NRK) - Rs 50,000
# Power Catch of the Tournament: Murugan Ashwin (Siechem Madurai Panthers) - Rs 50,000
# Maximum 50s: G Ajitesh (NRK) - Rs 50,000
# Most Centuries in TNPL 2023: G Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) & Arun Karthik (Nellai Royal Kings) - 1 Hundred each
# Most Half-Centuries in TNPL 2023: Sai Sudarshan (Nellai Royal Kings) & Shivam Singh (Dindigul Dragons) - 4 fifties each
# Highest Score in TNPL 2023: G Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) - 112 off 60 balls vs Lyca Kovai Kings
# Total Sixes: 405 sixes
# Total Fours: 754 fours
# Most Sixes in TNPL 2023: G Ajitesh (Nellai Royal Kings) - 21 sixes in 10 innings
# Most Fours in TNPL 2023: Sai Sudarshan (Nellai Royal Kings) - 39 fours in 6 innings
# Highest total: 217/5 in 20 overs by Chepauk Super Gillies vs Salem Spartans
# Lowest total: 71 All Out by Ba11sy Trichy vs Chepauk Super Gillies
# Most Sixes in an innings: G Ajitesh (NRK) - 8 sixes vs LKK | Jafar Jamal (Ba11sy Trichy) - 8 sixes vs NRK | C Sarath Kumar (Dindigul Dragons) - 8 sixes vs LKK
# Highest Batting Average (minimum 5 innings): B Sai Sudarshan (Nellai Royal Kings) - 74.20
# Highest strike-rate (minimum 100 runs): Shahrukh Khan (Nellai Royal Kings) - 190.00
# Best bowling figures in an innings: M Silambarasan (Chepauk Super Gillies) - 5 for 12 in 3 overs vs Ba11sy Trichy
# Best Economy Rate (minimum 25 overs): M Siddharth (Lyca Kovai Kings) - 5.61 (34 overs in 9 innings)
# Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper: J Suresh Kumar (Lyca Kovai Kings) - 9 dismissals in 9 innings
# Most stumpings: Baba Indrajith (Dindigul Dragons) - 2 stumpings in 0 innings
# Most Catches (fielder): Shahrukh Khan (Lyca Kovai Kings) - 8 catches
# Highest batting partnership: 117 by R Vimal Khumar & Shivam Singh (Dindigul Dragons) vs Nellai Royal Kings
# Highest match aggregate: 418/10 in 40 overs - Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Nellai Royal Kings