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The Pondicherry Premier League is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament played in the union territories of Pondicherry in India. It is organised by the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) and sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It was first contested in 2024 by six teams.[1]
Countries | India |
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Administrator | Cricket Association of Pondicherry |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2024 |
Latest edition | 2024 |
Next edition | 2025 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin and Playoffs |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | Mahe Megalo Strikers |
Most successful | Mahe Megalo Strikers (1 title) |
TV | Star Sports FanCode |
History
editThe Pondicherry Premier League was launched in August 2024.[2][3] The tournament is played in a double round-robin format followed by playoffs resulting in a total of 34 matches between 6 teams.[4]
The inaugural season of the tournament was held from 5 to 23 August 2024.[5]
Teams
editSix franchises are competing in the league. The franchises are named after a zone in the Pondicherry union.[6]
Team | Zone | Captain |
---|---|---|
Karaikal Kniights[7] | Karaikal district | Paras Ratnaparkhe |
Mahe Megalo Strikers[8] | Mahe district | Fabid Ahmed |
Ossudu Accord Warriors[9] | Nitin Pranaav | |
Villianur Mohit Kings[10] | Villianur | Damodaran Rohit |
White Town Giants[11] | Jay Pande | |
Yanam Royals[12] | Yanam district | Parameeswaran Sivaraman |
Tournament season and results
editSeason | Final | Player of the season | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | ||
2024 | Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground | Mahe Megalo Strikers 117/4 (17.1) |
Won by 6 wickets Scorecard |
Villianur Mohit Kings 116 (18.5) |
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Team performance
edit- Teams are listed alphabetically.
- C : Champions
- RU : Runners-up
- PO : team qualified for the Playoffs
Season Franchise |
2024[13] |
---|---|
Karaikal Kniights |
5th |
Mahe Megalo Strikers |
C |
Ossudu Accord Warriors |
PO |
Villianur Mohit Kings |
RU |
White Town Giants |
PO |
Yanam Royals |
6th |
Overall statistics
editFranchise | App. | Mat. | W | L | NR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karaikal Kniights |
1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Mahe Megalo Strikers |
1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Ossudu Accord Warriors |
1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Villianur Mohit Kings |
1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
White Town Giants |
1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Yanam Royals |
1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Pondicherry Premier League 2024 – All You Need To Know: Squads, Schedule, Where To Watch Live | PPL 2024". Wisden. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Pondicherry Premier League 2024". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Pondicherry T20 2024: All squads, full schedule, where to watch, Fantasy & more | Pondicherry T20 Tournament, 2024". www.cricket.com. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Pondicherry Premier League Trophy team series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "PPL 2024 Schedule | Pondicherry Premier League Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Pondicherry Premier League Teams List". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Karaikal Kniights Cricket Team | KAK | Karaikal Kniights Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Mahe Megalo Strikers Cricket Team | MAS | Mahe Megalo Strikers Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Ossudu Accord Warriors Cricket Team | OSW | Ossudu Accord Warriors Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Villianur Mohit Kings Cricket Team | VIK | Villianur Mohit Kings Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "White Town Dropthought Giants Cricket Team | WTG | White Town Dropthought Giants Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Yanam Royals Cricket Team | YAR | Yanam Royals Team News and Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "PPL | 2024 Pondicherry Premier League | Live Score, Schedule, News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.