{"id":199268,"date":"2026-08-04T08:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199268"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:19:25","slug":"tnpl-2026-live-sathwik-raheja-fall-in-quick-succession-after-blazing-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199268","title":{"rendered":"TNPL 2026 Live: Sathwik, Raheja fall in quick succession after blazing start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71305861\"><b>Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the opening game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 season between Tiruppur Tamizhans and Dindigul Dragons at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0b \ud835\udc31 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11 \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>What started as Tamil Nadu&#8217;s franchise T20 competition has grown into a launchpad for some of India&#8217;s brightest cricketing talent.<\/p>\n<p>As the landmark \ud83d\udd1fth edition begins tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/siddanthnairr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@siddanthnairr<\/a> revisits the league&#8217;s remarkable journey. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Follow\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxF3NAJY5j\">pic.twitter.com\/QxF3NAJY5j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportstar (@sportstarweb) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sportstarweb\/status\/2084634710211469372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">TOSS UPDATE<\/h4>\n<p>Dindigul Dragons won the toss and chose to bowl first.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">PLAYING XIs<\/h4>\n<p><b>Dindigul Dragons:<\/b> Mohit Mittan, Anuraag Rajesh Nair, R K Jayant, Vimal Khumar, Hunny Saini, Baba Indrajith(w\/c), M Karthik Saran, P Bhuvaneswaran, Sandeep Warrier, Nirankar Sharma, Sakthi Karuppasamy<\/p>\n<p><b>Tiruppur Tamizhans:<\/b> Tushar Raheja(w), Amit Sathvik, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore(c), Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Mohamed Ali, Uthirasamy Sasidev, V Anovankar, S Mohan Prasath, R Silambarasan, Esakkimuthu A, T Natarajan<\/p>\n<p><b>SQUADS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dindigul Dragons:<\/b> Baba Indrajith(w\/c), M Karthik Saran, Vimal Khumar, Mohit Mittan, Shivam Singh, Krish E, Nirankar Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sasidharan Ravichandran, Hunny Saini, Atul Vitkar, Dinesh H, BK Kishore, VK Vineeth, Anuraag Rajesh Nair, Sakthi Karuppasamy, R K Jayant, P Bhuvaneswaran, M Viju Arul<\/p>\n<p><b>Tiruppur Tamizhans:<\/b> Uthirasamy Sasidev, V Anovankar, Pradosh Ranjan Paul(w), Bharath M, Tushar Raheja, Shantanu K, Mohamed Ali, M Vishal, Wafar K, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore(c), T Natarajan, R Silambarasan, S Mohan Prasath, S Ganesh, Amit Sathvik, M Mathivannan, Akash Dev Kumar, Pranav Ragavendra, CV Achyuth, Esakkimuthu A<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/dd-vs-tt-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2026-live-score-updates-highlights-commentary\/article71305861.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the opening game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 season between Tiruppur Tamizhans and Dindigul Dragons at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul! Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features. \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0b \ud835\udc31 &#8230; <a title=\"TNPL 2026 Live: Sathwik, Raheja fall in quick succession after blazing start\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199268\" aria-label=\"Read more about TNPL 2026 Live: Sathwik, Raheja fall in quick succession after blazing start\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10216_6_7_2025_23_27_9_3_06_07_2025_CHAMPIONS_2.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":199254,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199254","url_meta":{"origin":199268,"position":0},"title":"TNPL turns 10: The rise and rebirth of Tamil Nadu\u2019s domestic cricket league","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"August 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League gets underway on Tuesday, August 4. 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