{"id":199349,"date":"2026-08-05T04:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199349"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:50:22","slug":"tnpl-2026-live-updates-madurai-panthers-trichy-grand-cholas-look-to-start-on-winning-note-mp-opts-to-field-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199349","title":{"rendered":"TNPL 2026 LIVE updates: Madurai Panthers, Trichy Grand Cholas look to start on winning note; MP opts to field first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71308864\"><i>Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features.<\/i><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">TOSS<\/h4>\n<p>Madurai Panthers won the toss and opted to field first<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">PLAYING XIs<\/h4>\n<p><b>Madurai Panthers: TBD<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Trichy Grand Cholas: TBD<\/b><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">SQUADS<\/h4>\n<p><b>Madurai Panthers: <\/b>M. Karthik, M.A. Atheeq Ur Rahman, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, Gurjapneet Singh, D. Deepesh, P. Vignesh, P. Saravanan, N.S. Chaturved, S. Rajalingam, S. Surya Anand, S. Shankar Ganesh, Siddharth Mahadevan, Kiran Karthikeyan, Rohan Ravi Bhutra, Shavin K., Hari Ragavendra V.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trichy Grand Cholas:<\/b> J. Suresh Kumar, P. Saravana Kumar, J. Kousik, R. Sanjay Yadav, M.S. Washington Sundar, Jafar Jamal, R. Rajkumar, V. Athisayaraj Davidson, K. Easwaran, W. Antony Dhas, M. Ganesh Moorthi, N. Selva Kumaran, T. Saran, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Sai Shriraam G., Shyam Sundar S., Rajkumar K., Bhavan Suriya S., Vijay Abhimanyu T., Ramesh K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/domestic\/mp-vs-tgc-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2026-live-score-commentary-updates-highlights-analysis\/article71308864.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features. 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