TNPL 2026 team of the tournament features N Jagadeesan and M Siddharth
Vida Kovai Kings defeated Madurai Panthers to win the final of the tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League in 2026, and Khel Now has compiled a combined XI from the season’s top performers. The list highlights leading run-scorers and wicket-takers across TNPL 2026.
The tenth edition produced numerous standout individual contributions while concluding with Vida Kovai Kings lifting the trophy. Captain Shahrukh Khan led Kovai Kings to the title after the side advanced to the final by winning the Eliminator and Qualifier 2. Khel Now’s selection aggregates players from teams that reached the playoffs and performers from the group stage.
Balasubramaniam Sachin finished as the competition’s top run-scorer with 428 runs in ten games at 53.50 and a strike rate of 160.90, including three half-centuries; his 39 off 33 in the final featured at an important juncture. Tushar Raheja scored 422 runs in eight innings at 70.33 with a strike rate of 190.09, recording one century and three half-centuries while playing a key role in Tiruppur Tamizhans reaching the playoffs. N Jagadeesan was the third-highest scorer with 323 runs in seven matches at 53.88, registering three half-centuries; he is named as captain and wicketkeeper for the combined XI.
K Rajkumar contributed 283 runs in nine innings at 40.42 with a strike rate of 136.71 and two half-centuries while representing Trichy Grand Cholas up to Qualifier 2. U Mukilesh scored 216 runs in seven innings at 43.20 with a strike rate of 128.57 and one fifty, finishing as the top scorer for Nellai Royal Kings. C Andre Siddarth finished the season with 250 runs in eight matches at 35.71 and a strike rate of 171.23, including two half-centuries; his 82 off 47 balls in the final helped Kovai Kings reach 182/7.
Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav provided all-round contributions for Trichy Grand Cholas, scoring 149 runs at 37.25 with a strike rate of 127.35 and taking seven wickets at an economy rate of 8.17. K Deeban Lingesh was the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets in nine games at a strike rate of 9.23 and an economy rate of 7.94, and he took a wicket with the very first ball of the final. K Easwaran claimed 15 wickets in seven matches at a strike rate of 10 and an economy rate of 8.24, finishing as the third-highest wicket-taker.
Manimaran (M) Siddharth, who has played in TNPL since his 2017 debut, finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 16 wickets in ten games at an economy rate of 5.08, supplying economical middle-over spells for Kovai Kings. Jhathavedh Subramanyan produced a tournament-defining 4/12 against Dindigul Dragons in a must-win final group game and ended TNPL 2026 with 14 wickets at an economy rate of 6.58.
The combined XI named by Khel Now is: Narayan Jagadeesan (c/wk), Tushar Raheja, Balasubramaniam Sachin, K Rajkumar, U Mukilesh, C Andre Siddarth, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav, K Deeban Lingesh, K Easwaran, Manimaran Siddharth, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.
Vida Kovai Kings’ victory over Madurai Panthers secured the franchise’s third Tamil Nadu Premier League title, and the combined XI above reflects the leading individual performers from TNPL 2026.