KCPL Season 1 Champions — Kannigapuram Indians

The final standings

Season 1 Podium

The three teams that finished on the inaugural KCPL podium.

2nd · Runners-up Kannigapuram Knight Riders crest

Kannigapuram Knight Riders

KKR

1st · Champions Kannigapuram Indians crest

Kannigapuram Indians

KI

3rd Place

Kannigapuram Royals

KR

Official tournament numbers

Statistics Dashboard

A first view of Season 1. Detailed player and match statistics will be populated from the official CricHeroes scorecards.

10MatchesSeason total

6TeamsSeason total

KIChampionsKannigapuram Indians

1Historic SeasonKCPL 2026

CricHeroes data:Batting, bowling, strike-rate, economy, sixes, boundaries and match awards are being prepared from the tournament scorecards. No player statistic is shown until it has been verified.

The people behind the league

Tournament Founder

Alan Avinash (Avi)

Founder of KCPL. From the first poster to the final over, Season 1 is his promise to Kannigapuram — a real league, a real auction, and a stage for local talent.

Executive Chairperson

Karthik

Steers the league committee, brings the six franchises together, and keeps Season 1 on course.

League Director

Ricky Adams

Registrations, the league platform & tech, and auction-day control — the engine room of KCPL.

A warm welcome to our owners & icons

The Franchise Owners

Six franchises have entered Season 1 — each backed by an owner and an icon player.

Owner Maheswaran and Icon Prem — MSR Sport Academy

Owner Elavarasan (Aali) and Icon Alocius (Alo) — PK Badminton Academy

Owner Balaji and Icon Saravana — Everest Badminton Academy

Owner Kannan and Icon Thulasi — GV Sons Fruits

Owner Vignesh (Kutty) and Icon Edwin — GM Enterprises

Owner Vinoth and Icon Guna (Kutty) — Vinoth Advocates

01 OwnerMaheswaranMSR Sport Academy IconPrem
02 OwnerElavarasan (Aali)PK Badminton Academy IconAlocius (Alo)
03 OwnerBalajiEverest Badminton Academy IconSaravana
04 OwnerKannanGV Sons Fruits IconThulasi
05 OwnerVignesh (Kutty)GM Enterprises IconEdwin
06 OwnerVinothVinoth Advocates IconGuna (Kutty)

Season 1 · completed group stage

The Two Pools

The six Season 1 franchises competed across two groups of three.

Pool A

SKSunrisers Kannigapuram
KSKKannigapuram Super Kings
KRKannigapuram Royals

Pool B

KIKannigapuram Indians
KKRKannigapuram Knight Riders
RCKRoyal Challengers Kannigapuram

Season 1 · all matches completed

Results & Match Centre

Every result from the inaugural season: six league matches, two semi-finals, the third-place match and the final.

Saturday, 15 Aug 2026 First ball 07:00 AM Titans Sports Arena, Chennai

League results

M1 KIKannigapuram Indians KKR wonBy 6 wickets KKRKannigapuram Knight Riders
M2 KSKKannigapuram Super Kings KR wonBy 12 runs KRKannigapuram Royals
M3 KKRKannigapuram Knight Riders KKR wonBy 10 runs RCKRoyal Challengers Kannigapuram
M4 KRKannigapuram Royals SK wonBy 21 runs SKSunrisers Kannigapuram
M5 KIKannigapuram Indians KI wonBy 19 runs RCKRoyal Challengers Kannigapuram
M6 KSKKannigapuram Super Kings SK wonBy 12 runs SKSunrisers Kannigapuram

Semi-finals, third place & final

SF1 KKRPool B winner KKR wonBy 7 wickets KRPool A runner-up
SF2 SKPool A winner KI wonBy 7 wickets KIPool B runner-up
3RD KRThird place KR · 3rd placeSK · 4th place SKFourth place
FINAL KKRFinalist KI wonBy 5 wickets KIFinalist

Season 1 complete · six teams · ten matches · one champion.

One community · one historic season

The Season 1 Story

KCPL began with a simple ambition: give Kannigapuram's local players a league of their own. Six franchises came together, 110 players registered, and the first player auction built six twelve-player squads.

On 15 August 2026, the teams played ten matches at Titans Sports Arena—from the opening league game to the final. Kannigapuram Indians closed the day as KCPL's first champions, writing the opening chapter of a new community cricket tradition.

The people who made Season 1 possible

With Thanks

KCPL thanks every person who contributed time, energy and support to the inaugural season. The complete acknowledgement list will be added as it is confirmed.

League leadershipFranchise owners & iconsPlayersUmpires & scorersGround teamVolunteersFamilies & supporters

Auction night · 2 August 2026

The Squads Are Set

Six franchises went bid for bid until every squad closed on exactly 12 players. Tap a crest to see the purse and the full squad.

6Squads

72Players sold

53,300Points spent

7,200Top bid

The three biggest buys

1

Gopi SundararajanKR · Kannigapuram Royals 7,200

2

Gopi GJKI · Kannigapuram Indians 6,000

3

Pavithran PaviRCK · Royal Challengers Kannigapuram 4,500

The six squads