KCPL Season 1 Champions — Kannigapuram Indians

The final standings

Season 1 Podium

The final order of KCPL's inaugural season, presented on one championship stage.

Final standings · Season 1

Kannigapuram Knight Riders

Runners-up · KKR

2Second place

Kannigapuram Indians

Season 1 Champions · KI

1Champions

Kannigapuram Royals

Third place · KR

3Third place

Fourth placeSunrisers Kannigapuram

Key tournament numbers

Season at a Glance

Only the defining numbers from KCPL's inaugural season.

9MatchesSeason total

6TeamsSeason total

110Registered PlayersSeason 1

KIChampionsKannigapuram Indians

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 · all matches completed

Results & Match Centre

All nine matches from KCPL's inaugural season — six league games, two semi-finals and the final.

792RunsSeason 1

63WicketsSeason 1

23FoursSeason 1

43SixesSeason 1

Pool A

Pool A standings — played, won, lost, no result, points and net run rate
Team	P	W	L	Pts	NRR
KIQualified	2	1	1	2	+4.472
KRQualified	2	1	1	2	-0.828
KSK	2	1	1	2	-3.763

Pool B

Pool B standings — played, won, lost, no result, points and net run rate
Team	P	W	L	Pts	NRR
KKRQualified	2	2	0	4	+2.648
SRKQualified	2	1	1	2	+0.466
RCK	2	0	2	0	-3.494

Tournament leaders

Top run-scorers

1GunaseelanKR68Runs3 inns · Avg 22.67 · SR 141.67
2AchuKKR68Runs4 inns · Avg 22.67 · SR 165.85
3Area WhiteSRK48Runs3 inns · Avg 24.00 · SR 154.84

Top wicket-takers

1Gopi GjKI4Wkts3 inns · Econ 4.30 · SR 7.50
2Area AaliKKR4Wkts4 inns · Econ 4.95 · SR 10.50
3PraveenKKR3Wkts4 inns · Econ 8.00 · SR 9.00

Standout performances

33*Highest scoreArea White · SRK

2/4Best bowlingGopi Gj · KI · Semi Final 2

Gopi GjPlayer of the FinalKI

League results

M1 KI42/6 (6.0) KKR wonBy 6 wicketsPOM · Area Aali KKR44/4 (5.2)
M2 RCK40/2 (6.0) KR wonBy 8 wicketsPOM · Gopi KR42/2 (3.4)
M3 KSK37/3 (6.0) KKR wonBy 7 wicketsPOM · Achu KKR38/3 (3.4)
M4 KSK78/4 (6.0) KSK wonBy 9 runsPOM · Area White KR69/5 (6.0)
M5 KI83/3 (6.0) KI wonBy 45 runsPOM · Saravana Ar 2 KR38/6 (6.0)
M6 RCK40/5 (6.0) SRK wonBy 7 wicketsPOM · Area Yokesh SRK41/3 (4.3)

Semi-finals

SF1 KKR57/4 (6.0) KKR wonBy 4 runsPOM · Achu KR53/4 (6.0)
SF2 KI56/4 (6.0) KI wonBy 25 runsPOM · Gopi Gj SRK31/5 (6.0)

Final

FINAL KKR24/5 (6.0) KI wonBy 7 wicketsPOM · Gopi Gj KI25/3 (3.4)

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. The inaugural season brought franchises, players and supporters together around a shared stage for local cricket.

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