Madurai Panthers

In the last six seasons of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, Siechem Madurai Panthers has proven itself as one of the favourite teams of the League (TNPL). The franchise won its first TNPL title in 2018, against all odds. Siechem Madurai Panthers have won one title in the 2018 season which makes them the second most successful franchise in the history of the Tamil Nadu Premier League. The Siechem Madurai Panthers players have a unique mix of talent and experience and for that, the owners invest a lot in them. Fans of the Chennai Super Kings are very loyal to the team. The fans of the team have a very unique way of cheering for the team. Arun Karthik is the captain of the team Siechem Madurai Panthers and D. Ganesh is the coach of the team.

Siechem Madurai Panthers ( SMP) Team Owner

In the inaugural season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, Siechem Madurai Panthers was bought by Pooja Damodaran in 2016. Currently, the team has new owners - Siechem Technologies Pvt. Ltd and afterwards the team has been named Siechem Madurai Panthers.

Siechem Madurai Panthers (SMP) is a great team and the most important part of this team is the owners who are very well-known for their love and care towards their players. They always try to maintain a cordial relationship with their players to bring harmony to the team. It has always been seen that the owner of Siechem Madurai Panthers has been at one with all the teams and people associated with them.

SMP (Siechem Madurai Panthers) Brand Value

The Siechem Madurai Panthers is one of the most successful Tamil Nadu Premier League teams. This can be attributed to their consistency in winning the matches and also having players who are proven performers. With players like Arun Karthik, and Varun Chakraborty consistently representing the team for the past few years, the brand value of Siechem Madurai Panthers always has been on top. Currently, the brand value of the team is 4 Crores approx. The Covid-19 pandemic deeply affected the team’s brand value but after a successful 2022 campaign, it is expected that they will see a rise in their team’s brand value.

Performance of SMP (Siechem Madurai Panthers) over the years

Siechem Madurai Panthers has consistently performed in the last 4 seasons of Tamil Nadu Premier League out of 6 seasons that they have played. Out of the 6 seasons, they have qualified for the playoffs 3 times and have played 1 final in between. They have won the title one time and have finished in the last position in the points table twice.

Year	Performance
2016	8th
2017	8th
2018	Champions
2019	3rd
2020	–
2021	6th
2022	4th
2023	–

2016 TNPL Season

The 2016 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League was the first season of the TNPL. It is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Tamil Nadu, India. In this season Siechem Madurai Panthers played as Madurai Super Giants name. This season this team finished in the last position in the points table and could not get a chance to play in playoffs. Arun Karthik was the captain of the team. In their first-ever TNPL match, Madurai Panthers played against Dindigul Dragons and lost the match by 14 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against VB Thiruvallur Veerans and lost the match by 6 runs. In their third match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers again lost by 10 runs against Lyca Kovai Kings. In the next four matches, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Karaikudi KaalaiKaalai ( by 52 runs), Ruby Kanchi Warriors ( by 7 wickets), Chepauk Super Gillies ( by 55 runs), and Tuti Patriots ( by 33 runs) respectively. This season, Siechem Madurai Panthers did not win any matches out of the seven matches they played. This was the season to forget for the team Siechem Madurai Panthers.

2017 TNPL Season

The 2017 TNPL season was the second edition of that tournament. The 2017 season of Tamil Nadu Premier League was another disappointing season for the Siechem Madurai Panthers as for the second time in the 2 seasons they played, they failed to make it to the playoffs as in the league stage, they could not win any matches and out of u matches that they played, they lost 6 matches and one match was tied. In their first match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Dindigul Dragons and lost the match by a huge margin of 10 wickets. Siechem Madurai Panthers played their next match against Karaikudi Kaalai and lost the match by 43 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Ruby Trichy Warriors. In this match, there was a chance to get their first-ever TNPL win for Siechem Madurai Panthers but they lost the match by just 2 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Chepauk Super Gillies by 5 wickets. This was their fourth consecutive loss in that season. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers faced Lyca Kovai Kings but the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Siechem Madurai Panthers got their first point in the points table. In the last two group league matches, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against VB Thiruvallur Veerans and Tuti Patriots by 3 wickets and 137 runs respectively.

Siechem Madurai Panthers finished in the last position in the points table.

2018 TNPL Season

The 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League season was the third edition of that tournament. The TNPL 2018 season was a perfect comeback for the Siechem Madurai Panthers after a dismal performance in the previous seasons. In TNPL 2018, they won the TNPL title for the first time and became the second most successful franchise in the Indian Premier League. They dominated every team during the league stage matches. In their first match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Dindigul Dragons and lost the match by a huge margin of 9 wickets. But in the next match against Chepauk Super Gillies, Siechem Madurai Panthers registered their first-ever win in a TNPL match. They won the match by 26 runs. Rahil Shah was the man of the match. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Tuti Patriots and won the match by 7 wickets. Captain of the team, Arun Karthik was the man of the match for his match winning 59 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers won by 11 runs against VB Kanchi Veerans. Thalaivan Sargunam was the man of the match. After this match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Ruby Trichy Warriors and won the match by 5 wickets. Arun Karthik was the man of the match. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Karaikudi Kaalai and won the match by 4 wickets. Again, Arun Karthik was the player of the match. After winning five matches consecutively, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost their last group league match by 8 wickets against Lyca Kovai Kings. The next match of Siechem Madurai Panthers was Qualifier 1 game and Siechem Madurai Panthers lost the match by 75 runs against Dindigul Dragons. But in Qualifier 2, Siechem Madurai Panthers beat Lyca Kovai Kings by 7 wickets and confirmed their spot in the finals. In the 2018 TNPL final match, Siechem Madurai Panthers beat Dindigul Dragons by 7 wickets and won the title for the first time. Arun Karthik was the man of the match in the final for his 75 runs contribution. Arun Karthik was also awarded the Player of the Tournament award.

2019 TNPL Season

The 2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League season was the fourth edition of that tournament. After being champion in the previous season, the Siechem Madurai Panthers team was looking good too for this season. Siechem Madurai Panthers dominated every team during the league stage matches. In their first match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Tuti Patriots and won the match by a huge margin of 9 wickets. Captain of the team, Arun Karthik was the man of the match for his match winning 65 runs. But in the next match against Dindigul Dragons, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost by 30 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Vb Kanchi Veerans and lost the match by 7 wickets. After two losses, in the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers won against Ruby Trichy Warriors in the super-over. Abhishek Tanwar was the man of the match. After this match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Lyca Kovai Kings and won the match by 23 runs. Arun Karthik was the man of the match. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Chepauk Super Gillies and won the match by 33 runs. Kiran Akash was the player in the match. After winning three matches consecutively, Siechem Madurai Panthers also won their last group league match by 2 wickets against Karaikudi Kaalai. Rahil Shah was the man of the match. This way, Siechem Madurai Panthers secured their position in the playoffs. The next match of Siechem Madurai Panthers was an Eliminator game and Siechem Madurai Panthers won the match by 5 wickets against Vb Kanchi Veerans. But in Qualifier 2, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Dindigul Dragons by 45 runs and finished the season as third. This year the team could not make the fans happy despite raising hopes.

2020 TNPL Season

The 2020 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League was suspended due to the Pandemic. No matches were played that season.

2021 TNPL Season

The 2017 Tamil Nadu Premier League season was the fifth edition of that tournament. This season the Siechem Madurai Panthers team finished in 6th position in the points table and could not get a chance to play in playoffs. In the first match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Dindigul Dragons and won the match by 6 wickets. J. Koushik was the man of the match. But in the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Ruby Trichy Warriors by 3 wickets. In the next group league match, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Lyca Kovai Kings by 19 runs. The next match of Siechem Madurai Panthers was against Nellai Royal Kings and the match was abandoned. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Ideeam Tiruppur Tamizhans by 81 runs. NS Chaturvedi was awarded the Player of the Match award. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Chepauk Super Gillies by 5 wickets. In the last match of the group league, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost against Salem Spartans by 11 runs and ended the season in the sixth position of the points table.

2022 TNPL Season

The 2022 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League was one of the good seasons for the Siechem Madurai Panthers team. This season, Siechem Madurai Panthers was in the third position in the points table topper and played playoff matches but could not reach the finals.

In the first match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers won the match against Chepauk Super Gillies by 4 wickets. That was a nail-biting match. Balchander Anirudh was the man of the match. Next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers won the match against Lyca Kovai Kings by 2 wickets. NS Chaturved was the man of the match. In their next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost the match by 26 runs against Nellai Royal Kings. In their fourth match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers won by 7 wickets against Dindigul Dragons. Balchander Anirudh was brilliant with the bat in this match as he scored 51 runs in just 34 balls. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers faced Salem Spartans and won the match by 39 runs. Rithik Easwaran was the man of the match. Next match Siechem Madurai Panthers beat Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans and won by 53 runs. In the next match, Siechem Madurai Panthers played against Ruby Trichy Warriors by 36 runs and Sunny Sandhu was the man of the match. In the last match of the season, Siechem Madurai Panthers lost the match against Lyca Kovai Kings by 20 runs. This was an Eliminator game. This year the team could not make the fans happy despite raising hopes.

2023 TNPL Season

The 2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League has not yet started. TNPL 2023 will start on 12th June. This time Siechem Madurai Panthers have very good players in their squad who can win any match with their skills. Siechem Madurai Panthers are one of the contenders to be champion this year.

Stats of Siechem Madurai Panthers Players

Being one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, Siechem Madurai Panthers has managed to get their players in the top run-getters and top wicket-takers lists. This team's fans will never forget the memories that the team has given. Arun Karthik, the captain of the team has scored the most runs for Siechem Madurai Panthers. He played 38 matches and scored 1379 runs, which is the third most runs in the history of the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Top Run Scorers for Siechem Madurai Panthers

Name of the Player	Matches Played	Runs Scored	Average	Strike Rate
Arun Karthik	38	1379	42.87	152.41
Shijit Chandran	32	696	24.86	111.72
Aniruda S	13	301	25.08	109.85
Arun Karthik KB	8	293	41.86	127.39
N Sarangarajan	7	225	45.00	128.57

Top Wicket Takers for Siechem Madurai Panthers

Name of the Player	Matches Played	Wickets Taken	Average	Economy
Abhishek Tanwar	19	23	24.61	7.92
Rahil Shah	19	21	21.87	6.75
Kiran Akash	16	21	21.29	8.13
M Raja	10	13	24.69	9.17
Silambarasan R	6	10	17.5	7.29

With Arun Karthik back as the captain for the 2023 season, the squad of Siechem Madurai Panthers will be looking to do something special so that they can lift the trophy again. Moreover, the return of some players like Arun Karthik, and Shijit Chandran will help the camp to regain confidence and hence get back to their best. But it all depends on the players and how well they perform. It is expected that this year Siechem Madurai Panthers will perform well and get deeper into the elimination stage and will win the champion's title for the second time.