The matches were schedule to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first Qualifier and Eliminator matches of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2018 were cancelled due the death of M Karunanidhi, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2018 Qualifier 1 match between Dindigul Dragons and Siechem Madurai Panthers to be played on Tuesday as well as the Eliminator match between Lyca Kovai Kings and Karaikudi Kaalai on Wednesday were cancelled.
Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, passed away at 6.10 pm on Tuesday evening. He was 94. He breathed his last at Kauvery hospital in Chennai.
TNPL confirmed the news of the cancellation of matches on their official Twitter account.
"Today's Qualifier 1 Match between Dindigul Dragons and Siechem Madurai Panthers, has been abandoned due to demise of former Tamil nadu Chief Minister Kalaignar Dr. M Karunanidhi."
"Also, Tomorrow's Eliminator match between the Lyca Kovai Kings and iDream Karaikudi Kaalai has been cancelled.
Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be rescheduled to a later date which will be announced shortly," TNPL informed on Twitter.
TNPL will soon come up with the updated schedule soon.
Dindigul Dragons topped the table after league stage of the tournament as they won five out of their seven league stage matches. Madurai Panthers finished second with a similar win-loss record but with inferior net run rate.
Lyca Kovai Kings and Karaikudi Kaalai finished third and fourth in the points table with eight points each.
The winner of Qualifier 1 will enter the final while the loser will play the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2.
The winner of the Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 will meet in the final of the tournament.
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