Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Logo of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
CountriesIndia
AdministratorBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
FormatTwenty20
First edition2006–07
Latest edition2023–24
Next edition2024–25
Tournament formatRound-robin and knockout
Number of teams38
Current championPunjab (1st title)
Most successfulTamil Nadu (3 titles)
Most runsKedar Devdhar, (Baroda) (2215 runs)
Most wicketsPiyush Chawla, (Gujarat) (85 wickets)
WebsiteBCCI

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy[1] is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from the Ranji Trophy. It is named after former Test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali. In 2006–07, the inaugural competition was won by Tamil Nadu under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik. The 2023–24 tournament was won by Punjab, who defeated Baroda in the final. Tamil Nadu have been the most successful team, winning the trophy three times.

History

The tournament is played under Twenty20 (T20) rules. Originally known as the Inter-State T20 Championship, it was inaugurated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the 2006–07 season. Except in 2016–17, the tournament has been contested by teams involved in the Ranji Trophy, 27 at first and currently (2023) 38. The format has generally been to begin with a round-robin stage with the teams divided into zonal groups, the top teams in each group qualifying for a knockout stage culminating in the final tie. In 2012–13, the BCCI decided to replace the knockout with a Super League consisting of two groups, the winners of which qualified for the final. In June 2016, the BCCI relaunched the competition using zonal teams, as in the Duleep Trophy, but they reverted to the Ranji teams in 2017. Since then, the competing teams have increased to 38 and the knockout stage restored.[2]

Format

The 38 teams are divided into five Elite groups, namely A, B, C, D, and E. There used to be a Plate group for newer teams but it has been discontinued. There are eight teams in groups A, B, and C who play seven matches each. Groups D and E have seven teams who play six matches each. The top-ranked teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage along with the three best runners-up. The knockout consists of four quarter-final matches, two semi-finals and the final.[3]

Current teams

The competition features the following 38 domestic teams, listed by their 2023–24 groups.[3]

Winners

Seasons Winners Runners-up
2006/07 Tamil Nadu Punjab
2009/10 Maharashtra Hyderabad
2010/11 Bengal Madhya Pradesh
2011/12 Baroda Punjab
2012/13 Gujarat Punjab
2013/14 Baroda Uttar Pradesh
2014/15 Gujarat Punjab
2015/16 Uttar Pradesh Baroda
2016/17 East Zone Central Zone
2017/18 Delhi Rajasthan
2018/19 Karnataka Maharashtra
2019/20 Karnataka Tamil Nadu
2020/21 Tamil Nadu Baroda
2021/22 Tamil Nadu Karnataka
2022/23 Mumbai Himachal Pradesh
2023/24 Punjab Baroda

Tournament records

Team Records

Team records[4]
Most Trophy wins3Tamil Nadu
Most consecutive wins including league14Karnataka
Most consecutive defeats22Jammu and Kashmir
Largest margin of victory (by runs)By 130 runsVidarbha vs Sikkim
Largest margin of victory (by wickets)By 10 wicketJharkhand vs Tripura
Largest margin of victory (by balls)By 100 ballsJharkhand vs Tripura

Highest team score

Score By Against Venue City Year Ref
275/6 Punjab Andhra JSCA International Stadium Complex Ranchi 2023 [5]
250/3 Karnataka Services Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex Vizianagaram 2019 [6]
243/3 Mumbai Punjab Lalabhai Contractor Stadium Surat 2019 [7]
233/3 Gujarat Kerala Emerald High School Ground Indore 2013 [8]
233/7 Saurashtra Vidarbha Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore 2021 [9]

Lowest team score

Score By Against Venue City Year Ref
30 Tripura Jharkhand Tata Digwadih Stadium Dhanbad 2009 [10]
58 Andhra Hyderabad Gymkhana Ground Hyderabad 2011 [11]
58 Bengal Tamil Nadu Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad 2012 [12]

Highest Individual score

Score Name From Against Venue Year Ref
147 Shreyas Iyer Mumbai Sikkim Indore 2019 [13]
146* Puneet Bisht Meghalaya Mizoram Chennai 2021 [13]
135 Mohammed Azharuddeen Kerala Mumbai Mumbai 2021 [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "BCCI revamps Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy structure". ESPNcricinfo. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2023–24 Tables, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Overall First-Class Records". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Andhra vs Punjab". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka vs Services". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ↑ "Punjab vs Mumbai".
  8. ↑ Gujarat vs Kerala
  9. ↑ Saurashtra vs Vidarbha
  10. ↑ Jharkhand vs Tripura
  11. ↑ Hyderabad vs Andhra
  12. ↑ Bengal vs Tamil Nadu
  13. 1 2 3 "Syed Mushtaq Ali Troph High scores". ESPNcricinfo. 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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