The 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the thirteenth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 10 to 31 January 2021, it was contested by all 38 Ranji Trophy teams and won by Tamil Nadu, their second title.[1][2]
| Dates | 10 – 31 January 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin, then knockout |
| Champions | Tamil Nadu (2nd title) |
| Participants | 38 |
| Matches | 81 |
| Most runs | Narayan Jagadeesan (364) (Tamil Nadu) |
| Most wickets | Ashutosh Aman (16) (Bihar) |
| Official website | http://www.bcci.tv |
On 17 December 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures, with the 38 teams split into six groups.[3] Groups A to E had six teams, while the Plate Group had eight teams.[4] The winners from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the next two teams in Groups A to E with the most points.[5]
Punjab and Baroda won Groups A and C respectively to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[6][7] Tamil Nadu won Group B to also progress to the knockout stage.[8] The Plate Group was won by Bihar, making them the only team from that group to progress.[9] On the final day of the group stage matches, Rajasthan won Group D,[10] and Haryana won Group E to advance.[11] Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh took the remaining two places in the quarter-finals, finishing the group stage as the best two second placed teams.[12]
The first two quarter-finals saw Punjab beat Karnataka by nine wickets,[13] and Tamil Nadu beat Himachal Pradesh by five wickets.[14] In the third quarter-final, Baroda beat Haryana by eight wickets.[15] In the last quarter-final match, Rajasthan became the fourth team to progress to the semi-finals, with a 16-run win over Bihar.[16]
In the first semi-final, Tamil Nadu beat Rajasthan by seven wickets to advance to their second successive final in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[17] They were joined in the final by Baroda, after they beat Punjab by 25 runs in the second semi-final.[18] In the final, Tamil Nadu beat Baroda by seven wickets to win the tournament.[19][20]
Player transfers
editThe following player transfers were approved ahead of the season.
Background
editThe tournament was originally scheduled to run from 19 November to 7 December 2020.[33][34] However, in September 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) warned that the domestic cricket season could be severely curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possibility of no cricket taking place.[35] On 20 September 2020, Nadim Memon of the Mumbai Cricket Association emailed the BCCI to suggest that the tournament could be played Mumbai.[36] The city has six cricket stadiums, complete with all the relevant facilities and hotels nearby.[37] On 13 December 2020, the BCCI confirmed the fixtures and venues for the tournament, with each group playing their matches in bio-secure bubbles.[38]
League stage
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Group Aedit
Group Bedit
Group Cedit
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Group Dedit
Group Eedit
Plate Groupedit
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Knockout stage
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Tamil Nadu | 141/5 (17.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Himachal Pradesh | 135/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Tamil Nadu | 158/3 (18.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Rajasthan | 154/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Rajasthan | 164/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| P1 | Bihar | 148/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Tamil Nadu | 123/3 (18 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Baroda | 120/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Punjab | 89/1 (12.4 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Karnataka | 87 (17.2 overs) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Punjab | 135/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Baroda | 160/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Haryana | 148/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Baroda | 150/2 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editHimachal Pradesh
135/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Tamil Nadu
141/5 (17.5 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Bihar
148/4 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suraj Kashyap (Bihar) made his T20 debut.
Semi-finals
editFinal
editReferences
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