The 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into six groups, with six teams in Group B.[1] Assam, Bengal, Hyderabad, Jharkhand, Odisha and Tamil Nadu were placed in Group B, with all the matches taking place in Kolkata.[2] Tamil Nadu won Group A to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[3]
| Dates | 10 – 18 January 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 6 |
Points table
edit| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.88 |
| Bengal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.654 |
| Jharkhand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.23 |
| Assam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.961 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.199 |
| Odisha | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.569 |
- Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit 10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Odisha
113 (20 overs) |
v
|
Bengal
114/1 (12.2 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Rout, Sunil Roul (Odisha), Kaif Ahmed and Suvankar Bal (Bengal) all made their T20 debuts.
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Tamil Nadu
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Jharkhand
123/7 (20 overs) |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Sonu Yadav (Tamil Nadu) made his T20 debut.
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Assam
159/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hyderabad
157/8 (20 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhishek Thakuri, Amlanjyoti Das, Denish Das, Rahul Singh (Assam), Kartikeya Kak and Rahul Buddhi (Hyderabad) all made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
edit 12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Bengal
161/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Jharkhand
145/9 (20 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Suraj and Pankaj Kumar (Jharkhand) both made their T20 debuts.
- Vivek Singh (Bengal) scored his first century in a T20 match.[4]
12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
153/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Odisha
147/4 (20 overs) |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankitkar Jaiswal (Odisha), Mickil Jaiswal and Pragnay Reddy (Hyderabad) all made their T20 debuts.
12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Assam
126/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Tamil Nadu
128/0 (15 overs) |
Narayan Jagadeesan 78* (50)
|
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
edit 14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Jharkhand
233/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Assam
182/7 (20 overs) |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Odisha
132/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Tamil Nadu
136/2 (15.1 overs) |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gourav Choudhury (Odisha) made his T20 debut.
14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
157 (20 overs) |
v
|
Bengal
161/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4
edit 16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
152/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Tamil Nadu
155/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hitesh Yadav and Rakshann Readdi (Hyderabad) both made their T20 debuts.
16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Jharkhand
182/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Odisha
128 (17.5 overs) |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bal Krishna, Vikash Vishal (Jharkhand), Tarani Sa and Walter Toppo (Odisha) all made their T20 debuts.
16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Assam
157/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Bengal
144/8 (20 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Erik Roy (Assam) made his T20 debut.
Round 5
edit 18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Assam
148/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Odisha
154/6 (19 overs) |
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashish Rai and Sukesh Heera (Odisha) both made their T20 debuts.
18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Hyderabad
139/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Jharkhand
139/9 (20 overs) |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Bengal
163/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Tamil Nadu
167/2 (18 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Ahmedabad to host final". Sport Star. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: Teams divided into six groups, Ahmedabad to host knockouts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Highlights: Jagadeesan, Karthik power Tamil Nadu to eight-wicket win over Bengal". SportStar. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Vivek Singh: Watch Bengal batsman scores first century of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 vs Jharkhand". The Sports Rush. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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