The 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the sixteenth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 16 October to 6 November 2023, it was contested by all 38 Ranji Trophy teams and won by Punjab, their first title. In the final, they defeated Baroda by 20 runs.[1][2] All 38 senior state teams were divided into five groups, with eight teams in three groups, and seven teams in two groups.[3] The tournament formed part of the 2023–24 Indian domestic cricket season as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in April 2023.[4] Mumbai were the defending champions. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[5]

2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Dates16 October – 6 November 2023
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatT20
Tournament format(s)Round robin, then knockout
ChampionsPunjab (1st title)
Participants38
Matches136
Player of the seriesAbhishek Sharma (Punjab)
Most runsRiyan Parag (510) (Assam)
Most wicketsRavi Teja (19) (Hyderabad)
Official websitehttp://www.bcci.tv

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai 7 6 1 0 24 1.976
2 Baroda 7 6 1 0 24 1.583
3 Hyderabad 7 6 1 0 24 1.371
4 Haryana 7 3 4 0 12 0.995
5 Chhattisgarh 7 3 4 0 12 0.005
6 Jammu & Kashmir 7 3 4 0 12 −0.431
7 Mizoram 7 1 6 0 4 −2.291
8 Meghalaya 7 0 7 0 0 −2.932
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Kerala 7 6 1 0 24 2.052
2 Assam 7 5 2 0 20 1.125
3 HimachalPradesh 7 5 2 0 20 1.813
4 Services 7 4 3 0 16 0.454
5 Odisha 7 4 3 0 16 0.453
6 Chandigarh 7 3 4 0 12 0.569
7 Bihar 7 1 6 0 4 −1.122
8 Sikkim 7 0 7 0 0 −5.387
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Punjab 7 6 1 0 24 3.727
2 Gujarat 7 5 2 0 20 1.842
3 Saurashtra 7 5 2 0 20 2.324
4 Goa 7 4 3 0 16 0.747
5 Railways 7 4 3 0 16 0.748
6 Andhra 7 3 4 0 12 0.167
7 Manipur 7 1 6 0 4 −3.067
8 Arunachal Pradesh 7 0 7 0 0 −6.946
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo


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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Vidarbha 6 4 2 0 16 0.913
2 Bengal 6 4 2 0 16 0.404
3 Jharkhand 6 4 2 0 16 0.154
4 Rajasthan 6 3 2 1 14 0.453
5 Maharashtra 6 3 3 0 12 0.428
6 Uttarakhand 6 2 4 0 8 0.046
7 Pondicherry 6 0 5 1 2 −2.660
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi 6 5 0 1 22 2.973
2 Uttar Pradesh 6 3 2 1 14 1.816
3 Karnataka 6 3 2 1 14 1.358
4 Madhya Pradesh 6 3 2 1 14 0.181
5 Tamil Nadu 6 3 2 1 14 −0.282
6 Tripura 6 1 5 0 4 −2.387
7 Nagaland 6 0 5 1 2 −3.226
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Knockout Stage

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Preliminary QF Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
C1 Punjab 174/5 (19.1 overs)
C2 Gujarat 127/8 (20 overs) E2 Uttar Pradesh 169/3 (20 overs)
E2 Uttar Pradesh 130/4 (18.4 overs) C1 Punjab 184/4 (18.4 overs)
D1 Delhi 183/7 (20 overs)
E1 Delhi 176/6 (20 overs)
D1 Vidarbha 137/9 (20 overs)
C1 Punjab 223/4 (20 overs)
A2 Baroda 203/7 (20 overs)
B1 Kerala 158/6 (20 overs)
B2 Assam 142/2 (17.5 overs) B2 Assam 162/4 (17.1 overs)
D2 Bengal 138/8 (20 overs) A2 Baroda 146/4 (16.1 overs)
B2 Assam 143 (20 overs)
A1 Mumbai 148/8 (20 overs)
A2 Baroda 149/7 (18.5 overs)


Preliminary quarter-finals

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1st Preliminary quarter-final
31 October 2023
Scorecard
Gujarat
127/8 (20 overs)
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Uttar Pradesh
130/4 (18.4 overs)
Saurav Chauhan 32 (21)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/21 (4 overs)
Nitish Rana 71* (49)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/29 (4 overs)
Uttar Pradesh won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Saidharshan Kumar
Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Preliminary quarter-final
31 October 2023
Scorecard
Bengal
138/8 (20 overs)
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Assam
142/2 (17.5 overs)
Karan Lal 24 (20)
Akash Sengupta 3/29 (4 overs)
Riyan Parag 50* (31)
Mukesh Kumar 1/29 (4 overs)
Assam won by 8 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Saiyed Khalid
Player of the match: Riyan Parag
  • Assam won the toss and elected to field.

Quarter-finals

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1st Quarter-final
2 November 2023
Scorecard
Uttar Pradesh
169/3 (20 overs)
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Punjab
174/5 (19.1 overs)
Rinku Singh 77 (33)
Harpreet Brar 1/28 (4 overs)
Nehal Wadhera 52 (39)
Mohsin Khan 3/34 (4 overs)
Punjab won by 5 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Rohan Pandit
Player of the match: Nehal Wadhera (Punjab)
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Quarter-final
2 November 2023
Scorecard
Kerala
158/6 (20 overs)
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Assam
162/4 (17.1 overs)
Salman Nizar 57 (44)
Akash Sengupta 3/29 (4 overs)
Sumit Ghadigaonkar 75 (50)
Sijomon Joseph 2/17 (3 overs)
Assam won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Jayaraman Madanagopal
Player of the match: Sumit Ghadigaonkar (Assam)
  • Assam won the toss and elected to field.

3rd Quarter-final
2 November 2023
Scorecard
Mumbai
148/8 (20 overs)
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Baroda
149/7 (18.5 overs)
Shivam Dube 48 (36)
Soyeb Sopariya 3/16 (4 overs)
Vishnu Solanki 49* (30)
Mohit Avasthi 2/38 (4 overs)
Baroda won by 3 wickets
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Saidharshan Kumar
Player of the match: Vishnu Solanki (Baroda)
  • Baroda won the toss and elected to field.

4th Quarter-final
2 November 2023
Scorecard
Delhi
176/6 (20 overs)
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Vidarbha
137/9 (20 overs)
Anuj Rawat 68 (53)
Umesh Yadav 4/30 (4 overs)
Shubham Dubey 44 (34)
Lalit Yadav 2/16 (4 overs)
Delhi won by 39 runs
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Saidharshan Kumar
Player of the match: Anuj Rawat (Delhi)
  • Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

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1st Semi-final
4 November 2023
Scorecard
Delhi
183/7 (20 overs)
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Punjab
184/4 (18.4 overs)
Ayush Badoni 80 (57)
Siddarth Kaul 3/27 (4 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 77 (45)
Mayank Yadav 2/28 (4 overs)
Punjab won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Jayaraman Madanagopal
Player of the match: Abhishek Sharma (Punjab)
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Semi-final
4 November 2023
Scorecard
Baroda
142 (20 overs)
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Assam
146/4 (16.1 overs)
Rishav Das 48 (41)
Abhimanyusingh Rajput 4/29 (4 overs)
Ninad Rathva 44 (26)
Akash Sengupta 2/32 (3.1 overs)
Baroda won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Saiyed Khalid
Player of the match: Abhimanyusingh Rajput (Baroda)
  • Baroda won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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Final
6 November 2023
16:30
Scorecard
Punjab
223/4 (20 overs)
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Baroda
203/7 (20 overs)
Anmolpreet Singh 113 (61)
Krunal Pandya 1/30 (4 overs)
Abhimanyusingh Rajput 61 (42)
Arshdeep Singh 4/23 (4 overs)
Punjab won by 20 runs
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Rohan Pandit
Player of the match: Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab)
  • Baroda won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "India's domestic season takes off in June". Cricbuzz. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Duleep Trophy to kick off India's earliest ever domestic season on June 28". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "BCCI's domestic season will begin early on June 28". The New Indian. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2023-24". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Sarfaraz the hero as Mumbai claim maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali title in last-over thriller". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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