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2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition that was played in India. It started on 10 January 2021, with the final taking place on 31 January 2021.[1][2] Karnataka were the defending champions.[3][4]
On 17 December 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures, with 38 teams split into six groups.[5] Groups A to E had six teams, while the Plate Group had eight teams.[6] The winners from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along the next two teams in Groups A to E with the most points.[7]
Punjab and Baroda won Groups A and C respectively to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[8][9] Tamil Nadu won Group B to also progress to the knockout stage.[10] The Plate Group was won by Bihar, making them the only team from that group to progress.[11] On the final day of the group stage matches, Rajasthan won Group D,[12] and Haryana won Group E to advance.[13] Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh took the remaining two places in the quarter-finals, finishing the group stage as the best two second placed teams.[14]
The first two quarter-finals saw Punjab beat Karnataka by nine wickets,[15] and Tamil Nadu beat Himachal Pradesh by five wickets.[16] In the third quarter-final, Baroda beat Haryana by eight wickets.[17] In the last quarter-final match, Rajasthan became the fourth team to progress to the semi-finals, with a 16-run win over Bihar.[18]
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.[19] They were joined in the final by Baroda, after they beat Punjab by 25 runs in the second semi-final.[20] In the final, Tamil Nadu beat Baroda by seven wickets to win the tournament.[21][22]
Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season.
Background
The tournament was originally scheduled to run from 19 November to 7 December 2020.[35][36] 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.[37] On 20 September 2020, Nadim Memon of the Mumbai Cricket Association emailed the BCCI to suggest that the tournament could be played Mumbai.[38] The city has six cricket stadiums, complete with all the relevant facilities and hotels nearby.[39] On 13 December 2020, the BCCI confirmed the fixtures and venues for the tournament, with each group playing their matches in bio-secure bubbles.[40]
League stage
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Plate Group
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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References
- ↑ Prospects of Ranji Trophy fading, Syed Mushtaq Ali from January 10. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be played from January 10-31, decision on other events after that: BCCI. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Karnataka lift trophy after thrilling 1-run win over Tamil Nadu in the final. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ Karnataka clinch last-ball thriller to defend Syed Mushtaq Ali title. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: Teams divided into six groups, Ahmedabad to host knockouts. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Ahmedabad to host final. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: time to audition, fine-tune for IPL and T20 World Cup. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Karnataka wins to stay in the hunt for last-eight berth. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Baroda beats Gujarat by 12 runs, enters knockout stage unbeaten. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Highlights: Jagadeesan, Karthik power Tamil Nadu to eight-wicket win over Bengal. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Bihar register five wins in a row, qualifies for knockouts. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Highlights: Dube, Sarfaraz shine as Mumbai wins, Rajasthan beats Saurashtra. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala eliminated from Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after defeat against Haryana. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ Karnataka qualify for quarterfinal of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ Punjab's pace attack and top order knock out defending champions Karnataka. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ Aparajith and Shahrukh Khan power Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ 3rd quarter final, Ahmedabad, Jan 27 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ 4th quarter final (N), Ahmedabad, Jan 27 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ Arun Karthik, Mohammed lead Tamil Nadu to second straight final. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Semifinals, Punjab vs Baroda Live Score: BDA win by 25 runs. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Tamil Nadu vs Baroda Final Highlights: TN clinch title. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ M Siddharth, R Sai Kishore carry Tamil Nadu to second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Samad Fallah, Iqbal Abdulla join Uttarakhand for upcoming domestic season.
- ↑ Sikkim ropes in Robin Bist, Anureet Singh.
- ↑ Uttarakhand ropes in Jay Bista for 2020-21 domestic season.
- ↑ Ashok Dinda to play for Goa in upcoming domestic season. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ Samad Fallah, Iqbal Abdulla join Uttarakhand for upcoming domestic season.
- ↑ Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ Arun Karthik returns to TN for 2020-21 season.
- ↑ Lalith Mohan to play for Andhra cricket team.
- ↑ Ambati Rayudu set to play for Andhra.
- ↑ Sikkim ropes in Robin Bist, Anureet Singh.
- ↑ Punjab's 30-man probables' list for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
- ↑ Sandeep Warrier Shifts Base from Kerala to Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ India's domestic 2020-21 season: Only Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali for men?. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy likely to begin on December 13. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ BCCI warns of severely curtailed 2020-21 domestic season. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ MCA Apex Council member urges BCCI to hold Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Mumbai. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Mumbai has six venues, ready to host Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy - MCA official to Sourav Ganguly. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy not yet ruled out, Ganguly keen. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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