The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will begin its domestic season with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The T20 competition will commence on November 4 with several IPL stars returning to action for their respective state teams. The final will be held on November 22.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will feature 38 teams across six different groups – five Elite groups and one Plate group. It will be played in six cities – Lucknow, Guwahati, Baroda, Delhi, Haryana, Vijayawada – with all the knockout matches set to be played in Delhi.
Elite A (Lucknow): Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra, Goa, Puducherry.
Elite B (Guwahati): Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Mumbai, Baroda, Services.
Elite C (Baroda): Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Andhra.
Elite D (Delhi): Railways, Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar.
Elite E (Haryana – Rohtak, Sultanpur): Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad, Uttarakhand, Saurashtra, Delhi, Chandigarh.
Plate Group (Vijayawada – Mulapada, Vishakapatanam): Tripura, Vidarbha, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 – Full Schedule
| DATE & DAY | GROUP | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite A | Maharashtra vs Tamil Nadu | 8:30 AM | Lucknow |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite A | Goa vs Odisha | 12:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite A | Puducherry vs Punjab | 1:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite B | Bengal vs Chhattisgarh | 8:30 AM | Guwahati |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite B | Baroda vs Services | 12:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite B | Karnataka vs Mumbai | 1:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite C | Jharkhand vs Rajasthan | 8:30 AM | Vadodara |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite C | Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh | 12:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite C | Andhra vs Jammu & Kashmir | 1:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite D | Assam vs Madhya Pradesh | 8:30 AM | Delhi |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite D | Gujarat vs Kerala | 12:00 AM | Delhi |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite D | Bihar vs Railways | 1:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite E | Hyderabad vs Saurashtra | 9:00 AM | Sultanpur |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite E | Delhi vs Uttarakhand | 11:00 AM | Rohtak |
| November 4, Thursday | Elite E | Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh | 1:30 PM | Sultanpur |
| November 4, Thursday | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 8:30 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 4, Thursday | Plate | Manipur vs Nagaland | 8:30 AM | Vizag |
| November 4, Thursday | Plate | Sikkim vs Tripura | 1:00 PM | Mulapadu |
| November 4, Thursday | Plate | Meghalaya vs Mizoram | 1:00 PM | Vizag |
| November 5, Friday | Elite A | Punjab vs Maharashtra | 8:30 AM | Lucknow |
| November 5, Friday | Elite A | Goa vs Puducherry | 12:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 5, Friday | Elite A | Odisha vs Tamil Nadu | 1:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 5, Friday | Elite B | Chhattisgarh vs Karnataka | 8:30 AM | Guwahati |
| November 5, Friday | Elite B | Mumbai vs Services | 12:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 5, Friday | Elite B | Baroda vs Bengal | 1:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 5, Friday | Elite C | Jammu & Kashmir vs Rajasthan | 8:30 AM | Vadodara |
| November 5, Friday | Elite C | Andhra Pradesh vs Haryana | 12:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 5, Friday | Elite C | Himachal Pradesh vs Jharkhand | 1:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 5, Friday | Elite D | Madhya Pradesh vs Railways | 8:30 AM | Delhi |
| November 5, Friday | Elite D | Bihar vs Kerala | 12:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 5, Friday | Elite D | Assam vs Gujarat | 1:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 5, Friday | Elite E | Saurashtra vs Uttar Pradesh | 9:00 AM | Sultanpur |
| November 5, Friday | Elite E | Chandigarh vs Delhi | 11:00 AM | Rohtak |
| November 5, Friday | Elite E | Hyderabad vs Uttarakhand | 1:30 PM | Sultanpur |
| November 5, Friday | Plate | Meghalaya vs Sikkim | 8:30 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 5, Friday | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur | 9:30 PM | Vizag |
| November 5, Friday | Plate | Nagaland vs Vidarbha | 1:00 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 5, Friday | Plate | Mizoram vs Tripura | 1:00 PM | Vizag |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite A | Goa vs Punjab | 8:30 AM | Lucknow |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite A | Odisha vs Maharashtra | 12:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite A | Puducherry vs Tamil Nadu | 1:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite B | Karnataka vs Services | 8:30 AM | Guwahati |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite B | Baroda vs Chhattisgarh | 12:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite B | Bengal vs Mumbai | 1:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite C | Haryana vs Jammu & Kashmir | 8:30 AM | Vadodara |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite C | Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan | 12:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite C | Andhra vs Jharkhand | 1:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite D | Kerala vs Railways | 8:30 AM | Delhi |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite D | Gujarat vs Madhya Pradesh | 12:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite D | Assam vs Bihar | 1:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite E | Chandigarh vs Hyderabad | 9:00 AM | Sultanpur |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite E | Delhi vs Uttar Pradesh | 11:00 AM | Rohtak |
| November 6, Saturday | Elite E | Saurashtra vs Uttarakhand | 1:30 PM | Sultanpur |
| November 6, Saturday | Plate | Manipur vs Tripura | 8:30 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 6, Saturday | Plate | Mizoram vs Nagaland | 8:30 AM | Vizag |
| November 6, Saturday | Plate | Meghalaya vs Vidarbha | 1:00 PM | Mulapadu |
| November 6, Saturday | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | 1:00 PM | Vizag |
| November 8, Monday | Elite A | Goa vs Tamil Nadu | 8:30 AM | Lucknow |
| November 8, Monday | Elite A | Maharashtra vs Puducherry | 12:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 8, Monday | Elite A | Odisha vs Punjab | 1:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 8, Monday | Elite B | Bengal vs Services | 8:30 AM | Guwahati |
| November 8, Monday | Elite B | Chhatisgarh vs Mumbai | 12:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 8, Monday | Elite B | Baroda vs Karnataka | 1:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 8, Monday | Elite C | Jharkhand vs Haryana | 8:30 AM | Vadodara |
| November 8, Monday | Elite C | Andhra Pradesh vs Rajasthan | 12:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 8, Monday | Elite C | Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir | 1:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 8, Monday | Elite D | Assam vs Kerala | 8:30 AM | Delhi |
| November 8, Monday | Elite D | Bihar vs Madhya Pradesh | 12:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 8, Monday | Elite D | Gujarat vs Railways | 1:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 8, Monday | Elite E | Delhi vs Hyderabad | 9:00 AM | Sultanpur |
| November 8, Monday | Elite E | Chandigarh vs Saurashtra | 11:00 AM | Rohtak |
| November 8, Monday | Elite E | Uttarakhand vs Uttar Pradesh | 1:30 PM | Sultanpur |
| November 8, Monday | Plate | Mizoram vs Sikkim | 8:30 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 8, Monday | Plate | Meghalaya vs Tripura | 8:30 AM | Vizag |
| November 8, Monday | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland | 1:00 PM | Mulapadu |
| November 8, Monday | Plate | Manipur vs Vidarbha | 1:00 PM | Vizag |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite A | Odisha vs Puducherry | 8:30 AM | Lucknow |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite A | Punjab vs Tamil Nadu | 12:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite A | Goa vs Maharashtra | 1:00 PM | Lucknow |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite B | Baroda vs Mumbai | 8:00 AM | Guwahati |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite B | Bengal vs Karnataka | 12:00 PM | Guwahati |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite B | Chhatisgarh vs Services | 12:30 PM | Guwahati |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite C | Andhra Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh | 8:30 AM | Vadodara |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite C | Jammu & Kashmir vs Jharkhand | 12:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite C | Haryana vs Rajasthan | 1:00 PM | Vadodara |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite D | Bihar vs Gujarat | 8:30 AM | Delhi |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite D | Assam vs Railways | 12:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite D | Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh | 1:00 PM | Delhi |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite E | Chandigarh vs Uttarakhand | 9:00 AM | Sultanpur |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite E | Delhi vs Saurashtra | 11:00 AM | Rohtak |
| November 9, Tuesday | Elite E | Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh | 1:30 PM | Sultanpur |
| November 9, Tuesday | Plate | Nagaland vs Tripura | 8:30 AM | Mulapadu |
| November 9, Tuesday | Plate | Sikkim vs Vidarbha | 8:30 AM | Vizag |
| November 9, Tuesday | Plate | Manipur vs Mizoram | 1:00 PM | Mulapadu |
| November 9, Tuesday | Plate | Arunchal Pradesh vs Meghalaya | 1:00 PM | Vizag |
| Knockouts | ||||
| November 16, Tuesday | TBA – Pre Quarterfinal | |||
| November 16, Tuesday | TBA – Pre Quarterfinal | |||
| November 16, Tuesday | TBA – Pre Quarterfinal | |||
| November 18, Thursday | TBA – 1st Quarterfinal | |||
| November 18, Thursday | TBA – 2nd Quarterfinal | |||
| November 18, Thursday | TBA – 3rd Quarterfinal | |||
| November 18, Thursday | TBA – 4th Quarterfinal | |||
| November 20, Saturday | TBA – 1st Semifinal | |||
| November 20, Saturday | TBA – 1st Semifinal | |||
| November 22, Monday | TBA – Final |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squads
Elite Group A
Punjab: Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Salil Arora, Arshdeep Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Baltej Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Harpreet Brar, Karan Kaila, Siddarth Kaul, Krishan Alang, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Markande, Prabhsimran Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh, Nehal Wadhera
Tamil Nadu: Vijay Shankar (captain), M S Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Sandeep S Warrier, R Sai Kishore, B Aparajith, N Jagadeesan, M Ashwin, M Shahrukh Khan, C Hari Nishaanth, M Siddharth, V Ganga Sridhar Raju, M Mohammed, J Kousik, R Sanjay Yadav, R Silambarasan, R Vivek Raj, B Sai Sudharshan, P Saravana Kumar, Adithya Ganesh
Maharashtra: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Naushad Shaikh (vice-captain), Kedar Jadhav, Yash Nahar, Azim Kazi, Ranjeet Nikam, Satyajeet Bachhav, Taranjitsingh Dhillon, Mukesh Choudhary, Ashay Palkar, Manoj Ingle, Pradeep Dadhe, Shamshuzama Kazi, Swapnil Fulpagar, Divyang Hinganekar, Sunil Yadav, Dhanrajsingh Pardeshi, Swapnil Gugale, Pawan Shah and Jagdish Zope.
Puducherry: Rohit Damodaran, Arvind Kothandapani, Aravindraj Ravichandran, Suboth Bhati, Pavan Deshpande, Paras Dogra, Fabid Ahmed, Iqlas Naha, S Karthik, Karthikeyan J, Logesh Prabagaran, P Manogaran, Premraj Rajavelu, R Ragupathy, Ashith Rajiv, Raghu Sharma, Bharat Sharma, Sagar Trivedi, Sagar Udeshi, M Vikneshwaran
Elite Group B
Bengal: Sudip Chatterjee (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Abhisek Das, Kaif Ahmad, Ritwik Roy Chowdhury, Ranjot Singh Khaira, Shakir Habib Gandhi, Suvankar Bal, Karan Lal, Shahbaz Ahmad, Writtick Chatterjee, Pradipta Pramanik, Sujit Kr Yadav, Ishan Porel, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Alok Pratap Singh, Md Kaif, Sayan Ghosh
Karnataka: Manish Pandey (C), Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, KV Siddharth, Rohan Kadam, Anirudha Joshi, Abhinav Manohar, Karun Nair, Sharath BR, Nihal Ullal, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jagadeesha Suchith, Pravin Dubey, KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Prateek Jain, Vyshak Vijaykumar, MB Darshan, Vidyadhar Patil.
Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Prithvi Shaw (Vice Captain), Aditya Tare, Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande, Atharva Ankolekar, Dhaval Kulkarni, Hardik Tamore, Mohit Awasthi, Siddhesh Lad, Aman Khan, Arman Jaffer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tanush Kotian, Deepak Shetty, Roystan Dias
Elite Group C
Jammu & Kashmir: Shubam Pundeer (c), Abdul Samad (vc), Ian Dev Singh, Shubam Khajuria, Qamran Iqbal, Vivant Sharma, Henan Malik, Parvez Rasool, Manzoor Dar, Umran Malik, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhveer Singh, Mujtaba Yousaf, Irfan-ul-Haq, Suryavaansh Raina, Aqaib Nabi, Waseen Raza, Ram Dayal, Jatin Wadhawan, Paras Sharma, Standby: Umar Nazir
Elite Group D
Kerala: Sanju Samson (c), Sachin Baby (vc), Robin Uthappa, Jalaj Saxena, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vishnu Vinod, K M Asif, Basil Thampi, Sijomon Joseph, Vatsal Govind, P K Midhun, S Midhun, Rohan Kunnummal, Rojith Ganesh, Sharafuddeen, Viswesar Suresh, Manu Krishnan, M S Akhil, Abdul Basith, Vaisakh Chandran.
Hyderabad: Tanmay Agarwal (captain), N Thakur Tilak Varma, Hanuma Vihari, K Rohit Rayudu, B Sandeep, Mohammed Siraj, Himalay Agarwal, C V Milind, Rahul Buddhi, T Ravi Teja, M Sai Pragnay Reddy (wk), Kolla Sumanth (wk), Mohammed Afreedi, Rathan Teja, Tanay Thyagarajan, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Abdul Ela Al Quraishi, Rakshann Reddii, G Ajay Dev Goud, Kartikeya Kak, Chandan Sahani, Trishank Gupta, Alankrit Agarwal, P Nitesh Reddy, HK Simha.
Which Syed Mushtaq Ali 2021-22 matches will be broadcast?
All Group A and Group C matches which will be happening in Lucknow and Baroda respectively will be broadcast across Star Sports Network. The knockout matches and the final will also be broadcast through the network.
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