2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Dates	16 October – 6 November 2023
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	T20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin, then knockout
Champions	Punjab (1st title)
Participants	38
Matches	136
Player of the series	Abhishek Sharma (Punjab)
Most runs	Riyan Parag (510) (Assam)
Most wickets	Ravi Teja (19) (Hyderabad)
Official website	http://www.bcci.tv

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]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

1st Preliminary quarter-final 31 October 2023 Scorecard

Gujarat 127/8 (20 overs)	v	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.

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2nd Preliminary quarter-final 31 October 2023 Scorecard

Bengal 138/8 (20 overs)	v	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

1st Quarter-final 2 November 2023 Scorecard

Uttar Pradesh 169/3 (20 overs)	v	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.

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2nd Quarter-final 2 November 2023 Scorecard

Kerala 158/6 (20 overs)	v	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.

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3rd Quarter-final 2 November 2023 Scorecard

Mumbai 148/8 (20 overs)	v	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.

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4th Quarter-final 2 November 2023 Scorecard

Delhi 176/6 (20 overs)	v	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

1st Semi-final 4 November 2023 Scorecard

Delhi 183/7 (20 overs)	v	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.

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2nd Semi-final 4 November 2023 Scorecard

Baroda 142 (20 overs)	v	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

Final 6 November 2023 16:30 Scorecard

Punjab 223/4 (20 overs)	v	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

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.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo