2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Dates | 4 November 2021 – 22 November 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
Champions | Tamil Nadu (3rd title) |
Participants | 38 |
Matches | 105 |
Most runs | Tanmay Agarwal (334) (Hyderabad) |
Most wickets | Chama Milind (18) (Hyderabad) |
Official website | bcci.tv |
2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season |
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Women |
2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (also known as Paytm Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy due to sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition that was played in India.[1] It started on 4 November 2021,[2] with the final taking place on 22 November 2021.[3] The tournament formed part of the 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season, which was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2021.[4] Tamil Nadu were the defending champions.[5]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be started on 20 October 2021,[4] and postponed to 27 October 2021,[3] but eventually started on 4 November 2021.[6] The teams were initially divided into five groups, with seven teams each in Groups A and B, and eight each in Groups C, D and E.[4] However, in August 2021, the BCCI announced that the tournament would be divided into six groups, with six teams in the five Elite Groups, and eight teams in the Plate Group.[7] The winners of each Elite Group progressed directly to the quarter-finals, with the second-placed teams and the winner of the Plate Group playing in pre-quarters matches to determine the final eight teams.[8] It was played in six cities across the country which are Baroda, Delhi, Guwahati, Haryana, Lucknow, Vijayawada,[9] with all the knockout matches played in Delhi.[10]
On 8 November 2021, in the Plate Group match between Vidarbha and Manipur, Akshay Karnewar of Vidarbha became the first bowler to bowl four overs in a Twenty20 cricket match without conceding a run.[11]
Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, Hyderabad and Rajasthan all won their Elite Groups, advancing to the quarter-finals, with Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Saurashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Vidarbha progressing to the preliminary quarter-finals.[12][13][14][15][16][17] Vidarbha, Karnataka and Kerala all won their preliminary quarter-final matches to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.[18][19][20] In the quarter-finals, Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha, Hyderabad and Karnataka all won their matches, with Karnataka winning a Super Over against Bengal.[21]
In the first semi-final match, defending champions Tamil Nadu beat Hyderabad by eight wickets, after Hyderabad were bowled out for 90 runs.[22] In the second semi-final, Karnataka scored 176/7 from their twenty overs against Vidarbha, winning by four runs to join Tamil Nadu in the final.[23] In the final, Tamil Nadu beat Karnataka by four wickets to win the tournament and retain their title.[24]
Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season.
League stage
Group A
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Notes: Advanced to Quarter-final
Group B
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Quarter-final
Group C
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Quarter-final
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Group D
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Notes: Advanced to Quarter-final
Group E
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Quarter-final
Plate Group
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to Preliminary quarter-final
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Knockout stage
Preliminary QF | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Tamil Nadu | 187/5 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Himachal Pradesh | 145/6 | D2 | Kerala | 181/4 | ||||||||||||||
D2 | Kerala | 147/2 | A1 | Tamil Nadu | 92/2 | ||||||||||||||
E1 | Hyderabad | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
D1 | Gujarat | 128/8 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Hyderabad | 158/5 | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Tamil Nadu | 153/6 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Karnataka | 151/7 | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | Rajasthan | 84/8 | |||||||||||||||||
A2 | Maharashtra | 157/8 | P1 | Vidarbha | 87/1 | ||||||||||||||
P1 | Vidarbha | 160/3 | B2 | Karnataka | 176/7 | ||||||||||||||
P1 | Vidarbha | 172/6 | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | Bengal | 160/8 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | Karnataka | 150/8 | B2 | Karnataka | 160/5 | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Saurashtra | 145/7 |
Preliminary quarter-finals
Maharashtra
157/8 (20 overs) |
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Vidarbha
160/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
Saurashtra
145/7 (20 overs) |
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Karnataka
150/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abhinav Manohar (Karnataka) made his T20 debut.
Himachal Pradesh
145/6 (20 overs) |
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Kerala
147/2 (19.3 overs) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
- Suresh Vishweshwar (Kerala) made his T20 debut.
Quarter-finals
Karnataka
160/5 (20 overs) |
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Bengal
160/8 (20 overs) |
Writtick Chatterjee 51 (40)
MB Darshan 3/26 (4 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Bengal 5/2 (0.4 overs), Karnataka 8/0 (0.2 overs).
Semi-finals
Hyderabad
90 (18.3 overs) |
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Tamil Nadu
92/2 (14.2 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Karnataka
151/7 (20 overs) |
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Tamil Nadu
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
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