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    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025-26: Schedule, Date, Teams, Captains & Players

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    The 17th edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 is set to commence from 26th November to 18 December 2025. Organized by the BCCI, the domestic T20 cricket league was named after former Test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali.

    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the annual T20 Tournament originally known as the Inter-State T20 Championship. Currently, 38 Ranji Trophy-contested senior state teams will face each other for one of the most prestigious domestic trophies.   

    The tournament will take place in multiple cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ranchi, Mohali, and Dehradun. The 2023 Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy winner is Punjab who defeated Baroda by 20 runs in the final. 

    Overview of the Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy 2025:

    Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy 2025
    BoardBoard of Control for Cricket (BCCI)
    Date26 November to 18 December 2024
    Teams32
    VenueIndore, Rajkot, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Vizianagaram
    Current ChampionPunjab
    Total Matches126
    Prize MoneyWinners – Rs 80 Lakh
    Prize Money Runners-upRS 40 Lakh
    Livestream / BroadcastJio Cinema app and website and Sports 18 Network

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    This blog covers all the latest updates of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 including schedule, venues, format, no. of  Teams, date, and time.   

    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starting date?

    The 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is scheduled to be held on 23 November which concludes on 15 December 2024. The BCCI has released the schedule for the upcoming 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, although venues for all the matches have yet to be announced.

    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025: Format

    The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Domestic T20 Cricket League played by the Ranji Trophy Teams. The format of the league starts with 5 elite groups containing 8 or 7 teams in each. Each group plays a round-robin stage with the top-ranked teams in each group qualifying for the knockout stage along with the three best runners-up. The knockout stage contains two Pre quarter-finals, 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals, and a final match. There will be 136 total matches played in the 2024 Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy including each group’s league match, 2 Pre Quarter Final, 4 Quarter Final, 2 semifinals, and one final game. 

    Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy Cricket 2025 Teams and Captain 

    TeamsCaptainTeamsCaptain
    BarodaKrunal PandyaAssamDenish Das
    ChhattisgarhAmandeep KhareBiharSakibul Gani
    HaryanaAnkit KumarChandigarhManan Vohra
    HyderabadTilak VarmaHimachal PradeshRishi Dhawan
    Jammu and KashmirParas DograKeralaSanju Samson
    MeghalayaKishan LyngdohOdishaGovinda Poddar
    MizoramBobby ZothansangaServicesShubham Rohilla
    MumbaiShreyas IyerSikkimLee Yong Lepcha
    AndhraRicky BhuiBengalSudip Gharami
    Arunachal PradeshNabam AboJharkhandVirat Singh
    GoaDeepraj GaonkarMaharashtraRuturaj Gaikwad
    GujaratAxar PatelPondicherryArun Karthik
    ManipurRex RajkumarRajasthanMahipal Lomror
    PunjabAbhishek SharmaUttarakhandVijay Sharma
    RailwaysUpendra YadavVidarbhaJitesh Sharma
    SaurashtraJaydev UnadkatNagalandRongsen Jonathan
    DelhiAyush BadoniTamil NaduShahrukh Khan
    KarnatakaMayank AgarwalTripuraMandeep Singh
    Madhya PradeshRajat PatidarUttar PradeshBhuvneshwar Kumar

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    Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy Cricket 2025 Match Schedule, Date and Times

    DateTime (IST)MatchGroup
    Nov 2610:00 AMMumbai vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Nov 2610:00 AMKarnataka vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Nov 2610:00 AMSaurashtra vs TripuraElite Group D
    Nov 2610:00 AMGujarat vs ServicesElite Group C
    Nov 2610:00 AMHimachal Pradesh vs PunjabElite Group C
    Nov 2610:00 AMGoa vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Nov 2610:00 AMJammu & Kashmir vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Nov 2610:00 AMChhattisgarh vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Nov 261:30 PMRajasthan vs Tamil NaduElite Group D
    Nov 261:30 PMDelhi vs JharkhandElite Group D
    Nov 261:30 PMHaryana vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 261:30 PMBaroda vs BengalElite Group C
    Nov 261:30 PMHyderabad vs Madhya PradeshElite Group B
    Nov 261:30 PMBihar vs ChandigarhElite Group B
    Nov 261:30 PMKerala vs OdishaElite Group A
    Nov 261:30 PMAndhra vs AssamElite Group A
    Nov 2810:00 AMRajasthan vs TripuraElite Group D
    Nov 2810:00 AMDelhi vs Tamil NaduElite Group D
    Nov 2810:00 AMHaryana vs PunjabElite Group C
    Nov 2810:00 AMBaroda vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 2810:00 AMHyderabad vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Nov 2810:00 AMBihar vs Madhya PradeshElite Group B
    Nov 2810:00 AMKerala vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Nov 2810:00 AMAndhra vs OdishaElite Group A
    Nov 281:30 PMSaurashtra vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Nov 281:30 PMJharkhand vs KarnatakaElite Group D
    Nov 281:30 PMHimachal Pradesh vs ServicesElite Group C
    Nov 281:30 PMBengal vs GujaratElite Group C
    Nov 281:30 PMJammu & Kashmir vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Nov 281:30 PMChandigarh vs GoaElite Group B
    Nov 281:30 PMMumbai vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Nov 281:30 PMAssam vs ChhattisgarhElite Group A
    Nov 3010:00 AMJharkhand vs TripuraElite Group D
    Nov 3010:00 AMKarnataka vs RajasthanElite Group D
    Nov 3010:00 AMBengal vs PunjabElite Group C
    Nov 3010:00 AMGujarat vs HaryanaElite Group C
    Nov 3010:00 AMChandigarh vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Nov 3010:00 AMGoa vs HyderabadElite Group B
    Nov 3010:00 AMAssam vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Nov 3010:00 AMChhattisgarh vs KeralaElite Group A
    Nov 301:30 PMTamil Nadu vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Nov 301:30 PMDelhi vs SaurashtraElite Group D
    Nov 301:30 PMPuducherry vs ServicesElite Group C
    Nov 301:30 PMBaroda vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Nov 301:30 PMMadhya Pradesh vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Nov 301:30 PMBihar vs Jammu & KashmirElite Group B
    Nov 301:30 PMOdisha vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Nov 301:30 PMAndhra vs MumbaiElite Group A
    Dec 210:00 AMKarnataka vs Tamil NaduElite Group D
    Dec 210:00 AMDelhi vs TripuraElite Group D
    Dec 210:00 AMGujarat vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Dec 210:00 AMBaroda vs PunjabElite Group C
    Dec 210:00 AMGoa vs Madhya PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 210:00 AMBihar vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Dec 210:00 AMChhattisgarh vs OdishaElite Group A
    Dec 210:00 AMAndhra vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Dec 21:30 PMJharkhand vs SaurashtraElite Group D
    Dec 21:30 PMRajasthan vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Dec 21:30 PMBengal vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Dec 21:30 PMHaryana vs ServicesElite Group C
    Dec 21:30 PMChandigarh vs Jammu & KashmirElite Group B
    Dec 21:30 PMHyderabad vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 21:30 PMAssam vs MumbaiElite Group A
    Dec 21:30 PMKerala vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Dec 410:00 AMRajasthan vs SaurashtraElite Group D
    Dec 410:00 AMJharkhand vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Dec 410:00 AMHaryana vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Dec 410:00 AMBengal vs ServicesElite Group C
    Dec 410:00 AMHyderabad vs Jammu & KashmirElite Group B
    Dec 410:00 AMChandigarh vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 410:00 AMKerala vs MumbaiElite Group A
    Dec 410:00 AMAssam vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Dec 41:30 PMDelhi vs KarnatakaElite Group D
    Dec 41:30 PMTamil Nadu vs TripuraElite Group D
    Dec 41:30 PMBaroda vs GujaratElite Group C
    Dec 41:30 PMPuducherry vs PunjabElite Group C
    Dec 41:30 PMBihar vs GoaElite Group B
    Dec 41:30 PMMadhya Pradesh vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Dec 41:30 PMAndhra vs ChhattisgarhElite Group A
    Dec 41:30 PMOdisha vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Dec 610:00 AMJharkhand vs Tamil NaduElite Group D
    Dec 610:00 AMKarnataka vs SaurashtraElite Group D
    Dec 610:00 AMBengal vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Dec 610:00 AMGujarat vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Dec 610:00 AMChandigarh vs Madhya PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 610:00 AMGoa vs Jammu & KashmirElite Group B
    Dec 610:00 AMAssam vs OdishaElite Group A
    Dec 610:00 AMChhattisgarh vs MumbaiElite Group A
    Dec 61:30 PMDelhi vs RajasthanElite Group D
    Dec 61:30 PMTripura vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Dec 61:30 PMBaroda vs HaryanaElite Group C
    Dec 61:30 PMPunjab vs ServicesElite Group C
    Dec 61:30 PMBihar vs HyderabadElite Group B
    Dec 61:30 PMMaharashtra vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 61:30 PMAndhra vs KeralaElite Group A
    Dec 61:30 PMRailways vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Dec 810:00 AMDelhi vs UttarakhandElite Group D
    Dec 810:00 AMJharkhand vs RajasthanElite Group D
    Dec 810:00 AMBaroda vs ServicesElite Group C
    Dec 810:00 AMBengal vs HaryanaElite Group C
    Dec 810:00 AMBihar vs Uttar PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 810:00 AMChandigarh vs HyderabadElite Group B
    Dec 810:00 AMAndhra vs VidarbhaElite Group A
    Dec 810:00 AMAssam vs KeralaElite Group A
    Dec 81:30 PMKarnataka vs TripuraElite Group D
    Dec 81:30 PMSaurashtra vs Tamil NaduElite Group D
    Dec 81:30 PMGujarat vs PunjabElite Group C
    Dec 81:30 PMHimachal Pradesh vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Dec 81:30 PMGoa vs MaharashtraElite Group B
    Dec 81:30 PMJammu & Kashmir vs Madhya PradeshElite Group B
    Dec 81:30 PMChhattisgarh vs RailwaysElite Group A
    Dec 81:30 PMMumbai vs OdishaElite Group A
    Dec 1210:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 1210:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 121:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 121:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 1410:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 1410:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 141:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 141:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 1610:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 1610:00 AMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 161:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League A
    Dec 161:30 PMTBC vs TBCSuper League B
    Dec 1810:00 AMTBC vs TBCFinal

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    FAQs

    What is the prize money for the winner of this league?

    The prize money for the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy winner, Punjab received Rs 80 Lakh from the BCCI. While the runners-up Team Baroda received INR 40 Lakhs.  

    Where will the Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy match live stream and broadcast?

    The Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy 2024 will be broadcast on Sports 18 Network. You can watch live-stream on the JioCinema app and website. 

    How many teams are in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024?

    There will be 38 senior state teams divided into 5 groups -A, B, C, D, and E. The three groups A, B, and C will contain eight teams each playing 7 matches with another team of the same group. The remaining D and E groups each have 7 teams with each team playing 6 matches with others in the same group. 

    How many matches will happen in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy?

    There will be 136 total matches played in the 2024 Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy including each group’s league match, 2 Pre Quarter Final, 4 Quarter Final, 2 semifinals, and one final game. 

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