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    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2026-27: Schedule, Date, Teams, Captains & Players

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    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

    The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2026 – 27 is back, bringing exciting T20 cricket to Indian domestic cricket fans. The tournament runs from November 14 to December 6, 2026, with 38 state teams competing for the title. Teams are divided into four Elite groups and one Plate group.

    Defending champions Jharkhand will look to keep their title, while strong teams like Mumbai, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu will be aiming to win the trophy. The tournament will also give several players a chance to impress selectors and IPL scouts ahead of the next IPL season.

    In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about SMAT 2026 – 27, including the full match schedule, key dates, participating teams, captains, and complete squad lists.

    Overview of the Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy 2026:

    BoardBoard of Control for Cricket (BCCI)
    Date14 November to 06 December 2026
    Teams39
    Elite Teams32
    Plate Teams6
    VenueIndore, Mumbai, Mohali, Kolkata, Chandigarh
    Current ChampionJharkhand (First Title)
    Total Matches126
    Prize MoneyWinners – Rs 80 Lakh
    Prize Money Runners-upRS 40 Lakh
    Livestream / BroadcastJio Cinema app and website and Sports 18 Network

    Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026: Format

    The tournament features an Elite group stage followed by the Super League and final. The 32 Elite teams are divided into four groups: A, B, C and D.

    Teams will compete in the group stage from November 14 to November 26. The Super League is scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 4, with the final set for December 6.

    StageDatesDetails
    Elite Group StageNovember 14 – 26, 202632 teams divided into four groups
    Super LeagueNovember 30- December 4, 2026Teams divided into two Super League groups
    FinalDecember 6, 2026Championship match

    Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy Cricket 2026 Teams and Captain 

    A total of 38 teams are listed in the supplied team information. Some captain names have not yet been confirmed.

    No.TeamCaptain
    1AndhraRicky Bhui
    2Arunachal PradeshNeelam Obi
    3AssamDenish Das
    4BarodaKrunal Pandya
    5BengalAbhimanyu Easwaran
    6BiharVaibhav Sooryavanshi
    7ChandigarhShivam Bhambri
    8ChhattisgarhVikalp Tiwari
    9DelhiAyush Badoni
    10GoaAbhinav Tejrana
    11GujaratNot confirmed
    12HaryanaNot confirmed
    13Himachal PradeshPukhraj Mann
    14HyderabadChama Milind
    15Jammu & KashmirShubham Khajuria
    16JharkhandAnukul Roy
    17KarnatakaNot confirmed
    18KeralaSanju Samson
    19Madhya PradeshNot confirmed
    20MaharashtraNot confirmed
    21ManipurNot confirmed
    22MeghalayaNot confirmed
    23MizoramNot confirmed
    24MumbaiSuryakumar Yadav
    25NagalandNot confirmed
    26OdishaSwastik Samal
    27PuducherryNot confirmed
    28PunjabNot confirmed
    29RailwaysMohammad Saif
    30RajasthanNot confirmed
    31SaurashtraNot confirmed
    32ServicesNot confirmed
    33SikkimLee Yong Lepcha
    34Tamil NaduR Sai Kishore
    35TripuraManisankar Murasingh
    36Uttar PradeshKaran Sharma
    37UttarakhandNot confirmed
    38VidarbhaNot confirmed

    Captain details are reproduced from the supplied information. Names marked “Not confirmed” may be updated when official announcements are available.

    Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy Cricket 2026 Match Schedule, Date and Times

    The Elite group stage will begin on November 14, with matches scheduled across four groups. The following fixtures are listed in Indian Standard Time (IST).

    DateTime (IST)MatchGroup
    Nov 14, 202609:00Hyderabad vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 14, 202609:00Baroda vs ChandigarhElite Group A
    Nov 14, 202609:00Haryana vs PunjabElite Group B
    Nov 14, 202609:00Puducherry vs MaharashtraElite Group C
    Nov 14, 202609:00Gujarat vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 14, 202609:00Andhra vs TripuraElite Group C
    Nov 14, 202609:00Bihar vs SaurashtraElite Group B
    Nov 14, 202609:00Mizoram vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 14, 202609:00Goa vs VidarbhaElite Group D
    Nov 14, 202613:30Rajasthan vs Uttar PradeshElite Group A
    Nov 14, 202613:30Railways vs Tamil NaduElite Group B
    Nov 14, 202613:30Himachal Pradesh vs AssamElite Group C
    Nov 14, 202613:30Uttarakhand vs ChhattisgarhElite Group D
    Nov 14, 202616:30Madhya Pradesh vs KeralaElite Group C
    Nov 14, 202616:30Jammu & Kashmir vs DelhiElite Group B
    Nov 14, 202616:30Karnataka vs BengalElite Group A
    Nov 16, 202609:00Rajasthan vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 16, 202609:00Railways vs BiharElite Group B
    Nov 16, 202609:00Himachal Pradesh vs AndhraElite Group C
    Nov 16, 202609:00Vidarbha vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 16, 202611:00Jammu & Kashmir vs Tamil NaduElite Group B
    Nov 16, 202611:00Uttarakhand vs GoaElite Group D
    Nov 16, 202611:00Madhya Pradesh vs AssamElite Group C
    Nov 16, 202611:00Karnataka vs Uttar PradeshElite Group A
    Nov 16, 202613:30Mizoram vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 16, 202613:30Saurashtra vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 16, 202613:30Tripura vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 16, 202613:30Gujarat vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 16, 202616:30Chhattisgarh vs HyderabadElite Group D
    Nov 16, 202616:30Kerala vs MaharashtraElite Group C
    Nov 16, 202616:30Delhi vs PunjabElite Group B
    Nov 16, 202616:30Bengal vs ChandigarhElite Group A
    Nov 18, 202609:00Bengal vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 18, 202609:00Delhi vs BiharElite Group B
    Nov 18, 202609:00Kerala vs AndhraElite Group C
    Nov 18, 202609:00Chhattisgarh vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 18, 202611:00Hyderabad vs VidarbhaElite Group D
    Nov 18, 202611:00Maharashtra vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Nov 18, 202611:00Punjab vs RailwaysElite Group B
    Nov 18, 202611:00Chandigarh vs RajasthanElite Group A
    Nov 18, 202613:30Uttar Pradesh vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 18, 202613:30Tamil Nadu vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 18, 202613:30Assam vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 18, 202613:30Goa vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 18, 202616:30Uttarakhand vs GujaratElite Group D
    Nov 18, 202616:30Madhya Pradesh vs TripuraElite Group C
    Nov 18, 202616:30Jammu & Kashmir vs SaurashtraElite Group B
    Nov 18, 202616:30Karnataka vs MizoramElite Group A
    Nov 20, 202609:00Chandigarh vs Uttar PradeshElite Group A
    Nov 20, 202609:00Punjab vs Tamil NaduElite Group B
    Nov 20, 202609:00Maharashtra vs AssamElite Group C
    Nov 20, 202609:00Hyderabad vs GoaElite Group D
    Nov 20, 202611:00Uttarakhand vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 20, 202611:00Madhya Pradesh vs AndhraElite Group C
    Nov 20, 202611:00Jammu & Kashmir vs BiharElite Group B
    Nov 20, 202611:00Karnataka vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 20, 202613:30Bengal vs MizoramElite Group A
    Nov 20, 202613:30Delhi vs SaurashtraElite Group B
    Nov 20, 202613:30Kerala vs TripuraElite Group C
    Nov 20, 202613:30Chhattisgarh vs GujaratElite Group D
    Nov 20, 202616:30Vidarbha vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 20, 202616:30Himachal Pradesh vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 20, 202616:30Railways vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 20, 202616:30Rajasthan vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 22, 202609:00Rajasthan vs MizoramElite Group A
    Nov 22, 202609:00Railways vs SaurashtraElite Group B
    Nov 22, 202609:00Himachal Pradesh vs TripuraElite Group C
    Nov 22, 202609:00Vidarbha vs GujaratElite Group D
    Nov 22, 202611:00Chhattisgarh vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 22, 202611:00Kerala vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 22, 202611:00Delhi vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 22, 202611:00Bengal vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 22, 202613:30Karnataka vs ChandigarhElite Group A
    Nov 22, 202613:30Jammu & Kashmir vs PunjabElite Group B
    Nov 22, 202613:30Madhya Pradesh vs MaharashtraElite Group C
    Nov 22, 202613:30Uttarakhand vs HyderabadElite Group D
    Nov 22, 202616:30Goa vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 22, 202616:30Assam vs AndhraElite Group C
    Nov 22, 202616:30Tamil Nadu vs BiharElite Group B
    Nov 22, 202616:30Uttar Pradesh vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 24, 202609:00Bengal vs Uttar PradeshElite Group A
    Nov 24, 202609:00Delhi vs Tamil NaduElite Group B
    Nov 24, 202609:00Kerala vs AssamElite Group C
    Nov 24, 202609:00Chhattisgarh vs GoaElite Group D
    Nov 24, 202611:00Hyderabad vs GujaratElite Group D
    Nov 24, 202611:00Maharashtra vs TripuraElite Group C
    Nov 24, 202611:00Punjab vs SaurashtraElite Group B
    Nov 24, 202611:00Chandigarh vs MizoramElite Group A
    Nov 24, 202613:30Karnataka vs RajasthanElite Group A
    Nov 24, 202613:30Jammu and Kashmir vs RailwaysElite Group B
    Nov 24, 202613:30Madhya Pradesh vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Nov 24, 202613:30Uttarakhand vs VidarbhaElite Group D
    Nov 24, 202616:30Odisha vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 24, 202616:30Andhra vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 24, 202616:30Bihar vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 24, 202616:30Jharkhand vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 26, 202609:00Karnataka vs BarodaElite Group A
    Nov 26, 202609:00Jammu and Kashmir vs HaryanaElite Group B
    Nov 26, 202609:00Madhya Pradesh vs PuducherryElite Group C
    Nov 26, 202609:00Uttarakhand vs MumbaiElite Group D
    Nov 26, 202611:00Chhattisgarh vs VidarbhaElite Group D
    Nov 26, 202611:00Kerala vs Himachal PradeshElite Group C
    Nov 26, 202611:00Delhi vs RailwaysElite Group B
    Nov 26, 202611:00Bengal vs RajasthanElite Group A
    Nov 26, 202613:30Chandigarh vs JharkhandElite Group A
    Nov 26, 202613:30Punjab vs BiharElite Group B
    Nov 26, 202613:30Maharashtra vs AndhraElite Group C
    Nov 26, 202613:30Hyderabad vs OdishaElite Group D
    Nov 26, 202616:30Gujarat vs GoaElite Group D
    Nov 26, 202616:30Tripura vs AssamElite Group C
    Nov 26, 202616:30Saurashtra vs Tamil NaduElite Group B
    Nov 26, 202616:30Mizoram vs Uttar PradeshElite Group A
    Nov 30, 202609:00TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Nov 30, 202611:00TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Nov 30, 202613:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Nov 30, 202616:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Dec 2, 202605:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Dec 2, 202609:00TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Dec 2, 202613:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Dec 2, 202616:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Dec 4, 202605:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Dec 4, 202611:00TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Dec 4, 202613:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group A
    Dec 4, 202616:30TBC vs TBCSuper League Group B
    Dec 6, 202616:30TBC vs TBCFinal

    Where to Watch Syed Mustafa Ali Trophy Cricket 2026 – SMAT

    Platform TypeOfficial BroadcasterCoverage Details
    Live StreamingJioHotstar (App & Website)Streams select marquee fixtures across the group, Super League, and knockout stages.
    TV TelecastStar Sports Network (Star Sports Khel)Televises select featured games on linear TV in India.
    Live ScoresBCCI Domestic Portal, Uccricket.live and official application of uccricketProvides real-time ball by ball scorecards for all 38 teams, including non-televised games.

    FAQs

    When will the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 start?

    The tournament is scheduled to begin on November 14, 2026.

    When will the SMAT 2026-27 final take place?

    The final is scheduled for December 6, 2026, at 4:30 PM IST. The teams and venue are listed as TBC.

    How many teams are participating in SMAT 2026-27?

    The supplied team list contains 38 teams, including 32 Elite teams and six Plate teams.

    Who are the defending champions of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy?

    Jharkhand are listed as the defending champions after winning their first title.

    Where can I watch the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27?

    The supplied broadcast details list JioHotstar for selected live streams and the Star Sports Network for selected television coverage. Live scores are also listed on the BCCI Domestic Portal and Uccricket platforms.

    What is the prize money for the SMAT 2026-27 winner?

    The supplied tournament information lists ₹80 lakh for the winners and ₹40 lakh for the runners up.

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