The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 will feature some of India’s most exciting domestic T20 players. With international stars, experienced domestic performers and young talents included in the squad lists, the tournament will provide plenty of opportunities for players to make an impact.
Several well-known names are part of the announced squads, including Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Jharkhand will enter the competition as the defending champions, while teams such as Mumbai, Bengal, Karnataka, Punjab and Tamil Nadu will also look to compete for the title.
The tournament will run from November 14 to December 6, 2026. Here is the team-wise list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 squads and players.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 Squads: Overview
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 |
| Format | T20 |
| Organiser | BCCI |
| Start Date | November 14, 2026 |
| Final Date | December 6, 2026 |
| Defending Champions | Jharkhand |
| Teams | 38 listed in the tournament information |
| Group Stage | Elite Groups A, B, C and D |
| Super League | November 30 to December 4, 2026 |
| Final | December 6, 2026 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 All Teams Squads and Players List
1. Andhra Pradesh Squad
Captain: Ricky Bhui
Ricky Bhui will lead Andhra Pradesh in the tournament. The squad includes Shaik Rasheed, Ashwin Hebbar and several other domestic players.
Players: Ricky Bhui (c), Ashwin Hebbar, Marthala Dhanush, SDNV Prasad, Shaik Rasheed, Saurabh Kumar, T Bharath, Satyanarayana Raju, KV Sasikanth, Tripurana Vijay, Bailapudi Yeswanth, M Hemanth Reddy, Seeram Rahul, Sai Rahul, KS Narasimha Raju, Revanth Reddy, Cheepurapalli Stephen and Munish Verma.
2. Assam Squad
Captain: Denish Das
Denish Das will captain Assam. The squad features Saahil Jain, Sibsankar Roy, Akash Sengupta and experienced domestic bowling options.
Players: Denish Das (c), Saahil Jain, Sibsankar Roy, Avinav Choudhury, Roshan Alam, Akash Sengupta, Ayushman Malakar, Mrinmoy Dutta, Mukhtar Hussain, Bishal Saha, Pradyun Saikia, Bhargab Pratim Lahkar, Ayush Agarwal, Rohit Sen, Jitumoni Kalita and Abdul Ajij Kuraishi.
3. Baroda Squad
Captain: Krunal Pandya | Vice-Captain: Atit Sheth
Baroda have a strong squad featuring experienced players such as Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda and Jitesh Sharma.
Players: Krunal Pandya (c), Atit Sheth (vc), Deepak Hooda, Shivalik Sharma, Shashwat Rawat, Amit Pasi, Jitesh Sharma, Bhanu Pania, Mahesh Pithiya, Parikshit Patidar, Hemant Punde, Raj Limbani, Rasikh Salam, Dhruv Patel and Safvan Patel.
4. Bengal Squad
Captain: Abhimanyu Easwaran
Bengal’s squad includes international players Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, along with Abishek Porel and Shahbaz Ahmed.
Players: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sudip Gharami, Yuvraj Keswani, Aditya Purohit, Abishek Porel, Shakir Gandhi, Karan Lal, Pradipta Pramanik, Sourav Halder, Prayas Ray Barman, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kanishk Seth, Sayan Ghosh, Syed Irfan Aftab, Akhilesh Yadav, Rishabh Chaudhary and Shashank Singh.
5. Bihar Squad
Captain: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Vice-Captain: Suraj Kashyap
Bihar’s squad for the first two matches will be led by young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Players: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c), Suraj Kashyap (vc), Alok Kumar, Ayush Loharuka, Altamash Ashraf, Param Kumar Singh, Anmol Kumar, Ritwik Raj, Mayank Kumar, Raghvendra Pratap, Ashish Kumar, Vasudev Pratap Singh, Mohammad Izhar, Amod Yadav, Prashant Singh, Nawaz Khan and Himanshu Singh.
6. Chandigarh Squad
Captain: Shivam Bhambri
Chandigarh have included experienced names such as Manan Vohra and Sandeep Sharma in their squad.
Players: Shivam Bhambri (c), Manan Vohra, Nehal Pajni, Arjun Azad, Sanyam Saini, Arush Bhandari, Nikhil Thakur, Bhagminder Lather, Raman Bishnoi, Nikhil Kumar, Hardik Chaudhary, Sandeep Sharma, Rohit Dhanda, Jagjeet Sandhu and Chiragvir Dhindsa.
7. Chhattisgarh Squad
Captain: Vikalp Tiwari
Chhattisgarh’s squad includes Ajay Mandal, Amandeep Khare, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and Sandeep Warrier.
Players: Vikalp Tiwari (c), Ajay Mandal, Amandeep Khare, Aayush Pandey, Dev Aditya Singh, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Prateek Yadav, Rahul Pradhan, Rudra Dehari, Sangeet Soni, Sandeep Warrier, Shashank Chandrakar, Shubham Agarwal and Sourab Majumdar.
8. Delhi Squad
Captain: Ayush Badoni
Delhi have selected several players with IPL experience, including Priyansh Arya, Yash Dhull, Anuj Rawat, Harshit Rana and Mayank Yadav.
Players: Ayush Badoni (c), Priyansh Arya, Sarthak Ranjan, Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Tejasvi Dahiya, Anuj Rawat, Himmat Singh, Mayank Rawat, Keshav Dabas, Suyash Sharma, Digvesh Rathi, Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav and Simarjeet Singh.
9. Goa Squad
Captain: Abhinav Tejrana
Goa’s squad includes Suyash Prabhudessai, Deepraj Gaonkar, Lalit Yadav and Vasuki Koushik.
Players: Abhinav Tejrana (c), Suyash Prabhudessai, Deepraj Gaonkar, Azaan Thota, Manthan Khutkar, Lalit Yadav, Yash Kasvankar, Darshan Misal, Vikash Singh, Shivendra Bhujbal, Rajashekhar Harikant, Vasuki Koushik, Shubham Tari, Ruthvik Naik, Felix Alemao, Heramb Parab and Ishaan Gadekar.
10. Gujarat Squad
Players: To be announced (TBA).
11. Haryana Squad
Players: To be announced (TBA).
12. Himachal Pradesh Squad
Captain: Pukhraj Mann
The Himachal Pradesh squad listed for the first three matches includes Nehal Wadhera, Ekant Sen and several bowling options.
Players: Pukhraj Mann (c), Nehal Wadhera, Aryaman Dhaliwal, Innesh Mahajan, Ekant Sen, Arpit Guleria, Harshit Sandal, Ayush Jamwal, Jitender Rana, Hritik Kalia, Rahul Chauhan, Rohit Kumar, Mridul Surroch, Vaibhav Kalta and Vaibhav Sharma.
13. Hyderabad Squad
Captain: CV Milind | Vice-Captain: M Abhirath Reddy
Hyderabad have named CV Milind as captain, with M Abhirath Reddy as vice-captain.
Players: CV Milind (c), Tanmay Agarwal, P Aman Rao, M Abhirath Reddy (vc), K Himateja, Rahul Radesh, M Sai Pragnay Reddy, Bhavesh Seth, Ganesh Gadugu, Tanay Thyagarajan, Pranav Varma, A Ved Reddy, CTL Rakshann Readdi, Ajay Dev Goud, Nishant Saranu, Rahul Buddhi and Y Harshit Sai.
14. Jammu and Kashmir Squad
Captain: Shubham Khajuria
Jammu and Kashmir have included Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Yudhvir Singh and Abid Mushtaq in their squad.
Players: Shubham Khajuria (c), Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, Kawalpreet Singh, Dikshant Kundal, Rydham Sharma, Sahil Lotra, Vanshaj Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Sunil Kumar, Yudhvir Singh, Umran Malik, Brijesh Sharma and Lone Nasir Muzaffar.
15. Jharkhand Squad
Captain: Anukul Roy | Vice-Captain: Shikhar Mohan
Defending champions Jharkhand will be led by Anukul Roy. The squad also includes Robin Minz, Virat Singh and Sushant Mishra.
Players: Anukul Roy (c), Shikhar Mohan (vc), Pankaj Kumar, Robin Minz, Virat Singh, Utkarsh Singh, Amit Kumar, Sushant Mishra, Rajandeep Singh, Saurabh Shekhar, Md Kounain Quraishi, Pratyush Kumar, Harsh Raj, Pratik Ranjan and Shubh Sharma.
16. Karnataka Squad
Captain: Ravichandran Smaran
Karnataka’s squad for the first three matches features experienced batters Manish Pandey and Karun Nair, along with Abhinav Manohar and several bowling options.
Players: Ravichandran Smaran (c), Rohan Patil, Luvnith Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Abhinav Manohar, Shikhar Shetty, Manvanth Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vidwath Kaverappa, Abhilash Shetty, Krishnan Shrijith, Aneeshwar Gautam and Rithesh Bhatkal.
17. Kerala Squad
Captain: Sanju Samson
Kerala will be led by Sanju Samson. The squad also features Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vishnu Vinod, Vignesh Puthur and Jalaj Saxena.
Players: Sanju Samson (c), Rohan S Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Ahammed Imran, Govind Dev D Pai, Krishna Devan R J, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Akhil Scaria, Nikhil M, Vignesh Puthur, Biju Narayanan N, Karthik B Nair, Vaisakh Chandran, KM Asif, MD Nidheesh, Sharafuddeen NM and Jalaj Saxena.
18. Madhya Pradesh Squad
Captain: Rajat Patidar
Madhya Pradesh have named Rajat Patidar as captain. The squad includes Avesh Khan, Kumar Kartikeya Singh and Saransh Jain.
Players: Rajat Patidar (c), Ankush Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Harsh Gawli, Aniket Verma, Ritik Tada, Apoorv Dwivedi, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Shivam Shukla, Shivang Kumar, Avesh Khan, Tripuresh Singh, Rahul Batham and Mangesh Yadav.
19. Maharashtra Squad
Maharashtra have several familiar names in their squad, including Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi.
Players: Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshin Kulkarni, Sahil Parakh, Rahul Tripathi, Suraj Shinde, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Tanay Sanghvi, Vicky Ostwal, Kiran Chormale, Ranjit Nikam, Pradeep Dadhe, Rushikesh Sonavne, Vivek Shelar, Hitesh Walunj, Prashant Solanki and Siddhesh Veer.
Captain details were not specified in the supplied squad list.
20. Mizoram Squad
Captain: Jehu Anderson
Mizoram’s squad will be led by Jehu Anderson.
Players: Jehu Anderson (c), Joseph Lalthankhuma, Kuldip Yadav, J Biakthanpuia, Lalhruaizela, F Lalmuanzuala, B Lalnunfela, Lalrempuia, Marty Lalrinhlua, Manendar Singh, Sahil Sharma, Sumit Lama, Chinmay Sutar and Khiangte Vanrotlinga.
21. Mumbai Squad
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Mumbai have named India batter Suryakumar Yadav as captain. Their squad includes Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande.
Players: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Divyansh Saxena, Suved Parkar, Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Sairaj Patil, Shivam Dube, Atharva Ankolekar, Shams Mulani, Maxwell Swaminathan, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester D’Souza and Hardik Tamore.
22. Odisha Squad
Captain: Swastik Samal
Odisha will be led by Swastik Samal. The squad includes Subhranshu Senapati, Ninad Rathva and Lalit Yadav.
Players: Swastik Samal (c), Subhranshu Senapati, Om T Munde, Gaurav Choudhury, Adhitya Rout, Kartik Biswal, Abhishek Yadav, Soumya Ranjan Biswal, Aashirwad Swain, Sourav Gouda, Sarbeswar Mohanty, Soumya Ranjan Lenka, Ninad Rathva, Lalit Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan, Badal Biswal, Vageesh Sharma, Pradeep Pradhan, Vimal Kumar and Omkar Mohanty.
23. Puducherry Squad
The Puducherry squad features Aman Khan, Shashank Singh, Gaurav Yadav and Sagar Udeshi.
Players: Pugazhendi Akash, Aman Khan, Shashank Singh, Raghav Goyal, Adil Tunda, Anugrah Latwal, Bhanu Anand, Vedant Bhardwaj, Aditya Chauhan, Gaurav Yadav, Prithvi Khanna, R Nithiyananda, Parameeswaran Sivaraman, Prasad Pawar, Prannay Singh, Ramamoorthy Ragavan, Gautam Shastry, Shiva Subash, Sagar Trivedi, Sagar Udeshi and Vijai Raja.
Captain details were not specified in the supplied squad list.
24. Punjab Squad
Captain: Ramandeep Singh
Punjab have selected Ramandeep Singh as captain. Their squad includes Prabhsimran Singh, Umesh Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh and Harpreet Brar.
Players: Ramandeep Singh (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Umesh Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Salil Arora, Sanvir Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Vishwa Nath Pratap, Vihaan Malhotra, Sahil Bhaskar, Kartik Chadda, Emanjot Singh Chahal, Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa, Jashan Jindal and Krish Bhagat.
25. Railways Squad
Captain: Mohammad Saif
Railways will be led by Mohammad Saif.
Players: Mohammad Saif (c), LR Chethan, Ravi Singh, Atal Bihari Rai, Eshaan Goyal, Jamshed Alam, Kritagya Singh, Kunal Yadav, Akshat Pandey, Pradhyumn Parikh, Mohit Raut, Garv Sangwan, Toufik Uddin Mondal and Zubair Ali.
26. Rajasthan Squad
Captain: Deepak Chahar | Vice-Captain: Manav Suthar
Rajasthan have named Deepak Chahar as captain, with Manav Suthar as vice-captain. The squad also includes Rahul Chahar and Mahipal Lomror.
Players: Deepak Chahar (c), Manav Suthar (vc), Ajay Raj Singh, Kartik Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Ramniwas Golada, Rohan Rajbahar, Abhijeet Tomar, Himanshu Singh Rana, Honey Pratap Singh, Kunal Singh Rathore, Mahipal Lomror, Mukul Choudhary, Himanshu Nehra and Abhishek Mund.
27. Saurashtra Squad
Captain: Jaydev Unadkat
Saurashtra’s squad includes experienced players such as Jaydev Unadkat, Prerak Mankad and Chetan Sakariya.
Players: Jaydev Unadkat (c), Harvik Desai, Jay Gohil, Prerak Mankad, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Sammar Gajjar, Ruchit Ahir, Chetan Sakariya, Parth Bhut, Harvansh Singh Pangalia, Siddhant Rana, Krains Fuletra, Yuvraj Chudasama, Luckyraj Vaghela, Devang Karamta and Ankur Panwar.
28. Tamil Nadu Squad
Captain: R Sai Kishore
Tamil Nadu will be led by R Sai Kishore. The squad features N Jagadeesan, M Shahrukh Khan, T Natarajan and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Players: R Sai Kishore (c), Tushar Raheja, VP Amith Sathvik, N Jagadeesan, B Sachin, C Andre Siddarth, S Rithik Easwaran, M Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Sandhu, R Rajkumar, T Natarajan, Gurjapneet Singh, G Kishoor, M Siddharth, Varun Chakaravarthy and V Athisayaraj Davidson.
29. Tripura Squad
Captain: Manisankar Murasingh | Vice-Captain: Abhijit Sarkar
Tripura’s squad for the first four matches will be led by Manisankar Murasingh.
Players: Manisankar Murasingh (c), Bikram Kumar Das, Sridam Paul, Subham Sutradhar, Arindam Barman, Mandeep Singh, Lakshay Thareja, Bikram Debnath, Saurabh Das, Abhijit Sarkar (vc), Saruk Hossain, Danveer Singh, Sentu Sarkar, Arka Prabha Sinha, Viki Saha, Sandip Sarkar, Parvez Sultan and Chiranjit Paul.
30. Uttar Pradesh Squad
Captain: Karan Sharma
Uttar Pradesh have selected Karan Sharma as captain. The squad includes Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan and Kartik Tyagi.
Players: Karan Sharma (c), Abhishek Goswami, Swastik Chikara, Aryan Juyal, Madhav Kaushik, Sameer Rizvi, Shivam Mavi, Prashant Veer, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohsin Khan, Yash Dayal, Zeeshan Ansari, Aaradhya Yadav, Arnav Baliyan, Yash Garg, Divyansh Joshi and Siddarth Yadav.
31. Uttarakhand Squad
Captain: Kunal Chandela
Uttarakhand’s squad includes Avneesh Sudha, Akash Madhwal, Mayank Mishra and Jagadeesha Suchith.
Players: Kunal Chandela (c), Avneesh Sudha, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Mishra, Agnivesh Ayachi, Janmejay Joshi, Akash Madhwal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Aarav Mahajan, Devendra Singh Bora, Shashwat Dangwal, Tejasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Kandpal, Jagmohan Nagarkoti, Ravinder Negi, Sanskar Rawat, Aanjaneya Suryavanshi and Vijay Sharma.
32. Vidarbha Squad
Captain: Atharva Taide
Vidarbha have named Atharva Taide as captain. The squad includes Aman Mokhade, Shubham Dubey, Darshan Nalkande and Praful Hinge.
Players: Atharva Taide (c), Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Shubham Dubey, R Samarth, Varun Bisht, Yash Kadam, Yash Rathod, Adhyayan Daga, Vedant Jajoo, Parth Rekhade, Nachiket Bhute, Praful Hinge, Darshan Nalkande, Mandar Ghodmare, Saurabh Dubey and Abhishek Agrawal.
33. Arunachal Pradesh Squad
Captain: Neelam Obi
Players: Neelam Obi (c), Techi Neri, Nabam Tempol, Kamsha Yangfo, Biki Kumar, Chandan Kumar Singh, Darge Bagra, Techi Doria, Licha Jhon, Salil Malhotra, Penjor Mangal, Nabam Kama, Myendung Singpho, Likha Sonia and Yab Niya.
34. Manipur Squad
The supplied Manipur squad list does not specify a captain.
Players: Pheiroijam Jotin, Ahmed Shah, Mandingbam Andyroshan, Bidash Chingakham, LM Keishangbam, Ulenyai Khwairakpam, Kiran Laishram, L Kishan Singha, Yumnam C Nganba, Prafullomani Singh, Rex Rajkumar, Sultan Karim and Karanjit Yumnam.
35. Meghalaya Squad
Players: To be announced (TBA).
36. Nagaland Squad
Players: To be announced (TBA).
37. Services Squad
The supplied Services squad list does not specify a captain.
Players: Arun Bamal, Arjun Sharma, Arun Kumar, Irfan Khan, Mohit Jangra, Mohit Ahlawat, Mohit Kumar, Nakul Sharma, Kunwar Pathak, Raj Bahadur, Shivam Tiwari, Amit Shukla, Sufiyan Alam, Suraj Vashisht and Vishal Gaur.
38. Sikkim Squad
Captain: Lee Yong Lepcha
Players: Lee Yong Lepcha (c), Ashish Thapa, Ankur Malik, Gurinder Singh, Kranthi Kumar, Satyajeet Bachhav, Abishek Kumar, Amit Rajera, Pranesh Chettri, Ingsho Limboo, Robin Limboo, Md Saptulla, Parth Palawat, Saurav Prasad and Palzor Tamang.
Players to Watch in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27
The tournament includes several established Indian cricketers and promising young players. Here are some of the notable names from the supplied squads.
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai |
| Sanju Samson | Kerala |
| Mohammed Shami | Bengal |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Uttar Pradesh |
| Umesh Yadav | Punjab |
| Prithvi Shaw | Maharashtra |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Maharashtra |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Tamil Nadu |
| Shardul Thakur | Mumbai |
| Harshit Rana | Delhi |
| Umran Malik | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Bihar |
| Deepak Chahar | Rajasthan |
| Avesh Khan | Madhya Pradesh |
| T Natarajan | Tamil Nadu |
These players bring different strengths to their respective teams, from aggressive batting and middle order experience to pace bowling and spin options.
FAQs: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 Squads
Who is the captain of Mumbai in SMAT 2026-27?
Suryakumar Yadav is listed as Mumbai’s captain.
Who is the captain of defending champions Jharkhand?
Anukul Roy is listed as Jharkhand’s captain, with Shikhar Mohan as vice-captain.
Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi included in the Bihar squad?
Yes. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is listed as Bihar’s captain for the first two matches.
