Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
| Countries |
 India |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Format | Twenty 20 |
| First tournament | 2009/10 |
| Last tournament | 2015/16 |
| Tournament format | Round robin then knock out |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Current champion | Uttar Pradesh (1st title) |
| Most successful |
Baroda (2 titles) Gujarat (2 titles) |
| Website | BCCI |
 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | |
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy[1] was a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from Ranji Trophy. The 2008-09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy. It is named after a famous Indian cricketer, Syed Mushtaq Ali. In June 2016, the BCCI announced that the championship would be scraped and replaced with a zonal-based competition.[2]
History
BCCI launched its own state structure in 2006-07 season with 27 Ranji teams divided in 5 Zones with the name of Inter-State T20 Championship which was renamed and relaunched as the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Maharashtra won the 2009-10 trophy defeating Hyderabad in a low-scoring final by 19 runs at the Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground in Indore.[3]
Bengal won the final against Madhya Pradesh by one run at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.[4]
Baroda won the trophy in 2011-12 by defeating Punjab by 8 runs at Brabourne Stadium largely due to the all-round performance by Irfan Pathan. Irfan came in at No. 7 turned the game from 91 for 5 into a sturdier 149 for 6 and took two for 24 while bowling.[5]
Gujarat won the trophy in 2012/13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.[6] After winning the toss Punjab were reduced to 20 for 4, through the bowling of Mehul Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Dahiya.
Baroda won the 2013/14 trophy by defeating Uttar Pradesh in the final by 3 runs After reaching 116 for 1 in the 17th over, Uttar Pradesh collapsed while chasing a target of 145 and lost the match by three runs.[7][8]
Current teams
The competition featured 27 state teams which plays in Ranji Trophy which had previously competed in the Inter-State T20 Championship.
Winners
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Inter-State T20 Championship | ||
| 2007/08 | Tamil Nadu | Punjab |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | ||
| 2009/10 | Maharashtra | Hyderabad |
| 2010/11 | Bengal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2011/12 | Baroda | Punjab |
| 2012/13 | Gujarat | Punjab |
| 2013/14 | Baroda | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2014/15 | Gujarat | Punjab |
| 2015/16 | Uttar Pradesh | Baroda |
Tournament records
Team Records
| Team records[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Trophy wins | 2 | Baroda, Gujarat | |
| Most consecutive wins | 12 | Bengal | |
| Most consecutive defeats | 22 | Jammu & Kashmir | |
| Largest margin of victory (by runs) | By 112 runs | Delhi | Gujarat |
| Largest margin of victory (by wickets) | By 10 wicket | Jharkhand | Tripura |
| Largest margin of victory (by balls) | By 100 balls | Jharkhand | Tripura |
Highest team score
| Score | From | Against | Venue | City | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233/3 | Gujarat | Kerala | Emerald High School Ground | Indore | 2013 | [10] |
| 219/4 | Bengal | Tripura | Tata Digwadih Stadium | Dhanbad | 2009 | [11] |
| 215/5 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | 2013 | [12] |
Lowest team score
| Score | From | Against | Venue | City | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Tripura | Jharkhand | Tata Digwadih Stadium | Dhanbad | 2009 | [13] |
| 58 | Andhra | Hyderabad | Gymkhana Ground | Hyderabad | 2011 | [14] |
| 58 | Bengal | Tamil Nadu | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Hyderabad | 2012 | [15] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy".
- ↑ "BCCI revamps Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy structure". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Seamers help Maharashtra clinch low-scoring final".
- ↑ Bengal hold nerve in thrilling finale
- ↑ All-round Irfan leads Baroda to title
- ↑ "All-round Gujarat clinch Mushtaq Ali Trophy". Wisden India. March 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Baroda claim title with three-run win".
- ↑ "Snag in Domestic Flight". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ↑ Compiled from Overall First-Class Records at CricketArchive.
- ↑ Gujarat vs Kerala
- ↑ Bengal vs Tripura
- ↑ Maharashtra vs Mumbai
- ↑ Jharkhand vs Tripura
- ↑ Hyderabad vs Andhra
- ↑ Bengal vs Tamil Nadu
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