The 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy begins on January 10, 2021 – here’s the complete schedule and full list of fixtures for the T20 tournament.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the premier domestic T20 competition in the country that is organised by the BCCI, with its first season dating back to 2009/10. For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, 38 teams have been divided into six groups (five Elite groups and one Plate group), who, according to the schedule, will play in six biosecure venues across India.
Matches will be held in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Alur grounds), Indore, Vadodara, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, beginning with nine fixtures on the opening day – January 10, 2021. All knock-out matches, including the final, will be held in the newly-designed Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Here’s all you need to know about the tournament.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 schedule
January 10, 2021
Jammu & Kashmir vs Karnataka, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Railways vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Odisha vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Baroda vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Motibaug Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Assam vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
January 11, 2021
Vidarbha vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Services vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Mumbai vs Delhi, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Haryana vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Mizoram vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Nagaland, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Manipur, Plate Group, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Ground, Chennai
Kerala vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh vs Goa, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
January 12, 2021
Railways vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Karnataka vs Punjab, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Odisha vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Bengal vs Jharkhand, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Baroda vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Motibaug Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Maharashtra vs Chhattisgarh, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Tamil Nadu vs Assam, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
January 13, 2021
Services vs Goa, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Vidarbha vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Haryana vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Delhi vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Bihar vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Manipur, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Mizoram, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Mumbai vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
January 14, 2021
Karnataka vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Railways, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Tamil Nadu vs Odisha, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jharkhand vs Assam, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Uttarakhand vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, Motibaug Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Baroda, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Bengal vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
January 15, 2021
Services vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Mumbai vs Haryana, Elite E Group, TBD, TBD
Delhi vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Manipur vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Nagaland vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Mizoram, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Bihar, Plate Group, TBD, TBD
Puducherry vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Goa vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
January 16, 2021
Jammu and Kashmir vs Punjab, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Railways vs Karnataka, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Uttar Pradesh vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Assam vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Tamil Nadu vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Gujarat vs Chhattisgarh, Elite C Group, TBD, TBD
Baroda vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Motibaug Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Odisha vs Jharkhand, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
January 17, 2021
Madhya Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Rajasthan vs Goa, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Haryana vs Delhi, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Services vs Vidarbha, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Kerala vs Andhra, Elite E Group, TBD, TBD
Mumbai vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Nagaland vs Mizoram, Plate Group, TBD, TBD
Chandigarh vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Bihar vs Manipur, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
January 18, 2021
Uttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Railways, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Jharkhand vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Odisha vs Assam, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Tamil Nadu vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Motibaug Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Baroda, Elite C Group, TBD, TBD
January 19, 2021
Vidarbha vs Goa, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Services vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Nagaland vs Manipur, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Delhi vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, TBD, TBD
Haryana vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mumbai vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Bihar vs Mizoram, Plate Group, TBD, TBD
Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Rajasthan vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
January 26, 2021
TBD vs TBD, 1st quarterfinal, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
TBD vs TBD, 2nd quarterfinal, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
January 27, 2021
TBD vs TBD, 3rd quarterfinal, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
TBD vs TBD, 4th quarterfinal Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
January 29, 2021
TBD vs TBD, 1st Semifinal, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
TBD vs TBD, 2nd Semifinal, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad
January 31, 2021
TBD vs TBD, Final, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad