Cricket tournament
| Dates | 10 – 18 January 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 6 |
| ← 2019–20 | |
| 2020–21 Indian domestic cricket season |
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| Women |
The 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into six groups, with six teams in Group B. Assam, Bengal, Hyderabad, Jharkhand, Odisha and Tamil Nadu were placed in Group B, with all the matches taking place in Kolkata. Tamil Nadu won Group A to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.88 |
| Bengal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.654 |
| Jharkhand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.23 |
| Assam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.961 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.199 |
| Odisha | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.569 |
- Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage
Fixtures
Round 1
| 10 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Odisha 113 (20 overs) |
v | Bengal 114/1 (12.2 overs) |
| Rajesh Dhuper 37 (37) Ishan Porel 3/26 (4 overs) |
Vivek Singh 54* (35) Govinda Poddar 1/10 (2 overs) |
| Bengal won by 9 wickets Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Rout, Sunil Roul (Odisha), Kaif Ahmed and Suvankar Bal (Bengal) all made their T20 debuts.
| 10 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Tamil Nadu 189/5 (20 overs) |
v | Jharkhand 123/7 (20 overs) |
| Chezhian Harinishanth 92* (64) Rahul Shukla 2/27 (2 overs) |
Anand Singh 28* (24) Sonu Yadav 3/31 (4 overs) |
| Tamil Nadu won by 66 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and C. K. Nandan |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Sonu Yadav (Tamil Nadu) made his T20 debut.
| 10 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Assam 159/5 (20 overs) |
v | Hyderabad 157/8 (20 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 51* (40) Kartikeya Kak 3/42 (4 overs) |
Himalay Agarwal 29 (22) Pritam Das 3/30 (4 overs) |
| Assam won by 2 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Ulhas Gandhe |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhishek Thakuri, Amlanjyoti Das, Denish Das, Rahul Singh (Assam), Kartikeya Kak and Rahul Buddhi (Hyderabad) all made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
| 12 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Bengal 161/6 (20 overs) |
v | Jharkhand 145/9 (20 overs) |
| Vivek Singh 100* (64) Monu Kumar 3/30 (4 overs) |
Virat Singh 47 (35) Ishan Porel 3/34 (4 overs) |
| Bengal won by 16 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Ulhas Gandhe |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Suraj and Pankaj Kumar (Jharkhand) both made their T20 debuts.
- Vivek Singh (Bengal) scored his first century in a T20 match.
| 12 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Hyderabad 153/8 (20 overs) |
v | Odisha 147/4 (20 overs) |
| Tilak Varma 44 (35) Suryakant Pradhan 3/34 (4 overs) |
Govinda Poddar 50 (33) Chama Milind 2/24 (4 overs) |
| Hyderabad won by 6 runs Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankitkar Jaiswal (Odisha), Mickil Jaiswal and Pragnay Reddy (Hyderabad) all made their T20 debuts.
| 12 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Assam 126/7 (20 overs) |
v | Tamil Nadu 128/0 (15 overs) |
| Rajjakuddin Ahmed 29 (14) Murugan Ashwin 2/16 (4 overs) |
Narayan Jagadeesan 78* (50) |
| Tamil Nadu won by 10 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and C. K. Nandan |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
| 14 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Jharkhand 233/3 (20 overs) |
v | Assam 182/7 (20 overs) |
| Virat Singh 103* (53) Pritam Das 2/40 (4 overs) |
Riyan Parag 67 (38) Monu Kumar 3/23 (4 overs) |
| Jharkhand won by 51 runs Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
| 14 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Odisha 132/9 (20 overs) |
v | Tamil Nadu 136/2 (15.1 overs) |
| Suryakant Pradhan 23 (10) Murugan Ashwin 3/16 (4 overs) |
Narayan Jagadeesan 61 (38) Ankit Yadav 1/17 (2 overs) |
| Tamil Nadu won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and C. K. Nandan |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gourav Choudhury (Odisha) made his T20 debut.
| 14 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Hyderabad 157 (20 overs) |
v | Bengal 161/4 (18.2 overs) |
| Tilak Varma 50 (30) Akash Deep 4/35 (4 overs) |
Shreevats Goswami 69* (48) Ravi Teja 2/28 (4 overs) |
| Bengal won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Ulhas Gandhe |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4
| 16 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Hyderabad 152/7 (20 overs) |
v | Tamil Nadu 155/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Bavanaka Sandeep 41 (36) Baba Aparajith 2/22 (4 overs) |
Narayan Jagadeesan 78* (51) Ravi Teja 1/21 (4 overs) |
| Tamil Nadu won by 7 wickets Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hitesh Yadav and Rakshann Readdi (Hyderabad) both made their T20 debuts.
| 16 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Jharkhand 182/4 (20 overs) |
v | Odisha 128 (17.5 overs) |
| Virat Singh 67 (37) Tarani Sa 2/37 (4 overs) |
Gourav Choudhury 36 (23) Bal Krishna 4/21 (4 overs) |
| Jharkhand won by 54 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and C. K. Nandan |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bal Krishna, Vikash Vishal (Jharkhand), Tarani Sa and Walter Toppo (Odisha) all made their T20 debuts.
| 16 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Assam 157/5 (20 overs) |
v | Bengal 144/8 (20 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 77* (54) Ishan Porel 2/34 (4 overs) |
Anustup Majumdar 48* (47) Pritam Das 3/27 (4 overs) |
| Assam won by 13 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Ulhas Gandhe |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Erik Roy (Assam) made his T20 debut.
Round 5
| 18 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Assam 148/5 (20 overs) |
v | Odisha 154/6 (19 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 42 (26) Govinda Poddar 2/28 (4 overs) |
Subhranshu Senapati 64 (48) Pritam Das 2/19 (3 overs) |
| Odisha won by 4 wickets Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal |
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashish Rai and Sukesh Heera (Odisha) both made their T20 debuts.
| 18 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Hyderabad 139/8 (20 overs) |
v | Jharkhand 139/9 (20 overs) |
| Bavanaka Sandeep 37 (34) Vivekanand Tiwari 3/25 (4 overs) |
Utkarsh Singh 29 (26) Ajay Dev Goud 4/22 (4 overs) |
| Match tied (Jharkhand won the Super Over) Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and C. K. Nandan |
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
| 18 January 2021 Scorecard |
| Bengal 163/8 (20 overs) |
v | Tamil Nadu 167/2 (18 overs) |
| Kaif Ahmed 63* (47) Baba Aparajith 2/20 (4 overs) |
Narayan Jagadeesan 71* (45) Arnab Nandi 1/33 (4 overs) |
| Tamil Nadu won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Ulhas Gandhe |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Ahmedabad to host final". Sport Star. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: Teams divided into six groups, Ahmedabad to host knockouts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Highlights: Jagadeesan, Karthik power Tamil Nadu to eight-wicket win over Bengal". SportStar. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Vivek Singh: Watch Bengal batsman scores first century of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 vs Jharkhand". The Sports Rush. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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