2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A
| Dates | 10 – 18 January 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 6 |
| 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 A.[1] Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh were placed in Group A, with all the matches taking place in Bengaluru.[2] Punjab won Group A to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[3] Karnataka also qualified for the quarter-finals, finishing as one of the best two second placed teams across groups A to E.[4]
Points table
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +2.483 |
| Karnataka (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.292 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.243 |
| Railways | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –1.357 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.291 |
| Tripura | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.427 |
- Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage
Fixtures
Round 1
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Karnataka
150/5 (20 overs) |
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Jammu & Kashmir
107 (18.4 overs) |
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
- Krishnan Shrijith (Karnataka) and Qamran Iqbal (Jammu & Kashmir) both made their T20 debuts.
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Punjab
134/7 (20 overs) |
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Uttar Pradesh
123/5 (20 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhruv Jurel and Karan Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
10 January 2021
Scorecard |
Tripura
170/3 (20 overs) |
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Railways
173/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Chandan Ray, Sankar Paul (Tripura), Abhishek Pandey, Dhrushant Soni and Navneet Virk (Railways) all made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Tripura
93 (18.1 overs) |
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Jammu & Kashmir
94/3 (14.5 overs) |
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
- Puneet Kumar (Jammu & Kashmir) made his T20 debut.
12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Uttar Pradesh
133/9 (20 overs) |
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Railways
137/2 (17.4 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
12 January 2021
Scorecard |
Karnataka
125/8 (20 overs) |
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Punjab
127/1 (14.4 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Punjab
200/4 (20 overs) |
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Railways
83 (17.1 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Akash Pandey and Vineet Dhaka (Railways) both made their T20 debuts.
14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Uttar Pradesh
124/5 (20 overs) |
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Jammu & Kashmir
126/2 (15 overs) |
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard |
Karnataka
167/5 (20 overs) |
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Tripura
157/4 (20 overs) |
- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
- Parvez Sultan (Tripura) made his T20 debut.
Round 4
16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Tripura
122/6 (20 overs) |
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Uttar Pradesh
123/1 (13.1 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhishek Goswami, Aaqib Khan (Uttar Pradesh) and Dipayan Debbarma (Tripura) all made their T20 debuts.
16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Railways
152/5 (20 overs) |
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Karnataka
158/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
- Avijit Singh (Railways) made his T20 debut.
16 January 2021
Scorecard |
Jammu & Kashmir
139/8 (20 overs) |
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Punjab
140/0 (14.3 overs) |
Prabhsimran Singh 73* (46)
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
Round 5
18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Railways
133/9 (20 overs) |
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Jammu & Kashmir
135/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
- Aamir Aziz, Jiyaad Magrey, Skalzang Kalyan, Umran Malik (Jammu & Kashmir) and Yuvraj Singh (Railways) all made their T20 debuts.
18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Uttar Pradesh
132/8 (20 overs) |
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Karnataka
136/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Nalin Mishra (Uttar Pradesh) made his T20 debut.
18 January 2021
Scorecard |
Punjab
183/3 (20 overs) |
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Tripura
161/4 (20 overs) |
- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
- Subham Ghosh (Tripura) made his T20 debut.
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: Karnataka wins to stay in the hunt for last-eight berth". SportStar. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka qualify for quarterfinal of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.