India’s premier domestic T20 tournament, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will start on Tuesday, October 11. This edition will see India’s brightest stars in the domestic setup lock horns over the next few weeks. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy finale is slated to be held on Saturday, November 5.
Tamil Nadu are the defending champions of the tournament and will once again be one of the favourites to clinch the title. As far as the numbers are concerned, Tamil Nadu enter the tournament as the most successful team in the history of the competition. They have been champions on three occasions.
It is a marquee tournament since it is the perfect scouting ground for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises. Several uncapped state-level cricketers get the chance to grab the attention of IPL scouts ahead of the IPL auctions that will take place towards the end of the year.
What is the format of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23?
There are 38 teams that are divided into five groups. The winners of these groups will make it to the quarter-final while the second-placed teams and the side that is ranked 11th overall will lock horns with one another in order to make it to the semi-finals.
There will be a total of 126 matches that will be played in the tournament. It will take place in six cities across India in Lucknow, Jaipur, Mohali, Rajkot, Indore. The knockout matches will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the final will be played on November 5.
What are the groups in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23?
Elite A: Assam, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Railways, Vidarbha, Uttarakhand
Elite B: Goa, Delhi, Manipur, Hyderabad, Punjab, Tripura, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh
Elite C: Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Services
Elite D: Baroda, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Nagaland
Elite E: Jharkhand, Bengal, Odisha, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Chattisgarh
Where to watch Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23?
A select few matches will be shown on the Star Sports Network on TV in India. It will also be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
What is the schedule of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23?
Tuesday, October 11
Arunachal Pradesh vs Kerala, 9.00 am
Delhi vs Manipur, 9.00 am
Mizoram vs Mumbai, 9.00 am
Railways vs Uttarakhand, 11.00 am
Bengal vs Jharkhand, 11.00 am
Baroda vs Nagaland, 11.00 am
Goa vs Tripura, 11.00 am
Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh, 11.00 am
J&K vs Meghalaya, 11.00 am
Odisha vs Sikkim, 11.00 am
Haryana vs Services, 1.30 pm
Assam vs Vidarbha, 1.30 pm
Hyderabad vs Punjab, 4.30 pm
Karnataka vs Maharashtra, 4.30 pm
Puducherry vs Uttar Pradesh, 1.30 pm
Chattisgarh vs Tamil Nadu, 4.30 pm
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan, 4.30 pm
Andhra vs Saurashtra, 4.30 pm
Wednesday, October 12
Tripura vs Uttar Pradesh, 9.00 am
Assam vs Uttarakhand, 9.00 am
Haryana vs Meghalaya, 9.00 am
Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, 11.00 am
Baroda vs Saurashtra, 11.00 am
Andhra vs Himachal Pradesh, 11.00 am
Maharashtra vs Services, 11.00 am
Hyderabad vs Puducherry, 11.00 am
Odisha vs Tamil Nadu, 11.00 am
Chhattisgarh vs Jharkhand, 11.00 am
Mizoram vs Railways, 1.30 pm
Goa vs Manipur, 1.30 pm
Arunachal Pradesh vs Jammu and Kashmir, 1.30 pm
Chandigarh vs Sikkim, 4.30 pm
Bihar vs Nagaland, 4.30 pm
Karnataka vs Kerala, 4.30 pm
Delhi vs Punjab, 4.30 pm
Madhya Pradesh vs Mumbai, 4.30 pm
Friday, October 14
Karnataka vs Meghalaya, 9.00 am
Madhya Pradesh vs Uttarakhand, 9.00 am
Punjab vs Tripura, 9.00 am
Assam vs Mumbai, 11.00 am
Haryana vs Kerala, 11.00 am
Delhi vs Uttar Pradesh, 11.00 am
Bihar vs Himachal Pradesh, 11.00 am
Tamil Nadu vs Sikkim, 11.00 am
Chandigarh vs Jharkhand, 11.00 am
Nagaland vs Saurashtra, 11.00 am
Arunachal Pradesh vs Services, 1.30 pm
Mizoram vs Vidarbha, 1.30 pm
Manipur vs Puducherry, 1.30 pm
Jammu and Kashmir vs Maharashtra, 4.30 pm
Bengal vs Odisha, 4.30 pm
Baroda vs Gujarat, 4.30 pm
Goa vs Hyderabad, 4.30 pm
Railways vs Rajasthan, 4.30 pm
Sunday, October 16
Delhi vs Puducherry, 9.00 am
Mumbai vs Vidarbha, 9.00 am
Kerala vs Services, 9.00 am
Maharashtra vs Meghalaya, 11.00 am
Hyderabad vs Tripura, 11.00 am
Rajasthan vs Uttarakhand, 11.00 am
Chandigarh vs Odisha, 11.00 am
Bengal vs Tamil Nadu, 11.00 am
Baroda vs Bihar, 11.00 am
Gujarat vs Saurashtra, 11.00 am
Jammu and Kashmir vs Karnataka, 1.30 pm
Goa vs Punjab, 1.30 pm
Madhya Pradesh vs Railways, 1.30 pm
Chhattisgarh vs Sikkim, 4.30 pm
Andhra vs Nagaland, 4.30 pm
Arunachal Pradesh vs Haryana, 4.30 pm
Manipur vs Uttar Pradesh, 4.30 pm
Assam vs Mizoram, 4.30 pm
Tuesday, October 18
Assam vs Railways, 9.00 am
Goa vs Uttar Pradesh, 9.00 am
Haryana vs Jammu and Kashmir, 9.00 am
Arunachal Pradesh vs Karnataka, 11.00 am
Manipur vs Punjab, 11.00 am
Madhya Pradesh vs Mizoram, 11.00 am
Chandigarh vs Chhattisgarh, 11.00 am
Gujarat vs Nagaland, 11.00 am
Andhra vs Bihar, 11.00 am
Bengal vs Sikkim, 11.00 am
Kerala vs Maharashtra, 1.30 pm
Mumbai vs Rajasthan, 1.30 pm
Delhi vs Hyderabad, 1.30 pm
Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu, 4.30 pm
Meghalaya vs Services, 4.30 pm
Puducherry vs Tripura, 4.30 pm
Uttarakhand vs Vidarbha, 4.30 pm
Thursday, October 20
Puducherry vs Punjab, 9.00 am
Karnataka vs Services, 9.00 am
Madhya Pradesh vs Vidarbha, 9.00 am
Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, 11.00 am
Delhi vs Goa, 11.00 am
Mumbai vs Railways, 11.00 am
Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu, 11.00 am
Bengal vs Chhattisgarh, 11.00 am
Bihar vs Saurashtra, 11.00 am
Andhra vs Gujarat, 11.00 am
Assam vs Rajasthan, 1.30 pm
Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh, 1.30 pm
Haryana vs Maharashtra, 1.30 pm
Jharkhand vs Odisha, 4.30 pm
Baroda vs Himachal Pradesh, 4.30 pm
Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya, 4.30 pm
Manipur vs Tripura, 4.30 pm
Mizoram vs Uttarakhand, 4.30 pm
Friday, October 22
Arunachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra
Hyderabad vs Manipur, 9.00 am
Mizoram vs Rajasthan, 9.00 am
Haryana vs Karnataka, 9.00 am
Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh, 11.00 am
Assam vs Madhya Pradesh, 11.00 am
Chhattisgarh vs Odisha, 11.00 am
Jharkhand vs Sikkim, 11.00 am
Andhra vs Baroda, 11.00 am
Himachal Pradesh vs Nagaland, 11.00 am
Delhi vs Tripura, 1.30 pm
Mumbai vs Uttarakhand, 1.30 pm
Kerala vs Meghalaya, 1.30 pm
Bengal vs Chandigarh, 4.30 pm
Bihar vs Gujarat, 4.30 pm
Jammu and Kashmir vs Services, 4.30 pm
Goa vs Puducherry, 4.30 pm
Railways vs Vidarbha, 4.30 pm
Sunday, October 30
Pre Quarterfinal 1, 11.00 am
Pre Quarterfinal 2, 11.00 am
Pre Quarterfinal 3, 4.30 pm
Tuesday, November 1
Quarterfinal 1, 11.00 am
Quarterfinal 2, 11.00 am
Quarterfinal 3, 4.30 pm
Quarterfinal 4, 4.30 pm
Thursday, November 3
Semi Final 1, 11.00 am
Semi Final 2, 4.30 pm
Saturday, November 5
Final, 4.30 pm
