Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy - Watch it live on TV & Stream
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is back as domestic cricket returns after a nine-month long absence due to the ongoing pandemic. The tournament has been long-awaited for all Indian cricket fans and as the 32 teams are now ready to enter the competition, the expectations and excitement are on top. Follow the action from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy live on TV or stream by using Tvsports.in and get the latest and best broadcasting information on all games.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020/21
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a well-known Twenty20 cricket tournament in India held every year. It’s organized and governed by Board of Control for Cricket in India and was first played in 2009/10. The tournament has got its name after the famous Indian cricket player Syed Mushtaq Ali who’s active between the 30’s and 50’s.
The format of the competition as of this season includes all domestic teams which counts 38 teams in total. The teams are divided into six different groups, A-E and the Plate Group. All groups consist of six teams except the Plate Group which has eight teams.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be running from the 10th of January until the 31st of January when the final is scheduled to be played at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Schedule
10th – 19th Jan Group Stage
26th – 27th Jan Quarterfinals
29th Jan Semifinals
31st Jan Final
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Teams and groups
In a time when the majority of the top players are either on holidays or on duty with the Indian national team on their Australian tour, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will still be able to line up an impressive setup of players. Group A to E are the so-called elite groups and then there’s the Plate Group consisting of eight teams. Every team will play five games during the group stage before the top team from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The two remaining quarterfinal spots will be handed out to the two teams from the five elite groups with the highest number of points.
The current Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy champions are Karnataka who managed to defeat Tamil Nadu in last year’s final by one run. Karnataka, Gujarat and Baroda are the three most successful teams with three championship trophies each.
Group A - Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh
Group B - Assam, Bengal, Hyderabad, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
Group C - Baroda, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
Group D - Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Services, Vidarbha
Group E - Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Mumbai, Puducherry
Plate Group - Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim
Watch the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on TV & stream
Have you, just like us, been waiting for the domestic cricket tournaments and leagues to start? The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy couldn’t come sooner and even if there’re no spectators allowed at the stadiums, we’ll be able to follow all the action live on TV or stream. Let Tvsports.in help you and guide you to the right channel or streaming service for the game you want to see.
Tvsports.in is a TV-schedule for sports fans that delivers the latest and most accurate broadcasting information on all major cricket tournaments. Check out the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy TV-schedule here and find out where you can watch your team’s next game today. The TV-schedule is updated on a daily basis in order to cover any late changes by the televising networks.
The Star Sports Network will broadcast the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy live on their channels and streaming platform Hotstar. Correct channel or stream will be showed on Tvsports.in, free-to-use and available on the computer, phone and tablet.
Author: Ramesh Singh