The 17th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 began in November and with that the race to win the competition has also begun. As of the latest reports, Team Delhi and Madhya Pradesh are going to face each other in the semi finals; Team Baroda and Team Mumbai are also set to face each other in the semi finals. But these are not the only teams that have been part of this trophy in the 2024-25 series. This blog will provide you a detailed report on the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. So, let’s see how various teams performed here and which teams were close to making it to the finals.
What Is Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024?
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket format tournament named after the popular cricket player Syed Mushtaq Ali who was a test cricketer. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy all the teams that were part of the Ranji Trophy. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is organized by the Board Of Control for Cricket in India. Ranji is a premier domestic first class cricket organized in India. The first ever Mushtaq Ali Trophy was played in 2006 the winner of which was Tamil Nadu Cricket Team and their captain at that time was Dinesh Karthik. The defending champions of the series is Team Punjab after defeating Team Baroda in the 2023-24 tournament.
Groups For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024
There are groups made for the Mushtaq Ali Trophy as a total of 38 teams that will participate. For the 2024-25 tournament of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 5 groups have been made. Out of these 5 groups, Group A, Group B and Group C contain 8 teams. Group D and Group E consists of 7 teams each. Here is a list of all the teams and the groups that they are sorted in:
Group A
- Baroda
- Chhattisgarh
- Haryana
- Hyderabad
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Mumbai
Group B
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Kerala
- Odisha
- Services
- Sikkim
Group C
- Andhra
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Manipur
- Punjab
- Railways
- Saurashtra
Group D
- Bengal
- Jharkhand
- Maharashtra
- Pondicherry
- Rajasthan
- Uttarakhand
- Vidarbha
Group E
- Delhi
- Karnataka
- Madhya Pradesh
- Nagaland
- Tamil Nadu
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
Cricket Terminology
| S.No. | Cricket In Terms | Full Form |
| 1 | Pld | Total Number Of Matches Played |
| 2 | W | Matches Won |
| 3 | L | Matches Lost |
| 4 | NR | Matches With No Result |
| 5 | Pts | Total Points Of The Team |
| 6 | NRR | Net Run Rate Of The Team |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Points Table
Before jumping right into the quarter finals and finals, first let’s see how all the teams performed groupwise and which team were promoted to Preliminary quarter-final and performed better in the competition:
Group A
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.536 |
| 2 | Bengal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.607 |
| 3 | Punjab | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.570 |
| 4 | Rajasthan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2.181 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.974 |
| 6 | Bihar | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −1.646 |
| 7 | Mizoram | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −2.674 |
| 8 | Meghalaya | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −4.469 |
As of the latest matches played on 5th December, Madhya Pradesh is promoted to Quarterfinals and Bengal is promoted to Quarter Finals.
Group B
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Baroda | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.353 |
| 2 | Saurashtra | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.267 |
| 3 | Gujarat | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.932 |
| 4 | Karnataka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.092 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.869 |
| 6 | Tripura | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −1.181 |
| 7 | Uttarakhand | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −1.151 |
| 8 | Sikkim | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −6.437 |
2 teams from Group B Baroda and Saurashtra are promoted to Quarter Finals.
Group C
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Delhi | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.224 |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.942 |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.893 |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.134 |
| 5 | Haryana | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.672 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.196 |
| 7 | Manipur | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −2.370 |
| 8 | Arunachal Pradesh | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −7.611 |
Out of Group C, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh performed really well. For that reason. Delhi is promoted to Quarterfinals and Uttar Pradesh is promoted to Preliminary quarter-final.
Group D
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Vidarbha | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1.839 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.224 |
| 3 | Railways | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.741 |
| 4 | Assam | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −2.213 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.746 |
| 6 | Puducherry | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −1.474 |
| 7 | Odisha | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −0.106 |
From Group D, Vidarbha is promoted to Quarter finals and Chandigarh is promoted to Preliminary quarter-final.
Group E
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mumbai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1.213 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2.526 |
| 3 | Kerala | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.850 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −0.154 |
| 5 | Services | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.037 |
| 6 | Goa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.114 |
| 7 | Nagaland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.538 |
Finally, from Group E Mumbai is promoted to Quarter Finals and Andhra Pradesh is promoted to Preliminary quarter-final.
Knockout Stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Schedule
Now that the group matches are done it was time for the chosen teams to perform in the preliminary Quarter finals and Quarter finals. So, let’s see how well these teams performed here:
Preliminary Quarter Finals
| Preliminary Quarter Finals 1 | |||
| Team | Runs Made | Overs | Winner |
| Uttar Pradesh (C2) | 157/6 | 19 | Uttar Pradesh |
| Andhra Pradesh (E2) | 156/6 | 20 | |
| Preliminary Quarter Finals 2 | |||
| Bengal (A2) | 159/9 | 20 | Bengal |
| Chandigarh (D2) | 156/9 | 20 | |
As the Preliminary Quarter Finals ended, teams of Bengal and Uttar Pradesh won the matches and were promoted to Quarter Finals.
Quarter Finals
After the completion of Preliminary Quarter Finals, it was time for the promoted teams to clash to qualify for the semi finals. Here is how the quarter finals went:
| Quarter Finals 1 | |||
| Team | Runs Made | Overs | Winner |
| Delhi (C1) | 193/3 | 20 | Delhi |
| Uttar Pradesh (C2) | 174 | 20 | |
| Quarter Finals 2 | |||
| Madhya Pradesh (A1) | 174/4 | 19.2 | Madhya Pradesh |
| Saurashtra (B2) | 173/7 | 20 | |
| Quarter Finals 3 | |||
| Baroda (B1) | 172/7 | 20 | Baroda |
| Bengal (A2) | 131 | 18 | |
| Quarter Finals 4 | |||
| Mumbai (E1) | 224/4 | 19.2 | Mumbai |
| Vidarbha (D1) | 221/4 | 20 | |
Semi Finals
After completion of the Quarter Finals, 4 teams qualified for the Quarter Finals- Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Baroda, and Mumbai. The matches for the Semi Finals will take place on 13th December, here are the details for the Semi Finals matches:
| Semi Finals 1 | |||
| Teams | Date | Time | Venue |
| Baroda VS Mumbai | 13 December 2024 | 11:00 AM | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Semi Finals 2 | |||
| Madhya PradeshVSDelhi | 13 December 2024 | 4:30 PM | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Finals Of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024
After the completion of the Semi Finals, 2 of the above-mentioned teams will proceed to the Finals and will be the winners of the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The finals for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 will take place on 15 December 2024 at the
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Once the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Final gets over the scorecard alongside the match results will be updated soon.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 Live Streaming
Cricket fans love to live stream the matches and stay updated with the latest news of the match. Fans who want to watch the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy live then they can use OTT platform JioCinema. You can also stay updated with the latest scorecard and news of the match with the help of Google.
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