| Dates | 8 – 18 November 2019 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
| Participants | 8 | 
| 2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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| Men | 
| Women | 
The 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eleventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India.[1] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into five groups, with eight teams in Group D.[2] The group stage started on 8 November 2019.[3] The top two teams from Group D progressed to the Super League section of the competition.[4]
On 7 November, after a selection controversy, Mumbai sacked two of their selectors and formed a "adhoc" selection panel made of three other selectors.[5] Mizoram cricket team's captain Abrar Kazi was arrested after allegedly fixing matches in the Karnataka Premier League.[6] Three rain-affected matches from the first day of the tournament were rescheduled to take place on 18 November 2019.[7]
Following the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2019, Mumbai and Haryana had progressed to the Super League stage of the tournament.[8]
Points table
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +2.126 | 
| Haryana | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +1.744 | 
| Bengal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.289 | 
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.780 | 
| Pondicherry | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.050 | 
| Meghalaya | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −1.520 | 
| Assam | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.490 | 
| Mizoram | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.283 | 
- Top two teams advanced to the Super League
Fixtures
Round 1
|  8 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- The match was rescheduled to 18 November 2019.
|  8 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 77 (19.3 overs) | v | Mumbai 78/0 (8.1 overs) | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Uday Kumar Abhay, Sumit Lama (Mizoram) and Kruthik Hanagavadi (Mumbai) all made their T20 debuts.
|  8 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Bengal 3/0 (0.3 overs) | v | |
| Shreevats Goswami 1* (1)  | 
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Bengal's innings prevented any further play.
- The match was rescheduled to 18 November 2019.
|  8 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 3/0 (0.4 overs) | v | |
| Ashutosh Sharma 2* (3)  | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Pondicherry's innings prevented any further play.
- The match was rescheduled to 18 November 2019.
Round 2
|  9 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 101/8 (20 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 102/5 (16.3 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhilash Gogoi (Assam) and Gaurav Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
|  9 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Pondicherry 126/6 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 107/6 (20 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Subramanian Anand, Ashith Rajiv (Pondicherry), Mark Ingty, Kilco Marak and Bijon Dey (Meghalaya) all made their T20 debuts.
|  9 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 79/4 (20 overs) | v | Bengal 82/1 (10 overs) | 
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Agniv Pan (Bengal) made his T20 debut.
Round 3
|  11 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Pondicherry 155/7 (20 overs) | v | Mizoram 124/4 (20 overs) | 
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Reuben Lalhruaizela and Henry Lalsangzuala (Mizoram) both made their T20 debuts.
|  11 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Bengal 207/4 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 153/4 (20 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
|  11 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Haryana 159/7 (19.4 overs) | 
- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
|  11 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai 165/1 (15.5 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Atif Attarwala (Mumbai) made his T20 debut.
Round 4
|  12 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 213/5 (20 overs) | v | Mizoram 127/2 (20 overs) | 
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
|  12 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 108/7 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 110/6 (18.5 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Roshan Alam (Assam) made his T20 debut.
|  12 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Bengal 122/8 (20 overs) | v | Haryana 126/5 (17.1 overs) | 
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
|  12 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mumbai 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 144/7 (20 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
|  14 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Pondicherry 114 (20 overs) | v | Haryana 115/4 (15.1 overs) | 
- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
|  14 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Bengal 153/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai 154/7 (20 overs) | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
|  14 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 66 (17.1 overs) | v | Assam 70/1 (6 overs) | 
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Lalfakzuala Renthlei (Mizoram) made his T20 debut.
|  14 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 244/4 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 159/9 (20 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6
|  15 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 112 (20 overs) | v | Bengal 114/4 (14.1 overs) | 
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
|  15 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mizoram 95/5 (20 overs) | v | Haryana 97/3 (9.4 overs) | 
- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravi Balhara (Haryana) made his T20 debut.
|  15 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 102 (18.4 overs) | v | Pondicherry 106/4 (18 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
|  15 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mumbai 157/6 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 161/4 (19.2 overs) | 
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chengkam Sangma (Meghalaya) made his T20 debut.
Round 7
|  17 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Bengal 132/6 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 135/6 (19.4 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
|  17 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Mumbai 206/5 (20 overs) | v | Assam 123/8 (20 overs) | 
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
|  17 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 159/6 (20 overs) | v | Haryana 162/6 (18.5 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8
|  18 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Haryana 202/6 (20 overs) | v | Meghalaya 103 (19.3 overs) | 
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Vipin Kumar (Haryana) made his T20 debut.
- This match was rescheduled from 8 November 2019.
|  18 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Assam 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Bengal 141/2 (16.5 overs) | 
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravikant Singh (Bengal) made his T20 debut.
- This match was rescheduled from 8 November 2019.
|  18 November 2019     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 172/5 (20 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) and Rahul Batham (Madhya Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
- This match was rescheduled from 8 November 2019.
References
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy set to finish in March; Mushtaq Ali T20s gets pre-IPL auction window". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "BCCI Domestic Schedule 2019–20" (PDF). Board of Control for Cricket in India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ "Neutral curators to pick wickets in Ranji Trophy, 2019–20 domestic season to begin in August with Duleep Trophy". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ↑ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ "Mumbai sack two selectors after selection controversy". ESPNcricinfo. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ "With Abrar Kazi gone, who will captain Mizoram?". Times of India. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ Shayan Acharya (15 November 2019). "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Six washed out games rescheduled for November 18". Sportstar (The Hindu). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Prithvi Shaw, Bhuvneshwar Kumar back in action in contrasting styles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.