The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season will mark the return of domestic cricket to India, which has been on pause since March last year.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 starting date is January 10, Sunday, when defending champions Karnataka take on Jammu & Kashmir at Alur’s KSCA Cricket Ground.
Having won the previous two editions of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 season, Karnataka is the joint-most successful team in the tournament alongside Baroda and Gujarat – who have also won two titles.
With 38 teams featuring across six groups - five Elite and one Plate group – the 28-day long tournament will end with the final match on January 31.
While the group stage matches will be held in six cities - Bengaluru, Kolkata, Vadodara, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai, all the knockout fixtures have been scheduled at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Groups and Venues
Elite Group A Teams – Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Railways, Tripura
Elite Group A Venue: KSCA Cricket Ground (I, II, III), Alur, Bengaluru
Elite Group B Teams - Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad, Assam
Elite Group B Venue - Eden Gardens, Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata
Elite Group C Teams - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Uttarakhand
Elite Group C Venue - F B Colony Ground, Motibaug Cricket Ground, Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara
Elite Group D Teams - Services, Saurashtra, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Madya Pradesh, Goa
Elite Group D Venues - Emerald Heights International School Ground, Holkar Stadium, Indore
Elite Group E Teams - Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala, Puducherry
Elite Group E Venue - Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Plate Group Teams - Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Plate Group Venue - IC-Gurunanak College Ground, SSN College Ground, SRM College Ground, T I Murugappa Ground, Chennai
Full Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season group stage schedule
Jan 10 - 12:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time)
Karnataka vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Baroda vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Odisha vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Railways vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Jan 10 - 7:00 PM IST
Assam vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jan 11 - 12:00 PM IST
Chandigarh vs Nagaland, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Mumbai vs Delhi, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Haryana vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Mizoram vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Vidarbha vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Services vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Meghalaya vs Manipur, Plate Group, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Ground, Chennai
Jan 11 - 7:00 PM IST
Kerala vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh vs Goa, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 12 - 12:00 PM IST
Baroda vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Maharashtra vs Chhattisgarh, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Odisha vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Bengal vs Jharkhand, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Railways vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Karnataka vs Punjab, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Jan 12 - 7:00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu vs Assam, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jan 13 - 12:00 PM IST
Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Bihar vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Manipur, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Mizoram, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Haryana vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Delhi vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Services vs Goa, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Vidarbha vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 13 - 7:00 PM IST
Mumbai vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 14 - 12:00 PM IST
Uttarakhand vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite C Group, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Baroda, Elite C Group, F.B. Colony Ground, Vadodara
Tamil Nadu vs Odisha, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jharkhand vs Assam, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Karnataka vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Railways, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Jan 14 - 7:00 PM IST
Bengal vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jan 15 - 12:00 PM IST
Manipur vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Nagaland vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Mizoram, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Bihar, Plate Group, TBC, TBC
Mumbai vs Haryana, Elite E Group, TBC, TBC
Delhi vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Services vs Rajasthan, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 15 - 7 PM IST
Puducherry vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Goa vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 16 - 12:00 PM IST
Gujarat vs Chhattisgarh, Elite C Group, TBC, TBC
Baroda vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Assam vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Tamil Nadu vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Jammu and Kashmir vs Punjab, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Railways vs Karnataka, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Uttar Pradesh vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Jan 16 - 7:00 PM IST
Odisha vs Jharkhand, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jan 17 - 12:00 PM IST
Nagaland vs Mizoram, Plate Group, TBC, TBC
Chandigarh vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Bihar vs Manipur, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Kerala vs Andhra, Elite E Group, TBC, TBC
Mumbai vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Rajasthan vs Goa, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 17 - 7:00 PM IST
Haryana vs Delhi, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Services vs Vidarbha, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 18 - 12:00 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Elite C Group, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand, Elite C Group, Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Gujarat vs Baroda, Elite C Group, TBC, TBC
Jharkhand vs Hyderabad, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Odisha vs Assam, Elite B Group, Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
Punjab vs Tripura, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Jammu and Kashmir vs Railways, Elite A Group, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Jan 18 - 7:00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu vs Bengal, Elite B Group, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Jan 19 - 12:00 PM IST
Nagaland vs Manipur, Plate Group, TI Cycles Ground, Murugappa, Chennai
Bihar vs Mizoram, Plate Group, TBC, TBC
Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Plate Group, Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground, Chennai
Chandigarh vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate Group, Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai
Delhi vs Puducherry, Elite E Group, TBC, TBC
Haryana vs Kerala, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Vidarbha vs Goa, Elite D Group, Emerald High School Ground, Indore
Services vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Jan 19 - 7:00 PM IST
Mumbai vs Andhra, Elite E Group, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Rajasthan vs Saurashtra, Elite D Group, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Where and how to watch Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 live?
The matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season will start from 12:00 PM IST and 7:00 PM IST. Star Sports will telecast the matches scheduled at two specific venues – the Eden Gardens and the Wankhede Stadium. Only Group B and Group E matches are scheduled at these stadiums.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season telecast channels are Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD.
Live streaming of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 season will be on Disney+Hotstar.
Feature Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Sunrisers Hyderabad
