| Dates | 10 – 18 January 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| 2020–21 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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The 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into six groups, with six teams in Group A.[1] Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh were placed in Group A, with all the matches taking place in Bengaluru.[2] Punjab won Group A to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.[3] Karnataka also qualified for the quarter-finals, finishing as one of the best two second placed teams across groups A to E.[4]
Points table
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +2.483 | 
| Karnataka (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.292 | 
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.243 | 
| Railways | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –1.357 | 
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.291 | 
| Tripura | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.427 | 
- Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage
 
Fixtures
Round 1
 10 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Karnataka 150/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 107 (18.4 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 - Krishnan Shrijith (Karnataka) and Qamran Iqbal (Jammu & Kashmir) both made their T20 debuts.
 
 10 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Punjab 134/7 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Uttar Pradesh 123/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Dhruv Jurel and Karan Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
 
 10 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Tripura 170/3 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Railways 173/4 (19.3 overs)  | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
 - Chandan Ray, Sankar Paul (Tripura), Abhishek Pandey, Dhrushant Soni and Navneet Virk (Railways) all made their T20 debuts.
 
Round 2
 12 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Tripura 93 (18.1 overs)  | 
v  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 94/3 (14.5 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 - Puneet Kumar (Jammu & Kashmir) made his T20 debut.
 
 12 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Uttar Pradesh 133/9 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Railways 137/2 (17.4 overs)  | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
 
Round 3
 14 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Punjab 200/4 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Railways 83 (17.1 overs)  | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
 - Akash Pandey and Vineet Dhaka (Railways) both made their T20 debuts.
 
 14 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Uttar Pradesh 124/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 126/2 (15 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 
 14 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Karnataka 167/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Tripura 157/4 (20 overs)  | 
- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
 - Parvez Sultan (Tripura) made his T20 debut.
 
Round 4
 16 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Tripura 122/6 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Uttar Pradesh 123/1 (13.1 overs)  | 
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Abhishek Goswami, Aaqib Khan (Uttar Pradesh) and Dipayan Debbarma (Tripura) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 16 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Railways 152/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Karnataka 158/8 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Avijit Singh (Railways) made his T20 debut.
 
 16 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 139/8 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Punjab 140/0 (14.3 overs)  | 
Prabhsimran Singh 73* (46)   | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field
 
Round 5
 18 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Railways 133/9 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 135/3 (15.5 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 - Aamir Aziz, Jiyaad Magrey, Skalzang Kalyan, Umran Malik (Jammu & Kashmir) and Yuvraj Singh (Railways) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 18 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Uttar Pradesh 132/8 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Karnataka 136/5 (19.3 overs)  | 
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
 - Nalin Mishra (Uttar Pradesh) made his T20 debut.
 
 18 January 2021     Scorecard  | 
Punjab 183/3 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Tripura 161/4 (20 overs)  | 
- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
 - Subham Ghosh (Tripura) made his T20 debut.
 
References
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Ahmedabad to host final". Sport Star. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
 - ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21: Teams divided into six groups, Ahmedabad to host knockouts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
 - ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Karnataka wins to stay in the hunt for last-eight berth". SportStar. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
 - ↑ "Karnataka qualify for quarterfinal of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
 
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