The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from the Ranji Trophy. It is named after former Test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali. In 2006–07, the inaugural competition was won by Tamil Nadu under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik. The 2023–24 tournament was won by Punjab, who defeated Baroda in the final. Tamil Nadu have been the most successful team, winning the trophy three times.

History

The tournament is played under Twenty20 (T20) rules. Originally known as the Inter-State T20 Championship, it was inaugurated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the 2006–07 season. Except in 2016–17, the tournament has been contested by teams involved in the Ranji Trophy, 27 at first and currently (2023) 38. The format has generally been to begin with a round-robin stage with the teams divided into zonal groups, the top teams in each group qualifying for a knockout stage culminating in the final tie. In 2012–13, the BCCI decided to replace the knockout with a Super League consisting of two groups, the winners of which qualified for the final. In June 2016, the BCCI relaunched the competition using zonal teams, as in the Duleep Trophy, but they reverted to the Ranji teams in 2017. Since then, the competing teams have increased to 38 and the knockout stage restored.

Turnaj Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy je indický domáci Twenty20 kriketový turnaj, ktorý organizuje Rada pre kontrolu kriketu v Indii (BCCI). Je pomenovaný po bývalom indickom kriketovom kapitánovi Syedovi Mushtaqovi Alim. Turnaj sa prvýkrát konal v roku 2008/09 a odvtedy sa koná každoročne.

Turnaj sa hrá v dvoch fázach: fáza skupinovej fázy a fáza vyraďovania. V skupinovej fáze je 38 tímov rozdelených do piatich skupín. Každý tím odohrá dve kolá proti všetkým ostatným tímom v jeho skupine. Najlepšie dva tímy z každej skupiny postúpia do vyraďovacej fázy.

Vyraďovacia fáza pozostáva zo štvrťfinále, semifinále a finále. Všetky zápasy vyraďovacej fázy sú hrané v jednom zápase na vyradenie. Víťaz finále je vyhlásený za šampióna Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy je najprestížnejší domáci Twenty20 kriketový turnaj v Indii. Víťazstvo v turnaji sa považuje za veľký úspech. Turnaj tiež poskytuje platformu pre mladých a talentovaných hráčov, aby sa predviedli a dosiahli výber pre indický národný kriketový tím.