2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A
| Dates | 4 – 22 November 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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| Men | 
| Women | 
The 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the fourteenth 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][2] The tournament was announced by BCCI on 3 July 2021.[3]
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu both won four matches, with Maharashtra topping the group on net run rate. Therefore, Tamil Nadu advanced to the quarter-finals by winning their last league match against Maharashtra and the latter progressed to the preliminary quarter-finals.[4][5]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu[a] | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.564 | 
| 2 | Maharashtra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.277 | 
| 3 | Punjab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.619 | 
| 4 | Goa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −1.368 | 
| 5 | Odisha | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.957 | 
| 6 | Pondicherry | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −2.073 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Notes:
Notes:
  Advanced to Quarter-final
  Advanced to Preliminary quarter-final
Fixtures
Source:[7]
Round 1
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Tamil Nadu 167/4 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 155/6 (20 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashay Palkar (Maharashtra) and Sai Sudharsan (Tamil Nadu) both made their T20 debuts.
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Pondicherry 106 (19.5 overs) | v | Punjab 107/2 (12.5 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bharat Sharma, Iqlas Naha (Pondicherry) and Sanvir Singh (Punjab) all made their T20 debuts.
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Goa 101/8 (20 overs) | v | Odisha 107/6 (19.5 overs) | 
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishaan Gadekar (Goa) and Bikash Rout (Odisha) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Punjab 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 138/3 (17.3 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Tamil Nadu 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Odisha 164/6 (20 overs) | 
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Goa 161/3 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 152/7 (20 overs) | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Punjab 197/4 (20 overs) | v | Goa 116/8 (20 overs) | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Nihal Surlaker (Goa) made his T20 debut.
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Pondicherry 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Tamil Nadu 130/2 (16.1 overs) | 
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramachandran Ragupathy (Pondicherry) made his T20 debut.
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Maharashtra 183/8 (20 overs) | v | Odisha 156 (18.5 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Tamil Nadu 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Goa 140/3 (18.4 overs) | 
- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- P Saravana Kumar and Ragupathy Silambarasan (Tamil Nadu) both made their T20 debuts.
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Punjab 189/4 (20 overs) | v | Odisha 129/7 (20 overs) | 
| Ramandeep Singh 54 (23)  Bikash Rout 2/34 (4 overs) | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Maharashtra 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 76 (13.5 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manogaran Pooviarasan and Logesh Prabagaran (Pondicherry) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 5
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Odisha 132/7 (20 overs) | v | Pondicherry 136/4 (19 overs) | 
- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- B Shiva and Harshit Rathod (Odisha) both made their T20 debuts.
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Maharashtra 177/3 (20 overs) | v | Goa 104 (18.1 overs) | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Punjab 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Tamil Nadu 148/3 (17.1 overs) | 
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "BCCI postpones Ranji Trophy start date to January 5 in revised domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy: TN beat Punjab by 7 wickets, qualify for knockout phase". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Gaikwad's runs, Hooda's form and Karnewar's record highlight SMA group stage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy: TN beat Punjab by 7 wickets, qualify for knockout phase". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "2021/22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.