2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group D
| 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 D.[1][2] The tournament was announced by BCCI on 3 July 2021.[3]
Gujarat won four of their five matches, with Kerala winning three matches. Therefore, Gujarat advanced to the quarter-finals and Kerala progressed to the preliminary quarter-finals by winning their last league match against Madhya Pradesh.[4][5]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1.109 | 
| 2 | Kerala[a] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.363 | 
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.147 | 
| 4 | Assam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.533 | 
| 5 | Railways | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.654 | 
| 6 | Bihar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.370 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Notes:
Notes:
  Advanced to Quarter-final
  Advanced to Preliminary quarter-final
Fixtures
Source:[7]
Round 1
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Assam 103/9 (20 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 105/4 (14 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Kuldeep Gehi and Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Bihar 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Railways 134 (18 overs) | 
| Bipin Saurabh 72 (54)  Himanshu Sangwan 2/31 (4 overs) | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Yashasvi Rishav, Hirshi Raj and Bipin Saurabh (Bihar) all made their T20 debuts.
|  4 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Kerala 123/5 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat 126/1 (15.3 overs) | 
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Het Patel, Saurav Chauhan (Gujarat), Rojith Ganesh and Sharafuddeen (Kerala) all made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Railways 97/9 (16 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 100/3 (13.5 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to bad weather.
- Ananta Saha (Railways) made his T20 debut.
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Gujarat 89 (19.2 overs) | v | Assam 90/3 (13.1 overs) | 
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
|  5 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Bihar 131/5 (20 overs) | v | Kerala 132/3 (14.1 overs) | 
- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Railways 144/6 (20 overs) | v | Kerala 138/6 (20 overs) | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Bihar 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Assam 136/7 (18.5 overs) | 
- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Rajnish and Malay Raj (Bihar) both made their T20 debuts.
|  6 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Gujarat 162/3 (20 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 112 (18.3 overs) | 
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Assam 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Kerala 122/2 (18 overs) | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
- Sajeevan Akhil (Kerala) made his T20 debut.
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Railways 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat 133/2 (12 overs) | 
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
|  8 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Bihar 59 (18 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 60/1 (5.4 overs) | 
- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shashi Anand and Shekhar Kumar Singh (Bihar) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 5
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Bihar 118/6 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat 121/5 (19.1 overs) | 
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Anunay Singh (Bihar) made his T20 debut.
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Madhya Pradesh 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Kerala 172/2 (18 overs) | 
| Rajat Patidar 77 (49)  Sajeevan Akhil 2/35 (4 overs) | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
|  9 November 2021     Scorecard | 
| Railways 165/6 (20 overs) | v | Assam 117/6 (20 overs) | 
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akash Sengupta (Assam) and Mohammad Saif (Railways) both made their T20 debuts.
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.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Group D: Kerala joins Gujarat in knockouts". SportStar. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Gaikwad's runs, Hooda's form and Karnewar's record highlight SMA group stage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Group D: Kerala joins Gujarat in knockouts". SportStar. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2021/22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.