Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners: 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 the famous Indian test cricketer, Syed Mushtaq Ali.
The 2006-2007 inaugural season of this trophy was won by Tamil Nadu under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik.
In June 2016, the BCCI announced that the championship would be scrapped and replaced with a zonal-based competition. The very next season, the BCCI reverted to include all the domestic teams.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners list
Dinesh Karthik led Tamil Nadu won the first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali season by beating Punjab in the 2006/07 season. Following are the complete Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners list along with runner-up details.
| Seasons | Winners | Runners-up |
| 2006/07 | Tamil Nadu | Punjab |
| 2009/10 | Maharashtra | Hyderabad |
| 2010/11 | Bengal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2011/12 | Baroda | Punjab |
| 2012/13 | Gujarat | Punjab |
| 2013/14 | Baroda | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2014/15 | Gujarat | Punjab |
| 2015/16 | Uttar Pradesh | Baroda |
| 2016/17 | East Zone | Central Zone |
| 2017/18 | Delhi | Rajasthan |
| 2018/19 | Karnataka | Maharashtra |
| 2019/20 | Karnataka | Tamil Nadu |
| 2020/21 | Tamil Nadu | Baroda |
| 2021/22 | Tamil Nadu | Karnataka |
| 2022/23 | Mumbai | Himachal Pradesh |
| 2023/24 | Punjab | Baroda |
| 2024/25 | Mumbai | Madhya Pradesh |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winning Captains
Following are the details of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winning Captains:
| Seasons | Winners | Captains |
| 2006/07 | Tamil Nadu | Dinesh Karthik |
| 2009/10 | Maharashtra | Rohit Motwani |
| 2010/11 | Bengal | Manoj Tiwary |
| 2011/12 | Baroda | Pinal Shah |
| 2012/13 | Gujarat | Parthiv Patel |
| 2013/14 | Baroda | Aditya Waghmode |
| 2014/15 | Gujarat | Manpreet Juneja |
| 2015/16 | Uttar Pradesh | Suresh Raina |
| 2016/17 | East Zone | Manoj Tiwary |
| 2017/18 | Delhi | Pradeep Sangwan |
| 2018/19 | Karnataka | Manish Pandey |
| 2019/20 | Karnataka | Manish Pandey |
| 2020/21 | Tamil Nadu | Dinesh Karthik |
| 2021/22 | Tamil Nadu | Vijay Shankar |
| 2022/23 | Mumbai | Ajinkya Rahane |
| 2023/24 | Punjab | Mandeep Singh |
| 2024/25 | Mumbai | Shreyas Iyer |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Overall Records
| Most Trophy wins | 3 | Tamil Nadu |
| Most consecutive wins | 14 | Karnataka |
| Most consecutive defeats | 22 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Largest margin of victory (by runs) | By 263 runs | Baroda vs Sikkim |
| Largest margin of victory (by wickets) | By 10 wicket | 30 times |
| Largest margin of victory (by balls) | By 100 balls | Jharkhand vs Tripura |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Highest Individual score
Tilak Varma from Hyderabad is the leading player in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Highest Individual score list with an impressive score of 151. Following are the details of the player to scored the Highest Individual runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so far:
| Score | Name | From | Against | Venue | Date |
| 151 | Tilak Varma | Hyderabad | Meghalaya | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot | 23-Nov-24 |
| 147 | Shreyas Iyer | Mumbai | Sikkim | Emerald High School Ground, Indore | 21-Feb-19 |
| 146* | Puneet Bisht | Meghalaya | Mizoram | Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai | 13-Jan-21 |
| 137* | Mohammed Azharuddeen | Kerala | Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 13-Jan-21 |
| 134 | Prithvi Shaw | Mumbai | Assam | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | 14-Oct-22 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Highest Total
Baroda scored the highest team score in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the 2024 season against Sikkim at Emerald High School Ground, Indore. Following are the details of the highest total in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so far:
| Score | By | Against | Venue | Date |
| 349/5 | Baroda | Sikkim | Emerald High School Ground, Indore | 05-Dec-24 |
| 275/6 | Punjab | Andhra | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 17-Oct-23 |
| 258/4 | Mumbai | Sikkim | Emerald High School Ground, Indore | 21-Feb-19 |
| 252/4 | Gujarat | Manipur | ACA–KDCA Cricket Ground, Mulapadu | 02-Mar-19 |
| 250/4 | Mumbai | Goa | Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad | 23-Nov-24 |
| 250/3 | Karnataka | Services | Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram | 12-Nov-19 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Lowest team score
Tripura team scored the lowest team score in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Tripura scored 30 runs against Jharkhand in 2009 at Tata Digwadih Stadium, Dhanbad. Following are the details of the lowest team total in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so far:
| Score | By | Against | Venue | Date |
| 30 | Tripura | Jharkhand | Tata Digwadih Stadium, Dhanbad | 20-Oct-09 |
| 40 | Manipur | Punjab | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 18-Oct-22 |
| 44 | Assam | Delhi | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | 06-Jan-16 |
| 49 | Sikkim | Gujarat | Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat | 14-Nov-19 |
| 50 | Mizoram | Uttarakhand | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | 20-Oct-22 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Teams
The competition features all 38 Domestic Teams of India. Check out all 38 teams of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy below:
| S. No | Teams |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 |
Arunachal Pradesh
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| 3 | Assam |
| 4 | Baroda |
| 5 | Bengal |
| 6 | Bihar |
| 7 | Chandigarh |
| 8 | Chhattisgarh |
| 9 | Delhi |
| 10 | Goa |
| 11 | Gujarat |
| 12 | Haryana |
| 13 |
Himachal Pradesh
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| 14 | Hyderabad |
| 15 |
Jammu and Kashmir
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| 16 | Jharkhand |
| 17 | Karnataka |
| 18 | Kerala |
| 19 |
Madhya Pradesh
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| 20 | Maharashtra |
| 21 | Manipur |
| 22 | Meghalaya |
| 23 | Mizoram |
| 24 | Mumbai |
| 25 | Nagaland |
| 26 | Odisha |
| 27 | Puducherry |
| 28 | Punjab |
| 29 | Railways |
| 30 | Rajasthan |
| 31 | Saurashtra |
| 32 | Services |
| 33 | Sikkim |
| 34 | Tamil Nadu |
| 35 | Tripura |
| 36 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 37 | Uttarakhand |
| 38 | Vidarbha |
Which state Won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Most Time?
Tamil Nadu team have won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 3 times.
Which captain Won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy most time?
Manish Pandey(Karnataka), Manoj Tiwary(Bengal, East Zone) and Dinesh Karthik(Tamil Nadu) have won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy most time.
Which team scored the highest runs in SMAT History?
Baroda has scored the highest team total in SMAT History. Baroda scored 349 runs against Sikkim in 2024 season.
Which player holds the highest individual Score in SMAT history?
Tilak Varma from Hyderabad scored the highest individual Score in SMAT history when he registered 151 against Meghalaya in 2024.
