Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026: Schedule, Squads, Venues & Broadcast Details

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After four rounds of Ranji Trophy action, it’s time for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026. The tournament returns just ahead of the IPL 2027 player auction. So IPL franchises will have their eyes on the proceedings.

That said, here’s all you need to know about the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 schedule.

When does the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 start?

The 19th edition of the T20 tournament starts on November 14, 2026. Nagaland will face Meghalaya, while Arunachal Pradesh will take on Manipur to kick off the tournament at 8:30 AM IST.

There are 17 more matches scheduled on the opening day across India.

So how many teams are participating?

As usual, 38 teams will be in action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026.

Here are the teams:

  • Jharkhand 
  • Haryana 
  • Andhra 
  • Hyderabad 
  • Services
  • Rajasthan 
  • Punjab 
  • Madhya Pradesh 
  • Mumbai 
  • Sikkim
  • Baroda 
  • Delhi 
  • Maharashtra 
  • Goa 
  • Nagaland
  • Bengal 
  • Jammu & Kashmir 
  • Pondicherry 
  • Gujarat 
  • Manipur
  • Uttar Pradesh 
  • Railways 
  • Kerala
  • Vidarbha 
  • Meghalaya
  • Chandigarh 
  • Tamil Nadu 
  • Assam 
  • Odisha 
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Karnataka 
  • Saurashtra 
  • Tripura 
  • Uttarakhand
  • Mizoram 
  • Bihar 
  • Himachal Pradesh 
  • Chhattisgarh

Are teams split into groups?

Yes, there will be five groups, with four groups made up of eight teams each and one group of six teams.

Here are the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 groups:

Elite AElite BElite CElite DPlate
JharkhandHaryanaAndhraHyderabadServices
RajasthanPunjabMadhya PradeshMumbaiSikkim
BarodaDelhiMaharashtraGoaNagaland
BengalJammu & KashmirPondicherryGujaratManipur
Uttar PradeshRailwaysKeralaVidarbhaMeghalaya
ChandigarhTamil NaduAssamOdishaArunachal Pradesh
KarnatakaSaurashtraTripuraUttarakhand–
MizoramBiharHimachal PradeshChhattisgarh–

Alright, what’s the format then?

So the elite group teams play in a three-stage format, while the plate group teams play in a two-stage format.

Teams from both groups will first play in a single round-robin league stage. That means seven games each for the elite group sides and five matches each for the plate group teams.

Once the league stage concludes, the top two teams from the plate group will contest the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 plate final. 

Meanwhile, the top two teams from the four elite groups will advance to the Super League. Here, teams will be divided into two groups of four each.

The Super League also follows a single round-robin format, with teams playing three matches each. At the end, the table toppers of each group will square off in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 elite final.

Is there promotion and relegation?

Yes. The plate winners will gain promotion to the elite groups for the next edition. And the bottom-ranked team from the four combined elite groups will face demotion to the plate group.

Which venues will host the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026?

A total of 12 venues across Indore, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and Sovima (Nagaland) will host matches. Nagpur will exclusively host elite group knockouts.

Here are the venues for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026:

  • Daly College Ground, Indore
  • Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
  • Eden Gardens, Kolkata
  • Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata
  • I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
  • Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
  • Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima
  • Sovima Cricket Ground, Sovima
  • Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai
  • Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
  • Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
  • VCA Stadium, Civil Lines, Nagpur

What’s the full schedule for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026?

So the league stage starts on November 14 and runs till November 22 for the plate group, while it ends on November 26 for the elite groups.

The plate final is on November 24, while the Super League starts on November 30 and runs till December 4. The final will then take place on December 6.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026: Elite Group Schedule

DateMatchVenueTime (IST)
Nov 14, 2026Chandigarh vs BarodaMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Hyderabad vs MumbaiKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Maharashtra vs PondicherryMohali9:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Punjab vs HaryanaIndore9:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Gujarat vs OdishaKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Mizoram vs JharkhandMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Saurashtra vs BiharIndore11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Tripura vs AndhraNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 14, 2026Himachal Pradesh vs AssamMohali1:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Railways vs Tamil NaduIndore1:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Rajasthan vs Uttar PradeshMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Vidarbha vs GoaKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs DelhiIndore4:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Karnataka vs BengalMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs KeralaNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 14, 2026Uttarakhand vs ChhattisgarhKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Himachal Pradesh vs AndhraMohali9:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Railways vs BiharIndore9:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Rajasthan vs JharkhandMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Vidarbha vs OdishaKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs Tamil NaduIndore11:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Karnataka vs Uttar PradeshMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs AssamNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Uttarakhand vs GoaKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 16, 2026Gujarat vs MumbaiKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Mizoram vs BarodaMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Saurashtra vs HaryanaIndore1:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Tripura vs PondicherryMohali1:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Bengal vs ChandigarhMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Chhattisgarh vs HyderabadKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Delhi vs PunjabIndore4:30 PM
Nov 16, 2026Kerala vs MaharashtraNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Bengal vs JharkhandMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Chhattisgarh vs OdishaKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Delhi vs BiharIndore9:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Kerala vs AndhraMohali9:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Chandigarh vs RajasthanMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Hyderabad vs VidarbhaKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Maharashtra vs Himachal PradeshNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Punjab vs RailwaysIndore11:00 AM
Nov 18, 2026Assam vs PondicherryMohali1:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Goa vs MumbaiKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Tamil Nadu vs HaryanaIndore1:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Uttar Pradesh vs BarodaMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs SaurashtraIndore4:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Karnataka vs MizoramMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs TripuraNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 18, 2026Uttarakhand vs GujaratKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Chandigarh vs Uttar PradeshMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Hyderabad vs GoaKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Maharashtra vs AssamMohali9:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Punjab vs Tamil NaduIndore9:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs BiharIndore11:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Karnataka vs JharkhandMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs AndhraNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Uttarakhand vs OdishaKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 20, 2026Bengal vs MizoramMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Chhattisgarh vs GujaratKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Delhi vs SaurashtraIndore1:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Kerala vs TripuraMohali1:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Himachal Pradesh vs PondicherryNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Railways vs HaryanaIndore4:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Rajasthan vs BarodaMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 20, 2026Vidarbha vs MumbaiKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Himachal Pradesh vs TripuraMohali9:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Railways vs SaurashtraIndore9:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Rajasthan vs MizoramMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Vidarbha vs GujaratKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Bengal vs BarodaMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Chhattisgarh vs MumbaiKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Delhi vs HaryanaIndore11:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Kerala vs PondicherryNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 22, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs PunjabIndore1:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Karnataka vs ChandigarhMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs MaharashtraMohali1:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Uttarakhand vs HyderabadKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Assam vs AndhraNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Goa vs OdishaKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Tamil Nadu vs BiharIndore4:30 PM
Nov 22, 2026Uttar Pradesh vs JharkhandMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Bengal vs Uttar PradeshMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Chhattisgarh vs GoaKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Delhi vs Tamil NaduIndore9:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Kerala vs AssamMohali9:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Chandigarh vs MizoramMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Hyderabad vs GujaratKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Maharashtra vs TripuraNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Punjab vs SaurashtraIndore11:00 AM
Nov 24, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs RailwaysIndore1:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Karnataka vs Rajasthan Mumbai1:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs Himachal PradeshMohali1:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Uttarakhand vs VidarbhaKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Andhra vs PondicherryNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Bihar vs HaryanaIndore4:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Jharkhand vs BarodaMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 24, 2026Odisha vs MumbaiKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Jammu & Kashmir vs HaryanaIndore9:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Karnataka vs BarodaMumbai9:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Madhya Pradesh vs PondicherryMohali9:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Uttarakhand vs MumbaiKolkata9:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Bengal vs RajasthanMumbai11:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Chhattisgarh vs VidarbhaKolkata11:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Delhi vs RailwaysIndore11:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Kerala vs Himachal PradeshNew Chandigarh11:00 AM
Nov 26, 2026Chandigarh vs JharkhandMumbai1:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Hyderabad vs OdishaKolkata1:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Maharashtra vs AndhraMohali1:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Punjab vs BiharIndore1:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Gujarat vs GoaKolkata4:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Mizoram vs Uttar PradeshMumbai4:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Saurashtra vs Tamil NaduIndore4:30 PM
Nov 26, 2026Tripura vs AssamNew Chandigarh4:30 PM
Nov 30, 2026Super League – Match 1Nagpur9:00 AM
Nov 30, 2026Super League – Match 2Nagpur11:00 AM
Nov 30, 2026Super League – Match 3Nagpur1:30 PM
Nov 30, 2026Super League – Match 4Nagpur4:30 PM
Dec 2, 2026Super League – Match 5Nagpur9:00 AM
Dec 2, 2026Super League – Match 6Nagpur11:00 AM
Dec 2, 2026Super League – Match 7Nagpur1:30 PM
Dec 2, 2026Super League – Match 8Nagpur4:30 PM
Dec 4, 2026Super League – Match 9Nagpur9:00 AM
Dec 4, 2026Super League – Match 10Nagpur11:00 AM
Dec 4, 2026Super League – Match 11Nagpur1:30 PM
Dec 4, 2026Super League – Match 12Nagpur4:30 PM
Dec 6, 2026FinalNagpur4:30 PM
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Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2026: Schedule

Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026: Schedule

Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Schedule

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Series 2026: Schedule

ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026: Schedule

ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup 2026: Schedule

World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 Full Schedule

Indian Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

India Men’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

Indian Women’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

India’s Domestic Cricket Season 2026-27 Schedule

Australia Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

Australia Men’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

Australia Women’s Cricket Team 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

England Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

England 2026 Home Season Schedule

England Women’s Cricket Team 2026 Home Season Schedule

South Africa Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

South Africa 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

New Zealand Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

New Zealand 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team 2026 Schedule

India’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

Australia’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

South Africa’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

England’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

New Zealand’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

Pakistan’s ODI Schedule Till 2027 Cricket World Cup

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026: Plate Group Schedule

DateMatchVenueTime (IST)
Nov 14, 2026Arunachal Pradesh vs ManipurSovima8:30 AM
Nov 14, 2026Nagaland vs MeghalayaSovima8:30 AM
Nov 14, 2026Services vs SikkimSovima1:00 PM
Nov 16, 2026Nagaland vs ManipurSovima8:30 AM
Nov 16, 2026Sikkim vs Arunachal PradeshSovima8:30 AM
Nov 16, 2026Services vs MeghalayaSovima1:00 PM
Nov 18, 2026Services vs Arunachal PradeshSovima8:30 AM
Nov 18, 2026Sikkim vs NagalandSovima8:30 AM
Nov 18, 2026Meghalaya vs ManipurSovima1:00 PM
Nov 20, 2026Arunachal Pradesh vs MeghalayaSovima8:30 AM
Nov 20, 2026Services vs NagalandSovima8:30 AM
Nov 20, 2026Sikkim vs ManipurSovima1:00 PM
Nov 22, 2026Services vs ManipurSovima8:30 AM
Nov 22, 2026Sikkim vs MeghalayaSovima8:30 AM
Nov 22, 2026Arunachal Pradesh vs NagalandSovima1:00 PM
Nov 24, 2026Final: No. 1 vs No. 2Sovima7:30 AM

What are the squads?

Here’s a look at the squads announced for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026:

Baroda

Deepak Hooda, Shivalik Sharma, Shashwat Rawat, Amit Passi (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Parikshit Patidar, Krunal Pandya (c), Atit Sheth (vc), Bhanu Pania, Mahesh Pithiya, Hemant Punde, Raj Limbani, Rasikh Salam, Dhruv B Patel, Safvan Patel. Standbys: Priyanshu Moliya, Chintal Gandhi

Bengal

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Gharami, Yuvraj Keswani, Aditya Purohit, Abishek Porel (wk), Shakir Gandhi (wk), Shashank Singh, Karan Lal, Pradipta Pramanik, Sourav Halder, Prayas Ray Barman, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Kanishk Seth, Sayan Ghosh, Syed Irfan Aftab, Akhilesh Yadav, Rishabh Chaudhary

Bihar

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c), Suraj Kashyap (vc), Mayank Kumar, Ayush Loharuka (wk), Anmol Kumar (wk), Param Kumar Singh, Ritwik Raj, Alok Kumar, Altamash Ashraf, Vasudev Pratap Singh, Raghvendra Pratap, Ashish Kumar, Mohammad Izhar, Amod Yadav, Prashant Singh, Nawaz Khan, Himanshu Singh

Delhi

Ayush Badoni (c), Priyansh Arya, Sarthak Ranjan, Yash Dhull, Ayush Doseja, Tejasvi Dahiya (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Himmat Singh, Mayank Rawat, Keshav Dabas, Suyash Sharma, Digvesh Rathi, Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Simarjeet Singh

Jammu & Kashmir

Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, Kawalpreet Singh, Dikshant Kundal (wk), Rydham Sharma (wk), Sahil Lotra, Vanshaj Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhvir Singh, Sunil Kumar, Umran Malik, Brijesh Sharma, Lone Nasir Muzaffar

Kerala

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rohan S Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Ahammed Imran, Govind Dev D Pai, Krishna Devan R J, Vishnu Vinod (wk), Salman Nizar, Akhil Scaria, Nikhil M, Vignesh Puthur, Biju Narayanan N, Karthik B Nair, Vaisakh Chandran, Asif K M, Nidheesh M D, Sharafuddeen NM, Jalaj Saxena

Maharashtra 

Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshin Kulkarni, Sahil Parakh, Rahul Tripathi, Suraj Shinde, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Tanay Sanghvi, Vicky Ostwal, Kiran Chormale, Ranjit Nikam, Pradeep Dadhe, Rushikesh Sonavne, Vivek Shelar, Hitesh Walunj, Prashant Solanki, and Siddhesh Veer.

Mumbai

Suryakumar Yadav (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Divyansh Saxena, Suved Parkar, Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Sairaj Patil, Shivam Dube, Atharva Ankolekar, Shams Mulani, Maxwell Swaminathan, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Sylvester Dsouza and Hardik Tamore (wk)

Tamil Nadu

R Sai Kishore (c), V P Amith Sathvik (wk), C Andre Siddarth, N Jagadeesan (wk), S Rithik Easwaran (wk), B Sachin, M Shahrukh Khan, Tushar Raheja (wk), R Rajkumar, Sunny Sandhu, V Athisayaraj Davidson, Gurjapneet Singh, T Natarajan, M Siddharth, Varun Chakravarthy

Tripura

Mani Sankar Mura Singh (c), Abhijit Sarkar (vc), Bikram Kr. Das, Sridam Paul, Subham Sutradhar, Arindam Barman, Mandeep Singh, Anandh Bhowmik, Tanmoy Das, Saptajit Das, Lakshay Thareja, Saruk Hossain, Danveer Singh, Sentu Sarkar, Arka Prabha Sinha, Viki Saha, Sandip Sarkar, Parvez Sultan, Chiranjit Paul, Bikram Debnath, Saurabh Das. Standbys: Md. Al-Bahaar, Samrat Sutradhar, Hrituraj Ghosh Roy, Tanmoy Ghosh, Ajay Sarkar, Indrajit Debnath, Durlab Roy, Amaresh Das

Uttar Pradesh

Karan Sharma (c), Aryan Juyal, Madhav Kaushik, Siddharth Yadav, Sameer Rizvi, Divyansh Joshi, Arnav Baliyan, Aaradhya Yadav, Prashant Veer, Zeeshan Ansari, Yash Garg, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohsin Khan, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, Kartik Tyagi, Abhishek Goswami and Swastik Chikara

Where to watch the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026?

You can watch select Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026 matches live on Star Sports and JioHotstar. Plus, you can follow the live scores of all matches on BCCI’s official website.

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