The Ranji Trophy 2025/26 will take a breather until it resumes in January 2026. In the meantime, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) will take place in November and December 2025. Mumbai will come out in full force to defend the title.
So, when does the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 start?
The 18th edition of SMAT will start on November 26, 2025. All 38 teams will feature in the first round.
Are teams split into groups?
Yes. Teams have been divided into five groups. Four groups are part of the elite division, while one group forms the plate division. Each elite group features eight teams, while the plate division has six teams.
Here are the groups for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025:
| Elite A | Elite B | Elite C | Elite D | Plate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | Madhya Pradesh | Baroda | Delhi | Manipur |
| Vidarbha | Uttar Pradesh | Bengal | Saurashtra | Mizoram |
| Andhra | Chandigarh | Gujarat | Rajasthan | Meghalaya |
| Kerala | Jammu & Kashmir | Punjab | Jharkhand | Nagaland |
| Railways | Hyderabad | Haryana | Karnataka | Sikkim |
| Assam | Maharashtra | Himachal Pradesh | Tamil Nadu | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Chhattisgarh | Goa | Services | Uttarakhand | – |
| Odisha | Bihar | Pondicherry | Tripura | – |
What’s the format of SMAT 2025?
So, teams will first play in a single-round robin format. They will play against their group members once.
That means the elite group teams will play seven matches each, while the plate group teams will play five matches each.
After the round robin stage, the top two teams from each elite group will advance to the Super League. The eight teams will be split into two groups of four each.
In the Super League, teams will face their group opponents once, playing three matches each. The No. 1 teams from both groups will then contest in the elite division final.
As for the plate group, the top two teams after the round robin stage will face each other in the plate division final.
The winner of the plate group will gain promotion to the elite group for the next SMAT season. On the other hand, the bottom-ranked team from the elite division will face relegation to the plate group.
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Which venues will host SMAT 2025 matches?
A total of 13 venues across seven Indian cities will host SMAT 2025 matches. Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Secunderabad will stage elite group matches. All the plate group matches will take place in Pune.
Here are the venues for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025:
- Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Motera, Ahmedabad
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
- Emerald High School Ground, Indore
- Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium B
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad
- Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Pune
- Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Veerangan Cricket Academy Ground, Pune
What’s the complete schedule for SMAT 2025?
So SMAT 2025 will run from November 26 to December 18. The elite division will feature seven rounds, while the plate group will have five rounds.
After five rounds, the plate group will have its final on December 6. The elite division, though, will have the Super League after the seven rounds.
The Super League will take place between December 12 and 16, with the final scheduled for December 18. Indore will host the entire Super League and the final.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025: Elite Group Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov | Chhattisgarh vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 9:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Goa vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Gujarat vs Services | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Karnataka vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Mumbai vs Railways | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Jammu and Kashmir vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Saurashtra vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Kerala vs Odisha | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Hyderabad vs Madhya Pradesh | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Haryana vs Puducherry | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Andhra vs Assam | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Bihar vs Chandigarh | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Baroda vs Bengal | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 26 Nov | Delhi vs Jharkhand | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Hyderabad vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Haryana vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Rajasthan vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Kerala vs Railways | Lucknow | 10:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Andhra vs Odisha | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Bihar vs Madhya Pradesh | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Baroda vs Puducherry | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Delhi vs Tamil Nadu | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Mumbai vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Himachal Pradesh vs Services | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Saurashtra vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Assam vs Chhattisgarh | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Chandigarh vs Goa | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Bengal vs Gujarat | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Jharkhand vs Karnataka | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Assam vs Railways | Lucknow | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Goa vs Hyderabad | Kolkata | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Chhattisgarh vs Kerala | Lucknow | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Chandigarh vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Gujarat vs Haryana | Hyderabad | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Bengal vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Karnataka vs Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Jharkhand vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Odisha vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Andhra vs Mumbai | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Bihar vs Jammu and Kashmir | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Baroda vs Himachal Pradesh | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Puducherry vs Services | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Delhi vs Saurashtra | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Chhattisgarh vs Odisha | Lucknow | 9:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Goa vs Madhya Pradesh | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Gujarat vs Puducherry | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Andhra vs Railways | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Bihar vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Baroda vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Delhi vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Assam vs Mumbai | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Chandigarh vs Jammu and Kashmir | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Bengal vs Himachal Pradesh | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Jharkhand vs Saurashtra | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Kerala vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Haryana vs Services | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Rajasthan vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Kerala vs Mumbai | Lucknow | 9:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Hyderabad vs Jammu and Kashmir | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Rajasthan vs Saurashtra | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Assam vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Chandigarh vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Bengal vs Services | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Andhra vs Chhattisgarh | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Bihar vs Goa | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Baroda vs Gujarat | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Delhi vs Karnataka | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Odisha vs Railways | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Puducherry vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Tamil Nadu vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Assam vs Odisha | Lucknow | 9:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Chandigarh vs Madhya Pradesh | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Bengal vs Puducherry | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Goa vs Jammu and Kashmir | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Karnataka vs Saurashtra | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 6 Dec | Andhra vs Kerala | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Bihar vs Hyderabad | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Baroda vs Haryana | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Delhi vs Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Railways vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Maharashtra vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Punjab vs Services | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Tripura vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Andhra vs Vidarbha | Lucknow | 9:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Bihar vs Uttar Pradesh | Kolkata | 9:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Baroda vs Services | Hyderabad | 9:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Delhi vs Uttarakhand | Ahmedabad | 9:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Assam vs Kerala | Lucknow | 11:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Chandigarh vs Hyderabad | Kolkata | 11:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Bengal vs Haryana | Hyderabad | 11:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Jharkhand vs Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 11:00 am |
| 8 Dec | Chhattisgarh vs Railways | Lucknow | 1:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Goa vs Maharashtra | Kolkata | 1:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Gujarat vs Punjab | Hyderabad | 1:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Karnataka vs Tripura | Ahmedabad | 1:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Mumbai vs Odisha | Lucknow | 4:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Jammu and Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh | Kolkata | 4:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Himachal Pradesh vs Puducherry | Hyderabad | 4:30 pm |
| 8 Dec | Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu | Ahmedabad | 4:30 pm |
| 12 Dec | Super League – Match 1 | Indore | 9:00 am |
| 12 Dec | Super League – Match 2 | Indore | 12:00 pm |
| 12 Dec | Super League – Match 3 | Indore | 1:30 pm |
| 12 Dec | Super League – Match 4 | Indore | 4:30 pm |
| 14 Dec | Super League – Match 5 | Indore | 9:00 am |
| 14 Dec | Super League – Match 6 | Indore | 11:00 am |
| 14 Dec | Super League – Match 7 | Indore | 1:30 pm |
| 14 Dec | Super League – Match 8 | Indore | 4:30 pm |
| 16 Dec | Super League – Match 9 | Indore | 9:00 am |
| 16 Dec | Super League – Match 10 | Indore | 12:00 pm |
| 16 Dec | Super League – Match 11 | Indore | 1:30 pm |
| 16 Dec | Super League – Match 12 | Indore | 4:30 pm |
| 18 Dec | Final | Indore | 10:00 am |
Ongoing & Upcoming Series Schedule:
India’s Domestic Cricket Schedule 2025-26
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26: Schedule
Australia Schedule for 2025-26 Home Season
Ashes 2025-26 Complete Schedule
New Zealand Schedule for 2025-26 Home Season
World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 Full Schedule
International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26: Schedule
Big Bash League 2025-26: Schedule
Bangladesh Premier League 2026: Schedule
India vs New Zealand 2026 Series: Schedule
India’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Schedule
Indian Women’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
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025: Plate Group Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov | Mizoram vs Nagaland | Pune | 9:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Meghalaya vs Sikkim | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 26 Nov | Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur | Pune | 1:30 pm |
| 28 Nov | Manipur vs Meghalaya | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Mizoram vs Sikkim | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 28 Nov | Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland | Pune | 4:30 pm |
| 30 Nov | Manipur vs Mizoram | Pune | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya | Pune | 10:00 am |
| 30 Nov | Nagaland vs Sikkim | Pune | 4:30 pm |
| 2 Dec | Meghalaya vs Nagaland | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 2 Dec | Manipur vs Sikkim | Pune | 4:30 pm |
| 4 Dec | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Manipur vs Nagaland | Pune | 11:00 am |
| 4 Dec | Meghalaya vs Mizoram | Pune | 4:30 pm |
| 6 Dec | Plate Final | Pune | 4:30 pm |
How do squads stack up in SMAT 2025?
Here’s a look at each squad announced for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025:
Mumbai
To be announced.
Vidarbha
To be announced.
Andhra
To be announced.
Kerala
To be announced.
Railways
To be announced.
Assam
To be announced.
Chhattisgarh
Ayush Pandey, Shashank Chandrakar, Sanidhya Hurkat, Amandeep Khare (c), Shashank Singh, Prateek Yadav, Ajay Mandal, Mayank Verma, Gagandeep Singh, Anand Rao, Shubham Agrawal, Aditya Sarvate, Ravi Kiran, Mayank Yadav, Sourabh Majumdar, Amit Kumar Yadav.
Odisha
Gourav Choudhary, Swastik Samal, Aditya Raut, Sourav Gouda, Aashirwad Swain, Biplab Samantaray (c), Prayash Kumar Singh, Sambit Baral, Rajeesh Mohanty, Vageesh Sharma, Soumya Lenka, Subhranshu Senapati, Shubham Satrujit, Sandeep Pattnaik, Raaz Yadav, Badal Biswal, Papu Roy, Govinda Poddar, Sarbeswar Mohanty, Anil Parida.
Madhya Pradesh
To be announced.
Uttar Pradesh
To be announced.
Chandigarh
To be announced.
Jammu & Kashmir
To be announced.
Hyderabad
To be announced.
Maharashtra
To be announced.
Goa
To be announced.
Bihar
To be announced.
Baroda
To be announced.
Bengal
To be announced.
Gujarat
To be announced.
Punjab
To be announced.
Haryana
To be announced.
Himachal Pradesh
To be announced.
Services
To be announced.
Pondicherry
To be announced.
Delhi
To be announced.
Saurashtra
To be announced.
Rajasthan
To be announced.
Jharkhand
Ishan Kishan (c), Kumar Kushagra (vc & wk), Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Pankaj Kumar, Bala Krishna, MD Kounain Quraishi, Shubh Sharma, Amit Kumar, Manish, Sushant Mishra, Vikash Singh, Sourabh Shekhar, Rajandeep Singh.
Karnataka
Mayank Agarwal (c), McNeil Noroha, KL Shrijith, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Smaran, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Shikhar Shetty, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Vidyadhar Patil, Shreevatsh Acharya, Shubhang Hegde, Pravin Dubey, Sharath BR.
Tamil Nadu
Amit Sathvik, Andre Siddharth, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Shivam Singh, Gurjapneet Singh, Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan, Sonu Yadav, Narayan Jagadeesan, Rithik Easwaran, Tushar Raheja, Esakkimuthu, M Siddharth, Ragupathy Silambarasan, T Natarajan, Varun Chakravarthy (c).
Uttarakhand
To be announced.
Tripura
To be announced.
Manipur
To be announced.
Mizoram
To be announced.
Meghalaya
To be announced.
Nagaland
To be announced.
Sikkim
To be announced.
Arunachal Pradesh
To be announced.
Where to watch SMAT 2025?
Star Sports Network will broadcast a select few matches of SMAT 2025 on its TV channels. Additionally, the live streaming will be available on JioHotstar. You can follow the live scorecards on the BCCI’s official website.
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