Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Logo of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Countries	India
Administrator	Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2006–07
Latest edition	2023–24
Next edition	2024–25
Tournament format	Round-robin and knockout
Number of teams	38
Current champion	Punjab (1st title)
Most successful	Tamil Nadu (3 titles)
Most runs	Harpreet Singh Bhatia (2,215 runs)
Most wickets	Siddharth Kaul (120 wickets)
Website	BCCI

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy^[1] is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is named after former Test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali.

It is played by the teams from the Ranji Trophy, which is the premier domestic first-class cricket championship in the country. In 2006–07, the inaugural competition was won by Tamil Nadu under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik. The 2023–24 tournament was won by Punjab, who defeated Baroda in the final. Tamil Nadu has been the most successful team, winning the trophy three times.