The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 enters the knock-outs to decide the winners of India's domestic T20 cricket champions. Holders Punjab, and former champions Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu have been eliminated. (IND Vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1 Blog | More Cricket News)
The 17th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy started on November 23 with 32 team🅷s in the fray. After 127 games, 10 teams remain in contention.
The top-ranked teams (5) and the best second-placed outfit (1) directly qualified for the quarter-finals. The other four second-placed teams will feature in the pre-quarters with ꧑the winners of those fixtures completing the last-eight line-up.
Teams qualified for knock-outs and rankings (on points, then net run rate)
1. Baroda - Group B winners (24 points, NRR 🐻+2.353)
2. Delhi - Group🔯 C winners (24 points, NRR +2.224)
3. Madhya Pradesh - Group🅰 A winners (24 points, NRR +1.533)
4. Mumbai - Group ✨E winners (20 points, NRR +1.246)
5. Vidarbha - Group D winn🍌ers (18 points, NRR +1.839)
6. Saurashtra - Group B runn✅ers-up (24 points, NRR +2.257)
7. Bengal - Group A runners-uওp (24 points, NꦇRR +1.607)
8. Andhra 💛- Group E runner-up (20 points, NRR +2.527)
9. U𒆙ttar Pradesh - Group C runners-up (20 points, NRR +1.942)
10. Chandigarh ꧟- Group D runners-up (16 points, NRR +0.224)
Teams 1 to 5 qualified as the group winners, irrespective of the points earned or NNR accumulated. Saurashtra, 5th in the ranking, are the bes🍌t second-placed side (from Group B);﷽ while teams 7 to 10 are the other four group runners-up.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 knock-out fixtures
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 knock-out m💜atches will be played in♏ Alur and Bengaluru.
Pre-Quarters on December 9, 2024
Pre-Quarters 1: Bengal vs Chandigarh at M Chinnasw✤amy Stadium, Bengaluru (11:00 AM IST);
Pre-Quarters 2: Andhra vs Uttar Pradesh at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluruꦫ (4:30 PM IST).
Quarter-Finals on December 11, 2024
Quarter-Final 1: Baroda vs PQF 1 Winners at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Benga❀luru (11 AM I🐲ST);
Quarter-Final 2: Delhi vs PQF 2 Winners at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru ൲(4:30 PM IST);
Quarter-Final 3: Madhya Pradesh vs Saurashtra at Alur Cricket Stadium, Alur (9:00 AM IST);
Quarꦇter-Final 4: Mumbaiꦉ vs Vidarbha at Alur Cricket Stadium, Alur (1:30 PM IST).
Semi-Finals on December 13, 2024
Semi-Final 1: QF1 Winners vs QF4 Winners at M Chinnaswamy Stadiඣum, Bengaluru (11 AM IST);
Semi-Final 2: QF2 Winners vs QF3 Winners at M Chinnaswam🍌y 🐻Stadium, Bengaluru (4:30 PM IST)
The SMAT 2024 final is scheduled for December 15 wi⭕th a 4:30 PM IST start a🃏t M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
All the knock-out matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 will be telecast live on Sports 18 Khel. Live streaming is available on the JioCinema app and w🃏ebsite.
