The 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the tenth season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by the 37 domestic cricket teams of India, with seven teams in Group C.[1][2] The group stage started on 21 February 2019, with the top two teams progressing to the Super League section of the competition.[3]
| Dates | 21 February – 2 March 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format |
| Participants | 7 |
Railways won the group, with Mumbai finishing second to progress to the Super League phase of the tournament.[4]
Points table
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railways | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.256 |
| Mumbai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.590 |
| Saurashtra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.241 |
| Madhya Pradesh (H) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.179 |
| Punjab | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.590 |
| Goa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.802 |
| Sikkim | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.466 |
- Top two teams advanced to the Super League.
(H)- Host
Fixtures
Round 1
21 February 2019 Scorecard |
Saurashtra 188/3 (20 overs) | v | Railways 190/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhinav Dixit, Harsh Tyagi, Pratham Singh (Railways), Harvik Desai and Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) all made their T20 debuts.
- Cheteshwar Pujara scored his first T20 century and became the first batsman for Saurashtra to score a century in a T20 match.[6]
21 February 2019 Scorecard |
Mumbai 258/4 (20 overs) | v | Sikkim 104/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Palzor Tamang, Amos Rai, Bibek Diyali, Tashi Bhalla, Nilesh Lamichaney, Lee Yong Lepcha, KN Luitel and Ashish Thapa (Sikkim) all made their T20 debuts.
- Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai) made the highest total by an Indian batsman in a T20 match.[7]
21 February 2019 Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh 199/4 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 165/9 (20 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abhishek Bhandari (Madhya Pradesh) and Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 2
22 February 2019 Scorecard |
Sikkim 100/8 (20 overs) | v | Goa 104/2 (14 overs) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat
- Mandup Bhutia (Sikkim) and Suyash Prabhudessai (Goa) both made their T20 debuts.
22 February 2019 Scorecard |
Mumbai 155 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 120 (18.2 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
22 February 2019 Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh 138 (20 overs) | v | Saurashtra 139/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
24 February 2019 Scorecard |
Punjab 122 (20 overs) | v | Saurashtra 126/2 (17.4 overs) |
- Jay Chauhan (Saurashtra) made his T20 debut.
24 February 2019 Scorecard |
Goa 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Railways 168/2 (17.3 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
24 February 2019 Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh 143 (19.3 overs) | v | Mumbai 145/2 (16 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rishabh Chouhan and Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) both made their T20 debuts.
Round 4
25 February 2019 Scorecard |
Sikkim 75 (18 overs) | v | Saurashtra 79/3 (8.3 overs) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
25 February 2019 Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh 159/6 (20 overs) | v | Railways 161/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
25 February 2019 Scorecard |
Goa 140/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai 141/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
27 February 2019 Scorecard |
Railways 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai 118 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
27 February 2019 Scorecard |
Sikkim 90/8 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 95/1 (10.5 overs) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karan Kaila and Krishan Alang (Punjab) both made their T20 debuts.
27 February 2019 Scorecard |
Goa 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Madhya Pradesh 197/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malliksab Sirur (Goa) made his T20 debut.
Round 6
28 February 2019 Scorecard |
Sikkim 109/5 (20 overs) | v | Railways 113/1 (13.1 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Rinzing Bhutia and Karma Bhutia (Sikkim) both made their T20 debuts.
28 February 2019 Scorecard |
Punjab 205/7 (20 overs) | v | Goa 126 (18 overs) |
Amogh Sunil Desai 35 (27) Krishan 4/26 (4 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
28 February 2019 Scorecard |
Mumbai 147 (20 overs) | v | Saurashtra 139 (19.5 overs) |
- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7
2 March 2019 Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Sikkim 114 (20 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Kartikeya (Madhya Pradesh) and Pritam Nirala (Sikkim) both made their T20 debuts.
2 March 2019 Scorecard |
Railways 149/5 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 152/7 (19.5 overs) |
Prashant Gupta 53 (42) Krishan 1/29 (3 overs) |
- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
2 March 2019 Scorecard |
Goa 99 (17.5 overs) | v | Saurashtra 100/5 (17.2 overs) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vaibhav Govekar (Goa) made his T20 debut.