India’s premier domestic T20 cricket tournament the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is back with its 18th edition of the tournament….
The 34-year-old fast bowler is only the third bowler in IPL history to win the Purple Cap twice.
Rajat Patidar batted exceptionally for Madhya Pradesh in the SMAT 2024, but his innings in the final wasn’t enough to stop Mumbai from winning the coveted title for the second time in their history.
Madhya Pradesh’s captain Rajat Patidar helped his team reach the final of the SMAT after 13 years, where they will be taking on Mumbai.
Mumbai got a fiery start as Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane added 83 runs before the loss of the first wicket in seven overs.
Batting first, Baroda achieved the record of the highest-ever team total in men’s T20 cricket as they posted a mammoth 349/5 total in their 20 overs.
Urvil Patel achieved the record for scoring the fastest hundred by an Indian batter in T20 cricket after he reached the triple figures in just 28 balls in a match against Tripura in Indore on November 27.
Shreyas Gopal was picked by CSK for INR 30 Lakhs in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Kerala registered a 11-run win by DLS method over Goa after rain arrived for second time in Hyderabad in the SMAT 2024 clash.
Furthermore, it has to be seen that Shami made his competitive return in SMAT, completing four wickets so far.
Vijay Shankar’s explosive hitting went in vain as Hardik Pandya’s Baroda defeated Tamil Nadu by three wickets in a high-scoring thriller.
The right-hander Urvil Patel smashed the second fastest hundred in T20 cricket, and the fastest by an Indian including international and domestic cricket.
Urvil Patel scored the fastest T20 century by an Indian player and second fastest overall.
It is to be noted that pandya last featured for Baroda in 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, whereas his Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy appearance came in January 2016.
After being ousted from Mumbai squad for the Ranji Trophy recently, Prithvi Shaw got a new lease of life with his selection in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) squad.
The Impact Player rule was brought in as an experiment a couple of seasons ago in the SMAT before being used in the IPL currently.
Despite giving a tough fight to Mandeep and his boys, their effort fell short, and Punjab went on to lift the trophy for the first time ever.
Ranji Trophy, the premier men’s red ball domestic tournament will be played from January 5 to February 22, 2024.
The SMAT 2022 final will be played on 5 November.
Tamil Nadu clinched their third Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title, having previously won it in 2006-07 and 2020-21.
Karnataka ended up with a total of 151-7 with Abhinav Manohar top-scoring with 46. While it looked like it might not be enough, the Karnataka bowlers have made a match out of it as the required run rate of the chasing side has climbed up to 11.4 with 5 overs to go.
Tamil Nadu are the defending champions and will look to give it their all while trying to defend their title but Karnataka have been in their groove too and would pose a stern challenge against the Vijay Shankar-led side.
The 23-year-old became only the second Indian to achieve the remarkable feat of taking 4 wickets in 4 deliveries in T20 cricket.
Vidharbha were particularly dominant in the manner in which they won their fixtures even as both teams remain unbeaten in the tournament in the Indian T20 League.
Team India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign on October 24.
Several players will look to make an impact with their performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with an eye on the upcoming mega auction for IPL 2022.
The BCCI is eyeing to conduct all three major domestic tournaments between November to March 2022.
While the new RCB signing impressed behind the stumps, he also smashed 69 runs off 43 deliveries in an impressive all-round show on Monday.
Although Chennai Super Kings still opted to retain him for IPL 2021, Raina has decided to withdraw himself from the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy.