2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A
| Dates | 21 February – 2 March 2019 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoff format | 
| Participants | 8 | 
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 eight teams in Group A.[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]
Jharkhand won the group, with Delhi finishing second to progress to the Super League stage of the tournament.[4]
Points table[edit]
Template:2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
 21 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Jharkhand 
158/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Delhi 
155/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 - Hiten Dalal, Anuj Rawat (Delhi) and Anukul Roy (Jharkhand) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 21 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Kerala 
186/5 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Manipur 
103/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
 - MD Nidheesh (Kerala), Mayank Raghav, Hrithik Kanojia, Ahmed Shah, Kishan Thokchom, Narisingh Yadav, Prafullomani Singh, Ajay Lamabam, Homendro Kabrambam, Kangabam Singh and Bishworjit Konthoujam (Manipur) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 21 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Nagaland 
136/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jammu & Kashmir 
142/1 (15.5 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 - Abdul Samad, Suryansh Raina, Mujtaba Yousuf (Jammu & Kashmir), Rohit Jhanjhariya, Sedezhalie Rupero, Nitesh Lohchab, Imliwati Lemtur, Tahmeed Rahman, Rahul Sharma and Mughavi Wotsa (Nagaland) all made their T20 debuts.
 
Round 2[edit]
 22 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Manipur 
113/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Delhi 
119/0 (11.4 overs)  | 
Hiten Dalal 56* (38)  
 | 
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 
 22 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 
168/9 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Jharkhand 
170/1 (16.4 overs)  | 
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
 - Rasikh Salam (Jammu & Kashmir) made his T20 debut.
 - Rahul Shukla (Jharkhand) took his first five-wicket haul in a T20 match.[5]
 
 22 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Andhra 
244/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Nagaland 
65 (13.1 overs)  | 
- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Paras Sehrawat, Rachit Bhatia, Inakato Zhimomi (Nagaland) and Shaik Ismail (Andhra) all made their T20 debuts.
 - This was the largest winning margin, by runs, in a Twenty20 cricket match.[5]
 
Round 3[edit]
 24 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Jammu & Kashmir 
189/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Delhi 
191/6 (19.5 overs)  | 
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 
 24 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Jharkhand 
219/1 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Manipur 
98/9 (20 overs)  | 
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Utkarsh Singh (Jharkhand), Rajesh Singh and Sultan Karim (Manipur) all made their T20 debuts.
 - Ishan Kishan (Jharkhand) became the second Indian batsman to make back-to-back centuries in T20 cricket.[6]
 
 24 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Kerala 
160/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Andhra 
152 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Sandeep Warrier (Kerala) took a hat-trick.[6]
 
Round 4[edit]
 25 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Kerala 
139/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Delhi 
140/3 (18.3 overs)  | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 25 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Nagaland 
132/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Manipur 
134/0 (16.3 overs)  | 
Mayank Raghav 80* (45)  
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Bonny Chingangbam (Manipur), Abhishek Kaushik, Manjinder Singh, Kiran Reddy and Toni Chishi (Nagaland) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 25 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Andhra 
146/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Jammu & Kashmir 
148/5 (18.3 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 
Round 5[edit]
 27 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Kerala 
159/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jammu & Kashmir 
65 (14.2 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 
 27 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Jharkhand 
197/3 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Nagaland 
143/3 (20 overs)  | 
- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Aditya Gupta, Bhavik Patel and Dhavanath Nagender (Nagaland) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 27 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Delhi 
175/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Andhra 
143 (19.3 overs)  | 
- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Round 6[edit]
 28 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Nagaland 
103/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Kerala 
105/0 (12.2 overs)  | 
Vishnu Vinod 53* (38)  
 | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
 - Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala) made his T20 debut.
 
 28 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Manipur 
182/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jammu & Kashmir 
184/2 (17.1 overs)  | 
- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sharukh Dar, Nawazul Munier (Jammu & Kashmir) and Akoijam Tenyson Singh (Manipur) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 28 February 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Andhra 
179 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jharkhand 
176 (19.5 overs)  | 
- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Manyala Pranith and Prithvi Raj (Andhra) both made their T20 debuts.
 
Round 7[edit]
 2 March 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Nagaland 
118 (19.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Delhi 
119/3 (12.3 overs)  | 
Aditya 64 (46)  
Suboth Bhati 4/14 (3.4 overs)  | 
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Gaurav Kumar (Delhi) and Gaurav Vishwakarma (Nagaland) both made their T20 debuts.
 
 2 March 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Kerala 
176/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Jharkhand 
180/5 (19.1 overs)  | 
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 2 March 2019     
Scorecard  | 
Andhra 
252/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Manipur 
161/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
 - ↑ "BCCI Domestic Schedule 2018–19" (PDF). BCCI. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
 - ↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018-19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
 - ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Jharkhand, Delhi qualify for super league". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
 - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ricky Bhui smashes 38-ball ton, Pujara continues to pile on runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
 - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Iyer, Kishan wallop centuries again in big wins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
 
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