# 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group C

The 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eleventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into five groups, with eight teams in Group C. The group stage started on 8 November 2019. The top two teams from Group C progressed to the Super League section of the competition. Following the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2019, six of the eight teams in Group C were level on points, all on 16 points each. After the final day of group stage matches, Maharashtra and Punjab had progressed to the Super League stage of the tournament.

## Points table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Maharashtra | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.510 |
| Punjab | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.026 |
| Chandigarh | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.701 |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.686 |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | –0.255 |
| Railways | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | –0.872 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.564 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.685 |
* Top two teams advanced to the Super League

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 8 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 47/4 (6 overs) | v | Chhattisgarh 52/1 (4.5 overs) |
| Rahul Dalal 19* (14) Pankaj Rao 1/6 (1 over) | | Shashank Chandrakar 32* (17) Myendung Singpho 1/4 (1 over) |
* Chhattisgarh won by 9 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 6 overs per side due to rain.
* Uvais Ahmad, Shashwat Kohli, Myendung Singpho, Yab Niya and Kengo Bam (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their T20 debuts.
* 8 November 2019 Scorecard
| Hyderabad 149/7 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 97/4 (14 overs) |
| Akshath Reddy 47 (27) Siddarth Kaul 3/44 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 48 (42) Mehdi Hasan 1/11 (3 overs) |
* Hyderabad won by 2 runs (VJD method) Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain during Punjab's innings prevented any further play.
* 8 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chandigarh 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 84/4 (11.3 overs) |
| Shivam Bhambri 106 (57) Pankaj Jaswal 2/40 (4 overs) | | Prashant Chopra 40 (31) Gurinder Singh 2/13 (2.3 overs) |
* Chandigarh won by 9 runs (VJD method) Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain during Himachal Pradesh's innings prevented any further play.
* Shivam Bhambri and Gaurav Puri (Chandigarh) both made their T20 debuts.
* Shivam Bhambri also scored his first century in a Twenty20 match.
* 8 November 2019 Scorecard
| Maharashtra 104/6 (15 overs) | v | Railways 96/8 (15 overs) |
| Azim Kazi 44 (28) Krishnakant Upadhyay 3/12 (3 overs) | | Harsh Tyagi 28* (21) Mukesh Choudhary 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 8 runs Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
* Mukesh Choudhary (Maharashtra), Dinesh Mor, Mohammed Ahmed, Kushal Kakad and Himanshu Sangwan (Railways) all made their T20 debuts.

### Round 2

* 9 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 47/7 (8 overs) | v | Punjab 50/0 (4 overs) |
| Uvais Ahmad 12 (11) Baltej Singh 3/11 (2 overs) | | Shubman Gill 24* (14) |
* Punjab won by 10 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
* 9 November 2019 Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Chhattisgarh 124/2 (18.1 overs) |
| Nitin Sharma 35* (22) Ajay Mandal 3/18 (4 overs) | | Veer Pratap Singh 61* (50) Ayush Jamwal 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Chhattisgarh won by 8 wickets Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 November 2019 Scorecard
| Maharashtra 162/8 (20 overs) | v | Chandigarh 163/3 (17.5 overs) |
| Naushad Shaikh 50* (34) Shresth Nirmohi 2/18 (4 overs) | | Manan Vohra 75* (52) Rahul Tripathi 1/12 (1 over) |
* Chandigarh won by 7 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 November 2019 Scorecard
| Hyderabad 183/3 (20 overs) | v | Railways 184/6 (20 overs) |
| Ambati Rayudu 77 (51) Harsh Tyagi 1/29 (3 overs) | | Mohammed Ahmed 40* (29) Mehdi Hasan 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Railways won by 4 wickets Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 3

* 11 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chhattisgarh 190/6 (20 overs) | v | Railways 123 (20 overs) |
| Shashank Chandrakar 82 (50) Karthik Raman 3/33 (3 overs) | | Dinesh Mor 35 (32) Shashank Singh 4/22 (4 overs) |
* Chhattisgarh won by 72 runs Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Vikrant Rajput (Railways) made his T20 debut.
* 11 November 2019 Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Hyderabad 99 (19 overs) |
| Ekant Sen 38 (32) Mohammed Siraj 2/31 (4 overs) | | Himalay Agarwal 21 (27) Rishi Dhawan 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Himachal Pradesh won by 84 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 154/2 (14.2 overs) |
| Uvais Ahmad 70 (38) Mukesh Choudhary 3/32 (4 overs) | | Ruturaj Gaikwad 81 (41) Yab Niya 1/20 (2 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 8 wickets Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chandigarh 131/5 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 132/3 (16.3 overs) |
| Shivam Bhambri 41 (30) Mayank Markande 3/26 (4 overs) | | Abhishek Sharma 60* (47) Gurinder Singh 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 7 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gaurav Gambhir (Chandigarh) made his T20 debut.

### Round 4

* 12 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 161/5 (20 overs) | v | Railways 165/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Rahul Dalal 75 (42) Karthik Raman 3/37 (4 overs) | | Mrunal Devdhar 66 (47) Akhilesh Sahani 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Railways won by 7 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nabam Tempol (Arunachal Pradesh) made his T20 debut.
* 12 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chhattisgarh 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 167 (20 overs) |
| Harpreet Singh 88* (46) Satyajeet Bachhav 1/26 (4 overs) | | Ruturaj Gaikwad 61 (41) Ajay Mandal 3/19 (3 overs) |
* Chhattisgarh won by 34 runs Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* Digvijay Deshmukh (Maharashtra) made his T20 debut.
* 12 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chandigarh 123 (19.5 overs) | v | Hyderabad 126/5 (19 overs) |
| Bipul Sharma 35 (27) Mohammed Siraj 3/15 (3.5 overs) | | Bavanaka Sandeep 32* (39) Jaskaran Singh 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Hyderabad won by 5 wickets Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Yudhvir Singh (Hyderabad) made his T20 debut.
* 12 November 2019 Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 87/9 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 90/2 (9.3 overs) |
| Prashant Chopra 46* (55) Sandeep Sharma 4/8 (4 overs) | | Simran Singh 57* (32) Pankaj Jaswal 1/26 (2 overs) |
* Punjab won by 8 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 5

* 14 November 2019 Scorecard
| Chhattisgarh 161/6 (20 overs) | v | Chandigarh 164/4 (19 overs) |
| Vishal Kushwah 60* (29) Jaskaran Singh 3/31 (4 overs) | | Bipul Sharma 62* (33) Sumit Ruikar 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Chandigarh won by 6 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
* Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) made his T20 debut.
* 14 November 2019 Scorecard
| Railways 167/8 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 162/7 (20 overs) |
| Mrunal Devdhar 37 (32) Siddarth Kaul 4/19 (4 overs) | | Anmolpreet Singh 84 (56) Karthik Raman 3/40 (4 overs) |
* Railways won by 5 runs Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 118/6 (20 overs) | v | Himachal Pradesh 119/4 (14.2 overs) |
| Rahul Dalal 62 (45) Pankaj Jaswal 4/18 (4 overs) | | Ekant Sen 51* (30) Akhilesh Sahani 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Himachal Pradesh won by 6 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 November 2019 Scorecard
| Hyderabad 163/6 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 164/4 (19.5 overs) |
| Bavanaka Sandeep 55* (31) Satyajeet Bachhav 2/22 (4 overs) | | Kedar Jadhav 68 (40) Mohammed Siraj 3/37 (3.5 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 6 wickets Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 6

* 15 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 125/6 (20 overs) | v | Hyderabad 131/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Uvais Ahmad 72* (38) Ajay Dev Goud 4/15 (4 overs) | | Tanmay Agarwal 52 (40) Kengo Bam 2/22 (3.1 overs) |
* Hyderabad won by 6 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Suraj Tayam, Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh), Shashidhar Reddy and Ajay Dev Goud (Hyderabad) all made their T20 debuts.
* 15 November 2019 Scorecard
| Punjab 169/8 (20 overs) | v | Chhattisgarh 150/9 (20 overs) |
| Anmolpreet Singh 78 (51) Puneet Datey 3/33 (4 overs) | | Harpreet Singh 47 (41) Harpreet Brar 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 19 runs Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 November 2019 Scorecard
| Railways 196/5 (20 overs) | v | Chandigarh 195/6 (20 overs) |
| Pratham Singh 67 (47) Bipul Sharma 1/33 (3 overs) Gurinder Singh 1/33 (3 overs) | | Ankit Kaushik 74* (37) Harsh Tyagi 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Railways won by 1 run Government Model Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 November 2019 Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Maharashtra 138/2 (19 overs) |
| Prashant Chopra 28 (22) Shamshuzama Kazi 2/22 (4 overs) | | Ruturaj Gaikwad 82* (61) Pankaj Jaswal 1/26 (3 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 8 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Abhijit Deshmukh
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 7

* 17 November 2019 Scorecard
| Arunachal Pradesh 106/9 (20 overs) | v | Chandigarh 108/0 (9.1 overs) |
| Uvais Ahmad 27 (20) Jaskaran Singh 4/25 (4 overs) | | Manan Vohra 68* (32) |
* Chandigarh won by 10 wickets Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kunal Mahajan (Chandigarh) made his T20 debut.
* 17 November 2019 Scorecard
| Hyderabad 174/3 (20 overs) | v | Chhattisgarh 153/9 (20 overs) |
| Tanmay Agarwal 90* (61) Veer Pratap Singh 2/38 (4 overs) | | Harpreet Singh Bhatia 62 (42) Mehdi Hasan 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Hyderabad won by 21 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 November 2019 Scorecard
| Maharashtra 201/4 (20 overs) | v | Punjab 156/7 (20 overs) |
| Azim Kazi 71* (36) Siddarth Kaul 2/31 (4 overs) | | Mandeep Singh 67 (49) Digvijay Deshmukh 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Maharashtra won by 45 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 November 2019 Scorecard
| Himachal Pradesh 193/4 (20 overs) | v | Railways 139/9 (20 overs) |
| Nitin Sharma 76 (51) Krishnakant Upadhyay 1/25 (4 overs) | | Mrunal Devdhar 26 (15) Rishi Dhawan 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Himachal Pradesh won by 54 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Akash Vasisht (Himachal Pradesh) made his T20 debut.