Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 knockout schedule

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 started on 4 November 2021 and will continue till 22nd November. This tournament indicates the return of men's senior domestic cricket in India. It started with 38 teams in 6 different groups. Also, the matches were played in 6 cities - Lucknow, Guwahati, Baroda, Delhi, Haryana, Vijayawada. The top 2 teams from the 5 Elite Groups and also 1 team from the Plate group qualified for the knockout stages. Let's take a look at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 schedule, timings, and venues of the knockout stage.

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Teams to qualify for the knockouts:

Tamil Nadu (Group A topper)
Bengal (Group B topper)
Rajasthan (Group C topper)
Gujarat (Group D topper)
Hyderabad (Group E topper) 

These 5 teams have directly qualified for the quarterfinals.

• Firstly, Gujarat (D1) and Hyderabad (E1) will play against each other in quarterfinal 4.
• Then, the opponents for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan will be selected through the pre-quarterfinals.
• Lastly, Maharashtra (A2), Vidarbha (Plate topper), Karnataka (B2), Saurashtra (E2), Himachal Pradesh (C2), and Kerala (D2) will start playing the pre-quarters stage on November 16th in Delhi.

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 knockout schedule: