Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT): Winners of every season

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy(also known as Syed Mushtaq Ali T20) is a domestic T20 tournament organized every year since the 2006-07 season by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with the Ranji Trophy teams competing for the title.

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The SMAT tournament is part of the Indian domestic season and has been held every season bar the 2008-09 season. SMAT started as a 27-team tournament and has since expanded to a 38-team competition.

Launched as the Inter-State T20 Championship by BCCI in 2006, the tournament saw 27 teams divided into groups based on their zones - East, West, North, South, and Central compete in the inaugural edition. The top two from each group would then progress to the super league, which is now the knockouts.

While every edition of the SMAT has seen the Ranji Trophy teams compete, the 2016-17 season was an exception as the tournament was contested in a single round-robin format with the five zonal teams competing for the title.

In the 18 editions of SMAT held so far, the inaugural champions Tamil Nadu are the most successful side, having won the title three times followed by Karnataka, Mumbai, Gujarat, and Baroda, who have all won the title two times each.

Punjab has finished runners-up the most - three times, having lost all their three finals. Tamil Nadu has reached the final five times, Baroda has reached the final four times and Karnataka has reached the summit clash three times.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025/26 Champion

Jharkhand beat Haryana by 69 runs in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 to win their maiden title at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Jharkhand produced a brilliant batting display to pile up 262/3 in their 20 overs - the fifth-highest team total in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history and a record in the final. 

Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra led the carnage. While Kishan smashed 101 off 49 balls, an equally destructive Kushagra scored 81 off 38. Kishan’s century in the final helped him finish the tournament as the highest run-scorer, amassing 517 runs in 10 innings at an average of 57.44.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT): Winners of every season

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