Sat Nov 23 11:18:06 UTC 2024: ## IPL Stars Set to Shine in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024

**MUMBAI, INDIA –** The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s premier domestic T20 cricket tournament, is set to kick off on November 23rd and run until December 15th. Thirty-eight teams, boasting a star-studded lineup of IPL players, will battle for the coveted title.

This year’s tournament marks the 17th edition of the competition, with teams divided into five groups. A round-robin format will see teams within each group compete, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout stages. The five group winners and the best-performing runner-up will proceed directly to the quarterfinals, while the remaining four runners-up will compete in pre-quarterfinals.

Defending champions Punjab, led by Abhishek Sharma, will look to retain their title. This year’s tournament features a wealth of IPL talent, including Hardik and Krunal Pandya (Baroda), Mohammed Shami (Bengal), Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi (Gujarat), Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, and Mohit Sharma (Haryana), Tilak Varma (Hyderabad), Sanju Samson (Kerala), Ishan Kishan (Jharkhand), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra), Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shardul Thakur (Mumbai), and Ramandeep Singh and Arshdeep Singh (Punjab).

Fans can catch all the action live on JioCinema and Sports18 Khel TV. Tamil Nadu, with three titles, remains the most successful team in the tournament’s history. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 promises to be a thrilling spectacle, offering a glimpse of future IPL stars and a platform for established players to hone their skills ahead of the IPL 2025 season.

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