2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eighth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 2 to 20 January 2016, it was contested by all 27 Ranji Trophy teams. Uttar Pradesh won the championship, claiming their first title.
Teams
The teams were divided into 4 groups:Group stage
Group A
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Vidarbha | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.017 |
| Gujarat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.559 |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.136 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.025 |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.270 |
| Bengal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.786 |
| Haryana | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.406 |
Group B
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Kerala | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.873 |
| Jharkhand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.799 |
| Saurashtra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.050 |
| Punjab | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.528 |
| Rajasthan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.034 |
| Tripura | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.079 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.235 |
Group C
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Delhi | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | +1.936 |
| Baroda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.693 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.109 |
| Railways | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.059 |
| Assam | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1.058 |
| Goa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.060 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.485 |
Group D
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.236 |
| Mumbai | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.621 |
| Maharashtra | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.152 |
| Karnataka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.210 |
| Services | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.898 |
| Odisha | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.819 |
Super League
Super League A
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Baroda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.299 |
| Mumbai | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.196 |
| Kerala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.172 |
| Vidarbha | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.657 |
;Matches
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Super League B
;Points table| Team | |||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.688 |
| Gujarat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.180 |
| Delhi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.059 |
| Jharkhand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.714 |
;Matches
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Final
Source:Statistics
Batting
Source: Cricinfo| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Ave. | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Hardik Pandya | Baroda | 10 | 377 | 53.85 | 130.90 | 86* | 0 | 2 |
| Rohan Prem | Kerala | 9 | 356 | 44.50 | 117.10 | 69 | 0 | 3 |
| Jitesh Sharma | Vidarbha | 9 | 343 | 38.11 | 143.51 | 106 | 1 | 2 |
| Parthiv Patel | Gujarat | 9 | 337 | 42.12 | 162.80 | 70 | 0 | 4 |
| Prashant Gupta | Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 317 | 39.62 | 118.72 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
Source: Cricinfo| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | 4WI | 5WI |
| Irfan Pathan | Baroda | 10 | 17 | 7.30 | 15.76 | 5/13 | 1 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 15 | 5.94 | 13.86 | 4/28 | 1 | 0 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | Mumbai | 8 | 15 | 6.72 | 14.20 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 |
| CV Stephen | Andhra | 6 | 14 | 5.80 | 8.50 | 5/52 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathu Singh | Rajasthan | 6 | 14 | 5.00 | 8.57 | 4/13 | 2 | 0 |