2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The 2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the 18th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. The tournament took place from 26 November to 18 December 2025 and featured all 38 teams from the Ranji Trophy. The teams were divided into four elite groups, consisting of eight teams each, and one plate group comprising six teams. The tournament was a part of the 2025–26 Indian domestic cricket season, as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2025. were the defending champions.
Format
The teams were divided into two categories: one named the Elite category, which had 32 teams split into four groups, and one called the Plate category, which had 6 teams in one group. The Elite category teams played each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the super league. In the Plate Group, teams also played each other once, but the top two teams qualify for the Plate Group final. The Plate winner was promoted to the Elite group for the next season, 2026-27, while the bottom one team of all four Elite groups combined, factoring in both points and the nrr, was relegated to the Plate group.| Match result | Points earned |
| Win | 4 |
| No Result | 2 |
| Loss | 0 |