Which one of the following teams is the winner of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021?
- (a)Uttar Pradesh
- (b)Punjab
- (c)Tamil Nadu
- (d)Baroda
Correct — C, Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu won the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy — India's premier domestic men's T20 cricket tournament — beating Baroda by 7 wickets in the final on 31 January 2021 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
- (a)Uttar Pradesh — Uttar Pradesh did not win the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
- (b)Punjab — Punjab was not the 2020-21 champion.
- (d)Baroda — Baroda were the runners-up — they lost the final to Tamil Nadu, which makes this the tempting near-miss.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the BCCI's domestic Twenty20 competition for state and association teams — the T20 counterpart of the first-class Ranji Trophy and the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy. Tamil Nadu, a strong T20 side, took the 2020-21 edition.
A current-affairs recall item anchored to the April 2021 exam. Tamil Nadu beat Baroda (option d, the runner-up trap) in the final.
- The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is India's top domestic men's T20 tournament, run by the BCCI.
- Tamil Nadu won the 2020-21 title, beating Baroda in the final on 31 January 2021.
- The final was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera), Ahmedabad.
- It is the T20 equivalent of the Ranji Trophy (first-class) and Vijay Hazare Trophy (List A).
- Picking Baroda, the beaten finalist.
- Confusing the T20 (Syed Mushtaq Ali) trophy with the Ranji or Vijay Hazare trophies.
Asked as 'who won tournament X in year Y' — a sports current-affairs item.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is associated with which format of cricket?
- (a)Test
- (b)First-class
- (c)Twenty20 (T20)
- (d)50-over (List A)
Answer(c) Twenty20 (T20) — the BCCI's domestic T20 competition.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Ranji Trophy in Indian cricket is a competition in which format?
- (a)T20
- (b)First-class (multi-day)
- (c)One-day
- (d)The Hundred
Answer(b) First-class (multi-day).