Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 will start on October 16th. It is interesting that the tournament is happening parallel to the 2023 ODI World Cup. Here, we take a look at three teams that can win Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023.
The IPL auctions are likely to happen later in the year. The 2024 T20 World Cup preparations will also start soon. In this context, the upcoming SMAT 2023 will be important.
1) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu will, yet again, go in as one of the favourites to lift the trophy. The team is able to field a playing XI of cricketers, all of whom have played IPL in the past or are part of an IPL squad currently. Tamil Nadu has a mix of youth and experience, and this will help them tune their performances accordingly. The team will be led by Washington Sundar and have Kuldeep Sen from Madhya Pradesh as the guest player for this season.
2) Karnataka
Karnataka is one of the strongest and most consistent sides in domestic cricket. Like Tamil Nadu, they will also be expected to do well. In recent times, they have lost at crucial junctures. This is something that they would want to avoid. The likes of Manish Pandey must step up in the middle-order for the team to have a good run. In the bowling department, Prasidh Krishna will be the lead bowler for the side.
3) Mumbai
Mumbai is one of the teams that can win Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023. This team is the most successful domestic side in India. They have the habit of winning trophies and hence, despite missing some key players, they will be expected to do well. Ajinkya Rahane will lead this squad that will also include other IPL 2023 winners such as Shivam Dube and Tushar Deshpande. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be a key player for this unit.
