2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament was a

Twenty20 cricket Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inni ...

tournament in

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. This was the first edition of the tournament, with the top teams qualifying for the

2016–17 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The 2016–17 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the ninth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Since it began in 2006–07, the tournament had involved the Ranji Trophy state teams only but the BCCI decided ...

. The tournament was held from 29 January 2017 to 6 February 2017. 28 full members of BCCI participated in the tournament. Teams were divided in 5 geographical zones and competed within the zones in a

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. One winner was be declared from each zone. The tournament was established to set a stage for players to audition for the upcoming

and

2017 Indian Premier League The 2017 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 10 and branded as Vivo IPL 2017, was the tenth edition of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The tournament featured the eight teams ...

Central Zone

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Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament Domestic cricket competitions in 2016–17 2017 in Indian cricket