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Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda by 7 wickets and claimed their 2nd Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title at Narendra Modi Stadium
'Invincibles' Tamil Nadu overwhelmed third-time finalists Baroda by seven wickets to claim their second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) title at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. Tamil Nadu had won their first Syed Mushtaq Ali title in 2006/07. Notably, both title wins came under Dinesh Karthik's captaincy, 14 years apart.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/tamil-nadu-beat-baroda-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2021-final-report-1764554-2021-01-31
BCCI Secretary Shri Jay Shah is appointed as the President of the Asian Cricket Council
Shri Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI was on Saturday elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) following its AGM held virtually. he will take over the reins from Mr Nazmul Hassan, President, Bangladesh Cricket Board. Shri Jay Shah is the youngest administrator to be appointed as the ACC President.
https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/148626/mr-jay-shah-hon-secretary-bcci-appointed-asian-cricket-council-president
World’s Largest Stadium HOSTED A FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN BCCI SECRETARY SHRI JAY SHAH AND PRESIDENT SHRI SOURAV GANGULY AHEAD OF BCCI AGM
BCCI members on Wednesday played out a friendly match at the newly built Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, a day before the all-important Annual General Meeting. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) members on Wednesday played a friendly match at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, a day before the 89th Annual General Meeting. The match saw the Secretary XI -- led by Shri Jay Shah -- beat President XI -- led by BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly.
https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/jay-shahs-team-beats-sourav-gangulys-in-star-studded-bcci-friendly-heres-what-happened.html
World’s Largest Stadium IS ALL SET TO HOST SYED MUSHTAQ ALI FINAL ON 31ST JAN 2021
The Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the knockout stage and the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In a letter to the State bodies on Thursday which Sportstar has accessed, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has stated that the group stage of the tournament - which begins on January 10, next year - will be played across six venues - Mumbai, Kolkata, Vadodara, Chennai, Bengaluru and Indore.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/sardar-patel-stadium-motera-ahmedabad-to-host-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-final -bcci/article33352794.ece
WORLDโS LARGEST STADIUM IS LIKELY TO HOST SYED MUSHTAQ ALI KNOCKOUT MATCHES THAT ARE GOING TO BE HELD IN JANUARY 2021
The newly-built Sardar Patel Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad is likely to host the Syed Mushtaq Ali knockout fixtures after the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) expressed an interest to host them. With the stadium scheduled to host two Tests and five T20Is against England in February-March, the BCCI believes these matches would provide an ideal opportunity to test the nature of pitches.