Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-2022: most runs and wickets

BCCI has been organising Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the last 13 editions. This recent edition was the 13th one where 38 teams from different states played against each other. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were the opponent teams in the title-deciding match.

It is important to note that Tamil Nadu was the defending champion during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 edition. Also, the 2020 edition was completed just in 2021 after being postponed during the Covid-19 time. So, Tamil Nadu basically painted the 2021 year, yellow.

It was a consecutive win for the Vijay Shankar-led team during the 2021-22 edition. The final happened at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on the 22nd of November 2021. Tamil Nadu after winning the toss decided to field first.

Their opponent team Karnataka was in full form and scored 151 at the loss of 7 wickets. However, Tamil Nadu on their side scored some last-minute sixers to keep the title with them this year as well.

And similar to the previous domestic cricket leagues, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy didn’t fail to amuse its fans. It broke its own Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy records with some alluring hits and balls. Here’s a list of the players with the most runs and wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22.

Best Players of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-2022

Below is our list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 best performers.

1. Tanmay Agarwal (Hyderabad)

Inns: 7 // Runs: 334 // Avg: 55.7 // SR: 148.4

The star of our list is Tanmay Agarwal from the Hyderabad team. He is the highest run-scorer of the season with 334 runs in 7 innings including an individual highest score of 97*. Tanmay had the most joint-50s this season and has 47 boundaries as well.

His overall performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 was impressive with a strike rate of 148.4 and an average of 55.7.

2. Deepak Hooda (Rajasthan)

Inns: 6 // Runs: 224 // Avg: 73.5 // SR: 168

The next on our list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 top scorers is Rajasthan’s Deepak Hooda. Deepak has been making his mark in domestic cricket since 2015. He played his double century for Baroda in Ranji Trophy during the season 2016-17.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 was another striking year for Hooda where he scored 294 in just 6 innings at a strike rate of 168. Deepak also had his fair share of 50s, similar to Tanmay Agarwal and scored 40 boundaries.

3. Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai)

Inns: 5 // Runs: 286 // Avg: 57.20 // SR: 133.64

Mumbai never fails to entertain its supporters whether it’s IPL or any other domestic cricket league. Its fair share of fantastic players keeps the standards high for Indian cricket. This time as well, Mumbai’s Ajinkya Rahane pushed a score high enough to mark his name 3rd in the list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 highest run scorers.

Ajinkya made 286 in 5 innings with 4 fifties and 37 boundaries.

4. CV Milind (Hyderabad)

Inns: 7 // Wkts: 18 // Avg: 11.61 // ER: 8.41

Next on our list is another name from the Hyderabad team, CV Milind with the most wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. He’s in fact the highest wicket-taker among all during this season.

Milind took 18 wickets in 7 innings at a strike rate of 8.27. And the innings also involved 2 five-wicket hauls with 5/ 8 as his best performance.

5. CV Stephen (Andhra Pradesh)

Inns: 5 // Wkts: 14 // Avg: 8.57 // ER: 6.05

Andhra Pradesh’s Stephen took 14 wickets in just 5 innings at a strike rate of 8.50. This made him stand next to CV Milind on our list of highest wicket-takers in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021.

Stephen had 1 four-wicket haul and 4/11 as his best bowling innings.

6. Rishi Dhawan (Himachal Pradesh)

Inns: 6 // Wkts: 14 // Avg: 11.14 // ER: 7.14

One of the strongest players from one of the strongest teams, Rishi Dhawan took the same wickets as Stephen. But, we ranked him after Stephen due to two obvious reasons. One is Rishi made this record in 6 innings while Stephen in 5. And second, Stephen had a better average than Himachal Pradesh’s Rishi. He had one 5 wicket haul as well at a strike rate of 9.35.

7. KC Kariappa (Karnataka)

Inns: 9 // Wkts: 12 // Avg: 16.91 // ER: 5.63

It’s surprising to see only a single player from both the finalists in this list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy best performers 2021. Anyways, KC made it to the list with 12 wickets in 9 innings at a strike rate of 18. His average was 16.91 with 3/26 as his best performance.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-2022 Highest Run-scorers

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