Dinesh Karthik led Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda to claim Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
- Tamil Nadu beat Baroda in the final by 7 wickets to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21 on 31st January 2021.
- The tournament was the twelfth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and was played at Sardar Patel Stadium (Motera Stadium), Ahmedabad
- Tamil Nadu team was lead by Dinesh Karthik (captain).
- They needed 121 runs to win, which they achieved in 18 overs with 7 wickets.
- This is the second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) title for Tamil Nadu, and their first title in 13 years. The team claimed their first SMAT title in 2006-07, that too under Karthik’s captaincy.
- The Player of the match title was won by Manimaran Siddharth (Tamil Nadu) who picked 4 wickets, conceding 20 runs