Mumbai

As per the letter shared by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, the teams have been divided into six groups – five Elite and one Plate with Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore and Vadodara being the venues for the league games. “The BCCI will start the domestic season 2020-21 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament from January 10th 2021 onwards,” Shah stated in the letter.

“The teams are required to assemble in their respective host cities on or before January 2, 2021, and will be needed to undergo COVID-19 testing procedures and quarantine in accordance with the state regulatory authorities,” added Shah. Chennai will host the matches of the Plate group, which comprises eight teams.

The other 30 teams have been divided into five Elite groups, with each group having six teams. The quarter-finals will be played on January 26 and 27, while the two semi-finals will be on January 29 and the final on January 31 in Ahmedabad.