The 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eleventh season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into five groups, with eight teams in Group C. The group stage started on 8 November 2019. The top two teams from Group C progressed to the Super League section of the competition. Following the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2019, six of the eight teams in Group C were level on points, all on 16 points each. After the final day of group stage matches, Maharashtra and Punjab had progressed to the Super League stage of the tournament.