The 2009–10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the second edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. The first edition, then called the Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, was held in April 2007 but the tournament was dropped ahead of the 2007–08 season. It was resurrected in 2009 and named in honour of Syed Mushtaq Ali. He was an opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian cricketer. He died in June 2005. 26 of the 27 Ranji Trophy teams took part in the tournament, the exception being Rajasthan, who withdrew.[1]Maharashtra emerged as winners of the tournament.
