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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has announced its full squad for the upcoming season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) tournament. For the 2026-27 SMAT season, the cricket governing body of Bengal has named Abhimanyu Easwaran as its captain.
For the limited-over series, Bengal has formed a balanced squad with multiple experienced players and a few emerging players. Among the young talents, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prodigy Prayas Ray Barman and Under-23 skipper Shashank Singh have made their places in the team.
CAB announces full squad for the 2026-27 SMAT season
Throughout the series, Bengal will get the services of some of their key players like Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Gharami, Abishek Porel, Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar. In the presence of Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, the pace line of the team looks strong.
Shahbaz Ahmed has also been named in the team, but he is likely to miss multiple games as he will have to feature in the Rising Stars Asia Cup tournament. BCCI has named Ahmed in the India ‘A’ squad.
He is expected to leave the Bengal cricket team after playing the first match of the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Bengal will start their 2026-27 SMAT Trophy against Karnataka on November 14. Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar will join the team after returning from New Zealand with the India A team.
Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as Bengal's captain
While most of the attention will be on the senior cricketers like the skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Gharami, Abishek Porel, Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, emerging batter Karan Lal will try to materialize the chances. In the recent past, Karar has shown a lot of promise as a T20 batter.
Bengal have been placed in group ‘A’ alongside Karnataka, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Baroda, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Mumbai will host all of the group 'A' matches in the competition.
Bengal squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sudip Gharami, Yuvraj Keswani, Aditya Purohit, Abishek Porel (wk), Shakir Gandhi (wk), Karan Lal, Pradipta Pramanik, Sourav Halder, Prayas Ray Barman, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kanishk Seth, Sayan Ghosh, Syed Irfan Aftab, Akhilesh Yadav, Rishabh Chaudhary and Shashank Singh.
Bengal's schedule in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
Bengal's first match will be against Karnataka at the Wankhede Stadium, followed by their second match against Chandigarh at the same venue. The Easwaran-led team's third match will be against the defending champion Jharkhand at the MCA Cricket Ground on November 18.
From November 14 to November 26, Abhimanyu Easwaran and his boys will play seven matches. Between every two games, there will be a one-day break. Bengal's final group match of the 2026-27 SMAT series will be against Rajasthan.
November 14, 2026: Bengal vs Karnataka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 16, 2026: vs Chandigarh, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 18, 2026: vs Jharkhand, MCA Cricket Ground, Mumbai
November 20, 2026: vs Mizoram, MCA Cricket Ground, Mumbai
November 22, 2026: vs Baroda, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 24, 2026: vs Uttar Pradesh, MCA Cricket Ground, Mumbai
November 26, 2026: vs Rajasthan, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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