The BCCI has made it mandatory for all domestic IPL players to appear for their domestic teams in the zonal leagues of the domestic Twenty20 championship rather than joining their franchises for IPL preparations
Gujarat beat Punjab by six wickets in the final in Indore to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches on March 30, 2013
A round-up of matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on March 27, 2013
A round-up of matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on March 26, 2013
| Central Zone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| UP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.654 |
| VIDAR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.332 |
| RAJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.319 |
| MP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.356 |
| RLYS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -0.291 |
| East Zone | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ODSA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.968 |
| BENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.959 |
| ASSAM | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.036 |
| JHK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -0.594 |
| TPURA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.448 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| GUJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -0.151 |
| KER | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -0.779 |
| VIDAR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.924 |
| DELHI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.937 |
| ODSA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -0.859 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PNJB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1.475 |
| KNTKA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.008 |
| BENG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.166 |
| UP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.675 |
| BRODA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -0.613 |
| North Zone | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| DELHI | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0.33 |
| PNJB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.704 |
| HRYNA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.41 |
| SVCS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.099 |
| HP | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -0.645 |
| J + K | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.827 |
| South Zone | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| KNTKA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1.353 |
| KER | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -0.212 |
| TN | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0.279 |
| AP | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -0.325 |
| HYD | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0.246 |
| GOA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0.81 |
| West Zone | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| GUJ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.928 |
| BRODA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.891 |
| SAU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.277 |
| MAHA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.517 |
| MUM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.9 |
