Mindteck-Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament in 2005–06

The Mindteck-Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament in 2005-06 was a cricket competition played in India to mark the beginning of the 2005-06 Indian cricket season. It was played in and around Chennai (Madras) by a number of state and other sides, all of which had been invited to take part. Mindteck was the sponsor of this tournament.

The final was contested by Maharashtra and SPIC-TNCA XI with SPIC-TNCA XI winning by a 9 wicket margin.

Qualifying Rounds

Andhra v TNCA Districts XI (14-16 August 2005)

Match Drawn: Andhra (5pts) and TNCA Districts XI (2pts)

Jharkhand v SPIC-TNCA XI (14-16 August 2005)

Jharkhand (8pts) beat SPIC-TNCA XI (0pts) by 8 wickets

Chhatisgarh v Rajasthan (14-16 August 2005)

Rajastan (8pts) beat Chhatisgarh (0pts) by an innings & 54 runs

Tripura v TNCA President's XI (14-16 August 2005)

TNCA President's XI (8pts) beat Tripura (0pts) by an innings & 103 runs

Hyderabad v Tripura (18-20 August 2005)

Hyderabad (8pts) beat Tripura (0pts) by an innings & 129 runs

Jharkhand v Vidarbha (18-20 August 2005)

Vidharbha (8pts) beat Jharkhand (0pts) by 6 wickets

Maharashtra v Rajasthan (18-20 August 2005)

Maharashtra (8pts) beat Rajasthan (0pts) by 5 runs

TNCA President's XI v Hyderabad (22-24 August 2005)

TNCA President's XI (8pts) beat Hyderabad (0pts) by 63 runs

Chhattisgarh v Maharashtra (22-24 August 2005)

Maharashtra (8pts) beat Chhatisgarh (0pts) by 3 wickets

SPIC-TNCA XI v Vidarbha (22-24 August 2005)

SPIC-TNCA XI (8pts) beat Vidarbha (0pts) by an innings & 147 runs

Semi-Finals

Andhra v SPIC-TNCA XI (24-26 August)

SPIC-TNCA XI beat Andhra by 5 runs

Maharashtra v TNCA President's XI (24-26 August)

Maharashtra beat TNCA President's XI by 18 runs

Final

Maharashtra Cricket Association v SPIC-TNCA XI (30 August-1 September)

SPIC-TNCA XI beat Maharashtra by 9 wickets