Defending champions Gujarat and former winners Baroda have been placed in different groups for the final stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship to be held at two venues in Mumbai from January 15-20.

While 2014-15 winners Gujarat, who had won the crown in 2012-13 too, are placed in Group B along with Delhi, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, 2013-14 champions Baroda have been drawn in Group A along with hosts Mumbai, Kerala and Vidarbha.

The round-robin stage will see four matches per day, with action beginning at 9:00 am and ending at 4:00 pm daily, leading to the summit clash between the top two finishers of the two groups, scheduled at the Wankhede Stadium under lights from 6:30 pm.