 It was the second edition of the tournament, following the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament held in January and February 2017.On 14 January, in the North Zone fixture between Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Rishabh Pant scored the second-fastest century in a Twenty20 match, making 100 from 32 balls.The top two teams from each zone progressed to the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League.