Overview:
Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh, the two national selectors, were present to witness Ishan Kishan's carnage. He was dismissed by Sumit Kumar.
Ishan Kishan has been magnificent with the bat in the domestic cricket, as he scored a fastest hundred for Jharkhand in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 against Haryana at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on December 18.
Bowling first, Haryana’s Anshul Kamboj dismissed Virat Singh in the first over of the match. However, the dismissal didn’t impact Ishan Kishan, who went berserk along with Kumar Kushagra. Ishan was on 46 at the end of the powerplay overs and kept on clearing the boundary ropes. The bowlers bowled full and paid the price on multiple occasions. Amit Rana conceded 19 runs in the 8th over, where Ishan smashed three fours and 1 six.
Kushagra also showed his hitting abilities as his partnership with the southpaw crossed the 150-run mark.
Ishan amassed 101 runs off 49 balls, with the help of 10 sixes and 6 fours. On the other hand, Kushagra accumulated 81 runs off 38 deliveries, including 8 fours and 5 sixes.
Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh, the two national selectors, were present to witness Ishan Kishan’s carnage. He was dismissed by Sumit Kumar.
Anukul Roy (40* off 20) and Robin Minz (31* off 14) added important runs in the death overs. Jharkhand reached 262/3 in the allotted 20 overs.
Here are some of the stats recorded in the final.
Ishan Kishan is the second batter to score a hundred in the final of the SMAT and the first skipper to reach a ton.
Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra’s 177-run partnership is the highest in the final of the tournament and seventh overall in the history of the competition.
Ishan has joined Abhishek Sharma in the list of the most centuries in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have recorded five each.