Jharkhand and Haryana face off in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 title match. Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan smashed a century in just 45 balls, hitting six fours and 10 sixes. Kishan is only the second batsman to score a century in the final of India’s domestic T20 cricket tournament.
Captain Ishan Kishan led the team from the front
Haryana won the toss and elected to bowl first in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, being played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Jharkhand had a poor start, losing Virat Singh to Anshul Kamboj for just two runs. Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra then took charge, adding 180 runs. Ishan Kishan was bowled by Sumit Kumar in the 15th over.
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Ishan Kishan with a magnificent hundred in the #SMAT final 💯
The Jharkhand captain walks back for 1⃣0⃣1⃣(49) 👏
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Ishan Kishan has played 9 matches in this tournament and has scored 416 runs at an average of 52. His strike rate during this period has been 195. He has hit 45 fours and 10 sixes in the tournament. He is at second place in the list of highest run scorers.
At the first place is Haryana’s Ankit Kumar, who has so far scored 448 runs in 10 matches at an average of almost 50. Kushagra, who had made a partnership of 177 runs with Ishan Kishan in the title match against Haryana, was also out in the 16th over. He scored 81 runs in 38 balls. During this, he hit 8 fours and 5 sixes.
Ishan Kishan, who has played two Tests, 27 ODIs, and 32 T20Is for India, has been out of the Indian team for quite some time. He played his last T20I in 2023, his last Test in 2020, and his last ODI in 2023. He is one of only five Indian batsmen to have scored a double century in ODI cricket.