Ishan Kishan-led Jharkhand win their maiden SMAT title: Key stats
What's the story
The Ishan Kishan-led Jharkhand cricket team has won the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. This is their maiden SMAT trophy. Jharkhand beat Haryana in Pune on Thursday. Kishan's century and Kumar Kushagra's 81 helped Jharkhand score 262/3 in 20 overs. In response, Haryana fell for 193, losing the match by 69 runs. Here are further details and stats.
Summary
Summary of the contest
It was a record 177-run stand for the 2nd wicket that helped Jharkhand set the base for a massive score. Kishan hit a 45-ball century with Kushagra coming out all guns blazing as well. Anshul Kamboj (1/51), Sumit Kumar (1/41) and Samant Jakhar (1/62) were the three wicket-takers. Haryana were reduced to 1/2 before Yashvardhan Dalal hit a whirlwind fifty. However, it wasn't enough.
Kishan
Kishan slams his 2nd century in SMAT 2025
Kishan's knock of 101 came off 49 balls. He smashed six fours and 10 sixes (SR: 206.12). This was Kishan's 2nd century of the 2025 SMAT campaign. Earlier, he floored Tripura in the group stage, scoring 113*. Notably, Kishan also became the first batter in 2025 SMAT to surpass 500 runs (517) at 57.44. He owns 4 fifty-plus scores (100s: 2, 50s: 2).
Stats
6th T20 century; 100 sixes in SMAT
As per ESPNcricinfo, Kishan has raced to 5,787 runs from 216 T20s (207 innings) at 30.14. This was his 6th century in T20s. He also owns 31 fifties. Meanwhile, this was his 5th century in SMAT. He owns 1,977 runs at 34.68 (64 matches). Notably, Kishan went past 100 sixes in his SMAT career. He owns a tally of 102 sixes.
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A partnership record for Kishan and Kushagra
As per ESPNcricinfo, Kishan and Kushagra's 177-run stand is the third-highest tally for the 2nd wicket in SMAT. meanwhile, this is Jharkhand's highest partnership for any wicket in the competition's history.
Kushagra
Kumar Kushagra floors Haryana with 81 in SMAT final
Kushagra hit a blazing knock of 81 from just 38 balls. Kushagra hit 5 sixes and 8 fours. With this effort, Kushagra ended his 2025 SMAT campaign with a tally of 422 runs from 10 matches. This was his 4th fifty in SMAT 2025. He averaged 60.28 and carried a strike rate of 161.68, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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Kamboj ends his SMAT 2025 journey with 21 wickets
Making his 11th appearance in SMAT 2025, Haryana pacer Kamboj ended with a tally of 21 wickets. He averaged 17.66 with his economy rate being 8.59. He took one four-fer.
Dalal
Yashvardhan Dalal hits 22-ball 53 for Haryana
Dalal's 53 came off just 22 balls. He smashed 2 fours and 5 sixes, striking at 240.91. In 11 matches this season, Dalal ended up as the 4th-highest scorer and 2nd-highest for Haryana. He racked up 398 runs at 49.75. This was his 5th fifty of the season. He struck at 148.50.
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Nishant Sindhu and Jakhar make contributions
Nishant Sindhu scored a whirlwind 15-ball 31. He hit six fours and struck at 206.67. Meanwhile, Jakhar hit a 17-ball 38. He smashed 4 sixes and 2 fours, striking at 223.53.
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A look at Jharkhand's bowlers
Vikash Singh picked 2/30 from three overs. Saurabh Shekhar went wicketless from his 2 overs (0/23). Sushant Mishra was the star performer. He bagged three scalps (3/27). Bal Krishna (3/38) and Anukul Roy (2/42) chipped in. Rajandeep Singh went wicketless (0/33 from 2 overs).
Records
5th-highest score in SMAT and maiden title for Haryana
Jharkhand posted the 5th-highest score in SMAT history. This is also their highest score in the tournament's history. Jharkhand won their maiden SMAT title. They have joined the likes of Mumbai (2), Tamil Nadu (3), Maharashtra, Baroda (2), Bengal, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, East Zone, Karnataka (2), Delhi, and Punjab. They are the 12th different side to win the SMAT title.