Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan smashed a century in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 against Haryana at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday. With the ton, Ishan Kishan became only the second batter to hit a hundred in a SMAT final.
After being asked to bat first, Jharkhand lost an early wicket, with Anshul Kamboj dismissing Virat Singh in the very first over. However, Ishan Kishan, alongside Kumar Kushagra, launched a sensational assault on the bowling.
Kishan brought up his fifty off just 24 balls and then proceeded to reach his sixth T20 century off just 45 balls, hitting a six off Anshul Kamboj to bring up the milestone. In doing so, Kishan equalled Abhishek Sharma’s record for the most centuries in the history of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, marking his fifth overall. This was also his second century of the current tournament, following an unbeaten 113 off 50 balls against Tripura last month.
Kishan’s innings eventually ended when he was clean bowled for 101 off 49 balls by Sumit Kumar in the 15th over of Jharkhand’s innings. Kishan hit as many as 10 sixes and six fours in his explosive innings against Haryana.
Ishan Kishan became only the second batter to score a century in a SMAT final, after Punjab’s Amolpreet Singh (113 against Baroda at Mohali in SMAT 2023-24), and the first captain to achieve the feat. He also set the record for the most sixes by a batter in an SMAT final innings.
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