Star SRH player hits century in SMAT 2025-26 Final

While Jharkhand and Haryana are facing each other in the Final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, a Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) star, who is also a known Indian cricketer, slammed a century. 

After Haryana chose to field first in the SMAT 2025-26 Final, Jharkhand opener Virat Singh was dismissed cheaply for only two runs. However, the skipper Ishan Kishan and the no.3 batter Kumar Kushagra completely dominated the first innings, as they had a 177-run partnership for the second wicket.

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SMAT 2025-26 leading run-scorer Ishan Kishan slams century in Final

After completing his 50 runs in 24 balls, Jharkhand opener and captain Ishan completed his sixth T20 century in 45 balls. With the help of six fours and 10 sixes, Ishan scored 101 runs in 49 balls. 

With this knock, Ishan Kishan has sent a strong message to the Indian cricket board as the 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is knocking on the door strongly. He last played for India in November 2023, while he has served for the senior national team in two Tests, 27 ODIs, and 32 T20Is. The ODI double-centurion is the leading run-scorer in the SMAT 2025-26 with 517 runs in 10 innings with an average of 51.70. 

On the other hand, Kumar Kushagra scored a 29-ball fifty, as he stretched his batting to 81 runs in just 38 balls with the help of eight fours and five sixes.

SMAT 2025-26 Final: Jharkhand score 262/3

Later, the middle-order batters, Anukul Roy and Robin Minz played powerful cameos to guide the total over 260 runs. While Roy scored 40 not out off 20 balls with three fours and two sixes, Minz scored 31 not out off 14 balls with three sixes. These batting performances helped Jharkhand to score 262/3 in 20 overs. 

Among Haryana bowlers, Sumit Kumar (1/41), Anshul Kamboj (1/51), and Samant Jakhar (1/62) managed to claim one wicket each. All six Haryana bowlers had 10+ economy rates in the SMAT 2025-26 Final.