WATCH- Jharkhand players celebrate after becoming SMAT 2025 champions; Ishan Kishan lifts the trophy

Ishan Kishan won the Player of the Match and Anukul Roy won the Player of the Series in SMAT 2025.

Jharkhand was over the moon as they became the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2025 (SMAT 2025) champions. The Ishan Kishan-led side defeated Haryana in the final on December 18, 2025, which was played at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

Haryana captain Ankit Kumar had won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the summit clash. They did well to dismiss Virat Singh for 2 runs, but then Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan and young Kumar Kushagra added 177 runs for the second wicket.

Kushagra made 81 in 38 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes, but the highlight of the Jharkhand innings was Kishan’s knock. Kishan dominated from ball one and hammered 101 in 49 balls with 6 fours and 10 sixes. He became only the second batter to hit a century in the SMAT final.

Despite both the batters getting out in the 16th over, Haryana couldn’t breathe easy as Anukul Roy hammered 40* in 20 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes, and Robin Minz made 31* in 14 balls with three sixes. They added 75 unbeaten runs for the fourth wicket in 32 balls to take Jharkhand to 262/3 in 20 overs.

In response, Yashvardhan Dalal made 53, Nishant Sidhu made 31, and Samant Jakhar made 38 runs, but the target was too much for Haryana to chase. They could only manage 193 runs in 18.3 overs.

Sushant Mishra and Bal Krishna took three wickets each, while Vikash Singh and Anukul Roy took two scalps each, as Jharkhand won the final by 69 runs and Ishan Kishan lifted their maiden SMAT trophy.

Ishan Kishan was named the Player of the Match for his brilliant century, while Anukul Roy won the Player of the Series for his 303 runs and 18 wickets in the tournament.

See the celebrations and the moment Ishan Kishan lifts the trophy here: