Haryana won toss, elected to field against Jharkhand
Ishan Kishan hit 10 sixes en route 45-ball hundred
Jharkhand bowled Haryana out for 193 in response to their 263-run target
Out-of-favour India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made a strong case for a T20 international recall with a glorious hundred to lead Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a 69-run victory over Haryana at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday (December 18). Kishan hit a 45-ball hundred to take his team to a record 262-run total, before they bowled Haryana out for 193.
Jharkhand thus clinched their maiden SMAT title, becoming the 12th state to win the country's premier T20 domestic tournament.
Kishan went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums en route to a breathtaking 49-ball 101, as Jharkhand piled up the highest total posted in a SMAT final. Jharkhand bowlers, led by medium pacer Anukul Roy, then struck twice in his opening over while his team applied the brakes with regular wickets to bowl out Haryana in 18.3 overs, despite a fighting half-century from wicketkeeper-batter Yashvardhan Dalal (53).
Haryana Vs Jharkhand, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final: Toss Update
Haryana won the toss and elected to bowl first against Jharkhand.
Haryana Vs Jharkhand, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final: Playing XIs
Jharkhand: Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Virat Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Pankaj Kumar, Rajandeep Singh, Bal Krishna, Vikash Singh, Sushant Mishra, Saurabh Shekhar
Haryana: Arsh Ranga, Ankit Kumar (c), Nishant Sindhu, Yashvardhan Dalal (wk), Samant Jakhar, Parth Vats, Ashish Siwach, Sumit Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, Amit Rana, Ishant Bhardwaj
The two teams reached the title round by ending up on top of their respective Super League groups. The Ishan Kishan-led Jharkhand lost to Andhra in their previous outing, but had a nine-match victory streak prior to that which helped them finish on top of Group A. Haryana, on the other hand, thrashed Hyderabad to overtake them in the Group B standings.
Haryana Vs Jharkhand, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final: Squads
Jharkhand: Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Virat Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Robin Minz, Anukul Roy, Pankaj Kumar, Rajandeep Singh, Bal Krishna, Vikash Singh, Sushant Mishra, Saurabh Shekhar, Amit Kumar, Utkarsh Singh
Haryana: Arsh Ranga, Ankit Kumar (c), Nishant Sindhu, Ashish Siwach, Yashvardhan Dalal (wk), Samant Jakhar, Parth Vats, Sumit Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, Amit Rana, Ishant Bhardwaj, Vivek Naresh Kumar, Anuj Thakral, Arpit Rana, Bhuwan Rohilla, Mayank Shandilya, Yuvraj Yogender Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
(With PTI inputs)
