The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy had a new champion in its 19th edition, as Ishan Kishan led Jharkhand to victory in the finals against Haryana. Previously, Jharkhand won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2011, and now, for the first time, they became the nation's best T20 team with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. A completely dominant team performance, Ishan Kishan’s blistering knocks, Young prodigy Kumar Kushagra’s good innings and Anukul Roy’s man of the series performance helped Jharkhand to dominate the trophy.
Ishan Kishan, who captained the India U-19 side in 2026, did not get many chances to prove himself in the international field. He was in the squad for India’s 2023 World Cup campaign. He ended the season as the highest run scorer. Also, left-arm pacer Sushant Mishra, who recently secured an IPL contract from the Rajasthan Royals, took 22 wickets and led the chart of highest wicket-takers.
Summary of the final
Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan stepped up in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final against Haryana. He set the big stage on fire with a blistering knock of 101 runs, powering Jharkhand to reach the humongous total of 262 runs for 3 wickets. Young prodigy Kumar Kushagra set the stage ablaze with a powerful knock of 81 runs in just 38 balls and hit 5 sixes and 8 fours to decorate the innings. Ishan Kishan unleashed 10 sixes and 6 fours in the innings and played the knock in just 49 balls with a strike rate of 206.12.
Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra formed a 177-run partnership in just 82 balls.
Winning the toss, Haryana chose to field first. Ishan Kishan, along with Virat Singh, opened the innings for Jharkhand. KKR all-rounder Anukul Roy smashed 40 runs with a strike rate of 200, and Robin Minz scored 31 runs in just 14 balls and helped to reach 262 runs.
For Haryana, Anshul Kamboj conceded 51 runs in four overs and took one wicket. Sumit Kumar and Samant Jakhar also took one wicket each; otherwise, no one was able to take wickets.
Chasing the target of 263 runs, in the second innings, Haryana lost their first two wickets on the score of 1. After that, Yashvardhan Dalal, Nishant Sindhu and Samant Jakhar provided Haryana an impact in the crease but remained unable to transform the good start. Haryana lost the match by 69 runs, losing all wickets in 18.3 overs.
