The Indian cricket scene is seeing a shift in its approach and gameplay in the T20 format. The change that started from the 2024 IPL season, which showed us many great innings and big runs, has made its impact on the domestic players also, and now, when the players are coming to play the domestic T20 format, 200 runs have become a habit for the teams.
Upcoming stars like Vaibhab Suryavanshi, Ayush Mahtre have made the game look so easy. When we say it is too easy, it means cricket as a whole has changed, the style, the approach, the hitting ability, everything has changed. Here are the key highlights from 2nd December 2025.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to hit a century in SMAT
In the match against Maharashtra, Bihar’s young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit his maiden century in SMAT, with an unbeaten 61-ball 108 in Kolkata. The innings was decorated with seven fours and seven sixes, which took Bihar to 176/3. Prithvi Shaw led the way for Maharashtra and continued his good form by making 66 off 30 balls, and Maharashtra won the match with 3 innings in hand.
Karan Lal, Devdutt Paddikal, and Sarfaraz Khan get a century
Devdutt Padikkal made 102 off 46 balls, and Karnataka demolished Tamil Nadu by 145 runs in Ahmedabad. Sarfaraz Khan's 47-ball 100*, popularly known for his batting in Tests, led Mumbai all the way to 220 and clinched a 98-run victory over Assam. Bengal’s new T20 sensation Karan Lal's 50-ball 113 helped Bengal chase 209 runs with eight balls left.
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Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Abhishek Porel are among the big names who also get big runs on that day.
Hardik Pandya hit 77 runs on his comeback
Punjab registered a massive 222/8 in Hardik Pandya's homecoming game, and Abhishek Sharma hammered 50 off 19. But Baroda pulled off the chase successfully as the stalwart all-rounder Hardik stood tall, hitting 77* off 42. It was Hardik Pandya’s first match since the injury he sustained in September at the Asia Cup.
He is likely to make his international comeback for the SA series as BCCI selectors are closely monitoring his fitness.
The upcoming matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy will be played on 4th December.
