Jharkhand won their first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on December 18 at Pune as Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan led the team from the front. However, what caught eyes was Ishan's jovial celebration, denying to walk on the same path as Rohit Sharma or Messi did. The wicketkeeper captain scored a quick century—101 off 49 balls—hitting 10 sixes and six boundaries. With the century, Kishan became the second batter to hit a hundred in the final. Earlier, Punjab's Amolpreet Kaur (113) scored one in the 2023-24 SMAT, in the final match against Baroda. Coming back to the match, Anukul Roy, the player of the series with 303 runs, scored a crucial 40 runs. Kumar Kushagra added 81 more to post 262 runs, losing just 3 wickets. Chasing 262, Haryana was bundled out for 193 runs within the 19th over. The team has some decent contributions in the middle—a half century (53) from Yashvardhan Dalal, 31 from Nishant Sindhu, and 38 from Samrat Jakhar. Sushant Mishra has been the key bowler from the Jharkhand side, taking 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Bal Krishna took three more, leaking 38. Vikash Singh and Anukul Roy took two each. Read also: 3 Key IPL 2026 Buys That Made Delhi Capitals the Strongest Team Jharkhand's first-ever SMAT title In the 2025 SMAT, Jharkhand finished at the top of their group with the highest net run rate. The team was almost undefeated until Andhra defeated them in the final Super League match. Not only that, but one win against Punjab includes the highest ever successful chase in the tournament's history—chasing down 236 runs against Punjab. Notably, the 2025 SMAT title is Jharkhand's second major domestic title after they won the Vijay Hazare trophy in 2011-12. The SMAT victory marks the first time Jharkhand has ever lifted the premier domestic T20 trophy, becoming the 12th different team to win the competition. Winner list of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was initially started as an experimental inter-state T20 league. Tamil Nadu had emerged as the winner. However, the tournament stopped for the next two years, as BCCI had stopped it to focus on the Indian Premier League. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, earlier known as the Inter State Twenty20 Tournament, was revived in 2009 and became a key annual T20 competition that backs local talents and aids franchises in drawing in talent for the IPL. Notably, since the inception of the tournament in 2007, Tamil Nadu has been the most successful team, winning the title three times. Mumbai, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Baroda each won twice. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners (2006/07 - 2025/26) Season Winner Runners-Up 2006/07 Tamil Nadu Punjab 2009/10 Maharashtra Hyderabad 2010/11 Bengal Madhya Pradesh 2011/12 Baroda Punjab 2012/13 Gujarat Punjab 2013/14 Baroda Uttar Pradesh 2014/15 Gujarat Punjab 2015/16 Uttar Pradesh Baroda 2016/17 East Zone Central Zone 2017/18 Delhi Rajasthan 2018/19 Karnataka Maharashtra 2019/20 Karnataka Tamil Nadu 2020/21 Tamil Nadu Baroda 2021/22 Tamil Nadu Karnataka 2022/23 Mumbai Himachal Pradesh 2023/24 Punjab Baroda 2024/25 Mumbai Madhya Pradesh 2025/26 Jharkhand Haryana