| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Jharkhand won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025-26 |
| Final Match Overview | |
| Venue | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Final Score | |
| - Jharkhand | 262/3 (Highest ever score in a T20 tournament final) |
| - Haryana | 193 all out |
| Result | Jharkhand won by 69 runs |
| Key Performers | |
| Ishan Kishan | - Scored 101 runs off 49 balls |
| - Hit the most sixes in the tournament | |
| - Finished as the leading run-scorer of SMAT 2025-26 | |
| - Played a crucial role in Jharkhand's aggressive powerplay approach | |
| Kumar Kushagra | - Scored 81 runs off 38 balls |
| - Formed a 177-run partnership with Kishan | |
| - Maintained scoring momentum after the powerplay | |
| Other Contributions | - Anukul Roy: 40* off 20 balls and 2 wickets |
| - Robin Minz: 31* off 14 balls | |
| - Sushant Mishra: 3 wickets for 27 runs | |
| Significance of the Win | |
| - First-ever SMAT title | For Jharkhand |
| - Jharkhand | Became the 12th team to win the domestic T20 crown |
| - First new champion | Since Mumbai (2022-23) |
| - Strengthened | Ishan Kishan's case for a return to India's T20I setup |
| Background | |
| - SMAT | India's premier domestic T20 tournament |
| - Dominant teams | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Mumbai |
| - Jharkhand's Journey | Never lifted the trophy before this season |
| - 2025-26 Edition | Jharkhand built momentum, culminating in a record-breaking performance in the final |
| Recent Winners | |
| - 2017/18 | Delhi |
| - 2018/19 | Karnataka |
| - 2019/20 | Karnataka |
| - 2020/21 | Tamil Nadu |
| - 2021/22 | Tamil Nadu |
| - 2022/23 | Mumbai |
| - 2023/24 | Punjab |
| - 2024/25 | Mumbai |
| - 2025/26 | Jharkhand |
| Question | Which team won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025-26? |
| Answer | C) Jharkhand |
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