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Kumar Kushagra slammed a blistering knock of 84 runs off 48 balls to help Jharkhand beat Tamil Nadu by 28 runs and bag their sixth win in a row in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025. The wicket-keeper batter came out to bat at no.3 after the early departure of skipper Ishan Kishan (2) and took the Tamil Nadu bowlers to the cleaners en route to his quickfire unbeaten 84.
Kushagra's 48-ball 84 was laced with five fours and as many sixes. He combined with Virat Singh (72 off 39 balls) to share a 120-run stand for the third wicket and help Jharkhand post a big total of 207 runs on the board in 20 overs. Bal Krishna and spinner Anukul Roy did well with the ball to help Jharkhand restrict Tamil Nadu to 179/7 in 20 overs and secure a 28-run victory.
Sanju Samson shone for Kerala in their clash against Andhra Pradesh at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Opening the innings for his side, the Kerala skipper played a fantastic knock of an unbeaten 73 off 56 balls. However, he failed to find support from the other end as Kerala could only manage 119/7 in 20 overs. Andhra chased down the target comfortably to win the game by 7 wickets as Samson's knock went in vain.
Pacer Arshad Khan ran riot with the ball to help Madhya Pradesh hammer Chandigarh by seven wickets at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata on Saturday. Arshad picked up a wicket on the first ball of the match and ran through Chandigarh's top and middle order to finish with excellent figures of 6/9 off his 4 overs.
His brilliant spell helped Madhya Pradesh restrict Chandigarh to a paltry 134/8 in 20 overs as only senior batter Manan Vohra managed to show some resistance with his 52 off 43 balls. Harsh Gawali's unbeaten 74 and Harpreet Bhatia's 30-ball 48 helped Madhya Pradesh win by seven wickets with six overs to spare.
Young opener Ayush Mhatre continued his red-hot form for Mumbai in their clash against Chhattisgarh at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. After skipper Shardul Thakur's three-wicket haul helped Mumbai bundle out Chhattisgarh on a paltry 121, Mhatre spearheaded the chase with his unbeaten 69 off 49 balls.
His knock was laced with five sixes and three fours as Mhatre combined with Ajinkya Rahane (40) to help India wrap up an 8-wicket win with 4.1 overs to spare. Mhatre is the leading run-getter in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 with 325 runs in six matches at an average of over 108 and a strike rate of 166.66.
