237/4 (18.1)
CR : 13.05
235/6 (20.0)
CR : 11.75
Jharkhand won by 6 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Kumar Kushagra
86(42)
11 runs off the 18th over! Okay then, it comes down to 5 off the last 12 balls! I predict it should not take more than one ball though!
18.1
6
A Goyal to P Kumar
SIX RUNS AND THAT'S A TERRIFIC VICTORY FOR JHARKHAND! 8TH CONSECUTIVE WIN IN THE SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY THIS SEASON! Over the wicket. Good length delivery on the middle stump line, angled in. Pankaj swings across the line, high in the air and clears the backward square fence! 6-wicket win for Jharkhand in a run fest!
Pankaj Kumar proves me right!!! This has been an incredible chase. Just 18.1 overs needed and it shows why they are the best team of the tournament. Ishan Kishan, Anukul Roy, Pankaj Kumar, Virat Singh and especially Kumar Kushagra, take a bow! They have scripted something sensational! 8th straight win in SMAT 2025!
Over 19
Jharkhand 237/4
Pankaj Kumar39(18)
Kumar Kushagra86(42)
Ayush Goyal1-45(3.1)
JHKD won by 6 wickets
4:55 PM IST, Local Time: If the first match today on the same surface was a low-scoring one, the game which followed was a total opposite as 452 runs were scored and 237 was chased with 11 balls to spare, Jharkhand winning their 8th game of the season. Their unbeaten run continues!
Winning the toss, Jharkhand invited Punjab to bat first. Salil Arora scored an unbeaten 125 in 45 deliveries hitting 9 fours and 11 sixes but found no support from the other end. Rajandeep Singh and Anukul Roy were the only 2 bowlers for Jharkhand to have their economy rates below 11.
The chase started off brightly with openers Ishan Kishan and Virat Singh adding 28 in the first 2 overs. Virat was dismissed by Ayush Goyal in the 3rd over bringing Kumar Kushagra at the crease. He along with Kishan added 60 in 29 deliveries with Ishan departing for 47 in 23 balls.
Robin Minz failed to score big and was sent back by Harpreet Brar in the 9th over when the Jharkhand score had just moved past 100. Kushagra then found support in the in-form left hander Anukul Roy (37 off 17, 2 sixes) with the duo adding 66 runs for the 4th wicket.
After Roy's soft dismissal, Pankaj Kumar took over the reigns and smashed 4 sixes to finish unbeaten on 39 in 18 deliveries whereas Kumar Kushagra smashed 86 off 42 balls hitting 8 fours and 4 maximums in his match winning unbeaten assault.
Sanvir Singh (1/40) was the most economic bowler with a rate of 10 per over. Every single bowler was taken to the cleaners with the Jharkhand batters hitting 22 fours and 13 maximums in a fantastic chase.
Winning the toss, Jharkhand invited Punjab to bat first. Salil Arora scored an unbeaten 125 in 45 deliveries hitting 9 fours and 11 sixes but found no support from the other end. Rajandeep Singh and Anukul Roy were the only 2 bowlers for Jharkhand to have their economy rates below 11.
The chase started off brightly with openers Ishan Kishan and Virat Singh adding 28 in the first 2 overs. Virat was dismissed by Ayush Goyal in the 3rd over bringing Kumar Kushagra at the crease. He along with Kishan added 60 in 29 deliveries with Ishan departing for 47 in 23 balls.
Robin Minz failed to score big and was sent back by Harpreet Brar in the 9th over when the Jharkhand score had just moved past 100. Kushagra then found support in the in-form left hander Anukul Roy (37 off 17, 2 sixes) with the duo adding 66 runs for the 4th wicket.
After Roy's soft dismissal, Pankaj Kumar took over the reigns and smashed 4 sixes to finish unbeaten on 39 in 18 deliveries whereas Kumar Kushagra smashed 86 off 42 balls hitting 8 fours and 4 maximums in his match winning unbeaten assault.
Sanvir Singh (1/40) was the most economic bowler with a rate of 10 per over. Every single bowler was taken to the cleaners with the Jharkhand batters hitting 22 fours and 13 maximums in a fantastic chase.
Time for the post-match presentations...
Player of the Match: Kumar Kushagra (86 off 42 balls Not Out)
That's it from our coverage of a thrilling and high scoring encounter from the DY Patil Academy Ground in Ambi, Pune! Jharkhand maintaining their solid unbeaten run into the Super League stage as well of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2025! Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Manan Mehta and scorer Ashok Dayma! Stay tuned for more action from around the world.