The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 Elite final was played on 18 December 2025 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Date and Venue
- Tournament window: 26 November – 18 December 2025.
- Final date: 18 December 2025.
- Final venue (Elite): Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (evening start, around 4:30 PM local).
Teams in the Elite final
Live info pages for the Elite final list Jharkhand (JHKD) as one of the finalists, with their innings showing 262/3 in 20 overs at Pune in the “Final T20 – SMAT Elite T20 2025.” The opponent is recorded as Haryana (HAR) in that same final‑info record.
So, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025 final was:
Score snapshot
The Jharkhand scoreboard snippet for the final shows:
- Jharkhand: 262/3 in 20 overs (full card accessible on detailed scorecard pages).
- Jharkhand on winning their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025
The 2025–26 season just concluded on December 18, 2025, with a historic finish.
2025–26 Champions: Jharkhand
In a record-breaking final held at the MCA Stadium in Pune, Jharkhand captured their maiden title by defeating Haryana.
- The Final Scorecard:
- Jharkhand: 262/3 (20 overs) — The highest-ever total in a T20 tournament final globally.
- Haryana: 193/10 (18.3 overs)
- Result: Jharkhand won by 69 runs.
- Hero of the Final: Captain Ishan Kishan, who smashed 101 off 49 balls (including 10 sixes).
- Player of the Tournament: Anukul Roy (Jharkhand), for his exceptional all-round performance throughout the season.
Tournament History & Records
Named after the legendary Syed Mushtaq Ali (the first Indian to score a Test century overseas), the tournament has seen several teams rise to dominance:
| Category – Record Holder – Details |
| Most Titles – Tamil Nadu – 3 Titles (2006, 2020, 2021) |
| First-ever Winner – Tamil Nadu – Defeated Punjab in 2006–07 |
| Most Runs (2025-26) – Ishan Kishan – 517 runs |
| Most Wickets (2025-26) – Sushant Mishra – 22 wickets |
| Highest Team Score – Punjab – 310/5 vs Bengal (2025) |
Past Winners (Last 5 Editions)
- 2025–26: Jharkhand
- 2024–25: Mumbai
- 2023–24: Punjab
- 2022–23: Mumbai
- 2021–22: Tamil Nadu
