A unique sight was seen in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match held on Thursday, which surprised everyone. Clashes on the field are often seen, but celebrating on one’s own wicket is rarely seen. When Gujarat leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Baroda captain Hardik Pandya, instead of getting angry or disappointed, Hardik hugged him and smiled. This scene is becoming very viral on social media.

How did this strange incident happen?

In the second inning, Baroda came out to chase the easy target of 74 runs. The team had also made a good start and the score had reached 69/1. Meanwhile, Ravi Bishnoi came to bowl. Bishnoi bowled a short ball on the off-stump, which Hardik Pandya played straight down and tried to send across the boundary. He did not time the ball properly and the catch went straight into Bishnoi’s hands.

A Cute moment between Hardik Pandya and Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi got the wicket of hardik 10(6) pandya in smat today

Gujrat was allout for 73 and baroda chased it with 8 wickets in hand.

Ravi took both wickets after taking 3/13 in last game pic.twitter.com/FR9s8EV3h8

— Sawai96 (@Aspirant_9457) December 4, 2025

Hardik played an innings of only 6 runs in 10 balls. As soon as he was out, Bishnoi started celebrating, then Hardik laughed and gave him a high-five and Bishnoi himself came forward and hugged him.

match status

Even though Hardik was out early, his team Baroda won the match very easily. Batting first, Gujarat team collapsed for just 73 runs. None of the batsmen from his side batted. Baroda bowlers maintained pressure from the beginning. Young bowler Raj Limbani took 3 wickets, while Hardik Pandya took one wicket for just 16 runs in his 4 overs. Apart from this, Krunal Pandya, Rasik Salam and Atit Sheth also did not let Gujarat recover by keeping good line-length.

In reply, Baroda had a great start. Openers Shashank Rawat and Vikram Solanki scored runs quickly and the team won the match in just 6.4 overs.

Confidence boosting tournament for Hardik

This match was also mentally important for Hardik, who is preparing to make a comeback in Team India. He had initially indicated his return to form by playing a explosive inning of 77 runs against Punjab. This was his last SMAT match against Gujarat. Now he will take the field to play for Team India for the T20 series against South Africa.

Till Tuesday, almost all the teams have played 4-4 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-2026. Ishan Kishan, playing for Jharkhand, played a brilliant inning of 93 runs against Saurashtra on Tuesday, after which he has moved above Abhishek Sharma in the list of top-10 batsmen who have scored the most runs in the tournament. At number one is Ayush Mhatre of Mumbai, who has so far scored 2 centuries in 4 innings.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-2026 Top Run Scorer

Ayush Mhatre is currently the highest run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-2026. He has scored a total of 253 runs in 4 innings. Mumbai player Ayush had scored unbeaten 110 against Vidarbha and unbeaten 104 against Andhra, today against Assam he was out after scoring only 21 runs.

Punjab captain Abhishek is at fourth place in the list, who has scored a total of 208 runs in 4 innings. Abhishek had played a historic inning of 148 runs against Bengal. Abhishek also scored a half-century (50) against Baroda today.

Ishan Kishan reached second place

Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan today played an inning of 93 runs in 50 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 11 fours against Saurashtra. After this innings, he reached second place in the list by defeating Abhishek and Kunal Chandela. Ishaan has scored 248 runs in 4 matches. Ishaan had earlier played an unbeaten inning of 113 runs against Tripura. See the list of the top-10 batsmen who have scored the most runs so far in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26.

1. Ayush Mhatre (253)

• Team-Mumbai
• Match-4
• runs- 253
• Highest score- 110*
• century-2
• half century-

2. Ishan Kishan (248)

• Team- Jharkhand
• Match-4
• Run- 248
• Highest score- 113*
• century-1
• Half century- 1

3. Kunal Chandela (229)

• Team- Uttarakhand
• Match-4
• Run- 229
• Highest score- 94
• century-
• Half century- 2

4. Abhishek Sharma (208)

• Team- Punjab
• Match-4
• Run- 208
• Highest score- 148
• Century- 1
• Half century- 1

5. Anmolpreet Singh (204)

• Team- Punjab
• Match-4
• Run- 204
• Highest score- 81
• century-
• Half century- 2

6. Kishan Ligdoh (200)

• Team- Meghalaya
• Match-4
• Run- 200
• Highest score- 115
• Century- 1
• Half century- 1

7. Rohan Sunil Kunnummal (199)

• Team- Kerala
• Match-4
• Run- 199
• Highest score- 121*
• Century- 1
• half century-

8. Ravichandran Recall (193)

• Team- Karnataka
• Match-4
• Run- 193
• Highest score- 67
• century-
• Half century- 1

9. Abhimanyu Easwaran (185)

• Team- Bengal
• Match-4
• Run- 185
• Highest score- 130*
• Century- 1
• Half century- 0

10. Lalit Yadav (181)

• Team- Goa
• Match-4
• Run- 181
• Highest score- 85*
• century-
• Half century- 2

Sarfaraz Khan scored a century in 47 balls against Assam in the group stage match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Playing at number three for Mumbai, he played this stormy innings, in which he hit 7 sixes and 8 fours. IPL 2026 auction is going to take place on 16th December. Sarfaraz last played IPL in 2023, he was not retained by Delhi Capitals. Now after this stormy century, many teams can consider him.

Sarfaraz Khan had played 96 T20 matches before, but had never scored a century. He has only 3 half-centuries to his name in this format. Sarfaraz scored his first T20 century on Tuesday, with the help of which Mumbai team was able to score a huge score of 220 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs.

Sarfaraz Khan’s first T20 century before IPL auction

This innings of Sarfaraz Khan came at a very right time. The auction is to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16th of this month (16th December), in which now many teams can also consider his name. This time the auction will be for one day, most of the teams have their main players and they will bet on the players for some slots.

By scoring a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a strike rate of more than 212, he has proved that he can play an important role not only in red ball but also in white ball cricket.

shardul thakur’s paw

After Sarfaraz Khan’s storm in batting, Mumbai bowler Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc against Assam. Shardul sent 3 batsmen including Riyan Parag to the pavilion in the very first over. Till the time of writing the news, Shardul had taken 5 wickets for 23 runs in the spell of 3 overs. Assam’s 9 wickets had fallen at the score of 100. Sairaj Patil took 2 wickets. 1-1 wicket was in the name of Atharva Ankolekar and Shams Mulani.

Urvil Patel Hits Century In SMAT: In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match played between Gujarat and Services, Gujarat batsman Urvil Patel scored a stormy century in just 31 balls and led his team to a spectacular victory. Urvil has been retained by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026. Whom the franchise had bought for Rs 30 lakh in the mega auction for the last season. Urvil being in great form before IPL 2026 is good news for CSK, as he is known for his explosive batting.

Urvil Patel scored a stormy century

In this match, Services batted first and gave Gujarat a target of 183 runs. In reply, while chasing the target, captain Urvil Patel batted explosively from the very first ball and the Services bowlers failed to stop him. Urvil played a brilliant inning of 119 unbeaten runs in just 37 balls at a strike rate of more than 300 and he also hit 12 fours and 10 sixes in this innings.

Gujarat chased in just 12.3 overs

Thanks to the explosive innings of captain Urvil, Gujarat chased the target of 183 runs in just 12.3. To chase the target, Arya Desai came to open with captain Urvil Patel and both of them made a partnership of 174 runs for the first wicket. Where Urvil scored the third fastest century in T20 by an Indian batsman in just 31 balls. Whereas Arya played a brilliant inning of 60 runs in 35 balls at a strike rate of 171.43. Which included 6 fours and 3 sixes.

Good news for CSK

Before the IPL 2026 season, Urvil has shown with this innings that he is ready to create a stir while playing for Chennai Super Kings. Urvil Patel was bought by 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings in the mini auction held for the IPL 2025 season. He has been retained by CSK for the upcoming IPL season.

Gujarat captain Urvil Patel scored a stormy century against the Services team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. If we count only the runs of sixes and fours of Urvil in this innings, it becomes 108. The captain’s brilliant cross gave Gujarat a big win by 8 wickets. Seeing this innings, MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings management will also be happy, because they have retained Urvil for the upcoming edition (IPL 2026).

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 edition started from today itself. Group stage match number 3 was played between Gujarat and Services at Gymkhana Ground. Gujarat captain Urvil Patel had won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Services scored 182 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Gaurav Kochhar played a good inning of 60 runs.

Urvil Patel won the match by scoring a century in 31 balls.

Gujarat had a target of 183 runs to win, which is not less in T20. But the partnership of Arya Desai and captain Urvil Patel made it even shorter. Arya Desai scored 60 runs in 35 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 6 fours. He made a partnership of 174 runs with captain Urvil for the first wicket.

Captain Urvil Patel completed his century in 31 balls. This is Urvil’s second fastest century in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He is the joint fastest century batsman in the tournament. He scored a century in 28 balls against Tripura in 2024. Abhishek Sharma is at the top with him, he also scored a century in 28 balls last year.

On Wednesday, Urvil Patel played an inning of 119 runs in 37 balls against Services. Out of these, only 11 runs were scored by running while 108 runs were scored by boundaries only. In this innings, Urvil hit 10 sixes (60 runs) and 12 fours (48 runs).

Urvil Patel remained unsold, then joined CSK

Urvil Patel remained unsold in the mega auction held last year, but Chennai Super Kings included him in their team as a replacement. CSK made him a part of the team for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. Chennai Super Kings has retained Urvil Patel for IPL 2026.

Urvil Patel played his debut match in IPL 2025. He played a total of 3 matches for CSK, in which he scored 68 runs at a strike rate of 212.

There is a good news regarding the return of Hardik Pandya. He will play in most of the group stage matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-2026, which has been confirmed by the head coach of the Baroda team. All-rounder Hardik was injured during the Asia Cup, due to which he could not even play in the final against Pakistan.

Hardik Pandya is a match-winning player of white ball cricket, who got injured in the last match of Super-4 in Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. He had to bow out of the final due to a quadriceps injury. Since then he has not played competitive cricket.

When will Hardik Pandya return?

According to the report, Baroda team head coach Mukund Parmar has confirmed that Hardik Pandya will be available in most of the group stage matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-2026 edition. Let us tell you that the captain of this team is his brother Krunal Pandya.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is starting from 26th November. Baroda’s first match is against the Bengal team on Wednesday, 26 November. Baroda’s second match is with Puducherry cricket team on Friday. If not in the first then Hardik Pandya can be seen playing in the second match.

This is good news for Team India in terms of T20 World Cup 2026. This tournament is to be played in India and Sri Lanka in February-March. The full schedule of the World Cup will be released today (Tuesday) at 6:30 pm.

hardik pandya cricket career

Talking about Hardik Pandya’s cricket career, he has played in all three formats for India. He has scored 532 runs in 11 tests and taken 17 wickets. In 94 ODI and 120 T20 International matches, Hardik has scored 1904 and 1860 runs respectively. In this sequence, he has taken 98 wickets on 91 runs.

Hardik Pandya will be the captain of Mumbai Indians team in IPL 2026. He was the captain of the team in the last edition also. He has made Gujarat Titans win the IPL trophy under his captaincy. Hardik has played a total of 152 matches in IPL, in which he has scored 2749 runs and taken 78 wickets.