India, Dec. 18 -- Ishan Kishan turned the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final into his personal comeback stage, blasting a 45-ball hundred for Jharkhand against Haryana at Pune's MCA Stadium. In an innings that felt like it had an extra gear hidden somewhere, the left-handed batter reached his three figures with a one handed-six and then broke into a Pushpa-style celebration, equal parts swagger and statement.

Jharkhand had a relatively silent start after losing Virat Singh in the first over, but Kishan flipped the script so violently that Harya's bowling plans looked outdated by the powerplay. When he finally fell, he had smashed 101 off 49 balls, with 10 sixes and six fours, leaving Jharkhand in a commanding position.

Kishan's hundred carri...