Amritsar Soormas secured their third straight win in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League, beating Jalandhar Warriors to strengthen their playoff hopes.
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Amritsar Soormas beat Jalandhar Warriors in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League.
Amritsar Soormas kept their late-season charge going with a hard-fought nine-run victory over Jalandhar Warriors in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 LeagueThe win is their third in a row and puts them firmly in the race for the playoffs.
Batting first, Amritsar posted 178 for 9The total was built around another explosive knock from Naman DhirFresh from his massive 173 in the previous game, Dhir smashed 95 off just 48 ballsHe hit six fours and eight sixes, scoring at a strike rate of 197.92His aggressive batting put the Warriors under constant pressure and gave his team a competitive total.
Warriors fight hard but fall short
Jalandhar Warriors gave a solid chaseRandeep Singh top-scored with 32 off 22 ballsPrabhsimran Singh made 28 and Aryan Yadav added 26The middle order tried to keep up with the required rate, but Amritsar’s bowlers kept taking key wickets at the right time.
Jaipartap Singh Johal, Akash Pandey and Shubham Rana shared the bowling honours with two wickets eachNaman Dhir also chipped in usefully with the ball, returning figures of 1 for 15In the end, Jalandhar finished on 169 for 8, nine runs short of the target.
Soormas climb to second spot
The result takes Amritsar Soormas to second place on the points tableThey now have eight points from seven matches and sit above Jalandhar on net run rateWith three wins on the bounce, the side is peaking at the right time and is well placed for a top-four finish.
Only one league match remains for themAmritsar will play their final game of the league stage against Ludhiana Lions on Friday, September 11, at 7 pm at the I.SBindra Stadium in MohaliA good show in that fixture will only boost their chances of making it to the playoff stage.
The Soormas have been in some good form with the bat and ball in the recent matchesThe steady power-hitting of Naman Dhir has been a highlight, while the bowling unit has been impressive under pressureIt’ll be interesting to see if they can carry that momentum into their final league game and playoffs.
