Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Arora Century, Bhaskar Six-For Send Ludhiana Lions Into Final
Ludhiana Lions played Jalandhar Warriors in a cricket semifinal.
Ludhiana batted first and scored 220 runs.
Captain Salil Arora hit 120 runs without being dismissed.
Madhav Singh Pathania also scored quickly to help the team finish strongly.
Jalandhar started its chase well and reached 154 runs for two wickets.
Then Ludhiana bowler Sahil Bhaskar took six wickets for only 16 runs.
Jalandhar could not keep scoring fast enough and finished on 203 runs.
Ludhiana won by 17 runs and will play Amritsar Soormas in the final.
Salil Arora smashed an unbeaten 120 from 56 balls, including 10 sixes and seven fours.
Ludhiana Lions scored 220/5 after Arora and Madhav Singh Pathania shared a 115-run partnership.
Sahil Bhaskar took 6/16 to help Ludhiana Lions defeat Jalandhar Warriors by 17 runs.
Jalandhar Warriors reached 154/2 after 15 overs but collapsed to 203/8.
Ludhiana Lions will face Amritsar Soormas in Sunday’s Sher-E-Punjab T20 League final.
- Who
- Ludhiana Lions and Jalandhar Warriors played in the semifinal; Salil Arora and Sahil Bhaskar were Ludhiana’s key performers.
- What
- Ludhiana Lions defeated Jalandhar Warriors by 17 runs to reach the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League final.
- When
- The semifinal was played on Saturday, with the final scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- The semifinal was played in Mohali.
- Why
- Ludhiana advanced because it posted 220/5 and then restricted Jalandhar to 203/8.
- Competition
- Sher-E-Punjab T20 League
- Match
- First semifinal: Ludhiana Lions vs Jalandhar Warriors
- Ludhiana Lions score
- 220/5 in 20 overs
- Jalandhar Warriors score
- 203/8
- Top batter
- Salil Arora: unbeaten 120 off 56 balls
- Top bowler
- Sahil Bhaskar: 6 wickets for 16 runs
- Final matchup
- Ludhiana Lions vs Amritsar Soormas