Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Shubman Gill Powers Fazilka Falcons to One-Run Thriller
Shubman Gill played his first match of the season for Fazilka Falcons.
He hit 40 runs from just 21 balls.
Fazilka scored 170 runs in its 20 overs.
Kartik Chadha took four wickets for Ludhiana Lions and helped slow Fazilka down.
Ludhiana then needed 171 runs to win.
Its chase became difficult as wickets fell regularly.
Krish Bhagat and Madhav Pathania made the game exciting with a 61-run partnership.
Pathania scored 37 runs without being dismissed, and Bhagat made 28 not out.
Ludhiana needed six runs from the last ball but scored only four, so Fazilka won by one run.
Shubman Gill scored 40 from 21 balls, hitting seven fours and a six, in his first match of the season for Fazilka Falcons.
Fazilka Falcons posted 170 for 9 after Ludhiana Lions’ Kartik Chadha took 4 for 9 and dismissed Gill.
Ludhiana Lions were restricted to 169 while chasing 171 in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League match.
Krish Bhagat and Madhav Pathania added an unbeaten 61-run partnership, with Pathania scoring 37 not out from 16 balls.
Ludhiana needed six runs from the final delivery but Pathania hit only a boundary, giving Fazilka a one-run victory and Gill the Player of the Match award.
- Who
- Shubman Gill, Fazilka Falcons, and Arshdeep Singh’s Ludhiana Lions.
- What
- Fazilka Falcons defeated Ludhiana Lions by one run in a Sher-e-Punjab T20 League match.
- When
- September 7.
- Where
- Mohali, Punjab, India.
- Why
- Fazilka defended its total of 170 for 9, restricting Ludhiana to 169 despite a late revival.
- Competition
- Sher-e-Punjab T20 League
- Result
- Fazilka Falcons beat Ludhiana Lions by one run
- Venue
- Mohali
- Fazilka Falcons score
- 170 for 9 in 20 overs
- Ludhiana Lions score
- 169 in 20 overs
- Top score
- Shubman Gill: 40 off 21 balls
- Best bowling
- Kartik Chadha: 4 for 9
- Player of the Match
- Shubman Gill
