In a thrilling encounter at the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League on Tuesday, Naman Dhir showcased his extraordinary power-hitting skills, scoring an impressive 173 runs off just 64 deliveries. His innings included 16 fours and 12 sixes, propelling the Amritsar Soormas to a commanding 67-run victory over the Mohali Kings. The match took place in Mohali, where Dhir’s explosive batting was the highlight of a high-scoring game.
Riding on Dhir’s attacking century, the Soormas finished with 279/7, the highest total of the competition so far, and the third time they have breached the 250-run mark this season. With the ball, Shubham Rana (3/30), Jaipartap Singh (2/46) and Naman Dhir (2/8) logged potent spells to keep the Kings at bay. Dhir, standing in as skipper for Abhishek Sharma, brought up his half-century in 19 balls, but the opening batter would soon find yet another gear, tearing into the Mohali Kings bowling attack in the middle overs. Dhir brought up a 36-ball century after taking down Lovedeep Chatha for 30 runs in the 12th over. Aayush Goyal (4/43) finally scalped Dhir in the final over but not before the batter had registered the highest individual score of the season.
Following the win, the Soormas have six points in six matches.
Jaipartap Singh was also lethal with the ball, removing the innings top scorer, Jaskaranvir and Aryan Bhatia (1 off 2) in the span of four deliveries to put the Kings out of the contest. Towards the end of the innings, Naman Dhir extended his purple patch with two wickets in two overs, as the Kings finished considerably short at 213/8.
