Bathinda Royals will take on Jalandhar Warriors in Match 8 of Sher-e-Punjab T20 2026 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The match will be held on September 3, starting at 1 pm IST.
The Royals enter this matchup with one win and one loss in their first two games. They registered a clinical 7-wicket victory over Mohali Kings but suffered a narrow 3-wicket defeat to Ludhiana Lions. Gaurav Chaudhary and Ridham Satyawan have been the team’s standout players with both bat and ball so far.
Jalandhar Warriors also registered one win and one loss after two matches. They lost the opener to Fazilka Falcons but bounced back strongly by chasing down a massive 265 against Amritsar Surmas in just 16.5 overs, buoyed by captain Prabhisimran Singh’s explosive 125*.
Modern performance
PRS
to
W
PRS
W
September 20
Bathinda Royals won by 7 wickets
Jawas
W
to
Jawas
to
September 20
Jalandhar Warriors beat Amritsar Surmas by eight wickets
September 20
Fazilka Falcons beat Jalandhar Warriors by 8 wickets
Head to head
Bathinda Royals Preview
Bathinda Royals have had a mixed start in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 2026 with one win and one loss in their first two matches. They started strongly with a seven-wicket win over Mohali Kings after chasing 177 in 17.2 overs, but suffered a narrow three-wicket defeat to Ludhiana Lions in their second match after being restricted to 165 runs.
Gaurav Chaudhary and Ridham Satyawan were the standouts for the team, both scoring 78 runs in two innings. Gaurav has adopted the more aggressive approach to batting with a strike rate of close to 160 while Redham has a strike rate of 132.20.
Harnoor Singh, the former India Under-19 opening batsman, contributed 62 useful runs, continuing to bat at an average of 213.79, which he is known for. Meanwhile, Norveer Singh and Dev Amritpal Singh added 39 and 29 runs respectively, providing good support in the middle order.
With the ball, Gaurav Chaudhary and Sumit Sharma led the attack effectively, taking 5 wickets each. However, it was only about them. Other than them, Jatin Sahota, Ashish Lawrence, Shahbaz Singh Sandhu and Simranjit Singh garu got one wicket each.
Bathinda Royals Predicted Playing XI:
Rishabh Gupta, Harnoor Singh (C), Norveer Singh (WK), Dev Amritpal Singh, Gaurav Chaudhary, Ridham Satyawan, Shahbaz Singh Sandhu, Jatin Sahota, Sumit Sharma, Simranjit Singh garu, Ashwani Kumar.
Norveer Singh
39
24
2
4
162.5
Harnoor Singh
38
19
6
2
200
Dev Amritpal Singh
29
27
1
2
107.41
Gaurav Chaudhary
4.0
0
31
2
7.75
Sumit Sharma
3.4
0
36
2
9.82
Jatin Sahota
3.0
1
21
1
7
Actual Bathinda Royals lineup:
Uday Pratap Sahara, Rishabh Gupta, Norveer Singh, Harnoor Singh, Gaurav Chaudhary, Sumit Sharma, Ridham Satyawan, Ashish Lawrence, Abir Kohli, Shahbaz Singh Sandhu, Simranjit garu, Ashwani Kumar
Jalandhar Warriors Preview
Jalandhar Warriors registered one win and one loss in their first two matches in Sher-e-Punjab T20 2026. They suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Fazilka Falcons after scoring 187, but bounced back strongly by chasing down a massive 265 against Amritsar Surmas in just 16.5 overs to secure an eight-wicket win.
Captain Prabhasimran Singh was in exceptional form with the bat, leading the run charts with 201 runs in two innings. The Punjab Kings bat has a strike rate of 225.84 and an average of 201. He scored a brilliant century (125* runs off 47 balls) in the last match.
Anmol Malhotra contributed 82 runs, while Harjas Singh and Vishwanath Pratap Singh scored 43 and 40 runs respectively. Sukhdeep Bajwa and Abhinav Sharma also made useful contributions at the bottom of the order.
On the bowling front, Gurvinder Singh, Immanjot Singh Chahal and Sukhdeep Bajwa took 2 wickets each, while Abhinav Sharma got one. The attack showed improvement after the first match and will look to maintain consistency as Jalandhar Warriors prepare to take on Bathinda Royals.
Jalandhar Warriors Predicted Playing XI:
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (C, WK), Harjas Singh, Anmol Malhotra, Umesh Singh, Imanjot Singh Chahal, Abhinav Sharma, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Aryan Yadav, Gurvinder Singh, Randeep Singh.
Prabhsimran Singh
125
47
14
8
265.96
Anmol Malhotra
53
23
3
5
230.43
Brushed by Tandon
42
21
4
3
200
Gurinder Singh
4.0
0
57
2
14.25
Sukhdeep Bajwa
4.0
0
52
1
13
Imanjot Singh Chahal
3.0
0
39
1
13
Jalandhar Warriors actual lineup:
Deepinder Cheema, Umesh Gill, Gurinder Singh, Prabhisimran Singh, Gaurav Markan, Vishwanath Singh, Imanjot Singh Chahal, Abhinav Sharma, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Aryan Yadav, Randeep Singh, Harjas Tandon.
Human resources
temperature
rain
W speed
W trend
Clouds
00h
14
0 mm.
1.32 k/h
From: N
53%
03h
12
0 mm.
1.04 k/h
From: N
59%
06h
13
0 mm.
0.94 k/h
From: N
37%
09h
19
0 mm.
1.01 km/h
From: W
18%
12 hours
23
0 mm.
1.69 k/h
From: W
27%
15 hours
23
0 mm.
1.1 k/h
From: West West
96%
18 hours
19
0 mm.
1.17 k/h
From: North East
97%
21h
16
0 mm.
0.71 k/h
From: N
100%
Weather conditions
The weather forecast in Mohali on September 3 is likely to be partly cloudy skies with cloud cover. Temperatures are expected to range around 31-32 degrees Celsius. Just like the last few days, there is a 25-40% chance of rain, so pay attention.
BRS vs JWAS Presentation Report
The PCA IS Bindra Stadium starts with a turf that helps players with touch movement in the powerplay. It then settles into a real, challenging course that rewards clean hitting and encourages high scoring. Spinners get modest help later on, but the overall nature remains batting-friendly.
Toss: into a bowl
The coin toss at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium will be crucial. The first bowling team has won all the matches this season and there will be an advantage for the chasing team.
Bathinda Royals are a slight favourite. They have a more balanced unit with Gaurav Choudhary and Ridham Satyawan contributing consistently with both bat and ball, as well as five wickets each for Choudhary and Sumit Sharma. Jalandhar Warriors is relying heavily on the exceptional form of Prabhsimran Singh (201 runs), and if he fails then the rest of the batting looks fragile. Bathinda’s greater depth should push them forward.
Bathinda Royals to win
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