The Goan Network
Panaji
A fine all round display by skipper Anish Mhaddolkar (4 for 34 and 45 not out) enabled Borda RCC to get the better of a fighting Ponda RCC by 4 wickets in the quarter-final of the Late Saurabh Sardessai tournament (under 16/45 overs) at Chicalim.
Opting to field first the Ponda batsmen recovered fast after negotiating a drying pitch and ended at 167 all out in 40.5 overs. Viraj Lad (78) played an excellent knock but did not get support from other batsmen except Suraj (17). Leg-spinner Subav Borkar and Aniruddh Bhat snapped 2 wickets while Tushar Kudnekar took one.
The Borda batsmen made heavy weather of the smallish total and were soon in trouble at 60 for 4. But Anish built a partnership of 42 with Sanath Prabhudesai (17) and an unbeaten 48 runs with Pushpadeep Kossambe (19 not out) and overhauled the Ponda total losing 6 wickets, in the 42nd over. Rohan took 2 wickets while Prathamesh, Saideep, Nizam and Ashwin scalped one each.
