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MARGAO
Bhatikar Model High School, Margao crushed Shree Damodar Vidyalaya High School, Comba by nine wickets to clinch the 19th Mukund Trikannad memorial inter school cricket tournament sixth time in a row in a one-sided final organized by Margao Cricket Club at Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium.
Bhatikar Model bowlers put up a spirited show and restricted Shree Damodar Vidyalaya to a paltry total of 85 in 35.4 overs. Bhatikar Model bowlers Sanath Nevgi (4-25), Kedar Bhagat (2-13), Rohan Naik (2-9), Deep Kasvankar (1-23) were the most impressive. Prashantkumar (16) and Sukhdev Solanki (17) were the only Damoday Vidayalaya batsmen to reach a double figure score.
The chase was a walk in the park as Bhatikar Model overhauled the total in 20 overs, losing just one wicket in the process. Sanath Nevgi (28) and Shantanu Nevgi (20) remained unbeaten. Shikha Pandey, the India women international, was the chief guest and handed over the prizes to the winners in the presence of Dinesh Trikannad, the sponsor of the tournament, and Yogesh Naik, president of Margao CC. Vinod Dhamaskar welcomed and later proposed vote of thanks.
Tejaswini Durgad, who represented Goa and excelled in the U-19 & U-23 BCCI tournaments, was felicitated by Trikannad. She was presented with Rs 10,000 in cash for her achievements.
Brief scores
Shree Damodar Vidyalaya, 85 all out in 35.4 overs (Prashantkumar 18, Sukhdev Solanki 17; Sanath Nevgi 4-25, Kedar Bhagat 2-13, Rohan Naik 2-9, Deep Kasvankar 1-23) lost to Bhatikar Model HS, 86 for 1 in 20 overs (Sanath Nevgi 28 not out, Shantanu Nevgi 20 not out; Amey Loliencar 1-15).
Individual prizes: Player of the tournament “ Sanath Nevgi (Bhatikar Model), Best all-rounder “ Nisarg Nagvenkar (Shree Damodar Vidyalaya), Best fielders “ Prashantkumar (Shree Damodar Vidyalaya) & Deep Kasvankar (Bhatikar Model).
