MARGAO
Chowgule Sports Club scored 256 for 6 in their first innings on the second day of the three-day match of GCA's Premier Division Cricket League at Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium on Sunday.
Chowgule’s chances of taking a first innings lead rests on Jharkhand Ranji cricketer Ishank Jaggi, who was batting on 81 when the stumps drawn. They still need 134 runs to take an important first innings lead with four more wickets in hand. Earlier, Sunny CC scored 389 runs in 98.4 overs with Faiz Ahmed only adding seven runs to his overnight score of 136. Saurabh Dubey proved his
proficiency in bowling taking six wickets for 125 runs and was ably supported by Sherbahadur Yadav who took three wickets. In reply, Chowgule SC scored 256 for 6 at the stumps. Saurabh Dubey showed his class with the bat with an inning of 65 (4x4, 6x6).
Meanwhile, Geno Cricket Club were well placed against Salgaocar Sports Club on the second day of their match at Porvorim Cricket Academy ground on Sunday.
Salgaocar response was a stuttering one with only Rohan Belekar providing some semblance of resistance with 40 runs. Amogh Dessai contributed 20 and Salgaocar Sports Club were 130 for the loss of six wickets in 49 overs.
Resuming from their overnight score of 323 for 3, Geno CC declared their first innings at 450 for 7. Sumiran Amonkar started from an unbeaten 136 and scored 187 (339b, 18x4, 3x6) runs. Arpit Vasavada took four wickets for 117 runs for Salgaocar SC.
In reply, Salgaocar SC started badly and lost wickets at regular intervals. At the draw of stumps, Amogh Bhatkal (4*) and Rohit Naik (0*) were at the crease. Satyajeet Bachhav and Ankit Dabas did most of the damage, taking three wickets each.
Brief scores
Sunny CC, 1st innings (overnight 371-8), 389 all out in 98.4 overs (Faiz Ahmed 143, Ganeshraj Narvekar 28 not out; Saurabh Dubey 6-125, Sherbahadur Yadav 3-76) vs Chowgule Sports Club, 1st innings, 256 for 6 in 79 overs (Ishank Jaggi 81 not out, Maninder Singh 39, Suraj Dongre 24, Pratham Singh 30, Saurabh Dubey 65, Ryan D’Souza 15 not out; Maliksab Shiroor 4-29, Ashish Yadav and Saurabh Bandekar 1 wkt each)
Geno CC, 1st innings (overnight 323-3), 450 for 7 decl. (Sumiran Amonkar 187, Ankit Dabas 45, Rajshekhar Harikant 33, Sunny Patel 19 not out; Arpit Vasavada 4-117, Kiran Adhav 1-124, Harshad Gadekar 1-49) vs Salgaocar SC, 1st innings 130 for 6 in 49 overs (Amogh Desai 20,
Rohan Belekar 40, Ameya Shrikhande 19, Arpit Vasavada 16, Keenan Vaz 21, Amogh Bhatkar 4 not out, Rohit Naik 0 not out; Satyajeet Bachhav 3-36, Ankit Dabas 3-18).
