BRIEF SCORES
Goa 120 (Mrunal Naik 23, Shaurya Chodankar 20, Ishant Tivekar 19, Tanishq Naik 15; Yash Trivedi 6-20) vs Baroda (A) 62/6 (Abhay Singh 13*, Vandan Patel 7*; Mrunal Naik 3-7)
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PANAJI
Goa gained the upper hand against Baroda (A) on the opening day of the All India U-16 Late JY Lele Invitational Two-Day Cricket Tournament at the BCA Stadium B Ground on Friday.
Goa were bowled out for 120 in 52.1 overs before restricting Baroda to 62 for six in 39 overs, leaving the hosts 58 runs behind with four wickets in hand.
Mrunal Naik top-scored for Goa with 23, while Shaurya Chodankar made 20, Ishant Tivekar 19 and Tanishq Naik 15. Yash Trivedi was the pick of the Baroda bowlers, claiming six wickets for 20 runs, while Ayush Patel took two for 20.
Goa's bowlers then made life difficult for Baroda's batsmen, with Mrunal Naik returning impressive figures of three for seven. Tanishq Naik, Samarth Dhulapkar and Sparsh Gawas took a wicket each.
Baroda's Abhay Singh remained unbeaten on 13, while Vandan Patel was not out on seven at stumps.
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