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Snehal Kavthankar starred with a 95-run knock as Lapaz Gardens Cricket Club, Vasco beat Raunak Cricketers, Mapusa by 80 runs to clinch the Babu Brothers cricket tournament in the final at SAG ground, Curchorem on Sunday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lapaz Gardens CC scored 199 for 4 in the allotted 18 overs with Snehal Kavthankar and Suraj Dongre smashing superb half-centuries. Later, Lapaz Gardens bowlers restricted Raunak Cricketers to 119 for 6.
Lapaz Gardens CC were awarded a winning prize of Rs 60,000 and a trophy, while Raunak Cricketers received a prize of Rs 40,000 and a trophy. Sayed Badizumma of Lapaz Gardens was awarded a two-wheeler bike as the Man of the series award, while Snehal Kavthankar was adjudged as the Man of the match. Prasad Gaonkar, MLA of Sanguem, was the chief guest and handed over the prizes.
Brief scores: Lapaz Gardens CC, 199 for 4 in 18 overs (Snehal Kavthankar 95, Suraj Dongre 57, Sayed Badizumma 19, Sherbahadur Yadav 19 not out; Vaman Parab 3-47, Akhil Shetye 1-38) beat Raunak Cricketers, 119 for 6 in 18 overs (Rahul Mehta 36, Amulya Pandrekar 21, Rajshekhar Harikant 19, Abdul Salam 13; Sarfaraz Nawaz 3-14, Sayed Badizumma 2-21, Tushar Narvekar 1-7).
