MARGAO
The MCL 11 T20 cricket tournament witnessed two exciting contests at the MCC Ground, Margao, where MCC Royals and MCC Knights emerged victorious in their respective matches.
In the first match MCC Royals defeated MCC Warriors by 46 runs. MCC Royals put up a strong batting performance, posting 178 for 7 in 20 overs.
In reply, MCC Warriors were bundled out for 132 in 19.5 overs, falling short by 46 runs. Chirag Naik delivered a brilliant spell to earn the Man of the Match award.
In the afternoon encounter, MCC Knights beat MCC Masters by 2 wickets. MCC Masters, batting first, posted 180 for 7 in 20 overs.
MCC Knights chased the target successfully, scoring 184 for 8 in 19.3 overs to seal a thrilling 2-wicket victory. A fine all-round show from Siddharth Ghanekar earned him the Man of the Match award.
BRIEF SCORECARD
1st match
MCC Royals 178/7 in 20 overs : (Samrudh Bharne 33, Vijay 31, Raghuvir Gharse 38, Venkat Biche 27. Kapil Angle 3/24, Raghuvir Kuncolienkar 1/23, Vasudev Kundaiker 1/24) Won VS
MCC Warriors 132 all out in 19.5 overs : (Vikas Shetty 24, Vasudev Kundaiker 14. Chirag Naik 3/22, Aditya Angle 2/24, Abhishek Goyal 2/19)
2nd match
MCC Masters 180/7 in 20 overs ( Dr. Sunny Kamat 40, Sudhir Kenkre 29, Angad Painginkar 30*. Siddharth Ghanekar 2/24, Shaunit Sawardekar 2/21, Dinesh Pai 1/40, Vinay Sambari 1/30) Lost to MCC Knights 184/8 in 19.3 overs (Ameet Kakode 29, Siddharth Ghanekar 37, Suraj Hirani 38*. Dr. Prasad Ghode 2/32, Dr. Satyesh Kamat 1/25, Dr. Sunny Kamat 1/28, Vikrant Prabhu 1/37)