PANAJI
Risers and 18 Juners registered victories in their respective matches of the Advocates Cricket League (ACL) on Monday at the Chicalim ground in Vasco. While it was the opening match of the season for Risers, 18 Juners recorded their second successive win.
In the first match of the day, Risers defeated Legal Titans by five wickets. Batting first, Legal Titans posted 124 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Risers chased down the target with 125 runs for the loss of five wickets in 17.1 overs. Opener Kalpesh Kamat starred for Risers with a fluent 42 off 30 balls, which included six boundaries and a six.
The second match turned out to be a closely fought contest. Lawyer Challengers, batting first, scored 165 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. In response, 18 Juners reached the target in the final over, scoring 168 for five in 19.5 overs. Opener Nikhil Ganpule anchored the chase with a well-crafted 53 off 48 balls to guide his team to victory.
Earlier, on Sunday, 18 Juners and United Brothers registering victories in their respective opening matches.
In the first encounter, 18 Juners defeated Lotlikar Lions by 15 runs. Kashinath Posnaik was adjudged Man of the Match for his all-round performance, scoring 14 runs and picking up three wickets for 25 runs.
In the second match, United Brothers edged past Lawyer Challengers by three wickets. United Brothers’ Dattaraj Parab was named Man of the Match after a brilliant unbeaten knock of 73 runs off 49 balls, which included eight fours and a six.
Advocates Cricket League president Adv. Iftikhar Agha briefed the gathering about the tournament. The inauguration ceremony was graced by the chief guest, Irshad Agha, Principal District and Sessions Judge, North Goa. Civil Judge (Junior Division), JMFC Margao, Adv. Sabino Braganza, attended as the guest of honour. Also present were Adv. S. N. Joshi, Adv. Gajanan Korgaonkar, SAG officer Prajyot Chodankar, senior advocate Saresh Lotlikar, among others.
BRIEF SCORES
18 Juners 144/9 in 20 overs (Viraj Tar 37, Abhay Rivonkar 21, Sahish Mahambrey 19, Extras 17; Chetan Sangelkar 2/25, Sunil Bugde 1/25, Pankaj Naik 1/25, Ramkrishna Shetye 1/20)
defeated Lotlikar Lions 129/9 in 20 overs (Aditya Naik 29, Prashant Borkar 25, Ramkrishna Shetye 18, Extras 19; Kartik Panchal 3/20, Kashinath Posnaik 3/25, Viraj Tar 1/17, Akshay Vengurlekar 1/30, Krishnakant Hegde Desai 1/12)
Lawyer Challengers 148/7 in 20 overs (Shailesh Redkar 51, Dattaprasad Shirodkar 43, Extras 20; Mylen D’Souza 3/26, Dattaraj Parab 1/29, Siddhesh Bhaip 1/14, Raghu Parab 1/19, Sanket Salgaonkar 1/12) lost to United Brothers 149/7 in 19.3 overs (Dattaraj Parab not out 73, Raghu Parab 26, Dattaraj Gawas 25, Extras 13; Dattaprasad Shirodkar 2/24, Achit Shigwan 3/10, Parag Veluskar 1/10, Harsh Mashelkar 1/26)
