THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
Vijaya Cricket Academy (Belgaum) and Sportsweek CC (Goa) easily beat their opponents Jaipur CA by 137 runs and Lucknow CA by 61 runs at Agonda and Fatorda grounds respectively.
At SAG Agonda, Sportsweek Skipper Sanat Prabhudesai was lucky with the coin again and promptly elected to bat. On a beautiful pitch, the Sportsweek openers Kaushal Singh (64) and Sanath Nevgi(32) made merry as they stitched an opening stand of 79. Sanath Prabhudesai (41) with Pushpadeep Kossambe (20 n.o) made sure that Sportsweek reached a comfortable score of 228 for 9 in 45 overs.
Left arm spinner, Nitin Barala followed his six wickets yesterday with another impressive three-wicket haul today as he was the cynosure of everybody's eyes.
Sportsweek spinners spun a web on the Jaipur batsmen with Arya Rajput (2 for 19)and Saiesh Satardekar (2 for 14) on the forefront with Tushar Kudnekar impressing with his cutters to finish with 3 for 13. The visitors from the Pink City innings folded up for 90 in 26 overs.
Meanwhile, at SAG Fatorda in a low scoring match, on a bowler friendly pitch, Vijaya CA caused an upset defeating Lucknow CA by 61 runs having posted only 128 batting first.
Lucknow CA started its campaign with apolb in the first session, as Amit Yadav (5 for 59) Ayush Kumar (3 for 23) and Ashwani Jha (1 for 1) played their part to bundle out the strong VCA for a paltry 128. Only Sandesh Puri (79) held the innings together while the others could not cross double figures.
Chasing a paltry total, the Belgaum bowlers were all over the Lucknow batsmen by bowling a tight length and giving nothing away. Mayankraj Patil (4 for 18) and diminutive leg spinner Manikant Buttigar (5 for 14) finished the match in Belgaum’s favour as Lucknow folded up for 67.
Sportsweek play Lucknow at Agonda today while Nasik CA will take on Jaipur CA at Fatorda.
