Bodhan Dessai of Oxford receives the Man of the Match award from Hemant Angle.
MARGAO
Bogda Youth Cricket Academy and Oxford Cricket Academy registered convincing victories in the ongoing 1st All Goa U-14 Exposure Cricket Tournament, held at the Konkan Railway Cricket Ground, Margao.
In the morning match, Bogda Youth defeated My Cricket Academy by 8 wickets. Batting first, My Cricket Academy posted 142/3 in 20 overs, powered by a solid unbeaten 60 from Arjun Patil, with contributions from Vansh Kudtarkar (22) and Shaurya Chodankar (14). For Bogda, Mohammed Abbas, Farhan Shaikh, and Samrat Naik picked up a wicket each.
In response, Bogda chased down the target in 18.5 overs, with a match-winning 78 by Farhan Shaikh, supported by Anay Lakhani (25) and Mohammed Abbas (23 not out). Sahil Gaonkar and Svanik Lotliker took a wicket each for My Cricket Academy.
In the afternoon match, Oxford Cricket Academy outclassed SNCA by 59 runs. After electing to bat, Oxford posted 120/4 in 15 overs, with key knocks from Bodhan Dessai (26 not out) and Vardaan Behl (22). Achintya Garg impressed with the ball for SNCA, taking 3/13.
In reply, SNCA managed only 61/7 in their 15 overs, with Sadanand Lamani (23) fighting a lone battle. Bodhan Dessai and Mubarak Tadapatri were instrumental with the ball, claiming two wickets each to seal the win for Oxford.
