THE GOAN NETWORK
CANACONA
Young Maratha of Delem, Canacona won the Canacona taluka level tennis ball cricket tournament, organised by Mega Boys, Maiek, Loliem, at Kumegal ground, recently.
They defeated Krishna Boys Kumbegal, Painginim by just 4 runs.
After winning the toss, Young Maratha chose to bat first and scored 36 runs in the allotted 4 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Akhil Niraj and Bablu hit one six each. For Krishna Boys, Lewis and Sidhu took two wickets each while Gaurav and Grathik took one wicket each.
In reply, the Krishna Boys managed to score only 32 runs by losing 9 wickets and lost the match by 4 runs. Deepak Lewis and Grathik smashed one six each. For the Young Maratha, Rajat took 3 wickets while Bunty and Uday took two wickets each.
Along with the winners trophy, Young Maratha were awarded Rs 15,000 while Krishna Boys of Kumbegal-Poinguinim had to be content with Rs 10,000 and a yrophy. The awards were handed over by Bhavana Janardhan Bhandari, in the presence of panch members Sachin Naik (Loliem-Polem), Panch Pravir Bhandari (Painguinim).
Individual prizes: Best batsman: Sidharth Naik, man-of-the-tournament: Uday Shet, Highest Sixers: Sidharth Naik, Fair play team: Faskal Boys and upcoming team: Young Janasena.
