PANAJI
Rangers beat Margao Royals by five wickets and Sinq Rangers defeated Antruz Rising Stars by eight wickets in the Alcon GSB Unity Cup organised by Goa GSB Sports and Charitable Trust, in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj, on Sunday. Both the matches were played at the Panaji Gymkhana ground.
In the morning session, Madgaon Royals scored 142 all out in 20 overs before Rangers chased down the target with the loss of five wickets in 19.2 overs. Aditya Dalal top-scored for Margao with 24 runs. In reply, openers Yash Prabhugaonkar(40) and Amod Borkar(38) helped Rangers win the match with their valuable contributions. Amod Borkar won the Man of the Match award.
The match in the afternoon session was a one-sided affair. Antruz Rising Stars were bowled out for 90 in 16.2 overs by Sinq Rangers. Sinq Rangers then chased down the target in 11 overs with 8 wickets to spare two. Ved Mhambre (38) and captain Samruddha Bharne (24 not out ) contributed significantly to the team's victory. Sanath Mhapne was adjudged man of the match for his 3 wickets.
After the end of the first week of the tournament, each team played one match each. Mapusa Dream Crushers, Desserts N More Avengers and Rangers are the top three finishers in Group A. In Group B, Sinq Rangers, Knight Archers and Antruz Strikers are in the top three with one win each.
Brief scores: Madgaon Royals: 142 all out in 20 overs (Aditya Dalal 24, Mahendra Audi 23, Damodar Pai Patnekar 21, Amod Borkar 14-2, Raunak Nargundkar 15-2, Sudesh Prabhudesai 22-2, Siddhant Amonkar 17-1) lost to Rangers 146 for 5 in 19.2 overs (Yash Prabhugaonkar 40, Amod Borkar 38, Samar Dubhashi 27, Samprabh Faldesai 25-1, Granthik Buyao 12-1, Aditya Dalal 20-1)
Antruz Rising Stars: 90 all out in 16.2 overs (Bhushan Kamat Bambolkar 24, Devkinandan Prabhu 12, Pratosh Pilgaonkar 11, Sanath Mhapne 16-3, Ved Mahambre 0-2, Megh Netravalkar 8-1, Suyash Kamat 10-1, Gaurav Gaitonde 13-1) lost to Sinq Rangers: 94 for 2 in 11 overs (Ved Mahambre 38, Samruddha Bharne 24, Sanat Mhapane 14 not out, Aniket Kamat 11-1).
