MARGAO
Delite Titans beat Pai Khot Fighters by 4 wickets and 3 balls to spare in a thrilling contest of the Desserts n More +45 Veterans Sarsangan Cricket Series at Arlem Cricket ground, to keep their aspirations alive of making it to the finals.
Put in to bat first, Pai Khot Fighters put up 150/3 in 20 overs with useful contribution from Sarvesh Kamat (18) and Sudesh Prabhudesai (18). The highlight of the innings was the batting of their skipper Rasik Pai Khot (40*) and Laxmikant Kurade (45) who put on 76 runs in 52 balls for the 3rd wicket. A late burst by Paresh Prabhudesai (15*) helped the Pai Khot Fighters to post 150/3.
For Delite Titans, Sandesh Bambolkar (1-18), Yatin Kaisare (1-19) and Siddhesh Bodke (1-20) were the successful bowlers.
In reply, Delite Titans were off to a decent start putting on 34 in 30 balls for the opening wicket, thanks to Yatin Kaisare (12) and Sanjay Netravalkar (49). In a match of fluctuating fortunes, Amith Kamat and Sudesh Prabhudesai picked 2 wickets each to get the Fighters back into the match. But some sensible batting mixing caution with aggression by Sachin Kenkre (25), Pradip Shetye (26*) and Samrudh Hegde Desai (15) took the Delite Titans home with 3 balls to spare. The successful bowlers for Pai Khot Fighters were Amith Kamat (2-24), Sudesh Prabhudesai (2-28), Rasik Pai Khot (1-17) and Sarvesh Kamat (1-22).
Sanjay Netravalkar of Delite Titans was awarded the Desserts n More Man of the Match award by Sudin Karmali and Rasik Pai Khotin the presence of Gomakant Mahambrey.
