CANACONA
The semifinal line-up has been decided at the IX Shubham Naik Memorial inter-school cricket tournament with Nirankar HS, Tudal set to clash with Shradhanand V, Poinguinim, and Damodar Vidyalaya, Loliem playing Govt HS, Cotigao.
In the tournament organised by Canacona Sports Academy in association Mandovi Parivar, Tudal HS defeated St Anne’s Agonda by eight wickets in the quarterfinals while Damodar Vidyalaya, Loliem beat Nirankar Vidyalaya, Maxem by 4 wickets.
In the Nirakar vs Damodar match, the latter won the toss and put Nirakar in to bat. Abhishek 14 (14), Soham 8 (2), Vitesh 6 (5) and Dearikesh 9 (11) were the major contributors as Nirakar scored 52/7 in 10 overs. In reply, Damodar HS scored 53/3 in only 5 overs with scores from Akshay 18 (8), Ajay 7 (8) and Manish 6 (2) to win by 7 wickets.
In the other quarterfinal, Shradhanand Vidyalaya got the better of Government HS, Sadolxem while Govt HS Cotigao outwitted Shree Mallikarjun HS. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Shraddhanand HS scored 141/1 in 10 overs with solid knocks from Sushil 60 (26) and Nishad 45 (23). In reply, Sadolxem Govt HS were bundled out for 94 in 9.5 overs. Shradhanand HS won by 47 runs.
In the semifinals, Tudal HS will clash with Shradhanand Vidyalaya while Damodar Vidyalaya will clash with Govt HS Cotigao in the semifinals of the IX Shubham Naik Memorial inter-school cricket tournament organised by Canacona Sports Academy, in association with Mandovi Parivar, Paingin. Altogether 12 teams participated in the tournament.
