MARGAO
Ultracon Madgaon Royals beat Delite Titans by 9 wickets and 6.5 overs to spare in the Desserts n More Sarsangan Super Series Cricket, at Arlem cricket ground.
Put in to bat and having lost Deval Karmali on the very second ball, Delite Titans staged a recovery with a 54 run partnership for the second wicket in 39 balls through Avinash Kossambe (23) and Arsh Sardesai (28). However, the introduction of the off spinner Shaunit Sawardekar immediately paid dividends as the Titans lost wickets in a heap to be reduced to 66-6 in 11 overs, with most of the batters not even managing double figures.
Only some rear guard batting from Pradip Shetye (14) and Shridhar Keni (15 not out) helped Delite Titans reach 110 as they got bowled out in 17.5 overs. Shaunit Sawardekar picked 3-13 and received good support from Rohan Audi 2-19, Sudhir Kenkre 1-4, Akhil Nadkarni 1-23 and Vikram Gaitonde 1-26.
In reply, Ultracon Madgaon Royals got off to an electrifying start through their skipper Damodar Pai Patnekar 52 (34 balls) and Gaurish Shenvi Lotlikar 32 not out (36 balls) who put on 75 in 9 overs. Vikram Gaitonde 18 not out (10 balls) along with Gaurish made lightwork of the target as they cantered home with 9 wickets and 6.5 overs to spare, making 112-1 in 13.1 overs
Damodar Pai Patnekar shared with Shaunit Sawardekar the Desserts n More Man of the Match medal and the Estilo Moderno Realty Man of the Match trophy along with a cash prize of Rs.2000. The presentation was done by Meghana Ashesh Dukle, Neha Dukle, Richa Kamat, Tanvi Prabhugaonkar and Prutha Gaitonde in the presence of Gomakant Mahambrey.
