CANACONA
Royal Warriors stamped their authority in Group A of the Canacona Media Chasak 3.0, winning four league matches at the SAG Grounds, Agonda, to maintain an unbeaten run.
The three-day tournament began with an exciting opening match as Cancon Titans defeated Parvati Parivar by 7 wickets. Batting first, Parvati Parivar scored 67/5 in 5 overs, but Titans’ Adarsh played a blistering innings of 33 not out off 11 balls, guiding his side to 70/3 with a ball to spare. Adarsh was named Man of the Match.
The tournament was inaugurated by Babesh Borkar, President of the Canacona Patrakar Sangh, along with other members of the press fraternity.
In Group A action, Royal Warriors were in commanding form: Royal Warriors 75/2 (4.2 overs) beat Hand Fighters 69/6 (5 overs) by 8 wickets – *MoM Uday Dessai 29. Royal Warriors 73/2 (3.3 overs) beat Parvati Parivar 69/5 (5 overs) by 8 wickets – MoM Punaji Kalangutkar 41 off 11 balls. Royal Warriors 73/5 (5 overs) beat Cancon Titans 71/4 (5 overs) by 5 wickets – MoM Punaji Kalangutkar 44 off 17 balls*. Royal Warriors 94/4 (f) beat Mandovi Parivar 49/8 (5 overs) by 45 runs – MoM 40/13
Other notable results in Group A included: Cancon Titans 88/1 (5 overs) beat Mandovi Parivar 65/3 (5 overs) by 23 runs – MoM Adarsh 64 off 21 balls*
Mandovi Parivar 69/6 (5 overs) beat Hand Fighters 66/2 (5 overs) by 3 runs – MoM Suraj Gawde 31 off 9 balls
Parvati Parivar 79/7 (5 overs) beat Mandovi Parivar 66/6 (5 overs) by 13 runs – MoM Pasha 4/16 (2 overs)
Hand Fighters 83/2 (5 overs) beat Cancon Titans 77/5 (5 overs) by 6 runs – MoM Abhay 42 off 13 balls*
The final Group A league match between Parvati Parivar and Hand Fighters was postponed due to bad light and will be played on Sunday.
Group B matches, featuring Young Chanakya, Jana Sena, Shivneri Strikers, Faskali Boys, and Palolem Warriors, are scheduled for Saturday, with semifinals and the final set for Sunday.
