RC Goa, Dempo Challengers Register Wins
Panaji: In the Panaji Gymkhana, organized PGML 5.0 cricket tournament RC Goa defeated Desserts N More Avengers by 5 wickets, while Dempo Challengers overcame Sun Estate Warriors by 7 wickets. The matches are being played at the Panaji Gymkhana ground in Campal.
In the first match of the day, Desserts N More Avengers, after being invited to bat first, were bowled out for 108 runs in 19.5 overs. Vikas Shetty top-scored with 50 runs off 36 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes. Muktiar Kadri contributed 24 runs. For RC Goa, Aryan Mashelkar delivered an impressive spell, claiming 3 wickets for just 16 runs.
RC Goa chased down the target in 11.3 overs, losing 5 wickets. Aryan also shone with the bat, scoring 31 runs off 25 balls. Captain Rajshekhar Harikant added 23 runs. Aryan Mashelkar was adjudged Player of the Match.
In the second match, Sun Estate Warriors batted first and were all out for 125 runs in 18.1 overs. Abhijit Bhandare played a blistering knock of 51 runs off just 20 balls, including 7 fours and 3 sixes, while Dhilan Shah added 28 runs. For Dempo Challengers, Aditya Angle and Prashant Pangam took 2 wickets each. Dempo Challengers chased down the target in 16.5 overs, scoring 126 for 3. Vedant Naik smashed 52 runs off 28 balls, including 3 fours and 4 sixes. Sameer Chodankar contributed 28 runs. Vedant Naik was named Player of the Match.
Brief Scorecards
Desserts N More Avengers– 108 all out in 19.5 overs
(Vikas Shetty 50, Muktiar Kadri 24, Suraj Pujari 12, Extras 5; Aryan Mashelkar 3/16, Rajshekhar Harikant 2/17, Ramnath Gaonkar 1/13, Dattesh Priolkar 1/7, Nakul Mhamal 1/14)
Lost to RC Goa – 114/5 in 11.3 overs (Aryan Mashelkar 31, Rajshekhar Harikant 23, Ramnath Gaonkar 19, Extras 7; Adhwaryu Mhamal 2/11, Mohan Kolkar 1/14, Muktiar Kadri 1/34)
Sun Estate Warriors – 125 all out in 18.1 overs
(Abhijit Bhandare 51, Dhilan Shah 28, Sachin Kenkre 7, Extras 6; Aditya Angle 2/27, Prashant Pangam 2/5, Ahaan Dayal 1/10, Rohit Mehta 1/17)
Lost to Dempo Challengers – 126/3 in 16.5 overs
(Vedant Naik 52, Sameer Chodankar 28, Vishesh Behl 15, Extras 16; Harsh Jethaji 1/18, Mehank Dharwadkar 1/20)






