MARGAO: Riding on a superb unbeaten 66 by Aditya Suryavanshi, Bhatikar Model High School, Margao crushed Mother of Mercy High School, Vasco by huge margin of 85 runs to book their place in the final of 15th Mukund Trikkanad memorial inter-school cricket tournament organized by Margao Cricket Club (MCC), at Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium, here, on Wednesday.
Batting first, Bhatikar Model scored 124 for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
For Mother of Mercy HS, Hrityik was the most success bowler, scalping three for 24 runs.
In reply, Mother of Mercy HS were bundled out for 39 runs. Anish Madolkar and Kunal Naik Gaonkar were the pick of bowlers.
Brief score: Bhatikar Model HS, 124 for 8 in 20 overs (Aditya Suryavanshi 66 not out. Hritvik Nikalji 3-24, Pravin Racha 1-24) beat Mother of Mercy School, 39 all out in 12.3 overs (Hritvik Naik 18 runs. Anish Maddolkar 4-8, Kunal Naik Gaonkar 3-2, Omprit Chodankar 2-13, Sheel Pai Angle 1-14).
On Tuesday, Almeida High School, Ponda defeated Vidyamandir High School, Chicalim by 15 runs to enter the quarter-final.
Batting first, AJ de Almeida HS scored 111 for 9 in the allotted 20 overs and restricted Vidyamandir at 96 for 9 in 20 overs.
Brief score: Almeida HS, 111 for 9 in 20 overs (Ravi Dhareshwar 34, Sanath Prabhu 30, Ghanshyam Tari 11 not out. Jaiprakash Virnodkar 2-21, Chetan Harmalkar 2-16, Mahindra Pagdala 1-21) beat Vidyamandir, 96 for 9 in 20 overs (Chetan Harmalkar 36, Chirag Patel 12 runs. Ghanshyam Tari 2-14, Vignesh Manjikar 1-15).
