PANJIM: The Goa boys and girls booked semi-finals berth on the third day of the ongoing 23rd Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship at Nagpur, on Monday.
In the boys quarter-final against Odisha, Goa registered 26 runs win. Batting first, Goa scored 60 runs losing six wickets in 8 overs. Kedar 27, Akshay 14 and Somesh 10 were the highest runs getters.
Chasing the score, Odisha were bundled out at 34 runs losing five wickets in 8 overs. For Goa, Akshay took three wickets while Arjun took one.
Earlier, in pre-quarterfinal against Punjab, Goa won by seven wickets. Punjab scored 22/7 in 8 overs. Kedar 2/6, Shambhu 2/ 16. Goa 23/1 in 1.2 overs. Vishwas 14.
In last league match against Western UP, Goa registered 29 runs win. Goa scored 60/5 in 6 overs. Ulpat 20, Chitra 10, Akshay 7. Western UP 31/7 in overs. Shambhu 2/4, Akshay 1/7 and Arjun 1/5.
In the girls quarter-final with Jharkhand, Goa won by eight wickets. Jharkhand scored 20/6 in 8 overs. Pranita 3/6, Madhu 2/4. Goa 23/0 in 1.2 overs. Sonali 6, Clency 11.
In the last league match, Uttarakhand won by four wickets. Goa scored 53/4runs in 8 overs. Pranita 14, Sonali 10 and Oshine 10. Uttarakhand 54/4 in 7.3 overs. Pranita 2/9. Goa top the Group C and entered quarters on better average. Goa plays both semi-finals on Tuesday.
