Mandovi Boys Canacona Twenty20 champions

PANJIM: Mandovi Boys, Paingin defeated Mashem Cricket Club by two wickets in the final to emerge champions of the 6th Canacona T-20 cricket tournament organised by Mashem Cricket Club and Polem Cricket Club under the aegis of Goa Cricket Association and supported by Daya Pagi at Canacona, recently.

Batting first, Mashem Cricket Club scored 136 runs in 20 overs by losing seven wickets. Opening batsman Durgesh Prabhugaonkar scored 46 runs while Nikhil Lolayekar scored 32 runs and Yash Prabhugaonkar scored 28 runs.  
Captain Paver Bhandari of Mandovi Boys took 3/21 runs while Uday Shet Desai and Sandesh Naik took two wickets each. 
In their run chase, Mandovi Boys scored 140 runs in 18.2 overs by losing 8 wickets. Mahendra Velip scored 42 runs, Uday Shet Desai scored 32 while Edwin Carneiro scored not out 25 and a winning shot. 
Santosh Satarkar of MCC took three wickets while Durgesh Yash and Sanjay took one wicket each. 
The winners took home Rs 25,000 while runners-up had to be content Rs 15,000.
The prize distribution function was attended by Vallabh Tengse, sarpanch VP Poinginim as chief guest. Also present were Daya Pagi, former GCA member, President of Vijay Cricket Club Kishor Desai, Janardhan Bhandari, Sharendra Naik, Datta Lolayekar, Vishal Lolayekar. 
Sharendra Naik welcomed the guests while Daya Pagi proposed vote of thanks. Shashikant Painginkar compered.
Individual prizes were awarded to best bowler of the tournament Santosh Satarkar, best batsman Shivam Varik, man-of-the-match final and man-of-the-tournament Uday Shet Desai, fair play team Shri Krishna Sports Club, Talpan. 

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