PANJIM: Dempo Challengers and Prescon Panthers registered wins in their respective matches in the 3rd Panjim Gymkhana Members League T20 tournament played at Panjim Gymkhana ground, Campal, here, on Saturday.
Prescon moved at the second position in the points table after a dominant six-wicket win over Priority Titans in their last league outing. Dempo are currently third with their final league match coming up against leaders Manas Mavericks on Sunday. All three teams have eight points each in their kitty. The fourth team to make it to the knock-out stage is Desserts N’More Avengers, who finished with six points from six games.
RC Goa suffered a heavy 99-run defeat to Dempo Challengers today and finished fifth with six points and a negative NRR.
Electing to bat first, Dempo Challengers batters put in their best effort to raise a strong total of 165/8. Towering opener Vijay Shankar Nagarajan hammered 40 runs with the help of three boundaries and three sixes setting the tone for a resolute display by the Challengers, who had struggled to bat well in the previous matches. At the other end, Niraj Lotlekar contributed 35 runs mixing caution and aggression while hitting five boundaries.
In reply, RC Goa failed to click as a batting unit with Purle Cap holder Shekhar Amonkar taking two wickets in the first over itself. He returned figures of 317 to take his tournament tally to 10 wickets.
In the next match, Prescon Panthers chased down Priority Titans’ total of 124/6 with ease playing aggressively with an eye on the Net Run Rate. They reached 126/4 with four overs to spare.
