PANJIM: RC Goa and Priority Titans scored important win each in their respective outings in the 3rd Panjim Gymkhana Members League T20 tournament at Panjim Gymkhana ground, Campal, here, on Friday.
RC Goa rode on a fantastic all-round show by their skipper and Man of the Match, Harshad Gadekar (2/13 & 40 not out) to shock leaders Desserts N’More Avengers by five wickets and move into the fourth position in the table. Earlier, Priority Titans tasted their first victory of the league in their fourth match, against Baale Tigers, who suffered their fourth loss and are now out of contention of the qualifiers.
The pick of the contest of the Republic Day action was the clash of Desserts N’More Avengers and RC Goa, who had suffered two losses and won one game in previous outings.
Needing to win on Friday to keep their qualification chances in their own hands, RC Goa faced a daunting task with the Avengers being on a winning streak of two games.
Electing to bat first, Desserts N’More Avengers posted a challenging total of 152 all out in 20 overs. RC Goa were off to a sluggish start and required nearly 10 runs an over from the half-way stage. With 30 runs required off the last two overs, Harshad Gadekar launched a blistering flurry of sixers, hitting three consecutive maximums in the second-last over before finishing the job 153/5 on the third ball of the last over to send his team-mates into ecstacy.
Earlier in the day, Priority Titans won the toss and batted first to post a huge total of 171/9.
In reply, Baale Tigers could manage 156/8 as they were pegged back at regular intervals and failed to generate the momentum for a successful chase.
Bikash Basumatary, DGM of SBI and Sandeep Naik were the guests at the presentation ceremony and presented the man-of-the-match award and Orange Cap.
