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PANJIM: Priority Titans won by 8 wickets and Madgaon Royal Warriors by 39 runs in the Friendship Shield 2025 T20 cricket tournament played at SK ground, Malkarnem-Canacona, recently.
Batting first, Rangers scored 148/8 in 20 overs. (Sudhir Shet 31, Roshan Naik 24, Amod Borkar 24).
For Priority Titans, Ved Mahambre (3/26) and Siddharth Ghanekar (2/25) took the wickets.
In reply, Priority Titans scored 153/2 in 12.2 overs. (Ved Mahambre 77, Pranav Biche 27). For Rangers, Vishal Kadam (1/33) and Siddhant Amonkar (1/42) were the best.
Ved Mahambre got the Shin player-of -the-match award from Abhishek Goyal. Vaibhav Naik got Cafe 108 Game Changer of the match.
In another match, batting first, Madgaon Royal Warriors scored 142/10 in 19.3 overs. (Damodar Patnekar 83). For SC United Divine Boys, Vishant Toraskar (4/16) and Pratik Desai (2/18).
SC United Divine Boys managed to score 103/10 in 16.4 overs. (Vishant Toraskar 24) topped scored. For Madgaon Royal Warriors, Shaunit Sawardekar (3/9), Siddesh Pandit (3/16) Damodar Patnekar got the Shin player-of–the-match award from Omkar Pai Khot.
Shaunit and Siddesh got the Cafe 108 game changer of the match.
After the end of two rounds of league stage matches, Tridents CC, Madgaon Royal Warriors, Vetal Maharudra Cricketers and Curtorim Warriors are in joint lead with four points each.
In the earlier matches, Vetal Maharudra Cricketers won by 8 wickets.
Batting first, Pinaki Panthers scored 228/7 in 20 overs. Aryan Khutkar 92 runs with 10 fours and 6 sixes, Deval Karmali 26, Lavesh Velip 23.
For Vetal Maharudra Cricketers, Peter Fernandes (2/36), Raviraj Tilve (2/46) were the best.
Vetal Maharudra Cricketers opening batsman started the run chase with partnership of 142 runs in 10 overs. Monu Sharma scored 75 runs with 6 fours and 7 sixes, while Tejesh Sawant scored 69 runs with 8 fours and 4 sixes. Then Peter Fernandes (48) and Raahil Naik (22) helped the team to successfully complete the run chase. Vetal Maharudra Cricketers scored 234/2 in 16.2 overs.
For Pinaki Panthers, Sagar Byadigi and Dattaraj Fondekar got one wicket each. Peter Fernandes got the Shin player-of-the-match award. Monu Sharma got the Cafe 108 game changer of the match.
Tridents CC and Pinaki Panthers registered victories. Tridents CC won by 8 wickets. Batting first, Young Stars of Moula scored 137/8 (Yash Gadekar 37, Anand Adhikari 25). For Tridents CC, Sujay Fadte (4/18), Siddhant Kunde (2/25). Tridents CC scored 138/2 in 16 overs (Darshan Karekar 61, Bansil Pandya 39).
For Young Stars of Moula, Yash Manjekar (2/25) was the best. Sujay Fadte got the Shin player-of -the-match award from Sanjay Naik. Darshan Karekar got the Cafe 108 Game Changer of the match.
In the second match, Pinaki Panthers won by 2 runs. Batting first, Pinaki Panthers scored 195/7 (Vaibhav Velip 64, Deval Karmali 52). For Knight Archers, Aryan Bhagat (3/21) and Krishnakant Hegde (2/29).
Knight Archers scored 193/9 (Pravin Gawas 72, Vrushabh Kuncolienkar 27). For Pinaki Panthers, Uddhav Naik (3/24) and Lavesh Velip (2/43) took the wickets.
Vaibhav Velip got the Shin player-of-the-match award from Sarvesh Prabhugaonkar. Uddhav Naik got the Cafe 108 Game Changer of the match.
Curtorim Warriors won by one wicket against United Divine Boys.
Curtorim Warriors won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, United Divine Boys lost first three wickets for 43 runs, out of which Manjunath Rathod from Curtorim Warriors got two wickets.
Siddharth Desai (76) and Rajdeep Fatarpekar (35) of United Divine Boys helped the team to put up 159/3 in 20 overs.
Chasing 160, Curtorim Warriors lost wickets at regular intervals and were 86/9 with contribution from Vaibhav (21) and Ditendra Naik (18). Rohit kholkar got the three wickets of top order batsman of Curtorim Warriors.
Needing 74 more to win, Manjunath Rathod (42) and Viraj Vaigankar (19) helped their team to win the match with partnership of 77 runs. Manjunath Rathod got the Shin player-of-the-match award, while Viraj Vaigankar secured the Cafe 108 game changer of the match.