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CURCHOREM: Raunak Cricketers, Mapusa & Lapaz Garden CC, Vasco will clash in the final of the 9th Babu Brothers leather ball cricket tournament in memory of ex Ranji cricketer Rajesh Ghodge and played at SAG Sports Complex ground – Curchorem on Friday.
In the first semis, Raunak Cricketers defeated Maratha Warriors by 18 runs while in the second semis Lapaz Gardens CC defeated Dazzling Boys by 13 runs.
Score in brief: Raunak Cricketers, 123 for 9 in 20 overs (Rajesh Dabholkar 29, Rupesh Ajgaonkar 20 no, Abdul Salam, Utkarsh Pokle & Gaurang Dhuri 14 runs each. Kaushal Hattangadi 3-27, Maliksab Shirur 2-26, Yogesh Kavthankar & Sagar Sawant 1 wkt each) beat Maratha Warriors, 105 all out in 19.4 overs (Maliksab Shirur 19, Rajan Dhamsekar 18, Sumiran Amonkar 17, Mohit Redkar 16 runs. Nikesh Panjikar 3-25, Rajesh Vaigankar 2-5, Rupesh Ajgaonkar 2-24, Amulya Pandrekar 1-12).
Man of the match – Rupesh Ajgaonkar (Raunak Cricketers).
Lapaz Gardens CC, 151 for 3 in 18 overs (Suraj Dongre 81 no, Vishwajeet Fadte 26, Sayed Badizumma 24 no. runs. Somesh Prabhudesai 2-17, Ninad Pawaskar 1-30) beat Dazzling Boys, 138 all out in 17.4 overs (Aniket Desai 52, Somesh Prabhudesai 25, Prathamesh Gawas 20 runs. Unnikrishna 3-24, Harish Naik 1-17, Dheeraj Narvekar 1-18, Sayed Badizumma 1-22).
Man of the match – Suraj Dongre (Lapaz Gardens CC).
