SANGUEM: Rohit Cricketers, Vasco defeated Siddhivinayak, Usgao by 8 wickets to emerge champs of the Sunshine Trophy all-India Tennis ball cricket tournament organised by Sunshine Cricketers of Bendwada – Sanguem, at Govt. Ground, Sanguem, recently.
Put to bat, Siddhivinayak Cricketers scored 43 for 7 in allotted 6 overs with Mitesh Darbat doing most of the damage as he claimed 4 wickets for just 3 runs. In reply, Rohit Cricketers achieved the target in 4.2 overs with 8 more wickets in hand.
Earlier, Rohit Cricketers defeated Goa Police by 6 runs while Siddhivinayak Cricketers overcome Amazing Margao by 12 runs on the way to final.
The winners were richer by 2,11,000 and a trophy, runners with 1,21,000 and a trophy while losing semi-finalists were given 50,000 each. Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar was the chief guest and gave away the prizes in the presence of MLA Digamber Kamat, Deepak Prabhu Pauskar and Prasad Gaonkar.
Score in brief: Semi- finals – Rohit Cricketers, 96 for 5 in 10 overs (Bilal Shaikh 32, Bunty Patel 26 runs. Sandesh Thakur 2-6, Apali Kalangutkar 1-17) beat Goa Police, 90 for 5 in 10 overs (Samarth Gawas 27, Chandrakant Ghadi 24 runs. Mitesh Darbar 1-15, Aniket Sanam 1-22). Man-of-the-Match: Bilal Shaikh (Rohit Cricketers).
Siddhivinayak, 84 for 7 in 10 overs (Omkar Desai 18, Vijay Pawle 15 runs. Naresh Asoldekar 3-17, Vicky Desai 2-19) beat Amazing Margao, 77 for 8 in 10 overs (Amit Naik 16, Naresh Assoldekar 20 runs. Anas 3-8, Tukaram Konche 2-13). Man-of-the-Match: Omkar Desai (Siddhivinayak).
Finals- Siddhivinayak, 43 for 7 in 8 overs (Vijay Pawle 14 not out, Ejaj Kureshi 10 runs. Mitesh Darbar 4-3, Sibban Shaikh 2-15) lost to Rohit Cricketers, 45 for 2 in 4.2 overs (Shahid Shaikh 24, Bilal Shaikh 9 runs. Tukaram Konche 1-10, Vijay Pawle 1-7). Man-of-the-Match: Mitesh Darbar (Rohit Cricketers).
