PANJIM: Batting power play by Sher Bahadur Yadav and Robin D’Souza helped Geno to register five wickets victory over Sarvodaya Royals in Bandodkar League 2015 cricket tournament organised by Panjim Gymkhana at its ground, Campal-Panjim, on Thursday.
Sarvodaya Royals won the toss and elected to bat scoring 235 runs losing five wickets in 45 overs. Snehal Kauthankar 122 n.o laid the strong foundation for the team. Ishan Gadekar 33, Rajshekhar Harikant 23 and Saurabh Bandekar 19 also contributed.
Robin D’Souza 55-1, Sher Bahadur Yadav 46-2, Balkrishna Misquin 23-1 and Gajanan Azgaonkar 22-1 were at their best to contain the rivals.
In the reply, Geno easily managed to score the winning runs 239 for five wickets in 38.2 overs. Robin D’Souza 75 and Sher Bahadur Yadav 74 n.o. lifted the spirit of the team providing solid start. Aniket Desai 27, Balkrishna Misquin 17 n.o., Rahul Keni 20, Ninad Pawaskar 16 were the other batsmen who performed well.
Ryan D’Souza 37-2, Rohan Desai 38-2 and Ganesh Raj Narvekar 38-1 tried their best to rattle the rival batting lineup
On Tuesday, Salgaocar defeated Chowgule by 38 runs.
Salgaocar won the toss and elected to bat scoring 187 runs losing all wickets in 44.4 overs while Chowgule collapsed at 149 for all in 40.5 overs.
Brief score: Salgaocar 187/10 in 44.4 overs. Amog Desai 37, Hemant Shetgaokar 12, Kallol Maitra 39, Keenan Vaz 19, Deepraj Gaokar 30, Sufiyan Acam 18, Shadad Jakati 17. Shivprasad Purohit 30-2, Darshan Misal 38-2, Amit Yadav 32-4, Achit Shigwan 16-1.
Chowgule 149/10 in 40.5 overs. Suyesh Prabhudesai 41, Tushar Narvekar 16, Amit Yadav 45. Kevin D’Costa 18-1, Sagar Naik 29-1, Shadab Jakati 21-5, Malik Shirur 33-2, Amog Desai 19-1.
