PANJIM: A century each by Vikas Desai and Atish Varpe guided Iqbal XI to register a 22 runs win over Nayal Borim in the elite group match of 34th Nanda J. Lolyekar cricket tournament organised by Mashem Cricket Club, at Nirakar Maidan Dapot, Mashem-Canacona, on Sunday.
Nayal Borim won the toss and elected to field. Splendid batting by Vikas Desai 165 n.o. (4×16, 6×10) off 85 balls and Atish Varpe 111 runs (4×13, 6×2) laid the foundation for Iqbal XI to score 324 runs losing six wickets in allotted 35 overs in their innings. Stanley Fernandes claimed 5/46 for Nayal Borim.
In reply, Nayal Borim managed to score 302 losing all wickets in 34.4 overs. Nilesh Patil 59, Darshan Patil 49, Jagannivas Patil 50 and Ravindra Rawat 44 were the highest run getters. Atish Varpe also shined in the bowling department claiming two wickets. Sachin Bukkam claimed three while Santosh Upadhye took two wickets.
The next match will be played between Margao Cricket Club and host Mashem Cricket Club on February 14.
