Goemkarponn desk
Margao: Madgaon Royals have reached the semi-finals of the Alcon GSB Unity Cup T20 cricket tournament. They defeated Desserts N More Avengers by 3 wickets with 7 balls to spare on Saturday. With this win, they topped Group A. They have eight points from five games. Sanat Prabhudesai won the Man-of-the-Match award for his blistering 40-run knock.
Despite the defeat, the DnM Avengers’ challenge remains. Rangers are also in contention for the semi-finals from this group.
The tournament is being organised by Goa GSB Sports and Charitable Trust in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj.
Both matches were played at the MCC ground in Margao.
In another match of the competition, the Antuz Strikers ended their league campaign unbeaten. They had already secured a place in the semi-finals before this match. On Saturday, they defeated Sinq Rangers with 21 balls to spare and 5 wickets in hand. Venkat Biche was awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance. In Group B, they have 10 points from five matches with five wins. Sinq Rangers, Canacona Warriors and CQS Scoring Willows have a chance to reach the semi-finals from this group.
Brief Scorecard
Sinq Rangers 150 for 8 in 20 overs (Megh Netravalkar 36, Gaurav Gaitonde 29, Sairaj Dhond 18, Nandan Acharya 14-2, Venkat Biche 27-2, Saish Prabhu Desai and Kapil Sinai Borker 1 wicket each) lost to Antruz Strikers 154 for 5 in 16.3 overs (Venkat Biche 38, Pranav Biche 38, Prasheel Kamat 36, Sanat Mhapne 19-1, Suyash Kamat 39-1)
Desserts N More Avengers 138 for 6 in 20 overs (Kapil Angle 35, Siddhesh Amonkar 32, Manish Kakode 22, Aditya Dalal 13-1, Granthik Buyao 18-1, Vikram Gaitonde 24-1, Nimay Kamat 28-1) lost to Madgaon Royals 139 for 7 in 18.5 overs (Sanat Prabhudesai 40, Vikram Gaitonde 22, Samprabh Faldesai 20, Manish Kakode 12-2, Siddharth Ghanekar 23-2, Anish Kakode and Kapil Angle 1 wicket each)
