Written by Intern Rency Gomes || Team Allycaral
Panaji: Power Panthers Porvorim, Dhadsakhal Stars, Oxford and Ghumteshwar emerged victorious in the Junior Cricket Championship organised by Oxford Cricket Club at SAG Ground, Chicalim and Arlem Ground.
At SAG Ground, Chicalim, Panajim Challengers batted first and posted 139 for 6 in 25 overs, powered by an unbeaten 80 from Vansh Kudtarkar. In response, Power Panthers chased down the target comfortably, scoring 140 for 2 in 20 overs. Samaan Manjrekar (55) and Sahil Metri (37) set up the victory with solid contributions. Samaan Manjrekar was adjudged Man of the Match.
In the second encounter at the same venue, AK Rangers scored 131 for 6 in 25 overs, with Ayush Gaonkar contributing 62. However, Dhadsakhal Stars made light work of the chase, reaching 132 for 3 in just 16.2 overs. Pranjal Singh’s 59 proved crucial, while Adeep Prabhu Misquin was named Man of the Match.
At Arlem Ground, Margao Cricket Club were restricted to 115 for 6 in 20 overs and suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Oxford. Oxford achieved the target comfortably, scoring 120 for 2 in 15.1 overs. Rumaan Mulam remained unbeaten on 43 and was declared Man of the Match.
In another closely fought contest, Ghumteshwar edged past Banjara Cricket Club by four runs. Ghumteshwar posted 133 for 6 in 25 overs, with Rehan Hubali top-scoring with 49 and Parth Sankpal contributing an unbeaten 21. Banjara were limited to 129 for 7 in their 25 overs despite Yash Naik’s 45. Parth Sankpal was named Man of the Match.
The tournament was inaugurated in the presence of Goa Ranji cricketer Darshan Misal as Chief Guest and senior Goa player Vinavi Gurav as Guest of Honour. Also present were Junior Cricket Championship President Romeen Bunty Mulam, JCC Mentor Sandip Naik and Treasurer Naresh Assoldekar.
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