– Sinq Rangers in Semi-Finals
– Mapusa’s Dream Still Alive
– Alcon GSB Unity Cup T-20
Margao: CQS Scoring Willows and Mapusa Dream Crushers defeated Canacona Warriors and Madgaon Super Strikers respectively in the Alcon GSB Unity Cup T20 cricket tournament on Sunday. Despite winning by 18 runs, CQS’s challenge was over. Despite a huge win with 6 wickets and 36 balls to spare, Dream Crushers dream of getting to Semis still hangs by thread.
The tournament is being organized by Goa GSB Sports and Charitable Trust in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj. Both matches were played at the MCC ground in Margao.
With Margao Royals already in the semi-finals from Group A. Only one spot is remaining, With Sunday’s win, the Mapusa Dream Crushers finished second in the group. Fourth-placed Rangers and bottom-placed Mathagram Warriors will meet on May 20. If Rangers win this match, Rangers will advance to the semi-finals with 8 points dashing Mapusa Dream Crushers Hopes. If they lose, however, their challenge will be over.
CQS scoring Willows needed to restrict the Canacona Warriors’ innings to 107 or fewer to advance from Group B to the semifinals. But they couldn’t do that. Despite the win, CQS scoring Willows (0.509) had six points, similar to The Sinq Rangers, but their challenge in the competition was cut short by a low net run rate. Sinq Rangers (0.759) became the second team to reach the semi-finals from Group B. Antruz Strikers have already reached the semi-finals from this group with five consecutive Wins.
Brief Scorecard
CQS Scoring Willows: 151 for 6 in 20 overs (Balkrishna Hodarkar 35, Deep Bhende 25, Nikhil Virjinkar 24, Guru Bale 21-2, Kaunteya Shenvi 24-1, Saurabh Prabhu Desai 33-1) bt Canacona Warriors 133 all out in 16 overs (Shivram Varik 37, Amey Rajadhyax 22, Ramchandra Prabhu 16, Deep Bhende 25-3, Vikrant Prabhu, Balkrishna Hodarkar and Nikhil Virjinkar 1 wicket each)
Madgaon Super Strikers 135 for 8 in 20 overs (Sahil Mandrekar 38, Vismay Falgaonkar 35, Raghuvir Gharse 12, Vipul Deshprabhu 17-3, Rajaram Kundaikar, Neel Netravalkar and Mehank Dharwadkar 1 wicket each) lost to Mapusa Dream Crushers 136 for 4 in 14 overs (Venkatesh Verlekar 38, Mehank Dharwadkar 35, Smit Dalvi 26, Raghuvir Gharse 7-1, Sarvesh Kamat 26-1)
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