- Canacona Warriors' keep hopes alive
- First win for Madgaon Super Strikers

-- Alcon GSB Unity Cup T20 Cricket


Canacona Warriors and Madgaon Super Strikers registered victories in the Alcon GSB Unity Cup T20 cricket tournament on Saturday. Canacona defeated Knight Archers by 13 runs. The tournament is being organised by Goa GSB Sports and Charitable Trust in association with Goa Saraswat Samaj.
After scoring 173 for 8 in 20 overs, Canacona Warriors restricted Knight Archers to 160 for 8. Madgaon Super Strikers defeated Mathgram Warriors by 4 wickets. Chasing a target of 157, Margao Super Strikers registered their first win of the tournament with the loss of six wickets in 17 overs. Both the matches were played at the Margao MCC ground.
With this win, Canacona Warriors have kept alive their hopes of making it to the semi-finals from Group B. Sinq Rangers and Antruz Strikers are top two teams with six points each. Canacona Warriors have 4 points In their Kitty. Canacona's last group match is against CQS Scoring Willows on April 14. Knight Archers (2) also have one game to go but are out of contention for the semi-finals. Two teams from each of the two groups will qualify for the semi-finals. Madgaon Super Strikers and Mathgram Warriors were already out of the semi-final race in Group A. So this match didn't matter much in terms of the semi-finals.

Brief Scorecard
Canacona Warriors 173 for 8 in 20 overs (Viraj Puranik 40, Sukrut Pai 40, Pranav Kamat 23, Gaurav Kamat 15-3, Krishnakant Hegde Desai, Nikit Naik Dalal and Vrishabh Kunkaliekar 1 wicket each) won against Knight Archers 160 for 8 in 20 overs (Nikit Naik Dalal 36, Vrishabh Kunkaliekar 27, Sudhir Kenkare 25, Pranav Kamat 22-3, Kaunteya Shenvi 29-2)

Mathgram Warriors 156 for 6 in 20 overs (Mayur Kamat 36, Gaurish Desai 33, Prameya Prabhu 30, Sarvesh Kamat 24-3, Saish Hegde 28-1) lost to Madgaon Super Strikers 160 for 6 in 17 overs (Arsh Sardesai 40, Durgesh Prabhugaonkar 38, Sahil Mandrekar 35, Ashay Ambe 12-1, Tanmay Sukhthankar 23-1, Sagar Kamat 28-1)