PORVORIM: GCA Yellow and GCA Blue registered victories in their respective matches of Goa Cricket Association’s ‘Queen Cup Women’s T20 Trophy 2025-26’.
Yellow defeated Green in a thrilling Super Over contest, while Blue secured a four-wicket win over Red. It was Yellow’s second consecutive victory, whereas Blue recorded their first win of the tournament.
The league-stage matches of the tournament are being held at NAPEX ground. In the first match of the day, Green posted 145 for 3 in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Tanaya Naik remained unbeaten on 51, while Divya Naik contributed an unbeaten 38. Krupa Patel scored 38 runs. For Yellow, Savali Kolambkar and Vidika Sawant claimed one wicket each.
In reply, Yellow also scored 145 for 4 in 20 overs, resulting in a tie. Tejashwini Duragad played a blazing knock of 63 runs off 46 balls, while Diksha Amonkar added 50 runs. For Green, Pooja Kalel, Tanaya Naik, Harshada Kadam, and Poorva Bhaidkar picked up one wicket each.
In the Super Over, Yellow scored 15 runs. Tejashwini Duragad smashed an unbeaten 13 off 6 balls to put her team ahead. In response, Green managed only 8 runs, giving Yellow a thrilling victory.
In the second match, Red were bowled out for 105 in 18.1 overs. Ruchi Kumbhar top-scored with 17, while Tanisha Gaikwad, Joya Meer, and Mitali Gawander chipped in with 14 runs each. For Blue, Pooja Yadav took 3 wickets for 15 runs, while Athashree Shivarkar and Purvaja Verlekar claimed two wickets apiece.
Chasing 106 for victory, Blue reached 106 for 6 in 18.5 overs. Captain Purvaja Verlekar played a fine innings of 51 off 40 balls, while Atashree Shivarkar contributed 11 runs. For Red, Siddhi Savase bowled well and took 3 wickets for 19 runs, but failed to prevent her team’s defeat.
Brief Scores:
GCA Green – 145/3 in 20 overs (Tanaya Naik unbeaten 51, Divya Naik unbeaten 38, Krupa Patel 38, Extras 13; Vidika Sawant 1/30, Savali Kolambkar 1/14) tied with GCA Yellow – 145/4 in 20 overs (Tejashwini Duragad 63, Diksha Amonkar 50, Vinavi Gurav unbeaten 11, Extras 17; Poorva Bhaidkar 1/29, Pooja Kalel 1/14, Tanaya Naik 1/27, Harshada Kadam 1/30).
Super Over: GCA Yellow – 15/1 in 1 over (Tejashwini Duragad unbeaten 13, Vinavi Gurav run out 0, Diksha Amonkar unbeaten 0, Extras 2; Poorva Bhaidkar 0/15) beat GCA Green – 8/0 in 1 over (Poorva Bhaidkar unbeaten 2, Divya Naik unbeaten 6; Tejashwini Duragad 0/8).
GCA Red – all out 105 in 18.1 overs (Ruchi Kumbhar 17, Tanisha Gaikwad 14, Joya Meer 14, Mitali Gawander 14, Extras 17; Pooja Kalel 3/15, Atashree Shivarkar 2/18, Purvaja Verlekar 2/16, Shreesha Chodankar 1/22, Arya Dublay 1/5) lost to GCA Blue – 106/6 in 18.5 overs (Purvaja Verlekar 51, Shilpa Sharma 12, Atashree Shivarkar 11, Extras 14; Siddhi Savase 3/19, Bharati Sawant 1/4, Nirmiti Khanvilkar 1/25, Shreya Parab 1/20).
