PANAJI: Samar Dubhashi played the captain’s knock to perfection as he powered Chowgule Sports Club to an emphatic 8-wicket victory over Salgaocar Cricket Club in the first match of Bandodkar Premier League T20 tournament 2022-23 at Panjim Gymkhana ground here on Tuesday morning.
Goa wicket-keeper batter Dubhashi produced a stunning display of aggressive batting as his unbeaten 79 propelled Chowgule to 161/2 in 15 overs in reply to Salgaocar’s 159/9.
Player of the match Dubhashi struck 11 boundaries and two sixers in his cracking knock while putting on a 118-run partnership for the second wicket with Kashyap Bakhle, who was also in great touch for his 55 off 29 balls (6×4, 3×6).
Earlier, Salgaocar suffered a top-order batting collapse and a recovery in the form of Sujit Nayak’s unbeaten 64 off 42 balls (5×4, 4×6). Captain Deepraj Gaonkar scored 25 runs. Rest of the batters were dismissed cheaply.
Chowgule Sports Club’s Divyansh picked up three wickets while Mohit Redkar took two wickets.
The player of the match award was presented by Girish Parekh, member of Panjim Gymkhana Managing Committee.