Margao: MCC and CC Altinho moved into the semifinals of the second edition of late Chandrakant Karapurkar Trophy organised by Sportsweek CC and MCA here at the SAG Fatorda ground.
MCC beat Vijay CC by 9 wickets in the morning match, while CC Altinho from Mapusa got the better of Maruti Sports Club-Margao by 4 wickets in the following match.
MCC won the toss and elected to field in a truncated match of stipulated 10 overs. MCC bowlers restricted Vijay CC to 53/7 runs in 10 overs. The highlight was a 4-wicket haul by Yash Kasvankar which included a hat-trick. MCC cruised to the target in 6.4 overs losing just one wicket.
In the better conditions later in the day, CC Altinho bowlers bowled a tight length restricting Maruti CC to 100 for 8 wickets in 18 overs. Nikesh Panjikar was the wrecker-in -chief with a haul of 3 for 19. Infancio Correia (28) was the highest scorer for Maruti. CC Altinho with steady batting revolving around Utkarsh (41 not out) got the required score in 16.3 overs.
