PORVORIM: Sunny Sports Club beat Karimabad Cricket Club by four wickets in the final of Goa Cricket Association’s ‘A’ Division North Zone 2025-26 tournament, at the GCA Academy ground, Porvorim, today.
Karimabad Cricket Club, batting first, were bowled out for 154 runs in 40.2 overs. Aaditya Kota (51 off 95 balls) anchored the innings with a composed half-century, while Vasu Tiwari (25 off 20) and Siddharth Karpe (25 off 43) made useful contributions.
Karimabad had recovered after losing two wickets at 42 runs, but regular middle-order collapses prevented them from posting a bigger total.
Sunny’s left-arm spinner Heramb Shankar Parab delivered an outstanding spell, claiming 5 wickets for 33 runs in 9 overs, while Nilkant Tampore (9-0-27-3) also bowled with precision. Samarth Rane and Harshavardhan Bairgond chipped in with a wicket each.
Chasing 155, Sunny Sports Club reached 158 for 6 in 32.3 overs to seal victory. They got off to a brisk start, scoring 29 runs in just 2.2 overs, but lost three wickets at 65, creating some pressure. In this situation, Abhishek Pawar played a steady and responsible knock, remaining unbeaten on 57 (75 balls, 7 fours).
Pawar was well supported by Jeevan Chittem (41 off 35, 4 fours, 3 sixes), while skipper Aryan Narvekar (25 off 41) played a crucial role in stabilising the innings. Pawar, along with Moh Huz (2*), guided the team to victory.
For Karimabad, Anuj Yadav (9-2-33-3) bowled effectively, while Atharva (9-0-34-2) picked up two wickets. However, the rest of the bowlers failed to make an impact.
Brief Scores:
Karimabad Cricket Club 154 all out in 40.2 overs (Aaditya Kota 51, Vasu Tiwari 25, Siddharth Karpe 25, Anuj Yadav 19, Extras 1; Heramb Shankar Parab 5/33, Nilkant Tampore 3/27, Samarth Rane 1/23, Harshavardhan Bairgond 1/11) lost to Sunny Sports Club 158/6 in 32.3 overs (Abhishek Pawar 57*, Jeevan Chittem 41, Aryan Narvekar 25, Extras 8; Anuj Yadav 3/33, Atharva 2/34, Maruthi Huggi 1/21).
