Sanquelim: Captain Snehal Kauthankar’s composed 89 anchored Dempo Cricket Club to 262 on Day 1 of the second round of the Goa Premier League, even as Salgaocar CC and Geno SC gained the upper hand in their respective encounters on Thursday.
At the NAPEX ground in Sankhali, Dempo opted to bat and built their innings around Kauthankar’s 127-ball knock. He found support from Mohit Yadav (35), Aaditya Kota (28) and Saniket Palkar (25), helping the side post a competitive total in 87.3 overs. Margao CC, however, struck back through Anuj Yadav, who ran through the line-up with an impressive six-wicket haul, while Rudresh Sharma chipped in with two. Margao are yet to begin their reply.
At Campal’s Bandodkar Ground, Salgaocar CC made 285 against Chowgule SC. Tunish Sawkar struck 81, while Shaantanu Nevagi (45) and Yash Kasvankar (32) chipped in. Chowgule closed at 41 for 1, still trailing by 244 runs.
At the GCA ground in Porvorim, Geno Sports Club dominated proceedings with the bat, piling up 309 in 69.1 overs.
Nihal Surlakar top-scored with a fluent 90, while captain Samar Dubhashi contributed 59. In reply, Panjim Gymkhana were reduced to 47 for 2 at stumps, with Bansil Pandya scoring 25 and Suyash Prabhudessai unbeaten on 12, leaving Geno firmly in command with a 262-run lead.
