Goa cricket team

Goa cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Darshan Misal
Coach	Bhaskar Pillai
Owner	Goa Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1985
Home ground	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao
Capacity	5,000
Secondary home ground(s)	Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim
History
First-class debut	Kerala; in 1985; at Railway Stadium, Vasco da Gama
Ranji Trophy wins	0
Irani Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins	0

The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season.

Playing history

Goa lost all five matches in their first season,^[1] and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th match, when they defeated Karnataka by an innings.^[2]

Goa's best ever performance came in the 2013–14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where they finished 3rd. They missed out on the finals due to Net Run Rate. Goa fell short by roughly two balls. Needing to chase the total in 14.4 overs to lift their net run rate, they needed 4 runs to win after 14.3 overs. Goa lost wickets in the next two deliveries and scored a four by 14.6 overs.^[3] Goa captain Swapnil Asnodkar and Sagun Kamat were the second and third highest run scorers of the tournament respectively. Harshad Gadekar finished as the second highest wicket taker of the tournament.

Venues

Goa's home grounds are the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao, and the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim.

International venues

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA	T20	Notes
Fatorda Stadium	Margao	Goa	1989	2010	1	10	0	Hosted nine ODIs.

Domestic venues

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA
Arlem Breweries Ground	Margao	Goa	1986	2005	12	9
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium	Margao	Goa	1968	2013	21	14
Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground	Panaji	Goa	1986	2006	26	16
Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground	Porvorim	Goa	2010	2015	15	5
Railway Stadium (Vasco da Gama)	Vasco da Gama	Goa	1985	1985	1	0

Current squad

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Suyash Prabhudessai	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed		Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Ishaan Gadekar	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Snehal Kauthankar	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Rahul Tripathi	(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Manthan Khutkar	(1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Tunish Sawkar	(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kashyap Bakhale	(1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounder
Deepraj Gaonkar	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Vice-captain
Wicket-keepers
KV Siddharth	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed
Samar Dubhashi	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed
Rajashekhar Harikant	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed
Spinners
Mohit Redkar	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Darshan Misal	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
Vikas Singh	(1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Fast Bowlers
Arjun Tendulkar	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Lakshay Garg	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Vijesh Prabhudessai	(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Heramb Parab	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Shubham Tari	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Felix Alemao	(1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 18 February 2024

Coaching staff

Head Coach – Prakash Mayekar
Under-19s Coach – Vinod Dhamasker
Ranji Physio – Danny Pereira
Ranji Trainers – Prabhakar Bairgond

References

^ Wisden 1988, pp. 1142–44.
^ "Goa v Karnataka 1996–97". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Gujarat vs Goa Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

External links

Goa at CricketArchive
Goa Cricket Association website

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[1] Wisden 1988, pp. 1142–44.

[2] "Goa v Karnataka 1996–97". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[3] "Gujarat vs Goa Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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