da imperador bet: Andhra clinched victory by four wickets on the fourth and finalday of their encounter with Goa at the Ukku Stadium inVishakapatnam

28-Nov-1999Andhra clinched victory by four wickets on the fourth and finalday of their encounter with Goa at the Ukku Stadium inVishakapatnam. A spectacular collapse by the Goans saw them slumpfrom 158 for 3 to 193 all out. The last 7 wickets yielded just 35runs and could not stand up in the face of some good bowling fromYS Ranganath and N Madhukar. At the end of the innings Madhukarhad 4/44 while Ranganath ended up with 4/61.The Andhra team responded well to the small target of 157 and gotthere for the loss of 6 wickets. A good knock of 52 not out by openerLN Reddy ensured that the home team overhauled the target. IG Srinivas(40) and YS Ranganath (24*) also supported Reddy well. The Andhra sidedeserved to win against a Goa team that really lacked depth in boththe bowling and batting departments.