# Goa cricket team

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, and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th match, when they defeated Karnataka by an innings.
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. 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 | T20 |
| Arlem Breweries Ground | Margao | Goa | 1986 | 2005 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium | Margao | Goa | 1968 | 2013 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground | Panaji | Goa | 1986 | 2006 | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground | Porvorim | Goa | 2010 | 2015 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Railway Stadium (Vasco da Gama) | Vasco da Gama | Goa | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Current squad

| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Suyash Prabhudessai | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | | |
| Snehal Kauthankar | (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rohan Kadam | (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Kashyap Bakhale | (1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Manthan Khutkar | (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Azaan Thota | (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Darshan Misal | (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | First-class & List A Captain |
| Deepraj Gaonkar | (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Twenty20 Captain |
| Vikas Singh | (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Amulya Pandrekar | (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rahul Mehta | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| KV Siddharth | (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | | |
| Ishaan Gadekar | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Samar Dubhashi | (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | | |
| Shivendra Bhujbal | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | | |
| Spin Bowler |||||
| Mohit Redkar | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Fast Bowlers |||||
| Shubham Tari | (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Arjun Tendulkar | (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Heramb Parab | (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Felix Alemao | (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Vijesh Prabhudessai | (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 23 January 2025

## Coaching staff

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