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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Goa cricket team
| image = GoaCricketAssociationLogo.png
| captain = [[Snehal Kauthankar]] (FC) <br> [[Suyash Prabhudessai]] (LA) <br> [[Deepraj Gaonkar]] (T20)
| coach = [[Dinesh Mongia]]
| founded = 1985
| ground = [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium]], [[Margao]]
| capacity = 5,000
| ground2 = [[Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground]], [[Porvorim]]
| capacity2 =
| owner = [[Goa Cricket Association]]
| first_fc = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| first_fc_year = 1985
| first_fc_venue = [[Railway Stadium, Vasco da Gama]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Irani Trophy]]
| title2wins = 0
| title3 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title3wins = 0
| title4 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title4wins = 0
| website =
}}

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,<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1988, pp. 1142–44.</ref> and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th match, when they defeated [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] by an innings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goa v Karnataka 1996–97 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/SOUTH/GOA_KNTKA_RJI-S_25-28OCT1996.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gujarat vs Goa Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2014|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2013-14-671083/goa-vs-gujarat-super-league-group-a-730955/full-scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> 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 ===
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! City !! [[States of India|State]] !! |First used !! |Last used !! [[First-class cricket|F/C]] !! [[List A cricket|LA]] !! [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]] !! Notes
|-
| [[Fatorda Stadium]] || [[Margao]] || [[Goa]] || 1989 || 2010 || 1 || 10 || 0 || Hosted nine ODIs.
|-
|}

=== Domestic venues ===
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! City !! [[States of India|State]] !! |First used !! |Last used !! [[First-class cricket|F/C]] !! [[List A cricket|LA]] !! [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]] !! Notes
|-

| [[Arlem Breweries Ground]] || [[Margao]] || [[Goa]] || 1986 || 2005 || 12 || 9 || 0 ||
|-
| [[Dr R Prasad Stadium|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|Railway Stadium (Vasco da Gama)]] || [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]] || [[Goa]] || 1985 || 1985 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
|}

== Current squad ==
{{main article|List of Goa cricketers}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting style
!align=center| Bowling style
!align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Suyash Prabhudessai]] || {{birth date and age|1997|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || || '''List A Captain'''
|-
| Abhinav Tejrana || {{birth date and age|2000|12|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Snehal Kauthankar]] || {{birth date and age|1995|10|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || '''First-class Captain'''
|-
| Kashyap Bakhale || {{birth date and age|1998|8|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| Manthan Khutkar || {{birth date and age|1999|5|2|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Ishaan Gadekar]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|31|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| Azaan Thota || {{birth date and age|2002|1|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer) | Lalit Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1997|1|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Darshan Misal]] || {{birth date and age|1992|09|11|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Deepraj Gaonkar]] || {{birth date and age|1998|4|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || '''Twenty20 Captain'''
|-
| Vikas Singh || {{birth date and age|1999|10|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Amulya Pandrekar]] || {{birth date and age|1996|3|31|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Rajashekhar Harikant]] || {{birth date and age|1990|10|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| [[Samar Dubhashi]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Spin Bowlers
|-
| Mohit Redkar || {{birth date and age|2000|9|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Shubham Desai]] || {{birth date and age|1996|2|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Fast Bowlers
|-
| [[Vasuki Koushik]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Arjun Tendulkar]] || {{birth date and age|1999|9|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Plays for '''[[Lucknow Super Giants]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| Shubham Tari || {{birth date and age|2001|6|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Heramb Parab]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| Samit Mishra || {{birth date and age|1999|11|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] ||
|}

''Updated as on 1 February 2026''

== Coaching staff ==
* Head Coach – [[Prakash Mayekar]]
* Under-19s Coach – [[Vinod Dhamasker]]
* Ranji Physio – Danny Pereira
* Ranji Trainers – Prabhakar Bairgond

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/120/120.html Goa] at CricketArchive
*[http://goacricketassociation.co.in/ Goa Cricket Association website]

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James at 18:59, 19 March 2026