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,Wisden 1988, pp. 1142–44. 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 Notes 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
Notable Players Arun Shetty (1990-1995) Vivek Kolambkar (1996-2006) Shadab Jakati (1998-2018) Sagun Kamat (1999-2019) Swapnil Asnodkar (2001-2018) Robin D'Souza (2002-2015) Saurabh Bandekar (2004-2017) Amit Yadav (2007-2022) Darshan Misal (2011-present) Amogh Desai (2012-2024) Lakshay Garg (2014-2024) Snehal Kauthankar (2015-present) Suyash Prabhudessai (2017-present)
Current squad
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen Suyash Prabhudessai Right-handed List A Captain Abhinav Tejrana Left-handed Right-arm off break Snehal Kauthankar Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class Captain Kashyap Bakhale Right-handed Right-arm leg break Manthan Khutkar Left-handed Right-arm medium Ishaan Gadekar Left-handed Right-arm leg break Azaan Thota Left-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders Lalit Yadav Right-handed Right-arm off break Darshan Misal Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Deepraj Gaonkar Right-handed Right-arm medium Twenty20 Captain Vikas Singh Left-handed Right-arm off break Amulya Pandrekar Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepers Rajashekhar Harikant Right-handed Samar Dubhashi Right-handed Spin Bowlers Mohit Redkar Right-handed Right-arm off break Shubham Desai Right-handed Right-arm off break Fast Bowlers Vasuki Koushik Right-handed Right-arm medium Arjun Tendulkar Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL Shubham Tari Right-handed Right-arm medium Heramb Parab Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Samit Mishra Right-handed Left-arm 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
External links Goa at CricketArchive Goa Cricket Association website