The 3rd edition of AJIT Ghosh MEMORIAL Trophy WOMENS T20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT under the Aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation OPEN AGE group GIRLS will be staged at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana –Mahim Juvenille (November 14th to 18th ,2022) .
With the kind blessings of M. C. A. Managing Committee, Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Hansaben Mehta and all our well wishers, Sporting Union Club will be organizing this tournament. This is 3rd T20 Women’s Cricket Tournament Inter Club Cricket titled ‘AJIT GHOSH MEMORIAL TROPHY’ with 8 teams affiliated to Mumbai Cricket Association from different parts in Mumbai will be PARTICIPATING .Tournament is organized With a view to spot, groom and nurture talent for the CITY OF MUMBAI . Each team will get to play 3 games in the T-20 format , 120 players from various affiliated clubs to MCA as usual will be participating, at 2 venues Shivaji Park Gymkhana- Mahim Juvenile , in Mumbai, hence it will be a 5-days event.
Each game will be played as per the M.C.A. rules. The winners will be awarded “Shri Ajit Ghosh Memorial Trophy” and the runners up will be awarded “Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Trophy”. Also three individual performance awards will be awarded to the ‘Best Bowler’, Best Batswoman’, and ‘Best All-rounder of the series’, “Woman of the Match Award” for every match, along with a memento. The event is being organize by SPORTING UNION CLUB event is supported and Co Sponsored by Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation, SMT Hansaben Mehta, Europem India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation U-14 cup keeps on producing enticing games. Electing to bowl the first innings assuming chase would be best instead JD Sports Academy were back to pavilion with 183 all out in 38.1 Overs. Aarush Thakur kept smashing the highest in match 81 runs of 81 balls for JD. Raj Waingankar got GPCC 4 wickets and direction to win the match withholding the title of man of the match. All-rounder Raj, smashed 38 runs in 31 balls contributing to a total of 202/8 wickets for GPCC.
Venue: Western Railway, Cross Maidan, Churchgate..Mumbai
JD Sports Academy Vs G.P.C.C.
Toss won by JD Sports Academy
G P C C :. 202/08 Wkts in 40 Overs
J D Sports Academy : 183 all out in 38.1 Overs
GPCC won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Raj Waingankar..38 runs in 31 balls & bowling (08-02-33-04 Wkts)…GPCC
Match top Scorer: Aarush Thakur ..81runs in 81 balls …JD Sports Academy.
The 9th match of the ongoing Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation Under 14 Tournament was dominated by Mulund Gymkhana who pulled off an 86 run win against Parag English School.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first Mulund Gymkhana put on a par score of 222 in 40 overs, Ayush Jadhav top scored with 64(71). In the 2nd innings the Mulund Gymkhana bowlers bowled very tidy spells keeping the flow of runs under control which created pressure and eventually had the Parag Eng School side all out for a meagre total of 136 runs. Sonu Pal was the pick of the bowlers picking up 4-19(6) and was adjudged man of the match.
Venue: United CC, Cross Maidan, Mumbai
Mulund Gymkhana Vs Parag English School (Cricketmantras CA)
Toss won by Mulund Gymkhana
Mulund Gymkhana:. 222/9 in 40 Overs
Parag Eng School : 136 all out in 34.5 Overs
Mulund Gymkhana won by 86 runs
Man of the Match: Sonu Pal( 06-01-19- 4 Wickets)… Mulund Gymkhana
Match Top Scorer: Ayush Jadhav .. 64 runs in 71 Balls).. Mulund Gymkhana
Southpaw Samarth Seth will now represent the U-25 team of the Delhi team. After a strong return back to his home state from Andhra Pradesh, In 2021 Seth was kept on stand-by for the Mushtaq Ali squad but played for the U-25s. The batsman only received one opportunity and scored a half century in his first game for the team in last season. This year, Samarth is looking forward for a longer run.
The Vijay Hazare One Day Tournament will begin from 12th of November. Indian Railways have announced their squad for the white-ball competition:
- Upendra Yadav
- Mohd Saif
- Pratham Singh
- Vivek Singh
- Shivam Chaudhary
- Susheel Kumar
- Karn Sharma
- Mohit Raut
- Yuvraj Singh
- Drushant Soni
- Rahul Sharma
- Himanshu Sangwan
- Akash Pandey
- Shubham Choubey
- Arindam Ghosh
Coach: Kulamani Parida, Nikhil Doru, Sanotsh Saxena
Mentor: Rakesh Mehrotra
Manager: Dharmendra Rana
Assistant Manager: Shalabh Srivastava
Trainer: Vanka Murali & C A Prabhakar
Masseur: Chandras Manchekkar
The U16 Payyade Trophy, which is an MCA selection tournament is underway. Three-day matches are played as a part of this competition. Between November 6 and 8, two games were played.
Sunil Gavaskar XI v Rohit Sharma XI
Riding on Harsh Aghav’s prolific batting performance, Sunil Gavaskar XI pipped Rohit Sharma by a massive margin of 141 runs. Batting first, Sunil Gavaskar XI piled up 419 in 86.4 overs, thanks to Aghav’s 204. On the other hand, for Rohit Sharma XI, Agastya Bangera was the top performer with the ball as he claimed 105/4. In reply, Rohit Sharma XI were bowled out for 264 in 50.5 overs. Abhighyan Kundu top-scored with 94 runs. Taking a handsome lead of 155 runs, Sunil Gavaskar XI added another 227 runs in 47 overs to set a target of 383 runs. It was Aghav again with the bat as he muscled 133. For Rohit Sharma XI, Kavya Gori accounted for 56/4. Chasing a mammoth target, Rohit Sharma XI faltered as they were reduced to 241 in 56.1 overs, losing the match by 141 runs. Harsh Gaikar fought hard for his 93. However, Sunil Gavaskar XI’s bowlers, Mehboob Alam (59/5) and Chirag Modak (63/3) rattled the opposition.
Brief Score: Sunil Gavaskar XI 419 all out in 86.4 overs (Harsh Aghav 204, Shivank Rao 62, Swayam Sail 47 not out, Mehboob Alam 38, Agastya Bangera 4/105) and 227/7 (decl.) in 47 overs (Harsh Aghav 133, Hamja Khan 40, Kavya Gori 4/56) beat Rohit Sharma XI 264 all out in 50.5 overs (Abhigyan Kundu 94, Tejas More 49, Shreyansh Rai 42, Kushal Dhavan 36, Ansh Dandekar 4/47, Mehboob Alam 4/60) and 241 all out in 56.1 overs (Harsh Gaikar 93, Mehboob Alam 5/59, Chirag Modak 3/63) by 141 runs
Dilip Vengsarkar XI v Sachin Tendulkar XI
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Dilip Vengsarkar XI were bundled out for a paltry 142 in 46.3 overs. Varad Sakharkar was the lone warrior in the fight as he mustered 74. On the other hand, for Sachin Tendulkar XI, Pratapraj Pulla was the pick of the bowlers with 20/4. Pulla led the team’s bowling attack and yielded rich dividends for hitting the right straps. In reply, Sachin Tendulkar XI took a considerable lead of 69 runs as they posted 211 in 83 overs. Anirudha Nair (39) and Raza Mirza (37) made valuable contributions with the bat. For Dilip Vengsarkar XI, Sanskar Rao was the most successful bowler with 54/4. The match ended in a draw as Dilip Vengsarkar XI put together 47/1 in 14 overs in their second innings.
Brief Score: Dilip Vengsarkar XI 142 all out in 46.3 overs (Varad Sakharkar 74; Pratapraj Pulla 20/4) and 47/1 in 14 overs; Sachin Tendulkar XI 211 all out in 83 overs (Anirudha Nair 39, Raza Mirza 37; Sanskar Rao 54/4)
Dream XI Dilip Vengsarkar CA won the Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy Organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation AJINKYA NAIK, SURAJ SAMAT, SANJAY NAIK, KALYANDAS MEMORIAL SPORTS FOUNDATION. A dominant display with ball as well as the bat, Sports Field CC never stood a chance and had to settle for the 2nd best.
Sports Field elected to bat first in the finals of the Ghosh Trophy with an ambition to score a big first inning total but were dragged back down to reality as the Vengsarkar bowlers didn’t leave a stone unturned and bowled them out for just 109 in 41 overs. Nikish Nerurkar picked up 6 while Anish Tambe claimed the remaining 4. Nerurkar and Tambe ensured Sports Field CC’s innings didn’t last long. When it was time to bat, Dilip Vengsarkar CA dominated again. Atharva Dhond hammered an emphatic 104 as Aryan Punja scored 66. With the total of 270 on board in 83 overs, Dream XI Dilip Vengsarkar CA claimed the prestigious title.
Sports Field Cricket Club vs Dream XI Dilip Vengsarkar CA
Toss: Sports Field Cricket Club elected to bat
Sports Field CC F1st Innings: 109/10 in 40.5 Overs
Anuj Kore 33*, Nikish Nerurkar 6/29, Anish Tambe 4/31
Dream XI Dilip Vengsarkar CA 1st Innings: 270 in 83 overs
Atharva Dhond 104, Aryan Punja 66, Anuj Kore 3/71
Result: Dream XI Dilip Vengsarkar CA win by first innings lead
The Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation U-14 Cup produced an incredible game of cricket between Real Cricket Academy and Vanquiesh Cricket Club. With a wining streak on their back, Real CA elected to bat in this game but unfortunately were caught out by the bowlers of Vanquiesh Cricket Club as they were bowled out for just 143. Ankush Yadav’s incredible spell of 4/18 restricted the Real CA. Harsh Patil lead the scoresheets as he scored 43 in 49 balls. When the chase began, Real CA came out fighting and attacked from all sides. Vanquiesh CC didn’t have answers and were eventually bowled out for 109 giving the victory to Real CA. Contributing to a victory in a low-scoring game, Harsh also picked up a wicket and was adjudged as the man of the match.
Venue: Navroz CC, Azad Maidan, Mumbai
Real Cricket Academy Vs Vanquiesh Cricket Club
Toss won by Real Cricket Academy
Real Cricket Academy:. 143 all out in 32.3 Overs
Vanquiesh Cricket Club : 109 all out in 29 Overs
Real Cricket Academy won by 34 runs
Man of the Match:
Harsh Patil ..43 runs in 49 balls & 01 wicket … Real Cricket Academy
Match Top Bowler:
Ankush Yadav .. (5.3-0-18-04) .. Vanquiesh Cricket Club
After the red team, Sanjeevani CC’s Blue team tasted victory in the Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation Cup U-14. Batting first, Dr. Antonio D’Silva Sports Academy was asked to bat first on a challenging wicket. An incredible display of bowling by the Sanjeevani CC’s Blue, ADSA was cleaned out in 40 overs for just 147 runs. Anish Tambe had an claimed 3 wickets giving away just 38 runs in his spell of 8 overs. It was upto the batsmen now to chase the target. Shreyas Khilare and Harsh, both hammered ADSA bowling attack as they both scored half centuries. Sanjeevani CC Blue won comfortably by 9 wickets.
Venue: Sasanian CC, Azad Maidan Mumbai
Sanjeevani CC – Blue vs Dr. Antonio D’Silva Sports Academy
Toss won by Sanjeevani CC – Blue
Dr. Antonio D’Silva Sports Academy:. 147 all out in 40 Overs
Sanjeevani CC- Blue : 148/1 in 27 Overs
Sanjeevani CC – Blue won by 9 Wickets
Man of the Match:
Anish Tambe 08-01-32-03 Wickets… Sanjeevani CC- Blue
Match Top Scorer:
Shreyash Khilare .. 58 in 83 balls .. Sanjeevani CC – Blue
Harsh : 50 in 60 balls .. Sanjeevani CC- Blue
In a closely matched up competition between Sanjeevani CC-Red and MIG CC, the former came out on top with relative ease. After winning the toss, Sanjeevani CC Red opted to set a target but MIG’s bowlers had come prepared as they were restricted to just 193 in 40 overs. Jay Nadar top scored with 41. An easy target to chase down, it was MIG’s game to lose. With an incredible fightback with the ball, Sanjeevani CC-Red managed to bowl MIG out at 164 with 10 overs to go. Thanks to the enchanted spell of Sourish Deshpande (6-19-2), MIG had a tough time scoring runs. in the ends, Sanjeevani CC Red won by 29 runs.
Venue: United CC, Cross Maidan, Churchgate..Mumbai
MIG Cricket Club Vs Sanjeevani CC – Red
Toss won by Sanjeevani CC – Red
Sanjeevani CC – Red:. 193/9 in 40 Overs
MIG CC : 164 all out in 30.4 Overs
Sanjeevani CC – Red won by 29 runs
Man of the Match: Sourish Deshpande( 06-00-19- 2Wickets)… Sanjeevani CC – Red
Match Top Scorer: Jay Nadar .. 41 runs in 57 Balls).. Sanjeevani CC – Red