An enriched match of the Under 14 cricketers was witnessed during the Athletix Sports U-14 Challengers Trophy. The young cricketers with their raw and green strength exhibited an intense display of power and effort. The match was located at Oval Maidan, Mumbai on November 4, 2022. The team Athletix Sports Academy U-14 faced their opponents RBCA U- 14. This T-20 match culminated with the victory of RBCA U-14 by 9 wickets.
Rudra Bellare of RBCA U-14 was declared the Player of the Match. The Athletix Sports Academy entered the field to bat during the first innings. Skilled batsman Divyesh Hadkar scored 59 runs off 65 balls hitting 7 boundaries. Vihan, a young cricketer scored 28 runs off 27 balls and hit 3 boundaries. Bowler Darsh Singhania picked up 1 wicket for his
team setting the economy of the match at 8.50. The ultimate score of Athletix Cricket Academy U-14 was 116/2.
The victorious team RBCA U-14 initiated their innings in a chic manner. Rudra Bellare with his remarkable feat scored 71 runs off 64 balls. The 13-year-old delivered 11 boundaries and 1 six. 10-year-old Swara Jadhav with Rudra completed their 100-runs opening partnership. Swara picked up 1 wicket for his team and set the economy of the match at 4.75.
Season 5 of the Cricket Championship League encouraged immense commendation of the sport at Narangi Ground, Virar. The T-20 cricket match was organized between two vigorous teams on November 11, 2022. Team We Cricket was pitted against Team Bharat Army. We Cricket emerged victorious by 56 runs, taking the triumphant title home. The cricketers exhibited their affinity with the sport in a sleek manner and their enthusiasm corroborated it. Abhijeet Ghadigaonkar from We Cricket was honoured as Player of the Match.
The first innings initiated with We Cricket taking over the reins of batting. Batsman Girish Zarekar opened the match in partnership with Smith. Smith, an adroit cricketer scored 47 runs off 41 balls hitting 5 boundaries and 2 sixes. Vicky Soni sported an exceptional performance with his bat as he added 49 runs to the scoreboard under his name and hit 8 boundaries and 1 six. Bowlers Abhijeet Ghadigaonkar and Smitesh Patil from We Cricket picked up 3 and 2 wickets respectively for their team. By the end of the first inning, the team scored 184/5.
Batsmen from Bharat Army padded up for the second innings. Opener Batsman Monik Chitroda entered the field alongside his teammate Dhrumil Shah. Shah remained the highest run scorer for their team, scoring 22 runs. Darshak scored 21 runs. The Bharat Army scored 128/9 by the end of 20 overs. Apart from the batsmen, Ghadigaonkar’s spell sealed the victory.
Ved Tendulkar’s unbeaten 121 in just 62 deliveries put Koli Cricket Foundation against the Salgaonkar Sports Club in a commanding position in the Milestone U-13 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Koli Cricket Foundation lost an early wicket but opener Aditya Jaiswal and Ved Tendulkar put on a show as they scored 152 runs together. Ved went on to stay unbeaten with 121 and 3 sixes to his name but unfortunately Jaiswal lost an opportunity to score a hundred as he was dismissed for 99. Regardless his 84-ball inning was a crucial one which allowed Tendulkar to open his arms. Koli Cricket Foundation scored a mammoth 288 in 30 overs just losing their 2 openers.
With a comfortable target to defend, the bowlers went on the attack and restricted Salgaonkar Sports Club for just 127 in 30 overs picking up 9 wickets. Ved was declared The Man of The Match for his sublime century.
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The Cricket Club of Young Maharashtra was bundled up for a subpar 126 in 36 overs against Goregaon Sports Club in the Purshottam Shield. Daksh Agarwal and Aryan Patni bowled exceptional spells for Goregaon SC as they picked up 3 wickets each. Young Maharashtra had no response and were bowled up for a low score. The runchase was as easy as it could get for Goregaon SC as Vedant Gadia hammered a quick-fire unbeaten 76 and Jiniv Joshi’s 44* saw them chase the target under 21 overs. A dominant performance from the team secured their victory in the first round of the Purshottam Shield.
Young Maharashtra vs Goregaon SC
Toss: Young Maharashtra Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Goregaon Sports Club won by 8 wkts
Young Maharashtra Cricket Club- 126/10 in 36.1 overs
(Ayush Raghuvanshi 33*, Ayan Pathan 31, Daksh Agarwal 3/22,
Aryan Patni 3/24)
Goregaon Sports Club- 129/2 in 20.1 overs
(Vedant Gadia 76*, Jiniv Joshi 44*)
Mumbai Police Gymkhana kicked off their Purshottam Shield Campaign with a victory against National CC. Batting first, National CC managed to score only 202 as they were bowled out in just 38 overs. Aaditya Srivastava high scored with 62 to his name. Yogesh Patil bowled an extremely crucial spell claiming 4 wickets and giving away just 27. He was well supported by Amit Jadhav who claimed 3 wickets for the team. It was an easy yet tricky runchase for Mumbai Police as they just managed to chase it down with 2 wickets in hand. Batsman Shrikant Limbole and Rohit Pol scored timely half centuries to see their team home.
National CC vs Mumbai Police Gymkhana
Toss: National Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 2 wkts
National Cricket Club- 202/10 in 37.4 overs
(Aaditya Srivastava 62, Swapnil Pradhan 36, Yogesh Patil 4/27, Amit Jadhav 3/12)
Mumbai Police Gymkhana- 205/8 in 42.5 overs
(Shrikant Limbole 64, Rohit Pol 53, Mansing Chavan 36, Saeed Shaikh 3/38)
The white ball Purshottam Shield continues to produce intense unreal matches. Karnataka SC and Shivaji Park Gymkhana pitted against each other and by the end were level on scores as the game was tied. Shivaji Park Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field handing over the reigns of batting to their opponents. Both the teams scored the twin runs of 242 in 45 overs which resulted in a tie. Cricketers from Karnataka SC delivered a powerful performance. Batsman Ankeet Chauhan delivered 92 runs as bowler Varun Joijode picked up 3 wickets. Shivaji Park Gymkhana left no stone unturned to race for scoring runs as Sahil Gode scored 69 runs and Roopkumar Yadav scored an aggressive 59 runs. The game came to an end as both the teams scored the same amount of runs.
Karnataka SC vs SPG
Toss: Shivaji Park Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field
Result: Match Tied
Karnatak Sporting Association- 242/9 in 45 overs
(Ankeet Chavan 92, Varun Joijode 3/30)
Shivaji Park Gymkhana- 242/8 in 45 overs
(Sahil Gode 69, Roopkumar Yadav 59, Manal Kawle 32)
MIG vs Regal
Toss: M.I.G. Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
Result: M.I.G. Cricket Club won by 111 runs
M.I.G. Cricket Club- 272/10 in 44.3 overs
(Atharva Ankolekar 60, Kaushal Valsangkar 57, Vedant Murkar 53, Kartik Mishra 3/39, Arya Pol 3/61)
Regal Cricket Club- 161/10 in 42.1 overs
(Arya Pol 59, Shivaji Yadav 3/22, Shreyas Gurav 3/15)
New Hind SC vs Sind
Toss: New Hind Sporting Club won the toss and elected to field
Result: Sind Sports Club won by 7 runs
Sind Sports Club- 288/8 in 45 overs
(Khan Awais Naushad 61, Aditya Dhumal 58, Sumit Meher 44)
New Hind Sporting Club- 281/10 in 42.2 overs
(Karan Shah 103, Pranav Kela 49)
In another game of Purshottam Shield, PJ Hindu Gymkhana trumped Young Comrade by 53 runs to emerge victorious. Jash Ganiga scored a brilliant 56 in a low scoring game as PJ Hindu managed a modest target of 190. Mayuresh Tandel scalped 4 as Vedant Patil took 3. A relatively easy target to chase, Young Comrade found themselves in trouble as PJ Hindu’s Amogh Bhatkal scalped 3 wickets giving away just 10 runs. Ultimately, Young Comrade were bowled out for just 137 in 32 overs.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana vs Young Comrade
Toss: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat
Result: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana won by 53 runs
P.J. Hindu Gymkhana- 190/10 in 43.5 overs
(Jash Ganiga 56, Bravish Shetty 44, Mayuresh Tandel 4/27, Vedant Patil 3/18)
Young Comrade Cricket Club- 137/10 in 32 overs
(Shameet Shetty 32, Amogh Bhatkal 3/10)
Bhatnagar emerged victorious in their first round against the Cricket Club of India in the Purshottam Shield. CCI’s grand total of 299 seemed enough as Sagar Chhabria hammered a 101 as Sujit Nayak scored half century of his own to help their cause while Monil Soni picked up 3 wickets. Chasing a stiff target, Bhatnagar’s Ajit Yadav made the chase happen by contributing an unbeaten 98 turned the tables around. Fenil Soni scored 76 as he contributed crucial runs. Penalty runs of 20 didn’t help CCI’s defence either as it ultimately cost them the vistory.
Bhatnagar vs CCI
Toss: Bhatnagar S & C Foundation won the toss and elected to field
Result: Bhatnagar S & C Foundation won by 4 wkts
Cricket Club of India- 299/5 in 45 overs
(Sagar Chhabria 101, Sujit Nayak 51, Nishad Gabhawala 48, Chinmay Sutar 45, Akash Anand 41, Monil Soni 3/57)
Bhatnagar S & C Foudation- 314/6 (including 20 penalty runs) in 44 overs
(Ajit Yadav 98*, Fenil Soni 76, Atharva Dakway 30)