Divyaansh Saxena’s 128 helps Dadar Union win against Apollo CC by a huge margin of 85 runs. Dadar Union was put into a commanding position in the first innings itself by Saxena as they scored 235 in45 overs. Siddhant Singh’s quick fire 36 aided the finish as Vijay Kumavat took 3 wickets. Apollo CC were lost for answers as they were bowled out for just 150. Yash Singh highscored with 52 but it wasn’t enough.
Apollo CC vs Dadar Union
Toss: Dadar Union Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Dadar Union Sports Club won by 85 runs
Dadar Union Sports Club- 235/10 in 44.5 over
(Divyaansh Saxena 128, Siddhant Singh 36, Vijay Kumavat 3/61)
Apollo Cricket Club- 150/10 in 32.4 overs
(Yash Singh 52, Sushil More 36, Saksham Jha 3/25)
An exciting encounter in the ongoing Purshottam Shield, Khar Gymkhana fell short by just 6 runs against United Cricketers. United Cricketers scored 253 in their alloted 45 overs, Yash Patil scored a crucial half century to aid them. Khar Gymkhana’s Raj Waghela scored 52 foe their team in the runchase but unfortunately Khar lost out. Even with 5 overs in hand, Khar were bowled out for 247 as Prashant Patil took 3 wickets.
Khar Gymkhana vs United Cricketers
Toss: United Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat
Result: United Cricketers won by 6 runs
United Cricketers- 253/9 in 45 overs
(Yash Patil 50, Vishweshwar Singh 36)
Khar Gymkhana- 247/10 in 40.4 overs
(Raj Waghela 52, Hiken Shah 44, Prashant Patil 3/24)
Despite of Shreeraj Gharat’s best efforts, Parsee Gymkhana emerged victorious against Parkophene in the one-day Purshottam Shield. Scoring 254 for the loss of 6 wickets in 45 overs, Parkopehene put up a competitive total thanks to Gharat’s 93 but the day belonged to the batsmen of Parsee Gymkhana as they chased the target with 15 balls to spare. Sachin Yadav high scored with 64. Alongside him, Kevin Almeida and Nikhil Patil hammered 50’s of their own.
Parkophene Cricketers vs Parsee Gymkhana
Toss: Parsee Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field
Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 4 wkts
Parkophene Cricketers- 254/6 in 45 overs
(Shreeraj Gharat 93, Sagar Mishra 40, Ayush Jethwa 34)
Parsee Gymkhana- 255/6 in 42.3 overs
(Sachin Yadav 64, Kevin Almeida 53, Nikhil Patil 53)
Japjeet Randhawa and Bhupen Lalwani scored centuries for Payyade CC but the batting unit of Muslim United was too much for the Payyade bowlers. With 367 on board, it was all but Payyade’s game to lose. Mayur Sanap and Ajinkya Beloshe initially scored well and scored fifties of their own to build a foundation for their chase. After losing 4 wickets, Ruturaj Sane and Ajinkya Beloshe hammered quick-fire half centuries to chase down the mammoth target with 2 overs to spare in the first round of the Purshottam Shield.
Muslim United SC vs Payyade SC
Toss: Muslim United Sports Club won the toss and elected to field
Result: Muslim United Sports Club won by 6 wkts
Payyade Sports Club- 367/9 in 45 overs
(Japjeet Randhawa 128, Bhupen Lalwani 100, Prayag Bhati 64, Nadeem Shaikh 4/50)
Muslim United Sports Club- 378/4 in 43 over
(Ruturaj Sane 75*, Mayur Sanap 64, Ajinkya Beloshe 58*, Shahid Shaikh 52)
In the newly branded white ball 40 over Purshottam Shield, Dadar Parsee Colony SC won against the Sainath SC in a dominant fashion by 7 wickets. Batting first, Sainath SC managed a total of just 235 in 45 overs which was comfortably chased down by DPC. All rounder Maxwell Swaminathan and wicketkeeper Vedprakash Jaiswal led the charge as they notched up half centuries of their own.
Result: Dadar Parsee Colony Sports Club won by 7 wkts
Sainath Sports Club- 235/9 in 45 overs
(Akshay Mhapankar 48, Makarand Patil 40, Mayur Mangela 39)
Dadar Parsee Colony Sports Club- 236/3 in 40 overs
(Maxwell Swaminathan 67, Vedprakash Jaiswal 58)
Sports Field CC comfortably defeat Dadar Parsee Colony in the Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy Organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation, Ajinkya Naik, Suraj Samat and Sanjay Naik. Sports Field CA scored a competitive total of 243. Waseem Khan top scored with 64 as Akhilesh Barai from DPC took 5 wickets but in vain as DPC were bundled up in the second innings for just 159. Chirag Modak’s crucial spell of 4/40 helped Sports Field take an all important lead in the game. Sports Field CC have qualified to the finals of the Ghosh Trophy Finals and will play against the Dilip Vengsarkar CA.
Sportsfield CC vs DPC
Toss: Sports Field CC elected to bat
Sports Field CC 1st Innings: 243/10 in 65.2
Vaseem Khan 64, Yaseen Saudagar 41, Aary Gaikwad 30, Akhilesh Barai 5/66, Anshul More 3/60
DPC 1st Innings 159/10 in 58.3
Abhinab Saha 56, Aeklavya Khade 39, Chirag Modak 4/40, Aary Gaikwad 3/56
Result: Sports Field CC won by 1st Inning Lead
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Harsh Aghav shines yet again in the U-16 Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy Organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation, Ajinkya Naik, Suraj Samat, Sanjay Naik. With the stakes high in the Semi-Finals, Dilip Vengsarkar CA comfortably came through and dominated the game from the beginning itself. Mumbai Police elected to bat first which in hindsight, didn’t work in their favor. Bowled out for only 89, Harsh Aghav scalped 6 wickets helping Vengsarkar CA get the required momentum.
When it was their time to bat, Vengsarkar CA hammered the Police Gymkhana bowlers as they scored a total of 271 for the loss of just 4 wickets. Rohan Karandikar just missed his century by just 7 runs as Devansh Rai and Harsh Aghav notched up half-centuries too. With an unassailable lead, Dilip Vengsarkar CA won on first innings and advanced to the finals.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana vs Dilip Vengsarkar CA
Toss: Mumbai Police Gymkhana elected to bat
Mumbai Police Gymkkhana 1st Innings: 89/10 in 44.4 Overs
Harsh Aghav 6/30
Dilip Vengsarkar 1st Innings 271/4 decl in 63 overs
Rohan Karandikar 93, Devansh Rai 55, Harsh Aghav 51*
Result: Dilip Vengsarkar CA Win by 1st innings lead
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All Heart Academy surely showed some heart to come out in top in a an excruciatingly close game against Team Work in the newly organised Pristine Cup by Pristine Sports where 4 teams competed against each other in 3 league games each as the top 2 qualified for the finals. Pristine Sports in the managed and founded by ex-Mumbai Cricketer turned coach, Bravish Shetty.
The Pristine Cup featured top players of Mumbai like Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shendge, Jay Bista, Nikhil Patil Jr and many other quality cricketers. All Hearts Academy is under the supervision of ex-India player and current Kolkata Knight Riders Coach, Abhishek Nayar. Coaching staff of Balwinder Sandhu Junior and Saurabh Ambatkar were elated with the success of the tournament.
Electing to bat first, Team Work scored a competitive 195 as they were bowled out. Aniket Singh scored a crucial 63 while Akash Mishra and Zaid Patankar scalped 3 wickets each. Batting second, All Heart possessed the talent of Jay Bista to open their innings but unfortunately, he wasn’t affective on this day. Manit Dakshini’s incredible almost run a ball 50 stabled the innings somewhat. After his dismissal, the innings collapsed a resurgent innings by Aditya Khanvilkar down the order (58 off 73) saw All Heart Academy just come home with 4 balls and a wicket left. An unforgettable game of cricket.
Team Work vs All Heart Academy
Toss: Team Work elected to bat
Team Work: 195/10 in 37.5 overs
Aniket Singh 63, Panav Teckchandani 30, Akash Mishra 3/37, Zaid Patankar 3/24
All Heart Academy: 198/9 in 39.2 overs
Manit Dakshini 50, Aditya Khanvilkar 58, Hashim Sheikh 3/23, Yash Dubey 3/42
Result: All Heart Academy won by 1 wicket
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Playing for Teleperformance, Ajit Yadav scored incredible back-to-back centuries in the SYCA Friendship Tournament. Batting for his corporate team, Yadav scored 100 off just 95 in the first game. If the strike rate of 105 wasn’t enough, Ajit Yadav came out swinging in the next game at a strike rate of 175 and hammered 100 on just 56 deliveries with 11 boundaries and 5 sixes. He was adjudged Man of The Match in consecutive games.
Meet the 39-year-old electrical engineer from Thane, Pramod Shinde, who made the most of his time when the world was grappling with COVID-19. Shinde pulled a rabbit out of the hat when he conceived the idea of building a sports complex. Spread over a sprawling area of 10 acres, the sports complex houses grounds for cricket, hockey, and football. In addition to this, there is a beautiful running track and swimming pool. In the coming years, the sports complex will see facilities for lawn tennis, volleyball, basketball, kabaddi, kho-kho, and badminton being added to its repertoire. Apart from the outdoor games, one can enjoy table tennis and chess at the sports complex.
Shinde says, “E-prashala Sports Complex is a CSR initiative of our organisation, E-prashala, which aims at providing digital education to needy students. E-prashala was started in 2009. Since then, we have served over 50 lakh underprivileged students across India.”
The foundation stone of E-prashala Sports Complex was laid in September 2020. Shinde avers, “Travelling up and down from Thane to Umbermali, where the sports complex is located, was not feasible. So my family and I decided to live in a container at the location. We stayed there for six months. My parents, my wife, and my son sacrificed a lot in that period just so that I could achieve my dream.”
Given the lockdown, there was a dearth of workers. Shinde recalls, “Through E-prashala, I interacted with the people in the area. Since we knew each other well, they came to my help. We built the sports complex brick-by-brick together.”
The children residing near the sports complex use the running track and other grounds to play. Additionally, sports academies and teams conduct practice sessions in the sports complex. Shinde states, “My dream is to develop E-prashala Sports Complex on similar lines to Pune’s Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. I want to have multiple sports under one roof.”
So, if you are looking for a classic coalescence of leisure and sports, then E-prashala Sports Complex could be your go-to place. You can enjoy a beautiful day of cricket in this sports complex, nestled in nature’s lap. After a long and tiring day on the field, you can also relax in its plush cottages.
To book & expereince eprashala cricket ground in Thane (around 1.3 hours drive from mumbai) : click the link below or whtsapp / call on 8879418366 / 8097098366
Eprashala Sports Complex Cricket Ground