Played at Parmarth Ground in New Delhi, RKB Cricket Academy U14 team opting to bat first posted a massive total on board scoring 370/7 in 40 overs. No.3 Batsman Ridhaan Malik led from the front top scoring with an aggressive century. Ridhaan scored 111 off mere 79 balls at a strike rate of 140.51 smashing 18 fours and 2 sixes. Wicket-Keeper batsman Swastik Bhati at the middle order also provided a crucial contribution scoring 78 runs off 57 balls smashing 14 boundaries.
M10 Cricket Academy in reply were cleaned up for 140 runs within 30 overs courtesy some tight bowling by RKB bowlers. Mayur Kumar Rajput and Abhinav Mishra were the pick of the lot taking 4 & 2 wkts respectively.
RKB Cricket Academy won the match by 230 runs while Ridhaan Malik was declared ‘man of the match” . RKB team certainly seems to be on roll under the able Coaching of Ravikant Bhatt – a former professional cricketer himself and now ICC Level 1 Certified Coach heading the RKB Cricket Academy.
Mumbai Cricket is full of intense competition and it’s not easy to make it to the Top as there are thousands of cricketers across various levels giving their best. To make a mark for oneself in such intense competition, you certainly need to excel at whatever opportunities which comes across and youngster Prateet Gotsurve from Kharghar, Mumbai has certainly made his presence felt scoring consistently across multiple tournaments in Mumbai Cricket this season.
Some of his Statistics this season:
- Scored more than 1200 plus runs this year with an average of 40.00+
- 200+ runs in MCA Madhav Mantri (C division) in (MCA tournament) with an average of 40.00+ and strike rate of above 100.00+ representing Wellington CC
- 36 runs with 7 boundaries in one of the Pursottam Shield Match (A,B,C DIVISION) (MCA tournament)
- 400+ runs for Corporate Tournaments representing MERCK this year which included 1 century & 3 half-centuries.
- Times shield ‘D’ division T20 format (Mca tournament), In 3 matche, total 60 runs with strike rate of 260.00 playing the finisher role for team. Played a match winning cameo in the finals Scored 22 runs of 8 balls with 3 huge sixes batting at no.7.
- 65 odd runs in 2 matches in Pharma Shield representing Merck Team, scored 33 in 1st match followed by 32* in finals match(which was live on YouTube)
- 40 overs Champions Trophy- (played only 1 match) & scored 59 runs representing Merck.
- Mega Corporate Tournament- Played 2 matches, scored 104* in Semi Finals followed by 25 in finals match representing Merck.
- Champions Trophy T20- 3 matches 140 runs with Best score of 57 runs, also received Best Batsman of this tournament.
- First Green Trophy Lonavala T20, 160 runs in 3 matches with an average of 80.00. Scored 74 in 1st match, 50* in 2nd match & also won best fielder (as a keeper) in First Green Trophy representing Rising Vision Team. Apart from that scored 2 centuries and 8 half-centuries in private tournaments this season.
Prateet shared with Cricketgraph “I thank my coach Digambar sir who has been working hard and training me since years. I’ve been able to perform well this season and my coach certainly gets a good chunk of credit for that”
Prateet is a proper wicket-keeper batsman and seems to be adapting well at the middle order playing those finishing cameos as well as scoring big when the team is in trouble. Prateet who trains under Coach Digambar Pardale practices at Raut Cricket Academy under Digambar sir. Here’s wishing Prateet all the luck for a great career ahead.
Played at KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur, Team Mumbai opting to bat first ensured a run scoring spree smashing a gigantic total of 647/8 in 166.4 overs. Armaan Jaffer at no.3 scored 60 runs while it was Suved and Sarfaraz at the middle order stitching a 267 run stand for the 4th wicket. Suved Parkar who made his Ranji Debut for Mumbai in this match had a dream outing scoring a beautiful double ton. Suved scored 252 off 447 balls smashing 21 fours and 4 sixes. Sarfaraz Khan at no.5 scored 153 off 205 balls hitting 14 fours and 4 sixes. Sarfaraz averages a stunning 140 in his last 13 innings with 6th time crossing the 150 run mark in 13 innings.
Uttarakhand in reply were all out for 114 runs in 41.1 overs with all-rounder Shams Mulani being the pick of the lot. Shams returned with bowling figures of 5/39 in 12 overs to dent Uttarakhand’s aim of making a big total on board. Mumbai in 2nd innings are 261/3 in 58 overs with opener Yashashvi Jaiswal scoring 103 runs off 150 balls.
Mumbai looks in a commanding position on Day 3 and look favorites to make it into semi finals of the prestigious Ranji Trophy.
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After being invited by the South African Cricket Team to bowl in the nets at Firoz Shah Kotla Stadium, Raunak Waghela’s dream run seems to be continuing with the ball. The young U16 left arm spinner from Delhi is making the right noises through his performances and abilities at the club level and watching him bowl in the nets to SA batters, Indian Team later invited Raunak to bowl to the Indian Players for Nets Practice for preparations of the upcoming T20 Series.
Raunak from Golden Eagle Cricket Club (DDCA) who trains under Coach Devdutt and Ashok Kumar sir at Venkateshwar Cricket Academy has been practicing with the Indian Team since 2 days and it’s an experience to cherish for the promising rookie.
Raunak shared with Cricketgraph “I cannot ask for more, if the experience of bowling to SA Batters was enriching, the feeling of practicing and bowling to Indian Team was simply unexplainable. Also many of my idols are in the current playing XI so it became all the more special to brush shoulders with them and learn a few things. I am going to take away a lot of positives and a great experience which will help me become a better cricketer in the days to come”
In the match played at MPS Cricket Ground in Shamshabad, Hyderabad, AV Sports Seniors opting to bat first posted a healthy total on board scoring 273/10 in 50 overs. Skipper Aryan Reddy opening the innings led from the front scoring an impactful century. It was a controlled innings where Aryan played cautiously to steer his team towards a good total. Aryan scored 115 runs off 128 balls smashing 10 fours while Bhargav scored 55 runs at the middle order.
Centurion Cricket Academy in reply were all out for 219 runs with Joseph Thampi taking 3/26 in 8 overs and Shaikh Haji taking 2 wkts. Av Sports Seniors won by 54 runs while Aryan Reddy was declared ‘man of the match’. Aryan was amongst the runs in his previous outing too scoring a crucial 64 contributing in his team’s win by 44 runs vs Centurion Cricket Academy. Aryan overall racked 199 runs in 3 matches which helped him bag ‘man of the series’ award.
14yr old Raunak Waghela from Golden Eagle Cricket Club (DDCA) who trains under Coach Devdutt & Ashok Kumar Sir at Venkateshwar Cricket Academy in Delhi has been one promising player since many seasons. The Young Left-Arm Spinner has been delivering big performances across various levels and formats in Delhi Cricket and his talent seems to be recognized at an early age as he recently got selected as Net Bowler at the Firoz Shah Kotla Stadium.
South Africa Cricket Team which is in India at present for their upcoming matches invited Raunak as Nets Bowler & it was one experience to remember for the young lad!
Raunak shared with Cricketgraph “It’s a big opportunity to bowl to some top class International Players. It’s an experience which will remain with me for a long time. The SA Team was not only very professional but also very warm and generous. The way these batters do their shot selection and immediately pick up line & length is something I learned immediately as a bowler. You need to be on the top of your game and continuously improve. These are few lessons I learnt because batters at International Level are always skilled enough to take you on”
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Virar Center batting first scored 167/10 in 52 overs with Ayush Maru scoring 69 runs. From the bowlers, Aryan Chauhan with 4/58 and Agasthya Bangera with 3/57 were the pick of the lot. Bandra Center in reply were cleaned up for 67 runs in 18.4 overs courtesy a brilliant spell of bowling by Kartikeya Shukla who returned with exceptional bowling figures of 6/20 to dent Bandra’s hopes of dominating the match. In 2nd innings Virar Center scored 172 runs and it was again Ayush Maru scoring an impressive half century smashing 52 runs. Ajit Kumar with 4/27 was the pick of the lot from Bandra.
Bandra Center batted for 20 overs scoring 102/7 before the end of the game’s play where Virar Center took the 1st innings lead and were declared the winners of the finals of Kalpesh Koli Tournament.
Played at Cross Maidan in Mumbai, CIPLA XI batting first made a total of 131/8 in 20 overs. Most of the CIPLA batters gave starts but could not convert their starts into impactful score. From the bowlers, Mithlesh was the pick of the lot returning with excellent bowling figures of 4/27 in 3 overs. Sashank with 2/21 in 4 overs was also economical amongst the lot. Jay Vireshwar in reply chased down the score easily in 19 overs winning the match by 6 wkts.
All-Rounder Yogesh Shinde coming at no.4 scored an unbeaten 50* off 38 balls smashing 5 fours and 1 six while Mithlesh and Ronit supported Yogesh at the middle order with crucial 20’s to cross the victory line and win the semi finals in a commanding fashion. Jay Vireshwar team also went on to win the finals while Yogesh Shinde was declared the ‘Best Batsman” in the tournament scoring 196 runs and getting dismissed only once in the tournament.
Played at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali, New Hind Sports Club opting to bat first scored 276/7 in 40 overs, Rugved More coming at no.3 top scored for the team scoring 124 runs off 79 balls smashing 5 fours and 11 sixes. Rugved has been consistent this season scoring runs across multiple tournaments. Apart from Rugved, none of the batters could convert their starts into substantial scores. From the bowlers, spinner Atharva Ankolekar with 2/50 was the pick of the lot.
MIG in reply chased down the score comfortably thanks to their openers Kaushal Walsangkar and Varun Lavande scoring crucial half centuries. Kaushal scored 77* off 96 balls while Varun Lavande scored 69 off 45 balls. Pragnesh who came at no.3 pounced on the positive momentum and finished of the match with a brilliant century scoring 125* off 84 balls. Pragnesh smashed 9 fours and 8 sixes at a strike rate of 149.00 helping MIG win by 9 wkts.