Played at Central Maidan in Thane, L&T after being put to bat first posted a total of 148/10 in 19.5 overs. Shiva Yadav coming at no.3 top scored for his team smashing a very crucial innings of 55 runs off 47 balls smashing 8 boundaries. Even though wickets were tumbling from the other end, Shiva held fort and helped L&T reach a defendable total. From the bowlers, Pankaj Sawant with 3/18 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot while Anirban and Rishikesh bagged 2wkts each.
Chasing 149, Times of India could only manage a total of 129/8 in 20 overs courtesy tight bowling by the LT bowlers. Even though TOI openers gave a flying start putting on 73 runs for the 1st wicket, the rest of the line up below them collapsed and could not covert their good start into a match winning effort. Jatin Sethi with 2/23 in 4 overs and Sushant Sethi with 2/25 were the pick of the lot. Larsen & Toubro won the finals by 19 runs and become the champions of 46th Thane Vaibhav Tournament.
Mumbai: Garware Club House (GCH) and Union Cricket Academy (UCA), from Kalyan, registered contrasting victories in their respective group finals of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022.
In the Group-A title-deciding match, GCH put up a strong fight to post a 3-wicket victory against Rajawadi Cricket Club at the Karnatak SA ground, in contrast UCA bowled well against Youth Cricket Club and charged to a comprehensive 8-wicket win in a Group-C final, at the Parsee Gymkhana ground.
Our Own Club and Bombay Union SC also won their respective finals. In Group-B, Our Own Club defeated Bombay Gymkhana by two wickets and Bombay Union scored a 4-wicket win against Worli CC in Group-D.
All the four teams, Garware Club House, Our Own Club, Union Cricket Academy, and Bombay Union have now qualified to play in the ‘G’ Division of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga League cricket tournament from next season.
Brief scores: Group-A: Rajawadi CC 209 all out, in 43.2 overs (Tushar Srivastava 51, Divyang Hinganekar 42, Rahul Desai 39; Bhavik Patel 3/40, Deepak Bhogle 3/44) lost to Garware Club House 212 for 7, in 42.4 overs (Parag Patil 66, Vishal Bhilare 42, Rakesh Yadav 36). Result: Garware Club House won by 3 wickets.
Group-B: Bombay Gymkhana 196 all out, in 45 overs (Prithviraj Mishal 44, Harshit Yadav 41; Prasad Rahate 4/23, Suraj Lalwani 3/40) lost to Our Own Club 197 for 8, in 43.2 overs (Gaurav Suryavansi 46; Farhad Daruwala 3/31). Result: Our Own Club won by 2 wickets.
Group-C: Youth CC 97 all out, in 36.4 overs (Pratik Warang 4/23) lost to Union Cricket Academy (Kalyan) 100 for 2, in16 overs (Rohit Khot 53 not out). Result: Union Cricket Academy (Kalyan) won by 8 wickets.
Group-D: Worli CC 154 all out, in 37.2 overs (Pratik Mhatre 52; Ayush Mogal 3/25) lost to Bombay Union SC 155 for 6, in 28.1 overs (Suraj Shinde 76; Pranay Kamble 3/52). Result: Bombay Union SC won by 4 wickets.
On May 8 and 9, Rajkot A locked horns against Porbandar District during the inter-district Jai Hind Trophy. Rajkot A won the toss and elected to bat first at the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) – C ground in Rajkot.
Batting first, Rajkot A piled up 9-371 in 80 overs. Opening batter Kishan Parmar top scored with 128 runs off 167 balls, including 16 boundaries and a six. Parmar’s opening partner, Prasham Rajdev mustered 66 runs off 117 balls, including eight boundaries and two sixes. Parmar and Rajdev stitched a 143-run opening partnership to lay the foundation. On the other hand, Porbandar District’s Sagar Parmar was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 4-63 in 17 overs, including one maiden.
In reply, Porbandar District scored 8-280 in 80 overs. Though the opening pair of Sachin Mevada (36) and Priyajitsinh Chudasama (39) got off to starts, they failed to capitalize. Towards the end, Yashraj Joshi and Yuvraj Dodiya struck delectable half-centuries to keep their team in the hunt. At one stage, they were struggling at 5-120. Joshi top scored with an unbeaten 80 off 132 balls, including nine boundaries and a six. Dodiya on the other hand struck a 61-ball 51. Parshwaraj Rana and Kamlesh Makwana starred with the ball for Rajkot A as they claimed three wickets each.
Though the match ended in a draw, Rajkot A pocketed one point on the basis of the first innings lead. The inter-district Jai Hind Trophy is an important tournament as top performers from this competition could be considered for Ranji and U25 state teams.
On May 29, Mumbra Royals locked horns against Thane Superb in the finals of Dr. Ashfaque & Dr. Chang Memorial Trophy. Thane Superb won the toss and elected to field first at the Rushi Farm in Padgha.
Put in to bat first, Mumbra Royals posted a fighting score of 246 before getting bowled out in 31.2 overs. Opening batter Dr. Yogesh Kayande top scored with 38 runs off 22 balls, including five boundaries and three sixes. Lower down the order, Dr. Tausif Khan played a cameo in which he hammered 34 runs off 16 balls, including three boundaries and as many sixes. On the other hand, Thane Superb’s Dr. Sachin Patil and Tapan Kumar Das starred with the ball as they bagged three wickets apiece.
In response, Thane Superb were reduced to 176 in 27.5 overs. Tapan Kumar Das led the run chase with an unbeaten 71 off 65 balls, including nine boundaries and two sixes. However Das ran out of partners and could not see his side home. Dr. Tausif Khan was the wrecker-in-chief as he struck with 5-52 in seven overs. The right arm speedster rattled the opposition with his consistent lines and lengths.
Mumbra Royals beat Thane Superb by 70 runs to win the Dr. Ashfaque & Dr. Chang Memorial Trophy. Dr. Tausif Khan was the top performer in the match.
On May 17 and 18 Jain Irrigation System Ltd. and Air India Sports Club clashed against each other during the MCA Corporate Trophy. Jain Irrigation System won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on Kaushik Chikhlikar’s (41) and Suved Parkar’s (31) contributions with the bat, Jain Irrigation System posted 140 before being bowled out in 27.1 overs. Air India Sports Club’s Ankeet Chavan was the wrecker-in-chief. Chavan bagged 6-30 to break the back of Jain Irrigation System’s batting.
In reply, Air India Sports Club fought hard and scored 120 runs in 23.5 overs. Jain Irrigation System’s Aryan Badhe and Aman Manihar decimated Air India Sports Club’s batting. Badhe struck with 5-27 while Manihar claimed 5-32. On the other hand, Ameya Soman was the lone warrior in the fight for Air India Sports Club. Soman held the innings together with his 44-run knock.
Jain Irrigation System Ltd. handed a 20-run defeat to Air India Sports Club during the MCA Corporate Trophy.
On May 12, Golden Eagle took on E.I.L. at Roshanara in Delhi during the DDCA League. Golden Eagle won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Golden Eagle pummeled a humongous score of 8-418 in 40 overs. The opening pair of Dhruv Jain and Vinayak Gupta stitched a 100-run partnership in just 11.1 overs to set the base for their team. While Jain hammered 119 runs in 77 balls, Gupta muscled 64 runs off 37 balls. Apart from Jain and Gupta, Kush Vaghela (51) was the other major contributor with the bat. On the other hand, E.I.L.’s bowling looked listless as they had no answers to the questions posed by Golden Eagle. Nilu Halder, Abhishek Rawat and Sonu Yadav accounted for two wickets each.
In reply, E.I.L. scored just 96 runs before getting bowled out in 27.1 overs. Nilu Halder was the lone warrior in the fight as he mustered 36 runs off 80 balls. Apart from Halder, there were no other major contributions with the bat for E.I.L. On the other hand, Golden Eagle had a good outing with the ball. Gupta, who starred with the bat early in the day, shone with the ball as he scalped 3-15 in eight overs. The right arm off spinner also bowled a couple of maiden overs.
Golden Eagle beat E.I.L. by 322 runs in the DDCA League. Vinayak Gupta was the top performer in the match, thanks to his 64 with the bat and 3-15 with the ball.
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The final match of the Times Cricket Shield was played between E.Merck Sports Club and Viva Supermarket Pvt. Ltd. on May 26. Viva Supermarket won the toss and elected to field first at Worli Sports in Mumbai.
Invited to bat, E.Merck Sports Club posted a competitive score of 6-170 in 20 overs. Vaishnav Sail starred with the bat as he top scored with an unbeaten 46 off 34 balls, including four boundaries and a six. Harsh Rane (37) and Ayush Vartak (42) were the other top contributors with the bat. On the other hand, Viva Supermarket’s Bharat Patil and Akshay Mhapankar were the most successful bowlers as they claimed 2-32 and 2-19 respectively.
In reply, Viva Supermarket almost chased down the target as they piled up 9-158 in 20 overs. Opening batter Umesh led the run chase from the front with a 46-ball 62. He hit half a dozen boundaries and a six in his innings. Captain Akshay Mhapankar also chipped in with the bat as he smashed 27-ball 41, including three boundaries and a couple of sixes. On the other hand, E.Merk Sports Club’s Vaibhav Sawant was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3-37 in four overs.
Viva Supermarket Pvt. Ltd. lost to E.Merck Sports Club in the finals of the Times Cricket Shield by 12 runs.
On May 5, Shivaji Park Gymkhana took on Fort Vijay at Cross Maidan in Mumbai during the LNCC Tournament. Fort Vijay won the toss and elected to field first.
Put in to bat, Shivaji Park Gymkhana put together 8-245 in 37 overs. The opening pair of Sahil Gode and Pratik Shukla stitched a 118-run partnership in 18.5 overs to lay a solid foundation. While Shukla muscled 63 runs off 59 balls, Gode packed a punch with 104 runs off 98 balls. On the other hand, Fort Vijay’s Akhilesh Shimpi and Naufil Rozan were the two wicket-takers as they scalped 4-49 and 3-43 respectively.
In reply, Fort Vijay managed to score 9-175 in 37 overs, thanks to opening batter Sahil Jadhav who top scored with 53-ball 43. Mihir Agarwal (27) and Akhilesh Shimpi (21) also made useful contributions with the bat. On the other hand, Shivaji Park Gymkhana’s Nilay Pawar wreaked havoc with the ball picking up 4-34. The off spinner was the most successful bowler in his team.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana beat Fort Vijay by 70 runs in the LNCC Tournament. Captain of Shivaji Park Gymkhana Sahil Gode won the player of the match for his 98-ball 104.
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Into the finals of Qualifiers, Vihang Enterprises opting to bat first at Worli Sports Club posted a total of 158/6 in 20 overs. Vinit Mestry at no.6 top scored with a finishing cameo of 41* off 19 balls smashing 3 fours and 3 sixes while Prathamesh Golatkar and Yuvang Shah chipped in with 30’s. From the bowlers, Kaustubh Tathare (2/6) Akram Shaikh (2/30) were the pick of the lot returning with impactful bowling spells. Apart from them skipper Shamit Shetty (1/25 in 4 overs) & Mandar Lotlikar (1/28 in 4 overs) also bowled economical spells.
Chasing 159, Cosmos Maya CC chased down the target successfully winning the match by 7wkts and an over to spare. No.3 batsman Kaustubh Tathare and Rohit Sahu played crucial knocks in their team’s win. Kaustubh came in and changed the game smashing 92* off 61 balls smashing 9 fours and 1 six while Rohit Sahu remained unbeaten on 31* off 20 balls coming at no.5. Cosmos Maya won the match and now both the teams qualify for F Division Times Shield.
Mumbai: All-rounder Khizar Dafedar excelled with both bat and ball and played a significant role, which enabled Dadar Union SC emerge champions defeating New Hind SC by a narrow 10-run margin in the final of the John Bright Cricket Club organised MCA Rathod Trophy Under-25 T20 knockout cricket tournament, played at the New Hind SC ground, Matunga.
The Dadar Union number 6 bat, Dafedar played an entertaining knock smashing a 31-ball 62 runs which was studded with seven power-struck hits over the fence and a solitary shot to the boundary ropes. He later picked up two wickets for 32 runs which turned the match in favour of his team.
New Hind, electing to field first had reduced Dadar Union to 51 for 4 wickets by the ninth overs. But, Dafedar, who joined number 5 bat Sangram Bhalekar, who cracked a 42-ball 57 runs with six boundaries and a lone six, put the Dadar Union innings back on track as they stitched together a 95-run partnership which ensured they amassed a challenging total of 180 for 6 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs. New Hind’s Vishal Varande 4 for 41 runs was the lone bowler to taste success for his team.
Later, Dafedar picked up two crucial wickets to play a perfect supporting role to Aashay Dube who claimed 3 wickets for 21 runs to restrict New Hind to 170 for 8 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs and snatch a thrilling victory. New Hind’s middle order batsman Vishwajit Jagdale 59 (33-balls, 6x4s, 3x6s), Pranav Kela 33 runs, and Viraj Jadhav 26 runs gave their team a fighting chance to overhaul the winning target, but their efforts went in vain.
Dafedar was the obvious choice to win the Player of the Match award.
Brief scores: Dadar Union 180 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Khizar Dafedar 62 (31-balls, 1x4s, 7x6s), Sangram Bhalekar 57 (42-balls, 6x4s, 1x6s); Vishal Varande 4/41) beat New Hind SC 170 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Vishwajit Jagdale 59 (33-balls, 6x4s, 3x6s), Pranav Kela 33, Viraj Jadhav 26; Aashay Dube 3/21, Khizar Dafedar 2/32). Result: Dadar Union won by 10 runs.
Player of the Match: Khizar Dafedar (Dadar Union).