On May 1, Modern Cricket Club took on Apollo Youngsters during the Group A match of Kanga Knock Out Tournament. Modern Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first at Cross Maidan in Mumbai.
Batting first, Modern Cricket Club posted a respectable score of 235 in 44.5 overs. Rutunjay Rahane top scored with 69 runs off 70 balls. The middle order batter smashed eight boundaries and a six during his innings. Ravi Vishwakarma was the other major contributor with the bat who mustered a 57-ball 39. On the other hand, for Apollo Youngsters, Atharva Parab and Vishal Gajra were the most successful bowlers. The duo scalped three wickets apiece.
In reply, Apollo Youngsters were bundled out cheaply for 139 in 37.4 overs. Omkar Patankar (39) and Hrishikesh Sule (32) fought hard but failed to take their side home. Apart from Patankar and Sule, there were no other major contributions with the bat for Apollo Youngsters. On the other hand, Ravi Vishwakarma (3-23) and Kartik Savla (3-35) wreaked havoc with the ball for Modern Cricket Club as they claimed three wickets apiece. Early in the day, Savla also scored 19 runs off 25 balls.
A combined team effort helped Modern Cricket Club beat Apollo Youngsters by 96 runs during the Group A match of Kanga Knock Out Tournament.
Hyderabad’s young prodigy Aryan Reddy from Little Scholar School who has been piling runs across all levels and formats continues to impress with the bat. Aryan recently participated in an open age SCG Premier League Tournament where he was the only kid to play alongside and vs players between 19 to 30yrs of age.
3M Hit XI batting first scored 190/6 in 20 overs at SCG Cricket Ground with KK Konda Top Scoring with 90 runs off 54 balls which included 13 fours. Cricket United in reply could only manage 155/9 in 20 overs but it was young prodigy Aryan Reddy who top scored for his team with a solid knock of 59 runs off 51 balls. Aryan showed grit and composure vs a bowling attack senior to him.
3M HIT XI won by 35 runs & KK Konda was declared ‘man of the match. On the other hand, it was also pleasing to see Aryan rising up the ranks.
On April 29, WNS Global Services ‘B’ team took on CEAT during the 46th Thanevaibhav Corporate Tournament. WNS won the toss and elected to field first at Central Maidan in Thane.
Invited to bat first, CEAT were bowled out for 134 in 19.5 overs. K Krishnan who opened the batting top scored with 60 runs off 39 balls. Apart from Krishnan, there were no major contributions with the bat for CEAT. On the other hand, for WNS, Ajinkya Dhumal was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3-14 in four overs.
In reply, WNS made light work of the run chase as they completed the formalities in just 13.2 overs. Aditya Nikam led the run chase with a blistering 92. Nikam thrashed the CEAT bowling attack to all parks of the ground with 15 boundaries and four sixes. On the other hand, CEAT’s bowling looked listless as they could pick up just the two wickets.
Aditya Nikam powered his team WNS Global Services ‘B’ to an eight wicket win over CEAT during the 46th Thanevaibhav Corporate Tournament.
Teleperformance Global Services took on Mafatlal Cricket Club during the ‘B’ Division Times Shield match. The game was played at the Western Railway cricket ground in Mumbai on April 26 and 27. Mafatlal Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Riding on twin half-centuries from Akhil Rajput and Karansinh Nandey, Mafatlal Cricket Club piled up 275 runs in 54.4 overs. Rajput, who opened the batting, top scored with 63 runs off 61 balls, while Nandey mustered 51 runs off 55 balls. On the other hand, for Teleperformance Global Services, Akhtar Shaikh and Shrihan Walawalkar wreaked havoc with the ball. The duo scalped three wickets apiece.
In reply, Teleperformance Global Services cruised to the target in 56.4 overs, with five wickets in hand. Ramanpreet Singh led the run chase with an unbeaten 79 off 99 balls. The middle order batter smashed 10 boundaries and a six during his match winning innings. Singh batted well with Jaykishen Kolsawala, who scored 86 runs off 92 balls. On the other hand, for Mafatlal Cricket Club, Puneet Tripathi and Rohit Singh claimed two wickets each.
Teleperformance Global Services outclassed Mafatlal Cricket Club by five wickets in the ‘B’ Division Times Shield match.
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Mumbai: The excellent bowling display from Parth Chandan 4 wicket for 44 runs, including a hat-trick, and Yash Kripal 3 wickets for 44 runs proved effective as Dr. D.Y. Patil SA snatched a close 3-wicket victory against OMNI Global SM in a second round Group-B match of the 2nd LNCC OMNI Global Invitational Under-22 Invitation Cricket Tournament 2021-2022, organised by Lord Northbrook CC under the aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association, and played at the Karnatak SA ground, Cross Maidan.
D.Y. Patil’s electing to field first proved to be perfect decision as Chandan and Kripal picked up wickets at regular intervals and dismissed OMNI Global for 177 runs in 35.1 overs. Neelakash Tambe defied the rival attack making an unbeaten 60 runs. In response D.Y. Patil struggled a bit but managed to reach 178 for the loss of 7 wickets in 39 overs. Shubham Mane scored an unbeaten 44 runs to see the D.Y. Patil reach home.
In another match, Payyade Sports Club romped to a 7-wicket win against Bombay Gymkhana in a Group-C match. Bombay Gymkhana preferring to bat was bowled out for a paltry 124 in 28.5 overs with Aarya Satpute making 41 runs and Payyade bowlers Dev Patel 4 for 36 runs and Atharva Dakve 3 for 22 runs getting the wickets. Later, Payyade without much fuss chased down the target making 126 runs for 3 wickets in just 16.3 overs. Harsh Rane was the leading batsman scoring 66 runs.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana (SPG) batsman Roopkumar Yadav smashed a 63-ball 77 runs and bowler Nandan Kamath claimed 3 wickets for 43 runs to guide their team to a fluent 78-run victory against Parsee Gymkhana in a Group-A encounter. Batting first SPG thanks to Yadav’s solid knock piled up a massive total of 238 for 7 wicket in 40 overs. Vansh Devendra chipped in with 33 runs, whiule Anjdeep Lad 3 for 57 and Yash Singh 2 for 24 were Parsee Gym’s successful bowlers. Later, SPG dismissed Parsee Gymkhana for a mere 160 runs in 32 overs. Dashrath Chavan was the lone batsman to score 31 runs.
Brief scores: Bombay Gymkhana 124 all out, 28.5 overs (Aarya Satpute 41; Dev Patel 4/36, Atharva Dakve 3/22) lost to Payyade Sports Club 126 for 3 wickets, 16.3 overs (Harsh Rane 66, Pranay Rana 3/18). Result: Payyade SC won by 7 wickets.
Shivaji Park Youngsters 155 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Smit Dave 35; Shashwat Jagtap 4/34, Vaibhav Bane 3/20) lost to Victory CC 159 for 2 wickets, 21.2 overs (Prateek Yadav 98 not out (72-balls, 17×4s). Result: Victory CC won by 8 wickets.
OMINI Global S.M. 177 all out, 35.1 overs (Neelakash Tambe 60 not out; Parth Chandan 4/44 (including hat-trick), Yash Kripal 3/44) lost to Dr. D.Y. Patil SA 178 for 7 wickets, 39 overs (Shubham Mane 44 not out). Result: Dr. D.Y. Patil won by 3 wickets.
Mumbai, April 29:
The Worli Sports Club, which advocates the motto ‘Catch them Young, Watch them Grow’, has dedicated the last 24 years towards the development of young cricketers in Mumbai. The enthusiastic management of the Worli Sports Club is determined to ensure that the Silver Jubilee edition of the 25th Ajit Naik Memorial Under-14 cricket tournament 2022, organised by WSC under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association is better and more competitive. This tournament, which is the basis of selection trials for the MCA U-14 team, is scheduled to commence from May 2 to 17, 2022.
Sixteen zonal teams from all across Mumbai and the distant suburbs on both the western and central lines have been divided into four groups, namely T.S. Naidu Group, Ajit Naik Group, Naresh Sahani Group, and Bernard Santiago Group. The team that finished atop each group will progress to the semi-finals and the winner will contest the grand final.
WSC has identified good cricket grounds in Virar (Western suburbs) and Kalyan and Dombivali (Central suburbs) and for the first-time ever teams from those areas have been clubbed in one group so that they would play their respective league matches on those grounds.
“It would be less of a burden for the young boys as they would not have to travel long distances to play their matches. This would ensure better performances from the youngsters as they will not have to bother about the grind of boarding the crowded trains and the arduous journey,” said Ganesh Iyer, WSC Vice-President.
All matches will be played over a two-day period and as per MCA playing conditions.
The groupings:
T.S. Naidu Group: Azad Maidan, Elf Oval, JVPD Juhu, Goregaon Sports.
Ajit Naik Group: Mahul, Matunga, Chembur, Nerul.
Naresh Sahani Group: Vasai, Nalasopara, Tarapur, Chinchani.
Bernard Santiago Group: Thane, Dombivali, Badlapur, Kalyan.
Mumbai: Sainath Sports Club buoyed by the impressive efforts of Tanish Meher who batted sensibly in scoring a century 106 runs and a match-winning bowling by Adarsh Singh who claimed 5 wickets for 43 runs, managed to record a thrilling 17-run win against Mumbai Police Gymkhana in a second round Group-B match of the 2nd LNCC OMNI Global Invitational Under-22 Invitation Cricket Tournament 2021-2022, organised by Lord Northbrook CC under the aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association, and played at the Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Gaurav mesmerizing bowling spell of 7 wickets for 18 runs and the solid batting by Pragnesh Kanpillewar 82 runs and Sheesh Shetty 72 runs powered MIG Cricket Club to a commanding 81-run victory against Fort Vijay CC in a Group-A encounter.
Mumbai Police chose to field, but their bowlers were unable to contain the Sainath SC batters, in particular Tanish whose patient innings came from 121 balls and was peppered with 10 hits to the boundary ropes and four cracking sixes. Sainath innings closed at 231 for 9 wickets in 40 overs. Faced with daunting task to score 232 runs for victory Mumbai Police batted positively with Aaryaraj Nikam 57 runs and Aakash Parmar 40 runs keeping them in the chase. But, Adarsh Singh picked up wickets at crucial juncture and turned things around in favour of Sainath SC as Mumbai Police batting folded for 214 all out in 39.2 overs.
In Group-D matches, M.V. Sports Club defeated hosts Lord Northbrook CC by 5-wickets and New Hind SC dominated the match against Goregaon SC and charged to a 130 runs victory.
Brief scores:
MIG Cricket Club 264 for 4 wickets (Pragnesh Kanpillewar 82, Sheesh Shetty 72, Kaushal Valsangkar 34) beat Fort Vijay CC 183 all out, 37.2 overs (Rohit Purabia 43, Sahil Jadhav 37, Devansh Sharma 37; Sheyas Gurav 7/18). Result: MIG CC won by 81 runs.
Lord Northbrook CC 127 all out, 25.5 overs (Kaustubh Tathare 31; Nasim Khan 3/41) lost to M.V. Sports Club 128 for 5 wickets, 16 overs (Ajit Pehlwan 33, Nasim Khan 28). Result: M.V. Sports Club won by 5 wickets.
New Hind SC 232 all out, 40 overs (Rugved More 51, Karan Shah 46, Prajwal Pansare 30, Viraj Jadhav 38) beat Goregaon SC 102 all out, 25.4 overs (Palash Pawar 33; Viraj Jadhav 3/13). Result: New Hind SC won by 130 runs.
Sainath Sports Club 231 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Tanish Meher 106 (121-balls, 10x4s, 4x6s) beat Mumbai Police Gymkhana 214 all out, 39.2 overs (Aaryaraj Nikam 57, Aakash Parmar 40; Adarsh Singh 5/43). Result: Sainath SC won by 17 runs.
Big Hit Club India, a company specializing in organizing sporting events, recently launched Society Premier League Season 1. The box cricket tournament saw the elite housing societies of Mumbai locking horns against each other on the cricket field. The two-day event was held at Sir JP Sports Arena in Malad on April 23 and 24.
23 teams from 20 different housing societies participated in this cricket extravaganza. More than 300 players featured in the tournament. There were different categories like men, women, senior citizens, and kids. Orchid Suburbia of Kandivali West won the competition in the men’s kids and senior citizens’ category. On the other hand, Oberoi Esquire of Goregaon won the women’s title.
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Mumbai: Karnatak Sporting Association (KSA) and Parsee Gymkhana registered fluent semi-final victories to set up a clash in the final of the MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament 2021-22, organized by Mangrol Sports Club in association with Pulse Sports Events Entertainment.
In a low-scoring semi-final encounter, Karnatak SA produced a good all-round performance to hand Bombay Gymkhana a 6-wicket defeat at the Bombay Gymkhnana ground. Bombay Gymkhana who were sent in to bat, were bowled out for 156 runs in 36.1 overs and in reply Karnatak SA easily chased down the target reaching 157 for 4 wickets in 36.1 overs.
In the other semi-final, a splendid effort with bat and ball from all-rounder Nutan Goel, who smashed a 66-ball 100 runs and then picked up 3 wickets for 12 runs, powered Parsee Gymkhana to a commanding 120-run victory against Young Maharashtra CC at the SRT ground, Kandivali. Thanks to Goel’s big knock Parsee Gymkhana piled up a mammoth total of 245 for 9 wickets in 40 overs. Later, Goel and the other Parsee Gymkhana bowlers Nishit Bhalla (2 for 14), Aman Khan (2 for 19), and Devam Gohil (2 for 51) destroyed the Young Maharashtra batting which collapsed for 125 all out in 28.3 overs.
Brief scores: Bombay Gymkhana: 156 all out, 36.1 overs (Sumit Mishra 61; Prayag Kumar 4/25, Vedant Gadia 3/50) lost to Karnatak SA 157 for 4 wickets, 36.1 overs (Harsh Rane 47, Mayur Tarde 38, Vedant Gadia 30 not out). Result: Karnatak SA won by 6 wickets.
Parsee Gymkhana: 245 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Nutan Goel 100 (66-balls, 8x4s, 4x6s), Saquib Mulani 46; Harshal Waghmare 2/29, Umar Khan 2/38) beat Young Maharashtra CC 125 all out, in 28.3 overs (Umar Khan 42; Nutan Goel 3/12, Nishit Bhalla 2/14, Aman Khan 2/19, Devam Gohil 2/51). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 120 runs.
Mumbai: Mumbai Police Gymkhana ‘B’ team played with solid determination and managed to snatch a tight 2-run win against Dharamji Morarji CC in a concluding Elite Category Group-B match of the 10th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan.
Preferring to field first, Dharamji Morarji bowlers Vishweshwar Singh 3 for 18 runs and Raj Madhawan 3 for 22 runs, got wickets at crucial junctures and restricted Mumbai Police to just 119 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Pradnesh Lad 25 runs was the only Police batsman to get some decent score. This was Mumbai Police’s third successive win in the group they have now confirmed their place in the semi-finals.
Defending a low total, Mumbai Police rose to the challenge and they bowled tidily and backed by some excellent field they did well to contain the Dharamji Morarji CC batters. Despite the valiant efforts of Ridya Khandke 39 runs and Lalit Sharma 28 runs, Dharamji Morarji innings closed at 117 for 8 wickets and fell short of victory by just 3 runs.
In the semi-finals, Mumbai Police will clash with Bank of Maharashtra who defeated New India Assurance by 25-runs in a Group-A encounter.
Batting first Bank of Maharashtra scored 146 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Once again opener Shaun Rodrigues made a quick 49 runs while Ashutosh Mali contributed an unbeaten 48 runs and Rohan Tambe added 31 runs. Later, the Bank of Maharashtra bowlers dismissed New India Assurance for 121 in 18.4 overs to secure their win. Jagdish Shetty and Anish Shetty scored 34 and 23 runs respectively while D. Singh (4 for 18), Sangam Khakke (3 for 17), and Azim Khan (2 for 17) shared the wickets.
Brief scores – Elite Group: Mumbai Police Gymkhana CC ‘B’ 119 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (Pradnesh Lad 25; Vishweshwar Singh 3/18, Raj Madhawan 3/22) beat Dharamji Morarji CC 117 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Ridya Khandke 39, Lalit Sharma 28; Aaryaraj Nikam 2/19). Result: Mumbai Police won by 2 runs.
Bank of Maharashtra 146 for 3 wickets, 20 overs (Shaun Rodrigues 49, Ashutosh Mali 48 not out, Rohan Tambe 31) beat New India Assurance 121 all out, 18.4 overs (Jagdish Shetty 34, Anish Shetty 23; D. Singh 4/18, Sangam Khakke 3/17, Azim Khan 2/17). Result: Bank of Maharashtra won by 25 runs.