Eknath Shinde CC “A’ opting to after being put to bat first posted a total of 138/8 in 20 overs. Japjeet Randhawa and Eknath Kerkar at the middle order chipped in with 30’s while rest of the batters found it difficult to get going. From the bowlers, left arm spinner Dhrumil Matkar with 4/19 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot providing timely breakthroughs.
Chasing 139, Eknath Shinde CC “B’ won the match in an commanding manner winning the match by 8wkts and 6 overs to spare. Opener Onkar Jadhav top scored with a match winning half century scoring 71* off 41 balls hitting 11 boundaries and a six. Onkar was well supported by no.3 bat Ashay Sardesai who scored 37 runs off 24 balls.
Eknath Shinde CC “B” win finals, Onkar Jadhav declared Best Batsman of the Tournament, Dhrumil Matkar declared ‘Man of the Series”
Man of the Finals: Onkar Jadhav
Game Changer of the Match: Dhrumil Matkar
Man of the Series: Jaideep Pardeshi
Best Batsman of the Tournament: Onkar Jadhav
Best Bowler of the Tournament: Siddhant Singh
Best Fielder: Chinmay Sutar
Mumbai: Opening batsman Mandar Patil’s played a responsible knock scoring 40 valuable runs which helped BEST Arts & Sports Club emerge champions winning the Plate Division title in the 10th Oriental Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Corporation under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and played at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.
BEST held their nerves at the death and managed to defeat Larsen & Toubro by a 5-wicket margin in a well-contested and tense final.
Preferring to field first, BEST bowlers were a disciplined lot and kept the Larsen & Toubro batters under control and restricted them to 135 runs for 7 wickets from their 20 overs. All-rounder Shiva Yadav was the leading run-scorer with 34 runs from 29 balls, Jagdish Sorkhade scored a 27-ball 31 runs and Nishit Shriyan made a quick 27 runs, while Sukesh Gadekar claimed 2 wickets for 22 runs.
In reply, the BEST innings was boosted by opening batsman Patil’s patient batting effort of 40 runs from 45 balls, which was the perfect foundation for their win. BEST lost a couple wickets midway through their innings, but middle-order bat Ketan Dhatankar held the innings together by scoring an unbeaten 27 runs to steer them to victory. Jatin Sethi 2 for 25 was the lone successful Larsen & Toubro bowler.
Chief Guests Sanjay Naik, Secretary, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Shahalam Shaikh, Joint Secretary, MCA, Deepak Jadhav, Mumbai Ranji Trophy player, along with Oriental Insurance Company’s DGM Rekha Mohanty, DGM Chaitan Raout, and DGM Shailey Dheer, and Jitendra Ingle, Joint Secretary, Oriental Insurance Sports Club, and other dignitaries presided over the Prize Distribution function.
Brief scores: Larsen & Toubro SC 135 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Shiva Yadav 34, Jagdish Sorkhade 31 not out, Nishit Shriyan 27; Sukesh Gadekar 2/22) lost to BEST A & SC 137 for 5 wickets, 19.2 overs (Mandar Patil 40, Ketan Dhatankar 27 not out; Jatin Sethi 2/25). Result: BEST A&SC won by 5 wickets.
Rugved More of Automotive Cricket Club had a prolific run in the recently concluded Insurance Shield. More bagged the best batsman and player of the series awards in the T20 tournament.
On April 19, More muscled 106 runs off just 54 balls against Bank of Maharashtra. He helped his team post 3-199 in 20 overs. His scintillating century powered Automotive Cricket Club to a 122-run win over Bank of Maharashtra.
Picking up from where he had left, on April 21, More played a 23-ball cameo to plunder an unbeaten 35. Coming in at number three, he smashed four boundaries in his innings against New India A.C. His quick fire knock bolstered Automotive Cricket Club to a competitive score of 3-167 in 20 overs.
After a couple of scintillating performances, More struck a delectable half-century on May 2. He scored 68 runs off 49 balls against Dharamsi Morarji Cricket Club. During his innings, he hit four boundaries and as many sixes. Despite his valiant effort, Automotive Cricket Club ended up on the losing side. They went down by nine runs after scoring 6-145 in 20 overs.
Automotive Cricket Club’s Rugved More had a stupendous outing in the Insurance Shield. The top order batter scored 209 runs in three matches. He hit one century, one half-century and remained unbeaten in one of the innings.
Mumbai: Deadly bowling spells from Yuvraj Patil who finished with match-figures of 13 wickets for 34 runs (5/22 & 8/12) and Aarav Malhotra 7 wickets for 17 runs (5/9 & 2/8) and solid batting from Devansh Trivedi 158 not out and Swapnil Varma 84 not out, were significant contributions which helped Vasai Centre’s record an emphatic victory by innings and 180 runs against Tarapur Centre on the second day of their 2-day second round match of the 25th Ajit Naik Memorial Under-14 selection trials cricket tournament 2022, organised by WSC under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Sainath SC ground, Virar.
The Vasai youngsters showed brilliant skills and dominated the match from the start as they dismissed Tarapur for a low 49 runs in 26.4 overs in the first innings. Later, Vasai lost an early wicket of Yuvraj out for just 3 runs, but Devansh and Swapnil batted confidently to freely score runs and declared their first innings at 271 for one wicket in 60 overs. Yuvraj, who failed with the bat, destroyed the Tarapur batting which collapsed for just 42 runs in 26 overs.
The match played between Thane Centre and Badlapur Centre finhished in a draw at the Rainbow cricket ground, Badlapur. But, the Thane team won on the basis of having taken a massive first innings lead and enforcing the follow-on.
Thane Centre electing to bat amassed a huge total of 432 for 6 wickets in 86 overs. The big scores for Thane came from Marlesh Shinde scored 109 runs (136-balls, 22x4s), Smin Kini made 84 runs (120-balls, 14x4s), and Ameya More 67 (57-balls, 10x4s), while Jayesh Mhaskar took 3 wickets for 108 runs. Badlapur were bowled out 135 runs in 50.2 overs in the first innings. The top-score was Vansh Chumble 59 runs, while Aryan Vichare claimed 6 wickets for 56 runs. Following Badlapur made 65 for no loss in the remaining 10 overs before end of play. Aakash Mangde scored 45 runs.
Brief scores: Azad Maidan Centre 176 all out, 59.1 overs (Yuvan Sharma 43 not out; Akshit Tambe 4/51) & 111 for 3 wickets, 31 overs (Gajanan Narapgol 76 not out; Harshawardhan Barmukh 2/25) drew with Juhu Vile Parle Centre 285 all out, 76.2 overs (Harshavardhan Barmukh 90, Mitesh Pawar 42, Omkar Sarkar 45; Aryan Babardesai 3/50). Result: Match Drawn (Juhu Vile Parle won on 1st innings lead).
Thane Centre 432 for 6 wickets, 86 overs (Marlesh Shinde 109(136), 22×4’s, Smin Kini 84(120), 14×4’s, Ameya More 67(57), 10×4’s, Kartik Kumar 47(67), 6×4’s, Balpreet Singh Saini 38(51), 6×4’s, Samridh Bhatt 32(58), 7×4’s; Jayesh Mhaskar 3/108) drew with Badlapur Centre 135 all out, 50.2 overs Vansh Chumble 59(139), 10×4’s; Aryan Vichare 6/56) & 65 for no loss, 10 overs (Aakash Mangde 45(26), 10×4’s). Result: Match Drawn (Thane won on 1st innings lead).
Tarapur Centre 49 all out, 26.4 overs (Aarav Malhotra 5/9, Yuvraj Patil 5/22) & 42 all out, 26 overs (Yuvraj Patil 8/12) lost to Vasai Centre 271 for 1 wicket, 60 overs (Devansh Trivedi 158 not out, Swapnil Varma 84 not out). Result: Vasai won by an innings and 180 runs.
Mumbai: Dharamji Morarji CC showed tremendous determination and fighting spirit to snatch a tense and thrilling 5-run victory against Mumbai Police Gymkhana ‘B’ team to win the Elite Division title in the 10th Oriental Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Corporation under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and played at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.
Sent in to bat first, Dharamji Morarji batsmen were kept under control by the Mumbai Police bowlers, who despite bowling well, did not get the support and were badly let down by the fielders as over half dozen catches were dropped. Dharamji Morarji took advantage of those lapses and managed to score 130 runs for 6 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Ridya Khandke made 32 runs from 30 balls and Nisar Shaikh also contributed a 24-ball 32 runs. Rohit Bhere 2 for 11 and Aaryaraj Nikam 2 for 29 were the pick of the Mumbai Police bowlers.
Defending a modest total, Dharamji Morarji rose to the challenge and their bowlers, in particular medium pacer Raj Madhavan, who claimed 3 wickets for 13 runs. The bowlers received solid backing from the fielders who saved quite a number of runs in the deep and managed to restrict Mumbai Police to 125 for 6 wickets from the stipulated 20 overs. Opener Rohan Bhosale led Mumbai Police charge with a 38-ball 41 runs, but the other batters failed to stay long and score quick runs, which proved to be their downfall.
Later, Madhavan was named Man of the Match.
Chief Guests Sanjay Naik, Secretary, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Shahalam Shaikh, Joint Secretary, MCA, Deepak Jadhav, Mumbai Ranji Trophy player, along with Oriental Insurance Company’s DGM Rekha Mohanty, DGM Chaitan Raout, and DGM Shailey Dheer, and Jitendra Ingle, Joint Secretary, Oriental Insurance Sports Club, and other dignitaries presided over the Prize Distribution function.
Brief scores: Dharamji Morarji CC 130 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Ridya Khandke 32(30, Nisar Shaikh 32(24; Rohit Bhere 2/11, Aaryaraj Nikam 2/29) beat Mumbai Police Gymkhana ‘B’ 125 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Rohan Bhosale 41(38, Pradnesh Lad 19 not out; Raj Madhavan 3/13). Result: Dharamji Morarji CC won by 5 runs.
The all-rounder Saurish grabbed five wickets in each innings and finished with match figures of 10 for 48 runs and he scored unbeaten 58 runs in Goregaon’s innings of 276 for 5 wickets declared in 43 overs. The others who contributed to Goregaon’s total was Tanish Shetty 78 runs, Arjun Lotlikar 36 runs, Ram Shandilya 34 runs, and Neel Koli 38 not out. Elf Oval batting first were dismissed for 85 runs in 33.3 overs in the first innings and scored 133 runs all out in 53.1 overs in the second. Saurish was declared ‘Player of the Match’.
In another match, Mahul Centre defeated Chembur Centre by 10 wickets. Chembur batting first, were bundled out for 145 runs in 57.5 overs in the first innings and for just 108 runs in 53.3 overs in the second essay. Mahul Centre declared their first innings at 214 for 4 wickets in 37 overs and easily chased the target making 40 for no loss in 4.5 overs. Mahul Centre’s bowler Shlok Kadav who claimed 8 wickets in the match was named ‘Player of the Match’.
Brief scores: Elf Oval Centre 85 all out, 33.3 overs (Nikash Nerurkar 4/10, Saurish Deshpande 5/15) & 133 all out, 53.1 overs (Saurish Deshpande 5/33, Aayush Makwana 3/19) lost to Goregaon Centre 276 for 5 decl, 43 overs (Tanish Shetty 78, Arjun Lotlikar 36, Ram Shandilya 34, Saurish Deshpande 58 not out, Neel Koli 38 not out). Result: Goregaon won by an innings & 58 runs
Chembur Centre 145 all out, 57.5 overs & 108 all out, 53.3 overs (Om Bangar 34; Shlok Kadav 6/23, Laksh Joglekar 3/22) lost to Mahul Centre 214 for 4 wickets decl, 37 overs (Saif Khan 77 not out, Aeklavya Khade 86; Siddhant Kashi 2/37) & 40 for no loss, 4.5 overs (Aeklavya Khade 28 not out). Result: Mahul won by 10 wickets.
Nerul Centre 419 for 8 wickets decl, 88.5 overs (Aagneya Aadi 142, Varad Magar 92, Aayush Shinde 49; Shaurya Rai 2/68) drew with Matunga Centre 236 for 8 wickets, 76 overs (Shrihann Haridass 56, Aayush Shete 71; Vedant Gore 2/83, Shaurya Gaikwad 2/48). Result: Match Drawn.
Nallasopara Centre 247 all out, in 69.6 overs drew with Chinchani Centre 245 all out, 95.5 overs (Nirbhay Keni 47, Janmay Patil 43, Daivik Bhoir 40, Priyansh Pawar 42; Atharva Keni 4/77). Result: Match Drawn (Nallasopara won on 1st innings lead).
Kalyan Centre 224 all out, 77.5 overs (Nishant Bhoir 62, Harsh Nadkar 45; Nimit Behere 3/53, Yuvraj Mali 3/31) & 127 for 3 wickets, 38 overs (Aditya V.S. 69) drew with Dombivali Centre 197 all out, 57.5 overs (Vedant Singh 30, Yuvraj Mali 53; Harsh Nadkar 4/46). Result: Match Drawn (Kalyan won on 1st innings lead).
On May 7, Piramal Healthcare took on Mettler Toledo at Azad Maidan in Mumbai during the Chanawala tournament. Piramal Healthcare won the toss and elected to bat first.
Riding on twin half centuries from Rahul Kulkarni and Girish Rasivate, Piramal Healthcare posted 4-199 in 20 overs. Kulkarni, who opened the batting with Vaibhav Bogate stitched a 113 run partnership in 12.4 overs. While Bogate muscled 48 runs off 40 balls, Kulkarni top scored with 55 runs off 39 balls, including 10 boundaries. Towards the end, Rasivate played a 17-ball cameo to smash an unbeaten 54 to help his side post a competitive score. On the other hand, Mettler Toledo’s Pratik Borge was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 2-43 in four overs.
In reply, Mettler Toledo were bundled out for 110 in 17 overs as they fell short of 85 runs. Opening batter Anvit Gharat top scored with a 27-ball 31, however could not take his side home. On the other hand, Piramal Healthcare’s Rahul Kulkarni wreaked havoc with the ball as he bagged 6-28 in four overs. Kulkarni bowled well in the middle overs as well as at the death overs.
Piramal Healthcare’s Rahul Kulkarni was the top performer in the match. Kulkarni’s all-round contributions helped Piramal Healthcare register an 85-run win over Mettler Toledo in Chanawala Tournament.
In the semi final match between SAI CA B and SAI SIA A in the KPCA U20 Tournament at Oval Ground, Mumbai , the former opted to bat first and scored 208 runs in 36 overs at the loss of 8 wickets by the contribution of Roneet Thakur’s 94 runs and Aadat Degaonkar’s 56 runs! Aryan Singh of SAI SIA A took 2 wickets in 4 overs giving 32 runs. As they came to bat, their team could manage to score only 175 runs at the loss of 10 wickets in 32 overs where the highest was scored by Rishi Shah which was 48 runs in 54 balls. Both Parth Ankolekar and Roneet Thakur took 3 wickets each and restricted their opponents to lose!