Mumbai: Hosts Oriental Insurance Sports Club will clash with New India Assurance in the opening Elite Category Group-A match of the 10th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organized by Oriental Insurance under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and to be played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan on Tuesday.
In the other match of the same group, Bank of Maharashtra meet Automotive Manufacturing. In Group-B matches, Mumbai Police CC face off against Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Reserve Bank of India take on Dharamji Morarji CC at the Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan.
Meanwhile, 12 teams will be participating in the Plate Category tournament specially organized for junior Mumbai players. “In the Elite Category only players employed with the particular office will be eligible to represent their respective teams. The main intention of organizing the Plate Category is to motivate office clubs to provide a platform to young talented players of Mumbai. The offices have the liberty to select upcoming talented players, either through scholarships or on a contractual basis to represent their respective office teams,” explained Jitendra Ingle, Joint Secretary of Oriental Insurance Sports Club and Chairman of MCA Office Clubs Sub-Committee.
In the Elite Category 8 teams have been drawn into two groups of 4 teams each and the initial rounds will be played on a league basis. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and the winners will clash for the title. In the Plate Category the 12 teams have been divided into 3 groups and the initial rounds will also be played on a league basis. The top team from each group and the second-best team from the three groups will contest the semi-finals and the winning teams will play in the final.
All the Matches will be played as per the New Model Rules of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
The teams:
Elite Category – Group-A: Bank of Maharashtra, Automotive Manufacturing, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance.
Group-B: Mumbai Police Gymkhana, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Reserve Bank of India, Dharamji Morarji CC.
Plate Category – Group-A: GIC, LIC, Canara Bank, BEST.
Group-B: Times of India, MTNL, Mazagon Docks, Air India.
Group-C: PF, Mumbai Port Trust, Larsen & Tubro, Abhyudaya Bank..
In a recent contest played between Payyade Sports Club and Goregaon Sports Club at the GSC Ground in the ongoing Purushottam Shield Tournament. The home team won the toss and elected to bat first, they had to face two competent bowlers- Sagar Mishra and Deepak Shetty who took 5 and 3 wickets respectively which restricted their Goregaon Sports Club to only 95 runs in 28.5 overs.
Payyade Sports Club in reply crossed the victory line in the 23rd over winning the match by 7 wkts. Sagar Mishra, a skilled left arm bowler took 5 wickets in 10.5 overs giving a minimal of 26 runs in which he missed his chance of a hat trick! He was equally good with the Bat wherein he scored 25 runs and helped his team to gain victory over the Goregaon Sports Club!
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In the MCA U19 Tournament between Apollo Cricket Club and Young Mohammeda Cricket Club held at Cross Maidan, the Apollo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first as their opening batter Devansh Kaj scored yet another half century scoring 67 runs in 43 balls by hitting 9 four’s and 1 six! His opening partner Suraj Singh also gave good support as they stitched 75 runs for the 1st wicket taking the team total to 246 runs in 40 overs at the loss of all 10 wickets! Another player Ryan Castelino scored 60 runs contributing his bit to the huge total!
Young Mohmeddan CC in reply chased down the score in 40 overs winning the match by 1 wkt. Atif Khan who came at no.3 scored 60 runs off 71 balls which included 5 fours and a six helping his team win the match by one wicket.
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Mumbai: Aryan Yadav century knock of 125 runs combined by a fine batting performance of Jagdish Suvarna who scored 97 runs and superb bowling display by Ajit Gaud 5 for 25 runs, helped Aiming Master Cricket Club record a comfortable 207-run victory against Merry Cricketers in a Group-B section match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022, and played at the Karnatak SA ground, Cross Maidan.
Aiming Master preferring to bat first piled up a commanding total of 350 for 4 wickets in 45 overs. Besides the tall innings from Yadav and Suvarna, Pratik Kadam contributed a half-century knock of an exact 50 runs to prop the Aiming Master’s innings. Chasing a stiff target, Merry Cricketers were dismissed for 143 in 32.3 overs. Jayant Dingore 44 runs and Sumit Chavan 39 runs were the only batsmen who stayed long in the middle, while Ajit Gaud claimed a five-wicket haul to clinch a massive victory for Aiming Masters.
Meanwhile, Mahyavanshi Cricket Club scored a narrow 1-wicket win against St. Mary’s Cricket Club in a well-contested match played at the United Cricketers ground. St. Mary’s were bowled out for 184 runs in 45 overs. Jay Vyas 39 runs and Kesar Upadhyay 33 runs were their leading run-getters, while Nirmay More 3 for 25 and Atul Chaubey 3 for 42 picked the wickets. Mahyavanshi struggled a bit, but managed to reach 185 for 9 wickets in 33.1 overs to snatch a tight win.
Oriental Cricket Club also enjoyed a successful day defeating Star Cricket Club, Bandra (East) by 7 wickets at the Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan. Winning the toss and batting first Star Cricket Club Bandra were dismissed 173 runs all out in 43.1 overs. In response, Oriental CC chased the target making 175 for 3 wickets in 23.2 overs. Viraj Gawas 64 runs and Hritik Devadiga 41 runs got most of the runs to guide the team to victory.
The steady batting efforts of Patan Cricket Club’s batter Jigar Shah 103 runs, Deven Dhruva 80 runs, and Rachit Shah’s unbeaten 48 runs went in vain their team suffered a 5-wicket defeat at the hands of Bhama Cricket Club in another match played at the Youths Own Union Club ground. Batting first Patan CC powered by the splendid batting by the three batsmen scored a high 282 runs for 6 wickets in 45 overs. Ajinkya Dhumal (3 for 57) was Bhama CC’s most successful bowler.
Faced with a huge target for victory, Bhama CC batters were positive in their approach and easily surpassed the Patan CC score making 285 for 5 wickets in 40.1 overs. The leading run-scorers were Shardul Bhave 80 runs, Aryan Chouhan unbeaten 53 runs, and Mohd, Riyaz useful 47 runs.
Brief scores – Group B: Aiming Master CC 350 for 4 wickets, 45 overs (Aryan Yadav 125, Jagdish Suvarna 97, Pratik Kadam 50) beat Merry Cricketers 143 all out, 32.3 overs (Jayant Dingore 44, Sumit Chavan 39; Ajit Gaud 5/25). Result: Aiming Master CC won by 207 runs.
St. Mary’s CC 184 all out, 45 overs (Jay Vyas 39, Kesar Upadhyay 33; Nirmay More 3/25, Atul Chaubey 3/42) lost to Mahyavanshi CC 185 for 9 wickets, 33.1 overs (Mir Tawade 35; Prasoon Singh 3/32, Mahendra Lale 3/49). Result: Mahyavanshi CC won by 1 wicket.
Jaico CC 216 all out, 41.4 overs (Altamash Siddique 81, Tanishq Gavate 65; Rishikesh Jaiswal 4/32) beat Combined CC 182 all out, 37.4 overs (Ravi Shinde 51; Harikesh Yadav 5/20). Result: Jaico CC won by 34 runs.
Jolly Brothers SC 175 all out, 32.5 overs (Aaditya Bhoir 57; Omkar Maldikar 3/24, Pranit Shelar 3/54) beat Young Men’s Muslim Association 106 all out, 26.2 overs (Nihar Magre 35; Sagar Jadhav 5/20, Vinod Banda 3/20). Result: Jolly Brothers SC won by 69 runs.
Star CC, Bandra (East) 173 all out, 43.1 overs (Abhilash Mohanan 36, Shreyas Chavan 33; Sumit Suthar 3/26) lost to Oriental CC 175 for 3 wickets, 23.2 overs (Viraj Gawas 64, Hritik Devadiga 41). Result: Oriental CC won by 7 wickets.
Kshatriya Union Club 188 all out, 42.3 overs (Shantanu Nayak 51; Tejas Patani 3/29) lost to Diamond Star CC 189 for 6 wickets, 38.5 overs (Tejas Patani 65*, Samir Mogul 35, Raj Khandwala 33; Vedant Patil 3/44). Result: Diamond Star Cricket Club won by 4 wickets
Friends Union SC 109 all out, 35.3 overs (Akhileshwar Tripathi 32; Vrushabh Joshi 3/29) lost to Glorious CC 110 for 6 wickets, 30.5 overs (Govinda Prajapati 3/25). Result: Glorious CC won by 4 wickets.
Madhukar G. Vartak Memorial SC 80 all out, 24.5 overs (Brijesh Sahani 6/22) lost to Stylo Cricketers 84 for 4 wickets, 22.1 overs (Ravi Yadav 32). Result: Stylo Cricketers won by 6 wickets.
EMA Cricket Club 149 all out, 37.4 overs (Akashkumar Prajapati 36; Medhansh Shah 3/12, Nimit Mithawala 3/34) lost to United XI CC 150 for 5 wickets, 27.5 overs (Nimish Vora 48, Aryan Sanghvi 31). Result: United XI CC won by 5 wickets.
Patan CC 282 for 6 wickets, 45 overs (Jigar Shah 103, Deven Dhruva 80, Rachit Shah 48*; Ajinkya Dhumal 3/57) lost to Bhama CC 285 for 5 wickets, 40.1 overs (Shardul Bhave 80, Aryan Chouhan 53*, Mohd, Riyaz 47; Krish Vora 3/47). Result: Bhama CC won by 5 wickets.
Dombivali CC 163 all out, 41.1 overs (Ankit Naiksatam 34; Nishant Mane 3/7, Sameer Dighe 3/53) lost to Prime Group CC 166 for 6 wickets, 33.2 overs (Sangeet Kamble 43; Yashwant Parab 4/36). Result: Prime Group CC won by 4 wickets.
Mumbai: Vikas Jaiswal showed tremendous batting form building a towering innings of an unbeaten 279 runs to power Our Own Cricket Club to a thumping 436 runs victory against Indian Gymkhana in a Group-B section match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022 and played at the Matunga Gymkhana Ground, Matunga.
Matunga Gymkhana, deciding to field first, failed to contain the Our Own CC batters who amassed a mammoth total of 510 for 7 wickets in 45 overs. Faced with a massive winning target the Matunga Gymkhana batting collapsed and they were bowled out for a measly 74 runs in 24 overs and suffered a crushing defeat.
Our Own CC innings started shakily and lost both the opening batsmen with just 35 runs on the board in the fifth over. Thereafter, number 3 batsman Jaiswal dominated the bowling and his huge 279-run knock came from just 158 balls and was studded with 38 hits to the boundary and 12 powerful sixes.
Jaiswal along with Prakash Aswani 63 (26-balls, 8x4s, 3x6s) added a big 263-run partnership for the third wicket. He later put on 106 runs with Shreyas Vaidya 56 (47-balls, 6x4s, 2x6s) for the fourth wicket. Matunga Gymkhana bowlers Vyom Gada 3 for 72, Mudir Bhatt 2 for 33, and Karan Gala 2 for 67 shared the wickets. Later, Our Own bowlers Prasad Rahate 3 for 6, Nikhil Shigan 2 for 11, and Viren Dhatia 2 for 19 did the damage picking up quick wickets to dismiss Matunga Gymkhana for a paltry 74 runs to complete the victory.
In another match, Alhad Barve scored an unbeaten 111 runs which helped Cricket Club of Andheri register a 9-wicket victory against Shastri Hall Cricket Club at the SRT ground, Kandivali.
Electing to bat first, Shastri Hall CC were bowled out for 160 runs in 36.4 overs. Ajmat Shaikh was the leading scorer with 77 runs while Keshav Pimpale took 4 wickets for 17 runs. In response, Cricket Club of Andheri guided by the excellent batting of Alhad Barve who scored 111 runs not out reached 162 for 1 wicket in 26.4 overs to secure their 9-wicket success.
Brief scores – Group D: Our Own CC 510 for 7 wickets, 45 overs (Vikas Jaiswal 279* (158-balls, 38x4s, 12x6s), Prakash Aswani 63 (26-balls, 8x4s, 3x6s), Shreyas Vaidya 56 (47-balls, 6x4s, 2x6s); Vyom Gada 3/72, Mudir Bhatt 2/33, Karan Gala 2/67) beat Indian Gymkhana 74 all out, 24 overs (Prasad Rahate 3/6, Nikhil Shigan 2/11, Viren Dhatia 2/19). Result: Our Own CC won by 436 runs.
Shastri Hall CC 160 all out, 36.4 overs (Ajmat Shaikh 77; Keshav Pimpale 4/17) lost to Cricket Club of Andheri 162 for 1 wicket, 26.4 overs (Alhad Barve 111 not out). Result: Cricket Club of Andheri won by 9 wickets.
On April 8, Crescent Cricket Club and Apollo Cricket Club locked horns against each other during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament. Crescent Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Batting first, Apollo Cricket Club were bundled out for a paltry 100 in 29.2 overs. Vedant Patil wreaked havoc with the ball as he struck with 5-21 in 7.2 overs, including one maiden. Patil sent half of the opposition’s batting line up packing, thanks to his disciplined bowling effort. On the other hand, for Apollo Cricket Club, opening batter, Suraj Singh top scored with a 50-ball 31.
In reply, Crescent Cricket Club made light work of the run chase as they completed the formalities in just 9.2 overs, winning the match by 10 wickets. The opening pair of Aditya Rawat (62 not out off 28 balls) and Harsh Pal (32 not out off 24 balls) sealed the deal for Crescent Cricket Club with their delectable batting. On the other hand, Apollo Cricket Club had an off day with the ball as none of the bowlers managed to pick up a wicket.
Crescent Cricket Club beat Apollo Cricket Club by 10 wickets during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament.
Insta: Vedant_7779 (Vedant Patil)
On March 17, Crayons Software Experts India PL took on Times of India Sports Club during the MCA Corporate Trophy tournament. Times of India Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Times of India Sports Club were bowled out for a paltry 93 in 30 overs, thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by Crayons Software Experts India PL. Shivam Patel was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped 4-23, rattling the opposition batting line-up. Patel bowled tight lines and lengths to yield rich dividends. Sachin Patel bowled well in tandem with Shivam Patel as the former bagged 3-24. On the other hand, Times of India Sports Club had an ordinary outing with the bat.
In reply, Crayons Software Experts India PL completed the formalities in 18.3 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Amar Mehta top scored with 33 runs, with Rohit Yadav making a useful contribution of 30 not out. With the ball, for Times of India Sports Club, it was Pankaj Sawant, who was the pick of the bowlers. Sawant struck with 3-37.
Shivam Patel was the top performer of the match. Patel powered Crayons Software Experts India PL to a six-wicket win in the MCA Corporate Trophy by beating Times of India Sports Club.
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On April 10, Gay Cavaliers Cricket Club locked horns against Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club during the Kanga League Knock Out Tournament. Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club were bundled out for a paltry 101 in 34.5 overs. Harsh Patil wreaked havoc with the ball as he scalped 5-29 in 8.5 overs. The slow left arm spinner rattled the opposition in a jiffy, thanks to his disciplined bowling effort. On the other hand, Omkar More top scored for Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club with a 50-ball 28.
In reply, Gay Cavaliers Cricket Club chased down the target with ease as they completed the formalities in just 9.4 overs. Opening batter Deepak Shukla led the run chase with a delightful 51 off 34 balls, including five boundaries. Shukla stitched a 91-run partnership with his opening partner Yash Dhuri (39 not out off 22 balls) to set the tone for the chase. Early in the day, Shukla picked up 1-16 in five overs, bowling off spin. On the other hand, Parth Agarwal was the lone wicket-taker as he struck with 1-20 in three overs.
Gay Cavaliers Cricket Club beat Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club by nine wickets during the Kanga League Knock Tournament.
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Played at Bishop School Camp in Pune, Fallah Cricket Academy opting to bat first scored 112/10 in 19.4 overs with Sarthak Bafna at the middle order top scoring with 39 runs off 26 balls. From the bowlers, Divyang Ashok with 3/18 in 3.4 overs was the pick of the lot while the rest of the bowlers also chipped in with a wicket or two.
Chasing 113, RK Academy Girls XI crossed the victory line in the 15th over winning the match by 8 wkts. Parth Swami at no.3 anchored the chase with a solid 45* off 30 balls laced with 7 boundaries. R K Academy Girls 11 won the match by 8 wickets & Divyang Ashok was declared ‘man of the match’
Instagram Id’s
@samad_fallah02
@fallahcricketacademy
Karnataka after being put to bat first were all out for 204 runs in 58.2 overs. All-Rounder Shams Mulani with his tactical left arm spin proved to be one difficult bowler for Karnataka as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/52 in 20.2 overs including 7 maidens.
Mumbai Team in reply scored 273 runs courtesy a brilliant hundred by opener Divyaansh Saxena who scored a matured innings of 102 runs in 214 balls smashing 10 fours and a six. Armaan Jaffer who came at no.4 also played well for his 67 which came off 134 balls. Karnataka in 2nd innings batted well scoring 312 runs and it was again Shams being the pick of the lot taking 5/76 in 42.2 overs which included 10 maidens.
Chasing 244, Mumbai did look in trouble at one stage losing quick wickets at the middle order with scoreboard reading 50/6 in 27th over. However, Suved Parkar scripted a magical 4th innings hundred scoring an unbeaten 103* off 163 balls alongwith Shams Mulani who scored 74* off 153 balls as both the batters stitched a record 194 run stand for the 7th wicket to handover Mumbai a 4wkt win over Karnataka and enter into the semi finals of the tournament.
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@divyaansh76
@shams_mulani
@suvedparkar