Mumbai: Manali Dakshini fluent unbeaten 61 runs knock paved the way for Team Purple clinch a fluent 78-run victory against Team Maroon in a opening round Group-A match of the Womens T20 Cricket Tournament 2021-2022, organised by Victory Cricket Club in association with Pulse Sports Events Entertainment and Eagle Thane Strikers, and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground.
Team Purple electing to bat scored a fighting 170 runs for 6 wickets from their 20 overs. Besides Manali’s fine efforts, Mansi Patil contributed 46 runs useful runs, while Team Maroon’s Disha Chandak 4 for 27 runs and Aleena Khan 2 for 31 runs were the successful bowlers. Team Maroon batting flopped and except for Sharadha Shetty’s innings of 25 runs they were restricted to 97 for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In another match of the same group, Team Red defeated Team Green by four wickets.
In Group-B matches, Team Yellow lost to Team Blue by 7 wickets and Team Orange also succumbed to a 6-wicket defeat against Team Pink.
Brief scores – Group – A: Team Green: 79 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Pradnya Bhagat 3/18, Janhavi Kate 2/12) lost to Team Red: 82 for 6 wickets, 11 overs (Samrudhi Rawool 3/25, Arti Yadav 2/15). Result: Team Red won by 4 wickets.
Team Purple: 170 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Manali Dakshini 61*, Mansi Patil 46; Disha Chandak 4/27, Aleena Khan 2/31). Team Maroon: 92 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Shradha Shetty 25; Kashish Nirmal 2/9, Nirmiti Rane 2/12). Result: Team Purple won by 78 runs.
Group – B: Team Yellow: 88 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Sanika Chalke 48*; Reshma Nayak 3/16) lost to Team Blue: 89 for 3 wickets, 15 overs (Tushi Shah 42, Sejal Raut 35*). Result: Team Blue won by 7 wickets.
Team Orange: 87 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Mahek Pokar 26, Pranjal Gurav 24) lost to Team Pink: 88 for 4 wickets, 15.2 overs (Humaira Kazi 34, Saniya Raut 31). Result: Team Pink won by 6 wickets.
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Played at Oval Maidan in Mumbai, Parkophene Cricketers opting to bat first made a total of 165/10 in 32.5 overs. No.4 batsman Shreyash top scored with 70 runs while the rest of the batters found it difficult to convert their starts. From the bowlers, Vishal Prasad and Ainul Haq Khan with 3 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 166. Shivaji Park Youngsters won the match by 4 wkts crossing the victory line in the 33rd over. Right-Handed opening batsman Tanishq Panikeveetil single handedly anchored the chase with a solid half century. Tanishq batted maturely despite wickets tumbling from the other hand scoring 83 off 103 balls laced with 12 boundaries. Shivaji Park Youngsters won the match convincingly while Tanishq was declared ‘man of the match’
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Mumbai: Arpit Dhadve played a smart, steady innings, but fell four runs short of the magical three-figure mark, as he was dismissed for 96 runs. Nonetheless, his knock paved the way for Islam Gymkhana to register a comfortable 8-wicket win against P.J. Hindu Gymkhana in a Group-D match of the MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament 2021-22, organized by Mangrol Sports Club in association with Pulse Sports Events Entertainment and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground.
In pursuit of a modest target, Islam Gymkhana riding on Arpit’s solid batting easily surpassed Hindu Gymkhana’s total, reaching 188 for 2 wickets in 38 overs. Hemanshu Kumar played the supporting role and was unbeaten of 42 runs as Islam Gymkhana without too many setbacks crossed the finish line. Earlier, Hindu Gymkhana preferring to bat first, were restricted to 186 for 6 wickets in their stipulated 40 overs. Kavi Priyan 66 not out and Mohd Moosa Ansari 58 runs were Hindu Gymkhana’s leading run-getters. Islam Gymkhana bowlers Arjun Rawat (2 for 24), Yaseen Shaikh (2 for 26), and Azhar Mansuri (2 for 42) picked up the wickets.
In another Group-D encounter, Sainath SC dominated the match against Worli SC and charged to a solid 9-wicket victory. Chasing a low target, Sainath were well-served by Tanish Meher who smashed a quick unbeaten 77 runs while Sarvesh Yadav contributed a solid 47 runs to secure their big win. Earlier, Worli SC batting first could only muster to score 145 runs for 8 wickets in 40 overs. Parth Pednekar scored an unbeaten 50 runs, while Sainath bowler Pratham Salaskar finished with 4 wickets for 34 runs.
In interesting Group-C matches, Mumbai Police Gymkhana defeated Bharat Cricket Club by 2 wickets and Karnatak Sporting Association inflicted a 5-wicket defeat on National Cricket Club.
Brief scores: Bombay Gymkhana: 213 for 8 wickets, in 40 overs (Harsh Mogaveera 48, Anshul Murli 37; Rahul Kankarwal 2/32, Vedant Deshmukh 2/38, Arman Pathan 2/38) beat Dadar Union SC: 169 all out, 38 overs (Riday Khandke 31; Soham Talekar-3/25). Result: Bombay Gymkhana won by 44 runs.
Superstar SC: 124 all out, 39 overs (Aradhya Mayekar 43; Sarthak Bafna 3/18, Ruchit Ahuja 2/14, Roneet Thakur 2/34) lost to Payyade SC: 127 for 7 wickets, 31.1 overs (Roneet Thakur 31; Devansh Katkar 4/19). Result: Payyade Sports Club won by 3 wickets.
Bharat CC: 178 for 6 wickets, 40 overs (Jaineel Nanda 72*, Ritesh Yadav 52; Tanishq Mayekar 2/44) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana: 180 for 8 wickets, 36.3 overs (Malhar Vanjari 62, Sachin Rathod 32, Shaswat Kapoor 31; Robin Vel 3/22, Varun Malik 2/22). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 2 wickets.
National CC: 126 all out, 36.1 overs (Gaurav Kumar 33; Prayag Kumar 3/19, Aryan Shetty 3/31) lost to Karnatak SA: 129 for 5 wickets, 22.1 overs (Mitra Parab 42*, Ritesh Nalawade 3/27). Result: Karnatak Sporting Association won by 5 wickets.
Worli SC: 145 for 8 wickets, 40 overs (Parth Pednekar 50*; Pratham Salaskar 4/34) lost to Sainath SC: 146 for 1 wickets, 34.3 overs (Tanish Meher 77*, Sarvesh Yadav 47). Result: Sainath SC won by 9 wickets.
P.J. Hindu Gymkhana: 186 for 8 wickets, 40 overs (Kavi Priyan 66*, Mohd. Moosa Ansari 58; Arjun Rawat 2/24, Yaseen Shaikh 2/26, Azhar Mansuri 2/42) lost to Islam Gymkhana: 188 for 2 wickets, 38 overs (Arpit Dhadve 96, Hemanshu Kumar 42*). Result: Islam Gymkhana won by 8 wickets.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana: 151 all out, 40 overs (Aman Verma 81; Atharva Sawant 4/23, Saksham Shinde 3/33, Kunal Vattari 2/32) lost to Shantibai Memorial CC: 152 for 7 wickets, 36.1 overs (Kunal Vattari 41, Roshan Kanojiya 33; Nandan Kamat 3/22, Likhit Kadam 2/35). Result: Shantibai Memorial CC won by 3 wickets.
Parkophene Cricketers: 165 all out, 32.5 overs (Shreyash Hirlekar 70, Sumit Singh 37; Vishal Prasad 3/21, Ainul Haque Khan 3/36) lost to Shivaji Park Youngstar CC: 169 for 6 wickets, 32.2 overs (Tanishq Panikeveetil 83; Sumit Dasadia 3/38). Result: Shivaji Park Youngstar won by 4 wickets.
On April 1, National Cricket Club and Bharat Cricket Club locked horns against each other during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament. National Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Riding on Aarya Chowkidar’s delectable century, National Cricket Club posted 224 in 35.1 overs. Chowkidar came in to bat at number four after his team lost quick wickets. Bharat Cricket Club’s Varun Malik wreaked havoc with the ball as he sent National Cricket Club’s top order packing in no time. Malik was the pick of the bowlers accounting for 6-26 in seven overs. However, Chowkidar took the attack to the opposition. He put his head down and bailed National Cricket Club out. In his innings of 114 that came off 90 balls, Chowkidar hammered 15 boundaries and three sixes.
In reply, Bharat Cricket Club could only manage to score 97 as they were bowled out in 22.4 overs. The opening batting Yash Samgiskar top scored with 30 runs off 35 balls. Samgiskar kept losing partners at regular intervals. On the other hand, National Cricket Club’s Gaurav Kumar was the top wicket-taker, thanks to his 5-22 in 7.4 overs. Kumar rattled the opposition batting line-up in a jiffy, thanks to his disciplined bowling effort.
National Cricket Club beat Bharat Cricket Club by 127 runs during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament.
Mumbai: Nutan Goel’s impressive all-round showing scoring 54 runs and then picking up 7 wickets for 39 runs and the century knock from Raj Deshmukh 103-balls 101 runs (7x4s, 1x6s) was the highlights of Parsee Gymkhana’s massive 162 runs victory against Lord Northbrook CC in a Group-G match of the MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament 2021-22, organized by Mangrol Sports Club in association with Pulse Sports Events Entertainment and played at the Prasee Gymkhana ground.
Electing to bat, Parsee Gymkhana scored 289 runs for 6 wickets from their 40 overs. Besides Nutan and Raj’s big contributions Bhushan Sawant chipped in with unbeaten 60 runs to boost the total. In reply, Lord Northbrook batsmen struggled against Nutan’s disciplined bowling and were bowled out for 127 runs in 30.5 overs.
In a Group-H match, sponsors’ and organizers team Mangrol SC snatched a narrow 9-run win against Parkophene Cricketers at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground. Batting first Mangrol SC were dismissed for 181 runs in 38.5 overs and they defended the target restricting Parkophene Cricketers to 171 for 9 wickets in 39 overs.
Aditya Rawat’s also excelled with ball and bat picking 3 wickets for 37 runs and later recorded a century, scoring an unbeaten 96-ball 101 runs (8x4s, 6x6s) to guide Crescent Cricket Club to a comfortable 7-wicket win over Young Mohammedan CC in a Group-A match.
Brief scores: Young Mohammedan CC: 190 all out, 40 overs (Atif Khan 74; Vedant Patil 3/35, Aditya Rawat 3/37) lost to Crescent Cricket Club: 191 for 3 wickets, 40 overs (Aditya Rawat 101*(96-balls, 8x4s, 6x6s); Aditya Chauhan 2/30). Result: Crescent CC won by 7 wickets.
Mangrol SC: 181 all out, 38.5 overs (Tejas Chavan 81, Prashad Bodke 35; Smith Dasadia 4/45, Hetanshu Kamdar 3/26) beat Parkophene Cricketers: 171 for 9 wickets, 39 overs (Shreyas Hirlekar 48, Smit Dasadia 44, Sumit Singh 34; Garv Jain 4/23). Result: Mangrol SC won by 9 runs.
Regal SC: 188 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Shantanu Tandel 43, Pratham Pawar 39; Sidhant Rai 2/12) beat Fort Vijay CC: 144 all out, 28 overs (Harsh Salunke 70; Pyarelal Chauhan 5/24, Shantanu Tandel 4/42). Result: Regal SC won by 44 runs.
Superstar SC: 110 all out, 32.3 overs (Nilesh Vishwakarma 38, Kunal Bot 30; Atharva Dakway 6/12) lost to John Bright CC: 111 for 3 wickets, 19.2 overs (Jay Jain 44*; Pratham Wagh 2/22). Result: John Bright CC won by 7 wickets.
New Hind SC: 245 for 8 wickets, 40 overs (Tanay Khandeshi 73, Shubham Shinde 45, Vaseem Khan 44, Ashotosh Balla 34; Nandan Kamath 4/63) beat Shivaji Park Gymkhana: 203 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Swaraj Parulkar 53, Nilay Pawar 39; Suraj Mehta 3/47). Result: New Hind SC won by 42 runs.
Palghar Dahanu Taluka SA: 116 all out, 35.4 overs (Yash Gupta 53; Umar Khan 3/15, Kasim Ali 3/26) lost to Young Maharashtra: 118 for 3 in 22.4 overs (Asif Khan 59*; Mihir Gawade 2/10). Result: Young Maharashtra CC won by 7 wickets.
Borivali CC: 103 all out, 33.3 overs (Vaibhav Sajjana 56; Athrarva Mane 2/11, Ravi Gupta 2/20, Kavya Gori 2/19, Awaish Khan 2/29) lost to United Cricketers: 107 for 3 wickets, 22.2 overs (Nihanshu Shikalgar 45*; Rohit Yadav 2/25). Result: United Cricketers won by 7 wickets.
Wellington CC: 203 for 6 wickets, 36 overs (Dhruv Thakkar 59, Pratham Shahu 44, Nishant Kadam 31*; Kalpesh Wadhel 2/35) lost to MIG CC: 204 for 4 in 34 overs (Ayush Mhatre 81, Aakash Singh 64*, Aditya Baliwada 30). Result: MIG CC won by 6 wickets.
Parsee Gymkhana: 289 for 6 wickets, 40 overs (Raj Deshmukh 101 (103-balls, 7x4s, 1x6s), Bhushan Sawant 60*, Nutan Goel 54; Atharva Chavan 3/54) beat Lord Northbook CC: 127 all out, 30.5 overs (Shlok Adurkar 55; Nutan Goel 7/39). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 162 runs.
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Cricket indeed has become a cash rich sport. The amount of stakes involved in Indian Cricket especially in leagues like IPL makes Cricket the richest sport in India. No wonder, cricket is in the heart of everybody and the game’s immense popularity has also helped many brands to milk its popularity for their marketing campaigns. In one such positive initiative by Cadbury, the company decided to celebrate the unsung heroes of this Sport –The Groundsman who prepare the pitches and take care of the ground all the time without getting noticed most of the times!
Vasant Mohite – the 57yr old Groundsman at Wankhede received a welcome surprise when his life changed overnight from wearing shorts and plain shirts to Professional Uniforms designed by Masaba. What’s more, Vasant Mohite during all the matches of IPL was dropped to the ground in a designated bus for groundsmen. Their meals and accommodation were also provided in a 5 Star Hotel by Cadbury in an initiative to celebrate the unsung heroes of the game.
Vasant, who has been a dressing-room attendant during match-days since the ’90s, has been serving players and support staff, providing towels, soaps and ice. Vasant Mohite shares he has been lucky enough to have watched some prolific players from close quarters. From Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar to Prithvi Shaw, Vasant has witnessed multiple generations of cricketers from the closest of quarters. Vasant has also witnessed the rise of Sachin Tendulkar as well as the rise and fall of Vinod Kambli.
Vasant who has been working as a groundsman at Wankhede since so many years believes this was nothing but a miracle. Vasant shares “we often sleep on the grounds between mosquittos after working hard on preparing the wickets for hours. We have to work in day and night shifts according to the match’s schedule. The matches often end late — their shifts end much later — they couldn’t return home. So they would sleep the whole night in a small room below the Vittal Divecha Stand at the stadium, where mosquitoes made sleep difficult. “Machhar kaat ke deemag kharab kar deta hai (mosquitoes would drive us mad). After the match, we could not go anywhere as train services were shut. So we would sleep in our office at the ground itself. If there is no game, we reach the stadium by 9 am and leave by 6 pm. But on match days, we come in early, and the MCA pays double if we work late,” says Vasant, clad in khaki shorts and a crisp white shirt. – As per Vasant’s Quote to Indian Express
Such a noble campaign not only touched the hearts of millions of Indians but Cadbury also ensured that they made a bigger place in the hearts of every Indians including our modest Mumbaikar groundsman Vasant Mohite.
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Played at BNN College Ground in Bhiwandi in Mumbai, BTCA Juniors opting to bat first posted a total of 355/10 in 38.4 overs. Captain Ajay Jaiswal at no.4 top scored with 101 runs off mere 51 balls smashing 12 fours and 7 sixes while Anurag Singh (66 runs), Ram Varma (61 runs) and Keeper Rishu Kumar (89 runs) smashed half centuries.
AK Sports Foundation in reply were bowled out for 102 runs in 17 overs courtesy a match winning bowling spell by Aakash Pathak. Spinner Aakash returned with stunning bowling figures of 6/3 in 4 overs with 2 maidens. Aakash took wickets conceding mere 3 runs at an economy of less than 1 helping BTCA Juniors win the match by 253 runs. Aakash Pathak for his brilliant spell was declared ‘man of the match”
On April 5, Bombay Gymkhana and Apollo Cricket Club clashed against each other during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament. Apollo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Put in to bat, Bombay Gymkhana scored 4-248 runs in 40 overs. Anshul Murli, who opened the batting, blasted an undefeated 140 off just 110 balls. Murli hammered 23 boundaries and two sixes during his blitzkrieg. Middle order batter Prithviraj Misal joined forces with Murli to plunder run a ball 58. Misal peppered the boundary rope eight times. On the other hand, Apollo Cricket Club’s bowlers did not have any answers to the questions posed by Bombay Gymkhana batters. Prasanna Shukla was the pick of the bowlers as he struck with 2-40 in eight overs.
In reply, Apollo Cricket Club could manage to pile up 180 as they were all out in 37 overs. The opening batting pair set the base however there were no major contributions from the rest. On the other hand, Bombay Gymkhana’s Sohan Talekar rattled the opposition with 4-40 in eight overs. Talekar bowled disciplined lines and lengths to yield rich dividends.
Bombay Gymkhana’s Anshul Murli, Prithviraj Misal and Sohan Talekar were the top performers of the match. The trio helped Bombay Gymkhana script a 68-run win over Apollo Cricket Club during the MCA U19 Mangrol Cricket Tournament.
Played at Oval Maidan in Mumbai, Datafriends team batting first scored a total of 271/10 in 45 overs. Nutan Goel at no.3 top scored with 58 runs off 53 balls while Swapnil Bivalkar (33 runs) and Neil (48 runs) also contributed with crucial cameos at the middle order. From the bowlers, Omneel Jadhav and Roshan Chauhan bagged 3wkts each.
DSCA Shield in reply were all out for 112 runs in 25.3 overs courtesy a match winning bowling performance from Shivam Gupta. Off-Spinner Shivam returned with impactful bowling figures of 5/24 in 5.3 overs providing crucial breakthroughs and not allowing the opposition team to settle. DSCA Shield won the match by 159 runs and Shivam Gupta for his all-round show of 5 wkts and 21 runs with the bat was declared ‘man of the match’
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Played at Belpada in Navi Mumbai, Future Star U14 Team opting to bat first made a healthy total on board of 274/4 in 40 overs. Opening the innings, Aayush Shinde went on to top score in the match with a brilliant knock of 150 runs in 116 balls, an innings which consisted 26 boundaries while rest of the players batted around him. Aayush dealt mostly in boundaries playing at a healthy strike rate of 129.31 taking his team towards a respectable position.
HDM Cricket Academy in reply were all out for 126 runs in 28.2 overs with Om Patil being the pick of the lot taking 4/20 in 5 overs. Future Star U14 Team won the match by 148 runs and Aayush Shinde was declared ‘man of the match’