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DDPL XI Strikers opting to bat first at Somaiya Cricket Ground in Mumbai posted a total of 177/4 in 20 overs. In-form opener Ojas Mehta continues his purple patch with the bat scoring a fluent 73 off 49 balls (7 fours, 3 sixes) while Aneesh Vijayakar who came at no.3 batted till the end smashing 72* off 59 balls (6 fours) as both the batters stitched a massive partnership to take their team towards a strong position.
Spottlightt Social Scorchers in reply managed 141/6 in 20 overs courtesy some tight bowling performance by DDPL Bowlers. Captain Deepaq Modgil retired hurt at 33 runs while Abhishek Jhaveri and Niraj Bajaj at the middle order chipped in with cameos. From the bowlers, skipper Piyush Patel (2/26) and Manvendra Mishra (2/22) came up with impactful spells helping DDPL win the match by 36 runs.
Result: DDPL XI Strikers won by 4 wkts, Aneesh Vijayakar declared ‘man of the match’
Played at Somaiya Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Marshalls Royals opting to bat first posted a total of 150/6 in 20 overs. Openers Vinod Lund (25 runs) and Kyan Bharucha (33 runs) gave a good start while Jitin Manji at no.3 scored 29 runs. Aazaz Khan coming at no.5 top scored with an unbeaten 39* off 22 balls helping his team reach the 150 run mark. Ajay Walanju and Ashraya Rao with 2 wkts each were the pick of the bowlers from Spartans.
Chasing 151, JC Four Oaks Spartans chased down the score in 17.5 overs winning the match by 5 wkts. Opening Batsman Vishal Miglani played a match winning knock of 66 runs in 46 balls (9 fours) which did the job for his team.
Result: JC Four Oaks Spartans won the match, Vishal Miglani declared ‘player of the match”
Played at Matunga, Mavericks opting to bat first posted a very good total of 217/3 in 20 overs. Openers Amey and Pranay gave a great start putting on 83 runs while Swapnil Paralkar at no.3 top scored with 66 runs off 24 balls smashing 6 sixes and 4 fours alongwith 40* off 23 balls by Rohit Ghagare.
Chasing 218 in a T20 match is always a pressure situation but Incred batters made the target look easier winning the match by 8 wkts and an over to spare. After a decent opening start by Himanshu and Tushar, it was Jay Bhoir and Nishant B who put on a match winning 153* run stand for the 3rd wicket. Nishant played the supporting role with 42* off 42 balls while it was Jay who changed the script of the match with a match winning 105* off just 40 balls. Jay’s innings included 12 massive sixes at a strike rate of 262.50 pushing Incred towards a commendable win.
Jay Bhoir for his unbeaten century was declared ‘man of the match’
Instagram Id of Player:
@jay.bhoir.183
Played at DPC Matunga Gymkhana in Mumbai, Rizvi College opting to bat first dominated Siddarth College bowlers in every corner of the ground smashing a record total of 506/7 runs in 34 overs. Attacking Left-Handed Opener Karan Shah gave a flying start to the innings smashing a quickfire 86 off 50 balls, a knock which included 9 fours and 5 sixes. Karan and Suryansh Shedge at no.5 also stitched a massive 207 run stand for 4th wicket where in Suryansh top scored in the match with a brilliant 117 off mere 44 balls making it one of the fastest hundreds of the tournament. Suryansh smashed 17 fours and 6 sixes while Pragnesh Kanpillewar (51 runs) and Vedant Murkar (84 runs) also smashed crucial half centuries.
Siddarth College in reply were all out for 174 runs with all-rounder Suryansh Shedge owning the match with the ball too coming up with match winning bowling performance of 5/48 in 7 overs helping Rizvi College win the match by a record 332 runs.
Instagram Id’s of Players:
@suraynshshedge,
@karan.shah5
@vedant.murkar11
@@kanpillewar_1
Axel Sports Academy which has grown leaps and bounds in the last few years continues to make a strong presence and this time it’s their team reaching the finals in Rajkot U16 Tournament. Karma Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Saurashtra University Ground posted a total of 95/10 in 25.3 overs. Vishvarajsinh Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers returning with bowling figures of 3/22 in 5 overs.
Axel Sports Academy in reply chased down the score in 17.3 overs winning the match by 4 wkts. Opener Nikhil Chhatria top scored for his team with a well made 46 off 41 balls which helped him bag ‘man of the match’ award.
Axel Sports Academy had performed well in the quarters too where in two of their players rose to the occasion. Manjeet Kumkhaniya had bowled a superb spell of 5/9 in 5 overs including a maiden while with the bat, it was Radhe Bhimani who scored a match winning 52* off 57 balls coming at no.3 which helped Axel Sports Academy win by 7wkts.
ICC Level 2 Cricket Coach from Morbi, Nishant Jani adds one more feather to his cap as he gets appointed as the Head Coach in Saurashtra Women’s T20 League. Nishant will be the Head Coach of Team Red in Women’s T20 League which will namely have 4 teams: Team Red, Team Green, Team Yellow and Team Blue.
The practice camp for the tournament was held from 6th to 8TH March while the league matches will be played on 9th, 10th while finals will be played on 12th of March, 2022.
President Jaydev Shah of SCA & the entire Saurashtra Cricket Association have done a great initiative by organizing selection matches for women cricketers and highlighting their determination to take women’s cricket forward alongwith men’s cricket. Jaydev Shah, the former Saurashtra Captain and SCA President is now also the newly elected Team Manager of the Indian Cricket Team.
Coach Nishant Jani shared with Cricketgraph “I want to congratulate Jaydev Shah for continuously improving the quality of cricket in Saurashtra. The way he is moving forward and bringing changes for the betterment of cricket is certainly very inspiring”
Summer Camps in Cricket are an integral part of a cricketer’s growing up years, it is during these camps, a cricketer goes through many rigorous things and learns many new lessons which help them to become better Cricketers. Summer Camps ideally involve a lot of cricketing activities right from practice matches to fitness drills to improvement in technique and mindset which helps a cricketer to prepare for the upcoming seasons.
One such exciting summer camp which is to begin from 20th April to 30th May over a period of 40 days is at the SGCA-SKCA Cricket Academy in Shegaon. It’s a 40 day intensive summer camp in Shegaon under World Class facilities under the supervision of Prolific Cricket Coach Sulakshan Kulkarni (Former Mumbai Ranji Player & Former Mumbai Ranji Coach).
The summer camp will involve scientific and professional training from qualified and experienced coaches while special emphasis will be put on fitness and cricket drills. The Summer Camp at SGCA-SKCA Academy begins from 20th April, 2022 to 30th May 2022. The timings for the camp will be morning 6:30 to 8:30 am and evening 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The fees for 40 day entire summer camp is Rs 3500/- including Academy Jersey/Uniform while those who want to attend double sessions in a day for the entire camp, the fees is Rs 5000/-
On March 4, Reliance Securities took on Thane Municipal Corporation during the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) Corporate Trophy tournament. Thane Municipal Corporation won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Batting first, Reliance Securities posted a mammoth total of 447-7 in 34 overs, riding on Atif Khan’s scintillating century and Navin Patil’s delectable half-century. While Khan plundered an unbeaten 136 off just 72 balls, including 17 boundaries and four sixes, Patil muscled 77. The other major contributors with the bat were Chetan Suvarna (45 runs) and Bharat Singh (43 runs).
In reply, Thane Municipal Corporation were bundled out for a paltry 112 in 19.5 overs, losing the match by 335 runs. Pradeep Dodiya top scored with 37 but was unable to find able allies to lead the run chase. Reliance Securities’ Saurabh Ankush was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped four wickets conceding no runs.
Reliance Securities’ star batter Atif Khan was the top performer in the match and played an integral role in steering his side to a 335-run win over Thane Municipal Corporation.
American Premier League is a professional T20 League based in United States which was started from 2021. It’s one of the most popular leagues in USA and players from different corners of the world come and participate in it. Jay Mir, who is the founder and CEO of APL holds the vision to revolutionize the game of cricket and aims to make APL a global hub for cricket where in new talents and opportunities can be created for stars and future stars in the making. Jay Mir aims to provide a platform to talented cricketers across the world to showcase their skills where they can be recognized and appreciated. Infact, APL has witnessed some of the biggest T20 International Stars right from Rakheem Cornwall, Chadwick Walton, Mohammad Asif, Tom Beaton, Bipul Sharma, Tapash Baisya and many more names gracing the APL Stage. Last season, it was also our very own Mumbaikar Raunaq Sharma who was the MVP (Most Valued Player) in APL 2021 season. Raunaq sharma received the most expensive MVP award in the history of the game , A brand New Corvette Car!!
Now what if we tell you, that you can also make it big and play in USA alongside International cricketers receiving great exposure? Yes you heard it right, American Premier League has given mandate to Elevate Sports Academy in Mumbai as the official talent scout partner for India operations where in they will select 5 players from India who will make it into the APL 2022 season. On the other hand, Cricketgraph will assist & collaborate as the official media partner for Elevate Sports Academy in the APL Talent Scout Operations.
The trials for the APL’22 season will be held in the month of April, 2022 and the dates will be announced shortly. The selected players have to arrange their Visas while it will be an all expense paid trip including meals, accommodation and tickets which will be sponsored by the American Premier League.
Terms & Conditions:
- Passport is Mandatory for registration.
- Registration fees will be non refundable.
- If selected , the applicant/ player will be provided with an invitation letter by APL, which can be used for obtaining a US Visa , in case the player doesn’t already have one.
- The visa charges will be borne by the player .
- Once the Visa is issued , all the travel , room and board expenses will be taken care of by APL.
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