Played at Somaiya Cricket Ground in Mumbai, JC Four Oaks Spartans opting to bat first posted a total of 171/4 in 20 overs. Opener Vishal Miglani scored 52* off 54 batting from start to end playing the anchors role while it was his opening partner Fardeen Malbarwala who provided a flying start scoring 42 off mere 13 balls. Fardeen smacked 4 sixes at a 300.00+ strike rate to turn the things around in no time as JC Four Oaks reached in a commanding position to defend their target.
Spottlightt Social Scorchers almost crossed the victory line courtesy Keyur Shah (61 runs off 45 balls) and Abhishek Jhaveri (75 off 55 balls) almost changing the course of the game. Both the players gave their best however Scorchers fell short of 3 runs in the penultimate 20th over as they ended their innings at 168/8 in 20 overs. Also it’s worth mentioning the efforts Ashray Rao who bagged 2wkts conceeding just 5 runs in the 18th over followed by Skipper Rabindra who conceeded mere 2 runs in the last over bowling a crucial spell of 2/28 in 4 overs. Also it goes without saying about Sumiran Mehta also did exceptional glovework behind the stumps. Another memorable moment of the match was the brilliant catch at point by Ajay Valanju to dismiss the dangerous Abhishek Jhaveri who was batting on 75 and looking all set to finish the match.
Rabindra Jhunjhunwala shared with Cricketgraph “Absolutely amazing game of cricket today. Learning is “Never ever ever give up”. Scorchers didn’t after the blitz by Falli, and then when Abhi and Keyur were batting they didn’t while chasing, and then Spartans didn’t (how the game changed in our favour in the 18/19 overs)!! Who would have imagined 19 in 18 balls with 9 wickets in hand could not be chased? Hats off to all those who played today, on both sides. To me Cricket is the true winner!!!
Played at Fatima Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Mumbai Vikings opting to bat first posted a total of 174/10 in 20 overs. After losing both the openers early, it was Ashish Fauzdar at no.3 bringing the momentum back in his team’s favor as he went on to smash an aggressive 105* off just 55 balls. Ashish simply turned the game around with a strike rate of close to 191.00 smashing 14 fours and 4 sixes to steer his team towards a defendable total. From the bowlers, Ketav Shah with 4/24 was the pick of the lot.
RRoaring Lions in reply could only manage 129/9 in 20 overs with Amandeep Chadha from Mumbai Vikings being the pick of the lot with 3/25 in 4 overs.
Result: Mumbai Vikings won the match by 45 runs, Ashish Fauzdar declared ‘man of the match’
Played at Air India Ground in Santacruz, Mumbai, Air India Sports Club after being put to bat first posted a total of 251/10 in 68.4 overs. Skipper Rudra Dhanday led from the front scoring more than half of the team runs as he went on to score an impressive 133 off 144 balls. Wickets kept on tumbling from the other end but Rudra held fort smashing 20 boundaries at a healthy strike rate of almost 93.00! From the bowlers, Sarfraz Ashraf was the pick of the lot returning with bowling figures of 5/39 in 11 overs.
DY Patil in reply scored 363 runs in 94.2 overs with no.4 batsman Ashay Sardesai guiding the team towards a strong position. Ashay scored 129 off 207 balls which included 19 fours and a six. Air India in their 2nd innings scored 263 runs with half centuries from Ayush Zimare (76 runs) and Karan Surayaa (54 runs). Left Arm Spinner Karsh Kothari was the pick of the lot with 4 wkts for Dy Patil in the 2nd innings.
DY batted for 13 overs in their 2nd innings scoring 93/2 with skipper Kevin Almeida unbeaten on 51* before the end of the game’s play wherein match ended in a draw.
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Delhi Challengers Junior’s batter Ayush Tripathi scored a delectable century on February 22 during the Greenfield Cricket Tournament, a 40-over competition, playing against Jaipur based Unique Cricket Academy. The right handed batter smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 56 balls, including 14 boundaries and three sixes. He helped his side post a mammoth score of 365-7 in 40 overs.
Ayush told CricketGraph, “We lost early wickets and it was important for somebody to consolidate the innings. I went in to bat at number six and tried to get myself in. The wicket was not that easy to bat on. My aim was to spend time in the middle and play each ball on its merit. After hitting the century, I was very happy, I was able to rescue my team from a crunch situation.”
Ayush’s 101 not out turned out to be a match winning knock as his team, Delhi Challengers Junior beat Unique Cricket Academy by 267 runs. At the end of the tournament, Ayush won the player of the series for mustering 146 runs and picking by nine wickets bowling right arm leg spin in the three matches. Being the captain of the team, he led from the front, and clinched a 3-0 win against Unique Cricket Academy.
Played at Youth’s Own Union, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, Repro India Ltd. after being put to bat first were all out for 120 runs in 35.1 overs. Experienced fast bowler Swapnil Bandiwar who has also played Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha brought in all his experience with an impressive bowling spell of 5/33 in 9 overs including 2 maidens. Apart from Swapnil, Nitesh and Sahil bagged 2 wkts each.
Chasing 121, PR AG (L&R) chased down the total with ease winning the match by 8 wickets. Opener Rohan Gajjar scored 45 runs while it was Nikhil Patil who anchored the team towards the victory line with an unbeaten knock of 51* in just 26 deliveries, a knock which included 9 fours and a six.
Played at Somaiya Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Hemant Tools Tornadoes after being put to bat first managed to post a total of 114/10 in 16.5 overs. Spottlightt bowlers did a terrific job with the ball with Abhishek and Shreepad taking 8 wkts together in their 8 overs. Abhishek was spot on with his bowling returning with envious bowling figures of 5/20 in 4 overs. On the other hand, Shreepad Khedekar took 3/17 in 4 overs.
Spottlightt Social Scorchers in reply did receive a tough fight however they crossed the victory line in the penultimate over. From Hemant Tools Tornadoes, Sachin Deshpande gave his everything bagging 4wkts for 20 runs his spell of 4 overs. All-Rounder Abhishek Jhaveri certainly owned the match with his all round impact as he also contributed with the bat smashing 40* off 41 balls to guide his team towards an emphatic 4 wkt win.
Result: Spottlightt Social Scorchers won by 4 wkts, Abhishek Jhaveri declared ‘man of the match”
Ace Cricket Club opting to bat first at Western Railway Cricket Ground in Mumbai posted a total of 200/6 in 20 overs. Opener Abhay Sharma gave a flying start to the innings while also stitched a crucial 122 run stand with Daiwat Rane who scored 46 runs. Abhay Sharma top scored in the match as he went on to score a swashbuckling 110 runs off mere 56 balls smashing 6 fours and 8 sixes at a strike rate of 196.43.
Misfits in reply found it difficult to get going managing only 104/9 in 20 overs. The bowlers were spot on with Niraj Bajaj and Rahul Shejwal bagging 3 wkts each.
Result: ACE CC won the match by 105 runs while Abhay Sharma was declared ‘man of the match’
Played at Oval Maidan in Mumbai between Dilip Vensarkar Club vs Shiv Seva Cricket Club, Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy after being put to bat first posted a massive total of 372/4 in 35 overs. Opener Rohan Karandikar and Jatin at the middle order smashed crucial half centuries while it was Ashmith Kashyap at no.3 who top scored in the match with a brilliant innings of 148 runs in 94 balls. Ashmith dominated the bowlers head on covering almost every corner of the ground with his impressive strokeplay.
Shiv Seva Cricket Club in reply were all out for 118 runs in 35 overs courtesy a disciplined bowling performance from the Vengsarkar bowlers.
Result: Vengsarkar C.A won the match by 254 runs, Ashmith Kashyap was declared ‘man of the match”
Delhi’s Mayank Rawat created history on February 25 as he plundered a blistering 408 not out off just 139 balls in a 40-overs match against Delhi Titans during the City of Gold Cup tournament held in Noida. Playing for Sehgal Cricket Club, Rawat, 22, muscled a humungous score as he simply thrashed the opposition bowling attack. His entertaining knock was embellished with a whopping sum of 32 boundaries and 38 sixes.
Rawat told CricketGraph, “Usually I bat in the middle order bat, but that day, I was asked to open the batting. When I went in to bat, my intention was to play fearless cricket. I had never imagined in the wildest of my thoughts that someday I would score 400 runs in a one-day game. The wicket was good to bat on as the ball was nicely coming on to the bat. I simply enjoyed myself and this innings will forever be remembered by me.”
Riding on Rawat’s 408, Sehgal Cricket Club posted a gigantic total of 643-1 in 40 overs and went on to win the match by 547 runs.
At present, Mayank Rawat, who is a right handed middle order batter and a right arm off spinner plays for Delhi senior state team. He has already been a part of Delhi U-19 and Delhi U-25 teams in the past. In 2017, he represented India U-19 under the captainship of Prithvi Shaw against England U-19.