On December 21, KPCA 11 took on Salgaonkar CC at Azad Maidan, Mumbai during the KPCA U20 Season 2 tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, KPCA 11 posted a respectable score of 209 in 33.3 overs and in reply bundled out Salgaonkar CC cheaply for a paltry 23 in 11.5 overs. KPCA 11 won the match by a huge margin of 186 runs. For KPCA 11, the wrecker-in-chief was Shubham Giri, who struck gold every time he came in to bowl.
The right arm seamer, who opened the bowling for KPCA 11 ended with envious figures of 7-9 in 5.2 overs, including two maidens. Giri picked up the wicket of Salgaonkar CC captain Soham Keer on the very second ball of the innings as he clean bowled the skipper for a duck. In his second over, which was the third over of KPCA 11’s bowling innings, Giri scalped three wickets and just missed out on a hat-trick. He picked up the wickets on the first, second and fourth ball of his second over. After bowling a couple of overs, he was given a break and brought back again in the 10th over from a different end. He accounted for one wicket in that over and followed it up with another in the 12th over of the innings.
While talking to CricketGraph Giri said, “I am extremely happy to have registered my best bowling figures to date. I was bowling well in the previous games so I had the confidence of doing well in this match too. However I had no idea that I would pick seven wickets in the match. The conditions were not exactly conducive for bowling. When we came in to bowl, the wicket was dry and did not offer any assistance to the bowlers.”
He further added, “I was determined to hit the right lines and lengths and I think with my persistent effort, I could yield good results. I am primarily an outswing bowler. Out of the seven wickets that I took, my favourite ones were that of Sai Bhoir and Pranav Satvi, who were out LBW. My other five wickets came in the form of three clean bowled and two catch outs.”
Match scorecard : https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2671828/KPCA-U20-SEASON-2/KPCA-11-vs-Salgaonkar-cc
NSCA and Youth Cricket Club locked horns against each other during the All Stars 40 overs tournament on Sunday at Badlapur. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, NSCA posted a challenging score of 269-4 in 40 overs, riding on Yogesh Shinde’s scintillating century.
Shinde came in to bat at number three when his team lost the wicket of Yash Surve in the ninth over. The right handed batter muscled 143 off just 131 balls, smashing 15 boundaries and two sixes. His unbeaten innings was a perfect blend of defense and attack.
“When I came in to bat I was determined to get my eye in. The wicket was wet and the ball was not coming nicely on to the bat. I played each and every ball on its merit and when I was set I decided to attack the opposition bowlers. As the ball became old and the wicket eased out, the ball was nicely coming on to the bat. I was able to hit through the line”, Yogesh told CricketGraph.
He further added, “There were some quality bowlers in the opposition, including some former Mumbai bowlers. It was important for me to respect the good balls and dispatch the loose ones. I enjoyed batting against the spinners and was able to capitalize on the start that I had got. I came into this match in good form as I had scored a couple of centuries in my previous five innings.”
After showcasing his heroics with the bat, Shinde also rolled his arm over to scalp 1-37 in his six overs. He won the player of the match for his scintillating performance with both bat and ball. Apart from playing for NSCA, Shinde also represents Pandurangwadi team in Division C of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) tournaments.
After posting a daunting 269-4 in 40 overs, NSCA restricted Youth Cricket Club to 255-6, winning the nail biting contest by 14 runs. For Youth Cricket Club, Saif Shaik starred with the ball picking up 2-39 in his eight overs and captain Ritesh Gamre, who opened the batting, top scored with an elegant 64 off 54 balls, including seven boundaries and a six.
In match number four of U-25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy, an MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) affiliated tournament that was played between Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Chandrakant Pandit XI, Jayesh Pokhare of Chandrakant Pandit XI top scored for his team with a scintillating 97. Coming in to bat under pressure when his team was tottering at 100-4, Pokhare showed nerves of steel as he absorbed the pressure and played an instrumental role in his team’s total of 356-9. The left hand batter held the innings together along with Minad Manjrekar (74 not out) and Divyansh Saxena (65). Pokhare stood there like a rock, while the other batters played around him.
“Our coach Rajesh Sanil sir just told me to bat out time and play as close to my body. He asked me to be patient and play every ball only on its merit. Sir’s advice paid off as I was able to help my team recover from a pressure situation. I am glad that I was able to contribute to my team’s success”, Jayesh told CricketGraph.
He further added, “The wicket was green and the new ball was swinging quite a bit. Our opponents had some good fast bowlers in their ranks, including Arjun Tendulkar, who used the new ball well and exploited the green wicket. When I went in to bat, the ball became relatively old. There was not much swing, however there was some reverse swing on offer. It was important for me to play the reverse swingers well. I was determined to play as close to the body as possible as advised by Rajesh sir. I enjoyed facing the spinners and was able to hit some good shots off them.”
The three day match between Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Chandrakant Pandit XI ended in a draw. Batting first, Dilip Vengsarkar XI declared their innings at 379-9 in 77 overs. In reply, Chandrakant Pandit XI scored 356-9 in 85.1 overs. Batting in the second innings, Dilip Vengsarkar XI were bowled out for 208 in 59.2 overs, while Chandrakant Pandit XI put together 89-0 in 12 overs, before the match ended in a draw.
Wonder kid Shardul Joshi, not yet nine even, was the synosure of eyes of those watching this tiny boy capturing five wickets to bring the MCC ‘B’ a fine victory over Kaustab Pawar Crickeet Academy by six wickets in the MCC Talent Search under-12 cricket league (Season-1), co-hosted by Jwala Sports Foundation at Santacruz’s Air India Sport Cub at Kalina.
Electing to bat, KPCA boys stuggles and were dismissed for 119 with Shardul Joshi returning with figures of 5-0-23-5. Chasing 120 to win, MCC junior sring were home with six wickets in hand.
Brief scores: Kaushtab Pawar Cricket Academy 119 all out (Arham Jain 47; Shardul Joshi 5/23, Arav Agarwal 2/22) lost to MCC ‘B’ 120/4 off 22.2 overs (Yuv Shah 28, Darsh Singhania 3/12). Player of the match –Shardul Joshhi.
Brain-4 Sports 63/7 off 25 overs ( Praveer Singh 29; Advait Bhat 3/10, Devang Tandel 2/8) lost to Pro Talent CA66/1 (Yash Rawat n.o. 27, Aryan Pawart 27) by nine wkts.
It seemed to be a very challenging and difficult task for Vidarbha at first, but all thanks to the skipper, Md. Faiz and Danish Malewar’s impressive ton that lead Vidarbha to a respectable total against Jharkhand in the Cooch Behar Trophy (2021-22)
The toss went in the favour of Vidarbha and they chose to bat first. The pitch was a batting pitch. But things didn’t work accordingly and Vidarbha lost 2 early wickets. Both the openers were dismissed on a score of 2. It was Danish Malewar, (104 off 162 balls) and Md. Faiz, (103 off 243 balls) and were backed by Tejas Soni, ( 57 off 100 balls). The Vidarbha team were restricted on a score of 397 in 124.4 overs.
The Jharkhand team, in reply scored 420 runs in 149 overs. Sanyog Bhagwat, took 3 wickets in 26 runs by giving 81 runs. Jharkhand had the lead in the first innings and the match was drawn.
The tournament is now in it’s most important phase and all the teams are struggling really hard to make it to the top and surely the fittest will survive.
Yes Bank after opting to bat first at Cross Maidan posted a moderate total of 129/4 in 20 overs where in openers Sarvesh scored 58 off 57 balls. Even though, they did not lose many wickets, Yes Bank could not up the tempo in the final overs which resulted in a below par total. The bowlers bowled tight with most of the bowlers maintaining a good economy rate not allowing the batters to score freely.
Chasing 130, Macleods Pharma went on to win the match by 5 wickets and 2.4 overs to spare. Macleods Pharma crossed the victory line in the 18th over with opener Amar Narkar anchoring the chase with an aggressive half century. Aman scored 59 off 42 balls which had 7 fours and 2 sixes while was nicely supported by Hanumant at the middle order who scored 41* off 43 balls.
Macleods Pharma won the semi finals of the tournament while opener Amar Narkar was declared ‘man of the match’
E, F & G Division
Souvenir Cricket Club after being put to bat first posted a total of 230/8 in 40 overs. Akhand Singh from Souvenir CC anchored the innings with an impressive knock of 86 runs which helped the team reach a defendable total. Apart from Akhand, Saqib Mulani and Prakash Patil chipped in with 30’s at the middle order.
Gamdevi Cricketers in reply were all out for 83 runs as Souvenir CC won the match by 147 runs. Spinner Akshay Ambike returned with match winning bowling figures of 4/16 as he did not allow the opposition to settle down. Sumit Prajapati with 3/13 also contributed with the ball as Souvenir won the match in a commanding manner.
Played at Air India Sports Club, Kalina in Santacruz East, Bhosle Cricket Academy opting to bat first scored a massive total of 249/1 in 25 overs. Both the openers Manveer and Arya stitched a record 203 run partnership which is so far the highest in MCC U12 tournament. Manveer Jain scored 80* off 68 balls which included 10 boundaries while Arya Karle retired hurt after scoring a magnificent 110 off 64 balls laced with 19 boundaries.
Kaustub Pawar Cricket Academy in reply were cleaned up for 45 runs in 20.3 overs out of which 5 dismissals were affected through run outs. Aryan Keni and Amar Kadam bagged 2 wickets each as Bhosle Cricket Academy won the match by 204 runs. Arya Karle for his impressive hundred was declared ‘man of the match’
Scorecard Link: http://www.cric-score.in/series/matchscorecard/MCCTH/M3892
Team Haryana opting to bat first were all out for 247 runs in 71.2 overs with Sarvesh Rohila at no.6 being the highest scorer with 55 runs. All-Rounder Musheer Khan who has been amongst the runs as well as amongst the wickets this season continued his good form taking 4 crucial top & middle order wickets returning with bowling figures of 4/74 in 22 overs.
Mumbai in reply batted well with scoring 342/7 in 106 overs so far. No.3 batsman Suryansh Shedge played a solid knock of 97 runs off 125 balls falling short of a well deserved century. At the middle order, it was all-rounder Musheer Khan and Sourabh Singh stitching a crucial partnership as both the batters smashed half centuries. Musheer scored 66 off 99 balls while Sourabh Singh is still batting at 53* off 128 balls.
With a lead of 95 runs and still 3 wickets in hand, Mumbai certainly looks in a strong position at this stage.
Kalpavruksha Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Cross Maidan posted a decent total on board scoring 270/10 in 74.2 overs. Even though, they lost the openers early, it was Ayush Mhatre at no.3 who brought his team back into the game anchoring the innings with a brilliant hundred. Ayushs scored 127 off 125 balls laced with 16 fours and 3 sixes while also stitched a 154 run partnership with no.6 batsman Pritish who scored a crucial 62 off 114 deliveries. Kavya Gori with 4/58 in 26 overs alongwith 9 maidens was the pick of the lot.
Syed Alamdar Cricket Academy were all out for 246/10 in 73.4 overs. Captain Laksh at no.3 scored 58 off 80 balls while rest of the batters found it difficult to convert their starts. Ayush Mhatre completely owned the match shining with the ball too taking a stunning 6/37 in 21.4 overs including 11 maidens.
Kalpavruksha Cricket Academy won the match by 24 runs becoming the champions of MSV Multi Day Tournament while Ayush Mhatre was declared ‘man of the match’
Awards:
Best Batsman: Abhigyan Kundu
Best Bowler: Darsh Murkute
Best Fielder: Aayush Patil
Man of the Series: Ayush Mhatre
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2625412/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Kalpvruksha-CA-vs-Syed-Alamdar-CA
