Byju’s Jharkhand T20 was played in July-August last year among six teams, namely, Bokaro Blasters, Dhanbad Dynamos, Dumka Daredevils, Jamshedpur Jugglers, Ranchi Raiders and Singhbhum Strikers. Bokaro Blasters won the tournament by beating Dhanbad Dynamos by four wickets.
There were many good performances that caught the eye. Ranchi Raiders’ captain Supriyo Chakraborty was one such player who grabbed the attention. Supriyo is a right handed middle order batter and a right arm medium pace bowler. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 wickets from nine matches, at an average of 16.92 and economy of 7.72. He delivered the best bowling figures of 2-19 in one of the matches in the competition. Apart from his outstanding bowling performance, he made some useful contributions with the bat in the middle order. He muscled 170 runs, including the best of 56 not out. He was the third highest run getter for his team. Supriyo averaged a healthy 42.50 and had a strike rate of 122.30 in the tournament.
“I am very happy with the way I played in the tournament. I could lead by example as I made useful contributions with both bat and ball. I have already played for Jharkhand U-23 for two years in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Later I was picked in the senior state side and made my T20 debut for Jharkhand in 2018-19 during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,” Supriyo told to CricketGraph.
After that season, due to COVID-19 imposed restrictions there were no matches. Supriyo had no idea where his cricket was going. Last year when the cricketing action resumed, Supriyo was hopeful of being a part of Jharkhand team. But for reasons not known, he was not in the squad of 20 for the domestic competition. In another tournament, which was the Vijay Hazare tournament, he was happy to be back in the thick of things. He was named in the squad but just one night before the departure of the team, his name from the list of team players was replaced. Apart from Supriyo, three other players were replaced for reasons not known.
The finals between Ideal CC vs Panvel CC took place at Badlapur where in Ideal CC opting to bat first scored 177/6 in 20 overs. Middle order batsman Kunal top scored with 70 runs off 34 balls helping Ideal CC win by 40 runs. Panvel CC chasing 178 were all out for 137 runs with Anshul Bhosale being the pick of the lot with 2/21 in 4 overs. Kunal from Ideal CC received Man of the Match Award in the finals.
Apart from Kunal, Ideal Cricket Club’s Sahil Jadhav also stood out as a consistent performer scoring 299 runs in 4 matches alongwith 5 wickets. Sahil also scored 2 important hundreds for his team in the tournament. Opening the innings vs S.A Cricket Academy, Sahil scored a match winning 101 off mere 46 balls. In the other league match vs Vignesh Sports Club, Sahil scored a brilliant 142 off mere 60 balls where he smashed 20 fours and 6 sixes to hand over his team a big win.
Bombay Vikings won the toss and elected to field , for the 2nd time in a row. Titans played the game with a player short and lost their opener early but managed to come back strong with a Exemplary batting performance by DEEPAK KHASTURI scoring 95 runs of just 62 balls taking the team total to 175.
Bombay Vikings made a flying start to their chase with ANKUR AGARWAL SCORING 20 RUNS in the 2nd over. Titans kept coming back by picking up wickets at regular intervals but VINAY BOTHRA made sure that Bombay vikings keep fighting till the end , Falling short of 2 runs for his century.
With 8 runs required of the last over , Vinay starts off by hitting a six of the 1st ball. Tausif keeping his cool and bowling 5 DOT balls in a row only but Bombay Vikings sneak a single of the last ball and TIE THE GAME !!!
Sourabh Giri along with Virendra Yadav played a fantastic innings and helped his team United Cricket win the match against Matunga Youth and also earned him the Player of the Match award in the Bhaskar Trophy 2021 held at Oval Ground, Elphinston ground.
Winning the toss first, captain Sourabh Giri elected to bat first. The United Cricket team, lost early wickets. As a result half of the team went back to the pavilion at a score of 71, in 13 overs. Sourabh Giri built a partnership of 110 runs along with his teammate Virendra Yadav. Sourabh Giri and Virendra Yadav scored 58 off 49 and 56 off 52 respectively. Both of their innings included 8 fours. With this, the United Cricket team managed to score 227 runs in 40 overs. Matunga Youth’s bowling gave away 48 extras which included 39 wides, 1 no ball, 2 leg byes and 6 byes.
The Matunga Youth team chasing a target of 228 runs, collapsed on a score of just 130 runs within 32.5 overs. Md Yaseen, Aurojyoti B, Adeeb Alam managed to get 2-2 wickets each. Whereas Sourabh Giri got 1 wicket “The opponent team was a strong one. But as the guys fielded very well and we managed to get two runouts and save a lot of runs and this is one of the main reasons why we were able to restrict them on a low total.” said the skipper.
When asked about his innings, Captain Sourabh Giri said, “The openers gave their wickets early and therefore I went in to bat having one thing on my mind and that is that I had to be on the crease until the end. I kept taking singles and doubles and whenever I got an easy ball, I converted it into boundaries. I tried to play on merit and the results are clear.”
Captain Sourabh Giri was also chosen as the Player of the Match for his knock.
PAB Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Katekar Maidan in Bhiwandi, Mumbai posted a healthy total of 375/8 in 32 overs. Even though most of the batters got dismissed after giving a good start, it was their opener Shivam Mishra who converted his good start into a free flowing hundred. Shivam scored a strokeful innings of 133 runs coming at a brisk pace facing just 82 balls. Shivam smashed 20 fours and 2 sixes batting at a strike rate of 162.30
Venus Sports Club in reply were all out for 141 runs in 25.2 overs courtesy a tight bowling perfomance from the PAB Bowlers. PAB Cricket Academy won by a big margin of 234 runs while Shivam’s 133 certainly stood out as the Performance of the Match.
Played at Badlapur, Mumbai, GPCC XI after being put to bat first posted a massive total of 260/2 in 20 overs which in any given day is an unbeatable total. Wicket-keeper batsman and Opener Bhushan Sawant thrashed the opposition bowlers as he went on to score a marathon innings of 165 runs facing mere 71 deliveries. Bhushan smashed 27 fours and 6 sixes while also stitched a 189 run opening stand with Rudraksh Gowari who scored 61 runs off 35 balls.
Lions CC in reply were bundled out for 46 runs courtesy some tight bowling by GPCC bowlers. Aryan Redij with 3/24 was the pick of the bowlers from GPCC. GPCC 11 won by 214 runs while opener Bhushan Sawant for his swashbuckling hundred was declared ‘man of the match’
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2841898/MSD-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT–U-17-2022/GPCC-11.-vs-Lion-Cricket-Club
On 15 January 2022 at All Saints High School Ground, Bhiwandi.
Winning the toss, Mulund Knockers opted to bat 1st. In 15 overs, they managed to score 161/8 wickets. The Left Handed Batter, Anil Ronanki was the highest run scorer for Mulund Knockers. He scored 55 runs within 27 balls hitting 2 fours and 5 sixes. Bowlers, Aman Tcsc, Dinar Deshmukh, and Swastik Parab of the Warriors Cricket Club managed to take 2-2 wickets each.
Chasing a target of 162 within 15 overs, the openers of the Warriors Cricket Club came in to bat and gave a good start to their team. They scored 46 runs within 4 overs. But it was then when they lost their 1st wicket. Then came Ravi Chaurasia to bat at number three. Ravi Chourasia scored a quickfire 62 runs playing 28 balls. His innings included 9 fours and 2 sixes. As a result, Warriors Cricket Club chased the target within 14.1 overs, with 5 balls remaining.
Ravi Chourasiya said, “This was one of the best innings of my life. The reason behind it is that, not only did I score 50 runs but also I was able to help my team win a cruicial match.” He adds further, “When I went in to bat, I already told everyone that I am going to play aggressively. I had one thing in my mind, that is, I had to be aggressive and play till the end and give my best.” Ravi Chaurasia was selected as the player of the match for his impressive batting performance.
Bhosale Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Belapur Sports Association Cricket Ground posted a total of 250/4 in 45 overs. Opener Kshitij Pal top scored in the match scoring a fluent 79 off 70 balls. Apart from him, Vedant Toprani at no.3 scored a half century smashing 50 off 57 balls.
GPCC in reply received a tough fight from the Bhosale Cricket Academy bowlers but eventually crossed the victory line in the penultimate over winning the match by 1 wicket scoring 253/9 in 45 overs. Raza Mirza and Zishaan Chaudhary scored match winning half centuries. From the bowlers, it was Dhavet Prakash coming up with a brilliant spell of spin bowling. Dhavet almost took his team home with a win as they lost the match by a narrow margin. Dhavet gave it all returning with bowling figures of 5/53 in 9 overs.
On January 13, Iqbal U14 locked horns against Haas Cricket Sports at Green View in Hyderabad during the Pongal Cup. Haas Cricket Sports won the toss and elected to field first.
Put in to bat, Iqbal U14 scored 158-7 in 20 overs, riding on opening batter Aryan Reddy’s delectable half-century. Reddy muscled 69 runs off 52 balls, including eight boundaries. The right-handed batter was there till the 17th over of the match and ensured that his team posted a healthy total on board. For Haas Sports Club, Karoon was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3-22 in his four overs, including two wickets in one over.
In reply, Haas Cricket Sports were reduced to 110-7 in 20 overs, falling short of 48 runs. Captain Vineel top scored with an unbeaten 42 off 34 balls, including four boundaries and a six. For Iqbal U14, Reddy and Arijit were the star performers with the ball as the duo accounted for two wickets apiece. While Reddy picked up 2-12 in four overs, Arijit struck with 2-17 in his three overs.
Reddy won the player of the match for his brilliant all-round performance. He is working hard on his game and wants to play for Hyderabad U14 soon.
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2817962/Pongal-Cup/Iqbal-U-14-vs-Haas-Cricket-Sports
The final match of the Vijay Reddy Memorial Cricket Tournament was played on December 12 last year at the KSCA Ground in Raichur, Karnataka. The tournament was organized by City XI Cricket Club Raichur, who also featured in the final against Gadwal Cricket Club. The finale was a nail-biting thriller as the hosts won the match by just five runs on the penultimate ball of the game.
Batting first, City XI Cricket Club posted a respectable score of 130-6 in 20 overs, thanks to their top order batter N Raghavendra, who top scored with 33 runs off 34 balls, including four boundaries. He stitched a 50-run partnership for the third wicket with Ajay Gouda, who muscled 27 runs off just 18 balls, hammering five boundaries. Gouda, a right handed batter from Hyderabad, was unfortunately run out in the 10th over, however the duo had ensured that they had created a solid base for their team. The two played some good-looking shots and ran well between the wickets. Shreehari Madyalkar, who came in to bat at number five also mustered 27 runs off 32 balls. During his patient innings, Madyalkar peppered the boundary rope three times as he hit three fours in his knock. City XI Cricket Club put together 130-6 in 20 overs.
A score like 130 is often a tricky one as the chasing team does not have a clear idea of whether they should go after the bowling from ball one or take their time to get their eye in. Gadwal Cricket Club, in reply, fought hard as they fell shy of just five runs in the end. City XI Cricket Club snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat. First with the bat and then with the ball, Gouda of City XI Cricket Club was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped 4-30 in his 3.5 overs. Gouda picked three wickets in the 20th over of the match. With seven runs to get off the last five balls and four wickets in hand, the odds were in Gadwal Cricket Club’s favour. However Gouda had other plans as he cleaned up the tail in style. For Gadwal Cricket Club, G Ganesh, who came in to bat at number three, top scored with 28 runs off 22 balls, including three boundaries and a six.