Shalini Bhalekar Tournament over the years have been a crucial platform for making it into the Mumbai U25 and Mumbai Senior Team contention. Players who are selected to play in this trophy give their best as watchful eyes are on their performances. Jahangir Pithawala XI after being put to bat first scored a total of 269/10 in 66.1 overs. Armaan Jaffer missed out on a well deserved hundred scoring 97 runs while Varun Lavande and Maxwell Swamianthan chipped in with 40’s.
Chandrakant Pandit XI in reply posted a massive total of 395/10 in 98.3 overs courtesy India U19 opener Divyaansh Saxena exhibiting a brilliant display of batting. The stylish left hander top scored for Chandrakant Pandit XI scoring an impressive knock of 178 almost scoring half of the team runs. Harshal Jadhav (89 runs) and Atharva Ankolekar (77 runs) also scored crucial half centuries. Saksham Jha with 5/113 was the pick of the lot as he came up with an impactful bowling performance.
Jahangir Pithawala in 2nd innings were all out for 97 runs in 2nd innings courtesy Atharva Poojari (4/26) and Minad Manjrekar (3/39) coming up with important spells.
Result: Chandrakant Pandit XI won by an Innings & 29 runs
Mumbai, December 24: Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav was in terrific form cracking a double century 249 runs (Min. 199, Balls-152, 37×4, 5×6) and placed hot favourites Parsee Gymkhana in a strong position having amassed a massive total of 524 for 9 wickets in their first innings of 90 overs, on the first day of their three-day final against defending champions Payyade Sports Club in the final of the Automotive Manufacturing-74th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2021-2022, organised under the auspices of MCA, at the Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive on Friday.
Parsee Gymkhana sent into bat first dominated the rival bowling attack and middle-order bat Yadav belted the Payyade bowlers to all corners of the park during his marathon knock which was studded with 37 hits to the boundary ropes and creamed with five sixes.
Suryakumar was associated in two substantial partnerships with No. 3 batsman Aditya Tare who scored 73 runs and later with Sachin Yadav who contributed 63 runs to swell the total. Suryakumar and Tare stitched together 124 runs for the fourth wicket and he along with Sachin Yadav added 209 in a fifth-wicket association.
Suryakumar after spending 199 minutes in the middle was finally dismissed caught by Pradeesp Sahu of the bowling of left-arm medium-pacer Atif Attarwala much to the relief of the fielding side.
Off-spinner Siddesh Lad and Attarwala were the most successful Payyade bowlers claiming 3 wickets for 40 runs and 2 wickets for 50 runs respectively.
Payyade has a huge mountain to climb when they start their first innings on Christmas Day. They need to score at a brisk rate in order to surpass the rivals’ mammoth total and to have a chance of putting up a fight and retaining their title.
Brief scores: Parsee Gymkhana: 524 for 9 in 90 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 249 (152b, 37×4, 5×6), Aditya Tare 73, Sachin Yadav 63, Vikrant Auti 52; Siddhesh Lad 3 for 40) Vs Payyade Sports Club.
Played at the Fatima Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar, Antique Friends opting to bat first scored a healthy total on board amassing 189/3 in 20 overs. Opener Nikhil Bhatkar was the game changer scoring a brilliant 103 off mere 53 balls. Nikhil smacked 14 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of almost 195.00 as he single handedly dismantled the opposition with his swashbuckling batting. Nikhil was well supported by Sivanandan Konar who scored 41 runs off 27 balls in their 74 run stand for the 2nd wicket.
Ace Cricket Club in reply managed to score 156/7 in 20 overs with Niket Korgaonkar at no.6 being the top scorer with 48* off 39 balls. It was a disciplined bowling performance from Antique Friends bowlers with Pratik Jadhav being the pick of the lot with 2/30 in 3 overs. Antique Friends won by 33 runs while Nikhil Bhatkar for his impressive century was declared ‘man of the match”
Ankit’s advice to the younger generations is “The players during older times didn’t get a lot of opportunities and platform to showcase their talent. But now players do get an ample opportunity to prove himself. So If a player has a long term goal regarding cricket in his mind and he works hard for it, it won’t be much difficult for him to achieve his goals. Invest your time in cricket just the way you do with your studies and you’ll get the results.”
Played at the scenic MIG Cricket Club in Bandra, Mumbai, Dilip Vengsarkar XI after being put to bat first posted a total of 245/10 in 51.2 overs. Chinmay Sutar at no.4 scored 54 runs while Vedant Murkar at no.6 top scored with 84 runs to push their team towards a respectable total. From the bowlers, all-rounder Khizar Dafedar stamped his presence with a brilliant spell of 6/46 in 15.2 overs including 2 maidens. Khizar took top order wickets while also proved equally impactful in providing middle order breakthroughs.
Lalchand Rajput XI in reply scored a massive total of 474 runs courtesy two solid half centuries at the top of the order from opener Sangram Bhalekar (55 runs) and no.3 batsman Suved Parkar (61 runs). At no.6 it was Khizar and Vaibhav Kalamkar stitching a massive partnership to change the game. Khizar scored 89 runs off 78 balls while Vaibhav Kalamkar scored 109* off 96 balls laced with 10 fours and 5 sixes.
Trailing a lead of 229 runs, Dilip Vengsarkar were all out for 217 runs in the 2nd innings and it was again Khizar proving to be the star performer taking 5/45 in 10 overs. Quickster Sylvester D Souza also bagged 4 wickets as Lalchand Rajput XI won the match by an innings and 12 runs.
In an individual practice match played at SKN Cricket Academy ground in Hyderabad, Telangana, AV Academy opting to bat first scored a decent total on board scoring 250/10 in 42 overs. Openers Aryan Reddy and his opening partner both scored hundreds as they stitched a massive 201 run opening stand for the 1st wicket. Aryan Reddy scored 103* off just 99 balls, an innings which consisted 11 boundaries at a strike rate of 104.04.
MSD CC in reply chased down the score in 31.5 overs as both their openers stitched a match winning 206 run stand in mere 137 deliveries. Monish Inampuri the captain got man of the match award for steering his team towards a commanding win while Aryan the captain of AV Academy continues to bat at an average of close to 60.00 notching up his 8th hundred though this time in a losing cause.
Scorecard Link: Av Academy 2021 vs MSD_CC at SKN CRICKET ACCADEMY, Hyderabad (Telangana) | Individual Match – Full Cricket Scorecard, Match Summary – CricHeroes
Real Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Cross Maidan, Mumbai posted a total of 148/10 in 34.5 overs. Most of their players failed to convert their starts sparing a few 20’s at the middle order. From the bowlers, Jaykumar Prajapati and Shubham Yadav with 2 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Chasing a total of 149, Advance Cricket Academy won the match by 3 wickets crossing the victory line in the 39th over. Opener Sidhant B scored 45 runs off 41 balls while wicket-keeper Yug Waghela chipped in with 39 runs off 37 balls coming at no.5. Advance Cricket Academy won the match by 3 wickets and Yug Waghela who scored 39 runs, affected 1 run out and bagged 2 catches was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all round performance.
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2671554/BS-SPORTS-UNDER-16-TOURNAMENT/Real-Cricket-Academy-U16-vs-Advance-Cricket-Academy-U16
Played at Kaverni Sportz Arena in Mumbai, ithink XI after being put to bat first were not able to post a threatening total on board scoring 126/9 in 20 overs. Opener Anand Bais was the only shining grace scoring 53 runs off 36 balls while the rest of the batters struggled to convert their starts. From the bowlers, Omkar, Rutik and Krish bagged 2 wickets each.
Timberwolves in reply chased down the score in 17.3 overs with aggressive left handed opener Karan Shah making the target look easy. Karan scored an impressive knock of 72 runs in 41 balls, an innings which included 10 fours and 3 sixes as he bagged man of the match award for his team’s commanding win by 6 wkts.
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2676274/KaVeerNi-T20-Bash—Edition-7/I-Think-vs-Timberwolves
Karnataka team after being put to bat first scored a total of 328/10 in 98.3 overs. Middle order batsman Chinmay scored 102 runs while it was Mumbai’s strike bowler Prince Badiani returning with excellent bowling figures of 6/87 in 23 overs including 3 maidens. Mumbai Team in reply scored 297/10 where in all-rounder Musheer Khan was the top scorer with 99 runs off 260 balls. Musheer smashed 14 fours and a six while got run out on 99 by Chinmay missing out on a well deserved hundred. Musheer also stitched a great partnership with Vedprakash Jaiswal who scored 74 runs in their 149 run stand for the 3rd wicket.
Karnataka in 2nd innings are 96/3 in 30 overs and the match is evenly poised for an exciting encounter.
Apollo Club is one of the finest cricket clubs in Mumbai. Founded since 1980 by Mr. Farooq Patel, Apollo Club was registered at the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) in the same year. A couple of decades later, Mr. Farooq’s son, Mr. Shafique Patel took over the reins as he became the secretary of the Club. Apart from looking after his Club, Mr. Shafique has been a Committee member of MCA for the last 10 years. Currently he is also the Stadium and Maidan committee member for MCA.
Apollo Club boasts of some of the great cricket coaches and mentors, including Abhishek Nayar, Vinayak Mane, Roshan Khan, Khodadad Bhai, to name a few. CricketGraph got in touch with Roshan Khan, who works as a mentor and a guide helping in the Club administration and on the ground.
Khan said “We strive to promote young talents and under-privileged cricketers in our own capacity. Cricket was never a business for us. It has always been our passion. Together as a team, we work towards identifying new talent and encouraging them to scale greater heights. We work hard towards ensuring that our players get the best possible cricketing facilities as well as exposure through matches.”
Apollo Club has been participating in various MCA tournaments on a regular basis and is engrossed in all tournament related activities of A and B division. Khan averred, “Apollo Club is in the “B” division in Kanga League also plays under 14 & 16 tournament organised by MCA and we are putting all our efforts every year for best performance. Our boys have given their best and have succeeded breaking into India A U19, Mumbai Ranji Team and Maharashtra Ranji Team.”
Prashant Solanki and Shivam Malhotra are a part of Mumbai Ranji Team, while Divyang Hinganekar and Sunil Yadav play for the Maharashtra Ranji Team, Prateek Sargade who played for Puducherry. Apart from these four players, there are other players like Yash Singh, Vedant Khambe and Shahid Dalvi, who have made it to the Mumbai U 25 probables.
Another upcoming talent is the 16-year old Nutan Goel. He is a 16-year old batsman who has been scoring tons of runs at the school level. He has the capacity to take his game to the next level in the near future.
Recently, one of the star players of Apollo Club, Angkrish Raghuvanshi made the cut for the India U-19 World Cup squad. The Delhi-born cricketer came to Mumbai at the age of 11 and for the last six years he has been working hard to play cricket at the highest level. Khan shared, “Angkrish is a 17-year old opening batsman. He is a technically sound player and is a good stroke-maker. He was also a part of Mumbai U-19. In a few of his recent matches, he scored plenty of runs against quality Ranji bowling attacks. Angkrish has the skill and temperament to play for India in the coming years.”