s the pick of the lot.
Defending a total of 221, Matunga Gymkhana successfully restricted to 206 runs all out in 36 overs. All-rounder Aditya Koli who took 3 wickets also opened the innings and top scored for his team scoring a hard fought 71 off 71 balls laced with 8 fours and a six. Experienced combination of left arm spinners Yogesh Dicholkar and Rahul Ratnaparkhi took 4 and 3 wickets respectively as Matunga Gymkhana won the match by 15 runs.
Played at Kaveerni Sports Arena, Yes Club batting first posted a very good total on board notching up 200/3 in 20 overs. Opener Niket Korgaonkar was the top scorer for Yes Club as he smashed an aggressive century smashing 110 off mere 58 balls. Niket Korgaonkar batted till the very end smashing 16 fours and 3 sixes with a strike rate of almost 190.00! Niket was well supported by Daiwat Rane (36 runs) with whom he stitched 83 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Spartans Cricket Club in reply could only manage 138/8 in 20 overs courtesy some tight bowling by Yes Club bowlers. Daiwat Rane who scored 36 runs was the pick of the lot with the ball taking 3/12 in 4 overs including 1 maiden.
- Result: Yes Club won by 62 runs
- Scorecard link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2459913/Inbox-Woods-North-Mumbai-Premier-League-2021/Yes-Club-vs-Spartans-Cricket-Club.-.
The T20 format keeps on surprising us with massive totals and individual performances, the bar keeps on rising across the world and one such performance at local level was recorded by JNS Mustangs team at Fatima Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Vidyavihar where in two players stitched an unbeaten 235* runs for the 2nd wicket in a T20 game.
JNS Mustangs after losing their opener in the first over itself made a terrific comeback as they did not lose a single wicket post their opener Rahul’s dismissal. Rohit Sharaf who opener the innings went on to score a stunning 113* off mere 57 balls smashing 12 fours and 6 sixes en-route his swashbuckling display of batting. Rohit was ably supported by no.3 batsman Kunal Jhaveri who scored 87* off 61 balls smashing 11 fours and 2 sixes while also indulging in a record 2nd wicket partnership of 235 runs in mere 116 balls as JNS posted a total of 235/1 in 20 overs.
Poddar Phantoms in reply could only manage 113/5 in 20 overs as JNS Mustangs bowlers ensured a disciplined bowling performance helping their team win by 122 runs. Rohit Sharaf for his unbeaten century was declared ‘man of the match’
Scorecard Link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=239234&team_id=128811&tab=scorecard
A match between two strong teams of Mumbai’s Club Cricket, Parsee Gymkhana and Shivaji Park Gymkhana took on each other at MCA Sharad Paward Cricket Ground on BKC with Parsee Gymkhana batting first and scoring a massive 332/9 in 45 overs. Aditya Tare coming at no.3 scored 57 runs while Sachin Yadav and Shams Mulani top scored with 74 runs (66 balls) and 79 runs (46 balls) respectively. Both the players also stitched a crucial 100 runs+ stand at the middle order to put Parsee Gymkhana in a commanding position. From the bowlers, Vidyadhar Kamath with 3/61 in 9 overs was the pick of the lot.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana in reply were all out for 135 runs in 32.3 overs courtesy a match winning bowling performance from Yash Dicholkar. The left arm spinner showed a lot of promise as he kept on providing breakthroughs to Parsee Gymkhana coming up with bowling figures of 5/27 in 7.3 overs. Apart from him, Parag Khanapurkar and Sagar Udeshi bagged 2 wickets each as Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 197 runs.
United Friends Sports Club batting first on National CC, Cross Maidan were all out for 85 runs in 23.1 overs courtesy a sharp and impressive bowling spell from Bohra Cricketers left arm spinner Tejas Mankar who returned with exceptional bowling figures of 4/8 in 6.1 overs including 4 maidens. Tejas cleaned up the lower middle order while Prashant Patil and Vinay Shukla bagged 2 wickets each.
Bohra Cricketers in reply chased down the score in 17 overs winning the match by 8 wickets as opener Harsh Mogaveera anchored the chase with a fluent half century. Harsh scored 52 off 44 balls which included 9 boundaries as Bohra Cricketers cruised towards a comfortable win.
Maskati Cricket Club batting first at Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan could not muster a big total on board courtesy an impressive bowling performance from Vijay Cricket Club’s fast bowler Achilles Perreira. Achilles proved to be the pain for Maskati team as he dented the top and middle order returning with match winning bowling figures of 5/27 in 8 overs alongwith a maiden. Apart from him, spinner Akash Dahiya bagged 3 wickets.
Vijay Cricket Club in reply chased down the score in mere 15.2 overs winning the match in a commanding position by 4 wickets.
Played between SKP Athletics and Evergreen Sports Club at Sunder CC Cross Maidan, Evergreen SC batting first scored 223/5 in 39 overs with Sahil Madhgaonkar at no.5 being the highest scorer hitting 66 runs off 71 balls. From the bowlers, Shivam Patel and Rohit Yadav bagged 2 wickets each.
SKP Athletics in reply were cleaned up for 124 runs in 31.4 overs courtesy a brilliant spell of fast bowling by Pradeep Pandey. Pradeep returned with exceptional bowling figures of 6/30 in 7.4 overs including a match winning hat-trick taking those crucial middle order wickets. On the other hand, Neeraj Bhardwaj also bowled taking 4 wickets. Pradeep kept on providing crucial breakthroughs at regular intervals while his hat-trick further dented SKP’s chase as Evergreen Sports Club went on to win the match by 99 runs.
Cricket never ceases to amaze us and modern day batters have just literally upped their game. There was a time back then in the 90’s and early 2000’s, scoring even a 150 in a One Day Game was a commendable feat (no doubt, rules, conditions and many factors like cricket gear, bat size, bat thickness & ground size were quite different back then) and then came Rohit Sharma who literally defied all the odds and went on to score 274 in a 50 over game. One such player from Mumbai who has attracted attention all over is Bravish Shetty who yesterday did a similar thing in Madhav Mantri Tournament at Top Division level in Mumbai what Rohit did vs Sri Lanka a few years back at International Level.
DY Patil Sports Academy batting first on their home ground registered the highest One Day Total for this season, infact this could be one of the all time highest totals in a top division One Day Game as they notched up a massive 569/3 in 43 overs. The openers Bravish Shetty and Srujan Athawale (58 off 54 balls) gave a flying start followed by excellent support given to Bravish by skipper Hardik Tamore (65 off 41 balls) & Shubham Ranjane (73* off 30 balls). Bravish who opened the innings batted till the very end as he took on the bowlers with absolute domination covering every corner of the DY Patil University Ground as he scored an unbeaten 252* off 134 balls. Bravish smashed 16 fours & a record 21 sixes alone. Apart from Bravish, Shubham Ranjane also smashed 7 sixes as Young Comrade bowlers certainly had a difficult time to contain the DY batsman.
Young Comrade CC in reply scored 375/9 in 44 overs with opener Anish Chaudhary smashing 151 off mere 80 balls wherein he smashed 14 fours and 12 sixes. It was a brilliant display of batting by Anish to face DY bowlers and attack them on their own ground, however it was Bravish’s innings and DY’s towering total which dwarfed all the other highlights of the day as DY went on to win the match by 194 runs.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136218
New Hindu CC batting first at Khar Gymkhana could not muster a big total on board posting 181/10 in 35.2 overs. Bipin Waghela at no.4 was the top scorer for New Hindu team as he smashed a crucial half century scoring 54 off 37 balls laced with 8 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Bipin, Aditya Shemadkar scored 44* off 61 balls at no.7. From the bowlers, it was Tavish Shetty with 4/41 in 8 overs being the pick of the lot. Ankit Mithavala also bagged 3 wickets from JVPG Gymkhana.
Chasing 182, Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana were all out for 175 runs in 38.1 overs in what turned out to be an exciting and close encounter. Yogesh Dhumal (46 runs) and Yash Pathak (46 runs) were the highest scorers but JVPG eventually fell short by 6 runs. New Hindu CC bowlers showcased a disciplined bowling performance with Akash Kharvi and Jayshal Wadiyal bagging 3 wickets each.
Result: New Hindu Cricket Club won by 6 runs
In the match played at Achievers Park, Gurugram, 3G Sports Academy after being put to bat first scored a massive total of 332/8 in 40 overs courtesy their opener Aarush Malhotra who scored an impressive century. Aarush opening the innings dominated the bowlers in every corner of the ground as he went on to score 168 runs off 113 deliveries which included 23 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of close to 150.00.
Pratikhsa Cricket Academy in reply were all out for 111 runs in 28 overs with Tarun Yadav being the pick of the lot returning with bowling figures of 3/9 in 4 overs as 3G Sports Academy won the match by 221 runs.
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2464331/individual/3g-Sports-Academy-1-vs-Pratishtha-Cricket-Academy