Mumbai: Played at the MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali, Mumbai, Victory CC after being put to bat first were least deterred as they notched up a massive total on board scoring 303/7 in 45 overs. Both the openers Jay Bista and Suved Parkar stitched a massive opening stand together changing the course of the game. Jay scored an aggressive 98 off 96 balls laced with 7 fours and 4 sixes while Suved on the other hand scored a solid looking 94 off 97 balls which had 10 fours and a six as both the batters missed out on well deserved hundreds. From the bowlers, Siddarth Singh with 4/30 was the pick of the lot.
Dadar Union Sporting Club in reply were all out for 69 runs courtesy a brilliant spell by Atharva Poojari who returned with excellent bowling figures of 5/26 in 6 overs as Victory CC clinched a massive win by 134 runs.
Scorecard link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136264
Mumbai: Palghar Dahanu Taluka Sports Association after being put to bat first were not able to post a big total on board getting all out for just 110 runs in 29.1 overs. Siddesh Pandit with 30 runs was the highest scorer while Samad Akhtar and Yash Pathak with 3 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Defending such a modest total, it required an extra ordinary performance from the bowlers and it was spinner Jalis Shaikh who came up with a clinical performance under pressure. The opposition team Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana in reply were cleaned up for just 69 runs courtesy an amazing spell from Jalis Shaikh. Jalis took 6 wickets conceding mere 12 runs providing crucial breakthroughs as PDTSA went on to win the match by 41 runs.
Result: PDTSA won by 41 runs
Young Maharashtra CC opting to bat first scored a very healthy total on board notching up 260/10 in 42.4 overs. Youngster Ayan Pathan was the highest scorer in the match falling short of just 2 runs on what could have been a well deserved hundred. Opener Ayan scored 98 runs off 108 balls laced with 13 boundaries while Sumedh Kamble from Regal CC was the pick of the lot taking 5/40 in 7.4 overs.
Regal Cricket Club in reply batted equally well. However, the match remained an exciting one till the very end as Regal CC fell short of just 1 run in the penultimate over resulting in a tie. Regal CC scored 260/10 in 45 overs with Saeed Khot (49), Jay Navane (48) and Nehal Shaikh (41) chipping in with contributions.
Result: Match Drawn
Played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Fort Vijay Cricket Club after being put to bat first managed to score 278/7 in 45 overs. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Sahil Jadhav gave a good start scoring 67 runs off 58 balls laced with 10 boundaries while Rupen Chaurasia who came at no.4 top scored for his team smashing 78 runs. Both Rupen and Sahil stitched a crucial partnership to put their team towards a strong position. Rupen scored 76 runs off 87 balls including 5 fours and 2 sixes. From the bowlers, Aditya Dhumal with 3 wickets was the pick of the lot.
Sind Sports Club in reply could only manage 249/9 in 45 overs with Awais Khan (80 runs) and Puneet Tripathi (76) scoring half centuries. It was a good bowling performance by Fort Vijay bowlers with experienced bowler Hitesh Kadam taking 4 wickets for 41 runs as they won the match by 29 runs.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136265
Amar Cricket Club batting first at DPC Matunga scored 260/4 in 40 overs. After losing both the openers early, it was no.3 batsman Siddharth Sharma and Rahul Kesari stitching 215 runs together for the 3rd wicket. Siddarth scored a brilliant 125 off 101 balls which included 13 fours and 5 sixes while Rahul Kesari scored a solid 77 runs off 97 balls (5 fours).
Pandurangwadi CC in reply could only manage 232/9 in 40 overs with opener Pratik Mayekar top scoring with a well fought 86 runs. Parth Mistry with 3/59 and Atharva Chavan with 2/23 were the pick of the lot from Amar CC as they went on to win the match by 28 runs.
Worli Sports Club after opting to bat first on their homeground were all out for 155 runs courtesy a tight bowling performance from Shivaji Park Youngsters Sports Club bowlers. Manoj Yadav with 44 runs was the highest scorer from Worli SC while all-rounder Shubham Kamat was the pick of the lot taking 4/28 in 8 overs alongwith 2 maidens. Shubham provided timely breakthroughs alongwith Om Padiyar who also bowled well taking 3/16 in 5.1 overs with 2 maidens.
Chasing 156, Shivaji Park YSC did lose early wickets but it was again their all-rounder Shubham guiding the chase with a confident 47 off 41 balls (8 fours, 1 six) opening the innings. Shubham Shinde who came at no.6 also played a very crucial knock under pressure scoring 30* off 32 balls while Om Padiyar sealing the match with a boundary and a six.
Shivaji Park Youngsters Sports Club chased down the score in 28.3 overs & won the match by 2 wickets.
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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.