In a tense & thrilling last ball finish Payyade Sports beat host MIG CC by 3 wickets to reach the finals of Talim Shield. Batting first MIG scored 152 for 7 in their stipulated 20 overs where in Siddharth Chitnis top scored with 45.
Pardeep Sahu bowled a splendid spell of 3 overs taking 2 crucial wickets for 13 runs to put MIG innings on the back foot. Pardeep was ably supported by Atif Attarwala who finished with 3 for 37 being the pick of the lot. Left arm pacer Atif has been amongst the wickets in Talim Shield with 9 scalps in 5 games so far.
In chase of target, Payyade were 48 for 4, before Pardeep Sahu & Sagar Mishra put on a game changing partnership of 68 runs. Sahu top scored with 41 runs while Sagar Mishra scored 29. In the end it was Rohan Raje & Atif Attarwala who hit critical boundaries to win the cliffhanger. Rohan Raje the experienced campaigner did it again for Payyade. When 2 runs were required off last ball, Raje hit last ball to square leg for boundary as Payyade entered the finals. Atharva Ankolekar finished with 3 wickets.
Played at the iconic MIG Cricket Ground in Bandra, Utpal Warriors after opting to bat first scored a healthy total on board notching up 194/5 in 20 overs. Kalpesh Mehta at no.3 remained unbeaten scoring 50* off 33 balls while it was Sadanand Poojari who proved to be the game changer coming in at no.6. Sadanand counter attacked the bowlers en-route his impressive 64 off 30 balls, a knock which included 10 fours and 2 sixes. Sadanand and Kalpesh also stitched a brilliant 104 run stand for the 5th wicket helping their team reach a healthy total.
Roaring Lions chasing 196 certainly felt the pressure of chasing as they could only manage 141/9 in 20 overs with Sundaresh S top scoring with 61 runs off 35 balls. From the bowlers, Ajay Jain with 2/15 in 3 overs was the pick of the lot.
Result: Utpal Warriors won by 54 runs
Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=236505&team_id=112216&tab=scorecard
Played at the Babu Rao Sagar Cricket Ground (2), SKN Cricket Academy opting to bat first scored 205/6 in 50 overs with skipper Alankrit top scoring for his team coming at no.3. Alankrit scored 95 runs off 124 balls which included 10 boundaries. From the bowlers, Shaik Haji with 2/20 in 6.3 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 206, G Prem (72 runs off 95 balls) and Skipper Aryan Reddy stitched 118 runs for the 1st wicket creating a positive momentum for the chase. Aryan who has been in excellent form throughout the season notched up yet another half century scoring a quickfire 65 off 57 balls laced with 10 boundaries. It was on the back of two solid half centuries by the AV Academy openers, their team won the match by 4 wkts and almost 15 overs to spare.
Aryan Reddy now has nearly 300 runs and 19 wickets in 6 HCA Matches this season apart from scoring heavily in practice games.
Scorecard link:
https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2362142/individual/SKN-Cricket-Academy-1-vs-Av-Academy-2021
Played at NL Complex Cricket Ground in Dahisar, Vignaharta CC after being put to bat first were all out for a modest total of 123/10 in 17.3 overs. Opener Vishal Sharma top scored with 51 runs while the rest of the batters found it difficult to get going. From the bowlers, Rohit Shukla with 3/24 was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 124, NL Boys made the total look like a cakewalk chasing it down in mere 10.5 overs and winning the match by 9 wickets. Openers Ronak Mehta (38*) and Saiprasad stitched a match winning 92 run partnership for the 1st wicket. Opener Saiprasad Naidu went all guns blazing smashing an impressive 58 off 28 balls, an innings which included 4 fours and 5 sixes steering his team towards a commanding win.
Result: NL BOYZ won by 9 wickets
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2318340/Dahisar-Premium-League-Season-2021/Vighnaharta-C.-C.-vs-N-L-BOYZ
Played at MIG Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar, JNS Mustangs opting to bat first scored a hefty total of 235/3 in 20 overs. Opener Karan Jain top scored for his team with a brilliant knock of 105 runs in mere 59 balls, a knock which included 18 fours and 1 sixes with a strike rate of close to 178.00. Karan was well supported by Rahul Sugand who scored an equally quickfire knock of 75* in 34 balls laced with 13 fours and a six.
Chasing 236 in a T20 match is quite difficult and the pressure was certainly riding high on Petit Panthers team. However, their opener Sarfaraz Jumani (116*) and Naved Sharif (92*) stitched a match winning stand of 200+ runs for the 4th wicket which turned the game in their favor. Both the players took on the bowlers with pure carnage while they also absorbed the pressure smashing 10 sixes and 22 fours between them. Sarfaraz took mere 53 balls to score his 116* while Naved scored a 49 ball 92* to push their team towards a memorable win by 7 wickets and 1.1 over to spare.
Watch the Match on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LsYuac5Ndk8
Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=236166&team_id=113882&tab=scorecard
Saturday 17 Oct 2021 – T20 played at Sonale Cricket Ground, Bhiwandi.
Tournament Name: Enthusiasts Sports Premiere League Edition IV -2020-21
Hosted by: Enthusiasts Sports and Welfare Association
Participating teams: 4
Finals played between: ESWA-SRs Veterans Vs Cosmos 11
A well fought half century by Niranjan Paradkar on a challenging surface helped ESWA -SRs veterans to bag the 4th Edition of “Enthusiasts Sports Premiere League”. ESWA-SRs Veterans were undefeated in the tournament and were facing Cosmos 11 in the finals. Both teams looked at par during start of the tournament with Veterans favorite to win the tournament featuring experience players like Gaurav Bengre, Vaibhav Mali and Rahul Sawant in the team.
Winning the toss ESWA Veterans elected to bat on a slow and spinning track. There were jitters in the Veterans camp as they lost very quick wickets and were struggling at 48/5 in 10th. On occasion it looked like the team will bundle out for score lower than 100. It took an excellent, gritty performance from Niranjan Paradkar 58(42) to bail out the Veterans and put up a fighting total of 132/10 on this tricky wicket. Rahul Shetty was the second-best scorer from Veterans with 23(23).
Bhushan Talawadekar was pick of the bowlers from Cosmos 11 who gave miserly 11 runs in 4 overs bagging first 3 crucial top order wickets. Mohd Riyaz, Suyog Rane and Hardik Kurangale bagged 2 wickets each to stop the march the mighty Veterans. The match was evenly poised at end of first innings and Veterans sniffing humiliating upset in finals. However, the experienced and accurate bowling from Veterans spoiled the upset plan from Cosmos 11. Cosmos11 failed to hold on to the opportunity of capitalizing on low sore and put pressure on Veterans bowlers. Pacer Gaurav Bengre showed his class by bagging wicket on the very first ball of the 2nd innings and very next ball scalped the blue-eyed boy of Cosmos 11 and profilic scorer of the tournament Mohd Riyaz for a duck. Riyaz fell into the well-planned trap of Gaurav and got caught at midwicket trying to pull on a steep bouncer.
Post that Cosmos 11 never looked to be in chase as Rahul Shetty broke into the middle order bagging 4 wickets for 20 in 3.5 overs. Lone fight was put up by Bhushan Talawdekar with his cameo innings of 39 (22) balls with wickets tumbling at another end. Sameer Rane was the second-best scorer in Cosmos 11 scoring 27(35). Cosmos 11 were bowled out for 84 in 16th Over claiming the runner up trophy in this well fought tournament.
Man of the Match in Finals : Niranjan Paradkar 58(42)
Best Performers of the Tournament
Man of the Series: Mohd Riyaz – 4 Innings – Scored 284 Runs – Avg of 94.67, SR: 218.46; Bagged 2 wickets.
Best Batsman: Mohd Riyaz
Best Bowler: Vaibhav Mali: 3 Innings – 9 wickets, Economy of 4.25, Avg of 5.67
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Mumbai, October 17: Defending champions Parsee Gymkhana and Mumbai Police Gymkhana comfortably won their respective quarter-final matches of the MCA organsied Padmakar Talim Shield (T20) Cricket Tournament 2020-2021.
Parsee Gymkhana continued with their impressive winning form and inflicted a 30-run defeat on challengers Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy at the Wankhede Stadium, Churchgate on Sunday.
In the second quarter-finals, Mumbai Police Gymkhana charged to a solid 8-wicket victory against strong contenders Parkophene Cricketers at the Cricket Club of India ground.
Put in to bat first, Parsee Gymkhana bolstered by Sachin Yadav’s unbeaten half century knock of 52 runs amassed a challenging total of 187 runs for the loss of 4 wickets from 20 overs. Akarshit Gomel (44 runs) and Aditya Tare (33 runs) played good supporting roles. In reply, D.Y. Patil could only score 157 runs for 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Hardik Tamore with 46 runs top-scored for D.Y. Patil, while Parag Khanapurkar picked up 3 for 35 to secure Parsee Gym’s win.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Police dominated the match and with some disciplined bowling and restricted Parkophene Cricketers to a low score of 107 for 6 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Japjeet scored 42 runs while Mumbai Police’s Sachin Shinde grabbed 2 for 30 runs. The Policemen easily chased the winning target making 109 for the loss of just 2 wickets in 15.3 overs. Kastubh Pawar slammed an unbeaten 57 runs to steer the Mumbai Police to victory and semi-final meeting with Parsee Gymkhana.
Brief scores (quarter-finals): Parsee Gymkhana 187/4 in 20 overs (Sachin Yadav 52*, Akarshit Gomel 44, Aditya Tare 33) beat Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy 157/9 in 20 overs (Hardik Tamore 46, Parag Khanapurkar 3/35). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 30 runs.
Parkophene Cricketers 107/6 in 20 overs (Japjeet Randhawa 42; Sachin Shinde 2/30) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana 109/2 in 15.3 overs (Kaustub Pawar 57*). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 8 wkts.
Well to score a hundred in a T20 match is always a special feeling but to score the first ton of the season and the first ton of the tournament is all the more special. MIG’s Varun Lavande who has also played for Mumbai and India UP teams scored a blistering hundred to steer his team to a commanding win.
MIG opting to bat first on their homeground notched up 239/5 in 20 overs and opener Varun Lavande scored 102 off those in just 59 deliveries smashing 12 fours and 4 sixes. Varun who also led the side as the captain kept the scoreboard ticking while Athava Ankolekar quickfire 45* off 21 balls at no.6 further gave the boost to MIG’s team total. United Cricketers were all out for 148 runs with Irfan Malik bowling a brilliant spell of 4/6 in 2.4 overs. Spinner Ankush Jaiswal with 4/26 was the second best of the lot.
Result: MIG won by 89 runs
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/135210
Uttarakhand A batting first at Made Easy School, Bandhwari, Gurgaon scored a total of 133/5 in 20 overs. Opener Jay Bista who is known for his flamboyant batting top scored with a 36 ball 55 which included 5 sixes while the rest of the batters found it difficult to get going. From the bowlers, Ajay Guliya with 1/15 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 134 vs a team comprising of Ranji Players, the pressure was certainly on Rann Star CC. However, their openers Keshav Dalal and Adiya Sharma (wk) stitched 87 runs in the first 10 overs which brought a positive momentum in the chase. Aditya scored 51* unbeaten runs off 49 balls while Keshav Dalal top scored with a brilliant 53 off 33 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) at a strike rate of 160.61 continuing his excellent form with the bat.
Result: Rann Star CC won the match by 8 wickets and 2 overs to spare
Scorecard link:
https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2343224/individual/UTTARAKHAND-A-vs-Rann-Star-Cricket-Club
Mumbai, October 15: Parsee Gymkhana, Mumbai Police, Payyade and Karnatak Sporting Association won their respective third round group matches and qualified for the quarter-finals of the MCA organsied Padmakar Talim Shield (T20) Cricket Tournament 2020-2021.
Parsee Gymkhana defeated Shivaji Park Gymkhana by 31 runs in a Group-A match at the Parsee Gym ground on Friday. In a Group-B encounter Mumbai Police snatched a close 10-run win against Cricket Club of India at the latter’s ground.
In a concluding Group-F clash Payyade Sports Club romped to a fluent 86-run victory against Young Maharashtra Cricket Club at the Wankhede Stadium and Karnatak SA defeated Bhatnagar S & C Foundation by a comfortable 66 runs margin.
Brief scores: Parsee Gymkhana 185/7 in 20 overs (Shams Mulani 51*, Sachin Yadav 38, Aditya Tare 35) beat Shivaji Park Gymkhana 154/6 in 20 overs (Jayesh Pokahre 79, Vidyadhar Kamath 30*). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 31 runs
Mumbai Police Gymkhana 146/7 in 20 overs (Kaustub Pawar 56, Prathamesh Dake 3/32, Alpesh Ramjani 2/7) beat Cricket Club of India 136/9 in 20 overs (Rudra Dhandey 32; Nadeem Shaikh 2/23, Yogesh Jagtap 2/27). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 10 runs.
Payyade Sports Club 193/4 in 20 overs (Siddhesh Lad 92*, Akhil Herwadkar 40) beat Young Maharashtra Cricket Club 107/9 in 20 overs (Monil Soni 40, Rohan Raje 3/15). Result: Payyade Sports Club won by 86 runs.
Karnatak Sporting Association 200/7 in 20 overs (Shivam Dube 69, Ramanpreet Singh 51) beat Bhatnagar S & C Foundation 134/10 in 19.5 overs (Akshat Jain 55, Shivam Dube 3/21). Result: Karnatak Sporting Association won by 66 runs.