In a Group A match of the Dr. H D Kanga Knockout between Bhiwandi Taluka Cricket Association (BTCA) and Bombay Wanderers Cricket Club (BWCC), it was a spectacle to behold as Bhiwandi Taluka crushed Bombay Wanderers with a staggering 293-run victory.
The star of the show was undoubtedly the captain, Ajay Vidyalal Jaiswal, who delivered a scintillating performance, scoring an incredible 306 runs from just 148 balls, boasting a striking rate of 206.78. His innings of 306 comprised an impressive 44 boundaries and 10 colossal sixes, leaving the opposition reeling.
Thanks to his extraordinary display, Bhiwandi Taluka amassed a mammoth total of 440 runs in just 44.1 overs, in what was a 45-over match. The sheer dominance displayed by Jaiswal and his team was a sight to behold.
In response to this daunting target, Bombay Wanderers faltered and were bowled out for a mere 147 runs. Their highest run-scorer, Raj Nitin Waingankar, managed an unbeaten 47 runs off 69 balls, but it was not nearly enough to challenge the overwhelming performance of Bhiwandi Taluka.
In the bowling department, it was once again the captain who shone, clinching a fifer with figures of 5/56 in the 9 overs he bowled. His all-around brilliance with both bat and ball was instrumental in securing such a comprehensive victory for the Bhiwandi Taluka Cricket Association.
This match will undoubtedly be remembered as a showcase of skill, determination, and dominance by Ajay Vidyalal Jaiswal and his team, cementing their place as formidable contenders in the Kanga League.
Brief score – BTCA 440 all out in 44.1overs(Ajay Jaiswal 304*; Raj 59/2) beat BWCC 147 all out in 26.3 overs ( Raj 47; Ajay Jaiswal 5/56)
On Thursday, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I beat Thane Eagle Infra by 19 runs at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium in the Thane Premier League.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I put forth a challenging total of 160/7 in their full quota of 20 overs. Opening batter Japjeet Randhawa starred with a 33-ball 47, that included four fours and two sixes. Later, Rugved More (32; 30b, 4×2, 6×1), Vinayak Bhoir (39; 26b, 4×2, 6×2), and Shashi Kadam (22; 19b, 4×3) chipped in with useful contributions with the bat in the middle order. For Thane Eagle Infra, right arm speedster Anish Rai wreaked havoc with the ball as he scalped 4/24 in four overs. Rai, who opened the bowling, struck on the very first ball of the match, giving the perfect start to his team.
Chasing 161 for a win, Thane Eagle Infra managed to score 141/8 in 20 overs. They fell short of 19 runs in the end. Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I bowled well to restrict Thane Eagle Infra. Kadam, who dazzled with the bat early in the day, impressed with the ball, as he claimed 3/18 in four overs. He found able allies in Nipun Panchal (2/21), Harshal Soni (1/34), and Bhoir (1/31). With the bat, it was Ravi Vishwakarma leading the run chase from the front with a 40-ball 39, peppering the boundary rope on four occasions.
Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I successfully defended the score of 160 to defeat Thane Eagle Infra by 19 runs in the Thane Premier League.
Riding on Nikhil Patil Jr.’s stellar century, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club II demolished AT Sports by a mammoth margin of 205 runs on Thursday at Dadoji Konddev Stadium in the Thane Premier League.
Batting first, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club II raced to a daunting total of 258/4 in 20 overs. Nikhil’s undefeated knock of 118 from just 48 balls was the biggest highlight of the day. His innings was embellished with nine fours and as many sixes. Before Nikhil’s heroics, opening batter Sahil Gode hammered 91 runs from mere 36 balls, including a dozen fours and five sixes. Sahil and Nikhil’s blitzkrieg kept AT Sports’ bowlers at bay. Yogesh Sawant was the pick of the bowlers for AT Sports with two wickets.
Chasing a monumental 259, AT Sports were dwindled out for a miserly 53. Like the batters, the bowlers of Eknath Shinde Cricket Club II had an excellent outing as they bowled well in tandem. Hemant Buchade, Amit Pandey, and Arjun Shetty chipped with a couple of wickets apiece. Conversely, AT Sports had a disappointing day with the bat too, as Kaushik Shukla (18) and Shivam Ghosh (15) were the only two batters to muster a double-digit score.
Eknath Shinde Cricket Club II registered a convincing win over AT Sports in the Thane Premier League.
The 12th edition of the Thane Premier League started with a bang as Ambernath Rising CC handed a crushing 104-run defeat to Salgaonkar CC on Wednesday at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium. The tournament was inaugurated by Sulakshan Kulkarni, former Ranji cricketer.
Invited to bat first, Ambernath Rising CC piled up a daunting total of 186/9 in 20 overs. Riding on twin half-centuries from Shubham Punyarthi (63; 40b, 4×5, 6×3) and Prasad Pawar (54; 34b, 4×4, 6×1), Ambernath Rising CC set a formidable target for Salgaonkar CC. Apart from Punyarthi and Pawar, there were no other major contributions from Ambernath Rising CC as the bowlers of Salgaonkar CC kept coming at them. Kiran Salgaonkar and Dhruv Kothi were the most successful bowlers as they accounted for three wickets apiece.
In response, Salgaonkar CC had a horrid day with the bat as they were bundled out for a paltry 82 in 19.5 overs. Ronith Ramesh (13), Neil Savla (18), and Pranav Tillu (19) were the only three batters to score in double digits. The bowlers of Ambernath Rising CC had a fantastic day at the office, with Pariskshit Valsangkar, Saud Mansoori, Bhavesh Patel, and Bhavin Darji scalped two wickets each.
The one-sided affair was sealed by Ambernath Rising CC as they registered a mammoth 104-run victory over Salgaonkar CC.
In a nail-biting thriller, Benetton CC beat Union CC by just four runs in the second match of the Thane Premier League on Wednesday at Dadoji Konddev Stadium.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Benetton CC posted 143/7 in 20 overs. Yogesh Pawar impressed with a scintillating 63 that came off just 36 balls. The southpaw’s innings was laced with two fours and five sixes. On the other hand, for Union CC, left arm spinner Hrushikesh Pawar was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3/24 in his four-over spell.
In reply, Union CC fought hard but fell shy of just four runs in the end as they were restricted to 139/8 in 20 overs. Number nine batter Atharva Dikholkar top scored with an unbeaten 42 from 33 balls, including three hits to the fence. Right arm speedster Ravi Bhumbak wreaked havoc with the ball as he snapped 3/36 in four overs. He struck in the first and third overs of the innings and then in the fag end.
The very first day of the TPL produced this humdinger of a contest and is expected to see a few others in the rest of the week.
Thane is ready for yet another exciting season of the Thane Premier League (TPL). The 12th edition of the TPL will be played from May 1 to 8 at the iconic Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Thane. It will be organised under the able aegis of Maharashtra Maza Seva Sanstha and Vikas Krishna Repale, who himself is a sports enthusiast.
Over the last 11 years, the competition has produced plenty of exciting cricket and offered a solid platform to the budding cricketers to showcase their skills and talent. This tournament has been blessed to have players like Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Atharva Ankolekar, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Shashank Singh, Prashant Solanki, Harmeet Singh, Mohit Awasthi, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Royston Dias, Akhil Herwadkar, Ankeet Chavan, Kaustub Pawar, Chinmay Sutar, and Rohan Raje, having featured in it. This year the 12th edition of the TPL is again expected to garner tremendous response from the fans and aficionados in and around the city.
A total of 16 teams will participate in this much awaited tourney and every team can have a maximum of two outstation players. The participating teams are: Eknath Shinde Cricket Club 1, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club 2, SR’s Group, FTL, Union Cricket Club (Kalyan), Boy’s Cricket Club (Dombivali), Ambernath Rising Cricket Club, Benetton Cricket Club, Sportsman Cricket Club, Golden Star Cricket Club, Thane Warriors, AT Sports, Cricket Mantras, Salgaonkar Cricket Club, Eagle Infra, and Maharashtra Cricket Academy.
The upcoming edition of the TPL promises to go through the ebbs and flows and promises to be an entertaining extravaganza. So, all the Thanekars, fasten your seat belts and gear up for this riveting 12th season of the Thane Premier League.
Name: Thane Premier League (TPL)
Organised by: Maharashtra Maza Seva Sanstha and Vikas Krishna Repale
Edition: 12th
Venue: Dadoji Konddev Stadium
Format: Knockout
Final: May 8, 2024
No. of teams participating: 16
No. of outstation players allowed in each team: 2
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In the final match of the MCA Corporate Trophy, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd ‘A’ handed a crushing 120-run defeat to DY Patil Group ‘B’.
Winning the toss and electing to field first, DY Patil did a fantastic job with the ball to restrict Jain Irrigation to 57/4 in 5.2 overs. However, Sairaj Patil and Aayush Zimare then came together and stitched a match-winning 132-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Patil starred with a delectable knock of 101 that came off just 45 balls. His entertaining innings was laced with nine fours and eight sixes. Zimare, on the other hand, played the perfect second fiddle as he muscled 48 runs from 32 balls, including four fours and a six. The duo powered Jain Irrigation to a daunting total of 242/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, DY Patil were bowled out cheaply for 122 in 17.3 overs. Parikshit Valsangkar was the lone warrior in the battle as he top scored with 55 runs. For Jain Irrigation, it was off spinner Shashank Attarde, who wreaked havoc with the ball, as he picked 5/29 in four overs. Darshan Mangukiya was the other major contributor with the ball as he returned with figures of 3/12.
Brief Scores: Jain Irrigation 242/6 in 20 overs (S Patil 101) beat DY Patil 122 all out in 17.3 overs (P Valsangkar 55; S Attarde 5/29) by 120 runs
Mansingh Nigade is a popular name in Indian domestic cricket, who has taken giant strides in the field of cricket coaching. Having represented Maharashtra in the numerous BCCI tournaments, Mansingh turned to coaching, with the goal of producing excellent players that would represent India. The 38-year-old continues to play franchise-based cricket that keeps him up-to-date with the growing demands of this fast-paced game.
Coaching experience
Mansingh has completed Level 1 Coaching Certification course of Ace Cricket excellence centre and Level 1 Coaching Certification course of CricKingdom Cricket Academy by Rohit Sharma. After completing his certifications, he joined CricKingdom as the Head of the West Zone. He is the founder and head coach of Sahara Cricket Academy in Pune and has been the mentor and skipper of the team since 2016. Additionally, he has worked as the head coach at the Western Poona Club, chief coach at Legend Cricket Academy in Pune. He has had the honour of coaching Singapore’s captain Chetan Suryawanshi and IPL star Shubham Ranjane. His future assignments comprise of coaching the men’s and women’s international teams of Indonesia.
Playing experience
Before entering coaching, Mansingh played competitive domestic cricket and participated in franchise-based leagues. This right-handed batter and leg spinner represented Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and in Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2006-07. Earlier, he featured in the Col. C.K.Nayudu All India Tournament (U23), Cooch Behar Trophy (U19), and Vijay Merchant Trophy (U16). He was also a part of the 30-member squad of India U19 for the World Cup in 2006. In the same year, he represented Maharashtra in the warm-up game of ICC Champions Trophy against Australia. Also, he played against the Surrey Cricket Club and scored 96 runs.
Besides, between 2011 and 15, he represented Donaghcloney Cricket Club in Northern Ireland in Section One as professional Cricketer and Mentor. In 90 matches, he scored 3860 runs, including eight centuries and 28 fifties and picked 110 wickets. Similarly, he has played in different tournaments like Maharashtra Premier League, Goa Premier League, Hyderabad Test League, Mumbai Premier League, Times Shield, DY Patil T20 League, and Kanga League, to name a few.
In the upcoming days, he will feature in the Bali Blast League, a franchise-based league in which international players from Indonesia and Singapore will participate.
Mumbai’s opening batter, Bhupen Lalwani, had a lion’s share in his team’s success at the recently concluded Ranji Trophy. The 24-year-old right-hander top-scored for Mumbai with 588 runs, powering his team to a record 42nd title win.
Lalwani featured in all the 10 matches that Mumbai played in this Ranji season and started the proceedings with the bat for his side. In 16 innings, he scored at an average of 39.2 and faced as many as 1250 balls, which was also the highest by a Mumbai batter. His aggregate of 588 runs included a century and five fifties. Against Chhattisgarh, he registered his best score of 102 runs from 238 balls, including 10 hits to the fence. In the process, he stitched a 244-run opening partnership with Prithvi Shaw, laying a solid foundation for the batters to follow. It was the highest partnership for Mumbai in this season’s Ranji Trophy and the second-best opening stand in this edition’s tournament.
Lalwani’s performance with bat and his sublime consistency was lauded by the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, who shared an Instagram post congratulating Mumbai for their record 42nd Ranji Trophy win. The youngster found a mention alongside big guns like Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur.
Worli Sports Club suffered a crushing 134-run defeat at the hands of Fort Vijay Cricket Club on Friday in their backyard.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Fort Vijay Cricket Club posted 206 in 34.3 overs. After Shivam’s heroics with the bat that saw a masterclass unbeaten innings of 122 from 103 balls, Fort Vijay Cricket Club was bowled out inside the full quota of overs. Arun Gupta, who opened the bowling for Worli Sports Club, wreaked havoc with the ball as he scalped 5/27 in seven overs. Gupta found an able ally in his opening bowling partner, Sivansh, who claimed 3/24 in seven overs, including a maiden.
In response, Worli Sports Club were skittled out for a miserly 72 in 22.5 overs, losing the match by 134 runs. Fort Vijay Cricket Club’s bowlers created many problems for Worli Sports Club’s batters. Riyansh was the most successful bowler for Fort Vijay Cricket Club as he accounted for 5/31 in six overs, including a maiden. On the other hand, Ankit (12 runs from 14 balls) was the lone batter for Worli Sports Club who could register a double-digit score.
Brief Scores: Fort Vijay Cricket Club 206 all out in 34.3 overs (Shivam 122 not out; A Gupta 5/27) beat Worli Sports Club 72 all out in 22.5 overs (Ankit 12; Riyansh 5/31) by 134 runs