Mumbai, March 20: Top order batsmen Sairaj Patil 90 runs (50balls, 10×4, 5×6) and opener Musheer Ahmed Khan 70 runs (45balls, 12×4, 1×6) powered hosts Islam Gymkhana to a comprehensive 70-run victory against Bohra Cricket Club in a first round match of the 71st Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament, organised by the Islam Gymkhana under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association, and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive on Saturday.
Electing to bat first, Islam Gymkhana piled up a massive total of 204 runs for the loss of just four wickets from 20 overs. All-rounder Omar Patni was the most successful Bohra CC bowler and took 2 wickets for 9 runs.
Faced with a huge target for victory, Bohra CC batsmen did not rise to the challenge and lost wickets at regular intervals and were dismissed for 134 in 19.3 overs. Once again Omar Patni showed confidence and top-scored with 41 runs and Nisar Shaikh chipped in with 22 runs. Islam Gymkhana’s left-arm medium pacer Danish Rainey (3 for 33), left-arm spinner Hasim Sayyed (3 for 21) and Medium pacer Moin Khan (2 for 30) were the main bowlers to pick up the wickets.
In another match, a 92-run second wicket partnership between Prathmesh Pawar 58 runs (39b 7×4) and Adeeb Usmani 46 runs (2×4, 2×6) enabled Young Mohammedan Sports Club record a fluent 5-wicket win against Apollo CC at the Parsee Gymkhana ground.
Young Mohammedan lost opener Jay Bista on the first ball of the innings. But, Pawar and Usmani batted confidently and ensured their team reach the winning score of 151 for 5 wickets in 19 overs. Earlier, Apollo CC who was sent in to bat first scored 150 runs for 7 wickets from the quota of 20 overs. Vighnesh Kharge 46 not out (2×4, 3×6) and Divyang Hinganekar 40 (3×4, 2×6) contributed to the total.
In the third match, Muslims United SC handed P.J. Hindu Gymkhana a 5-wicket defeat. Batting first Hindu Gymkhana were bowled out for a paltry 108 runs in 16.5 overs. Utkarsh Raut 26 runs was the only batsman who stayed long in the middle. Muslim United bowlers Farhan Kazi (3 for 21), Vaibhav Chougule (3 for 22) and Vinayak Bhoir (2 for 11) shared the spoils.
In reply, opening bat Kevin D’Almeida smashed an unbeaten 66 runs and Rajesh Tandel’s unbeaten 22 runs lifted Muslims United to 111 runs for 5 wickets in just 16 overs. Vineet Sinha (2 for 18) and Salil Agharkar (2 for 25) were Hindu Gymkhana’s only successful bowlers.
Brief scores: Islam Gymkhana 204 for 4 wickets, 20 overs (Sairaj Patil 90, Musheer Ahmed Khan 70; Omar Patni 2 for 9 runs) beat Bohra Cricket Club 134 all out, 19.3 overs (Omar Patni 41; Danish Rainey 3 for 33, Hasim Sayyed 3 for 21, Moin Khan 2 for 30). Result: Islam Gymkhana won by 70 runs.
P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 108 all out, 16.5 overs (Utkarsh Raut 26; Farhan Kazi 3 for 21, Vaibhav Chougule 3 for 22, Vinayak Bhoir 2 for 11) lost to Muslims United Sports Club 111 for 5 wickets (Kevin D’Almeida 66*, Rajesh Tandel 22*; Vineet Sinha 2 for 18, Salil Agharkar 2 for 25). Result: Muslims United SC won by 5 wickets.
Apollo Cricket Club 150 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Vighnesh Kharge 46*, Divyang Hinganekar 40; Sanket Pande 2 for 18, Kadir Patel 2 for 23) lost to Young Mohammedan Sports Club 151 for 5 wickets, 19 overs (Prathmesh Pawar 58, Adeeb Usmani 46, Kadeer Patel 22; Pratik Sargade 2 for 21, Faiz Khan 2 for 38). Result: Young Mohammedan SC won by 5 wickets.
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Mumbai: Opening batsmen Pranav Dhanawade and Siddharth Mhatre batted with authority and their half century efforts were the highlights as Marwari Cricket Club registered a thumping 10-wicket victory against Young Friends Cricket Club in a first round match of the 71st Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament, organised by Islam Gymkhana under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), and played at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.
Both the batters exhibited plenty of confidence and were in complete control as they scored runs at a quick pace as Marwari easily reached their wining target scoring 161 without losing a wicket in 14.2 overs. Dhanawade scored 79 runs from 43 balls with 10 boundaries and a solitary six, while Mhatre smashed a 43-ball 73 runs which included eight hits to the ropes and four power shots over the fence.
Earlier, Young Friends Cricket Club who were put in to bat, managed to pile up a modest total of 160 for 8 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs. The leading run-scorer for Young Friends was Mohd. Amir Sayyed who made 60 runs (43balls, 9×4), while Wajid Ali Khan 34 runs (24b, 2×4, 3×6) and Sarvesh Patil 29 runs (20b, 6×4) which helped prop the total. Hardik Kurangale (2 for 16), Sarfaraz Shaikh (2 for 19) and Ahmed Khan (2 for 25) were responsible for getting the wickets.
In another match, Muslim Sports Club outplayed Kurla Sports Club by recording a 31-run victory at the Parsee Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.
Electing to bat first, Muslim SC managed to make 152 runs for the loss of seven wickets from their quota of 20 overs. The leading batsmen who got the runs on the board for Muslim SC was Imran Shaikh 33 runs, Santosh Mapur 32 runs, Omkar Jadhav 31 runs and Azhar Sayyed 26 runs, while Mohddawood Khan (2 for 27) was the only successful Kurla SC bowler.
In reply, Kurla SC were restricted to 121 runs for nine wickets from 20 overs. Jay Rajpopat 48 runs and Aryansh Pandit 34 runs tried to keep Kurla SC in the fight, but the remaining batsmen fell cheaply and finished on the losing side. Muslim SC bowlers Santosh Mapur (3 for 14), Mohd. Yaseen (2 for 4), Imran Shaikh (2 for 7) and Azhar Sayyed (2 for 25) shared the wickets.
Brief scores: Young Friends Cricket Club 160 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Mohd. Amir Sayyed 60 (43b, 9×4), Wajid Ali Khan 34 (24b, 2×4, 3×6), Sarvesh Patil 29 (20b, 6×4); Hardik Kurangale 2 for 16, Sarfaraz Shaikh 2 for 19, Ahmed Khan 2 for 25) lost to Marwari Cricket Club 161 for no loss, 14.2 overs (Pranav Dhanawade 79 (43b, 10×4, 1×6), Siddharth Mhatre 73 (43b, 8×4, 4×6). Result: Marwari CC won by 10 wickets.
Muslims Sports Club 152 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Imran Shaikh 33, Santosh Mapur 32, Omkar Jadhav 31, Azhar Sayyed 26; Mohddawood Khan 2 for 27) beat Kurla Sports Club 121 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (Jay Rajpopat 48, Aryansh Pandit 34; Santosh Mapur 3 for 14, Mohd. Yaseen 2 for 4, Imran Shaikh 2 for 7, Azhar Sayyed 2 for 25). Result: Muslims Sports Club won by 31 runs.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana 187 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Humayun Hirapure 68, Swapnil Kulaye 39, Arman Shaikh 30); Mohd. Wasim Ashraf Sayyed 2 for 29, Abhishek Srivastav 2 for 28) lost to Bombay Gymkhana 188 for 4 wickets, 19.4 overs (Bhupen Lalwani 70*, Abhishek Srivastav 63; Yogesh Jagtap 2 for 24). Result: Bombay Gymkhana won by 6 wickets.
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Played at Chereshwar Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Oval XI Churchgate after being put to bat first posted a good total on board scoring 235/4 in 40 overs. Despite a poor start to the innings with scoreboard reading 33/3, Harsh Aghav coming at no.3 single handedly played a fascinating knock of 170* in 135 balls. The youngster took on the bowlers with ease smashing 23 fours and a six pushing his team towards a respectable total. In, fact Harsh scored almost 70% of his team’s total alone in the quota of 40 overs.
Chasing 236, New Hind Cricket Club lost their openers early but it was their captain Abhinab Saha who played the anchors role with a brilliant knock of 93*runs in 96 balls (15 fours), Abhinab was well supported by Dharsh (46 runs) and Shourya Rai (24 runs) as New Hind crossed the victory line in 38 overs winning the match by 5 wickets.
- Result: New Hind Cricket Club win by 5 wickets
- Man of the match: Abhinab Saha (93 runs)
- Performance of the Match: Harsh Aghav (170 runs)
- Scorecard link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/1699188/ABCA-U-14-Champions-Trophy/Oval-XI-Churchgate-vs-New-Hind-Cricket-Club#SummaryDetail
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Into the 23rd match of U12 Little Champs Tournament, Abhiveera Boys Group opting to bat first posted 111/7 in 20 overs. Karan Cricket Academy bowlers bowled really well not allowing the opposition team to score a big total on the board.
Chasing 112, Karan Cricket Academy chased down the total in mere 16.1 overs winning the match by 4 wickets. Utkarsh Yadav scored a match winning knock of 48 runs off 51 balls laced with 7 fours missing out on a well deserved half century.
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- 23rd League match on 19/03/2021.
Teams: Abhiveera Boys Group VS Karan Cricket Academy.
Toss: Abhiveera Boys Group won the toss and elected to bat first. - 1st innings: Abhiveera Boys Group made 111/7 in 20 overs.
2nd innings: Karan Cricket Academy made 115/4 in 16.1 overs.
Result: Karan Cricket Academy won the match by 6 wickets
Man of the match:- Urvaksh Yadav 48 runs of 51 balls (7 boundaries)
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Into the all important finals at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in Mumbai, Sainath Sports Club after being put to bat first could not muster a big total on the board after performing well throughout the tournament. None of their players could convert their starts into something substantial as they scored 124/9 in 20 overs.
Parsee Gymkhana bowlers did a fab job of restricting a strong opposition like Sainath SC to an average total. Quickster Siddarth Raut with 3/17 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot while Mumbai’s Ranji All-Rounder Shams Mulani with 2/17 in 3 overs was the 2nd best of the lot for Parsee Gymkhana.
Parsee Gymkhana in reply chased down the score with ease with skipper Vikrant Auti (39* off 25 balls) and all-rounder Shams Mulani (34*off 22 balls) finishing the job for Parsee Gymkhana.
- Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 7 wickets
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64283/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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Top 3 Batsman:
- Umesh Gurjar (RHB) from Sainath Sports Club – 224 runs in 5 innings @56.00 & strike rate of 157.75
- Aakarshit Gomel (RHB) from Parsee Gymkhana – 186 runs in 5 innings @62.00 & strike rate of 221.43
- Jay Bista (RHB) from Victory Cricket Club-151 runs in 2 innings @151.00 & strike rate of 154.48
Top 3 Bowlers:
- Ravinder Solanki (RAM) from Parsee Gymkhana – 8 wkts in 5 innings @14.25 & econ of 6.33
- Jitendra Paliwal (RAM) from PJ Hindu Gymkhana – 7 wkts in 3 innings @9.71 & econ of 7.31
- Aquib Qureshi (RAM) from DY Patil Sports Academy – 6 wkts in 3 innings @11.50 & econ of 6.27
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Mumbai: All-rounder Om Keshkamath’s solid knock of 93 runs and Atharva Bhosale’s splendid bowling effort of 4 for 27 runs inspired New Hind Cricket Club to snatch a nail-biting 8-run victory against John Bright Cricket Club in a tense and thrilling final of the Lord Northbrook CC orgainsed 1st LNCC Omni Global Trophy Invitation Under-19 (45 overs) Cricket Tournament 2021, conducted under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Wankhede Stadium, Churchgate on Wednesday.
New Hind CC who were sent in to bat first managed to reach a modest total of 226 for the loss of nine wickets from their stipulated 45 overs. Later, New Hind who did not get much runs on the scoreboard bowled well and managed to restrict John Bright to 218 all out in 43.4 overs.
The New Hind innings started shakily but picked up momentum after number five bat Om Keshkamath came to the crease. He batted with authority and his runs came from 88 balls and included seven cracking shots to the boundary ropes and five powerful strokes over the fence. Om Keshkamath along with number three batsman Sahil Jadhav 35 (53balls, 4×4) were associated in an 86-run partnership for the fourth wicket which lifted the New Hind innings. Divyanshu Singh (2 for 45) and Atharva Dakwe (2 for 39) were the most successful John Bright bowlers.
Defending a low score New Hind bowlers were a disciplined lot and did not panic even as John Bright batsmen started positively. John Bright opener Akshat Jain smashed a 40-ball half-century 52 runs (9×4, 1×6) and in the company of number three bat Tejas Chavan who scored 45 runs (89 balls, 6×4) they stitched together 70 runs for the second wicket. Later, Tejas and Jai Jain 34 runs added a further 49 runs to enhance their chase and keep their hopes alive. But, thereafter, John Bright batsmen came under tremendous pressure and started to lose wickets at regular intervals and lost the fight.
New Hind’s all-rounder Om Keshkamath bagged both the ‘Man of the Match’ and ‘Man of the Series’ awards. From four matches, he scored a total of 254 runs which included two centuries and picked up six wickets.
Brief scores – final: New Hind Cricket Club : 226 for 9 wickets, 45 overs (Om Keshkamath 93 (88b, 7×4, 5×6), Sahil Jadhav 35 (53b 4×4); (86-run 4th wkt); Divyanshu Singh 2 for 45, Atharva Dakwe 2 for 39) beat 218 all out, 43.4 overs (Akshat Jain 52 (40b, 9×4, 1×6), Tejas Chavan 45 (89b, 6×4), Jai Jain 34, Dashrath Chavan 31; Atharva Bhosale 4 for 27, Ayush Zimre 2 for 39). Result: New Hind CC won by 8 runs.
Man of the Match: Om Keshkamath (New Hind CC).
Man of the Series: Om Keshkamath (New Hind CC).
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Played at Narangi Cricket Ground in Virar, Smith XI opting to bat first were all out for 71 runs. The bowler who proved to be the game changer for Junior Puraskar team was Jatin Vaity who came up with an impressive bowling spell to restrict the opposition to a low total. Jatin in total took 4 wickets for his team providing crucial breakthroughs not allowing the Smith XI players to settle down or score freely.
In reply, Junior Puraskar team chased down the score with ease winning the match by 9 wickets. Jr. Puruskar scored 77/1 in 11 overs while Jatin Vaity for his spell of 4 wickets certainly proved to be one hell of a cricketer for his team.
- Result: Jr.Puraskar won by 9 wickets
- Hell of a Cricketer: Jatin Vaity (Man of the Match)
Rising Star Sports Foundation opting to bat first at Morwa Cricket Ground at Bhayender were in deep trouble at one stage with both the openers back in the hut without opening their accounts. However, Rising Star’s no.3 batsman Siddhesh Jadhav brought his team back into the game with a fine knock of 111 runs in 98 balls laced with 14 fours and 3 sixes. Siddhesh was nicely supported by lower middle order as Devang (38 runs), Nilesh (27 runs) and Rujit (48 runs) provided crucial contributions pushing their team towards a good total of 282/9 in 39.4 overs.
The opposition team in reply could only manage 199/6 with opener Pratham being the highest scorer fighting it out for his 100 runs off 118 balls. The rest of the batters found it difficult to get going as Rising Star Sports Foundation won the match by 83 runs.
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Jagdish Warriors after being put to bat first at New Hind Sports Club, Matunga posted a total of 183/10 in 19.5 overs. Opening the innings, Balakrishna Shirke who plays in multiple top division MCA tournaments top scored for his team with a scintillating hundred. Balakrishna went on to score a massive 123 off mere 56 balls smashing 10 fours and 9 sixes with a strike rate of almost 220.00. Even though, wickets kept on tumbling from the other end, Shirke continued his onslaught to push his team towards a strong position.
Orange Advertising in reply could only manage 144/9 in 20 overs with Balakrishna being the pick of the lot with the ball too! Balakrishna Shirke returned with exceptional bowling figures of 4/19 in 4 overs while rest of the bowlers also proved to be economical ensuring that opposition were not allowed to free their hands.
- Result: Jagdish Warriors won the match by 39 runs
- Man of the Match: Balakrishna Shirke
- Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=221409&team_id=117859&tab=scorecard
Played at Narangi Cricket Ground in Virar, Om Sai Club batting first managed to post a modest total of 100/10 in 16.2 overs. Most of the players found it difficult to get going with Yuwang’s 23 runs at no.3 being the highest score. The bowler who proved to be one HELL OF A CRICKETER & a game changer for his team was Hrishikesh Desai who returned with amazing bowling figures of 5/17 in 5 overs.
Hrishikesh bowled at good lengths providing timely breakthroughs and ensured that momentum did not shift in Om Sai Club’s favor.
- Result: RS Group in reply chased down the score in mere 14 overs winning the match by 5 wickets.
- Hell of a Cricketer : Hrishikesh Desai (Player of the Match)