Venue: NL Complex Ground, Dahisar East
Dahisar Strikers DSC after being put to bat first could only muster 106/9 all out in 16.4 overs. Wicket keeper Hiten Vora with a quick 30 was the highest scorer while rest of the players found it difficult to get going. From the bowlers, Arun Shetty with 2/6 in 3 overs was the pick of the lot, a bowling spell which certainly made all the difference. Nayan Mistry with 2/16 in 3.4 overs was also quite handy with the ball.
DSC Mumbai Tigers in reply chased down the score in just 12 overs winning the match by 6 wickets. Rajesh Desai scored a quickfire 32 off 18 balls while Amit Goyal remained unbeaten on 17* off 9 balls.
Hell of a Cricket Team: DSC Mumbai Tigers won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Arun Shetty
New Delhi, 20th February, 2021: Owing to the success of first two seasons, Ponty Chadha Foundation (PCF) is all set to kick off the third season of the PCF Cup tournament (Corporate Cricket Edition) from 6th March, 2021 in partnership with Citiskape Mediacom. It is an eight-week long tournament culminating on 25th April, 2021. The glittering trophy of the tournament was unveiled today at The Park hotel, New Delhi in the eminent presence of Chief Guest – Shri Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Director and the Deputy Advisor, Energy & International Cooperation, NITI Aayog, Government of India and Guest of Honour – Mr. Hariom Kaushik, Vice President, Haryana Olympic Association. Other dignitaries who were present at the launch event were Mr. Rajiv Gupta, MD Wave Group, Mr. H.S. Kandhari, Director, Wave Estate, Dr. Vandana Sharma, Director, Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN) and Manoj Attri, Founder Citiskape Mediacom and creator PCF Cup.
The third edition of the PCF Cup will be featuring 16 participating teams, each representing different corporate giants. These include Aaj Tak, Dabur, Maruti Suzuki, KK Modi Group, HDFC Bank, SBI Card, TEVA, WAVE, The Statesman, Properazzi Realty Pvt Ltd, Resource Logistics, Transsion India Ltd, Celebi India, P&P, TMM magazine, and HCL.
On the trophy unveiling, Mr. Manpreet Singh Chadha, Chairman, Wave Group, said, “We are delighted to be hosting another season of the PCF Cup. This tournament provides a remarkable platform to the cricketing talent in the corporate world to enjoy the sports that they love, while also fostering a collaborative environment amongst fellow professionals. PCF has been dedicatedly working in the field of education, skill development, health, and sports promotion. This is one of the many earnest initiatives of the foundation towards creating positive societal impact and we are really looking forward to it.”
With an aim to promote sports in India, The PCF Cup is one of the most impassioned initiatives of the Ponty Chadha Foundation in association with Citiskape Mediacom, which provides a unique platform to avid cricketers and sports enthusiasts from the corporate world to showcase their talent. The PCF Cup Cricket Season III will be conducted in accordance with the playing conditions similar to a standard T20 tournament in India.
Elaborating on the tournament, Mr. H.S. Kandhari, Director, Wave Estate, said, “Pandemic induced stress has taken its toll on both our physical and mental well-being, therefore, focus on our health and active lifestyle had taken a backseat. This tournament has been timed to bring back the focus on physical fitness and re-energise our social bubble with sports enthusiasts.
About Ponty Chadha Foundation
Initiated by Mrs. Jatinder Kaur Chadha in September 2014, in the memory of her late husband, the erstwhile visionary Chairman of the Wave Group, Mr. Ponty Chadha, The Ponty Chadha Foundation (PCF) is the CSR arm of the Wave Group. The foundation addresses areas pertaining to hunger and food security, community health, education and skill training, sports for children and corporate employees and running awareness drives for sanitation, women safety & fitness beside others. One of the prominent initiatives undertaken by the foundation is Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), a one-of-its-kind school in the country, founded in 1999 for specially able children in the areas of education, vocational training, occupational and physical therapy, and capacity building. The completely free provisions have empowered around 25000 specially able children till date.
PCF Cup-Cricket, PCF Football League, are some of the initiatives by the Foundation for creating awareness about sports and encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle to the community.
Match Fixtures:
Teams:
Group A: Wave, The Statesman, Dabur, Properazzi Realty Pvt. Ltd
Group B: Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, Resource Logistics, Transsion India Ltd.
Group C: 24Seven, TMM, Teva, P&P
Group D: Aaj Tak, Celebi, SBI Card, HCL
Schedule:
6th March – 11th April: Preliminary rounds
17th – 18th April: Quarter Finals
24th April: Semi Finals
25th April: Finals
For Queries:
Sneha.singh@waveinfratech.com , wavegroup@adfactorspr.com
Shastri Park Colts batting first posted a huge total of 305/3 in 30 overs at Noida Extension Ground. The batsman who made all the difference was their opener Saurav Nautiyal who went on to score one of the fastest double hundreds of Delhi scoring 236* off mere 92 balls smashing 19 fours and 18 sixes. Such was the impact of his aggressive batting, Saurav single handedly dismanted the attack of opposition playing at a strike rate of 256.12.
Lal Chand Club in reply got all out for 193 runs with opener Kartik Pawar top scoring with 53 runs. All-rounder Saurav Nautiyal completely owned the day as he was also the pick of the bowlers coming up with 6//27 in 6 overs. Shastri Park Colts eventually won the match by 112 runs and Saurav Nautiyal with 236* & 6 wickets was the star performer of the match.
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Venue: Wankhede Stadium
MCA Women’s Team “A” after being put to bat first posted a total of 165/8 in 45 overs. Opener Aachal Valanju scored 40 runs while Humaira Kazi at the middle order top scored with a very crucial innings of 52 runs off 62 balls. From the bowlers, medium pacer Sayali Satghare with 2/6 in 5 overs was the pick of the lot while Hurley Gala also chipped in with 2 wickets for 24 runs.
Chasing 166, MCA Women’s C team were all out for 146 runs but one player which stood out was all-rounder Sayali Satghare. Sayali coming at no.5 continued to play her natural game attacking the bowlers with confidence despite wickets tumbling from the other end. Sayali scored 73* off 62 balls smashing 9 fours and a six with a strike rate of 112.31. All-rounder, Humaira Kazi who first scored a brilliant half century was also the best bowler for Team “A” as she came up with amazing bowling figures of 4/16 in 9 overs with 2 maidens.
Result: MCA Women’s Team ‘A’ won by 19 runs
Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64217/tournament-details/MCAWomOneDayCriTou
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Played at the picturesque Fatima Cricket Ground in Mumbai, Invaders team after opting to bat first posted a massive total of 232/5 in 20 overs. After a sluggish opening start, it was Affan Virani at no.3 who changed the game for his team with a whirlwind knock of 102* in 58 balls. Affan smashed 7 fours and 9 sixes en-route his brilliant unbeaten hundred which came at a strike rate of almost 180! Apart from him , Alim Khan gave a quick cameo of 34* off 15 balls further ensuring their team reaches a commanding position. From the bowlers, Sagar Shah with 3/33 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 233, Digital Broadcast team could only muster 132/7 in 20 overs. Most of the batters found it difficult to accelerate when it was required. The bowlers did a commendable job especially Ruksar Khan who took 2/6 in 3 overs followed by 2 wickets each for Arshad and Tausif Khan.
- Result: Invaders win by 100 runs
- Scorecard link: http://www.jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=216661&team_id=111705&tab=scorecard
Parsee Gymkhana after being put to bat first on their home turf looked least deterred amassing a good total of 314/5 in 45 overs. Openers Swapnil Pradhan (47) and Aakarshit Gomel (63) provided a great opening start while the momentum was taken ahead by Nikhil Patil at no.4. Nikhil brought in his experience and smashed some magnificent shots en-route his stroke filled 102* off 72 balls. Nikhil overall smashed 16 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of almost 150 which pushed his team total to 300+ in 45 overs.
MIG Cricket Club in reply were all out for 253 runs with Pragnesh Kanpillewar (43) and Arjun Tendulkar (47 off 23 balls) being the top scorers for their team. From the bowlers, Parag Khanapurkar with 3/32 was the pick of the lot while Shivam Malhotra, Yash Dicholkar and Vikrant Auti chipped in with 2 wickets a piece.
- Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 61 runs
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64189/tournament-details/POLINVSHICRITOU2
Ekta Bisht is a current International cricketer representing Indian Cricket Team. Ekta has represented India across all formats and she is indeed a vital cog for the National side with over 150 international wickets across all formats. Ekta is also a Khel Ratna awardee and she is the only Indian Cricketer to take a hat-trick in T20’s. Ekta Bisht is also an experienced first class cricketer representing Uttar Pradesh Team while she was also part of the recently concluded Women’s IPL. Checkout this exclusive interview of Ekta Bisht with Cricketgraph Host Rupha Ramani. Rupha is a prolific cricket journalist with close to 1.5 decades of experience, a reporter and anchor with CNN IBN for 7 years before she moved to Star Sports producing live cricket shows for various marquee tournaments like World Cup, Champions Trophy & many editions of IPL. Rupa also co-launched the Star Sports Tamil Channel and she has been producing content for CSK over the years.
1:21 – Bonding with team-mate Rajeshwari Gaikwad
2:30 – Helping each other in the Indian Squad…..
3:04– Making International Debut for India…..
5:12 – The beginning of Cricket Journey…
8:44 – Feeling of making it big….
10:28 – About taking hat-trick in World Cup vs Sri Lanka
13:30 – Playing Women’s IPL in Dubai after a long break….
15:50 – Experience of reaching finals in 2017 World Cup…
20:21 – Treating One Days and T20’s differently as a bowler….
21:41 – Prized wickets in International Cricket….
23:42 – Quick Questions!
About Walk the Talk Series: Walk the Talk with Women Cricketers is a series produced by Cricketgraph exclusively dedicated to women’s cricket. The Walk the Talk program envisages to cover domestic, international and upcoming women cricketers from all over the nation. Apart from women cricketers, the program will also touch upon former women cricketers, women coaches and selectors from the International and domestic arena.
Here is one opportunity for aspiring cricketers. Sporting Club from Mumbai is going to conduct selection trials for its team on Monday, 22nd Feb from 8:30 am onwards. The selection trials will be conducted for U23 Age Group on Central Maidan, Thane and its mandatory for players to carry their MCA & Aadhar cards.
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HELL ENERGY India, in its effort to create awareness in the Indian markets, chalked out a strategy around local grassroots cricket in Maharashtra.
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Payyade Sports Club after being put to bat first at Shivaji Park, Dadar managed to accumulate a total of 261/8 in 45 overs. Young all-rounder Musheer Khan asked to open the innings returned with a fine knock of 53 runs off 82 balls while it was Raunaq Sharma at no.6 bringing his consecutive half century for Payyade Sports Club. Raunaq clobbered 5 sixes out of which 4 were back to back off Shashank Attarde. In his previous outing he smashed 4 back to back sixes to Saksham Jha as Raunaq’s tally of sixes now reach 14 sixes in two games in Police Shield’21.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana in reply were bundled out for 220 runs courtesy speedster Badrey Alam who clean bowled 3 batters in his fiery spell of 5/51 in 9 overs. Badrey was bang on with his line and length as he provided crucial breakthroughs at regular intervals.
Result: Payyade Sports Club won by 41 runs
Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64195/tournament-details/POLINVSHICRITOU2
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