AESA Pune after opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul posted a total of 157/9 in 20 overs which is quite a defendable total. Opening the innings, it was Yogesh Balwadkar who laid the foundation with a brilliant 54 off 38 balls laced with 5 fours and a six. Apart from him, MM Hande at no.4 scored a 25 ball 34 while also stitched a small stand with Yogesh which came in handy for the team. All-rounder Shahen Mistry from the opp team was the pick of the bowler with 3/27 in 4 overs.
Nauman Construction Dynamites in reply gave a tough fight managing to reach 154/7 in 20 overs. It was a last over thriller where in just a handful of runs ended the match in AESA’s favor. For Nauman’s XI, they had batters chipping in with cameos but one solid knock of 45 or 50+ from their playing XI could have helped them change the result of the match. The bowlers were pretty much spot on while Yogesh Balwadkar turned out to be the best bowler too with bowling figures of 2/18 in 4 overs.
Result- AESA Pune XI won the match by 3 runs, Yogesh Balwadkar declared ‘man of the match”
Played between DY Patil Sports Academy and Ours CC at Cross Maidan, DY Patil Sports Academy after being put to bat first were all out for 106 runs in 21.4 overs. Thanks to Vivek (24) and Aditya (29) down the order, DY Patil managed to reach a respectable total. Ours CC bowlers were spot on restricting DY to a modest total.
Ours CC in reply were cleaned up for mere 30 runs all out thanks to a superb spell by spinner Mann Bhanushali who took 6/8 in 5 overs coupled with 2 maidens. Mann who was in the U14 Probables this year now has fifers in all the major MCA Tournaments this season as he began with a 9 wkt haul for DY Patil in the CPCC followed by a 6 wkt haul in the Giles Shield and now a match winning spell in U12 Bhaskar Trophy Selection Tournament.
Result-DY Patil won the match by 76 runs
Played between Bhatnagar Sports & Cultural Foundation vs Dadar Parsi Sports Club at the Dadkar Maidan, Bhatnagar Sports opting to bat first posted a healthy total of 338/7 in 70 overs. Aashay Dube at no.3 scored a solid 56 while it was Akshat Jain at no.4 who ensured that his team stayed at the top with a classy innings of 134* in 168 balls (13 fours, 3 sixes). Akshat toiled with the bowlers batting unbeaten till the very end. Sai Chavan at no.7 played the perfect foil scoring 73 off 95 balls (8 fours) while also stitching a 136 run stand with Akshat.
DPC in reply were all out for 236 runs in 60.5 overs where in no.3 batsman Aakash Palande top scored with a gritty 84* off 127 balls. The architect in chief with the ball was none other than the experienced Akshay Darekar who came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/73 in 18.5 overs. Vishwajit Thakur with 4/51 was also impressive as Bhatnagar Sports & Cultural Foundation won the match by 102 runs.
18 January 2020 IN PUNE – SPORTSZONE T20 (JFSC) PUNE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2019-20: QUARTER FINALS, Regreen Pune (REGREEN) VS Orange Advertising (ORANGE), Venue- Brilliant Sports Academy Ground, Pune. Date- 18 January 2020. Toss won by Regreen and they elected to FIELD first. The pitch condition favored both the batsman and the bowlers, the outfield was fast and it was a proper day for the game of cricket.
There were no big scorers for Orange, apart from no.7 Santosh pal (35 off 30) who tried to add some substance to the total. No other batsman contributed to hugely ameliorate the score. There were couple of double-digit scorers but their respective scores were under 20. With a collective effort, they reached a frail score of 107 runs in 20 overs losing 7 wickets. They had 4 run-outs in their innings and that was very zany and problematic. The opposition bowlers kept them restricted with tight lines and that also contributed to 4 run outs and 3 other wickets. Regreen had 2 players short on the field due to certain reasons yet they were able to tighten the screws and add that vital pressure on Orange batsmen.
Regreen openers were bang on from ball one and they had a very strong partnership of 52 runs. Amol Jadhav scored 41 off 34 runs and Shahbhaz Sayyed scored 23 runs off 18 runs. Amol Jadav went about his business with a cool demeanor holding one end and punishing the loose ball. Irshad Shaikh came in at no.3 and scored 28 off 17 runs. He saw the innings through and secured the win in 12.1 overs.
It was a gratifying performance by the batters and overall a positive game for Regreen.
Result – Regreen won by 7 wickets.
MAN OF THE MATCH- Amol Jadhav.
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Played under the famous floodlights at the iconic Bombay Gymkhana Ground, it was the ultimate finale between Dhirubhai Ambani International School and St.Mary’s where Ambani School winning the toss opted to bat first.
However, Dhirubhai Ambani School could only manage a total of 91 runs all out in 20 overs thanks to some brilliant death bowling by Raahib Fatehi who took 2 crucial wickets. Ambani’s star batsman Taher Kudrati who is also the highest run scorer in the tournament was cleaned by Mir Tawde for 13 runs. Kush and Aarav in the middle overs also came up with good economical spells.
For St.Mary’s chasing 91 looked like a mere formality as they sealed up the game in mere 14.3 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Opener Aarav Rawte (17 runs) and Aran Giridhar (23 runs) made crucial contributions at the top creating a perfect stage for Raadnya Ape (28*) and Mir to finish of the game with ease.
Result- St.Mary’s win the finals by 7 wkts
The match was followed by a presentation ceremony where Ex India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was Chief Guest. The Bombay gymkhana Commitee also conveyed their best wishes and expressed that they were grateful to host the boys.
Skipper Mir Tawde said- “Huge number of parents and students along with our principal turned up on the ground to cheer us, the atmosphere was electrifying and we are thankful to all concerned for such a beautiful atmosphere”
In the ongoing Inter College Tournament in Mumbai, there have been numerous matches which has given some spectacular individual performances and one such match has been between Sathaye College and NM College.
Sathaye College batting first posted a massive total of 467 runs thanks to a superb 308 run opening stand between Sangram Bhalekar and Darshan Bhange. Sangram went on to score 178 off mere 114 balls while Darshan scored run a ball 114 to dismantle the opposition bowlers. Jay Talwankar also provided an exciting cameo of 63* in mere 27 balls. In reply, NM College were all out for 187 runs.
Result- Sathaye College win by 280 runs
Mumbai Police Gymkhana after opting to bat first at the SRT Ground Kandivali posted a mammoth total of 386/3 in 69 overs. After a decent opening start by Sunil Patil (37) and Humayun (35), it was the reliable and experienced pair of Mumbai Police team which took the mantle ahead. Senior batsman of the team Rohit Pol went on to score a solid 141 off 153 balls laced with 6 fours and 8 sixes while the attacking Shrikant Limbole remained unbeaten scoring a majestic 154*off 141 balls (16 fours, 3 sixes). Both these players stitched a record 306 run partnership for the 3rd wicket which helped their team stay at top.
Young Mohmeddan CC in reply gave a really tough fight but eventually they fell short by a little margin. After a few early wickets, it was Ravi Solanki at no.4 scoring 94 runs stabilizing the innings with Kadir Patel who scored 56 at no.4.
With momentum back into their favor, it was Moin Khan at no.6 who almost played a match winning innings of 106* off 112 balls (7 fours, 3 sixes). Both the teams performed exceptionally well but it was the Mumbai Police Gymkhana who got the better of the opposition restricting Young Mohmeddan CC to 377/9 in 70 overs. Left arm quickster Amit Pande was impressive in his spell of 4/107 while Santosh Singh also chipped in with 3 wkts conceding 110 runs.
Result-Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 9 runs
Played between AESA Pune XI and Arch Mavericks at the Chereshwar Club, Trombay, AESA Pune batting first were bundled out for 93 runs in 18.3 overs. It was a lackluster performance with the bat as all the batters found it difficult to get going vs the tight bowling of Arch Mavericks. From the bowlers, Shamal Palod with 3/19 in 4 overs was excellent while Nikhil Jain with 2/9 in 3.3 overs proved to be equally impressive.
Chasing 94 looked like a mere formality as Arch Mavericks chased down the total in mere 12.1 overs. Opener Pranay Ranka top scored for his team with an unbeaten 49* off 33 balls laced with 10 boundaries. Pranay has been in good nick this season and continues to give solid performances in the AT20 Championship Season 8.
Result- Arch Mavericks won by 7 wkts, Pranay Ranka declared ‘Man of the Match”
Played between Bombay Mercantile and Western Railway Teams, Western Railway batting first posted a handsome total of 182/3 in 20 overs. Opener Deepak Kumar went all guns blazing hitting a brilliant 128* off mere 70 balls. Not only was this the 1st ton of the Samat T20 Cup, this knock was also quite blazing as he tore apart bowlers with quite some confidence smashing 14 fours and 6 sixes.
Deepak shared with Cricketgraph– “I usually bat lower down the order but thanks to the faith and support instilled by our team Captain Chandras Manchekar, i was promoted to open the innings and it worked quite well”
Skipper Manchekar further quipped- “Deepak is one hard working player who specially travels from Haryana to pursue cricket in Mumbai. The amount of hard work and consistent performances he puts made him worthy to get promoted up the order & i personally believe in supporting young talents. Hence sending him to open the innings worked wonders for the team & what better way than to get the 1st hundred of Samat Cup! “
Bombay Mercantile in reply managed to score only 148/4 in 20 overs as Western Railways won the match by 34 runs while Deepak Kumar declared “Man of the Match”
Played between Gokuldham High School and Don Bosco at the Cross Maidan Ground, Gokuldham team posted a total of 274 runs in 45 overs. No.3 batsman Roneet Thakur top scored with 69 runs while Mitra Parab at the middle order scored 45 runs. From the bowlers, Subodh Salgavkar was the pick of the lot with 4/29 in 8 overs.
Don Bosco School in reply were all out for 94 runs thanks to a superb spell of spin bowling by Khush Jain. Khush provided wickets at regular intervals coming up with excellent bowling figures of 6/15 in 8.1 overs coupled with 3 maidens.
Result: Gokuldham School won the match by 180 runs