Avengers XI batting first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul posted a not so threatening total of 138/8 in 20 overs. It was a top order collapse with none of the top 5 batsman managing to make much of an impact however crucial cameos by Arbaaz Pathan (28) & Nitin thomrbo’s 23* down the order helped them put something respectable on the board. From the bowlers, Bhuddev Yadav with 4/24 in 4 overs was bang on right on the money.
Hellbenders in reply chased down the target in mere 12.5 overs thanks to first the quick opening start by Parag Mestry (37 off 18) and Raj Desai (29* off 30). Hardik Naik who came at no.3 did not wanted to waste any more time further as he decided to let loose scoring 53* off 29 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) finishing off things in style.
Result-Hellbenders win by 9 wkts and 7.1 overs to spare, Hardik Naik declared ‘man of the match”
Played between Fort Vijay CC and Parel Sporting Club at the MIG Cricket Ground, Fort Vijay CC in a record batting first had all their top 5 batsman hitting half centuries which is a very rare instance. Openers Sairaj Sangle and Monu Chauhan laid the foundation with a 102 run opening stand where in Sairaj scored 64 (107 balls) & Monu Chauhan smashed 58 off 75 balls.
Coming at no.3, Anees Choudhary continued the positive momentum with a solid 64 off 96 while Siddarth Mhatre at no.4 top scored with 85 runs off 88 balls. Nikhil Patil at no.5 was the entertainer of the match smashing a quickfire 56 off 25 balls which had 5 biggies in it eventually pushing the team total to 392/7 in 70 overs.
Parel SC were off to a decent start with openers Vicky Patil (33) and Karan Sonavale (pic above) putting on 70 runs for the 1st wicket. Sonavale who has been amongst the runs this season once again scored a handsome 68 off 105 balls.
However, Parel SC lost a few quick wickets in between but it was their all-rounder Shikhar Mehta at no.8 pulling off a blinder with a ravishing knock of 80* in mere 50 balls. Seems like the productive county season for Shikhar where he was amongst the runs as well wickets have worked well for him as he slogged at a strike rate of 160.00 hitting 11 fours and 4 sixes.
However, those efforts were not enough to save his team as he lacked support from the other end. Monu Chauhan came up with a brilliant spell of 5/59 in 17.1 overs which proved to be quite crucial. Left arm spinner Kunal Thorat also came good his spell of 4/96 in 20 overs as Parel SC were all out for 295/10 in 66.1 overs.
Result-Fort Vijay CC won the match by 97 runs
Into the all important quarter-finals at Cross Maidan between two corporate giants namely Datamatics Global & Ajanta Pharma Sports Club. Datamatics after being put to bat first were all out for 60 runs in 22.5 overs. It might be a jolt for Datamatics as they have performed well throughout the season only to face a batting collapse in the crucial quarter finals. From the bowlers, all-rounder Jayesh Mhatre was bang on taking 3/8 in 5 overs coupled with 3 maidens. Apart from Jayesh, Prashant and Akshay Ambine were also quite tight with their line and lengths bagging two wickets each. Akshay in particular took 2/3 in 4 overs alongwith a maiden.
Getting inside scoops of match from Coach Sameer Gawas– “Opening bowler of Ajanta Pharma Jayesh Mhatre took 1st wicket in the very 2nd ball of the match of in form Yogesh Shinde who has 2 back to back centuries before this game and then on the 5th ball Jayesh took wicket of Rohan Bhosle caught @ gully (brilliant catch by Haresh Jadhav). Next over bowled by Gitesh Pandere and he took wicket of Malangnath Aras (Captain of Datamatics). Second over of Jayesh Mhatre he took a wicket of Om Keshkkamat by caught behind, Ganesh Kadam (wicket keeper of Ajanta) he took excellent diving catch. Datamatics were 8 for 4, Neeraj Singh & Suraj Singh tried their best to build up a partnership but then Ajanta’s last match hero Prashant Prindavankar cleared the way of Neeraj Singh. Suraj Singh & Rasik Naik tried their best to build up the inning but Akshay Ambike’s tight bowling changed the game in favor of Ajanta Pharma”
Chasing 61 for obvious reasons was going to be a cakewalk for Ajanta Pharma team as they chased down the total with 9 wkts in hand in just 8.4 overs. Opener Ganesh Kadam remained unbeaten on 31* as his team smoothly surpassed the target qualifying for the semi finals of Times Shield E Div.
Ajanta Pharma’s HR DGM Mr.Udaykumar Kunder’s words….
“It was a great team performance by our team. Everyone played like Champions”
It was also a very proud moment for Ajanta Pharma as the skipper of Datamatics G.S. Mr. Malangnath Aras himself felicitated the trophy to Jayesh Mhatre as “Man Of The Match” for his outstanding spell (05-03-08-03) stamping a right mark of sportsman spirit which is all this gentleman’s game is all about.
In the Quarter finals of the Khichadiya Khar Tournament played between Spring Field Rizvi High School (Bandra) Vs Swami Vivekanand International school (Kandivali) at Khar Gymkhana on 28 th January, Rizvi won by 39 runs to make it to semi finals.
Batting first Rizvi made 283 runs in allotted 45 overs match. Roshan Kanojia scored a patient 103 runs (13 boundaries & 1 Six) and was very well supported by Shreyansh Mishra who made a brilliant 92* (13 Boundaries & 2 Sixes)
After dismissal of Roshan it was shreyansh who took the onus and batted aggressively to ensure his team reaches a competitive score. While chasing the target SVIS (Kandivali) scored 245 runs in 45 overs. Shreyansh Mishra bowled a very tight line and got the break through at crucial moment to take his team through to semi final. He took 5 wickets in 19 overs and conceded just 49 runs.
Spring Field Rizvi High School (Bandra) beat SVIS (Kandivali) by 39 runs. Even in the last match against Oxford Public School (Kandivali) Shreyansh Mishra took 4 wickets and scored unbeaten 20 runs. Spring Field Rizvi High School (Bandra) won that match by 7 wickets.
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