The semi final of the Zooter’s Cup was played between JNS Jaguars and OIS Tigers at the Somaiya Cricket Ground in Sion. The OIS Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl first.
JNS Jaguars managed to score 167/4 from their quota of 20 overs. Atul Ganeriwal was the star with the bat, as he scored an impressive 71 runs of 52 balls ! The right handed batsman was well supported by Shantanu Agasti, who scored 29 runs.
OIS Tigers needed 168 runs to win the semi final but the JNS Jaguars restricted them at 106/9. Ashish Shiroya took 2/13 and Manmeet Gulati took 2/13 as JNS Jaguars always looked in control of the game. Abhishek Dutt was the highest scorer for OIS Tigers as he scored a fighting 21, but to no avail.
JNS Jaguars won the match by 61 runs and booked a place in the final of the Zooter’s Cup. Atul Ganeriwal was the Man of the Match.
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The Bayside Sports School Dads Cricket Championship 2019 Platinum quarterfinals was played between JNS Jaguars and GB Strikers at the Air India Kalina Ground. GB Strikers won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Put into bat, JNS Jaguars scored 172/5 at the end of 20 overs. Jeetinder Diwan came into bat at number 3 and scored a brilliant 72 runs of 45 balls. He was well supported by Hemal Chitalia who scored a blistering 32 of 15 balls. This right handed duo propelled Jaguars to a fighting total.
Defending 172 runs for a place in the semi finals, the JNS Jaguars bowlers started well. Off spinner Jay Pandya and Jimmy Shah bowled well and took 3/9 and 2/11 respectively. Nimish Vora was the lone fighter for GB Strikers as they were all out for 115 runs.
JNS Jaguars won by 57 runs and entered the semi finals of the Bayside Sports School Dads Cricket Championship 2019 Platinum. Jeetiner Diwan was adjudged the Man of the Match.
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Avengers XI opting to bat first at the Chereshwar Trombay Ground posted a decent total of 154/6 in 20 overs. Opener Rohit Katti smashed a crucial knock of 56 runs in mere 51 balls which was quite pivotal to his team’s total. Down the order, it was Arbaaz Pathan’s 23 ball 44* which pushed the team to a 150+ score on the board.
Nauman Construction Dynamites in return had most of their batsman chipping in with cameos but atleast one 50+ score from their batsman could have taken their team past the victory line. Nauman Construction could only manage a total of 149//9 in 20 overs courtesy a brilliant spell by Amith Rao who came up with tight bowling figures of 3/13 in 4 overs. Bowling at an economy of under 4 made all the difference while defending the total as Avengers won the match by 5 runs while Amith Rao was declared “Man of the Match”
The Air India Kalina Ground was the venue for the much anticipated semi finals of the Bayside Sports School Dad Cricket Championship 2019 Platinum Semifinals between JNS Jaguars and UTPAL Warriors. UTPAL Warriors won the toss and decided to bat first.
UTPAL Warriors managed to score an impressive 181/9 at the end of their quota of 20 overs. Asgar Khan was the star with the bat for them as he scored 67 runs of just 28 balls ! The star with the bowl for JNS Jaguars was Jimmy Shah, the right arm pacer took 2/38. Ashish Shiroya was the most economical bowler for Jaguars as he took 1/23.
JNS Jaguars needed 182 runs to win and enter the finals. The Jaguars needed a big performance with the bat and their hero for the day was Atul Ganeriwal ! Coming into bat at number 4, Atul scored a brilliant 79 not out of just 44 balls ! The right handed batsman took his team all the way and chased down the total with an over to spare. He formed a crucial partnership of 73 runs with opener Bakhtiyaar Irani , who scored 45 runs. The JNS Jaguars reached the target scoring 184/4 with an over to spare.
The JNS Jaguars won the match by 6 wickets and entered the Bayside Sports School Dad Cricket Championship 2019 Platinum finals. Atul Ganeriwal was the Man of the Match.
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Mumbai :– The match played between Oriental Insurance Sports Club and Star India Cricket Club at Shivaji park for Times shield “E” division preliminary round won by Oriental Insurance Sports Club with a margin of just 3 runs in what became a thriller of a match
Dhruv brid’s fantastic century played major role in oriental’s victory. Dhruv brid who is just nineteen years old smashed a fluent century hitting the ball freely in all corners of the ground. It was his conficent approach which resulted in a sparkling century well supported by his senior player Vinod Kini’s 66 runs.
Their speedy partnership ensured a good target of 199 runs in just 38 overs. Vinayak Vaidh’s effective bowling spell of 5 wickets in 25 runs shows the fighting spirit of Star india Cricket Club. Star India tried their best but were eventually all out at 196 runs in 37 overs. Kanak Kini’s bowling spell of 3 wickets in 42 runs also contributed in Oriental’s victory. Jitendra ingle, the manager of Oriental Insurance team was also quite happy with the team performance.
Mumbai, January 14: Gopi Birla Memorial School bowlers produced a disciplined bowling performance which inspired them to record a comfortable 74-run win against Greenlawns High School in a Group-B league match on the opening day of the inaugural Bombay Gymkhana Inter-School T20 Cricket Tournament, played at the Gymkhana’s ground on Tuesday.
Electing to bat first Gopi Birla managed to score 139 all out in 19.3 overs. Dishant Shah 25 and Aadit Shah 28 runs propped the Gopi Birla innings. Greenlawns bowlers Yug Kukadia (3 for 28), Dev Sisodia (2 for 27), Kenil Sanghvi (2 for 31), Khush Godani (2 for 24) picked up the wickets.
Later the Gopi Birla bowling attack bundled out Greenlawns for a paltry 65 in 14.3 overs. Medhansh Shah (3 for 7), Bhavya Shah (2 for 20) and Jinay Sarvaiya (2 for 2) were responsible for bowling Gopi Birla to a big win.
Earlier, Dhirubhai Ambani International School registered a convincing 7-wicket win against Campion School in a Group-B match. Batting first Campion School made 137 for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Rohan Ghag top-scored with 69 runs and Soham Rathod scored an unbeaten 44 runs. Dhirubhai Ambani easily chased the target scoring 139 for loss of 3 wickets in 18.3 overs. Abhiviraj (30 runs), Veer Kapoor (34 not out) and Shanay Ambani (35 runs) ensured their team crossed the finish line.
Brief scores: Campion School 137 for 2 wickets in 20 overs (Soham Rathod 44*, Rohan Ghag 69) lost to Dhirubhai Ambani International School 139 for 3 in 18.3 overs (Abhiviraj 30, Veer Kapoor 34*, Shanay Ambani 35) by 7 wickets.
Gopi Birla Memorial School 139 all out in 19.3 overs (Dishant Shah 25, Aadit Shah 28, Yug Kukadia 3 for 28, Dev Sisodia 2 for 27, Kenil Sanghvi 2 for 31, Khush Godani 2 for 24) beat Greenlawns High School 65 all out in 14.3 overs (Medhansh Shah 3 for 7, Bhavya Shah 2 for 20, Jinay Sarvaiya 2 for 2) by 74 runs.
Mumbai: Aran Giridhar recorded the first century knock of the tournament and powered St. Mary’s School to an overwhelming 136-run victory against Aditya Birla World Academy in a second round Group-A league match of the inaugural Bombay Gymkhana Inter-School T20 Cricket Tournament, played at the Gymkhana’s ground.
Aditya Birla deciding to field first were unable to trouble the St. Mary’s batters. Aran Giridhar batted confidently and smashed the rival bowling attack to all corners of the park as he scored a rapid 110 runs from just 67 balls and with 20 well-timed hits to the boundary. Aarav Rawte contributed with a quick 40 runs. Nirvaan Jhaveri (2 for 39) was the lone Aditya Birla bowler who was not taken for too many runs.
The Aditya Birla batsmen found the target very stiff and they lost wickets in heap and were dismissed for 74 in 17.2 overs. St. Mary’s bowlers Benjamin Sinate (2 for 12), Arham Parekh (3 for 15) and Khuswan Anklesaria (2 for 10) did the damage.
In a Group-B encounter, Cathedral & John Connon registered another easy win defeating G.D. Somani Memorial School by 10 wickets.
Batting first G.D. Somani were restricted to 70 for 9 wicket in 20 overs and Cathedral & John Cannon School comfortably chased the total making 71 runs without losing a wicket.
Brief scores: St. Mary’s School 210 for 3 wicket in 20 overs (Aran Giridhar 110 (67b, 20×4), Aarav Rawte 40, Nirvaan Jhaveri 2 for 39) beat Aditya Birla World Academy 74 all out in 17.2 overs (Benjamin Sinate 2 for 12, Arham Parekh 3 for 15, Khuswan Anklesaria 2 for 10) by 136 runs.
G.D. Somani Memorial School 70 for 9 wicket in 20 overs (Neil Verma 17, Arnav Bakshi 2 for 11, Amay Sanghvi 2 for 14, Arjun Munot 2 for 13) lost to Cathedral & John Cannon School 71 for no loss (Varun Desai 38*, Rohit Jogani 26*) by 10 wickets.
CHANAWALA CHALLENGERS T-40 TROPHY 2019-20, 11 January, 2020 Mumbai : Express Marketing (EM) took on Subsea Pro Pvt. Ltd (SPPL) at Azad Maidan on 11th Jan 2020. After winning the toss, SPPL chose to BAT first.
The top order of SPPL failed to put up a strong performance and at one stage they were 63 for 6. Ankit Jain and captain Mayuresh Shenoy steered the innings to sort of normalcy and built the innings forward. They shared a 88 run partnership and that pushed the score to a fighting level. Both of them got out at the score of 41 and eventually scored a total of 171 runs in 39.3 overs. For EM, Ganesh Gaikwad bowled a brilliant spell of 4 for 33 runs in 7 overs. Team EM had a good outing with the ball.
Chasing 172, EM were cruising at 64 for 2 but then a string of quick wickets ensured their difficulty in chasing down the target. Sai Rajapurkar (33 off 32) tried to revive the innings but in vain. In 30.1, EM was bundled out at a score of 149 runs. They competed well but failed to cross the threshold of win. Performer with the bat and then star with the ball, SPPL’s Ankit Jain dismantled the opposition with his left arm whirligigs on the pitch and picked up a fantastic six wicket haul for 28 runs. His all round performance stood out in this close encounter.
Result – SPPL won the match by 22 runs.
Ankit Jain was awarded man of the match.
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Played between RBI Sports Club and Route Mobile at the United Cricketers wicket, Route Mobile batting first posted a total of 257/9 in 70 overs. No.3 in form batsman Prathamesh Pawar who has been amongst the runs this season top scored with a solid 83 off 129 balls (9 fours). From RBI, Ameya Dandekar with 4/67 was the pick of the lot.
Defending a total of 258, it was Route Mobile’s experienced campaigner Neil Narvekar coming up with a crucial spell of 6/52 in 14.5 overs with 2 maidens. All-rounder Neil was spot on with the ball as he provided timely breakthroughs not allowing any batsman to settle bundling out RBI team for 191 runs all out with Ameya Dandekar top scoring with the bat too scoring 71 runs opening the innings.
Result- Route Mobile won the match by 66 runs
Madhya Pradesh opting to bat first were all out for 228 runs in 44.4 overs with all-rounder Aman Khan bagging 4/59 in 13.4 overs being the pick of the lot. Mumbai which has a solid batting line up posted a big 1st innings total of 372 runs in 74.1 overs courtesy, tons by Chinmay Sutar and Armaan Jaffer. Coming at no.3, Armaan smashed a regal 103 off 142 balls while also stitched a 130 run stand with Agni who scored 68 runs. Chimnay who came at no.5 once again played a sparkly innings scoring 112 off mere 105 deliveries hitting 8 biggies en-route his ton.
Madhya Pradesh in 2nd innings were all out for 222 runs thanks to a game changing spell by spinner Tanush Kotian who kept the batsman in check. Tanush who is one talented young spinner came up with envious bowling figures of 6/50 in 16 overs providing breakthroughs at crucial intervals.
With just 82 to chase in the 4th innings, Mumbai chased it down in 17.3 overs winning the match by 5 wkts.