SPORTSZONE T20 (JFSC) PUNE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2019-20: MES cricket club played two consecutive matches on the 29th of December 2019, the first one was against EQ Technologies and second versus Rising vision. Both the matches were held at Verroc, vengsarkar, Cricket Ground, Pune.
The league match against EQT was a cakewalk for MES Cricket Club. After winning the toss, EQT scored mere 35 runs and the MESCC openers finished the job in 4.1 overs. Rehan Khan and Afroz Shaikh picked up 3 wickets each.
Result – MESSC won by 10 wickets.
Click here for MES Cricket Club VS EQ Technologic match full scorecard ….
The league match was followed by the quarterfinal encounter between MES Cricket Club and Rising vision. Rising vision won the toss to bat first and in fact they were also dominated by the MESCC bowlers. With the highest of 20 by Kesarsingh Thapa, Rising vision were reasonably able to put up 108 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets. They had 3 run outs in their innings. Hari Sawant picked up couple wickets for the MESCC.
MESCC had a decent opening partnership of 32 to lay the foundation. Opener Swapnil Walunj scored a responsible 34 off 35 and Rohit Hadake (41 0ff 38) was the highest scorer in the line up. They lost 3 wickets in the process. In the end, it was an extremely clinical performance by the MESCC bowlers and batsmen during the whole day.
Result – MESCC won the match against Rising vision by & wickets.
Click here for MES Cricket Club VS Rising vision match full scorecard ….
Thane Mahanagar Palika and Mumbai Cricket Association to jointly host the Mumbai vs Bengal game of the 44TH Col CK Naydu Tournament at the iconic Dadaji Konddev Stadium. It will be the Group B Elite Game where our Dadaji Konddev stadium will again come to light on India’s Map.
Dadaji Konddev Stadium which is completely renovated will be inaugurated by Former India Captain Dilip Vengsarkar and Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske. The stadium was okayed by a BCCI inspection team and the wicket is prepared by none other than the experienced Nadeem Memon who is a Wankhede Stadium curator and MCA Apex Council Committee Member. This has also been possible because of MCA Apex Council Member Vihang Sarnaik who is the son of MLA Pratap Sarnaik from Thane. The ground was renovated under Thane Municipal Corporation with a budget of 5-6 crores.
The 1st Ranji Trophy Match at Dadaji Konddev Stadium was conducted on 4th to 6th December, 1982 between Mumbai vs Baroda and the scoring was done by Thane Friendship Cricket Club’s Vivek Morekar who manually maintained the scoring of a first class game without a single mistake!
About Col CK Nayadu Trophy-
The Indian Cricket Committee for the 1st time had organized U22 CK Naydu Tournament in 1974-75 and then it was directly conducted in 1986-87 where it was conducted in the U19 age group. Followed by that, CK Nayadu was made U22 in 2004 and now it is conducted in the U23 Format. Since the last 44 years, this prestigious tournament is conducted non-stop which has given our country many top first class and International Cricketers.
Dadaji Konddev Stadium Pics-
Tournament Supported by: IDBI Bank, LIC, Bank of India & Kalyandas Memorial Foundation
Into the all important finals between Evergreen SC and Mumbai Police Gymkhana the Shivaji Park Dadar, Evergeen SC opting to bat first declared their innings at 142/10 in 61.5 overs. With most of the batsman struggling, it was Meet Jain top scoring with 35 runs. From the bowlers, prime spinner Zentih Sachdev with 5/44 in 26 overs & 11 maidens was the pick of the lot while Rehan and Atif Khan bagged 2 wkts each.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana in reply declared their innings at 159/9 with opener Utsav Koti top scoring with 66 off 120 balls (13 fours) and all-rounder Atif Khan scoring 38 runs at the middle order. Kush Yadav bowled a brilliant spell of 6/59 in 23.3 overs with 6 maiden overs being the pick of the bowlers for Evergreen SC.
Evergreen SC in 2nd innings declared their innings at 105/8 in 31.4 overs with Zenith bagging another 4 wkts in the 2nd innings as Evergreen Club gave a target of 89 runs which Police Gymkhana chased down in just 19.3 overs. Utsav Koti (29*) & Hiral Panchal (59*) remained unbeaten as Police Gymkhana won the finals lifting the prestigious Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy’19
Chief Guests who atteneded the finals- Dilip Vengsarkar, Sanjay Patil, Sanjay Naik, Unmesh Khanvilkar, Deepak Murkar, Deepak Patil, Abhay Hadap & Jaydeep Pal
Ground-Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul
DSP opting to bat first posted a total of 164/6 in 20 overs. Opener Hitesh Gurjar who is known for his aggressive brand of batting top scored with 45 off 27 balls. From the bowlers, Akshay Sawale (2/9) & Mehul Kanakia (2/30) were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 149, the foundation of the chase for Dynamites was laid down by openers Nauman Memon and Shahen Mistry who stitched an 83 run opening stand under 10 overs. Nauman scored a confident 31 ball 40 while Shahen scored 35 off 40 balls as Dynamites completed the chase successfully with Pratik Sheth (28*) & Aditya Gupta (19*) finishing off in style in 17.3 overs.
Result–Dynamites win by 8 wkts, Nauman Menon declared ‘man of the match”
Into the final match of the season, Kandivali Cricket Association batting first at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana were all out for 120 runs. Mahesh Tamore’s 36 at no.9 was the highest score in an otherwise dismal batting performance. Wellington bowlers did well with almost every bowler chipping in right from Furquan Charolia (3/32), Vaibhav Patil (2/10), Sajid Shaikh (2/23) & Aniket Khadpe (2/26).
Wellington CC in reply chased down the 1st innings total with ease thanks to a brilliant 75* off 86 balls by all-rounder Vaibhav Patil at no.3. Wellington CC declared their innings at 135/6 in 28 overs winning the match on 1st innings lead. In the 2nd innings, Kandivali C.A were 91/8 at the end of the game’s play with Vaibhav Patil taking 4/20 and Aniket Khadpe taking 3 wkts.
With 19 points in 9 games, Wellington CC under skipper Sagar Shah sit at the top of the table becoming the winners of D Div Kanga League getting promoted to C Div in the next year’s edition of the prestigious Kanga League
Top Run Getters-
- Vedprakash Jaiswal (New Hindu CC)-344 runs in 8 innings @49.14
- Ninad Borkar (Matunga Gymkhana)-281 runs in 10 innings @28.10
- Pratik Patil (New Hindu CC)-256 runs in 8 innings @32.00
Top Wicket-takers
- Amol Patil (MB Union)-39 wkts in 15 innings @10.00
- Yogesh Dicholkar (Matunga Gymkhana)-38 wkts in 9 innings @10.00
- Digvijay Singh (Amar CC)-36 wkts in 9 innings @8.00
Ground-Bengal Club, Shivaji Park, Dadar
Friends Union CC opting to bat first posted a total of 230/10 in 43.3 overs. Even though most of the batters found it difficult to get going, it was Nirav Bheda at no.3 scoring a confident 91 off just 84 balls (10 fours, 1 six). Vishal Shah at no.6 also chipped in well scoring a quick 29 ball 47. From the bowlers, spinner Keval Vakhariya with 4/44 and quickster Prathamesh Mahale with 4/33 in 8.3 overs were the best bowlers from Young Friends CC.
Chasing 231, Young Friends CC did face a few hiccups with the top order back to pavilion with just 70-75 runs on board. However, it was a match winning partnership between of 103 runs for the 5th wicket between Rohan Kadam (60 off 62) and Kartike Savla (67* off 66) which changed the game for Young Friends CC. Kartike owned the day with all-round performance as he stitched another unbeaten stand of 57* with Hritik Jadhav (28*) as they successfully chased down the total in 40.5 overs with 5 wkts in hand.
Result-Young Friends CC win the match by 5 wkts
Venue-Yashwant Nagar Cricket Ground, Virar
After being put to bat first, Kings XI Virar posted a very healthy total of 160/4 in 16 overs. Opener Sumukh Pai top scored for his team scoring a quickfire 74 off just 45 balls (8 fours, 3 sixes) while he also had a good partnership with Mayur Mangela whose 22 ball cameo of 40 ensured the team reached a big total.
Defending 161, it was off-spinner Naresh Pardeshi leading the bowlers department as he came up with envious bowling figures of 6/17 in 4 overs restricting Dream Team Virar to 101/9 in 16 overs. Naresh was spot on in his spell as bowling figures like these are nothing but impressive in a T20 Format. Naresh also got support from his co-bowlers who ensured the opposition team was not allowed to score runs freely.
Result-Kings XI Virar win by 59 runs and Naresh Pardeshi declared “Player of the match”
CHANAWALA CHALLENGERS T-40 TROPHY 2019-20 : SS Travels (SST) took on Akumentis Healthcare Ltd (AHL) on 28th December, 19 at Mariya sports Academy. SST won the toss and surprisingly elected to bat first in spite of being aware of the dampness of the wicket in the early hours. SST wanted to test their batting order.
Captain Rohit Shirgaonkar was adroit at scoring a superb 87 runs off 84 balls. He hit 11 classy fours in his inning and continued his good form in the tournament. Amogh Bodas scored 69 off 68 balls and they both formed a partnership of 140 runs for the 2nd wicket. Shailesh Nakashe’s 40 off 24 balls provided the last minute boost and SST scored 277 runs in 40 overs losing 7 wicket. For, AHL Atish Golatkar picked up couple of wickets.
AHL Team’s scorecard didn’t have much to boast of and they actually crumbled at a score of 146 runs in 29 overs. For AHL, Dhiraj Barot had a very good outing with the ball despite being a non-regular bowler, he picked up a figure of 2 for 29 in 8 overs\. Along with him, Ankit and chetan also picked up 2 wickets each.
Result – SS travels won by 131 runs.
Rohit Shirgaonkar was awarded the man of the match.
Click here for Akumentis VS SS Travels match full scorecard …
Architect’s T20 Championship Trophy – Season 8 – Mumbai : 28 December, 2019 – Played at the Chereshwar Club, Trombay, RIAMS Stars XI after being put to bat first could only post a total of 124/10 in 20 overs. Top order players, Sajid Shaikh (26) and Fahim Ansari (26) top scored for their team while the rest of the batters found it difficult to get going. The architect in chief for RIAM’S collapse was Ninad Chavan who came up with excellent bowling figures of 6/27 in 4 overs. Ninad was spot on with the ball as he brought up the best bowling figures of this season in AT20.
Despite a spirited bowling performance by Hellbenders led by Ninad, it was some good fightback by the RIAMS stats bowlers as they kept it tight and brought the game till the very last over. Hellbenders eventually fell 4 runs short managing 120/8 in 20 overs. Farukh Momim with 2/20 was the best bowler for RIAMS while the rest of the bowlers also bowled really well to keep the batsman in check.
Result– RIAMS Stars XI won by 4 runs while Sajid Shaikh was declared ‘man of the match” for his all round performance of 26 runs and 1/17 in 4 overs.
Click here for RIAMS VS Hellbenders Match full scorecard ….
Architect’s T20 Championship Trophy – Season 8 – Mumbai : 28 December, 2019 – Played at the Chereshwar Club, Trombay, AESA-Pune after being put to bat first posted a total of 189/6 in 20 overs. Though they did not have any batsman scoring a big knock but the good part was they had batters chipping in with 30’s. Opener Yogesh Balwadkar (32), Sandip Lolage (39), Koshish Dhoot (33) and Chaitanya Pande (30*) were the highest scorers for AESA Team.
For Architect Hafeez Contractor team, it was a perennial batting collapse with scoreboard reading 40/6 at one stage. However, the hopes were raised thanks to a brilliant 39 ball 72 by Kamlesh Dhanu at no.7. However, Kamlesh lacked support from the other end as Hafeez Contractor’s team was all out for 145 runs. From the bowlers, all-rounder Yogesh Balwadkar with 3/22 in 4 overs and Shantanu Joshi with 3/16 in 4 overs were the pick of the lot doing an excellent job of containing the opposition.
Result-AESA Pune won the match by 44 runs while Yogesh Balwadkar was declared ‘man of the match’
Click here for AESA Pune VS AHC Match full Scorecard ….