Fort Vijay batting first at MIG Cricket Ground were at one stage in deep trouble with half of the team back to pavilion with 123 runs on board. Coming at no.6 when the team was in trouble, Patil changed the game from nowhere smashing a blazing 233 off mere 158 balls laced with 21 fours and 11 sixes. Not only is this the highest score so far this year in Purshottam, but this is also one of the fastest double tons in the history of Purshottam Shield’19. Nikhil Patil was nicely supported by lower order batsman like Siddarth Mhatre (49) & Rohit Yadav (50) as Fort Vijay from 123/5 reached a commanding total of 452/9 in 70 overs.
Worli Sports Club despite a solid 66 by opener Viraj Gamre were all out for 188 runs with left arm spinner Kunal Thorat coming up with excellent bowling spell of 5/54 in 17 overs. Kunal got some crucial wickets at crucial junctures as he ensured the opposition team remained on the backfoot.
Fort Vijay eventually won the game by 264 runs while it was Nikhil Patil grabbing all the attention with his power packed double century.
Into its 3rd season, Patan Premier League will kickstart from 28th December 2019. The tournament has been going on since the last 3 years and with every year the level of the tournament has just increased. The tournament is conducted in T20 Format and all the participating players are from Patan Gujarat.
The next 2 months will witness like every year some exciting matches and individual performances. Somira patan premier league. This tournament consists of 7 teams wherein all owners are from Patan and the players also have to be from Patan to be able to play for the teams. All players have been bought by a process of auction held in Mumbai. This is also the first year we are taking all the teams to Daman to play in a Ranji Trophy ground so that the players get good exposure,
The man of the series wins a couple trip abroad – out of india sponsored by MT Madon and sons. The man of the matches of every match is sponsored by Macmerise. The highest sixes in each matches is sponsored by Z-Bat . The team player award is sponsored by Patni Opticians. All trophies are sponsored by Monice Sanjay Shah. All the matches of the tournament will be aired live on Youtube courtesy Macmerise as they are the telecast sponsors,
Team Names-
· ZNL Challengers (Owner Danesh Matlimawalla)
· Kusum Warriors (Owner Sharad Shah)
· SK Strikers (Owner Ketan Shah)
· SPS Superstars (Owner Sandeep Shah)
· MTM Riders (owner Kamlesh Shah)
· AMS Gladiators (Owner Sohil shah)
· Turf Blasters (Owner Suchit shah)
Dates-28th Dec 2019 to 1st Feb 2020
Semi Finals to be played on 25th January at Hindu Gymkhana
Finals to be played at Central Railway Ground on 1st Feb 2020
Sponsors-
Title Sponsor-Somira Diam
· MTM
· Armeo
· MACMERISE
· J.P Hair Pins
· Smith Engineering Company
· Pattani Opticians
· Z Bats-Smartcricket.com
Yogi CC opting to bat first at Police Gymkhana Ground made a fine total of 323/6 in 45 overs. Despite a few early wickets, it was their opener Dishant Dedhia (72) and Niranjan Paradkar (112) stitching a 172 run stand for the 3rd wicket. Niranjan scored an attacking 112 off mere 83 balls which had 13 fours and 3 sixes while Dishant played the supporting role to perfection. Rajesh Bambhania at lower middle order gave the perfect finish to the innings with his quick 39 ball 62* which had 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Garware Club in reply were all out for 130 runs thanks to a match winning spell by spinner Vikas Chaubey who came up with 5/32 in 6 overs. Vikas was spot on coming up with timely breakthroughs as he eroded the entire middle order to ensure Yogi CC win the game by 193 runs.
Payayde Sports Club opting to bat first at Karnatak Sports Association, Cross Maidan notched up a total of 375/6 in 70 overs. After a decent opening stand by A Herwadkar (36) and Vikrant Auti who stitched 85 runs, it was left handed Auti pairing up with another left hander in Parag Khanapurkar who came at no.3 to stitch a 150 run stand for the 2nd wicket. Vikrant Auti scored 118 off 152 balls (18 fours) while Parag smashed an aggressive 136 off 125 balls in his typical fashion hitting 15 fours & 2 sixes. From the bowlers, all-rounder Ravishankar Singh with 3/66 was the pick of the bowlers.
Muslim United SC in reply were all out for 191 runs with Deepak Kumar’s 56 being the highest score alongwith Ravishankar Singh’s 44*. Payyade bowlers did a great job with the ball with Pradeep Sahu and Badrey Alam bagging 3 wkts each as Payyade SC went on to win the game by a big margin of 184 runs.
It won’t be an overstatement to say that Auti and Khanapurkar have been two of the most consistent left handers in the top division Club cricket in Mumbai in the last few years. Vikrant and Parag both have represented Mumbai team and they look all prepared to make a comeback in the Mumbai Senior Team whenever a call up is made to them.
Parsee Gymkhana batting first on their homeground batted well posting a total of 367/9 in 70 overs. With a sluggish top order start, it was the experienced Suryakumar Yadav scoring a match saving 180 off 191 balls. It was an innings which spoke a lot about his current composure and the zone which he is in as he smashed 24 fours and a six en-route his thumping 180. Nikhil Patil at no.6 was the 2nd highest scorer hitting 62 off 85 balls (8 fours, 1 six).
Mumbai Police who boast of an equally experienced line up found it difficult to get going vs the quality bowling attack on opposition’s home ground as they were all out for 69 runs. Left arm spinner Aditya Dhumal came up with match winning spell of 5/24 in 10 overs while quickster Shivam Malhotra was equally effective bagging a brilliant 5/35 in 12.2 overs as both these bowlers attacked in tandem to restrict Mumbai Police team to a very low total.
T20 MASTER’S CUP (GREEN) 2019-20 : Kotak Mahindra took on Greensole Titans at ELF Vengsarkar Oval, Mumbai on 22nd December, 19. Greensole Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first.The match was organized by ONEWORLD SPORTS. The wicket was damp and slow during the first 10 overs but it later improved along the course of game.
Titans’ bowlers dominated in the middle and were lethal in attacking together. The fast bowlers got healthy purchase of the wicket and at 15.4 overs, they had tied the Kotak Mahindra batsmen to only 101 runs and also earned 4 wickets.
After that, Chandrashekhar patil stepped onto the wicket and went hell for leather. He dominated the bowlers and went on scoring 31 off the last over which included 4 sixes and 1 four. He eventually scored an express 55 off only 19 balls. He took his team score to 167 in 20 overs. Opener Mayurghag played an anchor innings of 48 runs and carried his bat through the innings.
Chasing a score of 168, the Greensole titan’s batsmen needed to build partnerships but they didn’t succeed. The mix attack of spin and pace proved effective for the Kotak Mahindra team and they bowled out the Titans in 134 runs. The Titan batsmen were struggling to play the spinners especially. Nishant Sawant and Mayur Ghag picked up couple of wickets each. Overall, it was an exhibition of aggressive bowling backed with strategy.
Result – KOTAK MAHINDRA won the match by 33 runs.
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Datamatics Global team opting to bat first at the Azad Maidan Ground mustered a decent total on board scoring 210/10 in 38.1 overs. Openers Yogesh Shinde and Aditya Biswas (28) gave a good start of 66 runs for the 1st wicket while Yogesh top scored for his team with an anchoring knock of 60 runs in 66 balls laced with 9 boundaries. Apart from him Rasik Naik (47) and Shashank Jadhav (43) at the middle order gave crucial contributions. From the bowlers, Dhananjay Keni with 3/29 was the pick of the bowlers.
Express Marketing chasing 219 were cleaned up for 129 runs all out in 23.2 overs. Saiel Surve bowled a important spell of 3/38 in 7 overs while Ritesh Palav and Shashank Jadhav bagged 2 wkts each in what turned out to be a collectively tight bowling performance.
Result-Datamatics won the match by 89 runs while Shashank Jadhav was declared ‘man of the match’
Parel SC batting first at Dadkar Maidan were all out for 188/10 in 43.3 overs with top scores by Viraj Hadkar (43), Vicky Patil (31) & Gaurav Chavan (30). From the bowlers, it was Yash Mahale with 3/56 being the pick of the lot.
Defending a modest total of 188 runs, it was Parel SC’s medium fast pacer Meghan Pednekar coming up with a scorcher of a spell taking 6/61 in 10 overs. Meghan provided timely blows and took some important wickets at the right junctures to ensure the opposition team DPC Sports Club were restricted to 118 runs all out.
Result– Parel SC won the match by 60 runs
Even though Mumbai with every passing day is getting modern in terms of technology, speed & infrastructure but silently there have been a few things which have taken a beating and one of them is quality cricket grounds for cricketers to play and practice. With infrastructure development projects taking place in every corner of Mumbai, the lush green areas of the city & many big grounds which were supposed to be only for sports have gone under the hammer for various projects. Hence, Mumbai at present needs a really good cricket ground where players can be groomed & bred .Amidst such ground crisis, we have a new jewel unearthed for Mumbai Cricket in the form of Somaiya Cricket Ground.
The Somaiya Cricket Ground at Vidyavihar is a Class 1 facility that is set for top-level Competition. The ground has a lush green outfield of international standard with a 68-meter boundary. The Cricket ground boasts of having four floodlights installed to meet the Class 1 criteria of 750 average Lux level. This ground will help train the students and those participating in the Somaiya Sports Academy to train under world-class conditions. The ground will also attract major Cricket enthusiasts in Mumbai city.
Mr Aazaz Khan– the brainchild behind this beautiful ground is the current Director of Somaiya Sports Academy. He has over 25 years of experience in the field of sports as well as marketing. He pursued Cricket in India, played Tennis and Squash in Corporate leagues. He has also done Cricket coaching certification under international coach, Nic Pothas. He pursued the intricacies of spin bowling with Imran Tahir (currently plays for South African national team) while he has played Cricket for Hamble (A Division – Hampshire) and various other Cricket Clubs in England and India.
He has served as a consultant for Hazaribagh Olympic Association and assisted their efforts in grassroots infrastructure and sports development among children and youth across various sports.
Putting the right infrastructure in place and giving emerging players a platform to showcase their talent and learn the sports they love has been a priority for Somaiya Trust. A lot of credit also goes to Samir Somaiya who is the President of the Somaiya Trust and Chairman of the Somaiya Group. There are currently 12 Cricket teams at Somaiya Vidyavihar University which are playing Cricket at a competitive level under the guidance of highly-qualified coaches and fitness trainers. This widening of the player base in an educational institution will ensure a steady supply of quality players helping Indian Cricket’s priority to keep pace with international cricket.
Snaps of the Somaiya Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar
Sunrise Sports Club batting first at Western Railway, Cross Maidan posted a total of 261/7 in 45 overs. In an innings where the 2nd highest score was 25, it was their all-rounder Rajeev Kamath at the middle order top scoring with a brilliant 131* off mere 100 deliveries. His innings consisted 15 fours and 3 sixes as he single handedly pushed his team towards a more than decent total to defend.
For Esplanade Liberals, even though they did not have anyone who could score a big innings but as we say where there is teamwork, there is less homework as almost every player contributed with crucial cameos which contributed towards the win for Esplanade Liberals. Amit Sharma at no.6 scored a match winning 52 while openers Dushyant Kadam (38) & Dhruv Thakkar (37) gave an ideal opening start to the innings.
Result- Esplanade Liberals won the game by 2 wkts.