Batting first at PJ Hindu Gymkhana’s ground, Young Comrade CC notched up a total of 232/10 in 52.4 overs. With an early blow for Young Comrade where in they lost a wicket even before opening their account, it was Mayuresh Tandel who anchored the innings with a solid 112 off 136 balls. Mayuresh smashed 13 fours and 4 sixes to bring his team back in the hunt. Apart from him, opener Swapnil Bivalkar (43) & Taranjit Dhillon (36) came in handy with their knocks. Left arm experienced spinner Salil Agharkar came up with an excellent spell of 5/76 in 16 overs.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana on their own ground were cleaned up for 106 runs all out thanks to Jay Nayak’s 3 wkts for just 1 run in 1.5 over which dented a big blow. Parag Mistry’s 3 quick top order wickets was the right start to dominate the opposition while Mayuresh also chipped in with the ball coming up with 2 wickets for 6 runs.
Result-Young Comrade CC won the match by 126 runs
Royal Falcons batting first at Vengsarkar Academy Ground in Mahul posted a more than decent total of 166/8 in 20 overs. Royal Falcons who were struggling at one stage with 22/3 and 68/5 got back into the game thanks to a blazing half century by Chintan Seth. Chintan coming at no.5 scored 70* off 50 balls (10 fours, 1 six) while Prasad’s quick 23 off 14 down the order pushed the team towards a competitive target. From the bowlers, Prashant Hodawadekar with 3/19 in 4 overs alongwith a maiden was the pick of the bowlers.
Dynamites who were off to a brilliant start with openers Shahen Mistry (70* off 59) & Nauman Menon (41 off 39) putting on 70 runs looked clear favorites for a successful chase. However, not a single batsman below these two could convert their scores in two digits which led to their sudden downfall aided by all rounder Chintan Seth who turned out to be the best bowler with bowling figures of 4/27 in 4 overs.
Royal Falcons won the match by 21 runs while Chintan Seth was declared ‘man of the match’
Chintan speaking with Cricketgraph said “Initially the wicket was a little two paced, was difficult to strike it cleanly but I managed to go through the difficult phase which helped me build the innings so that at the death end I could increase the rate of scoring as the match progressed the wicket got better to bat on which helped me use it to my advantage. I came in when the team was 3 wickets down with just 22 runs on board within the power play so needed to anchor the innings & put up a respectable score which we could defend”
Chanawala Challengers T-40 Trophy 2019-20 – The match between SOTC Travel Limited and tech Mahindra ITI Andheri was played at New Era Cricket Ground, Azad Maidan on 21st December. SOTCTL won the toss and chose to field first.
TMITI’s top order failed to provide a steady base and at a stage they were 2-33. Akshay Lanjekar, middle order batsman, scored a gritty knock of 85 runs off 77 balls. His innings along with the healthy contribution of 31 runs by Jatin Dudhani gave them a solid platform for a good score. Sandeep Mundaye (49 off 32) imparted the final touch to innings to boost the score to 234 runs in 40 overs. They lost 5 wickets in the process.
Riyaz Shaikh for the SOTCTL picked up couple of wickets.
SOTCL had the same opening failure but they found some stability during the partnership between Rahil Shaikh (40 off 58) and Rajesh Pednekar (33 off 53) that took them to a score of 85 in 20.4 overs. Unfortunately for them, they were let down by string of wickets after the partnership although Sachin Sawant (43 off 43 balls) tried to revive the innings but in vain. They were bowled out for 201 runs in 39.4 overs.
For TMITI Vicky Chorge and Achleshwar Maurya earned 2 wickets each.
Result – Tech Mahindra ITI WON the match by 33 runs.
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The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Style Caps has been kicked up a storm, receiving great response from the cricketing community across various corporate tournaments in Mumbai.
Cricketgraph team tracks individual performances of cricketers playing in various professional tournaments on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, Purple Cap for maximum wicket taker and Yellow Cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.
There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category. Here are the winners…
Salil Charaya-Automotive Orange Cap Winner for the month of November’19
Recently in the ongoing Jolly Friend Sports Shivaji Park Premier League’19, Salil Charaya from Digital Broadcast team smashed the fastest hundred of the tournament. Salil who came in at no.5 went on to score a blazing 108* off mere 46 balls which had 15 fours and 4 sixes at as strike rate of 255.00! Salil also stitched a 150 run stand with the opener Jatin Sharma who scored 69* which had helped his team win the match against TNP by 34 runs. An innings like this surely deserved an award and Salil was declared the Automotive Orange Cap Winner for the month of November’19
Tanmay Lal-Automotive Purple Cap Winner for the month of November’19
Tanmay Lal was rightly awarded the Purple Cap on the back of his brilliant of 4/13 in 4 overs in the Jolly Friend Sports Shivaji Park Premier League’19. Defending his team MCA SP’ total of 236 runs, it was Tanmay who came with commendable bowling figures to restrict Royal Falcons to just 123/8 in 20 overs. Bowling figures like Tanmay’s 4/13 are always impressive in a T20 Format where bowlers are usually given a beating!
Sarvesh Jadhav-Automotive Yellow Cap Winner for the month of November’19
Sometimes, all it takes is just one performance to get popular amongst your cricket mates and Sarvesh Jadhav seems to be one such player who has a good social connect in the corporate cricket community. Sarvesh who is a right handed batsman and a medium fast bowler recently came up with an impressive spell of 3/8 in 2 overs playing for Rising Vision. Rising Vision had won that particular match vs Kurla Knight Riders by a big margin of 136 runs. In the Most Popular Player category of Corporate Cricket for the month of November, Sarvesh bagged 215 votes as he won by a big margin. The closest competitor was Prathamesh Masurkar who lost by 160 votes.
Automotive which is known for its various activities to develop grassroot cricket in Mumbai has tied up with Cricketgraph to felicitate cricketers and give them a platform of appreciation for their performances at the Corporate and Professional level. The winners will receive Automotive Vouchers worth Rs 2500/-, IPL Style Cap and Certificates for their performances. The top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs 1000/- .
AMPL-Automotive Manufactures Private Limited is a reputed business house which has made a name for itself in the Automobile Industry. For the uninitiated, AMPL is the authorized dealership for major automobile brands Maruti Suzuki. Automotive has been taking up various initiatives since many years in supporting & encouraging the cricket community. With Season II of Automotive Monthly Cap Leaders to begin soon, Cricketgraph will once again work hand in hand with them to bring a change at the local level in Mumbai Cricket.
45th Thane Vaibhav 35 over Cricket Tournament 2019 – VOLTAS sports club VS WNS Global Services, played at Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Thane on 9th December. Toss won by WNS Global and VOLTAS were put to bat first.
As the pitch was a flat deck, the bowlers of WNS Global used a different strategy to put the pressure on the VOLTAS batsmen; the bowlers were enticing the batsmen to hit on the off side and had packed up the off side. Off spinner Kiran Desai bowled a splendid spell of 4-43 in 7 overs, backing him up Right arm medium bowler Rahul Kirodian bowled a tight spell of 3-25.The VOLTAS batsmen fell prey to that and ended up only scoring 82 runs in 18.2 over. It was all hara-kiri in the middle with all the batsmen failing to steady the innings.
Getting a slight taste of the pitch, the WNS Global batters went all guns blazing with intent to get the match done in the earliest time. They did that successfully in just 11 overs losing 2 wickets. Opener Ajinkya Patil scored a quick 33 off 29 balls.
Result– WNS GLOBAL SERVICES PVT.LTD. won the match by 8 wickets.
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Titans batting first at Somaiya Ground were bundled out for a low total of 78 runs in 13.3 overs. It was some excellent bowling on display as the bowlers did not allow the batsman to score runs freely while kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. Vivek Singh was the pick of the lot with 3/25 in 4 overs while Kapil Popat, Amar Chopra and Sachin Ambre bagged 2 wkts each in what turned out to be a collective bowling performance.
Wicketing Wizards in reply chased down the total in 14.3 overs winning the match by 4 wkts. With 5 down for 23 runs, even they faced some hiccups while chasing but it was Jimit Ganatra’s unbeaten 30* off 29 balls and Vivek Singh’s 20 ball 13 which helped the team sail through.
Vivek Singh for his all-round performance was declared ‘man of the match”
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Mystic Jaguars after being put to bat first at Somaiya Cricket Groud managed only 110/7 in 20 overs. With scoreboard at one stage reading 24/4, it was crucial cameos by Sameer Shetty (36*) & Shamin Karbhari (25*off 12) down the order ensuring their team reaches a somewhat respectable total. From the bowlers, Jatin Mehta bowled a very tight spell of 2/15 in 4 overs alongwith a maiden alongwith Kapil Makwana’s 2/16 in 4 overs which also proved to be a crucial spell in the match.
Rising Strikers in reply chased down the total in 17.3 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Chintan Killawala (39 off 35) & Shravan Rathod (22* off 30) were the highest scorers while Chirag Joshi played the supporting role of 18* in 20 deliveries.
Jatin Mehta was declared ‘Man of the Match” while Shamin Karbari was declared ‘Star Player of the match”
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Titans batting first at Somaiya Cricket Ground did not manage to ruffle up the feathers of VMS bowlers as they could only muster a total of 120/9 in 20 overs. Thanks to Nimish Raut’s quick 34 off 20 balls down the order, Titans could atleast give a 6 runs per over chase to the opposition. From the VMS Bowlers, Amit Noorani (2/16 in 4 overs) & Rahul Bhadeshwar (2/33 in 4 overs) were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 121 looked like a cakewalk for VMS team as they chased down the total in just 16.5 overs winning the match by 5 wkts. With some quick top order wickets, it was Sajjad (23* off 23 balls) and Shailesh Maniya (43* off 19 balls) turning the game for their team. Shailesh was in no mood to take the game till the last over as he plonked 3 fours and 3 sixes to ensure his team won the match in an commanding manner.
Shailesh Maniya for his blazing 43* was also declared ‘man of the match’
Young Parsee CC batting first at RTO, Azad Maidan posted a decent total of 251/6 in 45 overs. Opener Divyendu Shekhar scored 50 runs while Mandar Mayekar coming at no.5 top scored with a blazing 107 off just 87 balls. Mandar counter attacked the bowlers as he smashed 9 fours and 6 biggies to push his team towards a competitive total.
Chasing 252, Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation were all out for 172 runs out of which 113* off 92 balls was scored by their talented opener Rushikesh More. The 2nd highest score in entire innings was 11 with 7 players getting out in single digits as More lacked support from the other end. Mandar Mayekar starred with the ball took being the pick of the lot with 3/26 in 9 overs as Young Parsee CC won the match by 79 runs.
Victory CC after being put to bat first at Khar Gymkhana posted a massive total of 407/10 in 70 overs. Despite some early hiccups and 4 wkts down for 108 runs, it was their promising all-rounder Dhrumil Matkar coming up with a brilliant knock of 158 in 158 balls. The left hander who is working on his batting this season seems to be showing up results as he smashed 15 fours and 6 sixes to carve a name for his batting too. Dhrumil got good support from Azhar Ansari (42) & Rakesh Prabhu (47) down the order as Victory CC reached a commanding total. Left arm spinner Ajay Mishra with 5/66 was the pick of the lot for Khar Gymkhana.
Khar Gymkhana also lost wickets at regular intervals which proved to be costly for them while chasing a 400+ total. Shrirang Kapse coming at no.4 went all guns blazing scoring a stylish 175 off 161 balls which had as many as 10 sixes and 18 fours to his name. Shrirang also received support from Priyank Shetty (47) and Dinar Gaonkar (63) but that did not prove to be enough as they were all out for 365 runs. All-rounder Jay Bista and Shashank Attarde with 3 wkts each were the pick of the bowlers as Victory CC won the match by 42 runs.