Mumbai: Abhiyanshu Jha produced a superb bowling spell picking up five wickets which helped Team Yellow Sapphire record a convincing 5-wicket victory against Team Bleed Blue in the final of the Rising Star Premier League Boys’ Under-14 Cricket Tournament, played at the Belapur Sports Association Cricket Ground, Navi Mumbai.
After Team Blue elected to bat first, Yellow Sapphire’s left-arm spinner Abhiyanshu unsettled the rival bastmen with a teasing line and length. Team Blue innings folded for 118 runs in 30.1 overs with Abhiyanshu finishing with impressive bowling figures of 5 for 16 from 6.1 overs. Pratik Laharuka took 2 for 16 from four overs.
Rudra Sukale 29 runs, Lokesh Rathod 28 runs and Pranav Dawoolkar 18 runs were the only Team Blue batsmen to get some runs on the board.
Later, Yellow Sapphire easily chased down the target reaching 119 for the loss of five wickets in 24.5 over and emerge champions.
Smit Kochrekar top-scored with 28 runs while Karan Rajput was unbeaten on 19 runs and Atharva Mayure contributed 18 runs to ensure the team crossed the finish line. Team Blue bowlers Atul Jha 2 for 13 and Lolesh Mistry 2 for 29 picked the wickets.
Brief scores: Team Bleed Blue – 118 all out, in 30.1 overs (Rudra sukale 29, Lokesh Rathod 28, Pranav Dawoolkar 18; Abhiyanshu Jha 5 for 16, Pratik Laharuka 2 for 16) lost to Team Yellow Sapphire – 119 for 5 wickets, in 24.5 overs (Smit Kochrekar 28, Karan Rajput 19 not out, Atharva Mayure 18; Atul Jha 2 for 13, Lolesh Mistry 2 for 29).
SPORTSZONE T20 (JFSC) PUNE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2019-20 – The match between VCA Achievers and Soft hard was played at Verrock vengsarkar cricket ground, Pune on 21st December. VCA Achievers won the toss and elected to bat first.
Except Prithviraj Shimlikar who scored 35 runs off 26 balls, no other batsman really upped their game and eventually due to lack of big scorers they were bundled out a score of 126 runs in 19.2 overs. For Soft hard, the trio of Vaibhav Agarkar, Abhijeet Jagtap and Rohan Fund picked up 3 wickets each.
Soft hard openers finished off the game with sheer ease and panache, Openers Rishi Raut scored 50 off 47 and Amit Kadam scored a quick 61 off 42 balls. The openers took their time as needed and importantly, they played comprehensively in the middle. They chased down the target in 14.5 overs. The VCA Achievers’ bowlers didn’t have any luck with the ball and were unable to pick any wickets.
Result – SoftHard won the match by 10 wickets.
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Played between Sunrise Sports Club and North Brook CC at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan, Sunrise SC after being put to bat first could only managed a total of 129/10 backed by Swapnil Rawool’s crucial 40 runs. Karan Patel with 5/27 was the best bowler for Lord North Brook team.
Lord North Brook in reply scored 231/7 in 44 overs with Zakir Shaikh (64) & Nishant Shivalkar (55) scoring crucial half centuries. All-rounder Swapnil Rawool was the best bowler coming up with excellent bowling figures of 6/62 making it an all-round show.
Lord North Brook CC won the match on 1st innings lead while the match witnessed some impressive performances from the likes of Karan Patel, Swapnil Rawool, Zakir Shaikh and Nishant Shivalkar.
Don Bosco Matunga after being put to bat first at the Parsee Gymkhana ground lost both their openers quite early. However, it was Aryaraj Nikam at no.3 playing an anchoring knock of 95 runs in 179 balls laced with 15 boundaries. Aman Yadav who came at no.7 played the perfect foil hitting a quick 86 off 85 balls (10 fours, 3 sixes). Aman also stitched a 148 run stand with Aryaraj which ensured Don Bosco reached a competitive total of 275 runs in 61 overs. From the bowlers, Vishal Prasad with 5/56 in 11 overs bowled an impressive spell being the pick of the bowlers.
VK Krishna Menon School in reply were all out for just 60 runs thanks to their in-form bowler Harsh Mendon cleaning up the middle to lower order in style. Harsh who has been amongst the wickets this season for his school once again came good with a spell of 5/23 in 9 overs. It was on the back of his vicious bowling, Don Bosco won the match by 215 runs.
VN Sule Guruji batting first at MIG Cricket Ground were all out for 118 runs in 61.5 overs thanks to a terrific spell of spin bowling by the young Shubham Kharat. Shubham who played well this season in Kanga too where players were quite senior to him brought in his club cricket experience which came in handy for his school as he bagged 6/29 in 18.5 overs. Shubham eroded the entire middle and lower middle order coming up with timely breakthroughs.
IES New English School, Bandra in reply scored 197/5 in 72 overs on the back of Anurag Nair’s 50 and opener Aditya Pabalkar’s 41. The match eventually ended in draw with IES New English School winning the match on 1st innings lead.
MILAN MEGA CORPORATE T20 LEAGUE 2019-20 – Capgemini VS Lanxess, Capegemini won the toss and elected to bat first. The match was played at Cross Maidan on 21st December. The match was organised by Milan cricket club.
Capgemini openers did a splendid job with the bat, Jitendra Panchal (79 off 62) anchored the innings diligently throughout the period and opener Jayesh played the aggressor in the partnership, scoring 57 runs in 31 balls which interestingly included 11 fours. They had an opening partnership of 100 runs and with small contributions here and there, they reached a huge score of 199 runs in 20 overs losing 6 wickets. Lanxess used 8 bowlers in their innings and that might have proved counter productive, Darshan Bange picked up 2 wickets.
Lanxess loosed wickets regularly in the middle and no batsman really put up a big buck for his wicket. The highest scorer was Ashish k who scored 29 runs. Eventually, they crumbled at a score of 107 runs in 15 overs. Capgemini’s Yogesh Chehulkar
Picked up 3 scalps for 21 runs. Pinakin,Rahul Sardar, Shivaram yadav also picked up couple of wickets each.
Result – Capegemini won the match by 92 runs.
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Mumbai, 26, December, 2019 : India’s dashing batsman Rohit Sharma, who has caught the attention of young budding cricketer with his flamboyance and explosive batting style, spent quality time interacting with young trainees at the the Rohit Sharma-CricKindom Cricket Academy, at Islam Gymkhana on Thursday afternoon.
The Mumbai-based Rohit shared his experience with the upcoming cricketers and offered them advice on different aspects of the game.
When a trainee informed him that he could not handle short-pitch bowling and was afraid of being hit, the batting genius promptly told the youngster that there was nothing to get scared about.
“If you are frightened of being hit and getting injured this game or any other sport is not ideal for you. Every cricketer, batsmen or bowlers faces injuries while playing, but you have to learn how to cope with it. Australian batsman Steve Smith was badly hurt and suffered a concussion in the Ashes series in August, but he took a break from the next Test, but came back to resume scoring heavily,” Rohit pointed out.
The dashing opener Rohit believes that there is no harm in attempting the big shots or trying to play a flamboyant cover drive. “If the guy is giving you results by playing the big shots, there is nothing wrong in that. Playing shots is not a crime, but, what we need to be careful of is, if the player is repeating the mistakes, then he needs to be told how he should go about it the next time,” Rohit stressed.
“I would encourage a batsman to play shots if they want to, but at the same time they need to understand that they need to produce results. You may score 100 off 50 balls or 200 balls, it doesn’t matter, it is still a hundred. I mean if the guy is confident in his skills, I would back that skill. There should not be any restriction on how these young players want to bat. They should be allowed to bat freely, that’s how they will produce results,” he further stated.
The Rohit Sharma-CricKingdom Cricket Academy in Mumbai currently has 110 active students training under renowned coaches and trainers.
Besides Mumbai, the academy has training programs conducted in Pune, Hubli, Chennai and Vellore with three more soon to be launched in Vizag, Surat and Bangalore early 2020 and a few more lined up in other parts of India and overseas.
Valuable Sports Club batting first at United CC wicket posted a total of 283/10 in 59.4 overs. Siddhesh Gavande (46) and Omkar Rahate provided a brilliant opening start while Omkar went on to convert his good start into a sparking 117 runs. However, batters below these two could not capitalize or else even a 350+ total was quite possible on the cards. From Naval Dockyard, Amit Kumar with 4/30 was the pick of the bowlers.
Naval Dockyard in reply gave a tough fight almost coming close towards a successful chase but fell short by just 13 runs. Opener Sachin Katkar (44), Mangesh Vaity (69) and Devidas Koli (51) ensured a tight competition however the bowlers got the better of the opposition with Prathamesh Golatkar picking up 4 timely and crucial wickets. Prathamesh with 4/42 in 16 overs was the strike bowler as Valuable SC won the game by 13 runs.
Played between Reliance Group SC and RBI SC at the Youth’s Own Union wicket at Cross Maidan, RBI Sports Club batting first posted a total of 262/10 in 58 overs. With openers Sumit Ghadigaonkar (48) and Ameya Dandekar (33) giving good starts, it was Saurabh Singh at no.6 top scoring with a crucial 81 off 68 balls laced with 9 boundaries and a six. It was an important knock which pushed the team towards a 250+ total, From Reliance, A Ayyar with 5/60 in 16 overs was the best bowler.
Defending a total of 263, it was RBI’s left arm spinner Jay Nayak coming up with a match winning spell of 5/52 in 16.3 overs which restricted Reliance to 194 runs all out. Spinner Jay has been spot on this season while he had also recently taken 3 wkts conceding just 1 run vs PJ Hindu Gymkhana in the Cosmopolitan Shield. From Reliance, Bhushan Mankar at no.7 scored 72 runs though he lacked support from the other end as RBI went on to win the quarter finals by 68 runs.
Tournament supported by IDBI Bank, LIC and Bank of India and Kalyandas Memorial Foundation
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Police Gymkhana after being put to bat first at Shivaji Park mustered a total of 245/10 in 20 overs. With 3 down for 27 runs, they required someone at the middle order to resurrect the innings back and luckily for them it was Atif Khan and Khush Jain stitching a 74 run stand for the 5th wicket. Atif coming at no.5 scored 68 off 73 balls while Khush Jain scored an equally solid 51 off 60 deliveries to push their team towards a competitive total.
SPG’s spinner Omkar Karandikar bagged his 2nd fifer of the tournament coming up with bowling figures of 6/90 in 23.5 overs coupled with 5 maidens.
Chasing 246, Shivaji Park Gymkhana were all out for 229 runs despite the good fight given by their no.3 batsman Varun Ragji (95 off 136) and no.5 batsman Pratik Konkar who scored 55 off 207 balls. Left arm spinner Zenith Sachdev who just bagged a fifer in his previous match too in the same tournament continues to bamboozle batsman as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/69 in 38 overs including 12 maidens. Akash Dube with 3/71 also proved to be quite effective as Police Gymkhana won the semi finals by 16 runs in what turned out to be an exciting neck to neck encounter.