Played at the Elf Oval Maidan between Don Bosco and Parle Tilak School, Don Bosco batting first were all out for a meagre total of 95 runs where in only one batsman stood out in the name of Sudesh Pednekar who scored a fighting knock of 63 runs while the remaining 10 batters could only muster 32 runs between themselves.
Parle Tilak in reply were all out for 113 runs thanks to a superb spell by Harsh Mendon who came up with bowling figures of 6/33 in 16.1 overs. Harsh who now has 18 wkts in 6 games has been spot on this season taking wickets at regular intervals. Don Bosco in the 2nd innings played well scoring 152/5 dec with Sudesh Pednekar again being the highest scorer with 55 runs.
Chasing 134, Parle Tilak were 9/2 at the end of the game’s play where the match could not obtain any result ending in a draw (Win on 1st innings for Parle Tilak)
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KCC opting to bat first at the Somaiya Ground posted a decent total of 167/6 in 20 overs. Tenzing Niyogi coming at no.3 top scored with a brilliant 62 off 48 balls laced with 4 fours and 1 six. Tenzing got good support from his middle order mates as they somehow pushed their team towards a competitive total. From the bowlers, Piyush Patel with 2/28 in 3 overs was the pick of the bowlers.
Superheroes in reply could only manage 149/7 with Amogh’s 36 being the highest score. Tapan Mehta bowled an excellent spell picking up 3 wkts for just 17 runs in 4 overs while he got good support from Sameer Sawant who took 2/31 in 4 overs.
KCC won the match by 13 runs while Tenzing Niyogi was declared ‘man of the match’
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DIAS Aces batting first at Somaiya Cricket Ground posted a total of 135/4 in 20 overs. Even though they had wickets in hand but the bowlers kept it tight not allowing the batters to score freely. From Dias, Siddarth G (31) & Kumar Singhee (31*) were the highest scorers while Ashwin Shete (1/12 in 4 overs) & Ambish Shah (1/30) were the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 136 looked like a mere formality for BD Smashers thanks to a blazing 71* off 46 balls by Ambish Shah (11 fours , 1six) who perfectly anchored the chase while Mohit Chaturvedi (31 off 17) also gave a handy cameo to ensure a win for BD Smashers by 5 wkts & 5 overs to spare. Ambish Shah for his all-round heroics was also declared ‘man of the match’
Karnataka Sports Association batting first at Cross Maidan posted a handsome total of 378/5 in 70 overs. After a good opening start by Rudra Dhanday (55) & Shrideep Mangela (29), it was Mumbai’s wicket-keeper batsman Eknath Kerkar showing pure class en-route his classy 132 off 158 balls (15 fours, 3 sixes). What’s more, Eknath found an able ally in Akash Parkar with whom he stitched a 267 run stand for the 4th wicket. Akash who came at no.5 top scored with 144 runs in just 132 balls playing in his natural fashion hitting 15 fours & 7 sixes.
Chasing 379, National CC were off to a stunning start with openers putting on 180 runs in 36 overs. Jiniv Joshi scored a gritty 88 while left handed Prathamesh Pawar went on to anchor the chase smashing an elegant 144 off 179 balls (15 fours).
Despite such a superb opening start, National CC failed to capitalize with as many as 8 players getting out in single digits. Sachin Gill (50) at middle order showed some resistance but lacked support as National CC were all out for 322 runs.
Left arm experienced spinner Vinayak Bhoir turned the tables coming up with match winning bowling figures of 7/80 in 16 overs as Karnatak Sporting Association won the match by 56 runs.
Played between KD High School and National English High School at Sainath SC Ground, NES School batting first posted a total of 200/5 in 45 overs. Opener Smith Pardeshi & Shreyash Gurav gave an excellent start of 62 runs for the 1st wicket where in Smith scored a gritty 35 off 55 while Gurav top scored the innings with a breezy 74 off 133 balls.
Defending 201, NES restricted KD High School to just 125 all out in 36.2 overs. Left arm spinner Bhavesh Chayan proved to be the game changer with the ball coming up with excellent bowling figures of 5/47 in 15.2 overs.
National English School won the match by 75 runs and become the winners of the MCA U16 Inter School Tournament’19
Arch Mavericks batting first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul posted a modest total of 135/10 in 20 overs. Arch Mavericks who were struggling at one stage with 3 wkts down for 0 runs on the board somehow got back into the game thanks to their lower order batsman consisting of Nikhil Jain (37) & Vinay Kate (22) who gave crucial cameos down the order. Ashustosh Kulkarni with 4/12 in 4 overs with 2 maidens was the pick of the lot.
Defending a total of 136, the pressure was obviously more on the bowlers and they did perform well under pressure restricting Avengers to 129/9 in 20 overs. Vinay kate came up with an exciting spell of 4/15 in 4 overs as he provided breakthroughs during crucial moments of the game. Nikhil Jain also bagged 2 wkts though he was on the expensive side conceding 42 runs in 4 overs.
Arch Mavericks won the match by 6 runs while Vinay Kate was declared ‘man of the match’
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DSP opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul had a batting feast smashing 254 runs in 20 overs for the loss of just 3 wkts. Opener Hitesh Gurjar went all guns blazing smashing a brilliant 101 off mere 59 balls (16 fours, 2 sixes) while he received excellent support from his opening partner Umesh Wadekar (80 off 46 balls) as both the openers stitched a record 193 run stand for the 1st wicket dismantling bowlers in every corner of the ground.
Hiten Sethi Architects (HAS Challengers) in reply were bundled out for 113 runs thanks to some tight bowling by Neel Parekh (3/16) & Ganesh Patil (3/38) who kept the batsman in check and ensured their team won in a commanding manner by 141 runs.
Hitesh Gurjar for his stunning century was declared ‘man of the match”
Milan Memorial corporate league: OMNI Global VS ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank won the toss and elected to field first. The match was conducted at Sassanian cricket maidan on 14th December, 19.
OMNI Global had a decent opening phase, at a stage they were 3 down for 49 and they needed stability. Middle order batsman Hrishikesh Puranik scored a quick fire 50 off 37 balls and came to the rescue, which included 7 fours. With combined effort of all batsmen, they reached a score of 186 runs in 35.4 overs losing all 10 wickets. For ICICI Bank, Nilesh was the star in the bowling line up, he picked up 4 wickets in 8 overs.
ICICI bank had a superb start, they had an opening partnership of 51 runs but after the first wicket, a string of wickets followed which resulted in a dip in their batting graph. No.7 batsman Srinath Iyer(45 off 55) tried to fight back and take the team close but in vain. The team was all out for a score of 167 in 35.4 runs.
For OMNI Global, Pranit Shelar took 4 wickets for 33, Shaunak and Omkar also picked up couple of wickets. Overall, it was a good outing for them.
Pranit Shehlar was awarded the man of the match.
Result – Omni Global won the match by 19 runs.
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The match between JNS jaguars and MRV Risers was played at Central Railway Cricket Ground on 7th December. MRV Risers won the toss and chose to bowl first.
JNS Jaguars had small partnerships in the middle and with the aegis of captain Hemal Chitalia(23 off 15) and Shantanu Agasti’s diligent 49 runs off 33 balls, they put up a target of 158 runs in 20 overs. They lost 9 wickets in the process.For MRV risers, Harish Shroff picked up 3 wickets under his belt giving 25 runs.
Chasing a target of 158, MRV risers succumbed to the task and their batting line up had little to boast off. Shailesh Sanklav scored 35 runs in 57 balls, despite his efforts to steady the innings they managed to score only 86 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets.
For JNS Jaguars Jimmy Shah, Atul Guneriwal, Vivek Manchanda and Manmeet Gulati picked up 1 wickets each. The pick of them was Jay Pandya who picked up 3 wickets giving up 16 runs. Overall, their bowlers had pretty productive outing.
Match Result : JNS Jaguars won the match by 72 runs.
Shantanu Agasti won the man of the match and Harish Shroff won the Team player of match.
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MILAN CORPORATE LEAGUE T20/20 : LIC vs BLOOMBERG QUINT, LIC won the toss and elected to bat first. The match was played at Cross maidan on 14th December. Milan cricket club were the organisers of the match. The Pitch exhibited dampness as usual in the first hour or so, therefore batting first took some toll but later the conditions improved along with time.
Opening for LIC, Sandeep Desai played stupendously scoring a well deserved century off 79 balls. He steered the innings in the initial period very cautiously but maintained the flow of boundaries.Throughout the whole inning he took most of the strike and dealt only with fours, singles and doubles. His innings comprised of 15 classy fours and no frivolous shots. Sandeep carried his bat through the innings and took the team to a fighting score of 159 runs in 20 overs. For Bloomberg quint, Darshan Nakhwa and Ritesh Pillai were the only bowlers who picked up a wicket each.
Chasing a decent target, the Bloomberg quint had a disappointing start and at one stage they were 2-6, Vishal Agarwal and kundan Bhat tried to build the path but despite their efforts the whole team crumbled at a score of 116 runs. They lacked consistent or big partnerships in the middle which let them down. LIC experimented with 9 different bowlers because of the abundance of all round players as well as the cushion of runs and in the process also conceded 29 extras. Sachit Bhosle, the part timer took a hattrick straigh out of the blue and fathomed a shining figure of 3 for 7. Despite all the variations in the bowling department, they still produced a good show with the ball.
RESULT – LIC won the match by 43 runs.
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