T-20 masters cup 2019-20 – Orange advertising took on star India on 7th December, 19 at ELF Vengsarkar Oval Ground, Mumbai, Star India won the toss and Elected to bowl first.
Opener Shreyas Rao scored a decent 33 off 34 runs, the top order failed to consolidate but the lower middle order batsmen played their part to the fullest. Sachin Chitkule Scored quick 36 runs off 29 balls and Dushyant Sharma scored a mind boggling innings of 50 runs off just 22 balls with 4 sixes and 4 fours. They scored 173 runs in 20 overs losing 8 wickets. For Star India, Rohan Naik picked up 3 wickets.
Chasing the score of 174 runs, the star India batsmen failed to put a solid show and very few batsmen scored in double digits.
They were able to score only 63 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets. The Orange advertising bowlers bowled pretty well, the pick of the bowlers was Nitin Deshmukh picked up 2 wickets for 5 runs.
Result – Orange advertising won by 110 runs.
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Milan corporate league T20-20 Pink Ball, Mumbai 7 Dec. 2019 : Edelweiss took on Tata communication on 7th December in cross maidan. Edelweiss won the toss and chose to field first. It is organized by Milan cricket club.
The fact that only 1 batsman scored in double figures for the Tata communication team signifies why the team was bowled out for 54 runs in 13.4 overs. For the Edelweiss, Zaheer Shaikh picked up a superb fifer, he grabbed a figure of 5 for 17 in 4 overs. Sagar Gupta also picked up 3 scalps.
Chasing a target of 55 runs turned out not to be a difficult task for the Edelweiss team. The quick 33 runs partnership of top order almost sealed the victory for them and they chased down the target in 9.3 overs losing 4 wickets. For Tata communication, Amit Patkar picked up couple of wickets.
Match result – Edelweiss won by 6 wickets.
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In the match between Mumbai and Kerala at the S D College, Alappuzah, Kerala Cricket Association batting first were all out for 125 runs in their 1st innings. Apart from opener Varun Nayanar’s 56, most of the batsman did not even manage to score in two digits. From the bowlers, Rajesh Sardar with 5/41 in 20 overs and Tushar Kadam with 4/36 were the pick of the lot.
Mumbai team in reply scored 354 runs in 127.1 overs thanks to a brilliant century by wicket keeper Vaibhav Kalamkar. Coming at no.6 when Mumbai were 140.5 at one stage, Vaibhav once again soaked the pressure hitting a fluent 116 off 176 balls (13 fours , 1 six) while he received good support from Himanshu Singh (53) and Akash Mishra (34) down the order.
Also the interesting part with Vaibhav is that all his hundreds have come at the middle order under pressure. Before this hundred, Vaibhav had also scored tons in Police Shield and Shalini Bhalekar Trophy.
Kerala in the 2nd innings were again all out for 138 runs and this time it was opener Abhishek Nair scoring a hard fought 57* off 203 balls. However that innings did not prove to be enough as Mumbai won the match by an innings and 91 runs. Himanshu Singh (4/36) and Rajesh Sardar (3/43) were the pick of the lot for Mumbai in the 2nd innings as Mumbai clinched an emphatic win.
In the match between HDFC & Bharat Arun Kumar team at the Azad Maidan Ground, B Arun Kumar opting to bat first were all out for 80 runs in 33.1 overs. Sandeep Jadhav (32) and Shamit Shetty (18) chipped in an otherwise dismal batting performance. From the bowlers, Nishant Devadiga was the pick of the lot coming up with excellent bowling figures of 5/31 in 14 overs with a maiden.
For HDFC, everything was going right, the bowlers performed well, opposition got all out for a low total and they were looking favorites for a win until the experienced Shamit Shetty came in with some crucial blows with the ball. Shamit literally changed the game bagging 7 wkts in 9 overs while conceding mere 11 runs to bundle out HDFC for 55 runs all out.
Shamit was also ably supported by Sandeep Jadhav who took 3/24 as B Arun Kumar SC successfully defended a low total to win the game from nowhere.
Young Friends CC batting first at Azad Maidan scored a total of 208/8 dec in 57 overs. No.3 batsman Kaushik Kharat (51) and left hander Wajidali Khan at no.5 top scored with a flashy 90 off 84 balls for Young Friends CC. Amongst the bowlers, left arm spinner Amit Kanoujiya with 3/45 was the pick of the lot.
Star CC in reply scored 137/5 in 29 overs and a major chunk of runs was scored by their opener Suhrut Kadam who plonked an unbeaten 100* off 86 balls. Sushrut kept the scoreboard ticking despite wickets falling from the other end as he smashed 13 fours and a six en-route his century.
However, the match ended in a draw with no 1st innings results being obtained.
Chanawala challengers T-40 Trophy 2019-20: Subsea pro pvt. Ltd (SPPL) played against Datamatics global service ltd. (DGCL) on 7th December, 19 at Azad maidan. Toss won by DGSL, elected to bowl first.
The opening partnership for SPPL was decent and they put up 42 runs for the first wicket, after the 1st wicket partnership there were no solid partnerships in the middle to follow. Not being able to be comprehensive against a strong bowling line up, they were all out for a score of 134 runs in 34.4 over. For DGCL, Ritesh Palav Left Arm Orthodox spinner picked up 6 wickets under his belt. He crushed the upper and middle order.
Chasing a score of 135, the upper order didn’t perform well but middle order batsman Hemant Khanolkar steadied the ship with a sensible knock of 33 runs. At one stage they were 70-6 at 12.3 overs, the situation was tricky but lower order batters Rasik Naik and Abhishek Hatkar performed excellently and very dexterously finished of the chase in just 23 overs. Mohit Singh for SPPL picked up 2 wickets for 18 runs.
Ritesh Palav was awarded the Man of the match for his dominating bowling against SPPL.
Result – DGCL won by 4 wickets.
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Played at the Sundar CC Cross Maidan, VK Krishna Menon Academy dominated Antonio De Silva School upfront winning the match outright.
VK Krishna Menon posted a total of 266/6 dec in 49.2 overs thanks to a classy 105 off 100 balls by Shashvat Kapoor. Shashvat scored a thrilling century laced with 15 fours and 2 sixes. Shashvat who came at no.4 was also ably supported by Satyam Yadav who scored a crucial 62 at no.5.
In reply, Antonio De Silva School could only muster totals of 58 & 88 in 35 overs in two innings they batted thanks to Khush Yadav’s brilliant bowling spell of 5 wkts for mere 10 runs. Khush was spot and impressive with the ball while the rest of the bowlers from VK Menon also bowled well helping VK Krishna Menon Academy win by an innings & 120 runs.
Into the final league match at MB Union Cross Maidan, two of the promising teams of G Div took on each other for one last encounter of the season. Borivali CC after opting to bat first posted this year’s highest team total of Kanga declaring their innings at a mammoth 397/7 in 47.3 overs. Opener Abhinav Jagtap and middle order batsman Rakesh Naik stitched a record 216 run stand for the 3rd wicket which is also the highest partnership this year across all divisions for any wicket. Abhinav scored a quickfire 122 off 88 balls laced with 11 fours and 9 sixes while Rakesh scored the season’s highest individual score of 178 runs in 112 balls which had 22 boundaries and 6 sixes to his name.
Sangam Sports Club in reply were all out for 68 runs where in skipper Rakesh Naik led the troop with the ball too picking up 5/22 while Himanshu Sonthalia with 4/8 was equally impressive in his short spell. Borivali CC in 2nd innings declared at 163/4 with Abhinav Jagtap again scoring a fantastic knock of 59 runs in 48 balls & Sushant Kadam scoring a very quick 37 ball 58 at no.3.
Rakesh’s 4/32 in 2nd innings restricted Sangam SC to 64/5 in 11 overs at the end of the game’s play where Borivali CC won the match on 1st innings lead. Borivali CC with 24 points in 9 games also become the winners of G Div Kanga League.
Borivali CC gave an excellent team performance where all their players contributed well in their capacities under the leadership of Rakesh Naik who now has 400 runs and 49 wkts in 9 Kanga games becoming the highest run scorer as well as wicket taker of the G Div.
SMPL-South Mumbai Premier League
KCC opting to bat first at Somaiya Cricket Ground indeed enjoyed batting first notching a healthy total of 197/5 in 20 overs. Opener Kunal Chandawala (58 off 47) and Tenzing Niyogi (85* off 51 balls) stitched a match winning 124 run stand for the 2nd wicket which did the job for KCC. While Kunal provided stability to the innings, it was Tenzing turning the tables with his aggressive batting.
Royal Tigers chasing at almost 10 runs per over succumbed to the pressure of chasing a big total as they managed only 92/8 in 20 overs. KCC bowlers were simply spot on bowling at tight lengths. Himmat Obhan was stunning with the ball conceding mere 4 runs in 4 overs while also bagging 3 wkts along with a maiden. Himmat was nicely supported by other bowlers including Sammy who took 2/19 in 4 overs as KCC won the match by 105 runs.
Tenzing Niyogi for his unbeaten 85* was declared ‘man of the match’
In 2015, five sports fanatics came together with just one common thing at heart- their love and passion for cricket. These five people were the fathers of the kids studying at the Jamnabai Narsee School (JNS) and this was the beginning of a successful team, JNS Jaguars.
Mehul Shah,Vivek Manchanda, Kapil Arora,Keyur Shah and Kunal Zaveri are the five mainstays who look after the JNS Jaguars. The Jaguars is essentially a team of dad’s who are well established in life and are very passionate about cricket . All the players are well settled but they take their cricket just as seriously as their jobs. This common passion and love for the sport has brought this team together ! They play together to relive their school days and to keep themselves fit.
Now into their 5th year, the JNS Jaguars have already won 12 titles and had a trophy-laden 2018-19 season. They won the Bayside Sports School Dads Cricket Championships Gold 2018-19, Zooter International School Dads Championship 2018-19 and were Elite Champions in the My Child My Anchor Tournament 2018-19.
Not only are the JNS Jaguars successful in domestic tours but they are also winning on international grounds. The JNS Jaguars toured Sri Lanka for their first international series in 2017 and won the series 2-1 and haven’t looked back since! This was followed by a tour Down Under where the played against Sydney Shires cricket club and won the series 2-1. In 2018, the JNS Jaguars toured UK and continued their overseas winning streak by beating the middlesex county 2-1. Jaguars also won the series on their Dubai tour in December 2018.
The upcoming season promises to be another thrilling one for The JNS Jaguars as they tour Dehradun, New Zealand, Dubai, Delhi and Goa.
One of the main reasons behind the success of the JNS Jaguars is its international quality coaching staff. Bimesh Shah, a former Ranji player of Mumbai, is the coach of Jaguars alongside Farhad Daruwala, who has played for Gujarat and was also involved in the IPL with Rajasthan Royals. Umesh Patwal, who has coached international teams like Afghanistan and Nepal is the consulting coach of the team.
The Jaguars practice at the Juhu gymkhana throughout the year. The JNS Jaguars are managed by Janus Sportz. The Janus Sportz have invested in all the top class training facilities to ensure the players are in the best possible shape and form. Bowling machines and PitchVision help batsman analyse their game while Speed Guns are used by bowlers to work on their pace.
The Jaguars work just as hard off the field as the work on it. The JNS Jaguars supports Urvashi foundation, a non-profit organisation with the aim to educate and provide opportunity to children across India to learn and excel.
Cricketgraph will be the media partners for JNS Jaguars as they will be aiming for another trophy-laden and an adventurous season ahead. This ‘Dad’s team’ is truly still young at heart.