Datamatics team after opting to bat first at Parsee Cyclists, Azad Maidan managed to post a competitive total of 245/all out in 40 overs. The curious case with Datamatics team was the fact that they had batsman chipping in with starts till as low as no.9 but they lacked someone who could capitalize on the starts. Manoj Sonawane coming at no.5 top scored for Datamatics team scoring a quickfire 37 off 26 balls (3 fours, 1 six) at a healthy strike rate of 142.00. From the Piramal Team, Gaurang Parekh, Amit Sinha and Ravi Prakash chipped in with 2 wkts each.
Chasing 246 at an edge above 6 runs per over was always going to be difficult & Piramal team certainly must have felt the pressure getting all out for 120 runs in 30.4 overs. Datamatics bowlers were spot on with their bowling not only taking wickets at crucial junctures but also not allowing the Piramal batters to score freely. Shashank Jadhav with 3/10 in 7 overs (2 maidens) proved to be the pick of the lot while Saiel Surve and Rasik Naik also chipped in with 2 wkts a piece handing over a 125 run win to Datamatics. Shashank Jadhav for his miserly spell was declared ‘man of the match”
Canara Vijay CC after being put to bat first at Oval Maidan were bundled out for 84 runs in 28.2 overs. Canara Vijay at one stage were struggling with 4 wkts down for 8 runs but it was their middle order batsman Atharva Chavan’s gritty 40 saving team from a low total embarrassment. From the bowlers, it was left arm spinner Rakesh Naik taking 6/26 in 9.2 overs.
Borivali CC on the back of Tushar Tiwari’s 56 declared their innings at 131/5 winning the match on 1st innings lead. Canara Vijay batting in 2nd innings were again all out for 57 runs and it was their ace bowler Rakesh taking 6/25 in 13.1 overs. Rakesh’s overall figures in the match turned out to be an impressive 12/51 in 22.3 overs helping Borivali CC win the match in a commanding fashion.
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There are so many players in Mumbai who are absolute cult figures amongst their cricket mates because of the gigantic records they achieve at Club Level and Rakesh Naik is one such player who has been silently performing since years but has not yet played competitive levels of cricket like Mumbai Ranji or T20 Mumbai or IPL.
Cricketgraph team has been in constant touch with him since years and these are his records which will take your breath away.
Year 2019- Appointed as the captain of the team Borivali CC,he also led the team in Kanga Knockouts where Borivali CC emerged champions. In the finals he came up with 58 runs and took 3 wkts as his team is now in top in G Division. This year again he is the table topper with 36 wkts in 8 innings at an average of 3.00 and econ of 1.56. One of his best performances this year has been the 12 wkt haul he took last Sunday vs Canara Vijay team. Apart from that he also scored 58 runs & took 7 wkts in same match vs Shree Lad Club this season in September.
In 2019, he also lead DTDC team to become the winners of the Pulse T20 Tournament, he scored 180 runs alongwith 16 wkts in 5 games out of which he bagged ‘man of the match’ awards in as many as 4 games.
Year 2018- He was appointed as captain of KRP XI in Kanga Knockout and in that same year he brought the trophy home winning the tournament which ensured KRP XI enters the G Div Kanga League. As a captain he led from the front scoring 410 runs alongwith 26 wkts as he turned out to be the 4th highest run getter in 2018. In 2018, he also smashed a 57 ball hundred which was the fastest of the season while he scored a 104 off 92 balls in the Kanga Knockout finals when his team was struggling at 75/5.
Year 2017– Played for MB Union in D Division, scored 289 runs & took 15 wkts for his side. He was the highest run scorer in D Div for 2017 & 6th highest wicket taker. Under his captaincy, he has won two back to back Kanga knockouts. In that same season, he also smashed a 75 ball 109 which was amongst the fastest hundreds of Kanga that season.
This 30yr old certainly looks well deserved to play in more competetive teams and tournaments if given the right opportuities.
Played between Blue Diamond C.A and Pushkar C.A at the Railway Ground, Blue Diamond team notched up a handsome total of 196/5 in 18 overs. The star performer from their team was Kuldeep Chauhan who scored a magnetizing 103* off 57 balls laced with 13 fours and 3 sixes. Kuldeep batted from start to end while other batters chipped in around him.
In reply, Pushkar Cricket Academy were bundled out for 108 runs in 14.1 overs thanks to a match winning spell by Kuldeep who came up with 4/15 in 3.1 overs. The rest of the bowlers also did a decent job as they did not allow the opposition team to score runs freely.
Blue Diamond Cricket Academy won the match by 88 runs while Kuldeep Chauhan was declared ‘man of the match”
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SVIS team batting first at Shivaji Park vs Vibgyor High School amassed a massive total of 583/5 in 45 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat first. Shreyash Hirlekar and Kshitij Singh stitched a massive partnership for SVIS dominating the bowlers into pieces. Shreyash who has been in great nick continued to sizzle with the bat this time hitting a magnificent 167 runs in just 82 balls. An innings of pure substance as he covered every corner of the ground while Kshitij on the other hand smashed 155 off 103 balls hitting 13 fours and 2 sixes being equally impressive with the bat.
In reply, Vibgyor High School were all out for just 66 runs with Kartik Patankar being the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wkts for 0 runs.
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In the other match between Shardashram Vidyamandir and and IES Secondary School, the powerful Shardashram School posted 504/3 thanks to some thumping tons by Prithvi Nair (149) & Sanjeevkumar Misal (113). Both the batters were simply a treat to the eyes as they displayed their school’s powerful cricket legacy through their bats. Apart from them, Varun Raaji (55*) and Ishaan Patkar (53) scored gritty half centuries.
Adding further to the IES Woes was the excellent bowling performance by Atharva Bhagat (5 wkts for mere 7 runs) and Pranav Sonawane(4 wkts for 8 runs) which restricted IES to just 25 runs all out.
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In the match between Jankidevi School and BJPCI, Jankidevi team batting first at Young Maharashtra wicket posted a total of 182/10 in 56 overs. From the bowlers it was spinner Tejas Rajput proving to be the star performer coming up with an excellent spell of 6/44 in 12.3 overs. Tejas was spot on with the ball coming up with wickets at regular intervals. For Jankidevi, Jeet Malkani’s 69* was the highest score.
Chasing 183, BJPCI were struggling with 9 wkts down and still 56 more runs needed. In what was a dramatic turnaround and one of the heroic victories, the tailenders gave good support to no.6 batsman Nishad Varkanthe who scored a Dhoni-esque 71* to script a fantastic win for his team. Nishad kept on batting with the wagged tail and ensured his team won the match with 4 balls to spare.
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In the match between Hansraj Morarji Public school vs Dadar Parsee Youth Union School. Dadar Parsee Youth Union School won the toss and elected to bat first. HMPS team bowled them out at for a total of 87 runs in which youngster Aarav Pushkarna restricted the opponent by taking 7 wickets in 9.3 overs and giving away only 16 runs. It was an impressive spell where in Aarav definitely grabbed the right attention on the merit of his performance. HMPS school chased down the score in just 9 overs where in Master Aaron Chillapan scored a flashy 55* and Aarav Pushkarna remaining not out on 24*
This December, Season 8 of Architect’s T20 Championship Trophy kicks off with 15 architecture firms and teams who are busy designing building across the year coming on to the cricket field to express themselves, this time not with a pencil but with a bat in hand.
Can this tournament give birth to another architect turned cricket sensation like Tamil Nadu’s Varun Chakravarathy who plays in India’s biggest T20 league that is the IPL?
Let’s wait and watch!
As the competition is just round the corner, the excitement among the players, organizers, sponsors and cricket lovers is touching new highs. With every passing season, the tournament is getting bigger and better, thanks in no small measure to our wonderful sponsors who support this initiative each year. This year’s competition has seven sponsors that are divided into platinum and gold.
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Seamlessly backed by these wonderful sponsors, the AT20 Edition 8 seeks to build on an initiative which has grown tremendously over the past 7 seasons and is now a much sought after spot in the architectural community calendar.
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As a skipper, Prasad Pawar no matter which format has been a believer of batting first rather than chasing, even in Kanga he was one of the very few skippers to opt to bat first. Parkophene batting first at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana posted a total of 343/9 in 70 overs. Despite the openers falling out early, it was their young no.3 entrant Amogh Bhatkal impressing one and all with a brilliant 118 off 146 balls which had 16 fours and a six. Prasad Pawar (45) and Sagar Mishra (64) at the middle order played crucial knocks and were quite supportive to the youngster Amogh. Senior player Pardeep Sahu further chipped in with quick 35* lending that perfect finish to their innings. Pardeep who has been practicing a lot in the nets to improve his batting certainly looks a different & a improved batsman too adding an edge alongwith his stellar bowling abilities.
Islam Gymkhana in reply were bundled out for 183 runs thanks to a match winning spell of spin bowling by all-rounder Sagar Mishra. Sagar returned with bowling figures of 7/41 in 12.2 overs as Parkophene Cricketers went on to win the match by 160 runs.
Sagar since many seasons has been continuously raising his stakes as a must have all-rounder in any format of the game & he is certainly ringing the right bells for his selection in the higher levels of cricket teams & tournaments.
After putting Account General (AG) team to bat first at Karnatak Cross Maidan, AG managed to muster a total of 268 all out in 77.1 overs. AG could have been cleaned up for 100-130 odd runs had it not been their experienced campaigner Nikhil Patil Sr. coming up with a brilliant knock of 123 runs in 141 balls. Nikhil smashed half of the team runs hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes as he anchored his team towards a respectable total. From the bowlers, Yogesh Dicholkar and Vikas Meena with 3 wkts each were the pick of the lot.
MPBT (Mumbai Port Trust) team in reply were all out for 132 runs in 55.3 overs with Rajendra Pandit top scoring with 50* off 40 balls (6 fours). From the bowlers, it was their star performer Pardeep Sahu once again showing his brilliance with the ball taking 7/46 in 24 overs coupled with 5 maidens. As always Pardeep made life difficult for the batters with the ball zipping in and using variations to deceive MPBT batters & restrict them to a low total.
With a lead of 136 runs, AG in 2nd innings were all out for 182 with Nikhil Patil once again crossing the 50 run mark hitting a quick 31 ball 51 alongwith Swapnil Salvi chipping in with 41 runs. Vikas Meena with 5/61 came up with an important spell for his team which helped them make a comeback in the match.
Chasing 319 in 2nd innings when they were all out for 132 in the 1st innings. the odds were definitely not in their favor but Ramanprit Guman came up with a 4th innings majestic 118 which sealed the deal for his team. Ramanprit was also nicely supported by Kunal Chalke (56 runs) as MPBT went on to chase down the target winning the match with 1 wkt in hand. Pardeep Sahu was once again effective with bowling figures of 4/90 but MPBT somehow got the better of AG bowlers in the 4th innings in what can be described as one of the dramatic turnarounds & a memorable win for the MPBT Team.
Internal season started with a bang at Asahi Ground, Taloja. Behind the scenes efforts of Internal committee, and others those who were involved in making this tournament happen would have been really proud and happy to see what transpired at Taloja yesterday. All that nervous energy and anxiety of players was finally put to rest yesterday. Shouryas and Avengers locked horns in the first encounter. Being put in to bat, Shouryas were jolted by 2 quick wkts. Ankit accounted for Manish Patil first, who mistimed a lofted drive to mid-on. Hiren was also cleaned up Ankit. Ankit if gets going bowls good seam up stuff. Akilesh and Shrikanth started forming a partnership after opening pair left. Shrikanth was timing the ball superbly. A glide towards point was a classic shot by him, ball jst raced to the boundary in a jiffy. Akilesh played well for his 29, but was a bit off colour. He jst couldn’t, t get the big shots going. The wicket was 2 paced in the morning. Lots of movement for the bowlers. Rinat was swinging it like a banana. Lots of movement in the air and of the pitch for him. Rinat got Shrikant off a mistimed shot. Shrikant tried to loft one on the on side, ending up lofting ball straight up in the air. Patange took a nice catch to send back Shrikanth. Barring above 2 none other batsman from Shouryas could get going. Aniket hit Mangesh for a humungous six over mid-wkt, but Mangesh soon got him. Aniket tried to loft Mangesh over covers but ended up hitting a dolly catch to Vishal. Mangesh was pick of the bowler for Avengers, he lead frm the front claiming 3 wickets for just 15 runs in 3 overs. Outstanding bowling by him. Rinad was also rewarded for his bowling with a solitary but imp wkt of Shrikant. Ankit claimed 2 wkts and Virendra accounted for Prasad surve. Nana Mhatre bowled well conceding just 12 runs in his 3 overs. Target for Avengers was 100 runs.
With their batting line up it seemed a cake walk. But What I hv seen of Aniket as a captain, he is very strict and positive. I knew he would spur his team for a assualt. And his ace bowler Chetan Dunakhe got it bang on. Adwait and Nishant were both castled by Chetan. Sandeep Patil tonked Gandhi for 21 runs in 1 over. his knock included two 4’s and two sixes. Sandeep started to play his natural game. One thought this match could finish soon. But Chetan had other ideas, as he claimed the big fish. Sandeep played a pre-determined front foot defensive shot and missed, Chetan blew his poles. A very big blow for Avengers. As we all know by now, what damage can Sandeep do if he stays on the wkt. Well disastrous chase was on for Avengers. Chetans spell was a back breaker for Avengers. Classic stump to stump bowling by him. Aniket took matters into his own hands and bowled in power play too. He dismissed Prajakt and Virendra in quick succession. Shouryas didn’t allow Avengers to build any partnerships. Wkts fell on regular intervals for Avengers. Vishal Joshi tried resurrecting the innings with his 25 frm 29 balls knock and remained notout. Mangesh took on Shrikant aggressively hitting him for a boundary on on side. But Shrikant had the last laught as he castled Mangesh with a classic yorker. That was game set and match. Pradeep Anna’s spell was equally important in, Shouryas win over Avengers. He was bowling towards the end of the match. He bowled wonderfully well conceding jst 10 runs in his 2 overs claiming 1 wkt. PK,s injury was a jolt for Avengers. PK came into bat and tried his best to hit out, but Anna and Tushar Patil kept him at bay. Eventually Tushar dismissed PK. A great win for Shouryas indeed. Avengers are themselves to blame, barring Vishal Joshi who played well, no other batsman could stay on the wkt for long.
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Next up . Shouryas vs Falcons.
Falcons elected to bat first. The wkt by now had lost most of its sting and bite after 30 overs of play. Chetan continued his honeymoon by scalping Aakash for a duck. Aaksh tried to hit it out of the ground but it went high up in the air. Aniket took a gud catch. Steve offered sm resistance with his 15 ball stay which included on boundary. Chetan scapled him to, catching him in front of the wkt. A debatble decision by umpire as it looked like ball hit him on the thigh. Swapnil who came back to CCD this year, made his intentions very clear frm the start as he sent a knee high full toss from Hitesh out of the ground. Swapnil hit Aniket for a superb six over covers. Jst moving his hand effortlessly through line of the ball and the ball went miles over covers boundary. Swapnil was severe on Aniket who bowled so well in the first match. But the wkt as I said was getting better better with each passing movement. Bowlers found it hard to contain the batsman. Swapnil looked like he was gng to walk over Shouryas, hit a lofted drive at long off. It looked like a definite six as fielder on the boundary Hiren seemed not able to judge the ball distance properly, but he flung high with one hand and fell backwards. Every one stood still as Hiren rose frm the ground with ball in his right hand. What a magnificent effort by him, certainly on e of the best catches I have ever seen. An astounding catch, certainly international class written all over it. Swapnil stood still in disbelief and walked by dejectedly scoring 39 runs with five boundarys and 2 classic maximums. Pratik and Nilesh’s took reigns in their own hand after Swapnil left. Both played excellent knocks forming a gud partnership. Both played with similar strike rates. Pratik 30 runs of 25 balls and Nilesh got 26 of 19 balls, each hitting 2 boundarys. Both these batsman ran their 1’s and 2’s quite well. Their gud effort got Falcons to a total of 118 runs in 15 overs. For Shouryas, Chetan was again pick of the bowler with 3/1/6 and 2 wkts. Aniket and Tushar patil also took 1 wkt each. Vivek Iyer bowled well conceding jst 12 runs in his two overs.
So nice to see Prasad Surve up the order and playing. He is not fully recovered yet from his foot injury. But was really impressive behind the wkts. Vinay and Prasad got things going for Shouryas with a decent opening stand. Vinay hit couple of boundaries and looked like could get a big score but was brilliantly caught by Nilesh off Dinesh Patils bowling. Prasad Surve looked busy in his stay at the wkt. middling most of the deliveries. Its a gud sign that Prasad is getting back in his knick, certainly one of gud players from CCD. Dinesh cleaned up Hiren taking his 2nd wkt of the match. Haresh Mama in quick succession accounted for Prasad , Manish Patil and Ketan in his gud spell of 3/11 and 3 wkts. Top five of Shouryas batsmen where back in hut for 40 odd runs. The chase seemed was gng to be extremely difficult with so many wkts down. With increasing runrate per over, Shrikanth and rising star of CCD Satish took matters into their own hands. Soon this pair struck gold as Pratik more who is a gud bowler was at the receiving end. A disastrous and match turning over was bowled by him. An unlucky 5 wides started the over and from their on it was madness as four more boundarys came of that Pratik over. One shot in particular by Shrikant was classic as he came outside off stump and hit Pratik on the legside behind the wkt. Luck also favoured this pair as Dinesh took a great catch on the boundary but his foot was over the rope. Satish Devkate and Shrikant played out of their skins to get their team over the line. Fantastic partnership by these two. So it was two out of two for Shouryas as their main players played well when needed. Shrikanth, Chetan, Satish and Captain courageous Aniket should all be proud of themselves and their fantastic team.
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Last affair of the day saw Avengers take on Rafael’s, electing to field first stand-in captain Abhijit started proceedings with Maalak and Allwyn. The idea was to use lack of pace against Mangesh and Adwait who both like ball coming on the bat. Well the tactic worked upto an extent as both Mangesh and Adwait were dismissed inside the power play but damage was done as Avengers got 50 of first five overs. It’s my personal opinion that wkt was flattest for the last match. Nothing was happening for the bowlers. No moment in the air or off the wkt. Allwyn conceded 22 in his 2 overs and Maalak went for 33 in his 3. Dr. Aashish has certainly made a pretty comback to CCD. He and Vishal Joshi played as if both of them were having casual nets. Picking their spot where they wanted to hit the ball. Vishal played a classic square drive of me which almost went for the maximum. Vishal certainly has made middle order batsmen spot of his own. He runs his ones and twos and collects boundarys regularly. Vishal scored 41 valuable runs studded with 6 fours and and a 6. I was extremely luck to get his wkt as he hoicked one over long onn. The shot looked as if it will go for six but Devaa took a wonderful catch to end Vishals stay on the wkt. But after Vishals departure it was Dr. Ashish’s show all the way. Amazing innings by him. He carefully choose the balls to hit. In full command he hit me for a six and four in the same over. Same treatment for Abhi Parab, as Aashish walked down the wicket and hit him straight over his head or six and followed up with a orgasmic inside out shot over point. Superb batting by him. Aashish was supported nicely by Virendra who batted and bowled well. Certainly a gud player in making if works on his bowling more. Almost all Rafeal bowlers conceded ten runs per over. My figures of 3/35 and a solitary wkt was due to lack of indiscipline in the bowling certainly. Actually extremely good keeping by Swapnil Junior as he saved many fours on leg side off my bowling. Thank you Batlyaa. Devaa bowled well within himself for figures of 3 overs/28 runs. YM bowled a solitary over to claim important wkt of Aashish. Bowlers are certainly to be blamed here for leaking runs, but credit also goes to the batsman who compiled 163 runs in 15 overs.
Surprising mood in Rafeal camp was not sombre, the energy was high positive. Santosh and other players said, if they can, we also can score these runs. whole team was optimistic but deep down a a tiny midget of doubt of getting 163 in 15 overs loomed large. As I came back out of the ground many people heckled and laughed at me for my bowling (ofcourse in friendly way). Its ok I thought. And cricket is a great leveler indeed. Because what followed and happened during Rafeals chase will be talked upon by many in days to come. I m quite sure about that.
Not a good start to the chase as YM was given caught behind in a debatable decision. Santosh walked in, and as they say rest is history. Rohi and Santy just gave all Avengers bowlers an gud old pasting. What we can call as old style dhulai. The wkt as so easy to bat, Santosh was walking across his stumps and hitting wherever he wanted to hit. Some of the cut shots which Rohi hit were really really special. Rohi hit one six across the line on leg side, that shows the confidence with which these players played. Things were happening so fast Avengers didn’t knew what hit them. 100 was reached in 8th over. Rohi 39 in 25 balls with 4 fours and 1 six and Santosh 37 in 16 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes made sure that they brought their team with in touching distance of the target. Santosh played like a mad man on a mission. Aashish got Santosh caught on the boundary. and Ninad was runout for 9. Still almost 60 runs to get. Rohi fell soon. The chase was on but stared to get tense enough. But Devaa 15 balls – 24 runs with 2 fours and a humungous six took away any fight left in Avengers. Devaa is such an valuable asset for any team. Good batting, bowling, fielding and most importantly a positive attitude makes him a great asset for any side. Mangesh again bowled well for Avengers with 3/21 2 wkts. Ankit and Jadhav also got one wicket each. Avengers bowled well in thin patches but couldn’t contain batsmen from scoring freely. Last 3 overs, game got little tense after Devas departure. But new boy Shreyas hit Asshish for decisive boundary on legside. Great character shown by Shreyas under pressure. Abhijit also didnt rush and played smartly for the moment and not for the occasion. In the end Macchya hit a humongous six and won a famous win for his team Rafeal. Whole team ran towards the pitch to congratulate their batting pair on a famous, famous, very famous win. Confidence and positivity takes u a long way way.
Congratulations to all teams on making it a very action packed day. All the efforts of CCdians, coordinators and behind the scene operators should be proud of what they have achieved in making cricket more and more successful in CCD.
Report Compiled by
Mr.Ram Chaube
Sangam Sports Club batting first at Oval Maidan declared their innings at 197/9 in 39.2 overs. They could have been all out for a very low total had it not been their opener Ravikumar Chaudhary scoring classy ton. Opening the innings, Ravikumar went on to smash a run a ball 101 which had 10 boundaries and lot of hard work running between the wickets. Ravikumar kept on rotating the strike and scoreboard ticking despite wickets falling at regular intervals. Spinner Vaibhav Sane with 6/55 in 11.2 overs was the pick of the lot.
In reply, Sportsmen CC Vasai were cleaned up for 66 runs all out thanks to a terrific spell by Nadeem Mohd Rafik Shaikh who came up with match winning bowling figures of 6/12 in 6.2 overs coupled with 2 maidens. It was on the back of Ravikumar’s ton and Nadeem’s excellent spell, Sangam SC won the match on 1st innings lead.
Mumbai, November 19: Lalchand Rajput XI dominated play against Dilip Vengsarkar XI on the first day of their 3-day opening round match of the 24th Shalini Bhalekar Trophy (boys’ under-23) Selection Trials cricket tournament 2019, organized by Mangesh Bhalekar in association with the Dadar Parsi Zoroastrian Sports Club and played at the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy ground, BKC on Tuesday. The tournament is being conducted under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
Rajput XI electing to bat first put up a solid batting display as the batters scored runs at a rapid pace and three half century efforts from Bhupen Lalwani (73 runs), Pranav Kela (73 runs) and Harshit Janwadkar (71 runs) boosted their first innings, which closed at a healthy total of 301 in73.4 overs. Vengsarkar bolwers Devendranath Parida (4 for 61) and Prashant Solanki (4 for 93) were the main wicket takers. The Dilip Vengsarkar first innings started shakily as they lost three early wickets with just 31 runs on the board from the remaining seven overs before close of play on the first day. However it was a fightback from Vengsarkar boys thanks to a solid 87 by Utkarsh Raut which pushed the team to 22/10 in 87.4 overs. Shreyas Gurav turned out to be the pick of the lot coming up with 6/103 in 23.4 overs.
In the 2nd innings, Lalchand Rajput XI scored 274/7 powered by Onkar Jadhav’s 73* & a 30 ball 61 by Tanush Kotian down the order giving a target of 360 to the opposition. Chasing a mammoth target, Dilip Vengsarkar XI were cleaned up by the magic of left arm spinner Shreyas Gurav who came with another 6 wkt haul this time conceeding mere 44 runs to reduce Vengsarkar XI to 105 all out.
Result-U23 Lalchand Rajput XI won by 224 runs
In the second match, Chandrakant Pandit XI were dismissed for 238 runs in 67.4 overs in the first innings against Jahangir Pithawala XI at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana I ground, Kandivali. Sairaj Patil top-scored with a knock of 77 runs while Monil Soni (35 runs) and Maxwell Swaminathan (34 runs) made useful contributions.
Aman Sheoran (4 for 62) picked up most of the wickets. Fast bowler Aman seems to be in terrific nick as he just came back from a scorching fifer in the Police Shield.
In reply, Pithawala XI made a massive 443/6 in 90 overs on the back of some brilliant batting by their middle order. Hardik Tamore at no..3 scored a solid looking 63 off 105 balls while it was Gaurish Jadhav at no.4 who top scored with 127 off 179 balls laced with 14 fours and 3 sixes. Chandrakant Pandit XI batted for 59 overs scoring 260/6 in the 2nd innings at the end of the game’s play where Pithawala XI won the match on 1st innings lead. In the 2nd innings, Sangram Bhalekar (102* off 191 balls), Agni Chopra 61 & Yashraj Malap 50* off 28 balls batted well for C.Pandit XI.
Earlier, Chief Guests, former Test cricketer Lalchand Rajput and MCA Apex Council member Ajinkya Naik inaugurated the tournament.