Vijay Manjrekar XI opting to bat first at Dadkar Maidan had their batsman chipping in but the top 5 batters failed to make a big impact to develop a positive momentum. With scoreboard reading 128/5, it was Vaibhav Kalamkar at no.6 scoring a brilliant 101 off 144 balls. Vaibhav dealt the bowlers with a calm head while also the right treatment to the bad balls hitting 13 fours and a six. Vaibhav also received excellent support from Himanshu Singh (51) at no.8 with whom he stitched a 137 run stand for the 7th wicket. It was on the back of his beautiful ton, Vijay Manjrekar XI reached 320/10 in 107.2 overs. From the bowlers Akash Mishra was the pick of the lot taking 5/66 in 22 overs.
Vijay Merchant XI in reply were all out for 212 runs with opener Gautam Waghela top scoring with 66 runs. Gautam has been impressive in this tournament while Roopkumar Yadav scored 46 runs at no.4.
After a great 1st innings performance, it was expected that Vijay Manjrekar might dominate in the 2nd innings too but that was not the case thanks to a brilliant spell by fast bowler Tushar Kadam. Tushar came up with excellent bowling figures of 7/40 in 14 overs taking crucial wickets at regular junctures. Tushar was quite spot on with the ball which reaped rewards for him as well as for his team. It was a 2nd innings comeback for Vijay Merchant XI both with the ball as well as with the bat as they smashed 187/7 in mere 24 overs with skipper Pragnesh Kanpillewar hitting a quickfire 76 off 42 balls.
Eventually, it was a draw with Vijay Manjrekar XI winning the match on 1st innings lead.
Tata Sports Club opting to bat first ensured it remained a batting feast for them as Tata SC’s most reliable warhorses Kaustub Pawar, Praful Waghela and Chirag Khurrana smashed sizzling tons. Tata Sports Club declared their innings at 476/7 in 98.5 overs where in Praful Waghela top scored with a swashbuckling 141 in just 140 balls which had 15 boundaries & a six to his name. On the other hand, Kaustubh Pawar smashed a rock solid 130 off 223 balls laced with 20 boundaries. That was not all as Chirag Khurana was equally impressive in his elegant looking 105 off 144 balls (14 boundaries). Not only did their innings witnessed some big partnerships but it was also proper red ball cricket on display by these three as they smashed some splendid shots while equally displayed their solid defense vs the Space CC bowlers. From the bowlers, Rushikesh Jadhav with 3/106 was the pick of the lot for Space CC.
In reply, Space CC were bundled out for 82 runs in 36.1 overs thanks to a brilliant spell of left arm spin by Aditya Dhumal. Aditya came up with 4/18 while he was nicely supported by Siddarth Raut & Rohit Yadav who came up with 2 wkts a piece. Receiving a follow on, Space CC did manage to better their 1st innings efforts but still that did not prove to be enough as they were all out for 198 runs in 76.3 overs.
Shivam Dubey fought hard for his gritty 77 while it was Dhumal again running through the batting line up of Space CC with 7/66. The 25yr old who is currently the part of the Mumbai team’s setup has certainly stamped his presence with a match winning performance as Tata Sports Club won the match by an innings and 196 runs.
The match between Bharat Cricket Club and Shantibhai Seth Cricket Club was played at Bharat C.C, Dadar on Sunday, 10th November. Shantibhai Seth Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field first.
Set to bat first, Bharat Cricket Club’s scorecard signified their failure in the middle with only person scoring in double figure i.e. 11 balls. They only scored 38 runs in 15 overs before getting bowled out. Shantibhai Seth Cricket club’s, right arm medium bowler Abhishek Patil registered a staggering feat of 7 wickets in just 17 runs.
Coming on to bat Shantibhai Seth Cricket Club scored 100 runs in 32 overs and declared hoping for a win. Right handed batsman Amit Patade scored 37 runs in that. They lost 7 wickets in that process.
In the second innings, Bharat Cricket Club negotiated the opposition bowler safely and closed the innings putting 73 runs on the board losing 3 wickets. Vaishnav Sail scored a patient 33 off 75 balls which strengthened their case to close the game.
Result- The match ended in a draw.
The match between Achievers Sports Club and Young Parsee Cricket Club was played at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana (Kandivali) on Sunday, 10th November.
Young Parsee Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field first. In achiever sports club 1st innings, apart from opener Sandeep Palav’s 33* other batsmen contributed majorly in the total and they were bowled out at 68.
For Young Parsee Cricket Club, they used only 3 bowlers and the pick of them is right arm medium Rajesh Pagdhare who picked up a dazzling 6 wickets for 26 runs. In response to the score of 68, Young Parsee Cricket Club put up a fantastic score with left handed opener Divyendu Shekhar scoring 52 runs off 72 balls. They declared at the score of 83 losing only one wicket.
In the second innings, Achievers Sports certainly upped their game and they evaded loss with grace by scoring 96 runs in 18 overs losing 5 wickets before declaring. Opener Sandeep Palav scored a quick 50 runs in 37 balls. The day was called off then.
RESULT- THE MATCH ENDED IN A DRAW.
New Hindu CC team after being put to bat first at Matunga Gymkhana (Dadkar Maidan) batted really well notching up 218/8 Dec in 55 overs. Openers Vedprakash Jaiswal (61 off 124 balls) and Pratik Patil (35 off 49) gave a solid start of 67 runs while it was their skipper Sachin Sanghvi at no.5 scoring a timely half century. Sachin scored a crucial 64 off 82 balls laced with 4 boundaries & 3 sixes, an innings which can be best described as a knock of controlled aggression as he dealt the bad balls with authority while also responsibly dodged the tough ones. Sachin was nicely supported by Manesh Bhogle who scored 34 runs & stitched an 80 run stand with the skipper. Medium pacer Satish Shinde with 6/88 in 20.2 overs was the pick of the lot for Matunga Gymkhana as he came up with timely breakthroughs despite lacking support from the other end.
Matunga Gymkhana who boast of an equally promising batting line up were made to struggle on their own den thanks to a brilliant bowling spell by Girish Kocharekar.
The medium pacer came up with the best bowling figures of his division this season & without a doubt amongst the top 5 spells across all divisions conceding mere 7 runs for his 5 wkts with as many as 9 maidens in a spell of 11 overs. Girish was spot on with the ball but it was Matunga Gymkhana’s good luck that they escaped a narrow defeat with 2 wkts in hand at the end of the day’s play.
Matunga Gymkhana were 48/8 in 27 overs at the end of the game’s play as the match ended in a draw.
Into the all important finals of the DSO U17 tournament, two promising teams in the name of R Jhunjhunwala and Rizvi locked horns with each other where in Rizvi after winning the toss opted to bowl first.
R Jhunjhunwala batting first posted a total of 82 runs in 12 overs wherein Ayush remained unbeaten on 18* while opener Dasrath top scored with 30 runs off 23 balls. From the Rizvi bowlers, Aman with 2 wkts was the pick of the lot.
Rizvi Team in reply did gave a fight but eventually fell 6 runs short of the chase thanks to some tight bowling by the Jhunjhunwala bowlers which led their team towards a title win of the DSO U17 Tournament.
Evergeen Sports Club after being put to bat first at Oval Maidan were in deep trouble at one stage with their scoreboard reading 5/25 however it was Dwij Adhvaryu at no.9 turning the tables for his team with a gritty half century. Dwij came at a time when a 3 digit total also looked difficult but he kept the scoreboard ticking hitting a quick 44 ball 51* (5 fours, 1 six) to propel Evergreen SC from 25/5 to 180/9 in 36.5 overs. Quickter Aditya Kolhatkar bowled a supreme spell of fast bowling
It was a match to remember though as Superstar SC who were on the verge of defeat somehow escaped with one wicket in hand at the end of the game’s play. Bhushan Tandel at no.7 showed resistance facing 72 balls for his unbeaten 13* while tailender Aditya Kolhatkar dodged 16 deliveries unbeaten to ensure his team ends the game in a draw which also meant one point for Superstar SC. From the bowlers, Dwij Adhvaryu was fantastic taking 5/39 in 18 overs alongwith 7 maidens while left arm spinner Sanket Joshi taking 4/30 in 23 overs alongwith 12 maidens.
Aditya on the back of his excellent performance in local cricket also got selected in the U19 Vinood Mankad Trophy for Mumbai while Dwij Adhwaryu becomes only the 2nd player this season across all divisions to achieve the feat of taking 5 wkts & scoring 50 in Kanga League’19
Farhad alongwith Ajit Rodrigues used to be a premier combination & spearhead bowlers for Parsee Cyclists since a long time. While Ajit now represents other club, Farhad has taken over the role of being the strike bowler as he continues to impress with the ball at the age of 37 taking a brilliant 6/55 in 14 overs alongwith 3 maidens vs Star CC at the Azad Maidan. In his previous match vs Vijay CC, Farhad had taken an impressive 5/33 in 15 overs followed by a 6wkt haul in his latest outing.
On the back of his excellent spell, Star CC despite their opener Deepak Kanaujiya’s 53 were all out for 145 runs in 35 overs. Parsee Cyclists in reply won the match on 1st innings lead scoring 147/7 dec in 41 overs thanks to a crucial 47 by Yogesh Patil at no.5 which helped them surpass the 1st innings lead.
The match between Sunrise Sports Club and Taki Team Sports Club was played at Worli SC on Sunday, 10th November. Taki team sports club won the toss and elected to field first.
In the first innings, Sunrise Sports Club had a bad outing with the bat and only managed to score 117 runs in 35 overs before getting bowled out. For Taki team sports club, the pick of the bowlers was off-spinner Vishal addagatla who picked up 5 crucial wickets for 32 runs and he is currently the second highest wicket taker in the tournament. In response to that, Taki team’s batting also didn’t light up the show and only managed to score 93 runs in 23.1 overs only, losing all 10 wickets. For Sunrise sports club also, slow left arm bowler Swapnil Rawool picked up a fifer for 37 runs.
In their 2nd innings, Sunrise club’s opener Rajeev Kamath’s quick 47 runs earned them a total of 74 runs in 20 overs before they declared eyeing for a uncertain victory. In response, Taki team played out the remaining 6 overs of the day harmlessly before the day was called off.
Result-Match ended in a draw
PDTSA after being put to bat first at Sainath Sports Club were restricted to just 105 runs all out in 31.3 overs but one boy which grabbed the attention of everyone was young Rugved More. Rugved single handedly fought it out with the opposition bowlers scoring a rock solid 63* off 99 balls coming at no.3 hitting 9 boundaries.
Rugved was nicely supported by Tushar Gharat who scored 37 off 42 balls. Such was PDTSA’s collapse, their innings had 6 ducks and 2 batsmen falling out on 1 run each. From the bowlers, it was left arm spinner Yash Chavan coming up with sensational bowling figures of 5/25 in 10.3 overs. Yash was spot on in executing his plans while he was nicely supported by Rahul Chaudhary who took 3/19.
Sainath SC also felt jitters early on but it was their star all rounder Yash Chavan at no.5 scoring a fluent 53* off 75 balls (4 fours, 2 sixes) to rescue his team from the jaws of defeat. Sainath SC win the match on 1st innings lead declaring their innings at 125/6 in 28 overs while Yash becomes only the 3nd player across all divisions this year to achieve the feat of taking a 5 wkt haul and scoring a half century in the same match.