Canara Vijay CC opting to bat first at the Oval Maidan Ground reached a total of 117/10 in 41.4 overs. Most of the batsman found it difficult to get going with Rahul Patil’s 29 at the lower middle order being the highest score.
From the bowlers it was young Krushang Rathod being the pick of the lot coming up with a game changing spell of 7/36 in 13.4 overs which included 2 maidens. Krushang bowled in the right areas while was also able to extract a fair amount of turn to deceive the batsman at regular intervals. Merry Cricketers with the help of no.7 Vinay Singh’s 37* surpassed the 1st innings trail reaching 123/7 in 38.4 overs winning the match on 1st innings lead.
Yogi CC after being put to bat first on hometurf of United Cricketers at Cross Maidan mustered up a total of 187/10 in 50.5 overs. Even though, Yogi CC kept on losing wickets at regular intervals it was their right handed batsman Niranjan Paradkar at no.7 pushing his team towards a respectable total.
Niranjan scored a timely knock of 70 in 73 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes) which proved to be quite crucial for his team. From the bowlers, it was left arm spinner Sandeep Pawar once again showing his special talent with the ball taking 6/82 in 23.5 overs. Left arm spinner Sandeep is now the C Div table topper amongst the highest wicket takers list bagging a stuning 22 wkts in 5 innings at an average of 7.00.
United Cricketers in reply got 34 overs to bat where they lost only 5wkts for 94 runs with Darshan Kamthe at no.5 scoring a match saving 56*off 69 balls (10 fours). United Cricketers who were 3/17 at one stage were rescued from a severe defeat on the back of a strokeful half century as the match ended in a draw.
Darshan Kamthe now has 173 runs in 4 innings at an average of 57.67 and a strike rate of close to 80.00 as he tops the C Div Charts amongst the top run getters.
Juhu Vileparle Gymkhana after being put to bat first posted a 1st innings total of 156/10 in 37.4 overs. Even though it was a batting collapse with scoreboard reading 14/4, it was Yogesh Dhumal at no.6 hitting a match saving 68 off 96 balls (9 fours, 1 six). JVPG on the back of Yogesh’s brilliant 68 were powered from 14/4 to 156/10 in 37.4 overs. From the bowlers, Rahul Ratnaparkhi with 4/17 in 8 overs including 2 maidens was the pick of the bowlers.
Shivaji Park Youngsters despite a solid top order start were not able to capitalize thanks to a match winning spell of spin bowling by Kunal Gawand. Kunal came up with bowling figures of 7/36 in 8.4 overs coming up with wickets in almost every over which was throwned upon him. It was on the back of his futile spell, Shivaji Park Youngsters were restricted to 128 all out in 29.4 overs handing over a 1st innings win to JVPG team.
With 14wkts in 3 innings so far in Kanga at a stunning bowling average of mere 4.00, Kunal has been quite impressive and a spinner to watchout for in the coming months.
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John Bright CC after being put to bat first were all out for 82 runs thanks to a impressive spell by Abhishek Pandey who led from the front in the bowling department coming up with excellent bowling figures of 7/28 in 6.5 overs. Left-arm spinner Abhishek provided timely breakthroughs not allowing the opposition batsman to settle.
However, John Bright CC were not able to defend their low total despite some tight bowling by their bowlers. The experienced leg-spinner Vidyadhar Kamath brought in all his skills to test as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/23 in 6.5 overs. Vidyadhar ensured he took crucial wickets at the middle order with his wily legspin as Sainath SC were all out for 89 runs.
30yr old Vidyadhar is a first class cricketer who has represented Goa & Railways at state level was also nicely supported by Yash Chavan who took 3/14.
John Bright CC won the match on 1st innings lead while we got to see some excellent bowling by the likes of Abhishek Pandey and Vidyadhar Kamath.
Gaud Saraswat CC after being put to bat first at Azad Maidan ground suffered a serious batting collapse getting all out for just 50 runs. At one stage Gaud CC were 14/4 while they were eventually cleaned up for 50 runs thanks to a searing spell of hostile fast bowling by Aditya Kolhatkar. Aditya returned with match winning bowling figures of 7/21 in 10.5 overs with 2 maidens. Young Aditya who is also selected in the Mumbai U19 probables has certainly put a strong statement with his tight bowling.
Superstar SC in reply scored 94/5 in 34.4 overs winning the match on 1st innings lead with Shashwat Jagtap top scoring with 48 runs.
During his school days, Aditya had received the best athlete award while he is being trained by none other than Shri Amol Muzumdar, Shri Sandeep Dhad, Shri Rohan Bane & Sri Santosh Shinde sir has trained and developed his bowing skills.
Parkophene Cricketers opting to bat first at Cross Maidan were off to a shaky start but they were able to reach a competitive total of 209/9 in 39 overs dec in their 1st innings. Adeeb Usmani with 40 runs at no.3 became the highest run scorer in A Div kanga League this year while left handed all-rounder Sagar Mishra once again in chipped in with a crucial half century at the middle order helping his team reach a strong position.
Payyade SC in reply were off to a solid start with openers putting on 80 runs in the first 16 overs. Left Handed opener Vikrant Auti anchored the chase with a composed 77 off 78 balls while it was Prayag Bhati at no.3 who carried on the positive momentum scoring 62 off mere 47 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) coming at no.3.
Prayag (214 runs in 3 innings) has been amongst the top scorers in the A Div while he has been scoring consistently in various tournaments itching to make a strong statement for a comeback in the Ranji circuit. It was on the back of solid half centuries by these two Payyade SC declared their 1st innings at 215/5 dec in 36 overs winning the match on 1st innings lead. Payyade are also the A div runners up for Kanga League 2019.
Parkophene Skipper Prasad Pawar who bravely elected to bat first with an aim to break the jynx that the teams who chose to bat first in Kanga often find it difficult to win. However, the track record & history of Kanga which shows that only 5% of teams have won after opting to bat first. The history of Kanga overpowered Prasad’s move as Parkophene lost the match on 1st innings.
Sportsmen CC Vasai after being put to bat first at Shivaji Park Dadar could muster a total of 145/10 in 42.3 overs. Opener Suyog Vaity top scored with 48 runs while the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts. From the bowlers, it was Narayan Sawant being the pick of the lot coming up with 4/41.
However, Sportsmen CC Vasai managed to defend their modest total restricting Gamdevi Cricketers to just 89 all out in 27.5 overs. Thanks to a match winning spell by Yoganand Ghatge who bamboozled the batsman with his effective left arm spin. Yoganand returned home with exceptional bowling figures of 6/22 in 9.5 overs while fast bowler Kaiwalya Patil also gave good support chipping in with 4/33 in 11 overs with 3 maidens helping Sportsmen CC Vasai win the match on 1st innings lead.
Muslim United after being put to bat first at Cross Maidan were all out for 129/10 in 30.3 overs. Khalidzaman Ahmed opening the innings was the top scorer with 64 runs while only 1 batsman apart from him managed to score in double digits. The architect of Muslim United Middle and Lower Order Collapse was right arm medium pacer Nehal Shaikh who achieved the best bowling figures of A Division Kanga League’19. Nehal ran through their batting line up returning with bowling figures of 8/35 in 10.3 overs which proved to be ghastly for the opposition.
Trailing/Chasing 130 seemed to be a cakewalk for Regal CC as they lost only 4 wkts before they declared their innings at 131/4 in 31.3 overs winning the match on 1st innings lead. Aakash Savla registered his consecutive half century displaying his ominous touch en-route a classy 59* off 93 balls at no.4.
Khar Gymkhana taking on Young Mohmeddan CC on their ground was always going to be one interesting competition and the bowlers in the match ensured that the match remained a nail biter.
Khar Gymkhana after being put to bat first were bundled out for 152 runs thanks to a searing spell of fast bowling by Left arm quickster Rahil Shaikh. Rahil came up with stunning bowling figures of 7/60 in 17.1 overs. Rahil was spot on with the ball and most of the players could makeout how this bowler went on to play Irani Trophy for Mumbai as well as featuring in a game for Mumbai Indians in IPL as it was quality fast bowling on display.
However, Young Mohmeddan CC could not replicate their good bowling performance into batting as they were all out for 101 runs in 19.4 overs. Off Spinner Aatif Shaikh who has bagged a fifer even before this game and has been amongst the wickets this season continued to impress taking 5/18 in 5.4 overs in what turned out to be a match winning bowling spell as Khar Gymkhana won the match on 1st innings lead.