Pandurangwadi CC batting first on LIC, Cross Maidan scored 129/10 in 37.2 overs in their 1st innings. From Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana bowlers, Kunal Gawand was the pick of the lot taking 5/33 in 9.2 overs. Pandurangwadi CC who lost suffered a top order collapse managed to revive a little bit with some quick 30’s by no.6 Azhar Querishi (31) & no.7 Rajiv Mehra (37). The top order breakthroughs were provided by JVPG’s senior bowlers while it was Kunal Gawand cleaning up the middle and lower middle order with his effective spin bowling.
Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana were on the brink of getting all-out with just one wicket in hand before the day’s game ended in a draw. Opener Nischal Jain scored a solid 40 but they lacked someone who could convert their starts. Pacer Aditya Dole with 4/18 in 10 overs was the pick of the bowlers for Pandurangwadi CC bowlers.
Result-The match ended in a draw.
Dadar Union SC batting first at Sassanian, Azad Maidan were reduced to mere 86 runs all out thanks to a searing spell of fast bowling by Amit Pande. Amit proved to be too hot to handle for the Dadar Union batters who boast of a very promising batting line up. Amit with his excellent line and length struck regular blows upsetting the top and the middle order as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 6/36 in 14 overs with 5 maidens.
Thanks to Santosh Shinde’s crucial 38 off 77 at no.8, Mumbai Police who were struggling at one point with 6 wkts down for 30 runs eventually surpassed their 1st innings trail winning the match on 1st innings lead. Mumbai Police were all out for 97 runs in their 1st innings with left arm spinner Shubham Pandey (4/24) and Khizar Dafdear (3/22) proving to be pick of the lot.
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The match between Lord North Brook Cricket Club and Youngstar Marine Drive was held in Elphinstone college gymkhana, Oval maidan on 2 nd October. Youngstar Marine Drive won the toss and chose to field first.
After a dismal start by the top order, Lord North Brook Cricket Club’s middle order tried to put up a fight but didn’t put up enough score, they ended up getting all out for a score of 89. For Youngstar marine drive, slow left arm bowler kiran bobade and right arm medium pacer Bharat major were able to get 4 wickets each under their belt .
In response, the performance of the batting department of Youngstar marine drive was futile and only lower order batsman Vaibav Sawant scored a double digit score(i.e 25 runs). They were all out a mere 62 runs and Lord North Brook Cricket Club took the first innings lead but the day was called off.
For Lord north brook cricket club, Saurabh Huddedar, left arm medium bowler, was the pick of the lot and he produced a hostile spell of 5 for 19.
Result: The match ended in a draw.
The match between Koli Combined XI Cricket Club and John Bright Cricket Club was held in Sachivalaya Gymkhana, Oval Maidan on 2nd October. John bright cricket club won the toss and chose to bowl first.
On a challenging wicket, opener Aditya Koli and Nihar Agre looked good and gave a decent start of 42 runs, but with poor performances of other batsmen they were all out for 123 runs. The star with the ball for John bright cricket club was right-arm off spinner Akshay Girap, who caused havoc on the pitch with his spinning deliveries and picked up 6 crucial wickets conceding a mere 25 runs. 34yr old Akshay was at one point hailed as a mystery spinner who went on to represent the Mumbai team in first Class cricket in 2015.
John Bright Cricket Club didn’t get good start with the bat, and the batting card reflected a string of low scores and at the end, the scored 97 runs losing 7 wickets.
For Koli Combined XI CC, right arm medium bowler Aditya Hareshwar Koli bowled an impressive spell of 3 for 17.
Result: The match ended in a draw.
The match between Maharashtra Young Cricketers and Dahisar Sports Club was held in Sachivalya gymkhana, Oval Maidan on 2nd October. Dahisar Sports Club won the toss and elected to bowl first.
After a dismal top order performance of Maharashtra Young Cricketers , the middle- order partnership between left-handed Sushil kumar kamble and right handed Prashant Mhamunkar helped them to put up a small but fighting score of 119 on an uneven wicket. Interestingly, Dahisar Sports Club used 9 bowlers but right arm medium pace bowler Sherwin lobo was the hit of the line-up, clinging impressive figures of 5 for 35.
In response, Dahisar Sports Club didn’t have a solid start but no.3 batsman
Kaushtubh Tathare played an impressive but waiting innings of 37 runs off 111 balls to save his team from being bowled out. Rest other batsmen had brief stays at the crease and somehow, at the end of the game Dahisar sports club were at a score of 94/7. For Maharashtra Young Cricketers, right–arm off spinner Sunil Sargar and slow left arm bowler Sushil Kumar Kamble picked up 3 wickets each.
Result: The match was drawn.
MIG batting first on their homeground at Bandra did get some early jitters with wickets falling at regular intervals. With scoreboard reading 3/37, 4/48 and 5/94 at various junctures, MIG needed someone who could take the team sailing towards a healthy total. Swapnil Salvi who came at no.5 played a rescuing knock of 89 runs in 98 balls. Salvi smashed 6 fours and 4 sixes as he was able to shift the momentum in his team’s favor. Swapnil also received good support from the lower middle order players like Ashay Palkar (22) & Balakrushna Shirke (46) as MIG declared their innings at 205/7 in 44.1 overs.
With the ball it was Ankush Jaiswal taking care of defending his team MIG’s total as he came up with a sensational spell of 5/18 in 7 overs alongwith 2 maidens. It has been no looking back for a man who took the 1st ever hat-trick in T20 Mumbai as he continues to bowl impressive spells of bowling across various formats of MCA Tournaments. Muslim United SC were all out for 92 runs as MIG clinched a win on 1st innings lead.
Swapnil Salvi speaking with Cricketgraph shared: “The wicket was really good, it had good assistance for the spinners, when I came to bat the team was around 4 down for 48 runs and hence this knock was quite valuable at the middle order. I was told about us declaring the innings only in the last over hence I started to accelerate and lost my wicket or else was quite close to a ton! ”
In what was probably a low scoring thriller where both the teams gave a tough fight to each other, there were some exciting moments and promising performances witnessed. New Hind SC batting first at Dadkar Maidan were all out for 112 runs courtesy to some tight bowling by left-arm spinner Sagar Mishra (4/25) and Pardeep Sahu (3/25).
Parkophene Cricketers in reply received an equally strong fight from the New Hind SC bowlers with Akshay Jambhekar (3/24) & Parikshit Valsangakar (3/19) taking wickets at crucial intervals. Opener Adeeb Usmani who scored a solid half century in his previous outing again came good scoring 60% of the team runs single handedly. Despite a lack of support from the other hand, Adeeb kept on playing his natural game scoring an impressive 61 off 82 balls (3 fours, 3 sixes).
New Hind SC restricted Parkophene Cricketers to winning the match on 1st innings lead while it was a game where bowlers from both the sides gave their best. Adeeb on the other hand looks really promising with the bat this season.
Islam Gymkhana after being put to bat first at DY Patil Ground in Nerul were all out for 171 runs in 59.2 overs. Despite a solid start by the Islam Gymkhana openers, they lacked someone who could construct a big innings. Leg-break bowler Pravin Tambe who is probably now one of the experienced leg break spinners of Mumbai continued to dazzle coming up with 5/50 in 18.3 overs (3 maidens). Tambe extracted the best from his home ground as he kept providing crucial breakthroughs at regular intervals.
DY Patil Sports Academy in reply scored 148/7 in 27 overs before the game ended in a draw. Middle order batsman Yogesh Pawar top scored with 61 off 64 while Subbu chipped in with 32 runs.
Pravin Tambe as always never fails to inspire you as he is always in the charts of top wicket takers across local tournaments of Mumbai. In his previous match, Pravin Tambe had taken a brilliant 6/52 in 16 overs with 4 maidens.
Apollo CC after being put to bat first at Western Railways, Cross Maidan were reduced for a low total of 86 runs all out in 40 overs. Young Comrade CC skipper Shamit Shetty who also leads the team was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/36 in 13 overs with 3 maidens. Shamit who took a 5wkt haul even in his previous outing looks in really good shape coming up with crucial breakthroughs taking timely middle order wickets.
Young Comrade CC received a tough fight from the Apollo CC bowlers with scoreboard reading 63/7 and 72/8 at one stage. However, Shamit under pressure chipped in with a crucial knock of 17* (21 balls) when only two wickets were in hand and he smashed a six to seal a win for his team on 1st innings lead.
Apollo CC batted for 16 overs in 2nd innings with middle order batsman Kushal Kakkad scoring a whirlwind knock of 61*in just 33 balls (8 fours, 2 sixes) probably making it the fastest 50 so far in this season across all divisions.
Shamit Speaking with Cricketgraph said: “I lost my maternal grandfather last month who was a very special person in my life, I want to dedicate my performance and win in my maternal grandfather’s memory”