Into the all important finals at the MCA Ground in Bandra (BKC), Chembur Gymkhana after opting to bat first managed to put an average total of 138/7 in 20 overs. Chembur Gymkhana lacked batsman who could score big at a brisk pace, hence not able to cross the 150 run mark. The bowlers did a collectively good job with as many as 6 bowlers chipping in with a wicket each. The most economical of the lot was Rohan Sadarjoshi (1/16 in 4 overs) and Amit Rathore (1/22 in 4 overs).
Vijaychandra CC chasing 139 were off to a shaky start with a few quick wickets lost in between, however their opener Bhavik Patel changed the momentum with a quick 41 off 25 balls while Rohit Singh (29) and Prakash Aswani (24) chipping in with crucial cameos as they went on to win the finals by 3 wkts.
Manof the Series, Best Batsman and Man of the Match in finals-
Bhavik patel
Best Bowler
Himanshu Sonthalia
The winning team was awarded a cash prize of Rs 5000/- in the name of Sri Late Chandrakant Karmarkar and the Runner up were awarded a cash prize of Rs 3000/- in the name of Late Appa Babrekar by coach Chandreshkhar Karmarkar.
Some snaps-
Kalyan Team after opting to bat first at the All Saints School Ground posted a massive total of 257/3 in 20 overs which had as many as 57 extras. One of the bowlers conceded 25 wides in his spell of 4 overs which helped Kalyan post a big total. Harish Mahajan coming at no.3 scored a flashy 52 off 33 balls (9 fours). Abhay Gaikwad coming at no.6 gave the finishing touch scoring a brilliant 52* in 36 balls which had 8 fours in it.
Chembur Team in reply were all out for 92 runs as Kalyan Bowlers did an excellent job. Milind Shinde with 3/17 was the pick of the bowlers while Sudarshan Patil (2/9) and Manoj Dande (2/2) were the other bowlers who proved to be impressive.
Kalyan team won the match by 165 runs while it was combined a effort by their bowlers as well as batsman helping them dominate Chembur team.
Tournament Sponsored by: Hindustan Pencil LTD (Nataraj Pens)
Into the T30 League Round, Shreyas Cricket Academy after opting to bat first were bundled out for 118 runs in 29.4 overs. SSCA bowlers did an excellent job of restricting the batsman and not allowing any pairs to stitch a match threatening partnership.
Santosh Sports Cricket Academy chasing 119 finished off the chase in just 17.3 overs winning the match in style by 7 wkts and 12.3 overs to spare. Shardul Khanolkar from SSCA top scored with a solid 43 off 41 balls which had 7 boundaries in it.
It was a commanding win for Santosh Sports Cricket Academy, Kalyan where in Shardul Khanolkar was declared ‘man of the match’. It was a great day in the office for the young boys as Shardul and the whole team had a special guest in Albert Morkel in the post match presentation ceremony. Albert Morkel is the father of two jewels of African Cricket Team- Albie and Mornie Morkel. Albert Morkel is also the coach of U19 South Africa Cricket team and it was certainly a great moment for the boys to grace an event with such a personality.
Himanshu Sonthalia’s 54 off 22 powered them to a 21-run respective victory against GEP Solutions in a match of the Dreamz Champions Trophy Regular White Ball 2018-19, organized by Dreamz Sports and Events and played at the M B Union, Cross Maidan, Mumbai on 20th April.
Reliance Group won the toss and elected to bat first. They had made decent 161 for all out in 20 overs. They face difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs hardly and they amassed a low total. They lost thee major wickets in first five overs. While, they were keep losing the wickets without any favourable partnership. Himanshu Sonthalia and Santosh produced a 54 run partnership for the eight wicket.
While chasing, GEP Solutions lost their two wickets in 7th over and they also lost three wickets in 11th over. And then they lost the last wicket after a strong partnership of 41 runs. Vaibhav made the most significant contribution, scoring the quarter-half-century of his career. Himanshu Sonthalia took 6 for 28 in his four overs.
Himanshu Sonthalia of Reliance Group won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He claimed 6 for 28 from his four overs. He struck twice in his second and three in his fourth over. He also smashed stormy 54 off 22 balls, including two fours and six sixes. Amazing strike-rate!
Brief Stats:
Reliance Group ADA vs GEP Solutions Match Full Scorecard ….
Best Batting Figures from Reliance – Himanshu (54 off 22)
Best Batting Figures from GEP – Vaibhav (25)
Best Bowling Figures from Reliance – Himanshu 6-28 and Santosh 2-29
Best Bowling Figures from GEP – Sourabh 3-22 and Rajesh 3-31
Mumbai, April 27: Defending champions Parsee Gymkhana produced another impressive all-round performance to emerge champions for the third successive year and complete a hat-trick of triumphs. A dominant Parsee Gymkhana recorded an authoritative 33-run victory against challengers Souvenir Cricket Club in a keenly contested final of the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 and played at the Parsee Gymkhana ground on Saturday.
Parsee Gymkhana sent into bat first amassed a total of 205 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. The batsmen who made substantial contributions to the Parsee Gym innings was Ashay Sardesai 48 runs (35b, 6×4, 1×6), Akarshit Gomel 36 runs (14b, 6×4, 1×6). Raunaq Sharma 30 runs (12b, 2×4), Aditya Dhumal (28 runs), Aman Khan (27 runs) and Sufiyan Shaikh (20 runs) also chipped in with useful runs to further boost the total. Left arm spinner Asif Shaikh (4 for 24) was once again the pick of the Souvenir bowler, while Mohd. Amir Khan picked 2 for 33 runs.
Chasing quite a stiff target of 206 runs for victory, Souvenir CC was dismissed for a paltry 172 in 19.2 overs. Sachin Yadav put up a determined fight scoring 62 runs (57b, 4×4, 5×6), while Akash Parkar 38 runs (26b, 3×4, 1×6) and Swapnil Salvi 23 runs tried to take Souvenir past the finish line but their efforts went in vain as the Parsee Gymkhana bowling attack put the brakes on their scoring. Aditya Dhumal 3 for 25, Akarshit Gomel 3 for 28 and Shams Mulani 2 for 24 were responsible for securing their win to complete the hat-trick of title victories.
Parsee Gymkhana’s all-rounder Aditya Dhumal was declared as the ‘Best player of the tournament’, while the ‘Best batsman and Best bowler of the tournament award was won by Sachin Yadav and Asif Shaikh respectively, both of Souvenir CC.
Chief Guest, Milind Rege, a former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain and chief selector presented the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Trophy to the victorious Parsee Gymkhana captain Aditya Tare.
Souvenir Cricket team which represents F division in Kanga League is looked by Nadim Memon sir and senior cricketer Rohan Bane marched into the finals beating the top division teams like PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Young Mohmeddan CC and Marwari CC. Rohan Bane played a crucial role to shape and mentor the team perfectly to reach at this stage.
Individual awards – Player of the final: Aditya Dhumal (Parsee Gymkhana).
Best batsman of the tournament: Sachin Yadav (Souvenir Cricket Club).
Best bowler of the tournament: Asif Shaikh (Souvenir Cricket Club).
Brief Score of Final Match of Parsee Gymkhana VS Souvenir Cricket Club
Parsee Gymkhana 205 for 9 wickets in 20 overs (Ashay Sardesai 48 (35b, 6×4, 1×6), Akarshit Gomel 36 (14b, 6×4, 1×6); Asif Shaikh 4 for 24, Mohd. Amir Khan 2 for 33) beat Souvenir CC 172 all out in 19.2 overs (Sachin Yadav 62 (57b, 4×4, 5×6), Akash Parkar 38 (26b, 3×4, 1×6); Aditya Dhumal 3 for 25, Akarshit Gomel 3 for 28, Shams Mulani 2 for 24) by 33 runs.
Dahisar team after being made to bat first at the All Saints School ground were all out for 153 runs in 20 overs. Despite both the openers falling out on ducks, it was a good comeback by Arunesh Shukla (69) and Maulik Zariwala (39) which took Dahisar to a respectable total. The bowler who took everyone by storm was Abhijeet Patil who achieved a sensational feat of bagging 6 wkts in a T20 match. Abhijeet came up with match winning bowling figures of 6/32 in 4 overs as he became the pick of the bowlers from his team.
Chasing 154, Govandi Team chased it down in 20 overs with 5 wkts to spare. Opener Tabish Pathan (31) and Akshay (37) were the highest scorers.
It was a match dominated by the Govandi team while Abhijeet Patil was declared “man of the match”
After opting to bat first at the Cross Maidan Ground, Jai Vireshwar team notched up a total of 166/4 in 20 overs. Yogesh Shinde opening the innings top scored for his team hitting a fluent 67 runs in 51 balls (7 fours) while the rest of the batsman provided starts ensuring team reaches a decent total.
Chasing 1667, KPIT were bundled out for 135 runs thanks to some really tight bowling by the Vireshwar bowlers. Sachin and Rohan bagged two wickets each while Yogesh also chipped in with an economical spell of 1/20 in 4 overs. Jai Vireshwar team won the match by 31 runs and Yogesh Shinde was declared ‘man of the match” Yogesh had one two man of the match awards that day in two matches which he played. In the morning match of Pulse Corporate T20 league, he had come up with bowling figures of 4/12 in 4 overs with one maiden which helped IDBI win the match vs Viacom 18.
Souvenir CC spinner Asif Shaikh grabbed a hat-trick to spin his team to a eight-wicket win against P.J. Hindu Gymkhana in a semi-final match of the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2019
Mumbai, April 26: Talented left-arm spinner Asif Shaikh stole the thunder claiming a timely hat-trick to inspire Souvenir Cricket Club register a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against P.J. Hindu Gymkhana in the first semi-final match of the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 and played at the Parsee Gymkhana ground on Friday.
Hindu Gym who were put in to bat scored 129 for 7 wickets in 20 overs and Souvenir CC easily scored 130 for 2 wickets in 12.1 overs.
In the second semi-final, defending champions Parsee Gymkhana charged to a nine-wicket win against Apollo CC and seal their place in the final against Souvenir CC at the Islam Gymkhana on Saturday morning.
Parsee Gym after deciding to field first restricted Apollo CC to 125 for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Siddhanth Singh 43 runs, Rahil Shaikh 35 runs and Siddharth Ghule 25 runs contributed to the Apollo innings, while Parsee Gym bowlers Shams Mulani 3 for 18 and Shivam Malhotra 2 for 35 shared the wickets. In reply, Parsee Gymkhana lost opener Akarshit Gomel for a first ball duck, but captain and one drop batsman Aditya Tare 74 runs (49b, 10×4, 3×6) and the other opener Ashay Sardesai 51 runs (38b, 9×4) stitched together an unbeaten 126 run partnership to steer Parsee Gym to victory.
Earlier, the upcoming Asif was disciplined and bowled a tidy spell and was rewarded with three consecutive from the final three balls of the innings to finish with figures of 3 for 19 runs from his four overs. His brilliant efforts haled Souvenir restrict Hindu Gymkhana to 129 for 7 wickets from their quota of 20 overs.
Thanks to left-hander Megh Adhvaryu solid knock of 82 runs, Hindu Gym were tottering at 129 for four wickets at the end of the 19th over. But, they were unable to add to the total from the final over bowled by Asif, who picked up three successive wickets and with all the victims falling for ducks. He first clean bowled Hussain Raza with the fourth ball of the 20th over and then with his teasing line and length foxed Dhruv Vagasia and Aman Maniyar getting them to charge out and leaving wicket-keeper Sachin Yadav to complete the stumping and close the Hindu Gym innings.
In reply, Souvenir batted steadily and comfortably reached the winning target of 130 runs losing just 2 wickets in 12.1 overs. Openers Swapnil Salvi 33 runs and Usaid Cutlerywala 32 runs put together 49 runs for the first wicket and later Usaid and Sachin Yadav 54 runs added a further 48 runs for the second wicket which helped them to safely cross the finish line and a place in Saturday’s final.
Semi-finals – Brief scores :-
1st Semi Final Match – P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 129 for 7 wickets in 20 overs (Megh Adhvaryu 82 (52b, 5×4, 6×6), Farhan Kazi 25 (40b, 4×4), Asif Shaikh 3 (hat-trick)for 19) lost to Souvenir CC 130 for 2 wickets in 12.1 overs (Sachin Yadav 54 (24b, 8×4, 2×6), Swapnil Salvi 33, Usaid Cutlerywala 32) by 8 wickets.
2nd Semi Final Match – Apollo CC 125 for 6 wickets in 20 overs (Siddhanth Singh 43 (45b, 4×4, 1×6), Rahil Shaikh 35 (32b, 3×4, 1×6); Siddharth Ghule 25; Shams Mulani 3 for 18, Shivam Malhotra 2 for 35) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 126 for 1 wicket in 14.4 overs (Aditya Tare 74 (49b, 10×4, 3×6), Ashay Sardesai 51 (38b, 9×4) by 9 wickets.
Aarey CC after being put to bat first posted a decent total of 235/2 in 42.3 overs. Padmanabhan C was the highest scorer hitting a solid 64 while Vishal Jadhav (44) and Saiel Surve (36) chipped in with cameos. From Young Social CC, Karthikeyan Pal with 4/16 was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 236, Young Social Cricket Club were bundled out for just 81 runs in 29 overs. Chaitanya Bhoir came up with a sensational spell taking 5/10 in 9 overs with 4 maidens running through the batting line up of opposition with ease. Chaitanya was spot on with the ball picking up wickets at regular intervals and not allowing any batsman to settle.
Aarey CC eventually won the match by 174 runs while it was Chaitanya’s bowling spell which remained the highlight performance of the match.
Trafigura stomped all over Deutsche Bank (IWE) to register a two-wicket victory in a match of Inbox Woods Corporate T20 Championship 2019, organised by Inbox Woods Events & Entertainment and played at Venus Sports Academy, Goregaon West, Mumbai on 21st April.
Put in to bat, after the dismissals of their two leading batsmen, Deutsche Bank needed another member of the top order to step into the breach, and Sudhakar held the innings together with his fifty. Now they were looking for a favorable partnership, then Sudhakar and Vishal produced a 54 run third wicket partnership. Sudhakar and Perin also produced 73 run fourth wicket partnership. Sudhakar’s impressive fifty of the competition glued Deutsche Bank’s innings together, but their 156 for 6 didn’t look like enough to challenge the Trafigura.
However, Pawanish Seth spearheaded a spirited defence with two wickets in his second over, and at the end of the Powerplay, Trafigura were floundering at 46 for 3. Dhaval and Prasan produced a 85 run strong partnership for fourth wicket. Dhaval finished on 49 off 35 balls with eight fours. Trafigura finished with 160 for 8 in 20 overs. Dhaval Mehta of Trafigura Global Team won the ‘Man of the Match’ title.
Earlier that day, Ravi Shinde’s monstered 48 off 26 powered Axis Bank to a seven-wicker victory against Sony Pictures Networks in a match of same tournament. Put in to bat, Sony had made just 155 for 6 in 20 overs. Manoj was the best pick of the Axis Bank. In reply, Axis were at 158 for 3 after 18th over. Axis Bank won the match by 7 wickets. Where as, Pratik Patil of Sony Pictures Networks won the ‘Man of the Match’ title.
Brief Stats:
Deutsche Bank (IWE) vs Trafigura Match Scorecard …
Best Batting Figures from Deutsche – Sudhakar Gupta (80 off 61)
Best Batting Figures from Trafigura – Dhaval Mehta (49) and Prasan(38)
Best Bowling Figures from Deutsche – Faraz Khan 4-26 and Pawanish 2-23
Best Bowling Figures from Trafigura – Anis Datre 1-13
Sony Pictures Networks (IWE) vs Axis Bank Match Scorecard ….
Best Batting Figures from Sony – Pratik Patil (68 off 44) and Anil Kushwah(54)
Best Batting Figures from Axis – Ravi Shinde 48 and Shiv Shankar Rao* 33
Best Bowling Figures from Sony – Pratik Patil 2-20
Best Bowling Figures from Axis – Manoj Upadhyay 3-15