Left-arm spinner Asif Shaikh (4 for 20) played a key role in leading Souvenir CC to a 113 runs victory against Young Mohammedan CC in a quarter-final match of the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2019.
Mumbai, April 24: Outstanding batting performances from top order batters Sachin Yadav 90 runs and Akash Parkar unbeaten 85 runs and the impressive bowling efforts from Asif Shaikh 4 for 20 and skipper Usman Malvi 3 for 24 helped Souvenir Cricket Club record a comprehensive 113 runs victory against Young Mohammedan Cricket Club in a quarter-final match of the 70th Nawab Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground on Wednesday.
Souvenir CC piled up a massive 211 runs for four wickets from their 20 overs and then bundled out Young Mohammedans for a measly 98 runs in 16.1 overs to complete the win and storm into the semi-finals.
Young Mohammedan after deciding to field first started positively and cheaply got rid of the top three opposition batsmen with only 22 runs on the board and in just 2.3 overs. But, the left-handed Sachin and Akash, both batted solidly and put the Souvenir innings back on track with a substantial 163 runs association for the fourth wicket in 16.3 overs. Sachin’s 52-ball knock was studded with 11 boundaries and four solid sixes while Akash’s unbeaten innings came from 54 balls which was creamed with eight hits to the fence and three huge hits over the ropes. Roshan Ade picked 2 for 28 runs.
Later, left-arm spinner Asif bowled intelligently to torment the Young Mohammedan batsmen and received good support from medium pacer Usman while slow left-arm spinner Akshay Ambike picked up two wickets for 11 runs to complete the demolition.
In another quarter-final match, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana defeated Muslims United SC by 36 runs. Hindu Gymkhana were dismissed for 168 in 19.5 overs and they then restricted Muslims United to 132 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Megh Adhvaryu from PJ Hindu Gymkhana team score 94 runs in 54 balls with the help of 6 Fours and 6 Sixes in this match.
Brief scores:
1s Match – Souvenir CC 211 for 4 wickets in 20 overs (Sachin Yadav 90 (52b, 11×4, 4×6), Akash Parkar 85 not out (54b, 8×4, 3×6); Roshan Ade 2/28) beat Young Mohammedan CC 98 all out in 16.1 overs (Kadir Patel 29 (25b, 4×4, 1×6), Arsalan Shaikh 22; Asif Shaikh 4/20, Usman Malvi 3/24, Akshay Ambike 2/11) by 113 runs.
2nd Match – P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 168 all out in 19.5 overs (Megh Adhvaryu 94; Sachin Chaudhary 3/28, Rajesh Sundar 3/37) beat Mumbai Muslims 132 for 9 wickets in 20 overs (Rajesh Tandel 56, Rajesh Sardar 36; Aman Maniyar 3/15, Kavi Priyam 2/17) by 36 runs.
United Sports Club after opting to bat first at the Central Maidan, Thane were all out for 185 runs in 45 overs. The top 4 batsman chipped in with 20’s but they lacked someone who could make a big substantial individual score. From the bowlers, Pankaj Yadav and Mukul jaiswal chipped in with 3 wkts each.
Defending a moderate total of 185, it was United SC’s left arm-spinner Abhishek Ghule changing the game with his excellent bowling. Abhishek came up with bowling figures of 5/35 in 7.4 overs which eventually restricted Thane Friends to 161 all out in 29.4 overs.
United Sports Club won the match by 24 runs while it was Abhishek’s bowling which remained the highlight performance of the match.
GSB Sports Club after opting to bat first at scored a competitive total of 258/8 in 45 overs. Sanjay Sansare was the highest scorer in the match hitting a brilliant 104 off 112 balls (12 fours, 2 sixes), a knock which consisted some impressive shots and good running between the wickets. Apart from him, Shekhar Dalvi (43*) and Venkatraman Mudaliar (30) were the two batsman who looked good.
Thane Sporting Club in reply were bundled out for 66 runs thanks to some brilliant bowling by the GSB bowlers who did not allow any batsman to settle in.
Rupesh Kondalkar with 3/5 was the pick of the bowlers as GSB SC won the match by a big margin of 192 runs.
Bandra Police after opting to bat first at the Police Gymkhana Ground posted a healthy total of 191/5 in 20 overs. Opener Kaustubh Thakur looked good for his 30 ball 40 while Onkar Jadhav top scored for his team hitting an impressive 33 ball 58 (3 fours , 4 sixes). Khizar Dafedar and Manan Khakhar gave the finishing touch to their team’s innings coming up with quick cameos of 38* off 28 and 24* off 9balls pushing the team towards an excellent total.
Mumbai Police who are an equally strong side were not deterred by a big target in hands as Prasad Pawar and Mayur Sanap stitched a match winning 126 run stand in 72 balls for the 2nd wicket. Opener Prasad who is known to be a very effective batsman while chasing scored 76 in mere 39 balls (6 fours, 6 sixes) while the in -form Mayur Sanap who has been hitting half centuries at will consistently in the T20 format continues to impress hitting an elegant 78 off 56 balls (7 fours. 3 sixes) as Mumbai Police City Riders won the match in the 2nd last ball by 4 wkts.
The match was a thriller with two evenly matched sides which is nothing but a great beginning to the T20 tournament.
Harish Narvekar’s 74 off 45 and Aakash’s 3 for 15 powered Met Sport Club to a 8 wicket easy victory against Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd in a final match of the T20 Challengers Trophy 2018-19 , organized by Mariya Sports Academy and played at the New Era Cricket Ground, Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 20th April.
Put in to bat, Abbott Healthcare finished with 119 for 9 in 20 overs. Last five overs of this inning went extremely bad for them. They lost five major wickets in last five overs. While, the 18th over was a tough time to travel, as they lost 2 major wickets in this over. Rahul Chavarkar scored 30 off 28, including a pair of fours and a single six. From 62 for 3 in 11 overs, they had made 119 for 9 in 20 overs. Shadab Usmani was the best pick for Met Sport Club.
While chasing, Met Sport Club had made 121 for 2 in 13.5 overs. The openers didn’t face any difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs freely, and they also produced a strong 66 run partnership for the first wicket. While, they lost their first wicket in 8th over and second wicket in 12th over. They were playing very freely because the target was easy to chase. Harish Narvekar finished on 74 off 45 balls with a single six and eleven fours. Harish Narvekar of Met Sport Club won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title.
Brief Stats: Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd vs Met Sport Club
Best Batting Figures from Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd- Rahul (30 off 28)
Best Batting Figures from MET Sports Club – Harish Narvekar (74 off 45) and Kunal Tadiyal (24* off 16)
Best Bowling Figures from Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd – Sandesh 1-21
Best Bowling Figures from MET Sports Club – Shadab Usmani 3-15 and Jayant 2-21
Deutsche Bank Group stomped all over Accenture Post Trade Processing to register a ten-wicket easy victory in a Challenger Final match of T20 Master’s Cup (Pink), organised by One world Of Sports and played at Western Railway Cricket Ground, Mumbai on 20th April.
Accenture Post Trade Processing won the toss and elected to bat first. They had made 116 for 9 in 20 overs. The start was extremely lousy as they lost both the openers in second over of the innings. Accenture managed to get past the three-figure mark mainly due to major contribution from Leon, who was on 40 off 35 balls, including seven fours and a single six. And Faisal also scored 29 off 26.
Nishant Kamble, who was unbeaten on 50 off 41 balls, and Vikas Wagh, who was unbeaten on 50 off 51, handled the bowling attack better, as they ensured an easy chase. But it was set up by how Anil Julka started the game, taking three wickets at the top which took the wind out of the Accenture innings. They had made 117 for without any loss in 15.2 overs. Nishant Kamble of Deutsche Bank won the ‘Man of the Match’ title. He scored unbeaten 50 off 41 balls, including the three fours and three sixes.
Brief Stats:
Accenture Post Trade Processing vs Deutsche Bank Group
Best Batting Figures from Accenture – Leon (40 off 35)
Best Batting Figures from Deutsche – Nishant Kamble (50 off 41) and Vikas Wagh (50 off 51)
Best Bowling Figures from Accenture – A. Nayeem 0-12
Best Bowling Figures from Deutsche – Anil Julka 3-12
Prime Group CC after opting to bat first at the Goregaon Sports Club notched up an excellent total of 308/9 in 45 overs. Opener Samrat Mitra played a fine knock of 85 runs in 97 balls (12 fours) while the middle order failed to capitalize on the good start. However, al-rounder Rohit Phatak who came at no.7 scored an unbeaten 69* off 70 balls (9 fours) pushing the team towards a healthy total. From the bowlers, Ganesh Shinde and Mrunal Shah were the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wkts each.
Chasing 300+ in 45 overs is always a difficult task and Park CC must have felt the pressure getting bundled out for 119 runs in 36.2 overs. Rohit Phatak who first scored a crucial half century ran through the opposition batsman with his medium pace coming up with match winning bowling figures of 6/25 in 7.2 overs. Left arm spinner, Shubham Sardar also looked impressive for his 3 wkts as Prime Group CC went on to win the match by 189 runs.
It was a domination from Prime Group boys right from the beginning while Rohit Phatak and Samrat were the highlight performers.
Rizvi College after being put to bat first at the National CC ground pounced upon the bowlers hitting 395 runs in their quota of 45 overs (22 runs penalty). Openers Onkar Jadhav (47) and Srujan gave a solid start of 84 runs for the 1st wicket while Aman coming at no.3 continued the onslaught stitching a 96 run stand with Srujan. Aman Khan smashed 71 runs in his usual aggressive batting style while it was an equally impressive 75 by the opener Srujan which propelled team towards a big total. The rest of the batsman chipped in with 20’s and 30’s which came in quite handy.
Khalsa College in reply were all out for 139 runs thanks to a ravishing spell by Dhrumil Matkar which changed the game in his team’s favor.
Khalsa who have a solid batting line up lost the semi- finals by 256 runs as Dhrumil came up with bowling figures of 5/18 in 7 overs taking breakthroughs at regular intervals.
United CC after opting to bat first at the Azad Maidan were in for a shocker after being dismissed for just 60 runs all out in 22 overs. The major reason for the batting collapse was New Era’s fast bowler Deepak Singh wrecking havoc over the opposition. Deepak came up with stunning bowling figures of 7/18 in 9 overs with 3 maidens which are till date the best bowling figures for the season. Deepak bowled at sharp line and length which helped him trouble the batsman to the hilt.
A target of 61 was a mere formality as New Era chased it down with 6 wkts in hand. The chase was finished off in mere 6 overs as they won the match by 4 wkts while Deepak’s bowling was surely the highlight performance of the match.
Hind Sevak CC after opting to bat first at the Cross Maidan Ground were all out for 151 runs in what was a perennial batting collapse as only one batsman managed to cross more than 30+ runs. Sagar Khatri was spot on with the ball proving to be pick of the bowler for Mohan CC as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/31 not allowing any batsman to settle in or stitch partnerships.
Chasing 155, it seemed to be a mere formality for Mohan CC as Ramiz Darvesh took on the bowlers and thrashed them in every corner of the ground to hit a sparkling ton.
Rameez scored 100* in mere 60 balls which is so far the fastest ton in Knockout this season. He was supported well by Mohsin Mojawala (26*) and Prashant Yadav (20) who chipped in with cameos.
It was the crucial 120* stand between Mohsin and Rameez which ensured that Mohan CC won the match by 8 wickets with more than 25 overs remaining.