Century Rayon Cricket Club 150 for 9 beat Omni Global 149 for 9 by one wicket in a sensational match of T20 Challengers Trophy 2018-19, Organised by “Mariya Sports Academy” played at the Parsee Cyclist Sports Club, Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 13th April. Omni Global won the toss and elected to bat first. Vishal hit a 26-ball 42. Karan Chavan struck two sixes and three ground boundaries in his 40 off 23 and then took 3 for 27 from his four overs, consistently rushing batsmen with his deceptive pace. Pranit Shelar, sixteen year old young talent, took 3 for 23 as well from his four overs. Previously on 6th April, Pranit Shelar took 5 for 9 from his four overs against the Akumentis Sports Club. Well, and Pranit shelar took 28 wickets so far this season for Omni global sports management. In upcoming days He definitely forced to be reckoned with. this young boy is very talented and consistently maintaining the good performance.
While chasing, Century Rayon Cricket Club lost their in-form openers inside the first two overs, and they brutally lost their three wickets in second over. In this over, Pranit Shelar, left-arm spinner of Omni Global, lost the golden chance of a hat-trick, but still he claimed 3 wickets from this over. Ultimately they lost their four wickets just for 5 runs in first three overs. Ravi’s Shedge 34 and Vinay’s Kene 35 powered Century Rayon Cricket Club to a 1 wicket victory because of penalty. Yes, because of following up the wrong uniform at the field, Omni Global faced a penalty of 10 runs from the final score. Everything was under control for the Omni Global, but 20th over went terrible for them. Century Rayon Cricket Club scored 8 runs from this last over to achieve the victory.
Karan Chavan of Omni Global won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. Karan Chavan finished with figures of 3 for 27 in his four overs. Although Karan Chavan was easily the Omni Global’s best bowler, the attack actually put in an excellent performance between them. Pranit Shelar claimed 3 for 23 from his four overs and Hrishikesh Puranik took 2 for 13 from his two overs.
Brief Stats: Omani Global vs Century Rayon Cricket Club
Best Batting Figures from Omni Global – Vishal Pendurkar (42) and Karan Chavan (40)
Best Batting Figures from Century Rayon Cricket Club – Vinay Kene(35) and Ravi Shedge (35)
Best Bowling Figures from Omni Global – Pranit Shelar 3-23 and Karan Chavan 3-27
Best Bowling Figures from Century Rayon Cricket Club – Sanjeet Sawant 2-10 and Roshan Jadhav 2-28
Click here for Omni Global VS Century Rayon Cricket Club Match Scorecard ….
A lopsided match between National Sports Club of India (NSCI) and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) XI was witnessed on April 13 at Chembur gymkhana, Mumbai during the GDCL. Batting first, NSCI posted a humongous total of 210-5 in 20 overs, thanks to a powerpacked batting display. Opening batsman Paras Zaveri smashed 53 off 24, hitting 12 boundaries. The middle order complimented Zaveri well as Jairaj Thakkar (34), Vishal Shah (35), Harsh Mehta (35 not out), and Sanjay Bohra (39 not out) contributed significantly with the bat. Aarya Diwan was the pick of the bowlers for MCA as he scalped 3-18 in his four overs.
In reply, MCA was done as dusted for a modest 132 in 17.5 overs, thus falling short of 78 runs. Apart from Kumar Adnani (23), Yash Ramchandani (22 not out), and Amit Nayyar (27), none of the other batsmen got off to a start. Harsh Mehta (3-32 in four overs) and Kalpesh Sanghvi (2-34 in four overs) bowled well in tandem to bundle out MCA inside 20 overs.
Harsh Mehta of NSCI was presented with the Man of the Match award for his stellar performance with both, bat and ball.
Click here for National Sports Club of India VS Mumbai Cricket Association Match Scorecard …..
Union Cricket Academy after being put to bat first at the Central Maidan, Thane posted a decent total of 243/9 in 45 overs. Shashwat Jagtap (50) and Omkar Pashte (50) chipped in with crucial half centuries Shirish More scored 44 runs. From the bowlers, it was medium pacer Parag Jadhav being the pick of the bowlers taking 4/59 in 9 overs. Prashant Kadam was also impressive in his spell of 4/62 in 9 overs. The middle order of United CA played well coming up with crucial cameos helping their team reach a fightable total.
Sportsmen CC were bundled out for 190 runs in which all-rounder Parag who was the pick of the bowlers also top scored with the bat after coming at no.3. A fighting knock of 69 in 109 balls alongwith Sanket Jadhav’s 48 did not prove to be enough as the other batters failed to convert their starts.
United C.A won the quarter finals of the Thosar Shield Tournament and qualify for the semi-finals spot.
Anil Bhalala, opener batsman of Trafigura, provided the super fast start, and built an outstanding platform. A target of 165 always seemed easy for Trafigura. Anil Bhalala’s 103 off just 46 powered them to a six wicket respective victory against Clear Trip in a match of the Dreamz Champions Trophy Regular White Ball 2018-19, organized by Dreamz Sports and played at the Young Zorastrain, Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 13th April.
After the toss, Clear Trip elected to bat first and they had made decent 164 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. While, they were keep losing the wickets without any favorable partnership. Ryan and Vicky were good at the pitch. Nawaz Kazi claimed 4 for 34 from his four overs.
While chasing, Trafigura lost the early wicket of Anis in second over. Now they were looking for a favorable partnership. Anil Bhalala made the most significant contribution, scoring the century of his career. Anil Bhalala and Shoaib responded with a 84-run second wicket stand to put Trafigura in the driver’s seat. Great comeback! Ryan took 2 for 21 for CT.
Anil Bhalala of Trafigura won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed stormy 103 off 46 balls, including thirteen fours and six sixes. This performance was full of energy and strong dedication.
Brief Stats: Clear Trip vs Trafigura
Best Batting Figures from Clear Trip – Ryan (56) and Vicky (32)
Best Batting Figures from Trafigura – Anil Bhalala (103 off 46)
Best Bowling Figures from Clear Trip – Ryan 2-21
Best Bowling Figures from Trafigura – Nawaz Kazi 4-34 and Prashnna 2-22
Deepak Shetty’s 74 off 36 and Aakash’s 66 off 39 powered Mahindra Insurance Brokers to a 5 wicket big victory against Deutsche Bank in a final match of the Inbox Woods T20 Corporate League 2018, organized by Inbox Woods Events & Entertainment and played at the Venus Sports Academy Ground, Goregaon West, Mumbai on 13th April.
Put in to bat, Deutsche Bank had made massive 211 for 5 in 20 overs. They didn’t face any difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a strong 84 run partnership for the third wicket. While, the 16th over was a tough time to travel, as they lost 2 major wickets in this over. Last three overs of this inning went extremely good for them. Sanket Sawant scored unbeaten 52 off 14, including seven sixes. From 154 for 4 in 17 overs, they had made 211 for 5 in 20 overs.
Set a target of 212 on a batting road, Mahindra Insurance Brokers coasted to 113 for 1 in 9.4 overs as Deepak Shetty brought up a half-century at the halfway point of the innings. Openers stole the show and they also produced a strong 113 run partnership for the first wicket. When they lost 2 consecutive wickets on 2 consecutive balls of 16th over, Gaurav took the charge in his hand. Aakash smashed 66 of 39, including eight fours and two sixes. Deepak Shetty of Mahindra Insurance Brokers won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed sensible 74 off 36 balls, including six fours and six sixes. And Mahindra Insurance Brokers won the title of this tournament.
Brief Stats: Deutsche Bank vs Mahindra Insurance Brokers
Best Batting Figures from Deutsche Bank – Abhishek Sharma (63 off 28) and Sanket Sawant (52 off 14)
Best Batting Figures from Mahindra Insurance Brokers – Deepak Shetty (74 off 36) and Aakash Lanjekar (66 off 39)
Best Bowling Figures from Deutsche Bank – Vineet Angne and Vinayak Verma 1-34
Best Bowling Figures from Mahindra Insurance Brokers – Kunal Gowand 1-21
Click here for Mahindra Insurance Broker VS Deutsche Bank Match Scorecard ….
Mumbai after winning consistently and reaching the all important finals of the U23 Women’s ODI Tournament, it was a time for the final blow vs Bengal team which is known to be a equally competitive opposition.
Mumbai opting to bat first after winning the toss mustered a modest total of 179/10 in 49.1 overs. It was once again Jemimah top scoring for Mumbai with a fighting knock of 55 runs in 70 balls (6 fours, 1 six) while Vrushali Bhagat with 40 runs at no.3 came in handy. All-rounder Manali Dakshini at no.7 scored 29 while the rest of the girls failed to convert their scores. Mumbai team even though have been excellent in most of the departments but one part where they need to work on is their batting. Jemimah has been single handedly scoring half of the team runs in most of the matches while Vrushali and Manali chipping in with starts. The rest of the batters needs to fire and provide support in order to reach big totals in big games. As Sourav Ganguly had said once “You just can’t rely on one or two batsmen/batswoman in cricket no matter how consistent or talented they are”
Bengal team in reply chased down the score in what was a brilliant tough fight by the Mumbai bowlers. Saniya Raut who is the leading wicket taker in the tournament came up with an excellent spell of 5/34 in 9 overs making it her 3rd five wkt haul in 10 games. All-rounder Deepti from Bengal who took 3 wkts also opened the innings to score an unbeaten 105* pushing Bengal to a 2 wkt win in the finals.
It was a tough fight between two talented teams where in the match witnessed some impressive individual performances. Saniya Raut ended up being the highest wicket taker while Jemimah became the highest run scorer in the tournament.
Nevertheless we are proud of our Mumbai Girls to become the runners up in the tournament. Many players emerged out to be impressive which is nothing but a good sign for the future of Mumbai and Indian cricket.
Some pick of the performers for Mumbai team in the tournament.
Saniya Raut-
Matches-11, Wkts-29, Average-11.16, 5wh– 3, Best-5/18
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Jemimah Rodrigues-
Matches-11, 50’s-6, 100’s-4, Runs-962, Average-137.42, Strike Rate- 102.63, Best-185* alongwith 7 wkts
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Vrushali Bhagat-
Matches-11, Runs-279, Average-25.63, Best- 64 & wkts-12
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Manali Dakshini-
Matches– 11, Innings– 8, Runs-189, Average- 21.16, Highest-49. wkts-14
Harish Narvekar’s brilliant unbeaten 83 runs knock powered MET Sports Club to a comprehensive 9-wicket win against Century Rayon Cricket Club in a third round match of the Air India Invitation T20 tournament organized by Air India Western Region and played at the Air India ground, Kalina on Wednesday.
Batting first Century Rayon scored 138 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Vinay Kene contributed with a half century effort of 53 runs and Servesh Jadhav scored 32 runs to prop their innings. For MET SC Rakesh Kamble (3/13), Vinish Philips (2/19) and Shadab Usmani (3/23) picked up the wickets.
MET Sports Club easily chased down target thanks to Harish Narvekar’s solid unbeaten innings. Jayant Sathghare added 25 runs to ensure MET SC reached 142 for the loss of just one wicket in 15.3 overs. The Man of the match award went to Harish Narvekar.
Brief scores :-
Match 1 : – Century Rayon CC 138 for 9, in 20 overs (Vinay Kene 53, Servesh Jadhav 32; Rakesh Kamble 3/13, Vinish Philips 2/19, Shadab Usmani 3/23) lost to MET Sports Club 142 for 1, in 15.3 overs (Harish Narvekar 83 not out, Jayant Sathghare 25) by 9 wickets.
Man of the match :- Harish Narvekar (MET Sports Club).
Match 2 : – DMCC Sports Club 207 for 5, in 20 overs (Vaibhav Patil 72, Rahul Chandorkar 45, Harish Dodhia 25, Manish Dhanu 2/42) beat Sachivalaya Gymkhana 80 for 8, in 20 overs (Diniesh Divekar 26; Jagdish Jadhav 2/14, Mohd. Karnekar 2/17, Mehboob Shaikh 2/24) by 127 runs.
Man of the match :- Vaibhav Patil (DMCC SC).
Kamath Memorial Cricket Club after opting to bat first were bundled out for 94 runs in just 26.5 overs. Parag Jadhav from Kamath CC was the only one who looked good for his 41 runs. Thanks to Gallant CC’s experienced spinner Mihir Shah who troubled the batsman to the hilt. The left arm spinner had last year taken 3 fifers which also included two back to back fifers in Kanga league as he continues to impress this time coming up with an impressive spell of 5/21 taking crucial wickets at regular intervals.
Gallant CC in reply chased down the score in just 19.1 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Amar W remained not out on 45* as he steered the chase with ease.
Brief Scores-
Gallent Cricket Club vs Kamath Memorial Cricket Club
Toss: Kamath Memorial Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Gallant Cricket Club won by 7 wkts
Kamath Memorial Cricket Club– 94/10 in 26.5 overs
(Parag Jadhav 41, Mihir Shah 5/21)
Gallant Cricket Club– 95/3 in 19.1 overs
(Amar W* 45)
On Saturday, Osian Cricket Club took on Chembur Gymkhana during the GDCL in Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Chembur Gymkhana was at the receiving end of some extravagant batting display from Osian Cricket Club. Opening batsman Vishal Shah was the performer of the day with the bat as he muscled 58 off 39, smashing 10 boundaries. Coming lower down the order, Viral Somaiya scored a quickfire 30 off just 16, which included five boundaries and a six. Osian Cricket Club put up a challenging 177-9 in 20 overs. With the ball, Janak Mehta and Suraj Lalwani bowled well in tandem to scalp two wickets apiece.
In reply, Chembur Gymkhana failed to give a tough fight as the side was bundled out for a paltry 139 in 19.4 overs, falling short of 38 runs. A few of their batsmen got off to starts but failed to capitalize. Suraj Lalwani (22), Prashant Nair (26), Chirag Amin (23), and Sundeep Bhawsar (21) looked good but could not carry along. For Osian Cricket Club, it was Pratik Sheth who wrecked havoc with the ball as he picked up 3-29 in his four overs. Parth Tolia and Aditya Singh accounted for couple of dismissals each, with Vishal Shah and Kaivan Shah managing to scalp solitary wicket apiece.
Osian Cricket Club’s Vishal Shah bagged the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance, with both, bat and ball.
Click here for Osian’s Cricket Club VS Chembur Gymkhana Match Scorecard ….
Sainath Sports Club after opting to bat first at the TVM Cricket ground mustered a total of 179/10 in 42.3 overs with most of the batsman finding it difficult to convert their starts. Ayush Vartak coming at no.3 was the highest scorer hitting a crucial 55 off 57 balls laced with 8 boundaries. From TVM superstars, Azhar with 3/27 in 8.3 overs was the pick of the bowlers.
TVM Superstars in reply were bundled out for 142 runs with only their opener Rishabh Sharma putting up a tough fight with 57 runs. The bowlers did an excellent job keeping the batsman in control and not allowing them to score runs freely as Sainath SC went on to win the finals by 37 runs.
Ayush Vartak for his splendid 55 was declared ‘man of the match”