Shashikant Kadam’s stormy 53* off just 20 powered Future Group to a 79 runs big victory against Space in a round match of the 10th RCF T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 for the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Cup, organized by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited under the auspices of MCA and played at the RCF Colony ground, Chembur on Tuesday.
Put in to bat, Future Group had made massive 207 for 8 in 20 overs. They faced little difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and their batsmen, in particular the upper middle order, scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a 80 run partnership for the third wicket. While, starting was bit difficult for the Future Group, as they lost 2 for just 33 runs. Opener Harsh Tank batted very well, but made only 50 off 30balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. Viraj (3/45) was the pick of the Sapce bowlers.
Space’s Bharat Nehel batted gutsily in scoring 33 runs in 10 balls but unfortunately received no support from the other batters. The Space collapsed from 90 for 5 to 128 all out in pursuit of 208 in 20 overs.
Shashikant Kadam of Future Group won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ and received the award from Mr. Arun V Navade, Executive Director(HR). Shashikant smashed 53* off just 20 balls, including a single four and six sixes, just like a stormy finish. Shashikant also picking up 2 for 13 in two overs, including the master Eco of 6.5 . By the help of two half centuries, Future Group, they are in to semi’s.
At the same day, Armaan Shaikh’s solid 50 off just 36 powered Mafatlal to a 4 wicket victory against Mumbai Police in a round match of same tournament. Mumbai Police won the toss and decided to bat first, they had made just 134 all out in 20 overs. Karan Nande and Prasad Patil, both were the best pick of the Mafatlal. In reply, Mafatlal won the match by 4 wickets because of Armaan’s half century. Armaan Shaikh also won the ‘Man of the Match’ title. Now, they are also in to semi’s.
Brief Stats: Future Group vs Space
Best Batting Figures from Future Group – Shashikant Kadam (53* off 20) and Harsh Tank (50 off 30)
Best Batting Figures from Space – Bharat Nehel (33 off 10)
Best Bowling Figures from Future Group – Raunaq Sharma 3-27 and Shashikant Kadam 2-13
Best Bowling Figures from Space – Viraj Yadav 3-45
Brief Stats: Mafatlal vs Mumbai Police
Best Batting Figures from Mafatlal – Armaan Shaikh(50 off 36)
Best Batting Figures from Mumbai Police – Swapnil(32 off 28)
Best Bowling Figures from Mafatlal – Karan Nande 3-17 and Prasad Patil 3-18
Best Bowling Figures from Mumbai Police – Anirudha Mainkar 3-31
RJ College after opting to bat first at New Hind CC Ground were in deep trouble at one point losing quick top order wickets. Some early jolts made team paralysed at one point and they were looking only good enough to touch 150-160 odd runs on the board. However, Siddhant Singh’s late blitz down the order ensured his team reached a defendable total. Siddhant coming at no.7 scored a quickfire 68* which proved to be a game changing knock. Cameo of 20’s by Maxwell and Adesh further lended the finishing touch as RJ College reached a total of 239/7 in 44 overs.
SPD College in reply were bundled out for 154 runs thanks to some brilliant bowling spells by Akash Savla and Siddarth Mhatre. Akash came up with 4/35 in 7 overs while Siddarth chipped in with 3 wkts for 32 runs as RJ College won the pre-quarters match by 85 runs.
Brief Score –
Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College Team (Batting Inning)
Siddhant Singh – 68* runs
Hitesh Chauhan – 38 runs
S.D.P. College Team (Bowling Inning)
Himanshu Patil – 3 Wkts (Ovr-9, Rns-47, Wkts-3)
Suyash Ghegde – 3 Wkts (Ovr-9, Rns-40, Wkts-3)
S.D.P. College Team (Batting Inning)
Vicky Patil – 68 runs
Aman Gupta – 18 runs
Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College Team (Bowling Inning)
Akash Savla – 4 Wkts (Ovr-7, Rns-35, Wkts-4)
Siddharth Mhatre – 3 Wkts (Ovr-8.3, Rns-32, Wkts-3)
Spartans who were 2/17 and 4/58 at one stage at the All Saints School Ground in Bhiwandi got back into the game thanks to some late cameos by Jaswinder (30 off 19) and Deepak Nikam (59* off 25 balls). Deepak simply took on the bowlers with pure brute and dominated in the twilight part of his team’s innings. An innings laced with 6 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 236.00 which took the team total to 182/5 in 20 overs.
Hinduja team in reply were bundled out for just 94 runs in 15.4 overs with Harshad Jadhav’s 3/7 in 2 overs being the best bowling figures. The rest of the bowlers also bowled tight as Spartans clinched a win by 88 runs while Deepak’s late blitz remained the highlight performance of the match.
Brief Score –
Spartan Doctors Team ( Batting Inning ) –
Deepak Nikam – 59 runs in 25 balls
Jaswinder Singh – 30 runs in 19 balls
Hinduja Doctors Team ( Bowling Inning ) –
Sanjay K – 1 Wkt ( Ovr-4, Rns-35, Wkts-1)
Hinduja Doctors Team ( Batting Inning ) –
Ketan Desai – 14 runs in 27 balls
Spartan Doctors Team ( Bowling Inning ) –
Harshad Jadhav – 3 Wkts (Ovr-2, Rns-7, Wkts-3)
Krutik Kapadia – 2 Wkts (Ovr-3, Rns-10, Wkts-2)
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Sahil Madgaonkar’s soild 30* knock powered Nanavati to a 26 runs victory against A & G in a round match of the 10th RCF T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 for the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Cup, organized by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited under the auspices of MCA and played at the RCF Colony ground, Chembur on Monday.
Put in to bat, Nanavati had made 149 for 5 in 20 overs. They faced almost little difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and their batsmen, in particular openers, scored runs freely and they amassed a difficult total, and they also produced a 45 run partnership for the first wicket. Sahil Madgaonkar batted through the innings, but made only 30 not out of 22 balls, including a single four and single six. In reply, A & G batsmen surrendered rather meekly and were bowled out a measly 123 in only 18.3 overs, and handed Nanavati a win by a enough margin.
A & G’s one drop 3 bat Larson D’costa batted sincerely in scoring 46 runs but unfortunately received no support from the other batters. Opener Swapnil (19 runs) was the only other batsman managed to offer some resistance and get some runs on the board. They also lost their last five precious wickets at the interval of a single run. They were at 5 for 122 after 17.2 overs. This was the actual turning point of the game. The A & G collapsed from 93 for 3 to 123 all out in pursuit of 150 in 20 overs.
Sahil Madgaonkar, medium pacer, of Nanavati won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ and received the award from Mrs. Ruchi Anand (Commandant CISF RCFL Mumbai). Sahil Madgaonkar, captain of Nanavati, top scored with a 22-ball 30* courtesy two boundaries, including a single pair of four and six, and strike rate of 136. And also his 3 for 31 scuppered a good start and also rattled the middle order. Horror defeat leaves A & G captain Swapnil Salvi ‘speechless’.
Brief Stats:
Best Batting Figures from Nanavati – Sahil Madgaonkar (30* off 22) and Kushal Shah (29 off 31)
Best Batting Figures from A & G – Larson D’costa (46 off 45)
Best Bowling Figures from Nanavati- Sahil Madgaonkar 3-31 and Rahul Sawant 3-18
Best Bowling Figures from A & G – Madhusudan Acharya 1-10
CISCO cricket club after batting first posted an average total of 141/9 in 20 overs which is most of the times chaseable. The bowlers did a good job with Nawaz’s 3/27 in 4 overs being the best bowling figures.
Chasing 142, it was Trafigura’s dangerous opener Anil Bhalala making a total of 141 look like a cakewalk. Anil who is known to be a destructive opener once again counter attacked from the word go smashing a 37 ball 83 runs laced with 7 fours and 6 sixes. Not only did he changed the momentum in a matter of few overs, Anil also ensured his team won the match in style by 7 wkts and 4.5 overs to spare.
Trafigura won the crucial semis while Anil was declared ‘man of the match”
GN Khalsa College opting to bowl first at Shivaji Park Gymkhana probably took the right decision after restricting Bhavan’s College to just 124 runs all out. The bowlers did an impressive job with Aatif Shaikh leading from the front becoming the pick of the bowlers taking 4/24 in his 9 overs. Aditya Shemadkar and Neel Kadam also chipped in with 2 wkts each.
For Khalsa, it was just a mere formality to chase a modest total as openers Japjeet Singh Randhawa and Rupen Chaurasia single handedly finished of the chase for their team.
Japjeet Unbeaten scoring a solid 51 runs while Rupen anchored the chase remaining scored a gritty 60 to steer his team towards a 9 wkt win.
Chirag Khurana’s soild 4 for 20 powered TATA Sports to a 61 runs victory against Repro in a round match of the 10th RCF T20 Cricket Tournament 2019 for the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Cup, organized by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited under the auspices of MCA and played at the RCF Colony ground, Chembur on Monday.
Put in to bat, Tata Sports had made 187 for 4 in 20 overs. They faced almost zero difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and their batsmen, in particular both the right-handed openers, scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a 72 run partnership for the first wicket. Skipper Nikhil Patil batted through the innings, but made only 55 not out of 27 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. Yash (2/26) was the pick of the Repro bowlers.
Repro’s Nehal batted gutsily in scoring 43 runs but unfortunately received no support from the other batters. Opener Bhupen (29 runs) was the only other batsman managed to offer some resistance and get some runs on the board. The Repro collapsed from 49 for 3 to 126 for 9 in pursuit of 188 in 20 overs.
Chirag Khurana of TATA Sports won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ and received the award from P D Shinde DGM (HR) and Sanjeev Doshi AGM (HR). Chirag picking up 4 for 20 in four overs, including the master Eco of 5.00 . TATA Sports, they are in to semi’s.
Brief Stats:-
Best Batting Figures from TATA Sports – Nikhil Patil (55* off 27), Sufiyan Shaikh (47 off 38) and Kaustubh Pawar (45 off 36)
Best Batting Figures from Repro – Nehal Katakdhond (43 off 32) and Bhupen Lalwani (29 off 26)
Best Bowling Figures from TATA Sports – Chirag Khurana 4 for 20 and Aditya Dhumal 3 for 33
Best Bowling Figures from Repro – Yash Mahale 2 for 26
As cricketers, we have to go through a lot of wear & tear throughout our training. Sometimes due to lack of recovery our muscles tend to stiffen up. There can be many other reasons of having stiff muscles but don’t worry that’s normal. What isn’t normal is that when we don’t stretch our muscles & bring it back to its original length which improves functionality in sports. However, hyper mobility (being unnaturally over flexible) can affect
your performance in a negative way and at the same time cause injuries due to highly laxative joints. People suffer more from stiffness than hyper- mobility. Apart from sportsmen today’s general population is living a sedentary lifestyle with little to no emphasis on exercise as well as nutrition. Here are 5 solutions to improve your flexibility.
1) Self-Myofascial Release (SMR)/ Foam Rolling:-
You can use specific objects such as foam roller, golf ball, medicine ball to release the trigger points (sensitive points of muscles) in your body, connective tissue (fascia) & tight muscles. Recommended usage of SMR is 10-12 minutes whole body before & after the training session every day. Try to create extra force against the object which will help release deep tissue and give you better results. This will also help in breaking up scar tissue & adhesions in muscles.
2) Mobility Drills:-
Sports is all about proper movements & movement patterns. The best way to improve movements is by doing mobility drills which in other words is known as dynamic stretches. Start a mobility routine with fundamental movements such as squat, lunges, thoracic rotations, shoulder rotations & opening up the hip. After fundamental movements start to progress towards sport specific mobility drills (in this case for cricketers) throwing, multi-directional lunges, squat jumps, lunge & twist. Mobility drills can be subjective which means some exercises may make you feel much better in functionality compared to other exercises. Do these before you start with any kind of training and see the benefits.
3) Active & Passive Stretching:-
Active Stretch:- You are actively moving one muscle group to stretch another. This can be achieved without a stretching partner or stretching accessories. Passive Stretch:- In passive stretching there is an external fore being provided. This can be achieved through partner stretches, using stretching accessories or just using
gravity to assist your stretch.
Both active & passive stretches can be included in the part of cooldown as it also stops blood pooling in muscles as well as helps in bringing back heartrate to normal post exercise.
4) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Functioning :-
This technique is used to stimulate the neuromuscular system in an effort to excite proprioceptors (sensory organs in muscles, tendons, bones & joints) in order to produce desired movements. Although this is one of the most beneficial technique to achieve flexibility it should only be performed with an expert (physiotherapist or strength & conditioning coach) because injuries to tendons, muscles & ligaments can occur if movement is not indicated or is too aggressive. For athletes coming out of injuries PNF stretches are used by physical therapists to bring back joint’s range of motion to normal.
5) Yoga:-
An ancient Indian practice which would require 2-3 more articles to explain in detail. But to put it in a simple way Yoga is an ancient Indian practice which involves all the 4 ways that are mentioned above. Which points out how
advanced ancient Indian science was that its still relevant even today. There is also a mind muscle connection involved during Yoga. I know people with great fitness levels who have maintained it by just daily Yoga
routines. Yoga is a mixture of strength, breathing technique, flexibility, mobility & mental awareness. Although many people who do Yoga are hypermobile which as I said can harm you in a negative way. Although it also depends on what sport you play (a gymnast benefits from hypermobility the reverse can be true for
power lifter).
Hope this helps you to achieve your desired flexibility goals. All the best.
BY FITNESS COACH
YUVRAJ SALVI
BNP Paribas opting to bat first at Oval Maidan notched up a competitive total of 158/3 in 20 overs. Saurabh Thakkur opening the innings batted till the very end scoring a very solid looking 62* in 59 balls. With some quick wickets falling in between, it was important for someone to solidify the innings which Saurabh did it perfectly. Hrishikesh Gurjar’s 41* off 26 at no.5 lended the finishing touch to the innings.
Chasing 159 at almost 8 runs an over, Trafigura team kept on losing wickets at regular intervals with batters from no.2 to no.8 not even managing to score in two digits. The experienced Anil Bhalala who opened the innings fought like a lone warrior as he scored a promising 66 in mere 39 balls laced with 8 fours and 3 sixes. Some late blitz by Tabrez (16*) and Badrish (18) down the order did raise some hopes but eventually they fell short by 15 runs managing to score 143/9 in 20 overs. Saurabh who anchored the innings with bat also led from the front as a bowler coming up with a brilliant bowling spell of 4/18 in 4 overs.
BNP Paribas won the match by 15 runs while Saurabh was surely the standout performer earning the ‘man of the match award”
Eight wickets in hand, 44 balls remaining. Margins of victory can occasionally mislead, but this wasn’t one of those occasions. FCC Smashers bossed Cricket Club of Dombivli (CCD) in every department at the Asahi glass cricket ground, Navi Mumbai in a match of Friendship Trophy 2019. Smashers’ spinners laid the foundations for their success, Negate, Ashish and Ranjit finishing with combined figures of 5 for 34 from 6.5 overs.
First, they gave Smashers a measure of control. After then they ripped through the top and lower middle order and sending CCD hurtling from 31 for 5 to 88 all out. It was certainly a below-par total, but few would have predicted Smashers chasing it down in such a friction-free manner. It helped that they knew their target, which ensured they were never forced into undue risk.But it also helped that Amey and Ranjit, who steered Smashers with an unbroken third-wicket stand of 53, were so clear in their thinking and methodical, common-sense plans.
Player of the Match, right-arm pacer, Sagar Vaiude picking up 2 for 14 in three overs, including breathtaking eco of 4.67. Sagar Vaiude took two wickets in his first two overs, and no one can forget his straight throw towards the stumps for the runout of CCD’s opener batsman. Captain of the chasing team, also got out because of Sagar Vaiude’s mind-blowing catch. Nehete, Sonu and Ashish also struck twice for the Smashers.
Best batting figures – Amey Adkar( 39* off 31) and Ranjit Patki(29* off 31) from FCC Smashers, Sandeep Patil(41 off 43) from Cricket Club of Dombivli.
Best bowling figures – Sagar Vaiude(2 for 14) and Sagar Nehete(2 for 18) from FCC Smashers.
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