The right-handed opener Jitesh Raut helped Rising Vision pull one back in the fourth Friendship Trophy 19’s T20 against Warriors C.C. on Saturday. Jitesh Raut was about to hit consecutive century in this tournament. Put in to bat, Rising Vision had made 165 for 3 at the Asahi Glass Cricket Ground Taloja in Navi Mumbai. Jitesh Raut batted through the innings, and made 93 not out off 63 ballls. Wicket-keeper Prateek too scored at less than a run a ball, but Sagar’s 29 off 27 took them to 165 for 3.
Warriors’ chase was unset on track by the openers. Warriors were bowled out for 102 in 17.0 overs, with slow left-arm orthodox spinner Vinayak taking 3 for 8 in his two overs. Digambar also impressed, picking up 2 for 9 in three overs, including a maiden. They lost last four wickets in the space of 1.3 overs. There was no looking back after that, even though Sameer Rane fought through to top score with 41.
Player of the Match, right-handed batsman, Jitesh Raut’s today-best knock of 93 not out off 63 balls, including fourteen fours, single six and strike rate of 147, also picking up 1 for 16 in two overs. Rising Vision were two down for 79 runs but Prateek and Jitesh Raut added 86 runs together for third wicket. At last, Rising Vision won by 63 runs.
Click here for Rising Vision Vs Warriors CC match scorecard …..
In front of a frenzied crowd at the Police Gymkhana Ground, Marine Drive, Mumbai on Saturday, they played out perhaps the best final ever seen in a major tournament. Once again, the ice-cool batsman Vishal Pandey threatened to drag Sony TV back from the brink, but the Reliance Capitals just about held their nerve to clinch a twenty-run victory and the Pulse Honesty White Ball Corporate T-20 League 2018-19 organized by Pulse Sports Entertainment Events. Ajinkya Balkate of Reliance Capitals won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ and received the award from honourable chief guest Mr. Umesh Patwal (former batting coach of Afghanistan and Nepal National Teams) and Mr. Digvijay Singh (former player of Goa for Ranji Trophy).
Sony TV captain sent the Reliance Capitals in to bat. After scrapping hard to get to 156 for all out in the face of some tigerish bowling and fielding, Reliance Capitals were inspired with the ball. Merely 2 for 49 from 5 overs, 4 for 71 from 8 overs and 10 for 156 from 19 overs. And the Reliance Capitals’s bowling attack then reversed the treatment to brutally dismantle Sony TV’s chase.
The architects of the Reliance Capital triumph were, Ajinkya Balkate, Ali and Vijendra, all of whom scalped two wickets to scupper the chase. The SonyTV collapsed from 88 for 1 to 136 for 7 in pursuit of 157 in 20 overs. with Vishal (53 off 39) and Pratik (39 off 38) adding 93 runs for the second wicket, but that didn’t change the fact that Reliance Capital were the better team by far, on all counts, on the day.
Player of the Match, all-round performer, Ajinkya Balkate’s today-best knock of 47 off 32 balls, including three fours, two sixes and strike rate of 147. And Ajinkya’s 2 for 37 scuppered a good start and also rattled the middle order. In the end, Reliance Capital won the match by 20 runs. Pulse Sports Entertainment Events, they are going to organise ‘Pink Ball Cricket Tournament’ very soon. According to the leaks, 16 number of teams can participate in this tournament.
Man of the Tournament – Virendra Yadav
Tournament’s best Umpires – Prakash Rajak and Ram Saroj
Tournament’s best scorer – Avnish Prajapati
Click here for Reliance Vs Sony Final Match scorecard ….
Aman Khan who is known as an aggressive T20 batsman who can plonk big sixes showed that he can be equally dangerous in the longer formats of the game too. DY Patil B after being made to bat first scored a very healthy 1st innings total of 411/10 in 136.4 overs.
Hardik Tamore who has played some brilliant innings in the past few years continued to impress as this time he top scored for his team with a solid 148 runs. Hardik’s innings was of pure resilience batting for more than 60 overs single handedly facing 362 deliveries with 16 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Hardik it was all-rounder Arun Yadav and Sarvesh Damle chipping in with crucial half centuries.
Fast bowlers Prashant Bhoir and Aman Khan took 9 wkts between themselves as Prashant managed to take an impressive fifer (5/77) while Aman came up with bowling figures of 4/60 as both the all-rounders rung the right bells just before MPL.
A mammoth total to chase, DY Patil A managed to dwarf their home opponents thanks to a brilliant hundred by Aman. Aman Khan took mere 95 balls to score a flashy 122 laced with 14 fours and 6 sixes making even Times Shield match look like a T20. Crucial contributions by the talented Vaidik Murkar (79) and the experienced Yogesh Takwale (74) further solidified DY Patil A’s position in the game as they chased down the score at 414/8 in 90.1 overs.
Mangesh Surve blasted a 40-ball 64 to lead Cricket Club of Dombivli (CCD) to an 155-run win against Maersk C.C. in their Friendship Trophy 2019 T20 match at the Asahi Glass Cricket Ground Taloja, Navi Mumbai. Fifties from three of the top five batsmen set up CCD’s total of 222 for 5 after they chose to bat first.
CCD ran up 222 for 5 on the back of a 80-run opening stand between Mangesh Surve and Sandesh, and a 105-run 4th wicket stand between Aniket and Shrikant. Then it was all Vasu Mhatre, the right-arm off spinner picking up a 3 for 14 in three overs, haul to help bowl Maersk C.C. out for 67 in 16 overs. A bad start quickly turned ugly for Maersk. Eight Maersk batsmen dismissed for single digit scores. Statistics had its share of fun as it lashed out at the Maersk side with a set of almost discourteous facts.
Player of the Match, right-handed batsman, Mangesh Surve’s today-best knock of 64 off 40 balls, including ten fours, a single six and strike rate of 160, also picking up 2 for 5 in two overs, including a maiden. With a set of alarming statistics staring them in the face, it’s back to the drawing board for the Maersk following a dismal performance against the Cricket Club of Dombivli (CCD).
Click here for Cricket Club of Dombivli Vs Mearsk CC Match Scorecard …..
Malabar Hill Club took on Chembur Gymkhana on Saturday at CCI, Mumbai, during the GDCL. Batting first, Malabar Hill Club was restricted to 154-9 in 20 overs. Suraj Lalwani, Ronak Daftaria, and Sandeep Darveshi scalped two wickets apiece. Opening bat Krish Jogani top scored with a 43 ball 55, however failed to find able allies.
Chasing a challenging total of 155, Chembur Gymkhana made the target look easy as they scored 157-3 in just 12.3 overs, winning by seven wickets. The opening pair of Tejinder Singh Saini (68 off 22) and Ganesh Rai (39 off 33) ripped apart the opposition bowled as they smashed 112 in eight overs. Saini belted 11 boundaries and four sixes in his blitzkrieg. With the ball, Manan Shah picked up 2-44 and Vishal Shah accounted for 1-21 in their four and two overs respectively.
Tejinder Singh Saini was awarded as the Man of the Match for his batting heroics.
Brief Score –
1st Inning – Malabar Hill Team (Batting) –
Krish Jogani – 55 runs in 43 balls (10 Fours and 1 Sixes)
Vishal Gokani – 23 runs in 16 balls (4 Fours)
Chembur Gymkhana (Bowling)
Suraj Lalwani – 2 Wkts , 4 Ovr, 1 Mdn, 14 Rns
Ronak Daftaria – 2 Wkts , 4 Ovr, 0 Mdn, 24 Rns
Sandeep Darveshi – 2 Wkts , 3 Ovr, 0 Mdn, 42 Rns
2nd Inning – Chembur Gymkhana Team (Batting) –
Tejinder Singh Saini – 68 runs in 22 balls (11 Fours and 4 Sixes)
Ganesh Rai – 39 runs in 33 balls (6 Fours and 1 Sixes)
Malabar Hill Team (Bowling) –
Manan Shah – 2 Wkts , 4 Ovr, 0 Mdn, 44 Rns
Click here for Chembur Gymkhana VS Malabar Hill Match Scorecard ….
Nanavati captain Sahil Madgaonkar’s all-round brilliance set up a resounding seven-wicket victory over RBI in the knockout game of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Cup at RCF Sport Club, after restricting RBI to 148 for 7 in their 20 overs. At 70 for 3 in the 9th, the RBI tail scrapped their way to 148 as Ameya grinded out a top score of 46 off 38 balls. But the paltry total was never going to be enough and Nanavati soon made a mockery of the chase.
RBI captain called correctly at the toss and opted to give his team the chance of setting a total but Sahil Madgaonkar’s 3 for 28 scuppered a good start and rattled the middle order. The spoils were shared around, with two different bowlers claiming a wicket, and medium pacer Sahil Madgaonkar claiming a brace to finish with figures of 4 for 28 including three wickets. Thakur, who opened the bowling with Sahil and Sawant, didn’t pick up a wicket but set the tone for Nanavati’s performance with four economically delivered overs conceding just 18 runs.
Player of the Match, right-handed batsman, Bhushan Shinde’s today-best knock of 64 off 44 balls, including four fours, four sixes and strike rate of 145. Nanavati were two down for 26 runs but Bhushan Shinde and Akshay added 93 runs for the 3rd wicket. Their cool finish was much needed considering RBI had removed both the openers Kusal for 11 and Pranav for 12. In the end, Nanavati won by 7 wickets with 13 balls remaining.
If Prithvi Shaw is touted to be the next big thing in Men’s Cricket for India, Jemimah is the next big thing for the Women’s Cricket. She has already given many glimpses with her effortless batting, big hitting capabilities along with consistency at the national as well as International Level.
In the recently concluded matches of U23 Women’s One Day Tournament, Jemimah opening the innings and Mumbai chasing 150 runs came up with a sparkling knock of 100* in 104 balls. Not only she took control of the chase smashing 16 boundaries at a healthy strike rate, she enjoyed taking on the bowlers with absolute ease and smoothness. It was her unbeaten ton which helped Mumbai defeat Madhya Pradesh by 7 wkts.
In the next match vs Maharashtra on 26th March, Mumbai team after putting up a gritty total of 220 runs on board, it was again Mumbai’s opener Jemimah leading from the front with a effervescent 69 off 71 balls. Jemimah smashed 8 fours and a six keeping the scoreboard ticking while Manali Dakshini’s 49 down the order also came in handy in that match. Maharashtra in reply were bundled out for 142 runs with one of the promising bowlers Saniya Raut picking up 4 wkts for 24 runs in 9.1 overs as Mumbai won the match by 78 runs.
In the knock-out game of the DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR CUP at RCF Sport Club , the Mafatlal appeared to be struggling to mount a defendable total in the first 5 overs of their innings, before Karan Nande did nothing short of detonating as 77 runs were piled up in the final fifteen. Karan Nande’s innings, as captain of the Mafatlal, not only pushed the Teleperformance to a total unimaginable with almost nine overs remaining, but appeared also to knock the stuffing out of the Teleperformance.
Player of the Match Karan Nande’s tournament’s-best knock of 77 off 49 balls, including thirteen fours and strike rate of 157.00. As captain he had witnessed Siddhartha depart after building a similar platform (massive partnership of 99 runs), and could not afford to do likewise. The cogs of Karan Nande’s brain could be seen almost visibly to be ticking over as he pondered ways of lifting the Mafatlal to higher ground.
Teleperformance captain sent the Mafatlal in to bat. Merely 2 for 44 from 4.4 overs, 3 for 143 from 13.4 overs and 4 for 162 from 15.4 overs, the Mafatlal were battling to put up a score that looked capable of being defended even if the surface offered some encouragement to spin. At the end of a summer of some frustrations for Karan Nande, he had delivered the kind of innings to underline the rare nature of his talent.
At 5 for 58 inside seven overs the Teleperformances’ chances of winning the game were all but gone. Prasad and Puneet struck twice as the Teleperformances’ collapsed from 58 for 5 to 75 all out in pursuit of 212. In the end, Mafatlal won by 136 runs.
“The other team won the toss and decided to field. It was a damp and soft wicket. Our opening batsman Armaan was runout in the third over. Then it was my turn, the 3rd down. And soon after, while we were scoring at a good rate, another opening batsman Harshad was out in the fifth over. Then Siddhartha was there, and we had a good partnership of 99 runs together. I was very focused, I was hitting the ball towards the boundary through the gaps. Run rate was good and we touched around 162 runs in 15-16 overs. After me, Onkar was also playing aggressively. In the second innings, opponents were at 3 for 58 and then Prasad Patil took 2 wickets in a same over. And it went well for us.” – Karan Nande said to Cricketgraph.
Axis Bank electing to bat first at Venus Sports Academy, Goregaon posted a competitive total of 150/5 in 20 overs. Amar Padhye’s 71 off 48 balls at no.4 helped his team reach a respectable total. From the bowlers, it was Rahul Kulkarni impressing one and all with a commendable feat of 5 wkt haul in a T20 match. Rahul was the pick of the bowlers taking a brilliant 5/22 in 4 overs which also consisted a maiden.
Chasing a total of 147 in 20 overs, it was again all-rounder Rahul lending the much needed finishing touch with the bat smashing a brilliant came of 49* off just 23 balls laced with 3 fours and 5 biggies as Piramal boys chased down the score in just 18.4 overs winning the match by 5 wkts where in Rahul’s all-round heroics remained the highlight performance of the match.
Ishaque Shaikh who has played some splendid knocks in T20 format and has been one of the dependable openers of JSW continues to impress with his swashbuckling batting. JSW opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy Mahul notched up a massive total of 240/1 in 20 overs. Opener Ishaque batted till the very end scoring a handsome 100* off just 59 balls which had 15 fours in it. What’s more he got excellent support from no.3 bat Arjun Thapa as both the batters stitched a record breaking 196* run stand for the 2nd wicket in just 92 balls. Arjun scored an unbeaten 92* off 49 balls which had 6fours and 6 sixes as JSW were off to unbeatable total.
Star India in reply were bundled out for 139 runs with Vikas Kumar at the middle order fighting it out with 71 runs. Ishaque Shaikh who scored a ton also bagged 2 wkts making it an all round show as JSW won the match by 101 runs.
Ishaque Shaikh for his thumping all-round display was declared ‘man of the match’