Vinayak Marine Services opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul posted a mammoth total of 228/5 in 20 overs which is in most cases a match winning total. Opener Jay Pandya’s flashy 43 ball 71 set the tone while it was the finishing touch by Sajjad Nerekar who pushed the team towards a healthy total. Sajjad coming at n.4 scored a quickfire 80 runs taking only 35 balls which included 8 fours and 5 sixes at an impressive strike rate of 228.57
Motilal Oswal in reply failed to keep up with the run rate as they managed to reach only 120/4 in their quota of 20 overs.
Vinayak Marine Services won the match by 108 runs while it was Sajjad and Jay’s aggressive batting which came in crucial. The explosive Sajjad on the other hand looks in very good touch as he had recently scored a blazing 57 ball 108 (7 fours, 8 sixes) for VMS Victors vs Rising Stars.
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On March 23, Cricket Club of India (CCI) locked horns against Chembur Gymkhana at the former’s den during the Gannon Dunkerley Invitational Championship 2019 (also known as GDCL). Batting first, Chembur Gymkhana was bundled out for a paltry 104 in 19. 1 overs. Suraj Lalwani top scored with 42 off 40 balls, however found no able allies. CCI bowled well throughout the innings, with Minesh Shah picking up 3-27 and Tejas Patani scalping 2-21 in their respective four overs.
In reply, CCI chased down the target quite comfortably in just 10.5 overs, winning the match by seven wickets. Behzaad Devadvala was the star performer of the chase as he smashed the Chembur Gymkhana bowlers all over the park. Behzaad scored a quickfire 48 off just 27 balls which included as many as 10 boundaries. Devadvala partnered with Tejas Patani (17 not out) after the loss of Rohan Punjani (17). In the end, the pair of Salil Purohit (18) and Patani saw CCI home. Chembur Gymkhana had the perfect start as they got rid of the opening batsman Raj Khandwala for a duck. Suraj Lalwani, Ronak Daftaria, and Mohit Hemrajani accounted for one wicket each.
CCI’s Behzaad Devadvala was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his swashbuckling knock of 48 in 27 balls (4’s: 10).
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SVIS School opting to bat first at Santosh Sports Academy, Kalyan notched up a total of 118/5 in 20 overs. SVIS’s run machine, Rushil Parkar top scored for his team scoring a handy 33 runs off 36 balls laced with 5 fours.
Mulund Gymkhana A in reply were bundled out for 103 runs in 19.4 overs thanks to some really tight bowling by the U12 boys of SVIS. SVIS bowlers ensured that even a low total of 118 was successfully defended as they won the finals lifting the U12 Little Champs T20 Cricket Tournament title in grand fashion.
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Vinayak Marine Services after opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy notched up a mammoth total of 261/2 in 20 overs. Opening the innings, Dharmesh Anuwadia went on to score a blazing 100 taking only 43 deliveries laced with 13 fours and 5 sixes. Dharmesh retired hurt at exactly 100 runs while apart from him Viraj Chavan (50 off 32) and Shakti Kapoor (50* off 25 balls) chipped in with crucial half centuries taking the team to an unbeatable total.
Cornerstone in reply were bundled out for just 47 runs thanks to a brilliant spell by all-rounder Viraj Chavan who took 4/10 in 3.5 overs. Viraj made it an all-round show first scoring a half century and then taking 4 wkts alongwith AkkI’s swashbuckling ton as Vinayak Marine Services won the match by a record 214 runs.
Dharmesh has been one formidable T20 batsman, he has smashed 9 T20 tons this season which has consisted 75+ sixes at an unbelievable strike rate of 241.50. Dharmesh has been one of the most destructive T20 batsmen in the recent times. The way he is taking on bowlers makes him a very interesting prospect for the bigger T20 Leagues. Out of the several hundreds he has scored this season, four tons have come under 35 balls which speaks a lot about the potential of this destructive opener.
Speaking exclusively with Cricketgraph– Dharmesh said “I am in the prime form of my life and there is no one to support or recognize my talent, i have never practiced even once in my life and i play leather ball matches every sunday while simultaneously working the other days of the week”
Dharmesh’s 8 T20 Tons this Season in last 4 Months-Simply Amazing Stats!
100 off 43 balls in T20 Masters Cup’19 for Vinayak Marine Services (13 fours, 5 sixes) on 24th March 2019
102 off 33 balls for Crossfuse (8 fours, 10 sixes) in Deleredix Tournament, Thakkur, Kandivali on 9th March 2019
116 off 64 balls for Raging Rhinos in Dehradun (22 fours)
100 off 34 balls for Raging Rhinos in Dehradun (12 fours, 7 sixes)
130 off 40 balls (11 fours, 13 sixes) in Anchor Premier League’19 on 28th Feb, 2019
121 off 57 balls in Dreamz T20 Tournament for VMS Victors (13 fours, 8 sixes) in Zooter Cup, Pune
117 off 52 balls for Raging Rhinos (15 fours, 7 sixes) in Anchor Premier League, 19 on 24th feb 2019
101 off 52 balls in T20 Masters Cup ’19 for Vinayak Marine Services (8 fours, 8 sixes) on 22nd Dec, 2018 in KSG T20 Tournament’19
161* off 46 balls in Midday Cup 2019, (17 sixes & 14 fours) on 2013, 20th February (His Career Best in T10 Format)
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FCC Smashers won the toss and elected to bat. FCC Smashers (5 for 238), and the Smasher’s bowling attack then brutally dismantled Maersk’s chase under daylight at Asahi Glass Cricket Ground,Navi Mumbai on 24th March 2019.
Player of the Match Hiren Lakhmani’s league-best knock of 69* off 37 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes, resurrected Smashers’ innings from a dire 91 for 4 after 7.3 overs. The 5th wicket partnership doubled the score in a T20 inning. FCC Smashers were four down for 91 runs but Hiren Lakhmani(c) and Ashish added 112 runs for the 5th wicket.
Rahul failed to provide Maersk the platform they needed, and they kept bleeding wickets. Tushar and Sandesh struck twice as the Maersks’ collapsed from 29 for 3 to 80 all out in pursuit of 239. And they fell for the lowest T20 total at the Friendship Trophy in 2019.
“We won the toss and decided to bat. It was a very good batting wicket. But, there was a surprise for us, our star batsman Prasant was out on the 3rd ball of the very first over. And soon after, while we were scoring at a good rate, wickets keep falling. Then it was my turn, the 3rd down. Then we had a huge partnership of 112 runs together. I was very focused, I was hitting the ball in the gaps. Run rate was good and we touched around 190 runs in 15-16 overs. We were looking for a total of 230 on board. My intension was clear, I need to hit big shots, and I was playing for my team without any pressure. And it went well for us.” – Hiren Lakhmani said to Cricketgraph.
“My team, they really expect me to lead from the front. Wherever I play, I do justice to that role. Apart from this,Rising Vision, will be a good challenge for us. Almost every player is playing professionally in this team.” – Hiren added.
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Caps has been receiving great response from the cricketing community across various tournaments in Mumbai. Cricketgraph team monitors performances of cricketers playing in various corporate tournaments on a monthly basis and awards Yellow Cap for maximum runs, purple cap for maximum wickets.
There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category.
Here are the winners of the Corporate Cricket Cap leaders for February 2019.
Jigar Parikh–Winner of the Purple Cap in the Corporate Category for the Month of February 2019.
Jigar Parikh who plays for Deustche Bank has been one handy bowler coming up with breakthrough at regular intervals. His spell of 4/19 in 4 overs vs EXIM Bank and 3/27 vs Citibank were too crucial helping his team win the match dominantly. It has been his consistent and effective bowling spells in the month of Feb which helped him bag the purple cap.
Aakash Patil- Winner of the Orange Cap in the Corporate Category for the Month of February 2019.
Aakash Patil has been one of the most consistent batsmen of RIKA Global. Time and again, he has come up with quick half centuries and some memorable knocks. Aakash’s knock of 85* in 49 balls vs Johnson and Johnson was one of his highlight knocks in the month of feb which had helped RIKA Global win with ease. Aakash for his consistent batting bagged the Orange Cap for the month of February 2019.
All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
WNS A after being made to bat first at Cross Maidan, Churchgate amassed a mammoth total of 257/2 in 20 overs. WNS’s dependable pair of openers Ajinkya and Dnyansagar Patil (63 off 42) stitched a 179 run stand in just 91 balls. Ajinkya went on to score a breath-taking 154* taking only 69 balls at a strike rate of 223.19 which had 13 fours and 9 sixes much to everyone’s delight. Ajinkya not only batted from start to end but his knock was also a perfect mixture of power-hitting and composure.
Bernard Shipping in reply were all out for just 98 runs as Ajinkya Dhumal and Ketan Kharat came up with economical spells alongwith 3 wkts each. What’s more, Ketan’s spell also included a stunning hat-trick making it a 2nd hat –trick of the season for him as WNS A won the match by 159 runs.
Shopperstop after being made to bat first made an impressive total of 188/5 in 20 overs. Shiv Chauhan opening the innings top scored with a gritty 94 runs off 72 balls hitting 5 fours and 7 sixes along with Vinod Sodha’s 23 ball 42 at the middle order.
Chasing 189, Deutsche Bank openers made merry of the bowlers covering every corner of the ground with dominance. Opener Kushal Mirpury played a swashbuckling innings hitting a brilliant 109* off 55 balls. Kushal smashed 9 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of almost 200.00 while he got excellent support Shobnesh who played the anchors role with a 57*off 44 balls (8 fours) stitching an unbeaten 189* run stand as Deutsche Bank won the match by 10 wkts.
Shardashram Vidyamandir English School Girls opting to bat first posted a total of 136/5 in 20 overs. Despite some quick wickets in between, Samiksha Bangal (20 off 25) and Nimriti Rane (38 off 42) steadied the ship with a crucial 76 run stand for the 4th wicket taking the team towards a respectable total.
Singhania School Girls Thane in reply managed to score only 61/9 failing to keep up with the run rate. Off-spinner Vrushika Dontula bowled a stunning spell conceding mere 3 runs in 3 overs in a T20 match alongwith 2 wickets while Disha Chandak also chipped in with 2/22 as Shardashram girls took the trophy home winning the all important finals by 75 runs.
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Route Mobile and Automotive locked horns against each other on Saturday at MIG, Mumbai during the final of Automotive Cricket League. Batting first, Route Mobile posted a mammoth 199-6 in 20 overs, courtesy Karan Nandey’s heroic performance. Coming in at no.3, Karan smashed 85 off just 45 balls, including 14 boundaries and two sixes. Automotive’s bowlers had a tough day at work as they were unable to stop the swashbuckling batsman. Raunaq Sharma (22) and Adeeb Usmani (28) were the other two batsmen who contributed to the big tally. With the ball, Ashish Kannojiya was the highest wicket-taker as he scalped 3-42 in his four overs.
Chasing 10 runs per over was always going to be difficult. Automotive did no good for themselves as they lost the opening pair inside four overs. Manesh Bhogle (26) and Azhar Ansari (27 not out) looked to provide some stability however they received no support from the rest of the batting line up. Automotive was restricted to a paltry 125-8 in 20 overs, falling short of 74 runs. Aditya Rane was the star performer with the ball as he wrecked havoc with his 4-29 in his four overs. Rahul Sawant, Vishwajeet Thakur, and Ankush Jaiswal accounted for one dismissal each.
Route Mobile convincingly won the final of Automotive Cricket League 2018-19 by 74 runs.Right hand batsman Karan Nandey of Route Mobile was presented with the Man of the Match award for his blistering performance with the bat. Karan averred, “I am elated that I scored on the big day. The pitch was good and I was feeling confident right from the word go. I enjoyed my batting and could not have asked for a better result”.
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