Sainath Sports Club opting to bat first at Chinchani Cricket Ground managed to post a total of 197/10 in 42.1 overs in which Sunny (44), Ayush Vartak (33) & Pratham (40*) were the highest scorers. From Chinchani CC, Yash Tamore’s brilliant bowling performance which kept the opposition troubled. Yash came up with envious bowling figures of 5/27 becoming the pick of the bowlers for his team.
Chasing a total of 198 in 270 balls is achievable but it was some really tight bowling by the Sainath CC bowlers which restricted Chinchani to just 95 runs all out. It was a collectively good bowling performance by Sainath CC as 6 bowlers chipped in with wickets with 4 bowlers taking 2 wkts each.
Sainath CC won the match by 102 runs and with this they qualify for the semi finals with position 1 while Yash Tamore was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his heroic bowling spell.
Mumbai Customs after being made to bat first at the RCF Sports Club managed to post a decent total of 164/8 in 20overs. Not a single batsman crossed the 30 run mark but they had everyone chipping in with 20’s.
Chasing 165, Future Group on the back of their opener Harsh Tank were off to a decent start. Harsh smashed a composed half century scoring 50 off 40 balls while crucial 30’s by Sachin Yadav (34 off 21) and Alpesh Ramjani (31 off 18) helped Future Group chase down the score with ease in 18.3 overs winning the match by 4 wkts. Atif Attarwala with 3/29 in 4 overs was impressive even though his team lost the match.
Man of the match-Harsh Tank
In the other match between MBPT and Space SC, Space after being made to bat first were bundled out for a low total of 110 runs in which Ravindra Jadhav at lower down the order scored a crucial 33. Experienced Spinner Yogesh Dicholkar who was amongst the top wicket takers in Kanga last year again proved his mettle taking a brilliant 4/15 in 3.4 overs while Yash Chavan’s 3/11 in 4 overs was equally impressive. However, Space bowlers successfully defended a low total restricting MBPT to just 97 runs all out. Geet Sharma’s spell of 4/27 in 4 overs proved to be too costly for MBPT as Space SC won the match by 13 runs.
Man of the match- Ravindra Jadhav
Despite some quick fall of wickets by the openers, Inditrade were back into the game thanks to some aggressive batting witnessed at the Oval Maidan. Pratik Gharat coming at no.3 went on to score a swashbuckling 93 runs taking mere 47 balls at a healthy strike rate of almost 200.00. Pratik smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes while the rest of the batsman chipped around him as INDITRADE reached a decent total of 194/4 in 20 overs.
CSPL in reply managed to score only 143/8 in 20 overs failing to keep up with the run rate against the tight bowling of INDITRADE bowlers.
Rising Vision won the toss and elected to bat. Rising Vision’s top-order batsmen gave them a immense start. Strong hands from Jitesh Raut with the bat set up a comprehensive 97-run win for Rising Vision in the first T20 match of Friendship Trophy 19 against FCC Sunrisers in Asahi Glass Cricket Ground,Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Player of the match, Jitesh Raut produced a sustained assault, hitting 116 not out off 58 balls in an innings that featured thirteen fours and four sixes (including strike rate of 200). It was the first century for this tournament. As Rising Vision defended their mammoth 213 for 6 in style.
FCC Sunrisers suffered a top-order slump as they lost three wickets for 32 runs. Imran and Deepak struck twice as the Sunrisers’ collapsed from 32 for 3 to 116 for 8 in pursuit of 214 in 20 overs. The middle-order ensured FCC Sunrisers survived their 20 overs, with Vishal and Teli adding 31 runs for the fifth wicket, but that didn’t change the fact that Rising Vision were the better team by far, on all counts, on the day.
In the match between Chinchani Coaching Center and Ashirwad Cricket Club, Nallasopara, Chinchani CC winning the toss opted to bat first scoring a decent total of 211/all out in 43.3 overs. All-rounder Yash Gupta played a handy knock of 44 runs while the rest of the batsman chipped in with starts. Aashirwad CC in reply were bundled out for 139 runs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Yash who came up with 5 wkts for with the ball too. Yash was simply brilliant in the match as he led from the front helping his team Chinchani CC win the match by 73 runs.
In the 2nd match between ACC and Sainath Sports Club, ACC batting first scored a total of 138/10 for the 1st innings. Sainath Sports Club chased down the score successfully thanks to a match winning half century by Kshitij who scored a brilliant 58* anchoring the chase successfully for his team.
Navroz CC and United CC took on each other at the Cross Maidan with Navroz opting to bat first scoring 129/4 in 23 overs. United CC on the chased down the score with superlative ease as Vedant Mayekar opening the innings went on to score a match winning 71 runs. Vedant faced 54 balls with 7 fours scoring a swashbuckling 71 runs. His opening partner Soham Sali also chipped in with 33 runs as United CC won the match by 9 wkts.
What’s more Vedant also affected two run outs and gave just 14 runs in 5 overs making it an all-round performance.
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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