Bank of Maharashtra opting to bat first at Shivaji Park were bundled out for 85 runs in 19.4 overs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Central Bank’s off spinner Ved Mathiyalagm. Ved ran through the batting line up of the opposition not allowing any batsman to settle as he took a brilliant 5/23 in 4 overs. Vaishnav Sail with 3/18 in 4 overs was equally effective as both the bowlers proved to be too heavy for Bank of Maharashtra team.
Central Bank in reply chased down the score in 14.5 overs winning the match by 7 wkts while Vedrasingamani was declared man of the match for his amazing fifer.
“Enthusiasts Premiere League – Edition II -2019- Hosted by *Enthusiasts Sports and Welfare Association *
Date : 23 Mar 2019, Venue : OFSC Ambernath
Toss Won by : Falcons United- Elected to Bowl
VCC-158/8 – 20 overs
Falcons United : 159/6 – 19.3 overs
VCC after being made to bat first managed to put up a competitive total of 158/6 in 20 overs. Ravi Vishwakarma from Falcons with his all Round performance ensured Falcons United win in EPL Edition II single handedly. Ravi scored blazing 86 off 53 balls and bagged 2 wickets in Finals.
Ravi Vishwakarma was adjudged Man of the match in the finals..
MoM Finals & Best Batsman of the Series – Ravi Vishwakarma (Falcons)
Best Bowler of Series – Sagar Nehete (VCC)
Man of Series – Ravi Vishwakarma (Falcons)
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EPL – Vrundavan CC: 158/8 vs EPL – Falcons United: 159/6. EPL – Falcons United won by 4 wickets.
https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/318525/Enthusiasts-Premier-League-Edition–II-(EPL-II)-2019/EPL—Vrundavan-CC-vs-EPL—Falcons-United
EPL- Enthusiasts Premier League
Viva Supermarkets opting to bat first at SRT Ground Kandivali notched up a competitive total of 315/6 in 45 overs. After a fantastic start by their openers-Shikhar Thakur (87 off 93) and Akshay Mhapankar (83 off 99) putting up more than 150 runs on the board without losing a wicket, they did suffered some jolts with some quick wickets in between. However, there was a climax left to make the finals interesting as Makarand Patil coming at no.8 lended the finishing touch to his team’s innings scoring a quickfire 84*in mere 26 balls.
The pace at which he was going, had he faced a few more deliveries, he would have achieved the feat of fastest Times Hundred ever! What’s more, Makarand’s whirlwind knock included 6sixes in the 2nd last over vs Sachin Mayekar . Overall he smashed 7 sixes in a row out of the 12 biggies he smacked in mere 26 balls becoming the 1st batsman in India at the local level to hit 7 sixes in 7 balls in a professional level match.
Mahindra Logistics in reply were all out for 237 runs chasing 316 thanks to some tight bowling by the Vivasupermarket bowlers. Akshay who has been the backbone of his team’s batting line up picked up 3/30 becoming the pick of the bowlers too while 3 bowlers chipped in with 2 wkts each.
A team which has consistently played well throughout the season- Viva Supermarkets win the Times Shield F Division with dominance.
Walt Disney “A” opting to bat first at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul notched up a very big total of 207/7 in 20 overs. Opening the innings, Hitesh Kolwankar created the positive momentum hitting an aggressive 89 runs off just 45 balls. Hitesh smashed 14 fours & 3 sixes at a strike rate of 197.78 ensuring his team reached a more than decent total to defend.
Suffering a top order collapse, Edenred were bundled out for 93 runs with Rakesh Dalvi (3/9 in 2 overs) and Vaibhav with 2/14 being the pick of the bowlers. Rakesh not only conceded less runs but took crucial wickets as Walt Disney won the match by a big margin of 114 runs.
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 tournaments played by professionals like architects, doctors & advocates, on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, purple cap for maximum wicket taker and yellow cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.
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 Professional Cricket Cap leaders for February 2019.
Aditya Gupta- (Yellow Cap)- Most Popular Player in the Professional Category for the month of February 2019
Aditya’s nearest competitor was Neel Parakh against whom he won by an easy margin difference of 13 votes. With 43 votes to his name, Aditya won the Yellow Cap for the most popular player for the month of February 2019. Aditya’s match winning 50* off 36 balls in the Architect T20 Championship for Avengers made him popular overnight!
Vimal Hansraj- Winner of the Purple Cap in the Professional Category for the month of February 2019
Vimal who plays for Arch Mavericks Architect team has been a revelation of sorts coming up with a 6 wkt haul in a T20 match. The medium pacer gained overnight attention with a stunning spell of 6/32 in 4 overs vs RIAMS XI which helped his team win with dominance. Taking a 6wkt haul even in a 50 over or a test format is commendable and hence getting it in a T20 format is a altogether different level of feat achieved by Vimal as he bagged the Purple Cap for the month of February 2019.
Rohit Kulkarni- Winner of the Orange Cap in the Professional Category for the month of February 2019.
Rohit Kulkarni who plays for Spartan Doctors in the Shri Barku G Patil T20 League has been one dependable batsman for his team. His knock of 53 ball 78 laceed with 10 fours and 2sixes vs Dahisar was a turning point in the game which had rightly helped Spartans bag a win. Rohit Kulkarni had tough competition from the other contenders for the coveted cap but he eventually takes the cap home for the month of February.
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.
The fifth and sixth position match of Automotive Cricket League was played on Saturday between ICICI Bank and Kathiwada at MIG, Mumbai. Batting first, Kathiwada posted a daunting 190-5 in 20 overs, thanks to Ankit Chopra (43) and Siddharth Kadam (60). After losing opening bat Kamran Ahmed for a duck, his partner Vishal Shah (30) provided stability at the top. ICICI bowlers bowled well in patches however were unable to contain Kathiwada. Jitesh Purabia struck 2-31 in his two overs with Harshad Gharat and Karan Sonavale picking up one each.
In reply, ICICI gave a tough fight scoring 182-7 in 20 overs, losing just by eight runs. Opening batsman Karan Sonavale was the star performer as he smashed a valiant 82 off 51 balls. Sonavale partnered well with Jitesh Purabia (36) giving his team a good chance of winning. However Kathiwada’s disciplined bowling and handling of pressure situation with absolute calmness got them through. Nirav Bheda was the pick of the bowlers for Kathiwada as he scalped 2-27 in his three overs.
Speed Cricket Club opting to bat first scored a healthy total of 251/6 in 45 overs. Dishan Rane was the top scorer batting till the end scoring an impressive 106* off 123 balls. A solid innings laced with 11 fours and a six ensured his team reached a decent total. Dishan was ably supported by all-rounder Bharat Meher who scored a quickfire 54 off 42 balls (7 fours, 2sixes)
Defending a total of 252, it was all-rounder Bharat Meher displaying some amazing left-arm spin followed by a crucial half century which changed the game for Speed CC. Bharat came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/13 in 8.2 overs taking wickets at regular intervals which restricted Rising Star team to just 144/10 in 45 overs.
Young cricketers from Rising Star ensured a tough fight but it was Speed CC winning the match dominantly by 107 runs.
Speed CC
251 for 6 in 45 overs
Dishan Rane 106* (123 ball 4/11, 6/1)
Bharat Meher 54 ( 42 ball 4/7, 6/2)
Sangram Shirke 48 not out (37 ball, 4/5, 6/1)
Nirek Gawand 8-1-35-2
Rising Star
144 for 10 in 45 overs.
Tejas Chavan 42 (82 ball, 4/6)
Saukhya Madhvi 22 ( 31 Ball)
Nirav Revankar 21 (51 ball)
Bharat Meher 8-2-13-5
Result-Speed CC won by 107 runs
Opening batsmen of ICICI Bank Bhavik Patel & Skipper Jitesh Purbia put on a match winning 155 run stand for the first wicket against IDBI in the premier T20 Inter Bank Shield Tournament’19. Bhavik Patel was the star of the match as he scored a brilliant 80 runs in just 52 balls with 11 fours & his effective spell of left arm spin (4 overs 2 maiden 4 runs 1 wicket) was just mesmerizing. Bhavik was well supported by skipper Jitesh Purbia (66runs in 52 balls) and off spinner Amit Rathore who claimed 4 wickets giving away just 12 runs in 4 overs.
It was a shock defeat for a formidable IDBI side as in the first league match they had beaten Bank of India which is a strong team by 5 wickets chasing 168 runs.
Now the next league matches will be interesting to watch.
ICICI Bank 176 for 2 in 20 overs ( Bhavik Patel 80,Jitesh Purbia 66 ) beat IDBI Bank 99 for 8 ( Aaraf Shaikh 2 for 14 ,Amit Rathore 4 for 12)
A five-wicket win chasing 148 might seem a comfortable victory but IndiaFirst made hard work of their success at the Asahi Glass Cricket Ground (Navi Mumbai), grinding out their first triumph of the Friendship Trophy 19 with less than one over to spare. Their youngest warrior Ajish Rehman put their batting on track, but it was left to Ramana and their wicket keeper Babli Sharma to complete the task.
After losing the toss and, Warriors C.C suffered a top-order slump as they lost three wickets for 44 runs. They were flying at 80 for 4 in the 8th over. Warriors C.C, led by Rohit’s 44, were dismissed for 147 as the IndiaFirst bowlers shared the wickets around.
IndiaFirst’s top-order batsmen gave them a immense start. Ajish Rehman scored 35 off 19 balls, but none of his team-mates could cross 30. Sanket Teli was the best of IndiaFirst’s bowlers, taking 2 for 15 from his four overs. Ajish Rehman was the next best, claiming 1 for 16.
“We won the toss and choose to field. It was a great Pitch to Bat on. We had a very good start and the ball was swinging a lot,so I planned to bowl with good Pace to curb the runs. I also took a wicket and I gave 16 runs in 4 overs. Sanket also gave 15 runs. It was a great wicket to bat on, but we were professional in getting the job done. We also have a good long batting line-up. While chasing we got good start,then it become easy for us to chase. It was a wonderful match for me.” – Ajish said to Cricketgraph.
“We’ve still got a long way to go. One match doesn’t make a summer.” – Ajish added.
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