MIG who have become one of the most powerful teams in Mumbai Cricket in the last 2 years are certainly living upto their reputation of having a formidable batting line up along with an effective bowling unit.
Opting to bat first on their home ground, MIG amassed a massive 565/9 in 90 overs. The openers Swapnil and Pratik Dabholkar (54) gave a flying start of 102 runs while opener Swapnil Pradhan went on to score a massive 179 off 183 balls (24 fours). Swapnil who scored 252* in Times Shield this season continues to score big hundreds.
Kevin who came at no.3 scored an aggressive 91 (15 fours, 2 sixes) while stitched a 142 run stand with Sumit Ghadigaonkar. Sumit coming at no.4 scored a well crafted 118 off 123 balls (12 fours, 1 six) as MIG were in complete control of their innings. Skipper Pragnesh who is known for his batting this time was the pick of the bowlers taking 6 wkts even though he leaked a few runs giving 157 runs in 24.5 overs.
Parel SC in reply were all out for 247 runs with every batsman chipping in with starts but not able to convert their 20’s and 30’s. Srujan Athawale (63) and Pranay Pawar (61) scored valiant half centuries but that didn’t seem to be enough for the chase as MIG won the match by 318 runs.
Abbott after being made to bat first at Sunder CC, Cross Maidan managed to score 271/6 in 45 overs. It was a decent start by the top order but it was Abbott’s Mr.Reliable Ishan Mithbavkar coming up with an unbeaten 102* off 83 balls.
Ishan who is known for his aggressive cricket played his natural game taking a mere 82 balls laced with 10 fours and 5 sixes which pushed his team towards a healthy total.
Abhyudaya Co-Op Bank in reply managed to score only 207 runs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Abbott’s prime bowler Shantanu Chaudhary. Shantanu’s bang on bowling with figures of 5/33 in 9 overs proved to be too heavy for the opposition as it helped Abbott win the match by 71 runs.
Mumbai: Jasan Shethia was the star performer with the ball as hosts Sanjeevani Cricket Academy ‘B’ defeated Nerul Gymkhana by 25 runs in the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Put in to bat, SCA ‘B’ scored 150/6 as Atharva Dalvi (32 off 25), Neev Hinduja (20 off 23) and Veer Kapoor with a steady unbeaten knock of 20 in 26 balls chipped in with useful knocks. Nerul Gymkhana’s bowlers were guilty of conceding 54 extras that helped SCA ‘B’ to reach the 150-run mark.
In response, Nerul Gymkhana were bowled out for 125 in 20.3 overs as SCA B’s Jasan Shethia bowled an economic and wicket-taking spell of 4 for 16 in 4.3 overs that helped his team secure a win. For Nerul Gymkhana, Vidhwan Kawle (33 off 32) and Arya Anshate (24 off 19) tried their best, but couldn’t take their team to the required target.
Brief Scores: SCA ‘B’ 150 for 6 (Atharva Dalvi 32, Neev Hinduja 20, Veer Kapoor 20*, Aditya Singh 2/27) beat Nerul Gymkhana 125 all out in 20.3 overs (Vidhwan Kawle 33, Arya Anshate 24, Jasan Shethia 4/18) by 25 runs.
Man of the Match – Jasan Shethia
If this guy’s batting eccentrics in IPL last year weren’t enough, he comes up with a yet another exceptional knock proving once again how dangerous he can be with the willow. The 24 yr old in his latest match vs Sikkim entertained one and all with some brilliant power hitting.
Mumbai team after opting to bat first at Emerald High School Ground, Indore amassed a big total of 258/4 in 20 overs. Shreyas coming at no.3 when Mumbai were reeling at 22/2 took his team to 235/3 in the next 13.3 overs of his stay at the crease. Shreyas went on to score 147 runs facing a mere 55 deliveries which had 15 sixes and 7 fours at a strike rate of 267.77. Suryakumar coming at no.5 batted in his usual style lending the finishing touch with a 33 ball 63*
Sikkim chasing such a big total were all out for 104 runs with Shardul Thakkur’s 2/13 in 4 overs proved to be quite an effective spell as Mumbai won the match by 154 runs.
For the records, apart from being one of the fastest T20 tons, this also happens to be the highest score alongwith highest number of sixes by an Indian batsman in T20 Cricket surpassing Risabh Pant’s record of 128* and 12 sixes.
Tournaments like these are always a great platform to unearth the hidden cricketing talents and one such boy who is impressing one and all with his batting has been Aniket Singh from Don Bosco Cricket Academy.
In the match vs Young National CC, Don Bosco School electing to bat first at Cross Maidan notched up 319/3 in 35 overs. Aniket opening the innings went on to score a swashbuckling 164* batting till the end facing mere 114 balls which had 26 fours and 2 sixes. Aniket also stitched a brilliant 196 run stand with Naman Jawhar for 3rd wicket who also scored an impressive 103 runs off 74 balls. Young National CC in reply managed to score only 162/6 failing to keep up with the run rate as Don Bosco clinched a big win by 157 runs.
In the 4th match vs Goregaon Sports Club, Don Bosco batting first managed to score 273/6 in 35 overs with opener Aniket once again taking his team towards a healthy total. Aniket this time took only 102 deliveries to score his 140 runs which had 24 boundaries in it. Thanks to some really tight bowling by the Don Bosco bowlers, GSC were bundled out for 83 runs handing over a 190 run win to the Don Bosco team.
Mumbai: Vedant Mayekar was in great rhythm as he bowled a match-winning spell of 4 for 18 in five overs as Achievers Cricket Academy secured a 10-run win over Vasant Vihar High School in the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Electing to bat first, Achievers CA scored 132 for 4 as their opener Krish Kodal struck a fine 66 in 63 balls and was ably supported by Sanskar Rao who remained unbeaten on a steady 27 in 37 balls.
In response, Vasant Vihar High School were restricted to 122 for six in their quota of 21 overs. Soham Keer and Omkar Lokhande tried their best with knocks of 33 and 26 respectively, but Vedant Mayekar kept picking wickets at regular intervals that helped Achievers CA register a victory and earn crucial points.
Brief Scores-
Achievers CA 132/4 (Krish Kodal 66, Sanskar Rao 27*, Pratyush Sawant 2/18) beat Vasant Vihar HS 122/6 (Soham Keer 33, Omkar Lokhande 26, Vedant Mayekar 4/18) by 10 runs.
Man of the Match – Vedant Mayekar
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Young Comrade CC after being made to bat first at Dadkar Maidan scored an impressive total of 384/10 in 69.5 overs where in it had 4 batsman scoring crucial half centuries. Mayuresh Tandel (79runs) at no.4 and left-handed Viraj Krishna (57runs) at no.6 stabilized the innings while it was their lower order consisting of skipper Shamit Shetty at no.9 and Vaibhav Javkar at no.8 stitching a match winning 114 run stand. Shamit scored a handy 57 runs while Vaibhav scored a solid looking 74 helping their team reach a big total.
Sind SC chasing 385 in 90 overs must have felt the pressure to keep up with the run rate as they were all out for 173 runs in 43.5 overs. Off-spinner Sarfaraz Shaikh was bang on coming to the rescue with a brilliant bowling spell taking care of the bowling department with bowling figures of 6/59 in 12.5 overs.
Young Comrade CC won the match by 211 runs and it was indeed a collective team performance by Shamit and his boys.
Warrior Sharks winning the toss opted to bat first at the Warriors Cricket Ground amassing a healthy total of 183/4 in 20 overs. Prashant Kadam opening the innings went on to score a swashbuckling 97 missing out on a deserving ton. Prashant smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes at facing mere 53 balls setting the tone for his team’s innings. Vinay Mehra’s aggressive cameo of 19 balls 41 at no.4 also proved to be quite handy.
Jio Blue who lost top 3 wickets quite early did have some hopes renewed with a fighting 61 by Mohsin Jio but he lacked support from the other end as Jio fell short of 45 runs managing to score 133/6 in their stipulated 20 overs.
Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament saw a close game between JNS Jaguars and JNS Young Veterans on February 19 when the two sides faced off in the Championship semi-final at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to field first, JNS Jaguars restricted JNS Young Veterans to 159-6 in 20 overs, thanks to Jairaj Bisht’s bowling heroics. Bisht was the pick of the bowlers for JNS Jaguars accounting for 3-17 in four overs. Pratik Chitalia scalped one wicket in the lone over that he bowled. Four of the JNS Young Veterans’ batsmen got off to starts, however failed to play a big knock. The opening pair of Aneesh Vijekar (29) and Siddharth Chavda (35) looked good, and so did Ravi B (31 not out) and Jaymin Mehta (33) in the middle order.
Though 160 did not look all that daunting, but the pressure of a semi-final can get the better of any team. However JNS Jaguars held their nerves and chased down the target in 19.1 overs, winning the match by four wickets. Despite getting off to one of the most horrendous starts, JNS Jaguars were determined to clinch the semi-final. The team lost the opening pair inside three overs. Jeetinder Diwan (21) and Shantanu Agasti (12) tried to consolidate but succumbed against the run of play. Coming in at no.5, Hemal Chitalia shouldered the responsibility well and was determined to see his side home. Hemal (42 off 31) batted well with Rohit Saraf (35) to ease the nerves in the dressing room. For JNS Young Veterans, Jaymin Mehta and Ravi B picked up two wickets apiece.
JNS Jaguars’ Hemal Chitalia bagged the Man of the Match for his match winning knock under pressure. The right handed batsman stated, “When I came in to bat, the pressure was enormous. The wickets were falling and the run rate was creeping up. It was necessary for me to provide solidity in the middle. I took my time to get my eye in and once I was settled at the crease there was no looking back. It was a do or die game. I am happy that our team could sail through”.
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Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament witnessed a high scoring encounter on February 19 when Camp Rangers and Mount Litera locked horns against each other during the Challenger semi-final that was played at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Camp Rangers posted a mammoth 240-4 in 20 overs, courtesy Aditya Maheshwari’s rollicking performance right at the top of the order. The opening batsman belted the Mount Litera bowlers all around the park as he smashed a delightful 101 off 56. Aditya’s blitzkrieg comprised of 14 boundaries and two sixes. Giving him support were Harshvardhan Roongta (48) and Anish Bhansli (48 not out). For Mount Litera, Shreepad Khedekar picked up 2-48 in his four overs with Mohamed Saleem Shaikh and Alok Shah chipping in with a solitary wicket.
Chasing a daunting total of 241 was never going to be easy. Mount Litera kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Opening bat Alok Shah top scored with 41 and found able allies in Neil Dhankani (38) and Mohamed Saleem Shaikh (22). For Camp Rangers, it was Amish Dani who wrecked havoc with his brilliant bowling performance as he went on to scalp 5-19 in 2.3 overs. Mount Litera’s innings was tamed at 152-9 in 18.3 overs, thus losing the match by 88 runs.
The right handed batsman Aditya Maheshwari was awarded as the Man of the Match for his sublime innings of 101 that came off just 56 balls. Aditya averred, “Being the semi-final, it was important for us to put up a big score on the board. I was determined to play a big knock for my side and I am delighted that the result was in our favour. The powerplay overs were pretty good to bat on. However as the match progressed the wicket became slower making it difficult for the batsmen to follow. Batting with Harsh is always a pleasure and I am elated that our team has made it to the finals”.
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