Hosts SCA start with an easy win
Mumbai: Hosts Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) continued their fine run in the under-13 circuit by securing a comfortable 60-run win over Achievers Cricket Academy in their first round match of 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, SCA amassed 176/2 as Omkar Patankar (66 off 64) and Nihar Magre (51 off 40) scored match-winning half-centuries. Their partnership helped SCA go past the 175-run mark in the 21st over.
In reply, Achievers CA were bowled out for 116 in 19.4 overs as Agastya Bangera, Agastya Bedi and Aakash Salim picked up two wickets each. Achievers’ openers Krishna Kodal and Atharva Patil started well, but could not continue their partnership that led to the downfall of their team.
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In the other match of the day, Nerul Gymkhana, riding on Shourya Desai’s blistering knock of 76 in just 36 balls and a defiant unbeaten 29 from Shyam Tiwari easily beat Akhilesh Cricket Academy in their first round clash. Nerul Gymkhana chased the target of 127 in 12.4 overs with eight wickets in hand to register a convincing victory.
Brief Scores:
Match 1- SCA 176/2 (Omkar Patankar 66, Nihar Magre 51, Arya Gaikwad 1/20) beat Achievers CA 116 in 19.4 overs (Krish Kodal 23, Atharva Patil 23, Agastya Bangera 2/11, Agastya Bedi 2/13, Aakash Salim 2/3) by 60 runs.
Man of the Match – Omkar Patankar
Match 2 – Akhilesh CA 126/9 (Prem Parekh 49, Sahil Gadge 2/23) lost to Nerul Gymkhana 127/2 in 12.4 overs (Shourya Desai 76, Shyam Tiwari 29*, Wriddhi Singh 1/9) by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match – Shourya Desai
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Contrasting wins for Boys CC and Pro World Talent
Mumbai: Boys Cricket Club registered a narrow four-wicket win against Titan Cricket Club, while Pro World Talent comfortably beat St. Arnold School by 54 runs on the fifth day of the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire Ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Steady knocks from Nishant Bagatkar (22 off 37), Mayuresh Kulayve (24 off 24) and an unbeaten 20 from Avaneesh Palav helped Titan CC reach 97 for 7 in their quota of 21 overs. Boys CC’s openers, Rohan Karandikar (25 off 35) and Ayush Patil (43 off 49) laid a solid foundation, but they lost some quick wickets in the middle only to recover later and secure a close win in 19.3 overs with four wickets in hand. For Titan CC, Hrishikesh Chavan bowled well picking up 3 for 10 in his four overs.
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In the other match of the day, the in-form Tanish Shetty scored an attacking 68 in 54 balls as Pro World Talent put up 142 for 5 against St. Arnold School. In reply, St. Arnold were restricted to 88 for 9 in 21 overs as Nikash Nerulkar bowled a match-winning spell, taking four wickets and conceding just six runs in his five overs that included a maiden. Viraj Dave top scored for St. Arnold with a patient knock of 26 in 34 balls.
Brief Scores:
Match 1 – Titan CC 97/7 (Nishant Bagatkar 22, Mayuresh Kulayve 24, Avaneesh Palave 20*, Jay Bhanushali 2/24, Abhedya Shukla 2/15) lost to Boys CC 98/6 in 19.3 overs (Rohan Karandikar 25, Ayush Patil 43, Hrishikesh Chavan 3/10) by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match – Ayush Patil
Match 2 – Pro World Talent 142/5 (Tanish Shetty 68, Mohit Singh 2/28) beat St. Arnold School 88/9 (Viraj Dave 26, Nikash Nerulkar 4/6) by 54 runs.
Man of the Match – Nikash Nerulkar
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Regal CC after being made to bat first at the MIG Cricket Club Ground scored 299/10 in 84.3 overs. Regal CC who were struggling at 4/41 at one point managed to get back into the game with the help of Om Jadhav’s brilliant 148 runs. Om coming at no.4 faced 218 balls smashing 21 fours and a six as he helped Regal CC reached a respectable total. From the bowlers, Harsh Tanna and Yashraj Malap were the pick of the bowlers taking 4 wkts each.
Parel SC were off to a good start with the openers Varun lavande and Srujan Athawale giving good starts. However, it was their middle order consisting of Pranay Pawar at no.6 and Gaurish Jadhav at no.8 coming up with match winning half centuries which also included a 121 run stand between them. Pranay scored a crucial 86* (116 balls) while Gaurish at no.8 scored 57 off 99 balls which changed the script of the game as Parel SC went on to win the match by 3 wkts in 63 overs.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana opting to bat first at DY Patil Nerul managed to score 257/10 in 62.3 overs. Even though a few batsmen chipped in with 40’s but it was Neelkanth Parab top scoring with 74 runs in 105 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes). From the bowlers, Abdulahiqbal Sayyed was the pick of the bowlers coming up with an impressive spell of 4/53 in 15.3 overs.
DY Patil Sports Academy despite losing two early wickets in the first 4 overs got back into the game with the help of their batting mainstay Subramaniam Dorasawamy. The experienced Subbu opening the innings anchored the chase with a brilliant 105*off 156 balls (13 fours). The rest of the batsman supported with 20’s and 30’s as DY Patil S.A won the match by 4 wkts despite a few early hiccups.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana electing to bat first at Shivaji Park Dadar did lose some early wickets but Shams Mulani who came at no.5 ressurected the innings back for his team going on to score a match winning 138 runs off 183 balls. Left-handed Shams smashed 17 fours & a six proving his mettle taking the team total to a defendable 337/10 in 88.2 overs. Left-arm spinner Yash Chavan with 6/87 in 28.2 overs was the pick of the bowlers bowling an impressive spell.
Dadar Union in reply were bundled out for 123 runs thanks to an envious bowling spell by Shams Mulani. The all-rounder bamboozled the batsman with his left arm spin as he went on to take 8/39 in 14.2 overs. Shams Mulani who recently got selected for India A certainly proved his immense talent both with the bat as well as with the ball as he single handedly steered Shivaji Park Gymhana to a massive win by 214 runs.
National CC after being made to bat first at Cross Maidan notched up 317/10 in 67.4 overs. Sumit Meher (70) and Neil Narvekar (71) were the highest scorers for their team scoring impressive half centuries. Left-arm spinner Sagar Mishra with 4/83 and Harmeet Singh with 4/75 were the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 318, Parkophene were off to a good start provided by their openers with Amogh Bhatkal scoring 65 runs. However it was their middle order comprising of Prasad Pawar (60 off 66) and Sagar Mishra (70*) finishing off the chase with their crucial half centuries. Prasad who is known to score during crunch situations looked solid while Sagar continues to impress with his all-round skills helping Parkophene Cricketers win by 4 wkts.
Piramal CC after opting to bat first at RTO Azad Maidan notched up a massive total of 521/4 in 42 overs out of which 78 runs were given in penalty. Despite a few early setbacks, Gaurang Patel coming at no.4 changed the momentum with a blazing 126 off mere 80 balls laced with 19 boundaries. Gaurang also got good support from Rahul Kulkarni who scored 48 off 30 balls. Dipesh Panchal coming at no.5 scored an unbeaten 75 ball 136* (20 fours, 5 sixes) while Vinayak Mistry at no.6 gave the finishing touch with an aggressive 31 ball 60*as Piramal reached a big total.
MS PG CCL CC were bundled out for 139 runs thanks to some brilliant bowling by Piramal bowlers. Vaibhav Patil with 3/25 and Vaibhav B with 3/16 were the pick of the bowlers.
Piramal CC won the match by 382 runs while tons by Gaurang and Dipesh remained the highlight performances of the match.
RBL opting to bat first at Oval Maidan scored a very healthy total of 174/2 in 20 overs. Ravi Parmar opening the innings laid the foundation for his team as he scored an anchoring knock of 102 runs in 77 balls. Ravi smashed 14 fours at a strike rate of 132.47 keeping the scoreboard ticking.
Lanxess on the other hand were bundled out for 118 runs as RBL bowlers did a fantastic job of restricting the batsman and not allowing them to score runs freely.
Sanjeevani Cricket Academy batting first at Oval Maidan notched up a healthy total of 153/3 in 20 overs. Omkar Patankar scored an impressive 59 while Captain Aditya Balivada also led from the front scoring a crucial 55 helping their team reach a defendable total.
Defending a total of 153 runs, Dilip Vengsarkar Academy were bundled out for 130 runs with off-spinner Arinjay Lokhande being the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wkts. Skipper Yaseen Saudagar with his fighting 43 managed to keep the hopes alive but lacked support from the other end.
Sanjeevani C.A won the match by 23 runs and they lift the prestigious title.
Speed Cricket Academy after opting to bat first scored a very healthy total of 126/5 in 15 overs. Opener Amanat hussain played a solid anchoring knock of 54 runs in 45 balls which had 9 fours in it while Mohank’s quick 30* at the middle order proved to be the finishing touch.
Titans Cricket Academy in reply managed to score only 82/6 in 15 overs failing to cope up with the run rate as SCA won the match by 44 runs where in Amanat was declared ‘man of the match’
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In the other match, SVIS after being made to bat first were 7/76 at one stage but Sanchit Kadam at no.8 scored a match saving knock of 47* (31 balls). What’s more he got great support from Arnav Rane who came at no.9 to score 27* as both the boys stitched a match winning 80 run stand taking the team total to 156/8 in 20 overs.
Mumbai Sporting Union Thane in reply were all out for 67 runs thanks to a terrific bowling spell by Daivik Save. Daivik came up with bowling figures of 6/17 in 4 overs as he made life difficult for the batsman handing over a 89 run win to his team-SVIS.
Smt. Sulochana Singhania School after being made to bat first at Central Maidan, Thane scored a very healthy total of 290/6 in 45 overs. Opening the innings, Aarush scored an aggressive hundred remaining unbeaten till the end scoring an impressive 131* off 118 balls which had 152 boundaries. Apart from him, Aayush Iyer scored a quickfire 68 off 54 balls as their team reached a defendable total.
SVEM Secondary School were bundled out for 71 runs thanks to some great bowling by Sulochana Singhania School bowlers. Medium Pacer Anuj Iyer bowled an envious spell of 5/18 in 6.2 overs running through the opposition’s line up.
Sulochana Singhania School won the match by 219 runs while Aarush’s 131* remained the highlight performance of the match.