In a lone match of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament that was played on January 23, BD Royals got the better of OIS Tigers with a 36-run win. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, BD Royals posted a paltry 138-7 in 20 overs. Opening bat Kumar Adnani top scored with 39, and found able allies in Niraj Dalal (24), Haresh Adnani (24), and Rishabh Shah (25 not out). With the ball, Nitesh Bhasin of OIS Tigers struck with 3-19 in his four overs.
Chasing a parsimonious score of 139, OIS Tigers was done and dusted for 102 in 16.2 overs losing the match by 36 runs. Abhishek Soni top scored with 16 but a cumulative batting failure resulted in the defeat. BD Royals’ Rajiv Hingoo was the star performer with you the ball picking up 4-15 in his four. Hingoo bowled in right line and length consistently and yielded rich dividends. His match winning bowling performance deservingly gained him the Man of the Match award.
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It was the all-important finals of the tournament, two of the best teams at the school level took on each other with Rizvi winning the toss and electing to bat first at the iconic Wankhede Stadium which is nothing but a dream come true for the young boys.
Rizvi School suffered a batting collapse with the entire team bundling out for 111 runs. Yaseen Saudagar’s fiery opening spell where he bowled some of the “balls of the season” and Javed Sharif’s match winning spell of 5/45 in 15 overs proved to be too heavy for the Rizviites. Al-Barkaat received an equal tough fight from the bowlers getting all out for 123 runs where in all-rounder Yaseen displayed a fighting spirit to score 57*off 168 balls helping his team cross the three figure mark.
Rizvi in their 2nd innings with the help of Owais Khan’s 90* declared their innings at 217/7 in 66 overs. Al-Barkaat in their 2nd innings were 172/7 and batted for 94 overs till the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings lead.
It was a fantastic performance from the young boys where we got to see some fantastic bowling spells, some fighting knocks and most importantly the best of the spirits which a cricket game always demands. Al-Barkaat School were awarded the championship shield by Mr Dilip Vengsarkar, Former India Test player.
Best Batsman-Tushar Singh (601 runs with highest score of 202* in 5 matches)
Best Bowler-Nishit Bhalla (22 wkts in 5 matches with best bowling figures of 6/16)
Best All-Rounder-Aditya Giri (205 runs and 15 wkts)
Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament’s second match of the super Sunday was played between Utpal Warrior and Fazlani United at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai. Batting first, Utpal Warrior posted a mammoth 192-5 in 20 overs, courtesy 108 run partnership between Asgar Khan (63 off 35) and Vishal Mervana (41 not out off 18 balls) for the fifth wicket. Khan was mindblowing with the bat as he smacked the Fazlani United bowlers all around the park. Asgar’s phenomenal knock was laced with four boundaries and five sixes. For Fazlani United it was Shams Lakhani who wrecked havoc with 3-16 in his four overs.
Chasing a daunting target of 193, Fazlani United did not get off to the best of starts as the team lost its first three wickets in six overs. Coming in at no. 8, Dhrumal top scored with 32 buy his effort went in vain as he received no support from his teammates. Earlier with the bat and now with the ball, Vishal Mervana and Asgar Khan bowled well in tandem scalping two wickets each. Fazlani United’s innings was closed at 153-8 in 20 overs, thus falling short of 39 runs.
Asgar Khan was presented with the Man of the Match for his jaw dropping blitzkrieg with the bat.
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Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament witnessed a high scoring game on January 20 when BD Smashers and Mount Litera locked horns against each other at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, BD Smashers smashed 221-9 in 20 overs. The opening pair of Ambish Shah (41) and Varun Godha (55) stitched a blistering partnership of 103 in 8.1 overs. Godha scored a delightful half century and set the momentum of the innings. His timing was exquisite and shot selection stellar. Middle order batsman Karan Rastogi put up a scintillating cameo as he hit 41 off 25. For Mount Litera, it was Mayur Luthria with the ball who made some impact striking with 4-35 in four overs.
In reply, Mount Litera got off to a steady start thanks to Alok Shah (58). However the other batsmen failed to capitalise on the start and Mount Litera’s innings was folded at 167-6 in 20 overs, falling short of 54 runs. BD Smashers put up a disciplined bowling effort with Saurabh Shah picking up 2-25 in his three and Vijay Gala, Suchit Shah, and Mohit Chaturvedi accounting for one dismissal each.
Varun Godha of BD Smashers was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his stupendous knock of 55 that came of just 38 deliveries and included nine boundaries.
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Played at the Dombivali Gymkhana between Singhania School and Dyanganga International School, Singhania School won the toss and elected to bat first notching up a massive total of 474/5 in 45 overs. Left-hander Jay Jain was the highest scorer for Singhania School smashing a brilliant double hundred. Jay scored 210 off mere 115 balls smashing 20 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 185.00 +, apart from him quick cameos by Anuj Iyer (87) and Ayush Iyer (44) took the team to a mammoth total.
Dyanganga School in reply were bundled out for 63 runs in 23.2 overs as Pranil Poojari scored a fighting knock of 29 runs. Aarush Patankar and Neerek Gawand took 3wkts each as Singhania School won by a record margin of 412 runs with a record opening stand of 312 runs between Jay and Anuj being the highlight performance of the match.
Vijaya Bank electing to bat first at Reliance Ghansoli Ground managed to put up a healthy total of 166/8 in 20 overs. Vijaya Bank had batsman giving good starts with 3 batsman scoring in 30’s but they lacked someone who could take the innings till the very end or a total of 180+ was surely on the cards for Vijaya Bank. Fast bowler Rahul Shukla was the pick of the bowlers where he conceded only 23 runs with 4 wkts in 4 overs at a time when other bowlers were leaking runs from the other end.
Defending 166, Reliance 1 managed to score 159/9 in 20 overs falling short by a meagre 7 runs. They faced a similar problem like Vijaya Bank as they lacked a batsman who could take the match till the very end. SL Akshay bagged 3 wkts while Stalin and Kartik bagged 2 wkts each.
BPCL batting first at the Reliance Ground Ghansoli scored 177/5 in 20 overs. Akarshit Gomel opening the innings was the highest scorer smashing a solid looking 79 runs of 56 balls laced with 10 fours & 2 sixes. Aakarshit who was the highest scorer in T20 Talim Shield seems to be continuing his good nick with the bat.
ONGC in reply were bundled out for 109 runs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by quickster Tushar Deshpande who came up with 4/24 in 3.5 overs. Tushar as he has been this entire season spot on with the ball managing good line & length as BPCL won the match by 68 runs.
Played at the United Cricketers, Cross Maidan, Young National CC after being put to bat first managed to score a healthy total of 272/6 in 45 overs. Skipper Sushant Kadam coming at no.3 counter attacked the bowlers with will going to score 134 off mere 103 deliveries.
Sushant became the highest scorer in the match as he smashed 11 fours and 4 sixes at a healthy strike rate of 130.00+. Sushant also got good support from no.4 batsman Hanumant who scored 49 runs.
On the other end, New Era CC were bundled out for 152 runs thanks to a some tight bowling by the Young National CC bowlers. Young National CC won the match by 120 runs while it was their skipper Sushant leading from the front.
BPCL after being made to bat first at the DY Patil Stadium were off to a shaky start with both their openers losing their wickets before the end of the 1st powerplay. However, Eknath Kerkar who scored 41 off 32 steadied the ship with Mumbai Indians opener Suryakumar Yadav stitching a crucial 95 run stand to bring the momentum back into BPCL’s favor. Surya coming at no.4 scored 82* off 56 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes as BPCL reached a good total of 158/3 in 20 overs.
Western Railway who were off to a good start with Asad Pathan and Mrunal Deodhar putting up 71 runs in the 1st 6 overs were not able to convert their good start into a successful chase as the middle order batsman failed to convert their scores into something substantial.
Western Railway were 144/all out with Dhaval Kulkarni bowling a brilliant spell of 3/27 in 4 overs as BPCL clinched a win by 14 runs.
DY Patil B after being made to bat first at the DY Patil Stadium were in a different mood altogether as they notched up 234/6 in 20 overs. Aman Khan opening the innings went on to reach his hundred in mere 45 balls while scored a total of 137 runs in mere 60 balls lighting up the DY Patil Ground. Aman who created a record of hitting 12 sixes in T20 Talim Shield just raised the bar furthermore as this time it was 14 sixes in his firecracker innings.
Shashikant Kadam from Future Group just conceded 32 runs with 4 wkts in 4 overs at a time when bowlers were being thrashed and leaking runs from the other end. Future Group in reply managed 154/7 with left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh taking 3/25 in 4 overs.
DY Patil B won the match by 80 runs thanks to a brilliant ton by Aman but the question which still lingers in every cricket lover’s mind is “Why?” Why is still Aman not seen in any IPL Colors?