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?
Rustomjee School after being made to bat first at Oval Maidan scored 277/8 in 45 overs. Sanskar Panaskar opening the innings scored half of the team runs smashing 135 off mere 112 balls. Sanskar not only kept the scoreboard ticking but also ensured the team reached a good total. Apart from him, Vansh at the middle order chipped in with 50 runs.
Gokuldham School in reply were all out for 123 runs as Rustomjee bowlers bowled impressively taking wickets at regular intervals and not allowing any batsman to settle.
Rustomjee School won the match by 154 runs while it was Sanskar’s hundred being the highlight performance of the match.
DY Patil “A” after being made to bat first on their home ground at DY Patil Stadium managed to score just an average total of 153/9 in 20 overs.
KKR’s dependable opener Robin Uthappa played his natural game opening the innings to score a 31 ball 47 being the top scorer for DY Patil.
Chasing 154, Reliance were off to a solid start with their skipper Umnmukt Chand opening the innings scoring a 45 ball 51 (3 fours, 2 sixes) to anchor the chase. Saurabh Tiwary and Ankul Roy at no.3 and 4 did the finishing role where in Saurabh remained unbeaten on 33 ball 41* while Ankul’s 14ball came of 34* was a treat to the eyes as he finished of the chase in style with 3 biggies.
Reliance 1 won the match by 7 wkts and 1.1 overs to spare while it was a collectively good bowling and batting display by the Reliance boys.
Indian Oil despite suffering a top order collapse where the scoreboard at one stage was 36/3 got back into the game thanks to a brilliant rescue act by Aditya Tare. Aditya coming at no.4 scored a well crafted 74 off 56 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) showing oodles of calm and experience as he pushed his team towards a respectable total of 150/9 in 20 overs when the 2nd highest score in the playing XI was 18 runs!
Western Railway on the other hand recieved a brilliant tough fight by the Central Railway bowlers where the match remained interesting the 119th ball of the game. Western Railway who had their batsman chip in with 20’s and 30’s eventually crossed the target winning the match by just 1 wkt and 1 ball to spare. It was a heroic bowling effort by off-spinner Saurabh Dubey from Central Railway who took 4/31 in 4 overs as he almost brought his team towards the victory line.
Central Railways after being made to bat first at the DY Patil University I notched up a very competitive total of 182/6 in 20 overs. Pravin Deshetti and Gandhar Bhatavdekar gave a flying start of 97 runs in 57 balls where in Pravin dazzled with a 30 ball 64 (7 fours. 4sixes) while Neelkanth Parab who came at no.6 played a quick cameo of 24 ball 50*(6 fours, 2 sixes)which further accelerated the Central Railway innings to a good total.
Vijaya Bank against the tight bowling of Central Railway bowlers managed to score only 138/9 in 20 overs. Medium pacer Kushal Kakkad bowled a brilliant spell of 4/30 in 4 overs which proved to be a match winning bowling performance for his team.
It was a win by 44 runs for Central Railways where the batsman and bowlers both did their job accurately!