Played between VK Krishna Menon School and SVDD at the Oval Maidan, SVDD batting first were all out for 39 runs. Two promising young bowlers from VK Krishna Menon School Sahil Malbari and Rishi Khamkar came up with impressive bowling spells. Sahil took 5 wkts for 8 runs with 3 maidens in 7 overs while Rishi Khamkar took 5 wkts for 15 runs in 7 overs as both the bowlers demolished the batting line up of the opposition team.
VK Krishna Menon School in return chased down the score with ease winning the match by 9 wkts while Sahil and Risihi turned out to be the highlight performers in the match.
ICICI who were struggling at one point with 2 quick wickets at the Cross Maidan ground got back into the game thanks to their promising batsman Karan who played a match saving knock of 110* off 105 balls which had 11 fours and 2 sixes. Karan who displayed controlled aggression also got good support from Nikhil Shiguan who scored a 56 ball 69 as ICICI reached a defendable total of 254/4 in 40 overs.
L&t gave a good fight with their batsman chipping in with 30’s and 40’s while Nishit scoring 69 runs but they eventually fell short of the target getting all out for 227 runs as ICICI clinched a win by 27 runs.
Played at the Western Railway Ground, it was the all important finals between two teams who have played consistently well throughout the tournament. Mafatlal CC after electing to bat first were all out for 138 with opener Harshad Khadiwale showing his experience with a polished 53.
Pushkaraj Chavan came up with a crucial spell at a time when team needed a bowler to fire bagging 6 wkts for just 47 runs in 15 overs. Pushkaraj took wickets at regular intervals which eventually led to Mafatlal’s batting collapse.
Mumbai Customs were 292/3 in 68 overs thanks to their in-form opener Swapnil Pradhan who scored a brilliant 144*off 183 balls (20 fours) continuing his consistency with the bat. Swapnil now has 617 runs in 7 innings this year in Times Shield’18 while Akash Parkar who came at no.5 scored 85* off 103 balls (11 forus, 3 sixes) as Mumbai Customs were way past the 1st innings lead winning the ultimate finale on 1st innings lead.
Greater Mumbai Police after being made to bat first at Central Maidan, Thane made a mammoth 331/2 in 30 overs. Thanks to their opener Rajesh Tandel, the 46 yr old proved age is just a number as he went on to score a thundering 179 off 94 balls laced with 22 fours and 9 sixes thrashing bowlers in every corner of the ground. Rajesh also stitched a big partnership with Humayun Hirapure who was equally destructive smashing 119 off mere 60 balls with 15 fours and 7 sixes.
Akumentis in reply were all out for 175 runs with Sunil Patil and Prashant Solanki taking 3 wkts each as Greater Mumbai Police won the match by 156 runs.
Played at the OFSC Ambernath
It was a match winning spell of Yogesh Poojari (4/30) and 128 runs Oopening partnership by Ajinkya Chavan (87) and Sagar Barde (43) by ESWA openers ensured a comprehensive win for ESWA in Pride Cup. With this win they lead the series 1-0 against Abhinav CC.
ESWA won the toss and put Abhinav CC to bat who managed 201 in 35 overs shouldered by Chetan Naik who scored 96. Yogesh Poojari with his pace and swing ensured brakes on scoring restricting opposition to mere 201.
Chasing at stiff target, ESWA openers Sagar Barde and Ajinkya Chavan came out all guns blazing and dominated opposition bowlers right from first ball. They scored 128 in 18 overs for opening stand which ensured a comprehensive win to ESWA.
ESWA chased score with 5 wickets in hand.
Abhinav CC – 201/9 – 35 overs
ESWA – 205/5 – 32.1 overs
*Man of the match *
Shared by Yogesh Poojari and Ajinkya Chavan
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Played between Reliance and GST, Reliance winning the toss made a mammoth 266/4 in 20 overs. Thanks to their openers Somnath Wagh and Mayank Shirke who smashed the bowlers in every corner of the ground with a 144 run stand in mere 11 overs. Somnath scored a gritty 34 ball 56 (7 fours, 3 sixes) while Mayank Shirke scored a 34 ball 83 being the destroyer in chief with 10 fours and 5 sixes. Arun Gupta at no.4 scored a blazing 23 ball 55*(7 fours, 2 sixes) which propelled the team to a massive total.
Greensole Titans in reply were all out for 127 runs with Harsh Parekh taking 3/7 in 4 overs. Harsh bowled one of the economical spells you can come across in a T20 while Mayank also chipped in with 2 wkts as Reliance won the match by 139 runs.
SVIS Gorai electing to bat first at SPCA Ground, Kalyan scored 203/2 in 20 overs thanks to a match winning partnership of 155 runs in 84 balls by Sourish Deshpande and Rushil Parkar. Rushil scored a 73* off 55 balls (8 fours) and batted till the end while Sourish scored 96 runs off 61 balls which had 12 fours and 2 sixes. Both the batsmen have batted impressively in the tournament and they continue to impress.
CPVD in reply were all out for 70 runs with Dalvik Salve (3/10) and Arnav Lad (2/0) being the pick of the bowlers as SVIS won the semis by 133 runs.
Hundreds in a T20 game evoked excitement a few years back, scoring a T20 hundred was a fascination and a aim for many T20 Batsman but who can imaging that even T10 Cricket Tournanents will start and there are players who can hit a individual hundred in a T10 Format!
First data after being made to bat first at DPC Gymkhana Matunga were least deterred as they made a commanding total of 163/2 in 10 overs. Sanket Mirgal who had opened the innings smashed an unbelievable knock as he went on to score a mesmerizing 115* off 41 balls. His innings were laced with 10 fours and 9 sixes at a strike rate of 286.50. It was power hitting all the way as he probably became the 1st batsman to score a hundred in a 10 over game.
MID MARK in reply managed to score only 69/3 in 10 Overs as First Data won the match by 94 runs while Sanket Mirgal was declared ‘man of the match’
The Christmas eve was power-packed with two high octane cricket matches that were played at MIG Bandra, Mumbai as a part of Automotive Cricket League T20 2018-19. The two big private banks; ICICI and Kotak Mahindra locked horns against each other on Tuesday at MIG Bandra. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Kotak conceded 173 runs in 20 overs picking up seven wickets. ICICI’s opening pair of Jitesh Purabia (65) and Gaurav Pradhan (24) stitched a solid partnership of 94 runs in 11.1 overs, and set the tone of the innings. Purabia struck a delightful 65 off 42 balls, smacking eight boundaries and two sixes. The right hand bat timed the ball really well, and scored freely off the spinners and pacers. Middle order bat Kuldeep Panda played a cameo scoring 34 off 20, pushing the ICICI’s score to a massive 173. In reply, Mayur Ghag was the pick of the bowlers for Kotak Mahindra, as he scalped 3-18 in his four overs and received good help from Nishikant Sawant who chipped in with 2-22 in his four overs.
Chasing a daunting target of 174, it was important for Kotak Mahindra to get off to a steady start. However, opening bat Nishikant Sawant fell cheaply for a duck in the very first over of the second innings. Apart from the other opening bat RugvedChaudhari (25) and middle order batsman Upendra (42), none of the players from Kotak Mahindra looked in shape. ICICI’s bowling was disciplined and they struck at regular intervals to build the pressure. Shaleen Gupta and Nikhil Mandavkar picked up couple of wickets apiece. Jitesh Purabia, who earlier showed his charm with the bat, spilled magic with the ball, as he picked up the wicket of the opening bat Nishikant Sawant. Kotak Mahindra was restricted to a paltry 126-9 in 20 overs, losing the game by 47 runs.
JiteshPurabia won the Man of the Match for his all-round performance. Purabia averred, “Early on, it was a little difficult to score freely, but as I got my eye in, I could capitalize. I got a life early on in my innings, and since then I was more focused to play a big knock. With the ball, I bent my back well and struck in the very first over of the innings. I am elated to contribute for a winning cause”.
Earlier in the month, Jitesh, who plays for Warriors at the club level, scored a delightful 85 (not out) off 45 against Borivali Bulls at Western Railway ground and performed even better against Khar Knights when he smashed an unbeaten 115 off 60 at Air India Sports Club during the Sportsjig Premier T20 League.
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During the Automotive Cricket League T20, the second match of the power packed Christmas eve was played between Route Mobile and Montage on Tuesday at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Montage posted a respectable total of 143-6 in 20 overs, courtesy an unbeaten half century struck by Sushil More coming lower down the order. The top order collapse followed by successive wickets in the middle order did no good for Montage, and it was finally left to the trio of Gurmeet Singh (22), Shubham Kamat (29), and Sushil More (53 not out), to save the team’s face. Utkarsh Satvse remained unbeaten on 17, thus helping his side to put up a decent score on board. For Route Mobile, Siddharth, who opened the bowling struck with 2-24 in his four overs and was backed well by Mohammad Amir, Viraj Gamre, and Oninder Gill, each of them picking up one wicket.
In reply, Route Mobile made a mockery of the target as they finished off the game in style in just 13.3 overs, winning the match by eight wickets. Opening bat Vishal Dhagaonkar played a stellar knock of 64 (36), and batted right through the chase. Striking at a rate of close to 200, Vishal’s innings was laced with eight boundaries and two sixes. He was attacking the bowlers right from the word go and looked invincible at the crease. On the other hand, Montage’s bowlers had an off day, with only Gurmeet Singh managing to contribute to the wicket’s column with a lone wicket of Sumit Meher (16).
For his scintillating performance with the bat, Route Mobile’s Vishal Dhagaonkar was awarded as the Man of the Match. Vishal expressed, “This innings has given a boost to my confidence. The wicket was a little dry, but I was determined to play each and every ball on its merit. I was pretty comfortable facing the medium pacers, and could score well off them. I hope to take this form going into the next match”.
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