Harsh who displayed some elegant batting in Harris Shield where he scored 122 and 87 in Harris Shield and 117* in under 15 Ghosh trophy in the month of December 2018 now shows his batting prowess in the Giles Shield.
Played between OLPS and IES Charkop at the Shivaji Park Dadar, OLPS winning the toss elected to bat first and notched up a total of 412/3 runs in 45 overs. Harsh Tathare opening the innings played a sublime knock notching up a brilliant double ton. Harsh scored 208 off 144 balls laced with 28 fours as he smashed some brilliant shots thrashing the bowlers with confidence.
IES Charkop in reply were all out for 44 runs, thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Aryan Agle who came up with a match winning spell of 7/18 in 9 overs troubling the batsman with his impressive line and length. OLPS won the match by 368 runs and it was definitely Harsh and Aryan becoming the standout performers in the match.
The second edition of Nataraj Pens, Mumbai ka Accurate Bowler contest will be kicked off in few days. The first chapter will be held at Kalyan West on 23 Dec Sunday at 2:00 PM.
This contest is completely free of costs for school & college students. There would be 2 winners in this chapter, one in each school and college category.
Date:- 23 Dec | Sunday
Time:- 2 PM Reporting Time
Address:- Santosh Sports Cricket Academy, Aadhar Wadi Jail Road, Near Don Bosco School, Lulla Complex, Kalyan West, Thane.
White Tshirts will be preferred but not mandatory.
The winner of this chapter would get an english willow cricket bat, cricket kit bag, sasa shoes & kimati balls along with trophies and certificates from Nataraj Pens.
Played between St.Arnolds Andheri and Anjuman Islam at the Shivaji Park Ground, Anjuman Islam won the toss and elected to field first and make a big total.
Their decision to bat first was quite spot on as two of their openers Zaid and Faizan Shaikh registered a record 351 run opening stand for the 1st wicket in 42 overs. Anjuman Islam did not lose a single wicket as the openers batted till the end with Faizan thrashing the bowlers with his impressive batting scoring 248* off mere 136 balls laced with 34 fours. All eyes were on Faizan as he played some excellent shots in his marathon knock while Zaid Ansari from the other hand played the supporting role scoring 103* off 111 balls.
St.Arnolds Andheri in reply were bundled out for mere 36 runs as Manas Mukadam came up with a match winning bowling spell of 5 wkts, 2 runs and 3 maidens in 5.3 overs while Sujit Dalwi took 4 wkts for 8 runs as Anjuman Islam won by a record margin of 380 runs.
Played between Gokuldham High School and VK Krishna Menon Academy at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana, GHS won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 236/9 in 45 overs. Arsh Krishnater who came at no.4 chipped in with 63 runs off 131 balls being the leading scorer for his team while Meetra Parab gave solid support scoring 57 off 111 balls.
VK Krishna Menon Academy in reply were all out for 259 runs with all-rounders Roneet Thakkur and Arsh Krishnater again coming in handy with the ball taking 4 wkts each.
Even though VK Krishna Menon Academy won the match by 1st innings lead but Arsh continued to impress with his all round skills. Arsh now has 16 wkts in his last 3 matches and seems to be on a roll.
Played between Future Group and Mafatlal Cricket Club at the Karnatak Cross Maidan. Future Group winning the toss elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
Mafatlal CC who have been in great form as a team again gave a superb performance notching up 541//8 in 13 overs. Harshad Khadiwale who opened the innings scored a brilliant 97 falling 3 short of a deserving ton. Harshad who is one of the most prolific batsmen of Maharashtra showed his class at the top of the order. Even though, Mafatlal lost a few wickets in between, it was Onkar at no.5 changing the fortunes for his team. Left-handed Onkar Jadhav went on to smash one the best knocks of his career smashing an unbeaten 200* off 266 balls laced with 17 fours. Onkar kept his calm and batted for 373 minutes while also stitched a match winning partnership with Puneet Tripathy who scored 104 at no.7. Akshay Jambhekar with 4/117 was the pick of the bowlers for Future Group.
Future Group in reply were 379/8 with opener Salman Ahmed scoring a gritty 116 and Sachin Yadav smashing 80 runs before the end of the game’s play where Mafatlal CC won the match on higher Quotient.
Played between Sainath SC and Dadar Union at the MIG Cricket Club, Sainath SC opting to bat first scored 147/8 in 20 overs. Umesh Gurjar who came at no.3 scored a flashy 33 ball 52 which had 7 fours and a six while the rest of the batsman found it difficult to convert their starts.
Dadar Union in reply chased down the score with ease. The openers gave a shaky start but it was Agni coming at no.3 scoring 55 off 33 balls. Agni took the pressure away smashing 5 fours and 4 sixes as he assisted his team in a commanding win by 4 wkts and 1.5 overs to spare.
Played at the Oval Ground where Rizvi team elected to bat first, they notched up a good total on board smashing 271/10 in 101.3 overs. Mohit Tanwar with 91 runs and Tejas Chalke with 64 runs were the highest scorers of Rizvi. From IES, Aman Khan was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/75 while Adarsh Yadav taking 3/51.
IES VN Sule in reply batted strongly batting for 69 overs with 5 wkts down for 197 runs before the match ended in a draw. Even though the batters struggled, it was again Ved coming to the rescue with a thumping 132*off 214 balls which had 19 fours and a six. Vedprakash Jaiswal displayed resilience against the powerful team of Rizvi as the match ended in a draw.
Played at the Oval Maidan, it was the all important finals between Vijay Indap Cricket Academy and Rising Stars Cricket Academy, VICA batting first scored 194/6. Siddhesh Jadhav from Rising star was the pick of the bowlers coming up with an impressive spell of 4/22 in 8 overs with 3 maidens.
Chasing 195, Rising Stars cricket Academy successfully chased down the score as Siddhesh Jadhav who was pick of the bowlers also opened the innings to score a match winning 86*. His strokeful innings ensured his team crossed the target and win the all important finals at Oval.
Rising Stars Cricket Academy win the finals by 4 wkts and become the winners of the Titan Cup.
Played between Tarapur Vidyamandir and National English High School, Tarapur Vidyamandir won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 148/10 in 39.1 overs. Spinner Sharik Baloch who had impressed one and all in various tournaments last year continued to perform with his impressive spin bowling coming up with great bowling figures of 7/47 in 15.1 overs with 3 maidens.
Sharik’s bowling was spot as he continued to bowl at line and lengths which was difficult for the batsman to read. National English School in reply were all out for 128 runs in 43 overs at the Jivdani Cricket Ground.
Palghar Dahanu team after being made to bat first played well scoring 183/8 in 20 overs. Anything above 180 is always defendable and they managed to surpass that mark. Harshit (49) and Mandar (34) played crucial knocks for their team while the Worli SC bowlers were a bit on the expensive side with an average economy rate of 8.8 runs per over.
Worli SC who were 3wkts down for 26 runs came back into the game thanks to a very timely half century by Japjeet Singh Randhawa. Japjeet settled in and ensured his team did not lose more wickets scoring a 43 ball 57 (4 fours, 2 sixes) while left hander Risabh Pandit gave the finishing touch with a brilliant 36 ball 60*(5 fours, 2 sixes) as both the players stitched a crucial 105 run stand in just 59 balls as Worli SC won a thriller by 4wkts and 3 balls to spare.