Osians CC after electing to bat first at Cross Maidan could have been all out for under 130-150 odd runs had it not been Megh at no.4 coming up with a very fruitful 84 runs (8fours, 2 sixes). Megh smashed some really good shots and stayed intact at the crease ensuring Osians CC reach a respectable total of 219 /10 in 62.4 overs. Experienced off-spinner Amit Wadkar bowled an impressive spell taking 5/65 in 19.4 overs being the pick of the bowlers.
Navi Mumbai Police were all out for 85 runs thanks to the combined bowling efforts by the Osians CC bowlers which led them to a commanding win by 138 runs.
Future Group after electing field first at the Western Railways Ground restricted Nirlon SC to just 129runs all out in 57.5 overs. Opener Sandeep Kunchikor scored a gritty 67 scoring half of the team runs when the whole batting collapsed. Javed Khan was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/44 in 17 overs.
Future Group in reply were 110/5 at one stage before Alpesh Ramjani and Raunaq Sharma chipped in with half centuries with a crucial 110 run stand. Alpesh chipped in with 73 runs off 137 balls while Raunaq Sharma scored a crucial 59 at no.6 & 7. Yashraj Malap bowled an impressive spell taking 5/79 in 23 overs.
In the 2nd innings, Nirlon SC were all out for 190 runs with Akshay Jambhekar taking a fifer and Javed Khan taking another 4 wkts taking his tally of wickets to 8 in the match. Future Group chased down the score in 25.5 overs with Sachin Yadav scoring 80*followed by 52 in the 1st innings continuing his purple patch with the bat while Avdhoot Dandekar remaining unbeaten on 58* as Future Group won the match by 8 wkts.
Sony team after electing to bat first at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul batted aggressively making a healthy total of 229/6 in 20 overs which is most of the times a match winning total. Despite a shaky start and the rest of the batsman struggling, it was Vishal Pandey who simply changed the game in a matter of few overs. The innings definately reminded many of Mccullum’s 73 ball 158 vs RCB in the IPL 2008.
Vishal literally toyed with the bowlers covering every corner of the ground hitting 20 fours and 6 sixes reaching. Vishal reached his hundred in mere 37 balls while he ended the innings remaining unbeaten on 153* (64 balls) at a strike rate of 239.16. Prince Marine in reply managed to score 177/6 as Sony Pictures won the match by 52 runs while Vishal Pandey was declared ‘man of the match’ for his hurricane innings.
The Sassanian Maidan witnessed a thrilling quarter finals match between two promising teams where in Mafatlal Cricket Club and Space Sports Club took on each other where in Mafatlal opting to bat first notching up 218/10 in their 1st innings. Onkar Jadhav (78 runs) and Karan Nandey (50 runs) were the top scorers coming up with crucial half centuries.
Space Sports Club in reply were all out for 196 runs with Prasad Patil and Puneet Tripathy taking 4 wkts each. Puneet and Prasad were spot on with the ball as they tooks wickets at a crucial juncture in the match. Prasad who had scored a match winning 85 at no.8 in the 3rd match this time came handy with the ball. Mafatlal in their 2nd innings were 209/2 in 48.4 overs before the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings lead. Opener Harsh Khadiwal scored a flashy 68 while Karan Nandey remained unbeaten on 86*(149 balls, 10 fours) making it back to back fifties in the match. Siddhant Adhatrao who came at no.3 continued his sparkling form smashing a yet another half century.
Mafatlal Sports Club win the quarter finals in style as they qualify for the semis of the Times Shield tournament.
Karan Nandey in this year’s Times Shield ‘18-
Matches-4
Innings-6
Runs-386
Average- 77.10
50’s- 3
100’s– 1
also 4 wkts in the 3rd League Match
Played between B.Arunkumar Sports Club and RBI at the Sunder CC Cross Maidan, B.Arunkumar SC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of capitalizing on the wicket and post a good total.
However, it wasn’t one of the fruitful decisions for as they were all out for 102 runs in 30.2 overs. The top order collapsed with Shamit at no.7 chipping in with 30 crucial runs taking the team’s total in the three digit figures. Abubakar Siddiqui bowled well taking 4 wkts while the rest of the bowlers also bowled well.
B.Arunkumar SC were in no mood to allow RBI to win the match easily as Shamit Shetty puzzled the batsman with his left arm spin taking 5/29 in 17.3 overs with 7 maidens reducing RBI to just 92 runs all out in what turned out to be a low scoring thriller.
B.Arunkumar Sports Club won the match and it was certainly captain leading from the front.
Into the all important quarters of the Times Shield B Div, Tata Sports Club took on Western Railways on their homeground where they were made to bat first by the Western Railway skipper.
The decision was indeed a wise one as the in-form batting line up of Tata Sports Club collapsed for 119 runs in their 1st innings. Smit Ghosh and Kunal Karamchandani were the primary destroyers taking 4 wkts each. Western Railways in reply also were about to suffer a big collapse as the Tata bowlers did not spare the batsman giving a tough fight but it was Surendra Malviya at no.10 changing the fortunes. These are the kind of innings which gets remembered for a long time as he scored a brilliant 82 ball 91* taking the team to 202/10. Surendra smashed 10 fours and 5 sixes at no.10 much to the amazement of the opposition.
Tata SC gave a fightback in the 2nd innings with the in-form Kaustub Pawar scoring a fighting 114 off 175 balls. The rest of the batsman batted around him as they reached a total of 267/9 and a lead of 186 runs. Western Railways chased down the score in just 38.2 overs and won the match by 8 wkts thanks to wicket keeper batsman Prasad Patil’s fluent 116*(122b, 18 fours & a six). Prasad opening the innings wasted no time as he ensured his team reached the semi-finals berth.
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Gokuldham High School winning the toss at PJ Hindu Gymkhana elected to bat first notching up 161/10 in their 1st innings. Khush Jain (55 runs) and Harshvardhan (50 runs) were impressive though with their half centuries though the rest of the batsman found it difficult to get going.
IES VN Sule in reply scored 218/10 with Vedprakash Jaiswal who is IES’s backbone continuing to score runs. Vedprakash scored his third successive score of 50+ smashing 64 runs followed by his last two innings which were 58 and 142. Arsh Krishnater came up with an impressive bowling spell as he was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/61 while Vineet Vanikar bagging 3 wkts.
Gokuldham were 172/7 at the end of the game’s play where IES won the match on 1st innings lead.
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Played at the Santosh Sports Cricket Academy, Singhania School after being made to bat first posted a very healthy total of 205/2 in 20 overs. Raj Jain opening the innings scored a quick 73 ball 121* laced with 19 fours and a six. Raj displayed a right mixture of aggression and composure as he batted till the very end remaining unbeaten. Kalyan Sports Foundation in reply were all out for 29 runs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Advik Dubey who came up with unbelievable bowling figures of 7/6 in 4 overs with one maiden as Singhani School won the match by 176 runs where in Raj was declared ‘man of the match’
In the other match which was played at the same venue, Titans Cricket Academy after being made to bat first scored 104/5 in 20 overs with Yagnesh Kamat scoring a crucial 31* down the order. SPCA B in reply were all out for 78 runs where in Yagnesh also chipped in with the ball taking 3 wkts which helped him bag ‘man of the match’ award.
Played at the Parsee Gymkhana Ground, Rizi School batting first declared their innings on 313/6 in 45 overs. Tejas Chalke was the highest scorer hitting an unbeaten 100* off 102 balls laced with 6 fours and 3 sixes. Tejas played an enterprising knock which was a right mixture of aggression and patience as he helped Rizvi reach a very healthy total. Apart from Tejas, Mayank Teotia scored 66 runs and Owaish Khan scored 63 runs.
In reply, VK Krishna Menon Academy were bundled out for just 59 runs in 37.3 overs thanks to a terrific bowling spell by Moin Khan who came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/20 with his right arm pace. Moin Khan who initially wanted to become a batsman realized his true potential with the ball when coach Salil Babardesai encouraged him to bowl when he saw him once bowling in the nets.
Rizvi clinch a yet another big win and they are certainly one teak to lookout for this year too.
It was Skipper Pushkar Sharma all the way against Bandra Gymkhana at the picturesque Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivail on the 9th of December, 2018.
Winning the Toss on a slightly damp Pitch, Shivaji Park Youngstars elected to Field first. Pushkar justified his own decision by breaking the backbone of Bandra Gymkhana with an impressive spell of swing bowling coming up with bowling figures of 9-3-22-4 (Economy: 2.44) opening the Bowling. He was ably supported by miserly spells from his Teammates Chandan Gaud and Ajay Pande to ensure that the opposition were all out for 129 in 34.1 overs in the 45 over Match.
While chasing, Pushkar, Opening the innings came out and blasted a magnificent unbeaten 90* off just 49 Balls that consisted of 5 Sixes and 9 Fours. The Innings was a treat to the eyes with some stylish strokeplay from the classy left-hander. Pushkar was in an aggressive mood right from the go ensuring they reached the target of 130 without any loss in just 16.2 Overs. He seemed to be in a different zone at a strike rate of 183.7, where the other 12 who batted in the match had a combined strike rate of 60.6.
Just a Week ago at Navroz Ground (Azad Maidan) against Lord North Brook, we had seen a similar All-round performance from Pushkar. After restricting the opponents to a mere 135/9 off the allotted 45 overs, Shivaji Park Youngsters had chased it down in 23.2 Overs with 6 Wickets to spare. Again, his tight Spell of 8-2-15-1 at 1.88 Runs per over was instrumental in his Team’s great performance. There too, Pushkar had scored a crucial 41 off 35 balls. Another All-round performance in the same match was from Dashrath Chavan who had earned the Man of the Match Award.
Coming back to the present, it was befetting that Pushkar Sharma received the Man of the Match Trophy from Mr. Prakash M Kelkar, Secretary of Shivaji Park Youngstar Sports Club and somebody who had helped him immensely, and continues to do so in his Cricketing journey. Kelkar Sir, as he fondly calls him, had helped him a lot financially as well when he did not have any other means. Many of his Cricketing equipments were gifted by Mr. Kelkar.
Pushkar also expressed his deep gratitude towards his Employer, IndiaFirst Life Insurance, for providing him with a Job opportunity a few months ago. The elegant left-hander said that the Job has helped him grow both personally as well as professionally, apart from providing a means to sustain himself and his family in this City.
The win also takes Shivaji Park Youngstar SC to the Top 16 in the Cosmopolitan Shield 2018-19