Ashay who had scored a solid hundred in his previous match continues to impress one and all in the ongoing Harris Shield’18.
Gokuldham School batting first at young Zoroastrian, Azad Maidan scored a total of 275/9 in 45 overs. Nayan Bajaj with 4/80 and Nishant Singh with 3 wkts were the pick of the bowlers. Gyan Kendra in reply suffered a batting collapse with only one batsman managing to fire. Ashay scored 97 runs fighting it out single handedly at a time when wickets kept on losing from the other end.
Even though, Gyan Kendra School lost the match, Ashay’s 97 was something which got noticed by everyone.
Tata Sports Club have a bunch of some amazingly talented cricketers and when such players unite together to play in the same team, it becomes difficult to defeat a team like Tata SC.
In the match between CAG and Tata Sports Club at the MB Union Ground, Tata opted to bat first after winning the toss notching up 309 runs on the board for their 1st innings. The experienced Praful Waghela and Arjun Shetty were the highest scorers scoring 90 & 47 respectively. CAG in reply were all out for 192 runs where in all rounder Arjun spun the web and changed the game with his impressive off-spin. Arjun came up with envious bowling figures of 7/20 in 15.4 overs with 9 maidens as CAG’s batting line up collapsed in a matter of few sessions.
Tata Sports Club in the 2nd innings declared their innings at 269/5 with KP scoring 91 runs while Sairaj Sangle coming up with an impressive 101 (131 balls). CAG were 128/5 at the end of the game’s play where Tatas won the match on 1st innings lead.
Played at the Dadkar Maidan, New Hind SC after being made to bat first were not deterred as they posted an extremely competitive total of 360/8 in 70 overs which is quite defendable. Bhavin Thakkar opening the innings scored an elegant hundred against the quality bowlers of MIG. Bhavik Thakkar who is a veteran of 52 First Class Games known for his solid batting did gave a glimpse of his early days as he scored 138 (177 balls) laced with 22 boundaries. Siddhant Adhatrao who had scored a crucial 80 last week while chasing 400 against Mumbai Police once again came goof with a solid 79 and in-form Sachin Yadav also chipped in with 51 runs.
MIG in reply were 274/9 in 66 overs with skipper Kevin waging a lone battle scoring 88 runs at no.3 while the match ended in a draw. Left-arm spinner Nehal Katakdhond bowled a crucial spell of 4/28 in 13 overs taking some crucial wickets at the right time. The finals between New Hind and DY Patil will be one interesting competition to watchout for.
In my last article I wrote about how fat is good for you. Similarly, in this article we will look at the
benefits of sugar (carbohydrates). If you haven’t read my last article I would recommend you to do so.
There are many misconceptions about sugar that are spread through or available on the internet.
Especially a myth that sugar makes you fat (there are many other reasons and sugar can’t be blamed
completely).
But there are some reasons why sugar can be a bit manipulative you with you. Firstly, after cocaine & caffeine the most additive substance is sugar. Secondly, sugar is everywhere these days therefore, you don’t need to find foods that contain sugar like in case of protein rich foods for which you actually have to look out for whenever you eat out or go to buy groceries .
These are my 5 picks for you:-
1) Gives you energy:-
For a living being sugar is the primary source of energy. It is important to consume sugar to perform day to day activity in a efficient way. Without enough sugar weakness & dizziness throughout the day may be felt. Therefore, 6 to 8 grams of sugar (includes fruits, starch & breads per kg of bodyweight is recommended. Around 65% of your caloric intake should come from carbohydrate throughout the day in small frequent quantities.
2) Helps in muscle building:-
As read earlier being the primary source of energy for the body sugar also helps other nutrients such as protein & fats to do their own functions. Low carbohydrates are known to burn fat & protein rapidly for energy. This is the reason why elite professionals don’t recommend such diets just because they are a temporary fix and not an overall solution to fat loss. Sugar is also stored in muscle in the form of glycogen which is then used for all kinds of physical activity throughout the day. It also helps to make your muscles look fuller.
3) Helps in burning Fat:-
It is said that “fat is burned in the flames of carbs”. The body starts using fat as a source of energy when an aerobic activity is performed for a prolonged duration (20 to 40 minutes low to moderate intensity steady state cardio). Fat loss done this way may take 2-3 months but it has more long lasting effects compared to something like low carbohydrate/keto diet.
4) Your organs love sugar:-
Brain requires sugar to function normally. The brain has a lot of work to do throughout the day even when a person is sleeping the brain is still working if not more than at the same speed as it works when we are awake. In sports especially the brain plays an important role while making decisions in just a short span of time. Athletes who have a well programmed brain through training are more likely to perform well in a match. Other organs such as liver need sugar for digesting food that we eat.
5) Good for the Skin:-
The glycolic acid present in sugar is very helpful in maintaining the health & look of your skin. It
helps in elimination of blemishes and restoring the balance of skin’s oils.
Other benefits of sugar are:-
*) Calorie content- Sugar has a high calorie content that will give your body the energy that you
lack. However, all the energy is short lived and it can only give you short burst of increased
productivity.
*) Diabetes- Scientists have proven that diabetes is a genetic condition that is created from the
moment we are born
*) Less processed- Many people use high fructose corn syrup as means of sweetening their food,
but that product is highly processed and can cause problems to their digestion. Sugar consists
only from natural ingredients that can be processed easily by our metabolism.
I hope this article was helpful & guide you in the right way. If you have any further questions or
topic recommendations you can write me on my email address which is available in my profile
on www.cricketgraph.com . Have a good day
-Yuvraj Salvi
Left-arm spinner Vijendra Yadav who took 29 wkts in 8 innings at an average of 11.00 for MV Sports Club has not stopped since then. The experienced spinner has performed consistently and he even became the highest wicket taker for E Division this year too with 39 scalps in 10 innings at a bowling average of 11.00 and an economy of 2.31.
He has been a silent performer for the past 2 years and it was because of his performance his team even got promoted from E to D Division this year. Vijendra Yadav has 4 fiv- wkt hauls this year and seems to be one really tough spinner to bat against.
ESWA after electing to bat first at the PDTSA Ground, Boisar notched up a total of 150 all out in 34.5 overs. From being 80/3 at one stage, ESWA suffered a batting collapse thanks to Sanket Vaidya’s 3 wickets in 2 overs which changed the game. Sanket overall took 5 wkts in the game coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/23 in 8 overs.
SKN chased down the score with ease in mere 18.4 overs as they won the match by 6 wkts while Sanket Vaidya was declared ‘man of the match’ for his stellar bowling performance. The series now is lead by them 3-1 with 3 more matches to go.
Jash Ganiga has been one impressive player performing well in various tournaments. In the inter school match of Harris Shield between IES Bandra and IES Digambar Patkar, IES Bandra batting first scored a total of 345 runs in 45 overs with Jash Ganiga scoring a brilliant hundred. Jash played aggressive cricket right from the beginning as he went on to top score the innings scoring 138 off 109 balls. Aditya Parbhalkar also batted well scoring 76 runs.
IES Digambar Patkar in reply were all out for 107 runs with Aryan Desai taking 4/33. It was a big win by a margin of 238 runs for IES Bandra and it was certainly Jash being the standout performer in the match.
Played between Teleperformance and Nanavati at the New Hind Matunga, Teleperformances who had put up a strong show in their last match with the bat opted to bat first scoring 274 runs in their 1st innings with opener Jiniv Joshi top scoring with a classy 79 and Neil Narvekar at the middle order scoring 50 runs.
Left arm spinner Rahul Sawant who was amongst the top wicket takers in Kanga continued his form in Times too coming up with an impressive spell of 5/86 in 34.1 overs with 8 maidens. Skipper Sahil also chipped in with 3 wkts. Nanavati in reply scored 347 runs with their no.3 batsman Pranav Kela top scoring with 111 runs while Bhushan Shinde and Kushal Shah chipping in with half centuries. Teleperformances collapsed in the 2nd innings getting all out for just 121 runs as Rahul Sawant came up with another 5 wkts while Sahil this time came up with a fifer as both the bowlers came up with same bowling figures of 5/52.
Nanavati chased down the lead of 51 runs with ease as they won the match by 8 wkts.
The aggressive left hander has been amongst the runs since quite a time but this time he converted his innings into a very big score and that too at a crucial juncture when his knock helped his team qualify to the quarters.
Income Tax SP & Rec Club ‘A’ batting first notched up a total of 313 in 89.2 overs. Future Group in reply posted a mammoth total of 619/10 in 123.5 overs. Left-handed Sachin Yadav who scored a 158 vs AG in the previous match continued his good form scoring a brilliant 270* off 348 balls laced with 39 fours opening the innings. An innings of pure grace, timing and composure as he single handedly brought his team into a commanding position. Apart from him, Shashikant Kadam chipped in with 69 runs.
Future Group won the match on 1st innings lead and with this win they will face Nirlon SC in the quarter-finals for a three day match in the last eight stage of the tournament from Dec 11 to Dec 12.
Siddhesh lad’s batting is 9 out of 10 times solid like a war tank and you can rely on him when chips are down. Siddhesh who is also a Mumbai Indians player in the ongoing Ranji match showed that he is the “crisis man’ stepping in when Mumbai lost 4 quick wickets.
Mumbai after opting to bowl first at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune received a 1st innings trail of 352 runs on the back of opener Swapnil’s 101. Mumbai team who were cruising at one point were all off a sudden from 143/2 to 181/5 losing quick wickets. Skipper Lad who was batting at no.3 anchored the innings and batted with the wagged tail scoring a crucial 93 off 180 balls (13 fours, 1 six) while Shubham Ranjane who came at no.7 supported skipper as well as his team with an unbeaten 54*to take Mumbai to a respectable total of 273 runs in their 1st innings.
Maharashtra batting in their 2nd innings have a lead of 187 runs with 5 wkts in hand while the match where Mumbai was about to lose its plot is now evenly poised.