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
Played between Matunga Gymkhana and Shapur Spencer Cricket Club at the Matunga Gymkhana Ground, it was a match where Matunga boys once again dominated after being made to bat first on their home ground.
Matunga Gymkhana notched up a total of 332/6 in 45 overs thanks to the flying start by the openers Dhruv Jawhar and Ishaan Amin. Both the openers gave a 134 run stand in 24.3 overs where in Dhruv scored a solid 74 off 90 balls (12 fours) while Ishaan Amin went on to score an aggressive 101 off 92 balls laced with 13 fours and a six. Hard hitting all-rounder Ninad Borkar chipped in with a quick 31 ball 66 (6fours, 5sixes) staying true to his reputation while Omkar was equally destructive with a 21 ball 40 which gave the finishing touch to Matunga Gymkhana’s innings.
Shapur Spencer CC in reply were all out for 154 runs thanks to some tight bowling by the Matunga Gymkhana bowlers. All-rounder Ninad Borkar was the pick of the bowler taking 4/20 in 7 overs with his wily off spinners as Matunga Gymkhana won by 178 runs.
Played at the Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan, it was an exciting class between RIKA Global and Greensole Titans XI where in RIKA Global won the toss and elected to field first.
Greensole Titans XI batting first notched up a total of 148/5 in 20 overs with Manan Shah top scoring with 58 runs off 47 balls. Chasing 149 in 20 overs, Akash Patil simply changed the game in a matter of few overs as he thrashed the bowlers in every corner of the ground. Akash Patil scored 108* off mere 40 balls while he reached his 100 in a record 38 balls making it the fastest Masters Cup hundred for this year. Akash’s hurricane knock consisted 18 bounadries and 4 sixes as Rika Global chased it down in mere 11.2 overs.
RIKA Global won the match by 8 wkts and Akash was declared ‘man of the match’ for his blazing hundred.
In the second match of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament that was played on Super Sunday, DAIS Aces posted a competitive 161-6 in 20 overs against OIS Tigers at RCF Sports Club, Chembur, Mumbai. Opening bat Kalp Parikh scored more than half of the total runs scored by his team and remained unbeaten on 83 off 65 balls. Parikh smashed seven boundaries and four sixes in his splendid knock. With the ball, Siddharth Sood and Mark Manchanda grabbed couple of wickets apiece, and received good support from right arm off-spinner Ajit Virwani who accounted for one dismissal.
In reply, OIS Tigers got off to a steady start, courtesy a 69-run partnership stitched by the opening pair of Vicky Sujan (48) and Anuj Gupta (13). After the ball of Gupta, Virwani came in to bat and took the game away from the opposition with his delightful 46 that came off just 34 balls. His innings was laced with five boundaries that were a treat to watch. The right hand bat partnered with multiple batsmen and was determined to take his side home. In the end, OIS Tigers achieved target in 18 overs, winning the match by four wickets. Nishant Fadia and Sarang Jhaveri bowled well in tandem to scalp two wickets each.
Scoring a match winning 46 and picking up one crucial wicket, Ajit Virwani bagged the Man of the Match award for his stellar all-round performance. Virwani elucidated, “Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament is very well-organized. Our matches are covered on YouTube and we can see our game and improve ourselves. Today’s wicket was a sporting one; good for batting as well as bowling. I enjoyed playing here and I am happy that I could contribute with both; bat and ball for my team. When I came in to batting, we were under a bit of pressure. However we decided to take it one over at a time and slowly and steadily go about chasing the target. In the end, our strategy worked and we won the match comfortably”.
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In the first match of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament that was played on Super Sunday, BD Smashers set a challenging of 156-8 in 20 overs against Utpal Warriors at RCF Sports Club, Chembur, Mumbai. Opening bat Suchit Shah (31 off 31) and middle order bat Ambish Shah (38 off 23) looked solid at the crease, however did not receive good support from the rest of the batsmen in the team. Utpal Warriors struck at regular intervals not allowing BD Smashers to form a solid partnership. Kunaal Lakhani was the wrecker-in-chief as he struck with 3-27 in his four overs. Right arm off break bowler Asgar Khan bowled well alongside Lakhani and picked up 2-22 in his four overs.
Chasing 157 required a good start from Warriors and their opening pair of Krishna Rana (18 off 18) and Ravi Kapoor (29 off 24) did what the doctor had ordered for with a scintillating half century partnership. Coming in at no. 4 Asgar Khan smashed the bowlers all around the part, peppering the boundary rope with six boundaries and four sixes. Khan’s 35 ball 65 turned out to be a match defining performance as he gave no chance to BD Smashers to make a comeback in the match. The right hand bat remained unbeaten at the end of the chase and helped his team thrash the opposition by seven wickets and 14 balls to spare. With the ball, Vijay Gala was the pick of the bowlers for Smashers accounting for 2-32 in his four overs.
For his rollicking all-round effort, Asgar Khan was presented with the Man of the Match award. Asgar averred, “My experience in the Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament has been amazing. Our win today is a big boost to the team, as we were short of a few key players in our line-up. I had to shoulder the batting responsibility and I am glad that I could do it successfully today. With the ball, my first two overs were not up to the mark. However, once the left hand batsmen came in to bat, I could exploit the opportunity with my off breaks to get rid of them”.
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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.