Don Bosco team taking on Bombay Scottish at Cross Maidan was a match full of twists, turns and close competetions. Cross Maidan which is itself bustling with exciting matches had this one match which kept everyone on toes. Anuj Giri’s 5/37 and quickster Aditya’s 3 wkts left Don Bosco Matunga to struggle managing to post only 147 runs on the board.
However, Don Bosco Matunga which boasts of some really promising bowlers were in no mood to allow the opposition to win the game easily. Both the spinners Yash Kripal (3/18) and Chris D Brito (4/30) came up with match winning bowling performances along with Ritesh’s 3 wkts to reduce Bombay Scottish to just 101 runs all out as they steered Don Bosco to a memorable win by 46 runs.
Chris who shifted from Virar to Mahim so that he can focus on cricket certainly seems to be getting the dividends for his hard work.
Played between Anjuman-E-Islam School and Parle Tilak Vidyamandir, Marathi, Anjuman school batting first notched up a total of 313/5 in 45 overs. Musheer Khan who is already touted as one of the promising youngsters to lookout for stayed to his reputation as he scored almost half of the team runs smashing a confident 154 off 106 balls. It was an innings of fine strokeplay and domination as Musheer opening the innings took Anjuman School to a strong position. Harsh Dubey also batted well scoring 60 runs.
Parle Tilak Vidyamandir in reply were bundled out for 66 runs in which Musheer contributed with the ball too taking 3 wkts for 7 runs.
Anjuman School won the match by a margin of 257 runs and it was certainly Musheer standing out with his performance.
Played between Space Sports Club and Dena Bank at DPC Matunga, Space Sports Club winning the toss elected to field first restricting Dena Bank to 204 runs all out. Bharat Meher with 4 wkts and Ravindra Jadhav with 3 wkts were the pick of the bowlers while opener Sagar Chabbria (67) top scored for Dena Bank.
Space SC in reply notched up a massive total of 417 runs as Japjeet Singh Randhawa and Viraj Jadhav steadied the ship for their team. Japjeet coming at no.3 scored a fluent 115 (14 boundaries) while Viraj who came at no.6 made it an all round show by chipping with the bat too scoring 68 runs (9 fours). Japjeet who is a powerful hitter ensured a match winning knock for his team as it was his ton which boosted the total to cross the 400 run mark.
Dena Bank were 60/2 before the end of the game’s play where Space SC won the match on 1st innings lead.
Played at the MIG Ground between Adani Electricity and Repro India, Repro India winning the toss elected to bowl first restricting Adani to 275 runs all out in 94.3 overs. Harshal Bari (82) and Mehul Gokani (59) were the highest scorers for Adani as they both steadied the ship with their crucial knocks. Fast bowling all-rounder Rohit Yadav was the pick of the bowlers coming up with impressive bowling figures of 6 of 82 runs. Rohit was spot on with his line and length as he dismantled Adani’s batting line up.
Repro India Ltd in reply batted really notching up 357/8 in 120 overs. Parthiv Mehta at the top order scored 58 but it was their lower order consisting of Yash Mahale (57*) at no.9 and Rohit Yadav (113*) at no.8 rescuing their team’s innings. Rohit & Yash stitched a brilliant unbeaten partnership of 125* for the 8th wicket as Repro came in a commanding position.
Rohit owned the match with his all-round performance as Repro india won the match on 1st innings lead.
Gyan Kendra School, Andheri batting first scored a decent total of 237/7 in 45 overs. Two young guns Ashay Jadhav and Raj Kanse were impressive with the bat as they not only stitched a good partnership but played their innings very confidently. Ashay came up with an impressive 102 while Raj fell 10runs short of a deserving ton getting dismissed on 90.
SVIS chembur in reply were all out for 90 runs in 16.3 overs as Gyan Kendra’s two promising bowlers Nayan Bajaj and Smeeth Cooper came up with match winning 5 wkt hauls. Nayan Bajaj took 5/31 while Smeeth Cooper took 4/26 as Gyan Kendra school won the match by 147 runs.
The boy who scored a record 4 double centuries in 2016/17 Giles Shield has not stopped since then scoring runs for IES VN Sule consistently. In the latest edition of Harris Shield where IES VN Sule Guruji took on IES Mulund, it was Ved stealing the show all the way.
IES VN Sule after electing to bat first posted a defendable total of 296/7 at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in 45 overs. Opening the innings, Ved took on the bowlers with superlative ease as he slammed an aggressive ton scoring 142 off 108 balls. The rest of the batsman batted around him as he took his team to a very healthy total.
IES Mulud were 181 all out with two half centuries from Swayam Waghmare and Mahin Chopra. The bowlers did an excellent job as IES VN Sule won the match by 115 runs.
Played at the Oval Gorund, Gundecha Education Academy and MG Bhatia School took on each other where in Gundecha batting first gave a target of 198 runs. Eshaan Toshniwal batted really well as he scored more than half of his team runs with grit and confidence smashing a fluent 125 off 123 balls. Eshaan played some really nice shots and looked quite impressive while Rusabh Pandya also chipped in with 44 runs.
Defending a total of 199, spinner Zenith once again came to the rescue after a brilliant 7 wkts in his earlier match. Zenith came up with match winning bowling figures of 6/37 in 15 overs with 3 maidens as Gundecha Education Academy won the match by 78 runs.
Mafatlal CC electing to field first at Police Gymkhana may have regretted their decision as Mumbai Greater Police simply dominated with the bat. Sunil Patil opening the innings scored a majestic 141 off 218 balls (21 fours, 1 six) while that was not all. The batting feast continued for Mumbai Police as Mayur Sanap who came at no.3 top scored the innings with a fluent 155 off 239 balls smashing 20 boundaries. Both the players played proper test cricket knocks which had some really good shots. They also stitched a 266 run stand for the 2nd wicket as Mumbai Greater Police reached a commanding total of 415/10 in 11.4 overs. Amit Pandey was the pick of the bowlers taking 6/124 in 31.4 overs.
Mafatlal CC in reply are 171/7 with Harshad Khadiwale scoring 85 and Karan Nandey on 77* making it an all round performance as he also took 4 wkts with the ball.
In the 4th match of group A of Harris Shield tournament held under Mumbai School Sports Association, Vidya Mandir School, Dahisar demolished the opponents, i.e., Leelavati Podar School, Santacruz with a huge margin..!!
Batting first, Vidya Mandir School scored 226 with a 60 run knock by Yash Dhuri and then while bowling they were the absolute champions as they wiped off the entire Leelavati Podar team in just 66 runs..!!!
The pacer who led this tsunami is Rajvardhan Rao who grabbed 5 wickets in 4 overs & 11 runs..! His pace and accuracy created such a storm that not a single batsman could face his attack, leave alone scoring against his powerful deliveries.
And out of 5 wickets, 3 came as a hattrick. This is Rajvardhan’s 1st hattrick and the youngster has been applauded by audiences for the kind of fiery & accurate pace bowling displayed by him.
-Rajvardhan is already a team player for under 14, MCA [Mumbai Cricket Association]
-This is a consecutive 4th win for Vidya Mandir, Dahisar.
-Raj and entire team is grateful to team coach Shridhar Pathare sir.
-Congratulations to the coach, team and Vidya Mandir School for their dedication and passion for the game.
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MIG CC after electing to bat first at SPCA Ground at Kalyan West were not able to manage a big total as they scored 122/7 in 20 overs. Defending a low total vs Singhania High School, Thane, it was Aarav Malhotra coming up with a sensational bowling spell taking 5 wkts for 2 runs in 3.2 overs with 2 maidens.
Aarav was simply spot on with the ball as he single handedly helped his team MIG win the match and defend a low total successfully. Singhania School were all out for 55 runs and MIG won with dominance while Aarav was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant bowling spell.