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.
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SVIS Gorai after electing to bat first at SSCA Ground , Kalyan West notched up a healthy total of 171/1 in 20 overs. Opener Rushil Parkar who has been in great touch continued his consistent form scoring a yet another impressive 64* off 54 balls batting till the very end. What’s more he got excellent support by Sourish Deshpande who scored an aggressive 51 ball 83* (5fours , 4sixes) as both the boys stitched an unbeaten 151* run stand for the 2nd wicket.
Singhania High School Thane in reply were all out for 67 runs with Arnav Lad bowling an impressive spell of 4/19 in 3.1 overs and Aayush Makwana taking 3/11 in 3 overs.
SVIS Gorai won the match convincingly by 104 runs and Sourish Deshpande was declared ‘man of the match”
Maskati CC after being made to bat first at Young Zoroastrian Ground notched up a good total of 324/4 in 44 overs. The openers gave a decent start but it was Parag Jadhav at no3 who changed the game with his brilliant hundred. Parag was in T20 made as he lit up the ground with a blazing 145 off mere 104 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes to his name.
In reply, Koli Combined CC were all out for 182 runs with their bowlers doing a terrific job. Rajan Gupta took 3wkts being the pick of the bowlers while Parag Jadhav chipped in with 2 wkts with the ball too making it an all round performance helping Maskati win by 142 runs.
New Hind SC after electing to bat first at Dadkar Maidan were not able to post a threatening total. They were all out for 234 runs with attacking opener Karan Shah scoring a 63 ball 65 at the top of the order. The hard-hitting Karan smashed 10 fours and a six while Avdhoot and Akshay chipped in with 40’s.
Parkophene Cricketers in reply received a tought fight with the ball as New Hind bowlers did not allow them to win by bowling tightly. Parkophene fell short of just 3 runs in a thriller of a match where in all-rounder Sagar Mishra scored a valiant 54 at the middle order. Parikshit Valsangkar was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/77 with his leg breaks while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job.
New Hind SC qualify for the finals and now they have a big task in hand to face the powerful DY Patil team in the all important clash next weekend.
The first campaign of Automotive Professional Cap Leaders saw hundreds of Doctors & Lawyers, competing to bag the coveted orange cap, purple cap and the yellow cap (most popular cricketer)
Automotive Professional Cricket Cap Leaders for the month of November were announced recently, with Doc. Rushikesh Rain securing the Orange Cap and Adv. Santosh Pawar winning the Purple Cap for their scintillating performances with bat and ball respectively. Doc. Ishan Thakkar was bestowed with the Most Popular Cricketer award, with 210 votes.
Borivali Presidents Advocates Team was proud of Santosh Pawar when he bagged the Purple Cap for scalping six wickets against Thane-C (Adv) on November 11 during the TASC Challengers Cup. The left arm medium pace bowler ended up with memorable figured of 6-19 in his three overs. He was quick and right on the money. Asking questions to the batsmen, Pawar powered his way into the match with an outstanding performance with the ball. Santosh meritoriously awarded with the Purple Cap in the Automotive Professional Cricket Cap Leaders category.
Rushikesh Rain was the in solid form when he smashed 156 runs in three matches during Shri Barku G Patil T20 League that were played on November 4, 18, and 25. Playing for Airoli Doctors Team, the right hand bat looked in a phenomenal touch and could do nothing wrong with the willow when he slammed an unbeaten 74 off just 42 balls. Rushikesh dissected the bowling attack, hitting 10 boundaries and a six during his splendid knock. Rain was the vital cog in the batting wheel of his team as he scored (37, 74*, and 45) in every fixture that he featured in.
Apart from the Orange Cap and Purple Cap, there was a unique category in the Automotive Professional Cricket Cap Leaders segment. It was the Yellow Cap, which was awarded to the Popular Cricketer of the month. Doctor. Ishan Thakkar from Malad Thungas Doctors team won the Yellow Cap (Most Popular Player) for garnering 210 votes.
All these winners will soon be awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
Automotive Corporate cricket cap leaders campaign garnered tremendous nominations from cricketers playing across multiple tournaments in the month of November. There was a cut throat competition among the corporate cricketers and finally only 3 emerged victorious.
Automotive Corporate Cricket Cap Leaders for the month of November were announced recently, with Varun Madnani winning the Orange Cap and Manish Jathar bagging the Purple Cap for their scintillating performances with bat and ball respectively. Nitin Poojary was bestowed with the Most Popular Cricketer award, with 372 votes.
Manish Jathar from Zuventus scalped as many as nine wickets in just two matches. During the Dreamz Corporate Trophy 2018-19, the slow left arm orthodox bowler had the best bowling figures of 6-23 in his four over spell against Wipro on November 3. In the other match, Jathar picked up 3-23 in 3.3. overs against Sony in the same tournament, which was played on November 17. Manish was brilliant with the ball. He consistently hit the right areas and reaped sweet fruits of his hard work. Jathar was deservingly awarded with the Purple Cap in the Automotive Corporate Cricket Cap Leaders category.
With the bat, it was Rising Phoenix’s Varun Madnani who gave the bowlers a run for their money with his swashbuckling performance. The southpaw scored as many as 156 runs in two matches during the Jolly Friends United League. Varun had the best score of 98 runs in just 58 balls against VPS, and the innings was laced with 12 boundaries and half a dozen sixes. The left-hand batsman enjoyed his two match stint as he had eye popping performances in both the matches. He was sweetly timing the ball and peppered the boundary rope on a regular basis. Varun Madnani won the Orange Cap for his rollicking performance with the bat on November 3 and 17.
In addition to these, Nitin Poojary From Sony Team bagged the Yellow Cap for being adjudged as the Most Popular Cricketer of the month with 372 votes. Hailing from Sony Team, he grabbed 8 wickets.
All these winners will soon be awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
On the back of fifties by Omkar (60) and Amol Torvi (52), ESWA reached a total of 218/9 in 40 overs. However, the chase did not last for too long as Gaurang Namjoshi and Chetan Naik thrashed the bowlers with pure domination. Both the players were in T20 mode as Gaurang smashed a brutal 39 ball 86 while Chetan Naik scored an equally aggressive 51 ball 85 as SKN team won the match by 7wkts.
Gaurang Namjoshi and Chetan Naik adjudicated joint Man of the match for their quick fire knocks.
Summary
Match date – 02 Dec 2018
Location – Airoli Cricket ground
ESWA elected to bat and scored 218/9 in 40 overs
SKN chases it down in 22.4 overs loosing 3 wickets