After electing to bat first at MB Union, Cross Maidan, Teleperformance DIBS were off to a blazing start with openers Jiniv and Priyank giving a stellar 224 run opening stand which not only developed the positive momentum but also took their team into a strong position. Jiniv scored a fluent 103 off 143 balls (13 fours & a six) while Priyank Patel scored a solid 153 off 213 balls (18 fours, 1 six). Both the batsman smashed some regal boundaries and displayed a proper Test Cricket batting as Teleperformance team notched up a total of 427/10 in 94 overs.
Space Sports Club in reply were all out for 332 runs with Neil Narvekar being the pick of the bowlers taking 5/106 in 37.5 overs with 9 maidens in what turned out to be a very impressive spell. Teleperformance were 76/3 in 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings.
Played at the New Era Ground between Cathedral-John Connon School & Gundecha Education Academy, it was a match which witnessed a terrific bowling spell and clean domination by the Gundecha School.
Gundecha boys batting first were all out for a low total of 105 runs in which Zenith scored 26 off 43 balls. Defending a very low total, the pressure was definitely more on the Gundecha team, however, Zenith made life miserable for the batsman as he came up with a sensational match winning spell bowling 10 overs, 8 maidens, 7wkts and mere 4 runs.
Yes the bowling figures are hard to believe but the youngster did deliver under pressure as Cathedral School were all out for 73 runs losing the match by 32 runs.
Played at the Santosh Sports Cricket Academy in Kalyan, SVIS team won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
SVIS posted a mammoth total of 270/1 in 20 overs as the openers gave an unbelievable start. Rushil Parkar (78 off 53) and Arjun (134*) made a record 270 run opening stand for the 1st wicket where in Arjun Lotlikar was in a completely different zone smashing 17 fours and 3 sixes en-route his blazing hundred.
Kalyan Sports Foundation in reply were bundled out for 40 runs as SVIS managed to clinch a big win by a margin of 230 runs in a T20 match.
What’s more SVIS has batting starts in all the age categories right from U10 to senior Indian National team!
Oragnised by Sainath Sports Club,
Played between Viva College and Holy Family College as Vasantvihar Nagar, Viva College won the toss and elected to bat first posting a massive total of 314/6 in 45 overs. Praktan Kini who came at no.3 top scored with a blazing 185 off just 119 balls which had 28 fours and 1 sixes. It was an innings where Praktan simply took on the bowlers with dominance as he looked all good for a double ton in a limited overs match. The rest of the batsman chipped in around him as Viva College got a healthy total to defend.
The opposition team was bundled out for 54 runs with left-arm spinners Dipesh Meher (5/23) and Sachin Singh (4/19) took it in their hands to ensure their team won by a big margin of 260 runs.
Mumbai: Boys Cricket Club defeated Navroj Cricket Club by a huge margin of 67 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the Sanjeevani Cricket Academy under-11 T-21 cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Electing to bat first, Boys CC scored 171/4 as Yuvraj Mali top-scored with 46 in 46 balls and received good support from Aniket Patil who chipped in with a useful 22. Navroj CC faltered in their chase and could score only 104/8 as Sasmit Tare was the lone contributor with a score of 23. Raksham Kumar and Neil Kamat of Boys CC bowled match-winning spells to take their side into the semi-finals.
In the other match of the day, Royal Cricket Club beat Titan Cricket Academy by 10 wickets in a totally one-sided clash. Put into bat, Titan could score only 59/9 as Sarthak Patkar and Tanveer Chauhan picked up two wickets each. Royal CC chased the target with great ease in just 9 overs as Priyansh Wadkar (21 retired off 24) and Chinmay Kirtankar (17* off 22) put together a solid partnership to ensure an easy victory for their side.
The semi-finals of the tournament will be played on Saturday, 1st December at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. The semi-final line-up is –
1. Sanjeevani Cricket Academy v/s
Achievers Cricket Academy.
2. SKCA, Mira Road v/s
Boys Cricket Club.
Brief Scores –
Boys Cricket Club 171/4 (Yuvraj Mali 46, Aniket Patil 22, Karan Parkar 2/33) beat Navroj Cricket Club 104/8 (Sasmit Tare 23, Raksham Kumar 4/33, Neil Kamat 2/7) by 67 runs.
Match 2 – Titan Cricket Academy 59/9 (Sarthak Patkar 2/3, Tanveer Chauhan 2/10) lost to Royal Cricket Club 60/0 in 9 overs (Priyansh Wadkar 21 Retired, Chinmay Kirtankar 17*) by 10 wickets.
Mumbai: Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy (Oval) and Achievers Cricket Academy registered thumping wins over their respective opponents on the fifth day of the under-11 T-21 cricket tournament organized by Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Dilip Vengsarkar CA secured a massive 106-run win over Navroj Cricket Club, while Achievers CA defeated Titan CA by a huge margin of 140 runs.
A determined Dilip Vengsarkar CA team scored 146/3 as Jay Tolia (48* off 66) and Aayush Shirke (41 off 39) put together a solid foundation for the team. In reply, Navroj CC were bowled out for a paltry score of 40 in 17.4 overs as Harsh Gaikar (4/2) and Krishna Datia (3/8) bowled economical and match-winning spells for their team.
In the other match of the day, in-form batsmen Agneya Aadi (75 off 53) and Soham Sali (43 off 38) once again struck fine knocks as Achievers CA put up a huge score of 198/7. Titan CA faltered in the chase and were bundled out for 58 in 16 overs as Arya Gaikwad (3/7) and Ayush Shinde (2/16) shared five wickets amongst them to take their side to a big and one-sided victory.
Brief Scores –
Match 1 – Dilip Vengsarkar CA 146/3 (Jay Tolia 48*, Aayush Shirke 41, Keval Shah 2/23) beat Navroj CC 40 in 17.4 overs (Parth Patil 8, Harsh Gaikar 4/2, Krishna Datia 3/8) by 106 runs.
Match 2 – Achievers CA 198/7 (Agneya Aadi 75, Soham Sali 43, Rajiv Bhadouriya 3/33, Shree Varvatkar 3/35) beat Titan CA 58 in 16 overs (Supsh Kumar 15, Arya Gaikwad 3/7, Ayush Shinde 2/16) by 140 runs.
Nirlon Sports Club electing to bat first at Western Railway (Cross Maidan) notched up a very big total of 522/5 dec with openers Sandeep Kunchikor and Ankit Shastri giving a flying start of 164 runs. Opener Sandeep who scored a sparkling 93 in Purshottam continued his good run this time scoring a solid 107 off 132 balls while Ankit (93 off 108 balls) falling short of 7 runs for a well deserved ton. Apart from them, youngster Amogh Bhatkal who came at no.3 scored a brilliant 101 off 109 balls while & Ishan Mulchandani (104*) and Saurabh Singh (100) smashed tons at the middle order as Nirlon had a massive 1st innings total in hand.
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd in reply were all out for 161 and 136 runs as Nirlon won the match outright by an innings. Hemand Buchade with 5 wkts in 1st innings and all-rounder Ankit Shastri with 4 wkts in 2nd innings were the chief tormentors with the ball as Nirlon team dominated with full confidence.
Mumbai after electing to field first at SRT Ground Kandivali (MCA) restricted Baroda to mere 139 runs in their 1st innings thanks to some really tight bowling by Atharva Poojary (4/38), Arjun Tendulkar (3/42) and Shreyansh Bogar (3/42). The bowlers were spot on and more importantly Mumbai had the right blend of bowling attack in one spinner, one left arm medium pacer and one right arm pacer doing the job.
Mumbai in reply made a healthy total of 321 with three half centuries by Gautam Waghela (67), Manal Kawle (57) and Vaibhav Kalamkar (59). Baroda were in no mood to allow Mumbai to win easily as they made a virtual comeback by scoring 352 runs in their 2nd innings where in Praful Devkate bowled an impressive spell for Mumbai taking 5/58 in 21 overs.
A target of 172 runs for 2nd innings was a mere formality for the Mumbai team as the dangerous Pragnesh took it in his hands to finish the game by scoring a quick 122* off 108 balls laced with 15 fours and 5 sixes and continuing his consistency with the bat.
Mumbai team won the match by 9 wkts and it was definitely a collective team performance which did the job.
Both these names, Swapnil Pradhan and Vikrant Auti have been performing consistently in Mumbai cricket. While Swapnil has been amongst the runs for MIG, Auti smashed his 3rd back to back ton in this year’s Times Shield. What’s more this was also his 2nd double hundred in a span of just 3 matches.
Mumbai Customs after electing to bat first at Worli Sports Club posted a massive total of 519/4 in 114 overs. Swapnil opening the innings went on to score a career best 253 off 356 (26 fours) balls while also engaged in a record breaking 469 run stand with the in-form Vikrant Auti who scored a fluent 215 (298 balls, 22 fours). With 275 runs of running between the wickets, it was a hard working partnership between these two giving us a déjà vu of the days of Dravid & Laxman or Sachin & Kambli.
G.R Mumbai Police A in reply were all out for 205 runs leaving behind a massive trail of 314 runs. Mumbai Customs were again in a strong position at 111/0 with Sachin Wagh (55*) and Parag Khanapurkar (56*) and look poised for a big win.
IES VN Sule batting first posted a massive total of 416/4 with Raj Desmukh scoring a destructive 169 off mere 99 balls. Raj simply took on the bowlers and thrashed them apart making it look like a T20 smashing 24 fours and 1 six to change the game away in a matter of few sessions. Apart from Raj, Vedprakash Jaiswal (68) and Harsh Salunkhe (64*) made crucial contributions taking the team to a match winning total.
BJPC Institution in reply were bundled out for mere 44 runs as two promising bowlers Aryan Phadtare (4/27) and Atahrva Bhosale (4/11) wrecked havoc with the ball.
It was a big win by 372 runs for IES school while Raj simply took the game away with his destructive batting.