Played between Tata Sports Club and Income Tax Recreation Club, Tata Sports winning the toss elected to bat first at the Karnatak Cross Maidan. Their decision to bowl first was quite accurate as they bundled out the opposition for 148/all out with Kaustub Pawar being the pick of the bowlers taking 5/22 in 11 overs. Kaustub was spot on with his line and length troubling the batsman to the hilt.
Tata Sports in reply made a huge score of 483/5 as their openers Kaustub and Chirag Khurana gave a flying start with an opening stand of 222 runs. Kaustub made a classy 103 (139 balls, 15 fours, 1 six) while his opening partner Chirag Khurana made a fluent 119 (158 balls, 20 fours) to set the tone for the innings. Apart from them Sairaj Sangle (58) and Praful Waghela (78*) chipped in with half centuries.
Income Tax team were again all out for 134 runs with Kaustub taking another 5 wkts for just 20 runs in 10 overs with 5 maidens as Tata Sports won by an innings and 201 runs in the most dominating manner while Kaustub silently signaled that there is a lot he can give to Mumbai Cricket in grand fashion.
Well this is not the 1st time Ayush has impressed the cricketing community with his stellar cricketing talent. He has slammed hundreds like Kohli at the school level and even double hundreds in the past 2 years. He has taken wickets as well as averaged 50.00+ with the bat across all tournaments but what he did in the latest match of Harris Shield 2018-19 was something really special.
Played at the RTO Ground, Azad Maidan, SVIS Borivali won the toss and elected to bat first posting a massive total of 422/4 in 70 overs. Ayush Vartak who scored a double in the CPCC finals scored an aggressive 75 while Ayush Jethwa was the game changer hitting a swashbuckling 228* off mere 122 balls. Playing at a strike rate of 200+ and smashing 39 fours, 3sixes in a 45 over match just showed what Ayush is capable of. The little wonder Ayush thrashed the bowlers making it look like a T20 match.
In reply, SIES School were all out for 69 runs and it was Ayush with the ball too bagging a stunning 6 wkts for just 13 runs as SVIS Gorai won by a big margin of 353 runs.
Mumbai: SKCA, Mira Road’s opening batsmen, Shaurya Sharan (32* off 52) and Sanchit Kadam (30 off 44) put together a solid and steady opening stand to take their team into the semi-finals of the under-11 T-21 Cricket tournament organized by Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Both the opening batsmen applied themselves and played sensible cricket to chase down the target with great ease. Put into bat, Vasant Vihar, Thane scored 124/5 as their in-form opener Sharman Divekar top scored with 65 in 66 balls. SKCA, on a strong opening foundation built by Shaurya and Sanchit comfortably chased down the target in 18.1 overs with nine wickets in hand and booked a place in the semis.
In the other match of the day, St. Arnold School registered their first win of the tourney as they beat Pro World Talent Cricket Academy by 18 runs. Batting first, St. Arnold School scored 139/4 as Vedant Lad (44 off 52) and Viraj Dave (31* off 24) chipped in with useful contributions with the bat. Pro World Talent Cricket Academy faltered in their chase as they were bowled out for 121 in 20.3 overs. St. Arnold School’s Rohan Dhuri was the standout performer in the bowling attack, picking up four wickets. Pro World’s batsmen, Nikash Nerulkar (38 off 48) and Anugrah Yedri (31 off 37) tried their best with fighting knocks, but couldn’t take their team past the finishing line.
Hosts Sanjeevani Cricket Academy with their second win yesterday in Group A and SKCA, Mira Road with their second win in Group B today, became the first two teams to qualify for the semi-finals. The next round of league matches of Groups C and D will be played on 27th, 28th and 29th November at the Saffire Ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala.
Brief Scores –
Match 1- Vasant Vihar, Thane 124/5 (Sharman Divekar 65, Siddharth Jadhav 2/7) lost to SKCA, Mira Road 128/1 in 18.1 overs (Shaurya Sharan 32*, Sanchit Kadam 30, Adit Surve 1/9) by 9 wickets.
Match 2- St. Arnold School 139/4 (Vedant Lad 44, Viraj Dave 31*, Vartan Babbar 1/21, Shashwat Singh 1/34) beat Pro World Talent Cricket Academy 121 in 20.3 overs (Nikash Nerulkar 38, Anugrah Yedri 31, Rohan Dhuri 4/17, Purwa Pawar 2/18) by 18 runs.
Mumbai: Two opening batsmen, Sanjeevani Cricket Academy’s Arnab Saksena and Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy’s (Mahul) Abhigyan Kundu continued their rich vein of form as their classy knocks helped their respective sides to clinch convincing wins on the second day of the under-11 T-21 Cricket tournament organized by Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) at the Saffire Ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Arnab scored an attacking 73 in 54 balls, while Abhigyan steered his team to a win as he remained unbeaten on 74 in just 43 balls.
In the first match of the day, hosts SCA, after electing to bat first, scored a huge total of 201/2 against St. Arnold School. Arnab got good support from Arya Bele who scored a steady 63* in 59 balls. In reply, St. Arnold School could just manage 73/7 as Vedant Lad top scored for the team with a patient 25 off 54 balls. Extras (24) were the second highest scorer for the losing team. SCA’s Avinash Redekar (3/6) and Yash Rawat (2/14) bowled wicket-taking spells as the hosts won the match by 128 runs, their second consecutive victory in as many matches.
In the second match of the day, Vasant Vihar, Thane, riding on opener Sharman Divekar’s 39 and Tashva Kothari’s 29 scored 138/6 after electing to bat first. Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy’s Aryan Sharma and Jiyan Lodya bowled well, picking up two wickets apiece. The chase started with a bang as Abhigyan looked in fine form, but didn’t get much support from the other end. He played a fighting knock and took his team to a win single-handedly by remaining unbeaten on 74 as Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy, Mahul won their first match of the tournament by five wickets.
Brief Scores –
Match 1 – Sanjeevani Cricket Academy 201/2 (Arnab Saksena 73, Arya Bele 63*, Sourish Deshpande 24*, Purwa Pawar 2/26) beat St. Arnold School 73/7 (Vedant Lad 25, Avinash Redekar 3/6, Yash Rawat 2/14) by 128 runs.
Match 2 – Vasant Vihar, Thane 138/6 (Sharman Divekar 39, Tashva Kothari 29, Aryan Sharma 2/14, Jiyan Lodya 2/16) lost to Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy, Mahul 139/5 in 15.3 overs (Abhigyan Kundu 74*, Advait Shinghre 2/25) by 5 wickets.
Fast bowlers are always a treat to watch and especially when they are in their elements. A fast bowler at his peak is not only a horror for the batsman but also a treat to the spectators.
In the match between Dahisar SC and Regent CC at the Cross Maidan, Regent CC took the right decision to bowl first as they restricted Dahisar SC to mere 48 runs all out all thanks to their Quickster Viren Dathiya. Right arm fast bowler Viren came up with envious bowling figures of 7/24 in 7.4 overs which was enough to bundle out the whole Dahisar team under 50 runs. It was an impressive spell with good line, length and accuracy as he kept on giving breakthroughs.
Regent CC declared their innings on 168/4 with opener Yatin Railkar scoring 64runs. Dahisar SC were 108/8 in their 2nd innings before the game ended with Regent CC winning the match on 1st innings lead.
Just fresh from a scintillating double hundred in his last match, Vikrant Auti is in smoldering form with the bat continuing his good season.
Mumbai Customs after electing to bat first at MB Union Ground were all out for 166 runs with Amit Pandey taking 5/50. However, Mumbai Customs gave a comeback with the ball bundling out Mafatlal CC to just 87 all out with S Yadav taking 4 wkts.
Mumbai Customs made a comeback with the bat too posting a healthy 344 runs on the board with Vikrant top scoring in the 2nd innings with a solid 129 (217 balls). A yet another sublime knock from Auti which helped his team regain a strong position in the 2nd innings as Mafatlal were posted a target of 417 runs. Mafatlal were crushed again for 121 runs in their 2nd innings as spinner Ankush Jaiswal came up with a match winning bowling spell of 7/25 in 16.2 overs with 8 maidens. Ankush was simply brilliant with the ball delivering at a crucial time as Mumbai Customs won outright by 350 runs.
The nail biting contest between Montage and ICICI was witnessed on Wednesday during the Automotive Cricket League T20 2018-19 at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Montage posed a respectable total of 157-8 in 20 overs. Middle order bat Aman Rajawat top scored with 57 off 44, and his innings was laced with six boundaries and three sixes. For ICICI, Nikhil Mandavkar and Jitesh purabiya picked up two wickets each.
In reply, ICICI did on get off to the best of starts as they lost their opening bat Karan Sonavale cheaply in the very first over. The other opening batsman Jitesh purabiya (59 off 49) and no. 3 bat Shlok (49 off 39) put their heads down and stitched a solid partnership of 100 runs for the second wicket. purabiya started off slowly but gradually accelerated, hitting three boundaries and as many sixes in his fighting knock. Things were looking good for ICICI but with the fall of Shlok’s wicket, the match took another turn. ICICI’s middle order collapsed in quick succession and in the end the team fell short of six runs (151-8 in 20 overs). For Montage, Kranti Kumar was the pick of the bowlers accounting for 3-19 in his two overs. Kumar received good support from Mohit Swasthi and Ramsarkh Yadav, both of them scalping couple of wickets apiece.
Though the match was won by Montage, the Man of the Match award was presented to ICICI’s Jitesh purabiya for his all-round performance. Jitesh averred, “After the loss of our first wicket in the first over, it was important for me and Shlok to steady the innings and we did that quite well. Unfortunately our middle order did not click and in the end we failed to see ourselves home. The wicket was good to bowl as well. I could generate enough pace from the wicket and am happy that I could grab a couple of wickets. I hope to continue my performance in the upcoming fixtures that will help my team to win”.
Leg-break bowler Pardeep Sahu who took twin five wkt hauls in the all important finals of the Police Shield seems to be in a rich vein of form as he continues to bamboozle the batsman with his deceptive leg breaks.
Played between AG (L&R) Club and Future Group at the New Hind Ground, Future Group team batting first were all out for 196 runs with Pardeep leading from the front taking 5/57 in 14 overs and a maiden. Pardeep Sahu was spot on with the ball giving a really hard time to the batsman.
AG (L&R) Club in return were all out for 296 runs with the match ending in a draw with AG bagging 3 points while Future Group bagging 1 point.
Kerala Windsor after being made to bat first at Cricket Club of India declared their innings on 209/7 with every batsman of their chipping in with 20’s and 30’s. The same case was with the Bluestar bowlers where Shabad, Anuj B and Anuj C chipped in with 2 wkts each while Omkar taking one wkt.
Bluestar CC in reply batted really with their openers giving a good start while Omkar Chettiar who opened the innings scored a fluent 61 (84 balls, 6 fours) and also stitched a 119 run stand with the skipper Vishal who top scored the innings with an unbeaten 84* (60 balls 9 fours, 3 sixes). Vishal who bats aggressively continues to impress by scoring runs consistently as Bluestar CC reached a total of 209/2 in just 36 overs with the match ending in a draw.
Even though the match was drawn but overall Bluestar CC looked more confident and dominating in the match.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana electing to bat first at Oval Maidan did a decent job of posting 253 /10 on the board with all the batsman chipping in with starts but none converting into a big score. Prathamesh Pawar at the middle order top scored with 53 runs while spinner Vinit Dhulap was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wkts.
MIG CC team who are in great form were off to a flying start with openers Sumit G (51 runs) and Swapnil giving a 104 run stand for the 1st wicket while skipper Kevin (75 runs) who came at no.3 took the positive momentum ahead with a 122 run stand with Swapnil who went on to score a match winning 100 (123 balls, 8 fours). It was an innings of hard work as he ran for 68 runs out of his 100 to help MIG win the match by 6 wkts.