It was a lopsided affair between Automotive and Indusind on Saturday at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Automotive restricted Indusind to a paltry 64-8 in 20 overs, courtesy their disciplined bowling and excellent fielding. Out of the eight wickets, three were run outs which show that Automotive were alert and lightning quick on the field. Sushant Waje was the pick of the bowlers accounting for 2-8 in his three overs. Waje bowled in tight areas not allowing the batsmen to score freely off him. Milind Bholanekar top scored with 14 as Indusind has a terrible day with the bat.
Chasing a meager 65, Automotive finished off the game in style in 9.1 overs, winning the match by eight wickets. Azhar Ansari (20 not out) and Sarthak Gangavane (26 not out) completed the formalities. Ansari and Gangavane looked in fine touch and ensured that they saw their team home. First with the bat and then with the ball, Bholanekar could not be left out of the game. He scalped 2-28 in his three overs, however the score was too less for the Indusind bowlers to defend.
Sarthak Gangavane was awarded with the Man of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 26 in 17 balls and a fantastic run out. “Though we were chasing an easy target, we lost two quick wickets. It was important for me to be out there in the middle and ease the nerves in the dressing room. Our bowlers bowled really well today, and I am happy that I could contribute in the field by getting a crucial run out”, stated Sarthak.
Click here for Automotive VS Indusind Bank Match Scorecard ….
After being made to bat first at Oval Maidan, Ajanta Pharma notched up a total of 133/5 in 20 overs. Opener Omkar Raikar who scored an impressive 76* while chasing against WNS B in his previous match continued his good nick scoring a solid 62 off 50 balls (2 fours). It was a hard working innings where he ran for 54 runs out of 62 despite the wickets falling from the other end.
Star TV in reply managed to score only 108/9 in 20 overs with Akshay Ambike and Haresh Jadhav bagging 3 wkts each now allowing the opposition to settle.
Ajanta Pharma won the match by 25 runs and successfully defended a low total while Omkar’s batting remained the highlight performance of the match.
Destructive openers are the need in T20 as they can change the game and affect the chase in a span of few overs. Pratik Patil from Sony Pictures just displayed his batting histrionics finishing of the chase like a boss.
Rave Technologies after being all out for 106 runs at the Venus Ground, chasing it down in a 20 over match was a mere formality for the Sony team. Arif and Pratik opening the innings finished off the chase in mere 5.4 overs thanks to Pratik taking on the bowlers hitting a 24 ball 82*. It was a whirlwind knock where he smashed 11 fours and 6 sixes to entertain his team mates and the spectators. Had the target been more, he had the chance to reach the fastest T20 hundred too as Sony Pictures won the match by 10 wkts and 14.2 overs to spare.
Paul Valthaty official Paul Valthaty – Member of the 2002 U19 World Cup Squad, Ranji Cricketer & also the man who once held the record of smashing the fastest IPL ton in 2011 for Kings XI Punjab and a prolific batsman in Mumbai Cricket has decided to give it back to cricket. Paul has started his own academy called “Homeground Cricket Academy”and the selection trials for U14,U16 Boys and Girls will be held on 23rd November 2018 starting from 9:30am.
The selected students/players stand a chance to receieve personal mentoring and scholarship from the academy as well as a chance to participate in MCA and Private Tournaments.
U19 Dattu Phadkar XI after being made to bat first notched up a decent total of 297 in their 1st innings with opener Siddhant Mhatre scoring a ravishing 138. It was a knock of controlled aggression as he faced 179 deliveries smashing 24 boundaries in it. The rest of the batsman batted around him with 20’s and 30’s. From the opposition, Medium pacer Aryan Badhe was the pick of the bowlers with 5/79 in 16 overs.
U19 Vijay Manjrekar XI could have suffered a collapse had it not been Yash Salunkhe’s valiant 109 at the middle order pushing the team’s total to 232/10. Dattu Phadkar XI in the 2nd innings seized the game with just 2 wkts down for 344(dec) runs as left-handed Shreeraj Gharat and Sagar Chabbria stitched an epic 219 run stand for the 2nd wicket. Shreeraj scored a well placed 124 (173 balls) while Sagar scored 107* off 125 balls giving a target of exact 400 to Manjrekar XI who were eventually 124/3 before the end of the game’s play which ensured Dattu Phadkar won the match on 1st innings lead.
With this win, Dattu Phadkar XI also became the winners of the UNDER-19 K.C. MAHINDRA SHIELD SELECTION TOURNAMENT 2018-2019.
It was a collective team performance throughout the tournament which helped them win the title. Here are some of the crucial contributors from Dattu Phadkar XI-
Shreeraj Gharat-267 runs in 6 innings at an average of 66.75 and strike rate of 75.26
Siddarth Mhatre– 230 runs in 4 innings at an average of 57.50 and strike rate of 76.41
Siddhant Singh– 221 runs in 4 innings at an average of 110.50 and strike rate of 69.50
Sagar Chhabria- 221 runs in 4 innings at an average of 73.50 and strike rate of 67.21
Gautam Waghela- 209 runs in 3 innings at an average of 69.67 and strike rate of 41.97
Shreyans Bogar– 9 wkts in 3 innings at an average of 17.00
Shreyans Gurav– 8 wkts in 3 innings at an average of 13.00
Atharva Poojari- 6 wkts in 2 innings at an average of 15.00
Vikrant who had scored 619 runs including a double century in the last year of Times Shield seems to be in the same zone as once again he opened his 2018 Times Shield with a thumping Double ton. Played between Mumbai Customs and Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai Customs batting first posted a massive total thanks to Auti’s elegant 202.
It was a classy double ton by Vikrant Auti where he held his nerves facing 310 deliveries and smashing 26 fours. Apart from him, Prasad Pawar who has been in really good form this season also continued to impress with a brilliant 103* off 87 balls laced with 8 fours and a six.
Mumbai Port Trust in reply were all out for 137 and 170 odd runs as Mumbai Customs snatched a big win by 194 runs. From the bowlers, it was Balakrishna Shirke who was the most impressive of the lot taking 5/34 to dismantle Mumbai Port Trust.
Gaud Saraswat after being made to bat first were all out for 168 runs in 53.3 overs with their opener Abhinav Singh fighting it out alone batting from start to end scoring 83* off 151 balls. Leg-break bowler Virendra Yadav was the pick of the bowler coming up with impressive bowling figures of 6/25 in 7.3 overs. It was a good display of spin bowling by Virendra as he kept on giving timely breakthroughs.
John Bright in reply scored 192/4 (FO) with every batsman of their chipping in with good starts. Virendra who took 6 wkts also chipped in with the bat scoring 36 at no.3 while opener Prateek top scoring with 43 as John Bringht CC won the match on 1st innings lead.
Wellington CC after electing to bat first at Shivaji Park notched up a good total of 205/4dec in 41 overs. Right handed Vaibhav Patil coming at no.3 scored an aggressive 102* off 93 balls setting up the positive momentum. Vaibhav not only smashed some good boundaries (12 in total) but did equally good running between the wickets in his unbeaten ton.
Young Maharashtra CC escaped a narrow defeat thanks to their wicket keeper batsman Harmesh Somaiya. Left-handed Harmesh opening the innings scored 73 of the 127 runs made by his team smashing 10 fours and facing 82 deliveries. This was his back to back fifty and overall 3rd Kanga half century proving to be a very handy wicket keeper batsman.
Young Maharashtra CC were 127/9 at the end of the game’s play as the match ended in a draw.
Young Comrade batting first at Karnatak SA ground could have collapsed for under 150 runs had it not been a fighting knock coming from the bat of Mayuresh Tandel. Despite wickets falling from the other hand with a 2nd highest score of 35 in the team with only 3 batsman managing to score in two digits, Right-handed Mayuresh at no.4 kept his calm and batted fluently as he went on to score a fighting 161 off 176 balls (21 fours) helping his team reach a respectable total of 287 in 67.4 overs. Hundreds are always special but knocks like this when the entire team is in trouble shows the caliber of the batsman.
Karnatak SA chased down the score and won the match by 4 wktson the back of two solid fifties by Eknath Kerkar (79) and Akash Parkar (82) but it was Mayuresh capturing the hearts of many with his valiant ton.
Two of the most promising and consistent batsman in Mumbai cricket in the U16 category-Vedant and Suryansh proved that they are capable to deliver at the big stage too.
Played between Mumbai and Maharashtra at Pune, Maharashtra team won the toss and elected to bat first putting up a total of 309/10 in 131.2 overs. SS Dhas was the top scorer for Maharashtra scoring a crucial 107 while Divyanshu Singh was impressive with the ball taking 5/48 in 24 overs for Mumbai.
Trailing a 300+ score on an unfamiliar wicket is always difficult but Mumbai team posted a massive total of 507/6 dec in 132 overs on the back of two big tons by Vedant and Suryansh. Left-handed Vedant opening the innings scored a flawless 147 off 319 balls (20 fours and a six) while his opening partner Jash Ganiga chipped in with 53 runs. That was not all as Suryansh who is possibly the hitman of the U16 circuit once again displayed his batting histrionics smashing a stunning 195 off mere 119 balls followed by a impressive 112 ball 154 vs Gujarat in the 2nd game.
Once Suryansh gets going, it becomes difficult to stop him as he smashed a record 15 sixes and 12 fours at a strike rate of 163.22 making a test match look like a T20. On the other Vedant was all grace and temperament showing how promising a test batsman he is.
It was on the back of these three boys-Divyanshu, Suryansh and Vedant, Mumbai defeated Mahrashtra in the most dominating manner.