On a wicket which was termed as a batting paradise by Young Comrade Skipper Shamit Shetty, the batsman did enjoyed batting at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana Ground.
Young Comrade CC batting first relished the wickets with openers giving a solid start while left handed Swapnil Bivalkar going on to score a solid 125 (175 balls) opening the innings. Swapnil who is an aggressive batsman showed that he has the temperament to play solid cricket too while he got excellent support from no.3 bat Anish Chaudhary with whom he stitched a 140 run stand for the 2nd wkt. Anish who came at no.3 was equally impressive smashing a quick 123 (135 balls) to keep the scoreboard ticking as Young Comrade reached a decent total of 359/7 in 70 overs.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana who had a patchy start with 4 wkts down for 93 runs got back into the game with their middle order specialists Shrikant Limbole & Swapnil Kulaye hitting tons at no.5 & 6 & stitching a 141 run stand for the 5th wicket. At one point both Shrikant (109 off 109b) & Swapnil (100 off 114b) were looking dangerous to finish the match before Comrade Skipper Shamit & Mayuresh gave breakthroughs by taking shrikant & Swapnil’s wickets. Shamit Shetty was the pick of the bowlers in a very close match taking a crucial 5/56 in 17 overs as Mumbai Police were all out for 309 runs.
It was a good win by 53 runs for Young Comrade while the whole team led by Shamit and his boys fired well.
Shamit Shetty speaking exclusively with Cricketrgaph also added- “One of our player Mohmmed Sayyed last month lost his life in a bike accident, He played his last Kanga league match for our club & wanted to dedicate this victory and my performance to him”
Into the opening day of the Purshottam Shield Tournament, it was fast bowler Mohit Avasthi who called for everyone’s attention with his accurate line and length coupled with good pace and bowling action.
Regal CC who elected to bat first at PJ Hindu Gymkhana suffered a batting collapse getting all out for just 97 runs in 33.3 overs. Right arm fast bowler Mohit Avasthi’s sensational spell did the job for PJ Hindu Gymkhana as he came up with impressive bowling figures of 6/40 in 13.3 overs. Mohit did not allow the batsman to settle giving timely breakthroughs.
In reply, it was a cakewalk for the PJ Hindu Gymkhana batsman as they chased down the score with ease. Ankit Revandkar opening the innings stayed unbeaten on 49* as PJ won the match by 9 wkts.
Nikhil Mandavkar’s efforts went in vain as ICICI lost to Route Mobile by a paltry 11 runs on Sunday at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Route Mobile put on board a respectable total of 154-8 in 20 overs.
Fahim was the top scorer with 45 runs off 37 balls, hitting four boundaries and a six. At the top of the order, Vishal Dhagaonkar scored 29 off 23, and Siddharth’s unbeaten knock of 29 (15) lower down the order, were the other key contributions. Kuldeep Panda was the pick of the bowlers for ICICI as he accounted for 3-8 in his two-over spell. In reply, ICICI lost early wickets and were down and out at 7-82 in 14 overs. Nikhil Mandavkar was the lone warrior as he held the ICICI innings together with a solid knock of 67 that came of just 33 balls. Mohammad Amir wrecked havoc scalping 4-11 in four overs.
He bowled good lines and length throughout his spell asking several questions to the batsmen. Amir was awarded the Man of the Match for his match winning bowling effort. “Though the wicket was a bit slow, I focused on bowling in the right areas to take wickets. The caught and bowled of Shlok who was looking good at the crease was my favourite dismissal”, stated Mohammad Amir.
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Parth Tolia of Kathiwada had an exceptional day at office, as he glittered with both bat and ball against Indusind on Sunday at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Batting first, Kathiwada posted a formidable total of 177-7 in 20 overs.
Ankit Zaveri (34 off 21) and Megh Adhvaryu (31 off 36) set a strong foundation which was capitalized by Nirav Bheda (28 off 16) in the middle overs. Kathiwada had the last laugh when Parth Tolia came to the crease as he fired on all cylinders smashing 30 off just 9 balls, hitting two boundaries and three sixed. Tolia simply massacred Indusind bowling attack and helped his team put up a daunting score on board. With the ball, Parth Tolia picked up a fifer giving away just eight runs in four overs. Indusind was restricted to a measly 134-9 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by a big margin of 43 runs.
Sagar Ghadigaonkar (39 off 29) and Jai Gaba (24 off 22) got off to a flying start before Parth Tolia sent them home in the same over. Sylvester Gomes (30 off 16) looked dangerous but failed to take his side home. For his splendid effort with both bat and ball, Parth Tolia bagged the Man of the Match award.
I enjoyed playing the spinners as I got enough time to hit them big. With the ball, it was amazing to get a five wicket haul. I am glad to have contributed for my team’s win”, elucidated Parth.
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Performances like this time and again ensures as well as proves that women’s cricket is evolving day by day and is at anytime par with Men’s cricket.
In the recently held match between Achrekar Club and Navi Mumbai XI at the Belapur Sports Association, Navi Mumbai after winning the toss elected to field first. Little did they knew on the wild storm which was about to hit them. Achrekar CC put up a mammoth total of 247/1 in 20 overs and a major credit to their opener Sarika Koli. Sarika simply thrashed the bowlers like as if she is doing some batting practice as she treated every bowler with disdain. Sarika went on to bat till the very end smashing 160* facing mere 67 balls. An innings of pure belligerence as she smashed 28 fours and 2 sixes. Sarika registered highest individual score in Women’s T20 in Mumbai Cricket while also smashed the fastest hundred for Women’s cricket in a T20 match reaching his 100 in 46 balls.
Navi Mumbai XI in return managed to score only 95/3 in 20 overs as Achrekar CC won the match by 152 runs while Sarika was adjudged “performer of the match”
Advance Sports and Events academy which is run by coach Kishor Waghela who is also a active Mumbai Cricketer recently took his players on Kenya Sojourn.
It was a cricket tour to Kenya, Nairobi, for 14days out of which many players performed really well. It was their impressive performance which helped them bag contracts to play profressional club cricket in Kenya. Utkarsh Bhagat and Shubham Yadav got selected for SIKH UNION C.C while Manoj Chaurasiya & Abhijit Verma got selected for STRAY LIONS C.C to play for their domestic season.
The players have really done well and coach Kishor’s cricket tour certainly proved to be a successful one.
Here’s a brief of his players from the Kenya Cricket Tour
Stats of the 4 players who got selected in the 5 match series
1)Shubham yadav (5 matches 143 runs)
2)Utkarsh bhagat (5 matches 119 runs and took 6 wickets) this two players selected for Simbha cc
3)Manoj chaurasia(5 matches 129 runs and took 7 wickets)
4)Abhijeet verma (5 matches 106 runs ) this two selected for stray lions and helped stray lions champion DIV-1
Some Snaps-
It was not an even steven game that was played between Automotive and Kathiwada on Saturday at MIG Bandra, Mumbai. Batting first, Automotive posted a competitive score of 153-8 in 20 overs. Opening pair of Aditya Shemadkar (33 off 22) and Rupesh Singh (44 off 35) got off to a flyer as they stitched a solid partnership of 49 runs in 31 balls.
Middle order bat Akash Nair hammered 27 off 15, hitting three sixes to help his team reach 150 runs. For Kathiwada, Nirav Bheda, who bowled a tight line and length, was the only shining star as he accounted for 4-18 in his four overs. Chasing a tricky target of 154, Kathiwada did not get off to a good start, unlike their expectation, as they lost their openers cheaply and were felt wanting at 2-9 inside two overs. Coming in at no. 4 Megh Adhvaryu (34 off 33) tried to consolidate the innings and build the foundation but was outdone by Sushant Waje. Kathiwada innings was sent packing for a measly 91 in 18.2 overs, thus falling short by 62 runs. Automotive bowlers bowled well in tandem, with Parth Mehta, Kalpesh Gharat, and Sushant Waje scalping two wickets apiece.
Rupesh Singh was awarded with the Man of the Match for his scintillating knock of 44 in 35 balls. “I enjoyed facing the medium pace bowlers. The ball was coming on the bat nicely and I was able to time it well. This was my comeback match, and winning the Man of the Match made was like a cherry on the cake”, stated Rupesh.
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Automotive vs Kathiwada Match Scorecard
Riding on blistering half centuries by two middle order batsmen, Toyota posted a daunting target of 209-7 in 20 overs. Pankaj Jaiswal (64 off 31) and Chinmay Madaye (50 off 24) smashed Indusind bowlers all around the park, hitting a total of 11 boundaries and eight sixes between them.
Jaiswal and Madaye took the game away from the opposition thanks to their powerful strokeplay. In addition to their strong hitting, Pankaj and Chinmay ran well between the wickets, keeping the Indusind fielders on their toes. Apart from Jitendra Yadav (2-22 in four overs), Indusind bowlers had an off day at office and went for far too many runs. Bruised and wounded in the first innings, it was the pay back for Indusind. However, the batting did not click and they lost wickets at regular intervals. Shining with the ball, Jitendra Yadav made the highest contribution with the bat. Yadav managed to score 31 off 32, which included four boundaries and a six. Jaishal Wadiyal and Lalit Holebadi were the pick of the bowlers for Toyota, driving their team to a comprehensive win by 114 runs.
Wadiyal and Holebadi grabbed three wickets each and received good support from Rahil Shaikh, Dilesh Devrukhkar, and Akram Shaikh. Pankaj Jaiswal bagged the Man of the Match for his stupendous performance with the bat. “It was a good wicket to bat on, and right from the start I was middling the ball really well. I hope to perform in the similar fashion going ahead in the tournament”, expressed Jaiswal.
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Toyota vs IndusInd bank Match scorecard
Diamond Star batting first at Shivaj Park Ground could have collapsed for under 100 runs had it not been their opener Haresh Dodia scoring a fighting 84. Right handed Haresh scored 84 off 144 balls (6 fours) in an innings where only two batsman apart from could manage to score in two digits.
Navi Mumbai SC openers on the other hand took on the bowlers from the word go with Arshad Pendhari scoring a brilliant 96 runs. Arshand simply let loose and attacked the bowlers falling just 4 short of what could have been amongst the Top 5 Fastest Hundreds in Kanga this year. Arshad was out on 96 off 59 balls (11 fours, 3 sixes) while Navi Mumbai SC won the match on 1st innings lead by 9 wks.
Played at the KSA, Cross Maidan, U19 Khandu Ragnekar XI batting first could have been in deep trouble had Manal and Divyansh not come to the rescure as the 3rd highest score apart from them was 15 in their innings.
Divyansh opening the innings went on to score a graceful 119 off 192 (12 fours, 1 six) balls in what was a perfect opener’s knock. It had the right amount of poise, grace, power and patience as he toiled hard between the wickets Divyansh got excellent support from Manal Kawle as they stitched a 161 run stand for the 6th wkt when team was 5 wkts down for 54 runs. Manal who came at no.6 displayed rock solid resistance facing 265 deliveries to score 102* as Dattu P XI reached 295/9 dec. Left arm quickster Shreyans Bogar was the pick of the bowler taking 5 wkts.
In reply, Dattu Phadkar XI were all out for 204 runs in 1st innings but Dattu Phadkar collapsed in the 2nd innings getting all out for just 84 runs as Atharva Poojari ran through the batting line up taking 5/43 and Shreyans taking 3wkts taking his tally of wkts to 8 in the match. With a target of just 181, Dattu Phadkar in a terrific comeback in 2nd innings won the match by 6wkts with Siddhant Singh (55*) and Atharva Ankolekar (56*) hitting unbeaten half centuries.