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.
Played at the Elg Vengsarkar Oval, Greensole Titans batting first were in deep trouble when they were 33/4 at one point. However, their fortunes changed all of a sudden when Raghuvansh Shourie who came deep down at no.8 resurrected the innings and brought his team back into the game.
Raghuvansh went on to score a crackling 71 off mere 34 balls in what was a late carnage by Titans. Shourie who played at a strike rate of 200+ smashed 10 fours and a six as his team reached a defendable total of 176/9 in 20 overs.
In reply, Super Strikers managed to score only 120/9 with Manan Shah bowling an impressive spell of 3/14 in 4 overs.
Titans won the match by 56 runs while Raghuvansh for his crucial 71 down the order was declared man of the match.
The new cricket season has started and Cricketgraph has come up with a new set of awards in 2018-19. Emulating the ideas of IPL, this season, Cricketgraph will pick up the Orange Cap (highest run scorer) and Purple Cap (highest wicket-taker) and Yellow Cap (Most Popular Cricketer) across various cricket tournaments within corporate & professional categories in Mumbai.
The very idea of giving away the Orange Cap, Purple Cap & Yellow Cap is to make the players feel the need to compete and give their best in each and every game they feature in. During the IPL, they see their favorite cricketers sporting the Orange Cap and Purple Cap, and somewhere in their mind, they imagine themselves donning the same. This season, Cricketgraph in association with Automotive, is giving these cricketers an opportunity to realize their dream of wearing the Orange/Purple Cap and also the Yellow Cap (Most Popular Cricketer with maximum votes / fb likes)
Automotive Monthly Cap Leaders >
https://www.cricketgraph.com/cap-award/automotive-corporate-cricket-cap-leaders/
These awards would kick start with 2 categories mainly, Corporate Category & Professional Category, wherein tournaments & matches played under corporate & professional category would be considered. There are more 300 corporates who play cricket in Mumbai and the professional category would consist of tournaments played by Doctors, Architects & Advocates. To make orange & purple cap more interesting, the mechanism is slightly tweaked wherein only the top performances of the matches will be recorded.
Automotive Manufacturers Private Limited (AMPL), a prestigious business house with a strong legacy in automobile industry, will work hand in glove with Cricketgraph. AMPL, is an authorized dealership of Marauti Suzuki, Ashok Leyland, and Mahindra and Mahindra across India.
“Automotive has always been undertaking some or the other initiative to support cricket and encourage the cricket community. We believe that cricket is strong enabler and we would like to explore using cricket as a channel to drive our brand forward, elucidated Sachin Sanghvi one of the directors of Automotive.
Cricketgraph has always been striving to acknowledge the cricketers playing at the local level, and this time in their quest to motivate cricketers, they have found an able ally in Automotive.
These monthly cap winners would get exciting prizes in form of cricket merchandise, certificates, an actual cap and discount vouchers from Automotive, which can be redeemed from across 4 different branches of Automotive in Mumbai.
Click here to check Automotive Monthly Cricket Cap Leaders