Played at the Karnatak Sporting Assn, Cross Maidan, Parkophene Cricketers after being made to bat first scored healthy total of 317/10 in 64.4overs. Despite a shaky start by the openers, Prasad Pawar at no.3 scored a good looking 141 off mere 152balls. Prasad not only did good running between the wickets but also smashed 18 glorious boundaries in what turned out to be a match winning ton. Tanmay Mishra also gave good support to Prasad as he scored 82 off 94balls.
Muslim United in reply were all out for 182as Parkophene Cricketers won by a huge margin of 235runs.
Remember Laxman stitching partnerships with the lower order and winning Test matches against Australia and South Africa. Well it was a similar sort of a match where the top order was collapsed and the match was about to get over before the script got changed in a matter of few sessions!
Young Muslim CC batting first scored 132runs in 43.3overs and Sportsmen CC Vasai were 9/52 at one point about to lose the match anytime. However, that was not the case as Shailendra Godekar at no.9 and Kaiwalya Patil at no.11 stitched a partnership of 115runs surpassing Muslim CC’s 1st innings score. Shailendra played freely with dominance as he scored 78 off mere 40balls which had 4fours and as many as 8sixes while Kaiwalya scored an unbeaten 44* off 32balls. It was one of the best partnerships a cricket lover would see this season as they helped their team not only escape a big defeat but helped Sportsmen CC win the match on 1st innings lead.
The 115run stand between Kaiwalya and Shailendra for 10wth wicket was also a record 10th wicket partnership in Kanga League.
The opening day of Police Shield Tournament witnessed many good performances and one such match was between DY Patil Academy and Victory Cricket Club
DY Patil batting first notched up 407/4 in 70overs with their opener Aryaman Birla top scoring the innings with a fluent 114 off 168balls(9fours). Aryaman was given good support by Shashank Singh and Aman Khan who chipped in with half centuries. Sarfaraz who was the highest scorer in Kanga A Div continued his terrific form scoring an unbeaten 76ball 93*(5fours, 3sixes). Sarfaraz is playing with a lot of confidence and is proving a point for a great comeback while Aryaman showed how solid he can be with the bat.
Victory CC were all out for 181runs with their talented spinner Karsh Kothari being the pick of the bowlers. DY Patil won the match with dominance while it was Aryaman and Sarafaz stealing the show.
Just fresh from a 62ball ton a few days ago where he helped his team win the match by a big margin, the attacking opener seems to be in a different zone altogether as he again rose to the occasion to smash a big hundred.
Nirmala College batting first at Young Zoraostrian Ground were off to a flying start thanks to their opener Aryansh Pandit’s 13ball 30 alongwith his opening mate Sai Naidu who went on to score a swashbuckling hundred. Sai opening the innings again dismantled the bowlers with absolute ease smashing 116runs in mere 51balls. Sai smashed every bowler in every corner of the ground hitting 11fours and 8sixes to score his 2nd back to back hundred in the tournament. With this ton, Sai now has 333runs in 3matches at an astonishing average of 100+. It was Nirmala opener’s blazing batting which took them to a healthy 188/4 in 15overs.
In reply, Thakkur College gave a tough fight falling short of just 12runs for a win. Abdul Rehman came up with a match winning bowling spell taking 5/24 in 3overs which did the job for his team. Nirmala college won the match by 12runs while it was Sai with the bat and Abdul with the ball stealing the show.
Chinmay Sutar has been scoring runs at a good average in Mumbai Cricket since last 2years and now he continues to impress at the state level with his fine batting vs Himachal.
Mumbai team after being made to bat first scored 256runs in 1st innings with Agni Chopra(66) and Dhrumil Matkar(77) smashing crucial half centuries. Chinmay who came at no.6 scored 41 in the 1st innings. Mumbai team in reply restricted Himachal team for just 196runs with Krutik Hanagavadi bagging 5wkts in what was an impressive spell.
In the 2nd innings, Mumbai were off to a patchy start but it was Chinmay Sutar scoring a 4th innings ton which is very difficult to score. Chinmay at no.6 top scored for his team smashing 109* off 149balls batting till the end coping up with the lower order batsman & tailenders. It was an innings which showed his resistance as Mumbai got a healthy lead which helped them win on 1st innings lead.
Jolly Cricketers after being made to bat first were bundled out for just 92runs in 36.2overs and off spinner Chetan Jaiswal was the pick of the bowlers with 4/18. Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana in return received a tough fight but they surpassed the trail score of 92runs declaring at 115/9 in 40.3overs. The bowler who impressed one and all was this left arm spinner Jay Chheda who bowled one of impressive spells taking 4maidens while conceding only 14runs in 13overs while bagging 5wkts.
Even though Jolly Cricketers lost the match on 1st innings lead, Jay’s bowling was really spot on as he displayed some good spin bowling. Jay also recently took 4wkts just two days after his weekend fifer in Kanga indicating the form he is in.
Dhaval Panchal-the player who took 5wkts as well as scored a half century in the same match a few weeks ago and also attainted the record of being the only player this season to achieve that feat continues to impress.
Played between Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana and Khar Gymkhana, Ghatkoper team were bundled out for 106runs with medium pacer Balwinder Singh taking 4/59 being the pick of the bowlers. Usman Malvi bowled really well taking 3/7 while Dhaval with his off spin also chipped in with 2wkts.
Khar Gymkhana on the other hand dominated on their home turf declaring their innings at 166/7. Dhaval who came at no.6 when his team was 5/45 scored a match saving 80 off 85balls laced with 8fours and 4sixes. It was Dhaval’s solid batting which rescued his team and helped Khar Gymkhana win the match on 1st innings lead.
Played between Young Maharashra CC and Maskati Cricket Club, Young Maharashtra team batting first were all out for 89runs in 32.2 overs. The bowler who inflicted maximum damage was Maskati’s medium pacer Rohit Yadav. Rohit’s accurate bowling fetched good results as he went on to take 6/36 in 16.2overs. Rohit’s line and length were spot on as he kept on giving crucial breakthroughs to his team.
Maskati CC declared their innings on 93/9 winning the match on 1st innings lead. Rohit also did one run out in what turned out to be a pleasant day forr him at Shivaji Park.
Played between Shivaji Park Youngsters and Islam Gymkhana on their home turf, Islam Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bowl first with an aim of extracting the most from their homeground.
Shivaji Park Youngsters were all out for 157runs in 42.4overs as they suffered a top order collapse. At one point they were struggling for 29/5 but it was Nitin Surve and Mandar Phadke at the middle order saving their team from a low total. The experience of Nitin Surve came in handy as he scored crucial 76ball 63 at no.7 while Mandar Phadke also chipped in with 41runs at no.8. Left arm spinner Shoaib Khan was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/22 in 9overs.
Islam Gymkhana in reply scored 161/4dec in 25overs with opener Prem Salvi smashing an aggressive 53 off 38balls (7fours,2 sixes). The stylish Hashir Dafedar at no.4 scored an unbeaten 74* off 66balls laced with 11fours and a six. Both the batsman smashed the bowlers with disdain as Islam Gymkhana won the match on 1st innings lead.
Payyade Selection tournament has been a fantastic platform for youngsters to play in intense and highly competitive test cricket and this year it has witnessed some amazing perfomances. Played between U16 Sunil Gavaskar XI and U16 Rohit Sharma XI at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana (MCA CLUB), Sunil Gavaskar XI opted to bat first after winning the toss.
Opening the innings, Jash Ganiga who has been in tremendous form with the bat again rose to the occasion smashing almost half of the team runs. Right handed Jash smashed a superlative 161 off 325balls laced with 28fours. Not a single minute was found where Jash was’nt looking graceful and impressive as he kept his calm playing solid cricket batting single handedly for almost 55overs out of the 121overs bowled. Apart from him Mayank Teotia smashed half century while others chipped in with 30’s and 40’s.
U16 Rohit Sharma XI once again relied heavily on their prolific opener Vedant Gadia as he fought single handedly like last match smashing more than half of the team runs. Left-handed Vedant opening the innings scored a flawless 172 off 262balls at a time when wickets were being lost from the other end. Vedant smashed 28fours and a six as he again alarmed the cricketing community with his consistent batting. Medium pacer Zaid Patankar bagged 4wkts for Gavaskar XI.
Gavaskar XI batted for 60overs for the loss of 5wkts before the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings lead. Vedant with 336runs and Jash with 238runs are the top two run getters so far in this tournament.