Played between Tanmay XI and D.C.A Dombivali at the premier colony, it was an exciting clash between two promising teams where in DCA won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket looked good to bat on.
DCA batting first did a commendable job as they notched up 107/5 in 10overs which is a very good total to defend. DCA batsman treated the loose balls properly and smashed those occasional boundaries in every over taking the team total to cross the 100run mark. As many as 10 bowlers bowled an over each and it was good to see everyone getting an opportunity to ball.
Made to chase 108 at almost 11runs per over, Karan Sonawale who has impressed one and all in various MCA and non MCA Tournaments this season continued his batting exploits as he single handedly demolished the bowlers of DCA smashing a brilliant 70* off mere 24balls. Karan who smashed 6fours and 5sixes literally dominated smashing almost every ball out of the boundary line in his entertaining cricket wherein he helped his team Tanmay XI win the match by 8wkts with Rohan(22) and Nitin(17) chipping in apart from him.
Tanmay XI won the match in a dominating fashion by 8wkts and it was all thanks to ‘man of the match’ Karan Sonawale’s batting exploits.
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Played at the Sachivalay ground, now it was time for the all important finals between Abbott and Disney where in Abbott team is good form winning matches with solid batting line up consisting of some in-form players like Ishan Mithbavkar and Shantanu, on the other hand was Disney who have also showed they can be tough to defeat with a balanced side in their arsenal.
Abbott won the toss and notched up a very decent score of 165/4 in 18overs after batting first which is definately a very defendable score. Once again the openers failed to provide a flying start but it was their in-form Ishan just fresh from a ton in the semi-finals continuing his purple patch as he went on to score a stroke filled 81 off mere 48balls. Even in the finals, he was looking all set for a century smashing the bowlers with dominance hitting 11fours and 2sixes in his quick 81. All-rounder Shantanu also gave a helping hand with 23 along with Sandesh Bhoir giving a finishing touch scoring 31* off 19balls.
Defending 165, the pressure was more on Disney to bat at more than 9runs per over till the end. However, they gave an excellent fight and it was definitely a hard fought finals where in Hitesh Kolwankar 60 off 34 (9fours.1 six) and Vikas Shinde 49* off 27 (4fours, 2sixes) almost turned the tables in Disney’s favor. However, the match which remained a thriller till the last ball fell into the luck of Abbott’s favor as they won the match by a mere one run. The bowlers did a good job with Sandesh Agare being the pick of the bowlers coming up with 4/28 in 4overs to dent Disney’s batting line up.4.
Abott win the Milan T20 Gymkhana Mega Corporate Tournament ’18 with great team co-ordination throughout the season led by Ishan’s batting and Sandesh’s bowling in the finals.
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In the memory of Late Shree Arvind Dhakras sir
It was the all important finals between Santosh Sports C.A Kalyan and Rising Star Cricket Club (Mira-Bhayender) where in Rising Star CC won the toss and elected to bat first by putting up a big total and imposing pressure on SPCA boys.
Batting first, Rising Star CC boys were not able to make much of an impact as they were 133/all out in 25overs with Raj Menda top scoring with 37 while Darshan Bhanushali and Aryan Tendulkar chipping in with 34 & 21respectively. The bowlers did an excellent job with Pawan Khatri impressing one and all with bowling figures of 4/28 while Aditya Bansod, Risabh Kotai and Aryan Dutt bagging 2wkts each.
Chasing a target of 134 in 150balls, starboy Aarush who has been one of the rising young players from Kalyan continued to impress with a yet another match winning knock of 63runs. Aarush batted confidently while gave proper treatment to the loose deliveries which helped his team a lot. Risabh Kotai who took wickets also chipped in with 18* while Shardul Kanholkar remained unbeaten with 21 as Santosh Sports Cricket Academy chased down the score in mere 18.4 overs.
Santosh Sports Cricket Academy won the match by 9wkts and 6.2 overs to spare in the most dominating fashion on the back of great coaching and collective team perfomance led by Aarush’s brilliant half century.
For boys 12 and 15 organized by Next Cricket Academy Pune
It was the all important finals match of the under 15 Santosh sports Cricket Academy Kalyan V/S Lokseva E School Pasan Pune where in Santosh sports cricket Academy kalyan won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total.
Their decision to bat first was completely spot on as they scored a very healthy and a defendable total of 158runs in 20 overs. Talented Sahil Bele top scored with a strokefilled as well as a match winning 61runs which had some really good shots while Utsav Patel also looked impressive for his stoic 41 pushing his team SPCA to cross the 150run mark which gives quite a psychological edge. From the bowlers, Rohit Shinde and Santosh Joshi both took 2wkts each while Prem taking one wicket.
In reply, Loksabha school were all out for 109runs in 194overs as the bowlers did an excellent job. Rohit Shinde who took 2wkts also top scored with 32 impressing everyone despite his team losing the match.
Santosh Sports Academy won the finals by 49runs on the back of collective team perfomance while Sahil and Utsav doing their job with the bat.
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After a grueling season, it was time for the all important semis between Abbott and Barhringer where in Abott team won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up and post a big total to defend.
Even though the openers failed to give a good start, it was their talented no.3 batsman Ishan Mithbavkar who has been in excellent form in 2018 continuing his good form. Ishan delivered at the right time under pressure as he went on to score a brilliant as well as a match winning 100* off mere 69balls. Ishan counter attacked the bowlers smashing 16boundaries while he also did good running between the wickets keeping the scoreboard ticking. He was also supported well by Shantanu C who scored an unbeaten 48* off 30balls while also being part of an unbeaten 128 run stand with Ishan taking the team total to a healthy 172/2 in 20overs.
Defending a total of 173, Abbott bowlers also did a fantastic job as they restricted the opposition to just 101all out in 16overs. Shantanu C engaged in an all-round perfomance also taking 3wkts while conceding only 15runs in 4overs with a maiden while Amol D bowled one of the most important bowling spells coming up with envious bowling figures of 4/7 in 3overs while sandesh also bagged 2wkts. The bowlers were really tight especially Shantanu and Amol giving breakthroughs at regular intervals.
Abbott team wins the semi-finals while Ishan and Shantanu Chaudhary stealing the show single handedly along with Amol’s fantastic bowling.
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Vivek Patel has been one such player who has been scoring solid fifties past one year in T20 Games. He has become a batting mainstay for IDBI as he has consistently batted and helped his team win numerous matches.
He opens the innings while can also bat at the middle order. Vivek’s recent 43ball 60*while chasing in the finals of the Pulse T20 Tournament was a testimony that he can bat at any position which makes him quite a handy player. In 4 matches of Pulse T20 Tournament he played where he was declared ‘man of the series’ he scored 3half centuries and all the 3 half centuries were unbeaten.
Even in the Super Sports CCL League, Vivek has been in excellent form where he batted at an average of 50.00+ in T20 games at a healthy strike rate of 125+. It was on the back of his sublime batting he was declared the ‘Best batsman’ in this tournament too.
Vivek Patel’s statistics in Super Sports CCL T20 Tournament ‘18
Total matches=14
Total runs=707
50’s=7
100=0
Best score-66
Not out=8times
Average =50.50
Strike Rate- 125.00+
Looking at his recent string of consistent performances, he is definitely one shining prospect as a T20 Specialist batsman for bigger T20 Tournaments.
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Maria Sports Academy organized T20 Challengers Trophy in May, having two groups A and B, with eight teams each. League matches were played between the teams and the top four teams from each group played the four finals, namely, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
The Platinum Final in the “A” group was played between TIFR vs Total Oil India Pvt. Ltd. on June 2 at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Batting first, TIFR posted a mammoth 209-3 in 20 overs, with opening bat Pranav Barge scoring a delightful unbeaten century (104 off 58). The 16-year old’s innings was peppered with 11 boundaries and five sixes. His opening partner Sachin Pawaskar joined the party with a stroke-filled 64 (44), smashing seven boundaries and three sixes. In reply, Total Oil managed to score 145-6 in their full quota of 20 overs, losing the match by 64 runs. Wicket-keeper batsman Ripen Chaurasiya top scored with 60 but failed to get any support from his colleagues. Mohsin Shaikh and skipper Shashikant Kadam, who is well above 50 years of age, and was injured with five stitches, bowled well in tandem to account for couple of wickets apiece. Barge was awarded the Man of the Match for his scintillating century.
The “B” Group Platinum Final was played between OmniGlobal and Cipla on June 2 at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Cipla restricted OmniGlobal to a paltry 130-8 in 20 overs, courtesy Vishal Bhoir who wrecked havoc with the ball scalping 4-18 in his four overs. Bhoir consistently pitched in good line and length, making it difficult for the batsmen to get away with him. Omkar Maldikar was the highest scorer for Omni Global scoring 32 off 30. In response, Cipla chased down the target easily in 19.1 overs, winning the final by five wickets. The opening pair of Siddhesh Gulekar (35) and Akshay Patil (31) laid a solid foundation for the middle order to come in and finish the game. Rahul Bhadreshwara was the pick of the bowlers for Omni Global picking up 2-26 in his four overs. Vishal Bhoir was bestowed with the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling display.
The Silver Final of “A” Group was played between Tech Mahindra (Andheri) and MSEB, which the former won by three wickets. Sandeep Mundaye from Tech Mahindra won the Man of the Match for his all-round performance in the form of picking up four wickets and scoring a useful 15.
The Bronze Final in the same group was played between tech Mahindra (Malad) and SS Travels, which the latter won by five wickets. Prem Chand from SS Travels bagged the Man of the Match for scalping three wickets.
The tournament witnessed many wonderful performances. Though Total Oil India Pvt. Ltd. did not win the final, the team had a lot to cheer about as they received Best Batman and Best Bowler awards. Neel Kadam (Total Oil India Pvt. Ltd.) who scored as many as 237 runs in four matches and Deepak Joshi (Total Oil India Pvt. Ltd.) who picked up nine wickets in four matches were awarded the Best Batsman and Best Bowler of the tournament respectively.
Played at Elphinston, it was the all important and a crucial finals between Ours CC and Titans Cricket Academy where in Ours CC won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong top order batting line up.
Ours CC did a decent job on a track which had due for the bowlers by notching up 164/4 in 20overs which is a quite a defendable total. Opener Sunny Tambe and Ayush Vartak stitched a brilliant 103run stand with both the boys smashing match winning fifties. While Sunny Tambe scored a solid looking 52 giving excellent support while Ayush on the other hand scored an attacking 40ball 60 laced with 8boundaries taking the game away from the opposition. Ayush as always looked confident as he kept on rotating the strike while also smashed the loose deliveries for boundaries.
Defending a total of 147, Ours CC did an excellent job as they restricted Titans C.A to just 73/7 in 20overs winning the finals by 73runs. The bowlers did an excellent job by taking wickets while bowling really tight now allowing the batsman to score freely.
Ours CC win the Sachiwala Gymkahana T20 Tournament while Ayush Vartak was declared ‘man of the match’ by MCA Secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar.
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Played at the Oval Maidan, it was the all important finals between Cric Spartans and IDBI where in both the teams have fought hard throughout the tournament to reach the finals. Both the teams were well balanced and an exciting competition was bound to happen.
Cric Spartans winning the toss elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total. However, Cricspartans were not able to make a big total and make much of an impact as they scored only 124/5 in 20overs which is quite a defendable total in a T20 game. Tanmay (34*) and Mithun(26*) top scored the but the team lacked acceleration at the end. From the bowlers Shubham S was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/26 in 4overs.
Chasing 125, IDBI who have a really strong batting line up chased down the score successfully in 18overs. Even though the openers fell early but the dependable Vivek Patel who has moulded himself into a T20 specialist played a match winning knock of 60*off 43balls. Vivek who smashed 5fours worked hard running between the wickets keeping the scoreboard ticking. Arbaz Shaikh also gave a good support scoring 37 at no.4 as IDBI team won the finals by 8wkts.
IDBI win the Pulse T20 Tournament in style with great team co-ordination while Vivek Patel was declared ‘man of the match’. The consistent Vivek was also declared the ‘man of the series’.
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Played at the AFS Sports Center Ground in Delhi, two promising teams namely PBC Delhi and PBC Haryana where in PBC Delhi won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket looked good to bat on with an aim of making a big 1st innings total.
Their decision to bat first was quite accurate as they notched up a massive total of 262/3 in 25overs. The openers gave a good start while Saurav Naitiyal who opened the innings went on to score another ravishing 106 off 70balls. Smashing 17fours and 2sixes, Saurav dominated the bowlers from the word go while Abhishek C also played a splendid nock of 89runs in mere 36balls hitting 14fours and 4sixes. Both the players stitched a match winning partnership of 144runs in just 61balls which took the game away from Haryana.
Chasing 262 at more than 10runs per over, the pressure was surely on the chasing team as its difficult to chase big totals like this. Eventually PBC Haryana were restricted to 197/6 in 25overs. Even though they batted well but it wasn’t enough as the bowlers did an excellent job.
PBC Delhi won the match by 65runs while Saurav Nautiyal who is in excellent all-round form was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant hundred.
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