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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Payyade S.C. Kandivali and M.I.G Bandra locked horns against each other on May 31 during the final match of U-19 Manohar Savant Trophy. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Payyade S.C. restricted M.I.G to a total of 192-7 in 45 overs. Sagar Chhabria top scored with an unbeaten 53 and found able allies in Sanket Kashte (36) and Aditya Srivastava (33). However, this total was not enough as Payyade S.C. cruised to an easy win, chasing the target in 34.4 overs, winning the match by four wickets.
Rahul Kesari was the best batsman for Payyade as he scored a fluent 45, with Manan Zatakia chipping in with 40, and skipper Karan Shah muscling a 35. Left arm spinner Omkar Ghule (Payyade), who picked up eight wickets in four matches was awarded the Best Bowler award of the tournament
“Our team was a well-balanced side with many of the players having played from Mumbai already. This was a good tournament as it saw many young talents exhibiting their skills and making a case for themselves in the Mumbai U-19 team”, averred an elated Iqbal Thakur, coach of Payyade S.C.
Three centuries, one half century, and a five-wicket haul were all witnessed in a single game during the final match of U-23 Madhav Mantri Trophy that was played from May 29 to May 31 at Western Railway Cricket Ground, Mahalakshmi. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Ajinkya Rahane XI posted a daunting total of 528-8 in 141.1 overs. Their splendid batting performance saw three centuries, courtesy, Sairaj Sangle (142), Pranav Kela (107), and skipper Shams Mulani (102). Harminder Palaya was the pick of the bowlers for Sachin Tendulkar XI accounting for 3-99.
In reply, Sachin Tendulkar XI, who had won the league match against Ajinkya Rahane XI, were bundled out for a paltry 257 in 109.5 overs. Akash Anand top-scored with 78 and was ably supported by Bhupen Lalwani (46) and Shadab Khan (34). Left hand bat Shams Mulani who hit a century earlier in the match created magic with the ball picking up a fifer. Mulani, a left arm orthodox bowler, was the wrecker-in-chief grabbing 5-66, and unequivocally had a lion’s share in Ajinkya Rahane XI’s success in the final match. “Akash Anand was my favourite wicket. Out of my wickets, three were leg before wickets”, exclaimed Mulani.
Based on the 1st innings lead, Ajinkya Rahane XI was declared as the winner of the U-23 Madhav Mantri Trophy.
Played at the Central Maidan thane, Thane City Police and Thane Gramin Police took on each other for the all important encounter. An interesting competition was bound to happen with Thane City Police winning the toss and electing to bat first.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as they notched up a very good total of 192/7 in 20overs. Opening the innings, Saidesh Bhagat scored an anchoring knock of 52* off 44balls laced with 5fours and 1six. Saidesh remained till unbeaten till the end holding the ship as batsman from the other end kept on changing. The rest of the players also gave quick contributions with Hemant Sonavane’s quick 32 off 17balls (5fours, 1six) coming in very handy during the slog overs.
Defending a total of 193 which is really competitive in a T20 game and especially in the finals, the pressure was more on the chasing team as its an above par total. However, Thane Gramin Police succumbed to the pressure of chasing at 10runs per over as they were restricted to 153/9 in 20overs. Once again the bowlers of Thane Police co-ordinated well together as Ram Patil, Vaibhav Bane and Prashant Suryavanshi took 2wkts each while Hemant and Avinash chipped in with a wicket each.
Thane City Police won the finals by 49runs and win the Thane Police Shield Tournament on the back of collective team perfomance throughout the series. In the finals the bowlers again did an excellent job with Saidesh and Hemant contributing with match winning knocks.
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Played at the Karnatak Sporting Club, Cross Maidan, after a grueling and intenseful season where teams from different corners of Mumbai come and perform, two best teams who have fought ahrd throughout the tournament took on each other namely Youngstar CC and Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana club where in JVPG won the toss and elected to field first.
Youngstar batting first notched up a decent total of 224/8 in 45overs which is a defendable score on a pitch like cross maidan. The team was off to a solid start with Rahul Bhat (35 off 62) and Sankalp Pednekar (58 off 99) giving an opening stand of 98runs. Rahul batted well while Sankalp lended much needed stability at the top order. Then came a string of 20’s before Amit Rathore who came at no.8 scored a really crucial knock of 44 off mere 23balls laced with 6fours and a six. Amit’s 44 was a crucial cameo which helped his team cross the 200run mark.
Defending a total of 225, Youngstar bowlers did an excellent job of restricting JVPG to 188/all out in 44 overs. Left-arm spinner Prakash Aswani who is one of the most experienced bowlers in the team delivered at the right time when it was needed coming up with match winning bowling figures of 4/33 in 9overs. Amit Rathore made it an all-round perfomance also bagging 3wkts with his off spin alongwith 2wkts for Aniket.
Youngstar CC win the finals and lift the coveted trophy by 36runs on the back of excellent team perfomance led by Sankalp, Amit and Prakash. Youngstar cc(Thane) was coached by Sangam Lad sir. As a coach this was Lad sir’s third championship in this season (2017- 18) in Mumbai’s highly competitive club cricket scenario. Under his guidance besides Thane side winning summer shield his another teams namely Bharat cricket club became champions of knockout kanga tournament & Regent cricket club promoted from F division to E division of kanga league tournament. We at Cricketgraph wish Sangam Lad sir & his team members all the best for next season.
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