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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U19 Manohar Sawant Tournament has been another good platform provided by MCA to the aspiring young cricketers to showcase their talent and skills and perform at their best. So far the tournament has been quite a success and here are some of the latest updates.
In the match between DY Patil and Sonale Bhiwandi at the MB Union Cross Maidan on 24th May, DY Patil were made to bat first after winning the toss but they batted well declaring their innings at 274/7. Vedprakash Jaiswal who came at no.3 played a fruitful knock of 83* off mere 119balls (6fours) anchoring his teams innings. The prolific run scorer seemed to have got back to form as he looked really composed and solid which pushed his team towards a good total. DY Patil successfully defended the total with Sonale Bhiwandi team all out for mere 80runs. DY Patil won the match by 167runs and Ved’s innings was definitely the highlight perfomance of the match.
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In the match played between Dilip Vengsarkar Team Mahul and MIG at the Youth’s own Union Cross Maidan on 29th May, Vengsarkar team who have been batting really well so far collapsed this time getting all out for just 135runs in 37.4 overs. Chasing 136, MIG did lose some early wickets but Sanket Kashte scored a solid 62 off 95balls alongwith Aditya Srivastav’s 37*. It was on the back of his solid batting, MIG team won the match by 6wkts in 29.4 overs.
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In the match between Chimaji Appa Vasai and Payyade SC at Karnatak Sporting Assn, Cross Maidan on same day, Chimaji Appa team batting first were all out for 182runs with Prashant Pillai who has been a consistent scorer again impressive with a sublime 64 while Atharva Poojari being the pick of the bowlers with 4wkts. Chasing 183, Chimaji Appa gave a tough fight and did not allow them to win easily. However, left handed Karan Shah did gave a jolt and looked good to finish the game single handedly before he was out on 57 off 36balls laced with 6fours and 3sixes coming at no.4. Eventually, Payyade SC won the match by 1wkt and that quick fifty did played a big role in the win.
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Another semi-final took place at the central maidan and this time it was between Thane Gramin Police and Ordinance Factory where in Thane Gramin Police won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their good batting line up.
However, the pitch showed that it was more favorable for the bowlers and a big total on this ground is difficult with Thane Gramin Police all out for 149runs in 18.1 overs. Opener Hitesh Mhatre looked really confident taking on the bowlers with his 30ball 40. Apart from him, players failed to convert their 10’s and 20’s which resulted in a low total. From the bowlers, Nishant Mane (2/7) and Yash Singh (2/16) were the pick of the bowlers.
Thane Gramin Police however defended a moderately low total successfully as Ordnance Factory only managed to score 125/8 in 20overs despite opener Parag Patil’s hard fought 51 off 39balls (4fours). The bowlers did a collectively good job with Anil Shirsat being the pick of the bowlers taking 3/28 in 4overs. Sandesh Dharne with 2/23 and Ankit Vishwakarma with 2/19 also bowled really well as Thane Gramin Police won the semi-finals by 24runs.
It will be a interesting encounter tomorrow as Thane Gramin Police and Thane City Police take on each other for the title match.
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Played at the Central Maidan, Thane, it was the crucial semi-finals match between Century Rayon and Thane City Police where in Century Rayon won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which looked more favorable for the bowlers.
They may have instantly regretted their decision as Century Rayon were bundled out for mere 62runs all out in a span of just 16overs. It was a batting collapse where in the top score was 16runs as Thane City Police bowlers did an excellent job of bowling tight with good line and length. Avinash Kamble with 3/15 was the pick of the bowlers while Vaibhav Bane and Ram Patil bagged 2wkts each in a collectively good bowling perfomance.
In reply, Thane City Police chased down the score with ease with Vaibhav Bane (11*) and Prashant Suryavanshi (10*) scoring the winning runs. It was a low scoring game where in now Thane City Police will lock horns with Thane Gramin Police for the all important finals.
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A solid left hander opening the innings, Pushkar has been a consistent batsman and a positive to come out from the Naren Tamhane and Manohar Sawant Tournaments. While many batsmen have come to the notice with their tons, Pushkar on the other hand has been silently giving good starts and scoring solid half centuries at the top of the order.
He came into notice from the Naren Tamhane Tournament where he scored a blazing 36ball 67 laced with 8fours and 4sixes. In that match he showed that he can give explosive starts. While the team total was 182/8 in 31.1overs, Pushkar scored more than 30% of the runs in that innings for the U19 Dilip Vengsarkar Mahul team. Then started the Manohar Sawant Tournament where Pushkar fresh from a fifty in Naren Tamhane tournament continued his good form scoring 69 off 89balls (7fours). It was on the back of his fifty, his team U19 Vengarkar Mahul reached 192/10 which they successfully defended against U19 Ordinance factory Ambernath by 25runs.
After that followed his 3rd back to back fifty and this time it was in the semi finals of the Manohar Sawant Tournament where Mahul electing to bat first declared at 252/2 with Pushkar Sharma scoring a sublime 61 off 70balls while also stitching a 110run stand with Akshat Jain. On the back of good batting by the Mahul boys, his team won the semis against Matunga Gymkhana by 37runs.
Even in the recent match on 29t May vs MIG when his whole team collapsed for 135runs, Opener Pushkar looked solid for his 34 top scoring the innings. All in all, looking at his recent perfomances, this player looks really promising and lends stability at the top order making him a player to lookout for in the coming season in future.
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Played at the Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul, it was the all important finals between two really strong teams who have fought their way hard into the tournament with consistent cricket. Namely Kotak Mahindra and Vichare Group (Richmond XI) took on each other where in Vichare Group won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure.
However, their decision to bat first fell flat as Vichare Group were bundled out for mere 108/10runs in 19.2 overs which is definately not the best of the total to defend and especially in the finals when the pressure is high. Most of the batsman fell cheaply with many not able to convert their starts into big scores. The bowlers did an excellent job with Tushar Pawar’s excellent spell of 3/15 in 3.4overs being the pick of the lot while Ritin Ravindran with 3/25 in 4overs was equally impressive alongwith Pranay Raut’s 2/24 in 4overs.
Chasing 109 seemed to be a mere formality for the Kotak Mahindra boys with their openers giving a blazing start of 78runs under 9overs. While opener Rugved Chaudhary anchored the chase with an unbeaten 44* off 37balls (4fours.2sixes), Nishikant Sawant who opened with him also scored a quickfire 36 off 27balls.
Kotak Mahindra eventually chased down the score in mere 12.5 overs and won the match by 8wkts winning the finals as well as winning the T20 Masters Cup Edition7 and lifting the title on the back of great team perfomance throughout the season.
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It was the all important finals at the united cricketers, Cross Maidan where in two really strong teams full of talented youngsters took on each other namely U14 SRT and U14 Kalyan+Bhiwandi where in both the teams have consistently played well throughout the season.
SRT team winning the toss batted first notching up 233/10 in 72.1overs. Skipper Raj desmukh opening the innings once again scored a classy 50 off mere 44balls giving a positive start to the team while also engaged in a good stand with Mohit Tanwar who came at no.3. It was basically a batting collapse as apart from Raj and Mohit, only 41runs were accounted between 9players. Mohit who came at no.3 once again played a dazzling innings smashing a superlative 142 off 151balls laced with 14fours and 2sixes. Mohit as usual kept on playing his natural game and kept the scoreboard ticking despite wickets being lost from the other end. Left-arm spinner Anurag Singh who has been excellent this season and has been amongst the genuine wicket takers was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/55 while Parth Darange taking 3wkts.
Defending a moderate total of 234, SRT boys did a fantastic job of restricting Kalyan+Bhiwandi team to just 169runs all out with their opener Manav being their only top scorer with 46runs. Zenith Sachdev-a bowler who has been a great asset for SRT team this season continued to impress taking 3/38 while Mohit Tanwar also bagging 2wkts with his off-spin making it an all-round show.
U14 SRT team win the finals and win the MCA U14 Summer Vacation Tournament and it was definitely because of great co-ordination amongst the boys with consistent good cricket being played. Mohit Tanwar stole the show in the finals while has a great run scorer in whichever tournaments he has played so far.
Also credit must be given to the coach Sumeet Khanna too who works hard behind the scenes to extract the best out of the boys while they are competing.
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