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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It was the all-important semi-finals between Tata AIA and Shoppers stop at the Oval Maidan where in Tata AIA won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a decent total and defending it with the help of their good bowling line up.
Batting first, Tata AIA team posted a decent total of 147/10 in 19.3 overs. There were a few run outs in their innings or else a total of 160-170 was looking good at one point. Middle order batsman Saiprasad(43) and Pravin G(31) resurrected the innings with their handy contributions with the bat and saved tata team from a low total. From the Shopers Stop bowlers, Dinesh and Rahul bagged 2wkts each.
Defending a moderate total of 148, the pressure was more on the Tata AIA bowlers but Prathamesh Goad came up with an excellent bowling spell of 5/32 in 4overs restricting Shoppers Stop to 124/8 in 20overs. Taking a fifer in a t20 game is always difficult but Prathamesh delivered at the right time bowling some excellent deliveries helping Tata AIA win the semi-finals by 24runs.
Tata AIA are all set for the finals berth while Prathamesh was right declared ‘man of the match’ for his match winning bowling spell.
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Played at the young Zoraoastrian, Azad Maidan, U19 Karnatak and U19 MIG took on each other with U19 Karnatak team winning the toss and electing to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings total.
However, they suffered a collapse of sorts with 3wkts down for 9runs at one point. Luckily Samprat (43), Nisarg Atak with a solid 59 and Ravikant Jaisar (33*) at the middle order rescued their team from a harrowingly low total. The bowlers did an excellent job with left arm spinner Shoeb Khan being the pick of the bowlers with 3/21 while Bhushan and Abhishek bagging 2wkts each.
Chasing 190, right-handed Sagar Chabaria who opened the innings took care of the chase as he went on to score a solid 101* off 125balls. Sagar who smashed 10fours toiled hard between the wicket and kept the scoreboard ticking anchoring the chase successfully till the end as MIG won the match by 6wkts in 41.1 overs.
It was a clean win for MIG while opener Sagar impressed one and all with his solid batting.
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Vicky Patil has been one opener who has been playing consistently well in the T20 format. He has been scoring 50’s regularly and has given good starts to whichever team he has played for making him a very utility player at the top of the order.
In both the matches played at the Oval Maidan, opener Vicky smashed quick fifties to help his team steer to commanding wins. In the match between IDBI Federal and Pepe Jeans, IDBI won the toss and elected to bat first making a total of 183/1 in 20overs. Opener Vicky and Vivek who have been a successful opening duo for a long time continued with their good starts with Vivek scoring a 35ball 57 while Vicky smashing an anchoring yet aggressive knock of 70* off 52balls(9fours). Vicky not only played solid cricket but also stitched partnerships with Vivek and Siddesh (50*). In reply, Pepe Jeans just managed 118/6 as IDBI Federal won the match by 63runs with Vicky being declared ‘man of the match’
In the 2nd match vs CricSpartans, IDBI again batted first after winning the toss notching up 142/7 in 20overs. Opener Vicky Patil again top scored with a match winning 86* off 55balls (10fours,2sixes). Vicky again played solid cricket while also saved his team from a very low total with Cricspartans getting restricted to just 128/8 in 20 overs. IDBI Federal won the match by 14runs and Vicky Patil was declared ‘man of the match’.
With this two wins IDBI Federal qualify for the semis while Vicky continues to impress with his purple patch with the bat.
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Just fresh from a barbaric ton along with 5wkts in the Emric T20 Tournament, this boy seems to be raising his stakes in Delhi Cricket with consistent performances. He is taking the Delhi cricket circuit by storm and definitely looks like a good buy in the coming seasons of IPL if he keeps on playing like this.
In the match between DCA and MCA at the Ghevra Mundka Ground, DCA won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up. DCA batting first made a massive total of 204/4 in 20overs Saurav Nautiyal opening the innings and thrashing the bowlers like a pro. Saurav went on to score an unbeaten 105* off mere 49balls laced with 12fours and 5sixes. Saurav once again pounced on the bowlers and covered every corner of the ground with disdain impressing one and all.
Defending a total of 205, MCA (Mumbai Cricket Academy) were all out for 121runs. Apart from their opener Rahul Tripathy who scored 28, the whole batting line up collapsed. Saurav contributed with the ball too as he took 4/14 in 3overs. Saurav has been spot on both with the bat as well as with the ball as his team DCA won the match by 84runs.
It was a big win for DCA as Saurav once again stole the show with his all-round show.
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