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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Played at the Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan, U/19 Dilip Vengsarkar Team and U19 Matunga Gymkhana took on each other where in Vengsarkar Mahul team won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which had assistance for both the bowlers as well as the batsman.
Vengsarkar Team who have a solid line up scored a very healthy total of 252 for the loss of just 3wkts in 45 overs. Left-handed opener Pushkar Sharma gave a solid start smashing a sublime 61 off 70balls while he also stitched an 110run stand with Akshat Jain who came at no.3. Right handed Akshat who came at no.3 scored a match-defying 101* off 123balls anchoring the knock till the end. Akshat toiled hard between the wickets taking ones and two’s while he also hit 8fours and a six. Hitesh Chauhan (48) and Dev Aditya (32*) also gave crucial contributions.
Chasing 253, U19 Matunga Gymkhana were all out for 215runs on the back of collectively good bowling by Vengsarkar bowlers. Swapnil Sawant opening the innings fought single handedly scoring an elegant 96 off 123balls as the rest of batsman from the other hand failed to give him support. From the bowlers, spinners, Rajesh Sardar (3/44) and Vaibhav Kamble (3/52) were the pick of the bowlers as U19 Dilip Vengsarkar Mahul team won the semis by 37runs with Akshat’s ton being the standout perfomance in the match.
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Played at the Parsee Cyclists, it was a 40overs one day match between Piramal Healhcare and TIFR Sports Club where in Piramal Healthcare won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Piramal Healthcare were all out for 207runs in 36overs which is a moderate total to defend for a 40 over match. Most of the batsman did not manage to make much of an impact as they chipped in with starts but were not able to convert their 10’s and 20’s. However, it was opener Rohan Joshi who looked really solid as he scored a timely knock of 81runs. Rohan smashed 81 off 78balls and mostly dealt with boundaries as he smashed 15fours covering almost every corner of the ground. From the bowlers, Mohsin Shaikh and Subhodh B were the pick of the bowlers taking 4wkts each.
Defending a total of 208, the pressure was more on the bowlers as the batsman only required 5runs an over to chase it down successfully. However, TIFR Sports Club were restricted to 188/all out in 35.2overs with opener Mandar Sawant’s 51 and Naresh’s 41 falling in vain. It was a collectively tight bowling perfomance with Vinayak Mistry bagging 3wkts while Gauran Solanki, skipper Rahul Kulkarni and Vaibhav Bogate taking 2wkts each.
Piramal Healthcare won the match by 19runs while opener Rohan Joshi was declared ‘man of the match’ for his match winning 81.
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Played between U19 Bengal Club and U19 Sainath Club Virar at the Youth’s own union cc, Cross Maidan. Bengal Club who have a strong batting line up elected to bat first on the back of their good batting line and up and post a decent total to defend.
Bengal Club batting first were all out for 209/10 in 44.5 overs and even that was possible because of their top order as they virtually suffered a collapse after the top 3. Two really talented players Aarya Satpure and Tasyam Chavan openin the innings gave a solid start with a 97run stand where they both scored 44 each while Manal Kawle who came at no.3 scored a very solid half century. Manal was dominating and aggressive counter attacking the bowlers with his 49ball 50 which had 4fours and a six. From the bowlers, medium pacer Jollwin Gonsalves and off-spinner Ruthik Rathod were the pick of the bowlers taking 4wkts each.
Defending a moderate total of 210, Sainath Virar were bundled out for 90runs all out as left arm spinner Varun Joijode came up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/14 in 8overs with 4maidens. Varun has bagged a lot of wickets this season and looks outright impressive as he keeps on bowling well consistently while left arm medium pacer Rohit Chopdekar took 3wkts as Bengal Club clinched a dominating win by 119runs.
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After a grueling and an intenseful season where numerous teams and hundreds of players gave their best in the Kalpesh Koli Tournament, it was now time for the finals. Two of the best teams which have performed well throughout the season took on each other for the final clash at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan where in Worli skipper Ayush Zimare won the toss and elected to bowl first.
His decision to bowl first seemed to be spot on as Virar+Palghar were all out for 194runs in 72.5 overs. Opener Aditya Warang top scored with a brisk 150ball 45 while all-rounders Princely Perreira and Aman Tiwary chipped in with 30’s taking their team to a somewhat respectable total. From the bowlers, it was their left arm spin all-rounder and the current sensation Ayush Zimare being the pick of the bowlers with 4/35 in 19.5 overs while off-spinner Omkar Khot also bagging two wickets.
U16 Worli Team who have really played well throughout the tournament suffered a batting collapse in the finals with only their 3 batsman namely- Opener Tanmay (33), Parth Pathak (23) and Ayush Zimare trying to make a difference. Ayush Zimare who came at no.5 fought like a lone warrior leading from the front with a stoic 87 off 183balls. Ayush led from the front in both the departments but he lacked support from the other end as his team lost the match on 1st innings by 23runs. Left-arm spinner Aman Tiwari and Aaron Rodrigues were excellent with the ball bagging 3wkts each while the rest of the bowlers also bowled well.
U16 Virar+Palghar team win the Kalpesh Koli Tournament 2018 and lift the coveted title. Indian Batting Legend Sunil Gavaskar graced the closing ceremony along with other officials as the tournament ended on a successful note.
Following were the prizes/awards being announced :
- Man of the Match – Ayush Zimare
- Best Batsman-Aditya Anand
- Best Bowler-Yash Kripal
- Best Fielder-Omkar Malekar
- Best Wicket-Keeper -Sai Chavan
- Best Promising Fast Bowler-Prince Badiani
- Promising Player-Tanmay Buram
- Player of the tournament-Ayush Zimare
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Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, U16 Bandra and U16 Vasai team took on each other with Bandra skipper winning the toss and electing to bat first on a track which looked good for the batsman.
Their decision to bat first did seem to be accurate with opener Al Saad and Aryan More giving a solid 162run stand for the 2nd wicket which set the positive momemtum. Al-saad opening the innings scored a solid 69 off 180balls while skipper Aryan More led from the front top scoring the innings with a brisk 88 off 182balls laced with 14fours. Saad Shaikh who came at no.4 also looked really solid as he scored a timely 64 off mere 84balls (9fours). It was on the back of three solid fifties that Bandra team reached a total of 301/6 in 91overs.
SRT XI on the other hand were all out for 235/10 runs with Prateek Gond at no.7 top scoring with 67*off 169balls. Prateek played a fighting knock while the rest of the batsman struggled to make much of an impact. All-rounder Farhaan Shaikh who is also a wily left arm spinner bowled a match winning spell of 5/54 in 21overs with 7maidens. It was on the back of his disciplined and consistent bowling that U16 Bandra team won the match with Aryan, Saad, Al-saad and Farhan leading from the front.
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Yash Kripal has been one talented bowler and a positive to come out from the Kalpesh Koli Tournament this season. He has bowled some really good and effective bowling spells so far and has helped his team Ghatkoper Center win on numerous occasions.
Playing for Ghatkoper Center this season, in the match vs U16 Mahul which was played on 12th May at Matunga Gymkhana, Mahul team won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they were all out for 118runs with Yash Kripal taking 2wkts along with other bowlers in the1st innings. His team, Ghatkoper was in deep trouble after they were all out for mere 92runs in reply. Ghatkoper Center required a miracle to stay in the match and reduce Mahul team to a low total which they could chase and in came left-arm spinner Yash Kripal. Yash bamboozled the batsman with one of the best bowling figures in this year’s tournament coming up with a stunning 8/24 in 11overs which reduced the Mahul team to 94runs all out bringing his team back into the game. In that vicious spell, Yash also took one fabulous hat-trick which completely changed the momentum as Ghatkoper center chased down the score successfully winning the match by a close margin of 1wkt.
In the 2nd match vs the famed DY Patil team, DY Patil who batted first after winning the toss declared their innings on 139/9 with Yash continuing his good form taking 4/11 in 12.5 overs with 7maidens being the pick of the bowlers. Ghatkoper in reply declared their innings on 149/6. DY Patil confidently declared their innings on 161/6 in their 2nd innings with Yash again bagging 4wkts being the leading bowler for his team. Ghatkoper center eventually chased down the score winning the match by 4wtks while Yash’s bowling played a crucial role in the win.
Yash was also awarded the best bowler of tournament from Ratnakar Shetty (BCCI official) & in the presence of Legend Sunil Gavaskar 💐
With 20wkts in 3matches, one hat-trick and best bowling figures of 8/24, Yash is certainly one bowler to look out for in the coming future tournaments.
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