Played at the Police Gymkhana Ground, it was the all important finals of the grueling and hard bought Kanga Knockout Tournment Div A where Catholic Gymkhana and United Cricket Club stood out from so many teams with their consistent perfomance.
United Cricket Club batted first on a wicket which had equal assistance for both the batsman as well as the bowlers. United CC managed to score a decent 222/8 in 45overs which is not a low total but neither an intimidating one with Shubham Gaikwad and Nihal Joshi top scoring with 40’s. From the bowlers Manoj G and Omkar Sawant bowled well taking 3 and 2wkts each.
Chasing 223, Catholic Gymkhana were off to a flying start with their openers Ashish Gharat(47) and Sandeep Agarwal taking the onus of chasing on their shoulders. Sandeep went on to score a match winning 82 off 98balls laced with 7fours and 3sixes which solidified the chase and changed the momentum in his team’s favor. Eventually they chased down the score comfortably with Sanjeev Raut (33*) and Prashant Gajare (43*) finishing off the chase successfully.
Catholic Gymkhana win the finals and win the Kanga Knockout Tournament on the back of great team perfomance throughout the season while Sandeep stood out in the finals with his crucial 82.
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Played at the DY Patil Ground Nerul, DY Patil and Parsee Gymkhana-two of the strongest teams in Mumbai cricketing circuit took on each other for the ultimate finale where in Parsee Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Parsee Gymkhana were on song with a massive 247run stand as opners Akarshit Gomel and Bravish Shetty smashed brilliant tons. While Akarshit scored a fluent 145 off 182 (13fours,1six), Bravish scored an aggressive 145 off 134 laced with 12fours and 5sixes. It was one of the best starts any team could vouch for as these two experienced chaps delivered on the right day while Raunaq Sharma at the middle order gave a much needed boost with a dominating 122 off 100balls (9fours, 5sixes) taking the team total to a very healthy score of 528/10 in 89.1 overs. Trailing a 500+ score in the finals is always difficult but DY Patil’s two most reliable young horses and run machines Shashank Singh and Shubham Ranjane brought the ship back to sailing from 17/2 to 348/3 stitching a massive 331run stand. While Shashank scored an impressive 118 off 152balls (11fours, 2sixes), Shubham went on to convert his hundred into a really big score hitting 247* off 282balls anchoring the innings till the very end with 20fours and 4sixes. Both these boys keep on showing the class they possess and IPL definitely seems to have missed out on these two young turks who are scoring heavily.
Shubham’s fantastic double ton took the team total to 502/8 before they declared their innings and Parsee Gymkhana were again all out for 204 in 2nd innings with a total lead of 230runs which DY Patil chased down successfully in 33.4overs with Shashank and Iqbal Abdullah scoring half centuries.
DY Patil won the finals by 3wkts and lift the prestigious title on the back of excellent team perfomance. The finals was a match to behold with both the sides giving their best with some great performances by Akarshit, Bravish, Shashank, Iqbal Abdullah and Pravin Tambe but it was definitely the highest run getter of the tournament Shubham Ranjane stealing the show!
The Format was-90-90 overs in 1st innings & 40:40 overs in the 2nd innings
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Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana at Kandivali, two really promising young teams-Ravi Shastri XI and Rohit Sharma XI of U23 groups clashed against each other where in Ravi Shastri’s boys won the toss and elected to bat first on a track which had good support for the batsman.
Their decision to bat first seemed to have fallen flat with Ravi Shastri XI getting bundled out for 188runs in 58.2 overs. Most of the batsmen failed to convert their starts with Chinmay Sutar being the top scored with 41runs. From the bowlers-Kartik Mishra bowled a superb spell of 5/54 in 13.2 overs as he kept on bowling consistently well in the right areas while also extracted a good spin from the wicket. Apart from him Amit Mishra bagged 2wkts. U/23 Rohit Sharma XI were given a equal fight as they were all out for 177runs with their opener Hardik Tamore top scoring with 66 while the rest of the batting collapsed on the back of Vedant Khambe’s terrific bowling spell of 6/55 in 15.2 overs. Vedant bowled in the right areas and foxed the batsman successfully with his wily spin.
Ravi Shastri Boys again collapsed in the 2nd innings and this time for just 145runs all out as spinner Kartik Mishra bamboozled the batsman with his wily spin. Kartik foxed the batsman with his smart bowling he took another 7wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets to 12 in the match. Rohit Sharma XI chased down the score comfortably with Utkarsh Raut (46*) and Siddarth Akre (36*) remaining unbeaten helping their team win the match by 7wkts.
It was a dominating show by U/23 Rohit Sharma players while Kartik Mishra stood out as the best performer with 5wkt hauls in both the innings.
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Played at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana, It was the all important finals between CCI and PJ Hindu Gymkhana. Both the teams have good depth and they have performed thoroughly well throughout the tournament and hence an intense competition was bound to happen.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana who have a good batting line up elected to bat first and notched up 177/9 in 20 overs which is a really healthy score to defend in T20’s. The openers Madhav Kotak(26) and Suhel Mistry(37) gave a solid start at the top of the order while Dwij Adhwaryu at the lower middle order gave the finishing touch reminding us of Abdul Razzaq of Pakistan who used to bat like this in the One Dayers. Dwij scored an unbeaten 34* off 18balls smashing 5fours and pushing the team total to 177/7 in 20overs. From the bowlers, Minesh Shah was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/35 in 4 overs.
Chasing 178 and that too in the finals of any T20 Tournament is a very pressureful task. The pressure is definitely more on the batsman than the bowlers and CCI despite Raj Khandwala’s brilliant 25ball 66 fell short of 19runs as the rest of the batsmen failed to give him adequate support and convert their scores into something big. The bowlers bowled really well at the death with Paresh Shah bowling a match winning spell of 4/19 in 4overs with a wicket while all-rounder Dwij Adhwaryu also chipping in with 2wkts making it a all-round perfomance.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana win the finals and lift the trophy of the prestigious Gannon Dunkerley T20 Tournament ’18 with excellent team perfomance throughout the season.
Best batsmen- Suhel Mistry (PJ Hindu Gymkhana)
Best bowler- Paresh shah(PJ Hindu Gymkhana)
Most valuable player- Vishal shah (Osians CC)
Man of the match in the finals Dwij Adhvaryu (PJ Hindu Gymkhana)
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Sweating it out on uneven pitches in Mumbai under intense heat is always difficult. In a T20, a bowler gets only 24balls to prove himself unlike a batsman who can dodge the tough bowlers and face as many deliveries he wants. In the longer formats a bowler grinds hard with long bowling spells to churn out results. Hence, bowling consistently well is very hard and requires a lot of practice and accuracy.
Here are the top 5 bowling spells in April 2018 which stood out in Mumbai Cricket.
Joint 5th- Harmeet Singh (SLA)- 8/129, Times Shield, Played for Air India Sports Club at Sachin Tendulkar Gymhana
Even though his team lost the semi-finals against the powerful DY Patil Team. Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh won the hearts of many with his hard fought and passionate bowling spell where he grinded hard under a powerful batting line up taking 8/129 in 29.4overs. Harmeet just kept on bowling with focus and accuracy and it helped him scalp 8 of the 10 high profile batsman of DY Patil. Indeed a great spell Harmeet!
5th-Parag Patil (SLA)-5/32, Kanga Knockout Tournament ’18 at Oval Maidan
Played at the Oval Maidan, Friends SC and Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation took on each other wherein Friends CC won the toss and elected to field first. Made to bat first, Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation were restricted to 179runs all out in34.2 overs which is surely not the biggest of totals to defend.
Defending a low total of 180, the pressure was more on Dilip Vengsarkar boys but they defended the total very well as they bundled out Friends SC to 133/all out in 33.4 overs. Left- arm spinner Parag Patil was the pick of the bowlers as he came up with a match winning spell of 5/32 in 8.4 overs. Parag was bowling at good line and length and gave crucial breakthroughs while Prathamesh Goad who missed out on hat-trick was also impressive with the ball. Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation won the match by 46runs on the back of Parag Patil’s impressive perfomance.
4th-Prithvi Khakkar (RAM)-5/26, Times Shield, HT Media vs Mumbai Fire Brigade at Cross Maidan
HT Media team were in quite a trouble as they were bundled out for mere 158runs batting first. Defending such a low total, all-rounder Prithvi Khakhar ripped apart through Mumbai Fire Brigade’s top order taking 5/26 in 9overs. Prithvi bowled really tight with perfect accuracy as he got 2 catches in the slip cordon in the 5 wickets that he took while one was clean bowled unsettling the opposition.
Mumbai Fire Brigade were all-out for 68runs in 19.4overs on the back of his brilliant fifer as HT Media clinched a thumping win by 90runs.
3rd- Jairaj Bisht (RAF)- 5/23, Kanga Knockout Tournament ’18, Cross Maidan
Played between Gamdevi Cricketers and Khandala CC, Gamdevi boys winning the toss batted first notching up a healthy total of 277 in 45 overs. Chasing 278, Khandala CC were in for a shock as Jairaj Bisht wrecked havoc over the opposition with his tearaway fast bowling. Both the bowlers took on the Khandala batsman with pure dominance as Khandala team got all out for 132runs. Fast bowler Jairaj Bisht bowled really well coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/23 in 6overs as he bowled in bowled at great line and length which fetched results for him as well as his team.
Vijay Singh (SLA)- 6/27, Kanga Knockout Tournament ’18 at Sassanian CC
Played between SF Sassanian Cricket Club and Kshatriya Union Club at the Sassanian CC ground, Sassanian boys won the toss and elected to bat first on their home turf with an aim of making a big total.
However, SF Sassanian SC were in for a shock as they were bundled out for mere 86runs all out in 32.4 overs. The major reason for their batting collapse on their own homepitch was Kshatriya’s talented left arm spinner Vijay Singh who castled the batsman with his wily spin. Vijay Singh came up with a match winning bowling spell taking 6/27 in 9 overs with 2maidens striking in almost every over. Vijay bowled at extremely good line and length which helped hiM take wickets at regular intervals.
It was on the back of his good bowling, his team Kshatriya Unuin Club chased it down and won the match easily by 5wkts.
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Shoaib Sayyed (OB)- 5/11, Milan T20 Tournament ’18 at Karnatak Cross Maidan
Well giving away only 11runs in a t20 game in a spell of 4overs is always difficult. More than that giving 11runs and also taking 5wkts is something only a genuinely focused and a talented bowled can achieve.
Played at the Karnatak Cross Maidan, two really promising teams namely Orange and Lintas took on each other where in Lintas won the toss and elected to bat first on a track which had due for the bowlers.
Lintas batting first were in for a shock as they were reduced to a paltry score of 89runs all out in
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Played at the Sri Ma Vidyalaya Ground, two promising teams namely Saraswati XI and Sri Ma Balniketan XI took on each other with Sri Ma XI winning the toss and electing to bowl first on a dicey track.
Their decision to bowl first seem to be spot on as Saraswati boys were all out for mere 81runs in 20 overs on the back of some really tight bowling. Not a single batsman managed to make much of an impact as the bowlers did not give room for them to settle in. Even though all the bowlers bowled really well, Atharva Pawar was particularly impressive with the ball taking 3/8 in 4 overs.
Chasing a paltry 82, Balkrishna opening the innings took care of the chase with his solid batting. Balkrishna Karmalkar went on to score a brisk 45* off 41balls laced with 6fours and a six as Sri Ma Vidyalaya won the match by 7wkts and 5.3 overs to spare while Balkrishna and Atharva stood out in the match with their brilliant individual performances cruising their team towards a comfortable win.
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Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, U/23 Sachin Tendulkar XI and Under/23 Ajinkya Rahane XI took on each other where in SRT XI won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which has always been good to bat on.
Bhupen lalwani opening the innings gave a solid start smashing 88 off 154balls laced with 8fours and a six while Nikhil Patil and Akash Anand both contributed with 77 each taking the team total to a healthy 388/10 in 85.4 overs. All the 3 batsmen batted really well and took on the bowlers confidently which showed how powerful SRT’s batting line-up is. From the bowlers, Abubakr Siddique was the pick of the bowlers with 4wkts. Ajinkya Rahane XI in reply were bundled out for mere 161 runs all out with Prathamesh Pawar being the lone warrior smashing a fighting 71 while Kunal Thorat being the pick of the SRT XI bowlers taking 4/42 in 8.5 overs.
SRT XI declared for 160/6 in their 2nd innings with Bhupen again scoring a solid 42 while Nikhil Patil smashing a brilliant 52* off 31balls making it back to back fifties in the match and taking their lead to 377runs. Ajinkya Rahane XI this time gave a tough fight but eventually were all out for 336 runs. Openers Sairaj Sangle (141 off 220) and left handed Jay Dhavne (106 off 166) gave a 208run opening stand with both of them smashing regal tons but the rest of the batsman below them failed to capitalize as U/23 SRT XI won the match by 51runs.
It was a match dominated by SRT boys right from the start with Bhupen, Nikhil and Akash batting really well while Sairaj and Jay winning the hearts of everyone with their toughfight in the 4th innings.
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Played at the Navroz CC, Azad Maidan, U/14 Shivaji Park and U/14 Dombivali+Ambernath took on each other with U/14 Shivaji Park winning the toss and electing to bat first on a track which had equal assistance for both the bowlers as well as the batsman.
U/14 Shivaji Park batting first were however skittled out for 189runs all out with Sameep Misal top scoring with 68 as the rest of the batsman struggled to make much of an impact. Right arm medium pacer Archit Ghosalkar bowled a superlative bowling spell of 5/25 in 10 overs while off-spinner Gurnath bagging 3wkts. Archit was spot on with the ball bowling in the right areas while he also took crucial breakthroughs at regular intervals.
U/14 Dombivali+Amb team were off to a good start with opener Aditya Rawat’s 65 but it was Vignesh Parab at no.4 who went on to score a match winning 136* off 195balls (21fours). Vignesh anchored the innings and played some really impressive shots as he took on the bowlers confidently. U/14 Shivaji Park were 73/3 in 24 overs in their 2nd innings before the match ended and U/14 Dombivali+Amb won the match on 1st innings.
It was a dominating match led by U/14 Dombivali+Ambernath where in Archit and Vignesh stood out in the match. Vigesh has been in good nick to post this match batting really well.
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Played at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai, PJ Hindu gymkhana elected to bowl first after winning the toss with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total and chase it down successfully.
CCI after being made to bat first were off to a patch start with their openers falling out quickly but Behzad Devadvala once again played the anchors role scoring a very important 43 off 42balls atno.3 to stabilize their batting. The rest of the batsman gave quick starts which took the team total to 167/9 in 20 overs.
Defending 168 against PJ on their home turf, CCI did a commendable job with the ball restricting them to only 152/5 in 20 overs. From the bowlers Zaosh irani did a superb job giving away only 18runs in 4overs while also bagging 2wkts while the rest of the bowlers were also impressive with the ball as CCI won the match by 15runs while Zaosh was declared ‘man of the match’
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Played at the Shivaji Park Dadar, U/14 NMSA+Airoli and U/14 SRT Kandivali took on each other where in U/14 SRT Kandivali team won the toss and elected to bowl first.
U/14 NMSA team’s batting line up collapsed batting first as they were bundled out for just 61runs all out in 35.2 overs with only 2players managing to score in double figures. From the bowlers, left arm spinner Zenith Sachdev bowled a fantastic spell of 4 for mere 2runs in 10overs with 8maidens which inflicted the maximum damage.
Kandivali team in return declared their innings on 182/3 in 38.2 overs with Mohit Tanwar at no.3 top scoring with an aggressive 82 off mere 51balls stamping his presence and letting everyone know how consistently he has batted past one year. On the other hand another promising name Raj Desmukh scored a classy 66* off 73balls batting effortlessly against the bowlers.
U/14 NMSA team were again bundled out for 81runs on the back of excellent bowling by the bowlers as U/14 SRT Kandivali team won the match outright by an innings in a dominating manner.
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