KRP XI has always been a team to reckon with because of their balance in the side. They have a solid top order batting while the depth of their batting is there till almost no.7 and 8 with as many as 4 all-rounders in the side making it a very strong team. They have performed exceptionally well in Kanga Knockout and it was the deciding quarter-finals vs Stylo Cricketers at the Western Railways Ground.
KRP XI after being made to bat first were least affected as they went on to score a very healthy total of 297/9 in 45 overs. Even though it was a shaky start but solid no.3 bat Yogesh Rajput scored a crucial 54 off 55balls (7fours) lending stability. KRP XI has always stood out because of its middle order and even in this match it was their middle order consisting of Yuvang Shah, Rakesh Naik and Rohan Chowghule who did the job for their team. While Yuvang chipped in with a handy 41, Rakesh Naik continued his good all-round form scoring a superlative 50 off 53balls consisting of 4fours and 2sixes while the talented Rohan Chowghule who came at no.7 basically changed the game attacking the bowlers and hitting almost every one in every corner of the ground. Rohan scored 64 off mere 38balls (5fours, 4sixes) which pushed the team total to almost 300. From the bowlers, Rahul Bhadreshwar with 4/50 was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 298 is always difficult in 45 overs and KRP XI bowlers just made it all the more difficult with Padmanubham Mudaliar coming up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/26 in 9overs with 2 maidens. Padmanubham was completely focused and in a different zone while bowling and it helped hin as well as his team while Rakesh Naik and Manoj Soni also came good with 2wkts each restricting Stylo Cricketers to 143/all out in 35.5overs. Rahul Bhadreshwar seemed like a lone warrior not only being Stylo’s best bowler but also scoring a hard fought 56 off 55balls at no.10.
KRP XI won the quarter finals on the back of great team perfomance while Rahul Bhadreshwar also won the hearts of many with his all-round fight against KRP XI.
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Played at the DY Patil Groud in Nerul, DY Patil team took on MIG CC for the all important semi finals of the Young Comrade Tournament. Both the teams have performed exceptionally well so far and an intense competition was bound to happen to seal the finals spot.
MIG CC batting first did a commendable job notching up 300/10 in 69.2 overs. Right handed opener Swapnil Pradhan who has been playing really well past one year continued to impress as he went on to score a solid 101 off 148 balls at the top of the order. Swapnil smashed 12fours while the reliable middle order batsman Gaurav Jathar scored a gritty 69 off 82balls at no.5. From the bowlers, all-rounders Arun Yadav and Shashank Singh bagged 3wkts each being really impressive with the ball bowling in the right areas.
Even though a total of 300 is decent enough to defend but not if it’s against the powerful and famed batting line up of DY Patil who have scored in excess of 350-400runs in almost every game in this tournament. As always, the reliable and experienced pair of openers Shoaib Shaikh and Subramaniam D gave a solid 95run opening stand while two of the most prolific run getters in Mumbai cricket Shashank Singh(64*) and Shubham Ranjane(54) smashed match winning half centuries. Both the boys as always looked in sublime touch taking away the pressure and eventually helping DY Patil win the semi finals.
It was as always an impressive win for DY Patil with Shashank’s all-round show and overall good batting by the DY Patil boys. Swapnil was also impressive with his valiant ton. Shashank who recently won one of the ‘Best all-rounders award’ in Mumbai Cricket by NATARAJ PENS & Cricketgraph is staying true to his title!
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Cric IT T20 Tournament started off with a bang with two matches in its opening day held at the Thakkur Cricket Stadium. Both the matches were lively and full of excitement which a T20 games is all about and this tournament certainly looks like a success. Here are the latest match reports from the 1st day of the Tournament:
Match 1- Dell EMC Spartans vs Tech Data Smashers
Toss won by- Dell (Bat first)
Batting first Dell made a very competitive total of 157/9 in 20overs with their two batsmen Chinmay Mohite and Adesh Manjrekar top scoring with 30’s. From the bowlers, Aditya Salaskar bowled immaculately well as he came up with stunning bowling figures of 5/25 in 4overs. Aditya was really impressive with the ball as he kept on taking crucial breakthroughs. Chasing 158, Tech Data Smashers were all out for 98/10 in 12.5overs. Dell EMC Spartans won the match by 59runs and Amit Dahiya who scored 20 runs and also took 2wkts was declared ‘man of the match” while Aditya’s fifer was the ‘highlight perfomance of the match’
Match 2- HP Avengers vs IBM
Toss won by- IBM (Bat First)
IBM batting first made a healthy total of 147/9 in 20 overs on the back of their solid openers Nadeem Hamdare and M Kamath. While Nadeem scored an anchoring knock of 43 in 40balls which had 3fours and a six, M Kamath also chipped in with a supportive 40 which did the job for IBM. From the bowlers, Sumeet Shanbag came up with stunning bowling figures of 4/11 in 4overs which made him obviously the pick of the bowlers. Chasing 148, HP Avengers were all out for 117 with Amit Sawant’s 38 being the highest score. Nignesh Nayak and Vamsi Reddy from IBM came up with match winning bowling perfomance taking 3wkts each. Eventually IBM won the match by 30runs and opener Nadeem was declared ‘man of the match’ for his anchoring knock of 43 at the top of the order.
It was a day when the bowlers really dominated with Aditya and Sumeet bowling really well. However, the opposite teams clinched away victories with their batting.
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Played at the High Court Ground at Oval Maidan between Mandvi Muslim CC and Our Own Club, Mandvi Muslim CC won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket had some due for both the bowlers as well as the batsman.
However, their decision to bat first fell flat as Mandvi Muslim CC were bundled out for just 93runs all out in 26.5overs. Not a single batsman fired with Suraj Kathore’s 20 being the highest score. Off-spinner Sameer Vengurlekar was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/28 in 9overs. Sameer was impressive with the ball while left arm spinner Sushil Kamble also bowled well taking 3/19 in 6.5overs. All-rounder Suhas Nandoskar also chipped in with 2wkts.
Chasing 94, Our Own Club chased down the score in just 17.2 overs and won the match by 8wkts. Suhas Nandoskar opening the innings scored a match winning 53* off 47balls smashing 7fours in it. Suhas batted really confidently and took on the bowlers with dominance helping Our Own Club clinch a whitewash win.
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As friendship cup is at its twilight, the tournament was an amazing success where we got to see some really well fought matches to some great individual performances and that is what this tournament is all about. This Saturday were the two intense semi-finals and these are the latest reports staright from the ground-
1st Semi Final Match – SHM ULHASNAGAR VS SIEMENS CORPORATES
Played at the Asahi ground, SHM Ulahsnagar won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up. Manish Nagdev who opened the innings scored a match winning 63 off mere 33balls smashing 14fours setting the tone for the SHM Ulhasnagar innings. Deepak at no.3 also gave a crucial hand smashing a quick 42 pushing the team total to 177/9 in 20 overs. Defending a total of 178, all-rounder Manish Nagdev delivered with the ball too taking a stunning fifer (5/32 in 4overs) restricting Siemens to just 100/all out in 15overs. SHM Ulhasnagar won the match by 77runs and Manish Nagdev completely owned the match with his brilliant all-round perfomance.
MoM – Manish Nagdev
Manish Nagdev – SHM
2nd Semi Final Match – Rangers Reliance vs CCD
Played at the Asahi Glass ltd, Rangers won the toss and elected to bat first. However, their decision to bat first was not the best of the ones as they were bundled out for 73runs in 15 overs. Right arm spinner Vasudev bowled one of the most crucial spells giving away only 15runs while scalping 3wkts which really damaged the opposition. Aniket with 3/8 and Sachin with 2/21 also bowled tight which did the job for CCD.CCD chased down the score in merely 7.2 overs with Sandip scoring a scorching half century smashing 57 off mere 22balls making it one of the fastest half centuries of the tournament so far. CCD won the semi-finals by 8wkts and Vasudev Mhatre was declared ‘man of the match’.
MoM – VASUDEV MHATRE
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Played at the Raymond Cricket Ground, it was the all important quarter finals match between Hiranandani and Singhania School where in Singhania boys won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Singhania School did a fairly good job with the bat as they notched up a very healthy total of 281/9 in 44 overs. Even though the openers failed to provide a flying start, Tejas Chavan(42) who came at no.3, Om Keshkamat at no.5(41) and Parth ingale(78) at no.5 ressurected the Singhania innings. Parth remained the highest scorer smashing an impressive 78 off mere 49balls laced with 6fours and 4sixes. Parth looked really confident and aggressive while Rohit Tambe at no.7 also gave a handy contribution with 36runs. From the bowlers, Siddarth Kalde was the pick of the bowlers with 3/83.
Singhania school has won most of the matches successfully while defending and the major reason for that has been Singhania’s wild card Aryan Dalal. Aryan who has been piling wickets in large numbers this season and has taken 5wkt hauls in almost every 3rd match he plays. As usual, Aryan again came to the rescue coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/32 in 9overs grinding hard for almost 9hrs on the field. Aryan gave crucial breakthroughs and did not allow the opposition to settle as Hiranandani School was all out for 119runs in 30.2 overs.
It was a yet another commendable win for Singhania School where in Parth impressed one and all with the bat while all-rounder Aryan continues to generate consistency with the ball.
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This year’s edition of Kanga Knockout has been exciting with some great individual performances as well as nail biting matches. Kanga matches always extract the best out of the batsman while polishes the skills of the bowlers and hence it’s a very important platform for Mumbai cricketers to play in this tournament. Here are some of the latest updates from the tournament-
FORT YOUNGSTER vs BORIVALI CC,
Played at the Sunder CC, Cross Maidan, Fort Youngsters won the toss and elected to field first. Their decision seemed to be perfecta s Borivali CC were all out for 205runs in 44.2 overs with Riyaz Shaikh (55) and Vinayak Pawar(45) top scoring with the bat. From the bowlers, Kunj Vora with 4/37 in 9overs was the pick of the bowlers as he bowled at impressive line and lengths. Chasing 206, Fort Youngsters chased down the score successfully with Kamal Savla(46) and Keval Haria(35) being the highest scorers. Kunj who came at no.3 made it an all round show as he also contributed with the bat scoring 33 helping his team win the match by 4wkts.
APOLLO CC vs KRP XI
Played at the Western Railway Cross Maidan, Apollo Youngsters won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they were all out for 154 in 36.1 overs where in everyone failed to score runs apart from Ameya Desai single handedly impressing one and all with a solid 57 off 70balls (4fours). The bowlers did a terrific job with spinners Vishal Karia(3/24) & Yuvang Shah(3/24) being the pick of the bowlers while all-rounder Rakesh also taking 2wkts. Chasing 155, KRP XI did felt some jitters with their top order losing wickets quickly. However, all-rounders Rakesh Naik(48) and Yuvang Shah(38*) took care of the chase at the middle order. Rakesh scored a crucial 48 off 41balls which had 5fours and 3sixes and continued his prolific run in Mumbai cricket while KRP XI won the match by 4wkts.
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You got to be a special talent if you can deliver in any sport under crunch and pressure situations. Today these two names just showed how special they are single handedly clinching the game away in the all important semi finals between DY Patil A and Bharat Petroleum Sports Association.
Played at the DY Patil Ground at Nerul, the strong DY Patil team who are known to have the best of the batting line ups rightly elected to bat first. Their decision to bat first was spot on as they amassed a gigantic total of 666/10 in 79.4 overs. Opening the innings Ruturaj Gaikwad simply counter attacked the bowlers smashing an entertaining 150 off mere 102balls which had 15fours and as many as 8sixes. Ruturaj also got able support from the experienced Shoaib Shaikh who scored a solid 73 while also stitching a 128run stand. Shubham also looked really good as always chipping in with 51(30b) but that was just the beginning of storm which was about to hit the BPSA team as the talented Naushad Shaikh who came at no.5 just did the unthinkable. Coming in at no.5, Naushad pounced on the positive momentum left behind by the top 4 as he went on to score a blistering double hundred. Naushad went on to score a ravishing 201 off just 129deliveries which had as many as 35fours and 2sixes in his marathon knock. It was on the back of Naushad’s scintillating 201, DY Patil reached such a big total. It is also the fastest double hundred in the Times Shield Tournament as he inks his name into the record list in style. Iqbal Abdullah as always proved handy with the bat scoring a quick 55* off 39balls.
Bharat Petroleum Sports Association in reply were 135/7 in 41.3 overs with their experienced veteran Vinit Indulkar fighting like a lone warrior scoring 83* off 111balls before DY Patil A won the match on 1st innings. Prashant Bhoir and Swapnil Singh were the pick of the bowlers taking 3 & 2wkts each.
BPSA also played with commendable spirit as they played the entire match with just 8players on the field as many of their players are in IPL and in Junior India camps.
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Played at the MB Union Cross Maidan, United Cricketers CC and Friends CC took on each other where in United Cricketers won the toss and decided to put Friends CC to bat first on a wicket which had assistance for the bowlers.
Their decision to bowl first was completely spot on as they restricted Friends CC to just 162/7 in 45 overs which is definitely not the biggest of totals to defend. The bowlers did a really impressive job with almost everyone bowling really well and chipping in with wickets while off spinner Shubham Gaikwad being the pick of the bowlers with 3/24 in 9overs. Shubham looked impressive bowling in the right areas.
Chasing a low total of 162, Sandeep Palav who opened the innings ensured the chase was taken care of. Sandeep who came into the news sometime ago for scoring one of the fastest double tons and a 7wkt haul in the same match impressed again anchoring the chase with 59*off 83balls which had 3fours and six. In this knock, Sandeep showed that he grind hard at the crease for long durations too making him a complete batsman. Shubham who took 3wkts also chipped in with 32 as United Cricketers CC won the match by 5wkts on the back of these two talented boys.
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Played at the Hindustan Construction Ground, Prime Group CC took on Young Association Cricket Club where in Young ACC won the toss and elected to field first looking at the pitch conditions which had some due for the bowlers.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as Prime Group CC were reduced to 209all out in 44.2 overs with no.3 batsman Dinesh Gurnani being the highest scorer with a solid looking 52 off 93balls which had 5fours and a six in it while the rest of the batsman struggled to make much of an impact. From the bowlers, everyone chipped in with wickets bowling really well while off spinner Vinay Singh with 3/41 was the pick of the bowlers bowling really tight.
Chasing 210, it’s not the easiest of job but Karan Hatkar who has showed this season his skills with the bat with attacking starts continued to impress scoring 68 off 54balls opening the innings. Karan who smashed 11fours and a six mostly dealt in boundaries while he also got good support from Sanjay Yadav who scored 42runs coming at no.3 stitching a crucial 81run partnership. Vinay Singh who was the pick of the bowlers also made a crucial contribution with the bat down the order smashing a quick 30(2fours, 2sixes).
Young Association Cricket Club eventually won the match by 1wkt where in Prime Group bowlers did gave a tough fight with Dinesh also bagging 3wkts along with a half century. It was a nice win in the end where in Karan Hatkar again stood out with his blazing batting.
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