Gamdevi Cricketers CC and Khandala CC took on each other at the Cross Maidan Ground where in Gamdevi Cricketers who won the toss elected to bat first with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure by posting a big total.
Gamdevi Cricketers batted really well as they posted a very healthy total of 277 where in Pratik Lad 51in 66 balls, Nandan Chikhalikar 58in 66balls, Aryan Badhe 52in 35 balls, Ayush Pednekar 48 in 42 balls &Nikhil Ajgaonkar 12 in 3 balls impressed one and all with their batting. All these batted well and displayed supreme confidence which helped their team to reach a very decent total.
Chasing 278, Khandala CC were in for a shock as Jairaj Bisht and 16yr old prodigy Aryan Badhe wrecked havoc over the opposition with their 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 while Aryan Badhe who took 2wkts was super impressive too. At the age of 16, he is touching 130+ with the ball and these are definitely promising signs while Jairaj on the other hand bowled at great line and length which fetched results for him as well as his team.
Gamdevi Cricketers won the match by 145runs and it was definitely a great team perfomance while Jairaj and Aryan impressed one and all in the bowling department.
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Played at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana between Osians CC and PJ Hindu Gymkhana team, Osians CC won the toss and elected to bat first against PJ Hindu Gymkhana on their own hometurf.
However, Osians decision to bat first did fall flat as they were bundled out for 99runs all out in 18.4 overs with Nirav Bheda’s 21 at the middle order being the highest individual score in the team. PJ Hindu Gymkhana bowlers did a tremendous job with every bowler chipping in with wickets while Saurabh Bahutule being the leading wicket taker with an amazing bowling spell of 4/10 in 4 overs. Not only was Saurabh economical but he also took wickets at regular intervals to trouble the opposition. Saurabh bowled at impressive line and length while Paresh Shah with 2/19 was also impressive.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana chased down the score easily in 17.1 overs on the back of their dependable opener Suhel Mistry. Suhel smashed an anchoring knock of 48 off 47balls with 5fours and 3sixes finishing half of the chase almost single handedly while Kunal Shroff finished off the chase with an unbeaten 26* with Dwij.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana won the match by 5wkts and 2.5 overs to spare while Saurabh Bahutule was declared ‘man of the match’ for his fantastic bowling spell.
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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.
Their decision to bowl first seemed to be partially correct as they restricted Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation to 179runs all out in34.2 overs which is surely not the biggest of totals to defend. Amongst the batsman, Yash Dhanak at no.2 scored a solid looking 58 off 62balls rescuing his team from suffering a collapse to a low total. Yash engaged in elegant batting as he smashed 9fours in his 62ball stay at the crease. From the bowlers Abishek Walnekar and Abhishek Merwade took 3wkts each.
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 Yash Dhanak and Parag Patil’s impressive perfomance.
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Played at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai, two really talented teams namely National Sports Club of India and Malabar Hill Club took on each other where in Malabar Hill Club won the toss and elected to bowl first.
NSCI who lost their in-form opener Kamran Ahmed quickly recovered back quickly on the back of their no.3 batsman Paras Zaveri. The talented batsman scored a blazing 88 off 59valls to take the game away from the opposition while create a positive momentum in his team’s favor. Paras smashed 10 fours and 2sixes while the rest of the batsman batted around him to take the team total to a respectable 189/6 in 20overs.
Chasing 190 in a T20 game is always difficult and the pressure is always on the chasing team more. Malabar Hill Club did felt the jitters while chasing as they were all out for 117/10 runs in 20overs. None of the batsman managed to make much of an impact with 20 being the highest individual score in their innings. Puneet Dave was simply economical and impressive with the ball as he took 3/22 in 4overs while Kamran Ahmed and Gautam Sahani taking 2wkts each.
NSCI won the match by 72runs while Paras Zaveri was rightly adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his crucial knock of 88runs.
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Played between two really talented teams namely Stylo Cricketers and New Social Union CC, New Social Union CC won the toss and elected to bat first at the Azad Maidan Ground.
However, they were in for a shock as their decision to bat first did not seem to be the most accurate. New Social Union CC were all out for a mere 104runs as fast bowler Anand Surve wrecked havoc with his impressive line and length. Anand came up with match winning bowling figures of 6/26 in 9overs with 2maidens which skittled out the opposition for a low total. Anand bowled at really good line and length while consistently gave breakthroughs which played a big role. Omkar Maldikar with 2/35 was also impressive.
Stylo Cricketers won the match by 7wkts as they chased down the score in mere 14.2 overs. All-rounder Anand Surve also opened the innings to score a quikfire 31 while Hrishikesh at no.3 scored 35. Nikhil Kotian finished off the chase with his unbeaten 24* off 19balls.
It was a match dominated by Stylo Cricketers right from the start while Nikhil Kotian stood out in the match with his all-round abilities.
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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 his take wickets while Chetan Suvarna was also impressive with the ball taking 3wkts for 14runs.
Kshatriya Union Clun in return chased down the score in 20.2 overs with Raj Choughule top scoring with 32runs at no.3. It was a big win indeed for Kshatriya U.C as they won the match comfortably by 5wkts.
Kshatriya boys were impressive right from the start while the highlight perfomance of the match was surely Vijay Singh’s fantastic bowling.
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This year’s edition of Friendship Cup has been nothing short of an entertainment while it has also witnessed some exciting players giving some impressive individual performances. The latest matches of the tournament were played on Saturday and Sunday and here are the latest updates:
FRIENDSHIP TROPHY 2018 –APRIL 14 Saturday MATCHES
1st Match – 9 AM – 11.30 AM – CCD vs INDIA FIRST INSURANCE
In the 1st match played at the Asahi Glass ltd, India First Insurance won the toss and elected to field first. CCD batting first did a great job as they notched up 146/6 in 15overs. Attacking opener Abhijeet Pednekar who opened the innings top scored with a quicfire 43 off 31balls which had 7fours which set the tone for the CCD innings while the rest of the batsman also chipped in with 20’s and 30’s.From IFI, Sandip bowled well taking 3wkts.IFI in reply managed to score only 91/8 as CCD won the match in a dominating fashion by 55runs. Sachin and Vasu were impressive with the ball taking 3 and 2wkts each while Abhijeet was declared man of the match for his blazing innings.
MoM – Abhijeet Pednekar
2nd Match – 11.45 AM – 2.15 PM – FCC SMASHERS vs DATAFRIENDS
In the 2nd match held at the same ground, FCC Smashers who won the toss elected to bat first and scored a massive total of 155/6 in 20overs. Opener Deepak gave a good start with a quick 43 while it was Tushar Armarkar at no.4 who scored a mind blowing 58 off 24balls smashing 8fours and 3sixes in it. It was a pure carnage by Tushar as he took on the bowlers with supreme domination. Datafriends were all out for 95runs in 13.5 overs on the back of Pandurang’s fantastic spell of 4/20 in 4overs. It was a big win for FCC smashers where in Tushar was declared ‘man of the match’while Pandurang also played a crucial role.
MoM – Tushar Armarkar
3rd Match – 3 PM – 5.30 PM – FCC PHANTOMS vs MULUND EXCEL
In the 3rd match at the same ground, Mulund Excel after batting first managed to score only 63/6 in 15overs as Chetan and Mahendra bowled a fantastic spell taking 3wkts each. Chetan was particularly impressive giving away mere 5runs in 3overs with a maiden which spoiled the game of Mulund Excel. The openers of FCC phantoms sealed the chase with Rugved(19*) and Prashant (45*) finishing off the game in mere 7.2 overs. FCC phantoms won the match by 10wkts and Chetan Dunakhe was declared ‘man of the match’
MOM – Chetan Dunakhe
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It was a big moment for the Mumbai Cricket as the official Under 16 team of Australia visited India and took on the promising SVIS Borivali U/16 team lead by Mumbai skipper Ayush Jethwa. Spartan Australia WON the toss and chose to field first expecting that they may bundle out the boys for a low total.
However, Arjun Lotlikar, 9 year old boy opened the innings with Meet Mayekar and both the boys looked supremely confident. Arjun played Under 16 bowlers with great composure and authority. With his sound technique he stayed at the crease for close to 17 overs and had a good opening stand of 98 runs before being stumped out to pacer Clay WALLER. The Australian contingent of parents gave generous round of applause to Arjun after his dismissals. Arjun is walking his baby steps under the watchful eyes of his coach Mr. Dinesh Lad sir at Swami Vivekanand International School, Borivali.
On the other hand, Meet Mayekar made finely crafted 98 off 94 balls with 17 fours and 1 hit over the fence. Captain Ayush Jethwa coming in at number 3 made another fine hundred with his typical class and grace. He completed his hundred in the penultimate over on the innings in just 84 balls with 21 boundaries. With his silken and deft touch, he played a skipper’s knock in no time. Ayush Vartak in his captains company made quickfire run a ball 29.
Chasing a mammoth 294 in 40 overs is always difficult & Australia were off to a fine start as their opener Jasper Hogarth-Scott made 45 off 69 balls with 9 hits to the fence. Barring him, no Australian boy could manage to survive the spin attack of Swami Vivekanand School bowlers. Captain Ayush Jethwa who recently won the Best all-rounder award for Natraj Pens showed his all round abilities again with the ball. He took 4 wickets for 13 with his wily off-spin to wrap the Australian innings for 116. Left arm spinner, Om Sawant was also impressive as he took 3 for 13 and off-spinner Mihir Gawade took 2 for 22. Swami Vivekanand School defeated Australian boys with a huge margin of 177 runs while Ayush Jethwa with his fine hundred and 4 wickets was clearly the ‘Player of the Match’.
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The sharply single taken helps a batting pair to rotate the strike. A single keeps the scoreboard ticking over when the bowling is tight. All running between the wkts should be done with aggression as to squeeze as many runs as possible out of a well placed shot. This places pressure on the opposition, often leading to a miss-field or an errant throw. The Non striker should hold his bat in the hand close to the bowler. There are only 3 calls.. yes, no and wait which should b made loudly. The Bat should be carried in the both the hands for Balance and to gain maximum speed while running. The hand holding the handle of the bat should be switched, as appropriate before turning to have a best view of the ball.
In this video you would see Both the batsman’s name are Siddhant Singh and Vinit Mestry practicing at Swing Sports Motivation academy with coach Sumeet Khanna.
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Sumeet Khanna is an active cricketer, playing at top divisions in MCA.
He is a MCA Level O certified coach. Apart from coaching at few clubs in western mumbai, he contributes to cricketgraph regularly to help the cricket community at large.
Played at the RTO Azad Maidan, two promising teams namely Honsoty Bross Sports Club and Daiwandya Cricket Club took on each other where in Daiwandya CC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total.
Daiwandya CC batting were all out for 214/10 in 41.1 overs which is a farily decent total to defend. Opener Apurva Kamble top scored with 83 runs while Rushikesh Vagal at the middle order smashed a crucial 49. Both the batsman looked impressive as they smashed some really good shots. From the bowlers Bhavin bhansali(3/16) and Mithil Raut(2/37) were the pick of the bowlers as they bowled really tight which gave those crucial breakthroughs.
Chasing a 200+ score in Kanga matches is difficult at times but not when you have an opener who is in a different zone altogether. Ashish Shirgaonkar who opened the innings started attacking right from the beginning of the innings as he changed the momentum into his team’s favor. The attacking opener went on to score an unbeaten 122* coming off just 83balls which were laced with 15fours and 4sixes to dismantle the Daiwandya bowlers. Ashish looked really impressive with the bat and almost all the corners of the ground were covered in his blazing knock. Karan Patel at no.3 also chipped in with 41runs as Honsoty Bross SC won the match by 7wkts in mere 25.5 overs.
It was a dominating perfomance by Honsoty Boys while opener Ashish was definitely the standout performer in the match.
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