Played at the plot no.8 cross maidan in Mumbai, it was the all important semi finals between DMCC and GICS where in DMCC won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Batting first, DMCC were off to a disastrous start with both their openers out for a duck but the rest of the batsman below chipped in with runs. All-rounder Jagdish Jadhav scored a 25ball 46(4fours, 3sixes) which set the tone for the innings while Mayur Panhalkar who came at no.6 changed the script of the game with a 29ball 67 smashing 7fours and 3sixes to take the team total to a very competitive 189/6 in 20overs. Mayur attacked the bowlers with pure dominance and turned back the momentum in his team’s favor with his blazing innings. Jidnyesh who was a bit expensive was the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts.
Defending a healthy total of 190, the pressure was more on GICS as DMCC have a quality bowling attack. The pressure was quite evident on them as they were bundled out for mere 53runs in 13.4 overs. All-rounder Jagdish Jadhav who was also impressive with the bat was the pick of the bowlers taking a stunning 4/12 in 4overs. The rest of the bowlers also chipped in with wickets giving him good support.
DMCC won the semi-finals by a massive margin of 137runs in a dominating manner on the back of Jadgish’s all-round brilliance and Mayur’s attacking batting while Jagdish Jadhav was also declared ‘man of the match’ for his quick 46 and a 4wkt haul.
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Played at the Oval Maidan, it was a crucial clash between Naval Dockyard & Mahindra Logistics where in Naval Dockyard batted first on a track which has equal support for the bowlers as well as the batsman.
Naval Dockyard batting first made only a meagre total of 126/9 in 20overs where in Mahindra Logistics bowlers did a really commendable job. Mangesh V at no.3 top scored with 31runs while the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts. All the bowlers contributed well with Narayan, Rohan and Nandan taking 2wkts each. Pankaj Kori was also impressive with the ball where he gave just 9runs in 4overs while also bagging a wicket.
Chasing a moderate total of 127runs, Mahindra Logistics were off to a shaky start with their openers falling out quickly. However Aniket Juvekar and Vedant Ingle took on the onus of chasing on their shoulders as Aniket smashed a swashbuckling 57* off 38balls while Vedant Ingle also gave great support smashing a 32ball 43*. Both the boys looked confident and attacked the bowlers at will finishing off the chase in 14overs.
Mahindra Logistics won the match by 8wkts and it was surely on the back of Aniket and Vedant’s match winning partnership.
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Played at the Singhania School Ground, two really promising teams namely Billabong International School and N.H.P.S (New Horizon) took on each other where in Billabong who have a nice batting line up elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Billabong made a blistering total of 199/7 in 25overs which is anyday defendable. Opener Sai Anurag gave a good start with his 38 but it was their no.3 star all-rounder Aarush Patankar who scored a fantastic knock of 72* off mere 55balls smashing 8fours and 3sixes to take the team total to a very respectable one. Aarush as always looked very confident and took on the bowlers with pure dominance helping his team make a big total. Aman Sarda also played well scoring 38runs while also stitching an important partnership with Aarush.
New Horizon gave a really tough fight but they eventually fell short of 22runs getting all out for 178runs. The bowlers did a really nice job but it was their wily spinner Aarush who was the pick of the bowlers too taking 4/25 in 5overs with one maiden.
Billabong High International School won the match by 22 runs. Aarush Patankar received man of the match
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Played between DPC Sports Club and Dr.DY Patil Sports Academy at Shivaji Park, Dadkar Maidan, DPC Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total on a track which had some support for the batsman.
DPC Sports Club who batted first made a fairly decent total of 342/10 in 70overs wherein opener Saurav Tendulkar scored one of the solid centuries of the tournament smashing 106 off 161deliveries. Even though the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts, Saurav stitched an 189run stand with Viraj Yadav who went on to score 130 off 133balls smashing 13fours and 5sixes. While Saurav was all about grace and composure, Viraj on the other hand showed dominance and did aggressive batting playing at a strike rate of almost 100. One of the promising left arm spinners in Mumbai Cricket, Karsh Kothari came up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/99 in 22overs. Karsh bowled in the right areas which helped him come up with crucial and timely breakthroughs.
Chasing 343, Kaustubh Pawar as always gave a good start scoring 66 off just 87balls (10fours) creating the positive momentum. However, it was their right handed Sarvesh Damle at no.4 who continued his good form smashing an unbeaten 134* off 136balls smashing 12fours and 3sixes. Sarvesh also got a good support from DY Patil’s most dependable and attacking middle order batsman Yogesh Takawale who also notched up an impressive 101* off 107balls(11fours,1sixes). Both the experienced batsman stitched an unbeaten match winning 212* runs stand which pushed DY Patil to a yet another dominating win. Both the experienced players smashed some amazing shots and completely took on the bowlers at will helping DY Patil win the match by 7wkts.
It was a whitewash win for DY Patil where in Karsh did a good job with the ball while Sarvesh and Yogesh took care of the chase.
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Played at the Central Railway Ground, it was the all important match between clash between NSCI and Bombay Gymkhana where in Bombay Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big target to defend.
NSCI batting first managed to score 166/8 in 20 overs which is a fairly decent total to defend in a T20 match. The batsman gave quick starts which helped them cross the 160run mark. Opener Kamran Ahmed top scored with a 41ball 49 while Karan Chugh at no.6 gave a crucial contribution of a quick 48 coming off just 23balls which accelerated their team total in the end overs. All-rounder Sohrab Khushrushahi and Burzin Dubash were the pick of the bowlers taking 2wkts each in their spell of 4overs.
Bombay Gymkhana were off to a flying start on the back of their attacking openers Armaan Jain and Shailesh Daga. While Armaan scored a 20ball 33, Shailesh smashed a quikfire 47 off just 25balls smashing 5fours and 2sixes. Both the batsman took on the bowlers with pure dominance while Shailesh fell just 3runs short of what could have been a deserving half century. In-form All-rounder Sohrab Khushrushahi once again played an anchoring knock smashing a 41ball 47 while Shailendra Singh scored the winning runs with a 21ball 32*.
Bombay Gymkhana won the match by 7wkts and an over to spare while Shailesh Daga was declared ‘man of the match’.
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Played at the High Court Maidan, Oval, it was the all important Pre-quarter finals between the powerful Datamatics and O.F Sports Club where in O.F Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
OF Sports Club batting first made a moderate total of 200runs all out in 43.3 overs where in Jayesh T at no.6 played a very impressive and hard fought knock of 88* coming in only 71deliveries. Jayesh smashed 12fours and looked really confident despite lacking support from the other end. From Datamatics, Kavish S and Ravi Mail were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/37 and 2/28 respectively while Sagar and Pratik also took 2wkts each. It was all in all a collective team perfomance which restricted the opposition to a low total.
Chasing 201, Datamatics who were off to a decent start chased down the score with superlative ease in mere 39.3 overs. Solid top order batsman Nikhil Patil who came at no.3 scored a match winning 60runs off 80balls smashing 5fours while Ravi who came at no.6 scored 48*alongwith Ritesh to finish off the chase in style.
Datamatics won the match by 5wkts where in the entire team did their job perfectly first with the ball then with the bat while chasing. With this win, Datamatics continue their winning streak and qualify their spot in the Quarter finals. Must say, they are definately a team to look out for in the final stages of the tournament.
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Played at the New Hind Ground at Matunga, IDBI Federal Life and B2X took on each other for a crucial clash where in B2X won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big target and putting the opposition under pressure.
B2X batting first were not able to make a big target as they were restricted to just 132/all out in 19.2 overs. None of the batsman managed to make a big impact with Shiv and no.4 top scoring with a 22ball 37. Shiv looked good for his stay at the crease where in he smashed 4fours and 2sixes. The bowlers did an excellent job bowling really tight with Rajendra, Aadesh and Pratik bagging 2wkts each. Vivek Patel also took 1wkt with the ball.
Chasing 133, IDBI who have a strong batting line chased it down with ease on the back of two of their most promising batsman-Vicky and Vivek. Opener Vicky Patil smashed a superlative 43ball 55 smashing 7fours and 2sixes while IDBI’s most consistent batsman Vivek continued his purple patch with the ball anchoring the chase with a 62*off just 44balls smashing 9fours and 2sixes. Both the batsman stitched a 122 runs opening stand which did the job for their team.
IDBI won the match comfortably by 9wkts while Vivek was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round perfomance while Vicky’s knock also played a crucial role in their team’s win. It was also good to see Vivek playing for his team despite going through an injury.
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Played at the Western Railways Cricket Ground, it was a exciting clash between Malabar Hill Club and PJ Hindu Gymkhana where in PJ Hindu Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first considering they have a very good batting line up to make a decent total to defend.
Batting first, PJ Hindu Gymkhana were 48/3 at one point but talented middle order batsman Saurabh Bahutule who came in at no.5 ressurected the innings back smashing a 45ball 65*. Saurabh who smashed 4fours and a six at a strike rate of 145 batted really well and looked confident against the bowlers taking the team total to 169/6 in 20 overs.
Defending 170, PJ Hindu Gymkhana bundled out Malabar Hill Club to just 110runs as Paresh Shah bowled an amazing spell of 4/15 in 3overs. Paresh Shah bowled in the right areas while he also kept on taking crucial breakthroughs which restricted them to just 110.
Malabar Hill Club lost the match by 59runs and Saurabh was declared ‘man of the match. Paresh’s bowling was also equally commendable and it played a equally big role in the win.
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There are players who score runs, there are players who take wickets and then there are legends who single handedly dominate the match with one man show and Prithvi Khakhar gave a glimpse to the world about his cricketing abilities not only top scoring with the bat but also being the pick of the bowler in the same match.
Played between HT Media and Mumbai Fire Brigade at Sundar CC, Cross Maidan, it was HT Media who won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up. However, Mumbai Fire Brigade bowlers did a commendable job restricting the promising batting line up of HT Media to a very low total of 158 all out in 38overs. Right-handed opener Prithvi Khakhar top scored with 61runs off 93balls smashing 5fours and a six and playing an anchor’s role surviving at one end while the wickets were falling from the other end. Prithvi stabilized the innings with Vaibhav with a crucial partnership and got out as the third last batsman. From the bowlers, Prashant D was the pick of the bowlers with 3wkts while Rupesh Naik also taking 2wkts.
Defending a meagre total of 158, all-rounder and right arm fast bowler 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. Off-spinner Vaibhav Patil also bowled well taking the last three wickets.
Mumbai Fire Brigade were all-out for 68runs in 19.4overs as HT Media clinched a thumping win by 90runs on the back of great all-round show by Prithvi Khakhar and good support by Vaibhav Patil.
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Held at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana, two of most promising teams at present Parkophene Cricketers and PJ Hindu Gymkhana took on each other where in Parkophene Cricketers who have a strong batting line up elected to bat first.
Despite having a strong batting line up, Parkophene Cricketers made a moderate total of 209runs all out in 54.5 overs. Right-handed opener Suved Parkar who has been consistent this season continued his solid batting top scoring with an anchoring knock of 87runs in 132balls smashing 12fours in it. Apart from the 2nd highest score in the team was 26 as none of the batsman fired against the tight bowling of PJ Hindu Gymkhana bowlers. Dhruv Vaghasiya, Sahcin Katkar and Pratik Desai chipped in with 2wkts each while off-spinner Pawan Kumar was the pick of the bowler taking 3/41 in 15.5 overs.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana were off to a shaky start struggling at 5/56 but Sachin Katkar top scored with 54runs at the lower middle order. However, that hard fought innings was not enough as they were all out for 137runs. The bowlers did an extremely good job of defending such a low total as left-arm spinner Shams Mulani took a match winning spell of 4/40 in 14overs while Harmeetsingh Badhan also bowled really well taking 3/18 with his left arm spin. Both the spinners attacked in tandem as Parkophene Cricketers won the match by 72runs.
It was a match where Parkophene boys gave a nice fight where in Suved once again impressed everyone with the bat while Shams and Harmeet doing their job with the ball.
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