Played at the Brabourne Stadium vs Cricket Club of India on their own turf, it’s not the easiest of tasks to defeat teams on their homegrounds and Osians Cricket Club which is also an equally powerful and promising team both at the club as well as the professional level were up for an interesting competition.
Osian’s CC who won the toss elected to bowl first since the wicket looked good to bowl first while they also have a decent batting line up to chase down the score. CCI managed to score only 142/10 in 20 overs and that was also because of their opener T Patni who scored an anchoring knock of 62runs off 51balls. T Patni who smashed 8fours while did good running between the wickets lacked support from the other end as wickets were continuously falling from the other end. The bowlers did a nice job of restricting the batsman with Aditya Singh taking 3/29 in 4overs while V Shah and J Thakker taking 2wkts each.
Chasing 143 is 8 out of 10times achievable in T20’s but Osians were struggling badly at 24/3 and 59/5 at one point until their talented middle order batsman Nirav Bheda came in and played a gem of a knock. Nirav went on to score a thumping 63ball 91* which included 9fours and a six to take his team towards the victory line from nowhere. It was a really hard fought ton wherein he ran for almost 60% of his runs single handedly steering Osians to a win. Nirav kept on frustrating the opposition bowlers as he just kept on taking those ones and two’s not allowing the fielders or any bowlers to rest.
Eventually Nirav chased down the score single handedly reminding us of Dhoni & Kohli where in Osian’s crossed the victory line in 19.2 overs and won the match by 3wkts.
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Played at the National CC, Cross maidan, it was the all important match between Brothers Cricket Club and Young Association Cricket Club wherein Young Assn. CC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a healthy 1st innings target to defend.
Batting first, Young Association CC made a decent total of 214/10 in 37.4 overs which is a defendable score. Had they batted the full quota of their overs they may have crossed 250-260 runs which could have been an excellent total. From Young Assn. CC, three batsman chipped in with 30’s but overall no one could convert their good starts with Tarun Jadhav top scoring with 39 down the order while Sunny Gupta and Haresh Dodia scoring 38 each. From the bowlers, Akash Suryavanshi was the pick of the bowler taking 3/42 in 6overs while Aniket, Ratnadeep and Rushi taking 2wkts each.
Defending a moderate total of 215, all-rounder Sunny Gupta who was the 2nd highest scorer with 38runs bamboozled the batsman with his superb display of spin bowling. Sunny Gupta came up with astonishing bowling figures of 5/10 in 5 overs with 3maidens. It was a match winning bowling spell by Sunny which reduced Brothers CC to just 43runs all out in 14.4 overs. The rest of the bowlers also bowled well not allowing the batsman to settle while chipping in with wickets too.
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Played at the Jivdani Maidan in Mumbai, it was a crucial clash between WNS and Viva Super Markets where in Viva Supermarkets won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings total to put the opposition under pressure.
Viva Supermarkets batting first were all out for 170runs as their decision to bat first proved to be a bit inaccurate. From Viva it was Umesh G at no.3 who top scored with a valiant 48. The rest of the batsman struggled as the bowlers were really tight with Ketan Desai being the pick of the bowlers taking 3/16 in 9 overs while Shivprakash chipping in with 2wkts.
Chasing 171, Viva Supermarkets did not allow WNS to win easily as the match remained interesting till the end. WNS did not win before Viva bowlers sent back their 9batsman back to pavilion despite a flying start provided by their openers Ajinkya and Dnyansagar Patil. While Ajinkya scored 48 off 61balls, Dnyansagar who has been in good form smashed yet another elegant 68 off 71deliveries. It was also in good spirits to see Shivam Kumar playing well despite going through an injury.
Eventually WNS crossed the victory line by mere one wicket on the back of solid opening start provided by their openers-Ajinkya and Dnyansagar Patil.
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Played at the National CC, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, Osians Cricket Club and General Mills took on each other where in Osians CC won the toss and elected to bat first with on the back of their strong batting line up.
It was a wisely calculated decision to bat first as Osians notched up a healthy total of 187/4 in 20 overs. Opening the innings, Vishal Shah and Ankit Zaveri gave a flying start where in Ankit scored a quick 44 while Vishal converted his good start into a brutal 92 coming of mere 58deliveries. Vishal Shah who smashed 11fours and 3sixes did not spare the loose balls hitting some exquisite boundaries while also did good running between the wickets. It was on the back of their good opening stand and Vishal’s anchoring knock Osians reached a very competitive total of 187 in 20 overs which is always defendable in a T20 match.
Defending 188, Osian’s bowlers did a great job in restricting General Mills India Pvt. Ltd to just 152/7 in 20overs. The bowlers did not allow the batsman to score runs freely while they kept on taking crucial breakthroughs. All the bowlers were commendable with Harsh D and Nikhil C being the pick of the lot taking 3 & 2wkts respectively.
Osians won the match by 35runs and it was surely on the back of Vishal’s thumping 92 which also earned him ‘man of the match’
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Played at the Western Railway, cross maidan, it was a match between two really young and bright teams namely Aarey Cricket Club and Indian Dynamite Cricket Club where in Indian Dynamite CC won the toss and elected to field first.
Aarey CC were off to a decent start by their openers Padmanabhan & Chaitanya stitching up 50runs for the 1st wicket in the 1st 10 overs. Left-handed Vikram Yadav who came at no.3 played a perfectly solid knock which was of controlled aggression and elegance. Vikram continued the positive momentum left behind by the openers as he went on to score a brisk 100 off 114deliveries which was laced with 12boundaries and a six. Vikram really played some good shots while also kept the scoreboard ticking rotating the strike nicely taking his team total 220/10 in 43.4 overs. From Indian Dynamites, right arm medium pacer Nitesh Shinde was really impressive with the ball taking 4/34 in 9overs while Deepesh Dikale taking 3/38.
Aarey CC defending 221runs were off to a flying start with Indian Dynamites 4wkts down for just 5runs. Padmanabhan C and and Vikrant Khanvilkar cleaned up the top order in their opening spell taking 2 & 3wkts respectively while Anand Kumbhar with 3/38 clean up the lower order. Shariq Sayed at no.6 scored a valiant 40 which saved Indian Dynamites from getting all out for a very very low total,
Eventually, Indian Dynamites were bundled out for 88runs as Aarey CC won the match by 133runs. It was a dominating win where in Vikram Yadav stood out with his brilliant batting.
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Surya as he is fondly called as always been a crisis man. Be it at the state level, Mumbai cricket or IPL or even the recently ongoing Mumbai Premier League. It was finally good to see Suryakumar back into the groove and scoring runs just before the IPL as he single handedly resurrected the innings of Mumbai North East yesterday when his team lost quick wickets.
Sobo Supersonics who won the toss elected to bowl first as bowling first has reaped rewards at Wankhede. Their decision at one point appeared spot on too with Mumbai North East struggling at 3/48 and 4 for 79 in 9 overs. It was not until skipper Suryakumar Yadav changed the game coming in at no.5 smashing a regal 63 off mere 35deliveries. Surya changed the momentum which Sobo Supersonics developed as he smashed 5fours and 4biggies at a strike rate of 180, It was good to see the talented Surya back into the runs and doing what he does best as he rescued his team and played the skipper’s role to perfection. Eventually, Mumbai North East reached a good total of 162/6 in 20overs with Surya top scoring with 62 while Abhiskek Nayar was the pick of the bowlers with 2/19 in 3overs.
Chasing 163, Sobo Supersonics who have a equally strong line up suffered a batting collapse as they were all bundled out together for 122runs in 19.1 overs. It was such a co-ordinate perfomance from the bowlers that not a single bowler went wicketless with off-spinner Kalpesh Sawant being the pick of the bowlers with 3/13 in 3.1 overs while Prateek Dabholkar and Aditya Dhumal chipping in with 2wkts each.
Mumbai North East Triumph Knights won the match by 65runs and it was surely skipper Surya leading from the front with the bat while the bowlers doing an excellent job.
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Played at the Wankhede stadium, North Mumbai Panthers took on Namo Bandra Blasters in a crucial MPL clash where in North Mumbai Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first which has been quite a rare occurrence in this tournament so far as the teams who have bowled first have won the match most of the times.
Their decision to bat first did not proved to be spot on as North Mumbai Panthers managed to score only 125/9 in 20 overs which is surely not the best of the scores to defend in a T20 game. Bandra bowlers performed exceedingly well bowling really tight while also chipping in with wickets. The bowling perfomance was spot on with 4bowlers namely Atul Singh, Karsh Kothari, Azhar Ansari and pick of the bowlers Pravin Tambe taking 2wkts each while Shashikant Kadam also chipped in with a wicket. From North Mumbai, Sairaj Patil was the highest scorer with 26runs as every batsman failed to convert their starts.
Chasing 127 was a mere formality for Bandra Blasters and why not when you have a potent attacking pair of Eknath Kerkar and Shreyas Iyer at the helm. Both the boys made a mockery of the target chasing it down in mere 11.3 overs without the loss of any wickets. Eknath smashed a solid 50* off 36balls(4fours, 3sixes) playing the anchors role while Shreyas took the onus of attacking as he scored 71* in mere 34deliveries smashing 8fours and 3sixes to seal the deal for his team. It was good to see the attacking Eknath spending some time at the crease supporting Shreyas. On the other hand, Shreyas was in acceleration mode since the very 1st over.
Namo Bandra Blasters clinched a big stylish win over North Mumbai Panthers by 10wkts and 8.3 overs to spare on the back of their talented prolific openers.
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Held at the Western Railway, Cross Maidan, DMCC and Godrej India Assosciates Club took on each other for a crucial times shield clash where in Godrej won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings target to defend.
However, DMCC was in for a shock as they were reduced to mere 62runs all out in 24.1 overs. Their decision to bat first did not prove to be spot on as their team registered as many as 5ducks while only two players crossing the double digits with the bat. The major reason for that batting collapse was DMCC’s fast bowler Jadish Jadhav. Jadhish literally cleaned the entire top order to middle order with his precise and tight bowling as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/16 in 7 overs. Jagdhish bowled some really great deliveries which provided breakthroughs while he also got good support from DMCC’s pace spearhead Mehboob Shaikh who also chipped in with 3wkts. Overall it was a collectively tight bowling perfomance where Jagdhish was the most impressive getting into the nerves of the batsman with his accurate bowling.
It was a mere formality for DMCC boys to chase the score as the top order finished the chase in 13 overs with the loss of just 2wkts. DMCC won the match by 5wtks and it was surely on the back of exceptional bowling by Jagdish.
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Played on 17tmarch at the iconic Wankhede stadium between Sobo Supersonics and Arcs Andheri, it was the all important clash between two promising teams where in Arcs Andheri won the toss and elected to bowl first since the majority of teams have won here bowling first.
Sobo boys hardly looked affected after being made to bat first. They were as always off to a flying start by their dependable pair of openers in Jay Bista (30) and Aakarshit Gomel (66). Both the openers gave a 63run opening stand in 7overs while Gomel smashed a solid fifty developing the positive momentum. Attacking all-rounder Sujit Nayak who is known for his firebrand batting this time pounced on the momentum left behind by the openers as he spelled carnage over the Arcs Andheri bowlers going on to smash a 42ball entertaining 99*. Sujit fell just one run short of what could have been the 1st ton of MPL. Sujit literally took on the bowlers and lit every corner of the ground with as many as 6fours and 9big sixes much to the entertainment of his teammates and the spectators alike. Sobo Supersonics reached a massive total of 236/3 in 20 overs on the back of his superlative innings.
Chasing 237 in 20 overs is always a pressure situation in a T20 game and Arcs Andheri were off to a shaky start with their openers and top order collapsing. Arcs Andheri were 43/5 at one stage but it was the ever dependable Shubham Ranjane who scored a valiant 36ball 58 while all-rounder Iqbal Abdullah’s 40ball 57* down the order was also eqully impressive which took Arcs Andheri to a respectable 158/10 in 18.3 overs. Had these two not smashed fifties, they would have been all-out for 70-80runs. The major reason for their collapse was Mumbai’s most promising fast bowler and Sobo Supersonics’s pace spearhead Badrey Alam coming up with the best bowing figures of the tournament. Badrey took a stunning 5/18 in 4overs which included crucial wickets through his fantastic line and length, disciplined bowling and healthy pace.
Sobo Supersonics clinched a dominating win by 78runs as Sujit’s 99 played a big role in the win while Badrey took care of the bowling department.
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Played at the Shastri Parks, it was a crucial clash between Delhi Warriors and Shastri Park Colts won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket looked good to bat on and post a big 1st innings total to put Delhi Warriors under pressure.
Shastri Park Colts with the help of Mohamad Kaif (59 off 55balls) & Debu Singh (89 off 79balls) reached a handsome total of 255/8 in 40 overs which is a very good score to defend. Both the batsman who came at no.3 and 4 respectively were impressive while all-rounder Sourav Nautiyal was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/31 in 8 overs. Sourav bowled really tight keeping the batsman in check while the rest of the bowlers also did a fairly good job bowling around him.
Chasing 256, Sourav who is known for his firebrand batting and good starts once again gave a flying start as he went on to score a match winning 70ball 100 laced with 11fours and 5sixes. Opening the innings, Sourav took on the bowlers with pure dominance as he smashed some really good shots while anchoring his innings to a successful chase.
Delhi Warriors who were 176/6 in 25.1 overs were eventually declared winners by the DL method as they won the match by 4wkts. It was a good win for Delhi Warriors where in Sourav stood out with his all-round perfomance.
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