Played between New Hindu CC and Seth Memorial CC at the SRT.2 ground in Mumbai, it was a crucial clash between two promising teams where in Shantibhai Seth boys won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings total.
However, Shantibhai CC boys were in for a shock as their decision to bat first wasn’t that profitable. Shantibhai Memorial CC were bundled out for 149 runs in 40.3 overs where in Rasik Naik at the middle order top scored with a valiant 43. Right arm leg spinner Virendra Yadav was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/23 in 6 overs. Viren bowled in the right areas and kept on troubling the batsman taking wickets at regular intervals which helped his team in restricting them under 150. Yash Mahale & Karthik Mishra also bowled well taking 2wickets each.
Chasing a score of 150, talented and attacking openers of New Hindu CC took the onus of chasing on their shoulders helping their team win the match in style by 10wkts. In form and consistent Omkar Jadhav scored 57* off 46balls while the aggressive Pratik Patil smashed a 60ball 86* (8fours,3sixes) to dismantle the opposition bowlers. Both the openers attacked in tandem smashing some really good shots while also doing really good running between the wickets.
New Hindu CC won the match in a commanding manner where in Virendra Yadav with 4wkts and both the openers Omkar and Pratik stood out in the match.
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Played at the Santosh Sports Cricket Academy ground, it was the all important finale between Santosh Sports Cricket Academy and Billabong School where in Billabong won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a healthy total to defend.
Batting first, Billabong made a decent enough total of 131runs where in opener Arjun Bagaitkar once again top scored for his team scoring 41 off 38balls smashing 5fours to set the tone for the innings. Arjun has remained consistent throughout the tournament and has certainly gone on to become a dependable opener. Apart from him, Atharva Adhikari top scored with 32 off 18balls smashing 3big sixes and a four to lift the team total. From SPCC, Dinesh Singh was really impressive being the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts in his 4overs while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job.
Chasing 132, Billabong bowled really well defending their total as they restricted SPCC to just 68runs all out. The bowlers really bowled tight not allowing the batsman to score runs freely while taking wickets at regular intervals. Soham Diwate with 2/8 was the pick of the bowler while all-rounder Arjun also chipped in with the ball taking 2/9. Talented spinner Aarush Patankar also took 2wkts making it a collectively good team perfomance.
Billabong High School won the finals of the tournament and lift the trophy while all-rounder Arjun Bagaitkar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his crucial 41 & 2wkts.
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Played at the BMC ground in Mumbai, Deutsche bank and MCGM took on each other for a crucial clash where in MCGM team won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
Deutsche Bank batting first were all out for 169runs and MCGM’s decision to bowl first seemed to be quite accurate. Deutsche Bank were at one point not even looking good for 100runs when they were 59/6 at one point but Sudhakar Gupta (38*) and Sagar Chemburkar (49) tried to resurrect the innings back taking their team to a respectable total of 169runs in 44.4 overs. From MCGM, Harkesh Mehar was the pick of the bowler taking 4/29 in 7overs. Harkesh bowled really well in the right areas with tight line and length which reaped rewards for him as well as his team.
Chasing a total of 170runs, opener Sandesh Paralkar who opened the innings scored a solid looking 67ball 54(9fours) which set the tone for the chase while Hrishikesh Patkar who came in at no.3 finished off the chase with Arpit Rai. Hirishekesh scored an unbeaten 51* off 48balls(7fours) and looked really confident smashing some really good shots. Arpit on the other hand also gave a good support scoring 40* off just 25balls(8fours) finishing off the chase in style.
MCGM batsman did a really good job while Harkesh’s 4wkts also played a crucial role as MCGM won the match in style by 7wkts.
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Played at the iconic Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, it was the all important grand finale of the cosmopolitan Shield Tournament where in Gaud Saraswat and Jolly Gymkhana who have fought hard throughout the tournament reached this stage for a final clash to lift the cup. Gaud Saraswat CC who won the toss elected to field first in the finals in order to restrict Jolly Gyhmkhana to a low total.
Their decision to field first seemed accurate as Jolly Gymkhana lost early wickets and at one point they were struggling at 69/6. It was not before the experienced Jayesh Thakkar rescued the innings a bit with his 81ball 48 (2fours) wherein he somehow took his team total to a three digit score of 146. The rest of the batsman struggled with opener Prashant Karia being the 2nd highest scorer with 27. Off-spinner Sanket Jadhav came up with a stunning spell of 5/16 in 9 overs(2maidens) which dented Jolly Gymkhana’s batting line up. Sanket bowled really well in the right areas and that too in such a pressure game speaks a lot about a player’s caliber.
However chasing 147, Jolly Gymkhana’s bowlers teamed up to give a comeback with the ball bundling out Gaud Saraswat CC to just 120 runs all out in 39.1 overs. It was a thriller of a finals where in Sanket’s heroic efforts fell in vain as 4 bowlers of Jolly Gymkhana (Mohit, Satyak, Rajesh, Chetan) chipped in with 2wkts to help Jolly Gymkhana win the match by 26runs.
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Played at the Dadar Parsi Colony SC, Dadkar Maidan, it was the all important clash between Shivaji Park Youngsters and DPC Sports Club where in Shivaji Park Youngsters won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total.
Shivaji Park Youngsters were at one point 74/6 but Fahim Athanikar at no.7 played a crucial knock of 57 off 70balls to resurrect the innings and take the team total to 145 runs in 46.2 overs. The bowlers who provided maximum damage and in fact full damage was the spin duo of Ketan Kharat and Ashutosh Ghagre. Both the spinners took 5wkt hauls to dent the batting line up of the opposition. Off-spinner Ashutosh came up with bowling figures of 5/55 while left-arm spinner Ketan Kharat came up with impressive 5/27 in 15overs(3maidens). Both the bowlers bowled at fantastic line and length bowling in the right areas while also kept on taking wickets at regular intervals which did the job for their team.
Chasing 147, DPC Sports Club chased down the score in 39.1 overs and won the match by 4wkts. Talented middle order batsman Pranay Patil scored a match winning 67 off 70 balls while Pranav Kela remained unbeaten scoring 33* off 78balls. It was a clean win for DPC sports club where in Ashtosh and Ketan bowled in tandem reminding us of pairs like Kumble-Harbhajan and Ashwin-Jadeja!
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Played at Sunder CC, Cross maidan between Sporting Club Committee Thane and Union Cricket Club, it was a crucial clash where in Sporting Club won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big target and putting Union CC under pressure.
However, Sporting Club were not able to make much of an impact batting first as they were all out for 149runs in 33.5 overs. Pankajraj Patel at the middle order was the highest scorer with 33* while left arm spinner Kunal Patel was the pick of the bowlers coming up with impressive bowling figures of 4/34 in 9overs(3maidens). Right arm medium pacer Jay Thakkur also bowled well chipping in with 3wkts. Both the bowlers were bowling in the right areas while also kept on giving crucial breakthroughs at the right moments.
Chasing 150, Union CC did lost a few early wickets but Niranjan Paradkar who came in at no.4 took the match away with his blazing knock of 83* off 43balls. Niranjan smashed 7fours and 4sixes and did not spare any bowler covering almost every corners of the ground with his attacking batting. Union CC won the match with ease by 7wkts on the back of some good bowling as well as Niranjan’s match winning 83*
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It was a finals match of the tournament between two really talented teams namely Abbott Cricket Club and Omni Cricket Club who have fought hard throughout the tournament to reach this stage. Abbott CC won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Batting first, Abbott CC did a really good job notching up 262runs on the board in 40 overs for the loss of 5wkts. Abbott who did lose some early wickets got their innings back into the game as the talented middle order batsman Ishan Mithbavkar smashed a match winning 125 off 119balls which took the game away from the opposition. Ishan smashed 17fours and rotated the strike nicely while also engaged in a superb partnership with Shanatnu Chaudhary who scored 77 off just 59balls. Shantanu played the supporting role perfectly as both the players stitched a 204run stand amongst themselves to take their team towards a very healthy target.
Omni CC chasing 263 in a pressure situation were restricted to 222 all out on the back of collective team performance. Nikram Sawant at no.5 top scored with 59 while Dilpi, Sandeep and Ajit chipped in with 2wkts each while the rest of the bowlers also bowled really well. Team Abbott won the all important finals by 61runs on the back of collective team perfomance throughout the tournament. Ishan Mithbavkar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his fluent 125 while Shantanu’s contribution was equally commendable. The team performed well under the able captaincy of skipper Praveen Singh while their experienced and hard working coach who works behind the stage for team’s success Chandrashekhar Karmalkar also deserves equal amount of credit.
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Played between Amar Cricket Club and John Bright Cricket Club at the Club Aquaria ground, it was a crucial clash between two really talented teams where in John Bright won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
However, Amar CC did a really good job batting first as they notched up a very healthy total of 181/4 in 25 overs which is anyday good to defend. Southpaw Shaurya Sharan who opened the innings looked really good scoring 63 off 85balls smashing 10fours in his 89mins stay at the crease. Shaurya set the tone for the innings with his confident batting which also included some good strokes. The rest of the batsman batted well around him chipping in with starts. From John Bright too, 4 bowlers came up with a wicket each.
Chasing 182 at almost 7.5runs per over, John Bright must have felt the pressure of chasing. Amar CC bowlers bowled really tight while also did good fielding resulting in 4run-outs which eventually bundled out John Bright boys for 84runs all out in 25 overs. From Amar CC too, it was a collectively good team efforts where in 5bowlers chipped in with a wicket each.
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Kimati Sports, one of the leading manufacturers of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Bowler of the week Award to recognize the bowling talent in local cricket space. The award will be bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the various cricket leagues.
This week’s winner was Shubhro Dutta from Mandvi Muslim Sports club for picking up 6 wickets in the ongoing Mumbai Junior Shield Cricket Tournament.
Shubhro was awarded the BCCI approved Kimati red cricket ball along with a certificate for this mind blowing performance.
Kimati Corporate/Club Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.
Fireblaze-Cricketgraph partnership has come out with yet another set of best performances for the period of December 2017.
Charu Todankar was awarded the Fireblaze Junior Cricket Award for scoring a mammoth 132 runs making her one of the rarest women cricketer to have won this award.
She was awarded the Fireblaze Certificate along with new arsenal of Fireblaze red leather balls.
Fireblaze is a brand owned by the IPL player Pradeep Sahu, who continues to support local cricket through cricketgraph.
The Fireblaze Junior Performance Cricket Awards will come back soon with a new set of winners shortlly.