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.
Played at the DY Patil Univerity 1 Ground, it was a clash between two talented teams namely BPCL and Mumbai Police where in BPCL were made to bat first after losing the toss. Mumbai Police who won the toss aimed of restricting them to a low total.
However, BPCL hardly looked affected after made to bat first as they scored a very healthy total of 196 runs on the board for 7wkts. Opener Mandeep Singh gave a good start with a 30ball 43 while Shreyas who came at no.3 continued the positive momentum not only engaging in a 56ball 85run stand with Mandeep to set the tone for their innings. Shreyas went on to score a very solid looking yet aggressive 57 which came off mere 35deliveries (3fours, 4sixes). Shreyas was certainly looking really good playing at a strike rate of 160+ coming back in his elements which eventually propelled the team total to a very healthy 196/7 in 20 overs. Shivam Dube 34 off 15{5fours,1six} & Eknath Kerkar 27* off 11 {3sixes} also gave handy contributions at the middle order which further boosted the score. Javed Khan who was a bit on the expensive side conceded 43runs in 4overs while also took 3wkts to become the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing at almost 10runs per over against a quality bowling attack of BPCL, Mumbai Police must have felt the pressure as they were bundled out for 112runs all out in 19.2 overs. All-rounder Shivam Dubey who gave a good cameo at the middle order was also the pick of the bowlers coming up with excellent bowling figures of 3/7 in 3overs with his medium pacers. The rest of the bowlers chipped in with wickets too making it a collectively good team perfomance. BPCL won the match effortlessly by 84runs and it was certainly Shreyas and Mandeep with the bat while Shivam’s all-round show which sealed the game for them in their favor. Kerkar’s late blitz down the order also proved to be quite handy!
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Played between Thakur College of engineering vs Vidyavardhini College of engineering at the Cross Maidan ground. It was the all important finale of the tournament between both the promising teams where in Thakkur College won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total.
Thakkur College batting first scored 118runs which is surely not the best of the scores to defend for finals. Right arm medium pacer Swapnil Ghamre was the pick of the bowlers in the finals with bowling figures of 2/9 in 3 overs. Swapnil bowled an economic spell while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job bowling tightly not allowing the Thakkur boys to score runs freely.
Chasing 119, VCET College easily chased down the score winning the match by 6wkts with 8balls to spare. Skipper Ankit Shetty who opened the innings scored 20 while Aditya Raut remained 35* off 23balls to finish the chase in style. Vidyavardhini College of Enginnering win the finals in stlyle and lift the trophy on the back of their collective team perfomance throughout the tournament.
- Skipper Ankit Shetty who scored 191runs in 4games at an average of 47.75 was the Highest scorer of the tournament.
- Pick of the bowler throughout the tournament- Ganesh Pawar
- Highest Scorer in the finals- Aditya Raut
- Pick of the bowler in the finals- Swapnil Ghamre (2/9 in 3overs)
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Suryakumar is one such player who needs no introduction. A naturally gifted stroke-maker who also has the ability to mould and adjust according to the team’s situation. Suryakumar has surely been a silent warhorse of KKR for almost 5years now. Surya who has played 44matches so far for KKR at a very impressive strike rate of 134.00 is genuinely more than a hard hitting batsman as if given more opportunities to bat up the order, he can really prove to be a very valuable asset.
Since he joined KKR in 2014, Surya has always chipped in with the bat coming at crunch situations and has made all the difference for his team since his debut at the age of 23 in 2012 in IPL. Today he is 28 and still the KKR vice-captain is improving leaps and bounds with the bat everyday and keeps on piling runs in domestic cricket to shun all the critics down.
Even looking at his recent performances in the Inter-state One Day Tournament and the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he certainly looks all set for a great season if given the right chances at the right time. Surya’s blazing 85ball 134*in the Inter State One Day Tournament which was fuelled with 11fours and 7sixes against Madhya Pradesh was a silent testimony of his abilities with the bat. The way he attacked the bowlers at a strike rate of 150+ was a clear indicator of what could come in the coming season. It was also on the back of his superlative 134* which helped Mumbai win the match by 74runs. Surya’s gritty 71 against Goa in the same tournament was also quite impressive.
Even in the recently held quarter finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy a few days ago, Suryakumar Yadav’s hard-fought 69 which came off 88balls at no.5 when Mumbai were struggling at 47/3 at one point was a clear testimony of how he can change his game from an aggressive hitter to an innings ressurector according to the situation of the game.
Surya is looking really good this season as far as his form and fitness is concerned. He has been chipping in with runs when needed while he is also hitting the ball really nice. Let’s hope we get to see more of Surya this season in KKR!
Suryakumar Yadav’s recent domestic season so far
T20’s-8
50’s-1
Average- 54.25,
Runs-212,
Sr- 135.35
Not-outs-4
Best- 59*
In One Day Matches
Matches-7
50’s-2
100’s-1
Runs-364
Average- 60.00
Strike Rate-123.00
Best- 134* off 85balls
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Played at the National CC, Cross Maidan, it was a crucial clash between two really promising young teams namely Chembur Gymkhana and Police Gymkhana Under-12 teams where in Chembur Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Police Gymkhana who batted first made a mammoth total of 236/4 in 25 overs on the back of great fifties by opener Soham Mohite and Yug Gala. Opening the innings, Soham smashed 68 off mere 49balls smashing 10fours which set the tone for their innings. While Yug who came in at no.4 almost scored a hundred smashing 92* off just 70deliveries smashing 11boundaries while also stitching a very crucial 133run stand between themselves. Both the boys smashed some really good cricketing shots while did good running between the wickets and Yug fell just 8runs short of a very deserving ton but never the less it was a very classy knock. From Chembur Gymkhana, Paritosh Kulkarni with 3/41 was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing a total of 237 in mere 150balls is always difficult and Chembur Gymkhana were shockingly all out for a paltry 26runs on the back of off-spinner Adwait Palsule’s captivating bowling spell. Adwait not only took a stunning hat-trick cleaning up the middle order, he eventually came up with stunning bowling figures of 6/4 in 5overs (2maidens) to help his team Police Gymkhana win the match by 210runs.
It was a match dominated by Police Gymkhana boys where in Adwait who really bowed with a lot of discipline in the right areas along with Soham and Yug who batted well stood out in the match.
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