Played at the Western Railways Cricket Ground, it was a match between Indiana Cricket Clinic and VK Krishna Menon Academy where in VK boys won the toss and elected to bat first considering they have a very decent batting line up.
However, VK academy’s batting crumbled with no one managing to score in 2 figures apart from opener Princely who scored 21 and no.4 batsman Vineet Parmar who scored a solid 51 off 54balls at a time when batsman from the other end were losing their wickets. Vineet looked really confident as he stayed unbeaten smashing 5fours at a healthy strike rate of 95. Amaan Khan and Roshan Kunchikorve were the pick of the bowlers scalping 2wickets each.
Chasing a mere 100, talented Shaikh Shajaz at no.3 and a mockery of the bowlers hitting a counter attacking 28ball 55* to finish the game in style. Seemed like Shaikh was in quite a hurry to wrap up the chase quickly smashing 7fours and a six at a strike rate of almost 200. From VK, Saksham Rawat who is quite a talent once again turned out to be impressive being the pick of the bowlers scalping 4/31 in 5 overs. Indiana Cricket Clinic eventually won the match by 5wkts where in Shaikh was declared ‘man of the match’
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Played at the Sydenham College Cricket Ground, Oval Maidan, it was the all important match between Salgaonkar Sports Academy Thane & Active Sports Women’s Cricket Academy where in Active Sports WCA won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total to defend.
Batting first, Active Sports WCA were off to a flying start with the help of their talented openers Aarti Yadav and Charu Todankar as both the openers indulged in a 101run opening stand in mere 57balls which set the tone for the innings. Aarti Yadav scored a 43ball 61 which included 7fours at a strike rate of 141.90 while his partner Charu Todankar also played a quickfire knock of 61 off mere 41 deliveries (7fours). Both the girls not only smashed some good cricketing shots but also did some good running between the wickets.
Defending a total of 191, Active Sports W.M.A restricted SSCt to just 123/4 in 20 overs with their tight bowling. Opener Sanika Chalke scored a fighting knock of 48 but they found it tough to attack the opposition bowlers. Almost everyone succeeded in restricting the batsman but Aishwarya Gamre with 3/28 was the pick of the bowlers. Active Sports W.C.A won the match by 25runs while Charu Todankar was declared ‘man of the match’. Aarti’s 61 was equally commendable in the match too.
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Played at the Chereshwar Club Trombay, it was a crucial match between two important teams namely VK Architects and Dynamites where in Dynamites XI won the toss and elected to bat first considering they have a strong batting order.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as they were off to a flying start where in M Kanakia and Shahen Mistry gave a terrific opening stand of 123 runs. While Kanakia scored a gritty 48, the ever dependable Shahen Mistry went on to anchor the team’s batting as he scored an unbeaten 104* off 67balls to remaining till the end. Shahen who has not done this for the 1st time once again played at a very aggressive strike rate of 155 smashing 11fours and 5biggies in his knock which took the team total to 195/3 in 20 overs. VK Architecht could have been tighter with the ball and could have tried restricting them to around 160-170 atleast.
Chasing at almost 10runs per over, VK Architects did felt the pressure against some tight bowling as they managed to score only 104/7 in 20 overs. Shahen Mistry with 2/14 was the best bowler too while P Hodawadekar also bowled well coming up with 2/28 in his 4 overs. Dynamites won the match by 91runs and it was definitely ‘man of the match’ Shahen who owned the day both with the bat as well as with the ball.
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Played at the Central maidan in Thane, it was the all important finals between two really strong teams namely BARC Staff Club and Godrej Staff Club who have fought their way hard to reach the finals. On winning the toss Godrej SC won the toss and elected to bat first with an to capitalize and make a big total.
Batting first, Godrej SC were 172/all out in 33.3 overs where in Santosh B was the highest scorer smashing 38 while the rest of the batsman failed to cover their 10’s and 20’s. The bowler who was the most impressive of the lot was BARC’s left-arm spinner Samadhan Kanandai who took 4/10 in 3.3 overs to trouble the batsman. This is not the 1st time Samadhan has come up with such a match winning spell as he has earlier also taken a 6wkt haul in the tournament.
Chasing a modest total of 173 and that too in the high intensity finals is a bit of a low score to defend as BARC easily chased down the score in mere 29.3 overs. The openers gave a solid start while Nitin Kadam at no.4 top scored with 47. No.3 Umesh Bondre (36*) and Vikas Pol (29*) finished of the chase in style helping their team win the match by 7wkts. BARC who have been consistent throughout the tournament won the finals and lift the trophy on the back of their collective team perfomance.
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Played at the Union Cricket Academy, Wayle Nagar, it was the all important high intensity finals between two promising teams full of talented players who have fought their way hard to reach the finals namely IES Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya & KC Gandhi School. On winning the toss KC Gandhi elected to field first planning to bundle them out for a low total and chase down the score.
Made to bat first, IES school did a decent job as they made a defendable total of 234 runs in 84 overs. Though most of the batsman failed to convert their 10’s and 20’s, Pratham Nambiar at no.4 top scored with a solid looking 58 off 102 balls which helped them cross the 200 run mark. Pratham smashed 9 fours and looked confident for his stay at the crease while Parth Wad also looked solid for his 38. Off-spinner Atharva Dikholkar was the most impressive of the bowlers scalping 5/49 in 20 overs which included 6 maidens. Skipper Jaycool also bowled well.
Chasing 235 is not an impossible task but when you have talented bowlers to defend, it certainly is. KC Gandhi school were all out for 152 runs in 55 overs on the back of some stunning bowling by Atharva Datar. Jaycool Girase scored a fighting knock of 42 but he lacked support from the other end. Right arm leg spinner Atharva Datar was the pick of the bowlers coming up with a superlative and a match winning bowling spell of 6/58 in 22 overs with 7 maidens. Not only did Atharva kept on taking wickets at regular intervals but he also did not allow the opposition to score runs freely which eventually reaped rewards for him as well as his team. IES C.P Vidyalaya won the match by 82 runs and win the finals of the tournament lifting the Ghantali Cup on the back of some excellent bowling by Atharva and a solid fifty by Pratham coupled with collective team efforts throughout the tournament.
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Played between Greater Mumbai Police & RBI at the Central Maidan, Thane, it was the all important finals between two big teams where in RBI won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1st innings total.
Batting first, RBI failed to capitalize as they were bundled out for mere 128runs where in Tejas(35) and Rajesh(28) at the middle order saved the noise. Right arm medium pacer Santosh Shinde was the pick of the bowlers as he took 4/28 to dent the opposition’s batting line up. Santosh bowled with nice accuracy coupled with amazing line and length which reaped rewards for him as well as his team.
Chasing a modest total of 129, Mumbai police won the match in style by 9wkts as opener Hanuman Poojari scored a superlative 55 off 42balls(6fours,3sixes) to set the tone for the chase while no.3 batsman Rohit Pol stayed unbeaten finishing off the chase with a 49ball 57* (6fours, 3sixes) to seal his team’s spot in the finals. It was a great match where in Greater Mumbai police dominated right from the start.
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Same time last year in Dec-January-feb, a run fest had begun from the bat of Ved, he smashed 4double centuries and even after that kept he on scoring runs consistently and now comes the month of feb in 2018 and he again starts the year on a similar note.
Played between Union Cricket Academy & Friends CC at the Dombivali Gymkhana, Union C.A won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting Friends CC to a low total. However, Union Ca A were not aware about Friends CC’s prolific opener who has a tendency to convert his 50’s into hundreds and then hundreds into big hundreds. Opening the innings, Vedprakash Jaiswal scored a very solid looking 104 off 103balls which included 14fours and 3sixes. Ved whose natural style is usually attacking tried keeping calm and set his eyes in first before he started scoring freely. Apart from him, Rugved More was the second highest scorer with 55* off mere 25balls (4fours,4sixes). Rugved who is another promising name made sure the eyes were on him too with his electrifying knock which eventually took the team total to 254/5 in 40 overs.
Defending 255, Friends CC restricted Union C.A to just 153/all out in 33.4 overs. Off spinner Sachin Rao was the most impressive bowler in the match coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/29 in 8overs. Sachin bowled in the right areas with impressive line and length while he was also turning the ball nicely. Friends CC won the match by 101runs where in Sachin and Ved stood out with their individual performances.
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Played at the United Cricket Club, Cross Maidan, it was the all important match between two really promising teams namely Shastri Hall Cricket Club and Blue Star Cricket Club where in Blue Star won the toss and elected to bat first considering they have a really good batting line up.
Batting first, Blue Star were struggling at one point after the top order failed to capitalize with their scores reading 36/4 and 72/5 until their experienced all-rounder Rakesh Naik came to the rescue. Rakesh who already proved his mettle in Mumbai cricket with a consistent season both with the bat as well as with the ball in Kanga League made sure he introduced himself to the opponents who were not aware about him. Rakesh brought his team back into the game with a match winning 115* off 127deliveries which included 8fours and 8sixes to anchor his team towards a defendable total of 219/8 in 45 overs. At one point where his team was not looking good for more than 150, Rakesh helped his team make a comeback.
If that was not all, while defending an achievable target of 220, Blue Star CC restricted Shastri Hall Boys to just 171 runs all out. All-rounder Rakesh Naik yielded magic with the ball too after a superlative ton taking a superb 5wkt haul. Rakesh came up with excellent bowling figures of 5/17 in 7.1 overs with his left arm spin which steered his team towards a thumping win. Bluetstar won the match by 48runs and it was certainly their star all-rounder Rakesh Naik who grabbed everyone’s attention!
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“Mumbai ka accurate bowler” contest organized by NATARAJ PENS in collaboration with Cricketgraph THE GRAND FINALE will be conducted on Sunday, February 11th at Kandiali’s iThinkSportz Academy. The competition has already garnered tremendous response at the Kharghar, Kandivali, Bhayendar, Kalyan and Mulund Chapters with hundreds of participants at each location for the coveted title of Mumbai’s accurate bowler. Now is the time for the GRAND FINALE and to decide who is Mumbai ka Accurate bowler presented by NATARAJ PENS and Cricketgraph.com
DATE: 11th February 2018, Sunday
Venue: iThinkSportz Academy, Kamla Vihar Sportz Club Ground, Near Kapol Vidyanidhi School, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West.
Reporting Time: 8:30 AM
On the spot Registrations Closes at : 9: 00 AM
This GRAND FINALE is open for all the School and college students irrespective of the fact that they have participated or not participated in the previous chapters. So practice hard and do participate again or for the first time on Sunday, 11th Feb. The Finalists and winners from previous chapters will get direct entry into the second round.
As we have been doing at Chapter events, the winner and finalists will be showered with cricket goodies from RM Sports and certificates from NATARAJ and cricketgraph.com.
RM Sports that has expertise in manufacturing and trading of cricket equipment, will be encouraging the winners with English willow cricket bats, cricket balls, cricket kit bags and many more cricket goodies. So, it is very much evident that there is everything for grabs for the players.
An invitation tournament for 8 teams has kickstarted at Dombivali where players from different corners of Mumbai will come under one roof to give their best. A great initiative for sure as Shankar Patil Tournament 2018 will become a nice platform for various teams of Mumbai to come and showcase their talent with full potential.
It’s basically a 40-40 tournament where the matches are conducted with 40overs per side. 8 teams from different corners will fight it out where eventually one will be crowned the winner at the end of the tournament. Chief guest Mr.Ravindra Chavan (State Minister) and former Indian Cricket player Mr.Nilesh Kulkarni were present at the opening ceremony amongst a host of other dignitaries from the Mumbai Police to kick start the tournament with all the glory.
The name of the 8 teams who are in the tournament-
- Vasant Vihar School- Thane
- Boys Cricket Club-Dombivali
- Union Cricket Academy-Kalyan
- Vengsarkar Sports Academy-Mumbai
- New Hind Sports Club-Mumbai
- Friends Cricket Club-Dombivali
- Sanjivani Sports Club-Kandivali
- S Kulkani Sports Club-Mumbai
As we can see, some of the most promising teams consisting really talented players have participated in the tournament. Hence the competition will be fun and intense where we will get to see a lot of close matches and amazing individual performances in the coming days!
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