Virat Chaturvedi, a 17-year-old cricket player, is making waves in the cricketing world with his impressive bowling. He currently plays for DYCA cricket club, a private club, and has played club cricket for Islam Gymkhana and Friends Union Club. Chaturvedi has also had the opportunity to bowl to the CCI A team in the CCI stadium, as well as the Indian women’s team and the Australia women’s team.
He has also been a net bowler for the Mumbai Indians pre-camp and many County teams, including Lancashire and Yorkshire CC. Chaturvedi has played in all MCA affiliated tournaments from the age of 14 to 19, showcasing his talent and skill on the field. He has bowled to several notable players, including Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadara, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Vishnu Vinod, and Kartikey Singh.
Chaturvedi’s dedication and hard work have earned him recognition in the cricketing world, and he is poised to make a name for himself in the future. With his impressive performances and talent, he is sure to be a force to be reckoned with in the local cricketing world in the coming seasons.
Mumbai: Shivaji Park Warriors maintained their impressive winning run of form and registered their third successive victory defeating Thane Marathas by a narrow 8 runs in their third league match of the five-team double leg Mumbai Cricket Club (MCC) and Jwala Sports Foundation (JSF) organized MitsuiShoji T20 Cricket League (Season 9), played at the Oval Maidan ground on Monday.
Choosing to bat first, Shivaji Park Warriors managed to put a decent total of 164 for 7 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Siddharth Akre top-scored with an unbeaten half century effort of 51 runs and Gaurish Jadhav made 45 runs, while Thane bowlers Veera Singamani 3 for 31 and Yash Dubey 2 for 21 were among the wickets. Warriors fought bravely and managed to defend the modest target by restricting Thane Marathas to 156 for 3 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs. Leading Marathas chase was Kaushal Valsangkar who contributed 52 runs, Pranav Kela 46 runs and Harshal Jadhav 30 runs, but they fell short and finished on a losing note.
In other matches, Ghatkopar Jets posted a 3-wicket win against Bandra Heroes. Batting first Bandra Heroes could only manage to score 134 runs for 8 wickets and Ghatkopar Jets comfortably chased down the runs making 135 runs for 7 wickets to clinch the win.
Earlier, Thane Marathas tasted success as they overcame Mumbai Police City Riders by a 32 runs. Marathas scored 123 for 8 wickets in 20 overs and then did well to dismiss Mumbai Police for 91 all out in 18.3 overs. Bhavya Attrey 3 for 11 and Tushar Kadam 2 for 27 got the wickets to restrict the Mumbai Police batters.
Brief scores: Thane Marathas 123 for 8, 20 overs (Aeklavya 30, Kaushal Valsangkar 26; Deepak Shetty 3 for 25, Yogesh Patil 2 for 28) beat Mumbai Police City Riders 91 all out, 18.3 overs (Pradesh Lad 27; Bhavya Attrey 3 for 11, Tushar Kadam 2 for 27). Result: Thane Marathas won by 32 runs.
Bandra Heroes 134 for 8, 20 overs (Ayaz Khan 49*, Sahil Jadhav 25, Suved Parkar 20; Akhtar Shaikh 3 for 20, Atharv Dakway 3 for 26, Ajinkya Belose 2 for 28) lost to Ghatkopar Jets 135 for 7, 16.5 overs (Moin Khan 33, Vedant Murkar 21, Siddharth Mhatre 20; Satyam S. 2 for 18, Nishant Trivedi 2 for 22). Result: Ghatkopar Jets won by 3 wickets.
Shivaji Park Warriors 164 for 7, 20 overs (Siddharth Akre 51, Gaurish Jadhav 45; Veera Singamani 3 for 31,Yash Dubey 2 for 21) beat Thane Marathas 156 for 3, 20 overs (Kaushal Valsangkar 52, Pranav Kela 46, Harshal Jadhav 30). Result: Shivaji Park Warriors won by 8 runs.
In a nail-biting encounter, X1-Gers defeated S&P Global by 4 wickets in the sixth league match of the Ultra Edge Season 3 Super 7 Cup Co-Powered by Cric Willworforu. The match was held on 16th April 2023, and it witnessed some exceptional performances from both sides.
Batting first, S&P Global put up a respectable total of 167/8 in their allotted 20 overs. However, X1-Gers chased down the target with 10 balls to spare, thanks to some brilliant batting from Praphul and Nitesh. Praphul was awarded the man of the match for his magnificent knock of 67 runs in just 45 balls, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes.
Mohit Kumar and Sandy Sehrawat were the pick of the bowlers for X1-Gers, with Mohit taking 3 wickets for 32 runs, and Sandy taking 3 wickets for just 23 runs in their respective 4 overs. Mohit was also awarded the fighter of the match for his crucial wickets, while Nitesh was recognized as the outperformer of the match for his quickfire knock of 43 runs in just 31 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six.
Overall, it was an enthralling encounter between two well-matched teams, and X1-Gers emerged victorious to claim their first win of the tournament.
In a thrilling semi-final match at Dadoji Kondev, Eknath Shinde CC-1 defeated SR’s Group by five wickets to secure their spot in the finals of the tournament. After winning the toss, Eknath Shinde CC-1 elected to field first, and SR’s Group posted a challenging total of 180 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Sagar Mishra top-scored for SR’s Group with 55 runs off 40 balls, while Sachin Yadav contributed 35 runs off just 17 balls. Nipun Panchal was the pick of the bowlers for Eknath Shinde CC-1, taking three wickets for 32 runs.
In their chase, Eknath Shinde CC-1 got off to a solid start, with opener Akhil Herwadkar anchoring the innings. He smashed five sixes and five fours en route to an impressive knock of 77 runs off 53 balls. Shashi Kadam and Siddhant Aadhatrao also contributed with 34 runs each. Eknath Shinde CC-1 reached the target of 184 runs with just one ball to spare, securing their spot in the finals.
Akhil Herwadkar’s brilliant performance with the bat earned him the player of the match award and helped Eknath Shinde CC-1 set up a mouth-watering final against their sister team Eknath Shinde CC-2.
Eknath Shinde CC-2 have advanced to the finals of the Thane Premier League: Chief Minister Trophy 2023 after a convincing five-wicket victory over Ambernath Rising CC in the semi-finals at Dadoji Kondev.
After winning the toss, Eknath Shinde CC-2 elected to field first. Ambernath Rising CC got off to a decent start with Prasad Pawar and Parikshit Valsangkar scoring 51 and 37 runs respectively. However, the rest of the team struggled against Eknath Shinde CC-2’s bowlers, especially Atul Singh who took three wickets for just 14 runs. Ambernath Rising CC were bowled out for 128 runs.
In their chase, Eknath Shinde CC-2 started cautiously, losing a few early wickets. However, Chinmay Sutar and Dhrumil Matkar took charge of the innings, scoring 45* and 35 runs respectively. Their partnership helped Eknath Shinde CC-2 reach the target of 129 runs in the 19.2 overs.
The victory was well-deserved for Eknath Shinde CC-2, who bowled and fielded brilliantly to restrict Ambernath Rising CC to a modest total. They will now face the winner of the second semi-final in the finals of the Thane Premier League: Chief Minister Trophy 2023.
Mumbai, May 8: Yug Astop, was unstoppable and played a marathon innings recording an unbeaten double century knock of 227 to place Goregaon Centre in a strong position against Juhu Centre on the first day of their 2-day second round match of the 26th Late Ajit Naik Memorial Under-14 selection trials cricket tournament 2023, organised by WSC under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Goregaon SC ground on Monday.
Sent in to bat, Goregaon batters punished the Juhu bowlers with Yug leading the way with a 195-ball innings while Ram Shandilya cracked a 125-ball 105 runs And Arham Jain added 32 runs as Goregaon Centre declared their 1st innings after scoring a mammoth 377 runs for 3 wickets in 61.2 overs. Juhu Centre was reeling at 18 for the loss of 2 wickets from 6 overs at the end of first day’s play.
In another match, Shahid Khan 130 (130-balls, 14×4,4×6) and Aarav Malhotra 121 (86-balls, 10×4,8×6) powered Bhyander Municipal Ground Centre to massive 1st innings total of 349 for 5 wickets declared from 57 overs against Payyade Centre, Kandivali. Payyade Centre in the remaining 12 overs managed to score 71 runs for the loss of one wicket.
Brief scores: Rustomjee Ground Thane Centre – 1st innings: 209 all out, 77.4 overs (Abdur Rehman 60, Arman Khan 47, Karthik Kumar 44*; Shashwat Naik 3/15, Shree Dhanwade 3/50) Vs Nerul Gymkhana – 1st innings: 11 for no loss, 4 overs.
PDTSA Centre, Palghar – 1st innings: 222 all out, 65.5 overs (Bhargav Thakur 72, Harsh Tamore 32;
Yuvraj Patil 4/47) Vs Chimmajiappa Centre, Vasai – 1st innings: 19 for no loss, 10 overs.
Bhaynder Muncipal Ground Centre – 1st innings: 349 for 5 declared, 57 overs (Shahid Khan 130 (130-balls, 14×4,4×6), Aarav Malhotra 121 (86-balls, 10×4,8×6), Vs Payyade Centre, Kandivali – 1st innings: 71 for 1, 12 overs.
Goregaon Centre – 1st innings: 377 for 3 declared, 61.2 overs (Yug Astop 227* (195), Ram Shandilya 105 (125-balls), Arham Jain 32) Vs Juhu Centre – 1st innings: 18 for 2, 6 overs .
Vengsarkar Academy – 1ST innings: 95 all out, 43.4 overs (Yuvraj Bhingare 56; Kushal Patil 4/14) Vs Matunga Gymkhana – 1st innings: 97 for 2, 28.4 overs (Ved Tendulkar 42).
Dombivali Centre – 1st innings: 306 all out, 57 overs (Neeraj Dhumal 162 (116-ball), Aman Singh 43,
Bhagwanshree Gaonkar 32; Harshal Pangare 5/45) Vs Ambernath Centre – 1st innings: 26 for 1, 8 overs.
BARC Chembur Centre – Ist innings: 144 all out, 49.2 overs (Om Bangar 62, Advait Joshi 5/17, Devansh Shinde 4/41) Vs Central Maidan Thane Centre – 1st innings: 117 for 1, 29 overs (Praanay Iyengar 50, Samridh Bhat 57*).
Young Zoroastrian Centre – 1st innings: 254 all out, 65.5 overs (Saransh Sharma 60, Advait Rahane 40, Jay Chavan 40; Shlok Yadav 5/62, Kedar Malusare 3/44) Vs District Sports Club – 1st innings: 20 for no loss, 3 overs.
Nallasopara Centre – 1st innings: 252 for 8 declared, 62 overs (Gandharv Haldankar 64, Raunak Singh 60*, Jeet Raut 58, Praveer Singh 36; Prayag Shah 4/44, Nehal Meher 3/38) Vs Tarapur Vidya M Mandir Centre – 1st innings: 46 for no loss, 16 overs.
Bhiwandi Centre – 1st innings: 108 all out, 43.2 overs (Yash Mhatre 31; Harsh Nadkar 4/18, Hardik Kumar 3/40) Vs Kalyan Centre – 1st innings: 85 for 6, 24 overs (Harsh Nadkar 32; Darshan Rathod 3/16).
Mumbai: Opening batsman Aryan Deshmukh unbeaten 39-ball 52 runs steered Vihang Enterprise to a thumping 10-wicket win against Peak Performanz in a MCA Corporate Trophy Division ‘F’ match, and played at the Elphinstone CC ground, Azad Maidan.
Choosing to bat first, Peak Performanz batsmen failed to get going and were bowled out for just 88 runs in 19.5 overs, Kunal Gawand was the lone batsman who managed to score 31 runs, while Vihang bowlers Sayyed Hashim 3 for 13, Aryan Deshmukh 2 for 10 and Nilkant Tanpure 2 for 17 shared the wickets. In reply, Vihang Enterprise easily scored 90 runs without losing a wicket and completed the massive win.
In another match, Paramount Cricket Club posted a huge 160-run win against Bhatia Cricket Club. Batting first, Paramount CC amassed a gigantic total of 311 runs for 8 wickets from 45 overs. The leading scorers were middle-order batters Ritesh Palav unbeaten 80 runs (60-balls, 10×4,1×6), Vinod Mishra 67 (7×4,1×6) which swelled their innings. Karan Ved 3 for 57 and Kush Attawala 2 for 47 were the best Bhatia CC bowlers. Later, Bhatia CC were bundled out for 151 runs in 39 overs. Prathamesh Joncha 37 runs fought on gamely, while Lav Palyekar 4 for 27 and Kiran Bobade 2 for 30 claimed the wickets.
Brief scores: Paramount CC 311 for 8, 45 overs (Ritesh Palav 80* (60-balls, 10×4,1×6), Vinod Mishra (7×4,1×6); Karan Ved 3 for 57, Kush Attawala 2 for 47) beat Bhatia CC 151 all out, 39 overs (Prathamesh Joncha 37; Lav Palyekar 4 for 27, Kiran Bobade 2 for 30). Result: Paramount CC won by 160 runs.
Peak Performanz 88 all out, 19.5 overs (Kunal Gawand 31; Sayyed Hashim 3 for 13, Aryan Deshmukh 2 for 10, Nilkant Tanpure 2 for 17) lost to Vihang Enterprise 90 for no loss, 12.1 overs (Aryan Deshmukh 52* (39-balls, 7×4), Rahul Kodavoor 37 (34-balls, 4×4). Result: Vihang Enterprise won by 10 wickets.
The sixth league match of the Ultra Edge Season 3 Super 7, co-powered by Cric Willowforu, was played between Spartans XI and Scorchers at the Centurian Cricket Ground, Baliawas. Scorchers won the toss and chose to bat first, a decision that proved to be fruitful as they put up a massive total of 190 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sooraj Bhalla played a brilliant innings, scoring 113 runs off just 54 balls, including 11 fours and 6 sixes. Apoorv also played well, scoring 30 runs off 30 balls. Spartans XI bowlers Sunny Bhatia, Bhawan, and Kiriti took 2 wickets each.
In response, Spartans XI got off to a good start, with Vipin Vohra playing a gritty knock of 46 runs off 28 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes. Navdeep also played well, scoring 25 runs off 20 balls. However, they fell short of the target by 44 runs, bundling out for 146 runs in 18.4 overs. Scorchers spinners built pressure with their great bowling, with Lalit Mubarsa taking 3 wickets for 29 runs, Nakul taking 2 wickets, and Kailash Jena taking 2 wickets.
Sooraj Bhalla was named the man of the match for his outstanding performance with the bat, while Vipin Vohra was named the fighter of the match. Sunny Bhatia was named the outperformer, and Lalit Mubarsa was named the best bowler.
In a closely contested match of Thane Premier League: Chief Minister Trophy 2023 between Eknath Shinde Cricket Club-I and Union CC, Eknath Shinde CC-I emerged victorious by 5 wickets, thanks to a brilliant performance by Rugved More. The match, which was played at a local ground, saw both teams put up a strong fight, with several standout performances on both sides.
Union CC won the toss and elected to bat first, but struggled to put up a big score, managing only 109 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Aman Khan was the top scorer for Union CC, with a gritty knock of 24 runs off 62 balls. Yash Chavan and Prasad Patil were the pick of the bowlers for Eknath Shinde CC-I, taking 3 wickets for 11 runs and 2 wickets for 15 runs respectively.
In response, Eknath Shinde CC-I got off to a shaky start, losing early wickets and struggling to build momentum. However, Rugved More played a brilliant innings, scoring 48 runs off 39 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes, to lead his team to victory. Mohd Karim was the pick of the bowlers for Union CC, taking 1 wicket for just 13 runs in his 3 overs.
In the end, Eknath Shinde CC-I managed to chase down the target with 11 balls to spare, thanks to some brilliant batting by Rugved More and the rest of the team. More was named the man of the match for his outstanding performance with the bat.
In a thrilling match between FTL XI and Eknath Shinde Cricket Club-II, Eknath Shinde CC-II emerged victorious by 6 wickets, thanks to a brilliant performance by Siddhant Singh. The match, which was played at a local cricket ground, saw both teams put up a strong fight, with several standout performances on both sides.
FTL XI won the toss and elected to bat first, putting up a total of 152 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Aakarshit Gomel and Arun Yadav were the top scorers for FTL XI, with 37 runs off 26 balls and 31 runs off 26 balls respectively. Siddhant Singh was the pick of the bowlers for Eknath Shinde CC-II, taking an impressive 5 wickets for just 13 runs in his 3 overs.
In response, Eknath Shinde CC-II got off to a strong start, with openers Ashay Sardesai and Chinmay Sutar putting up a solid partnership of 62 runs in the first 6 overs. Sardesai played a brilliant innings, scoring an unbeaten 58 runs off 38 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes. Sutar also played a crucial role, scoring 35 runs off 21 balls. Uzair Khan was the pick of the bowlers for FTL XI, taking 2 wickets for 47 runs in his 4 overs.
In the end, Eknath Shinde CC-II managed to chase down the target with 3 overs to spare, thanks to some brilliant batting by Sardesai and Sutar. The victory was well-deserved, and Eknath Shinde CC-II will look to carry this momentum forward in their upcoming matches. Siddhant Singh was named the man of the match for his outstanding performance with the ball.
Eknath Shinde CC-II’s victory was a testament to their determination and teamwork, and they will look to build on this success in the rest of the season as they qualified for the semi finals.