Princely has been quite consistent as an all-rounder since the last few months and the young lad is surely looking promising enough to keep on progressing. This time Princely delivered when his team needed him the most as it was the all important quarter-finals of the tournament where if you lose, you are eliminated from the tournament.
Played between National English High School and St.Francis high school at Yashwant Nagar, St. Francis won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big total and put the opposition under pressure. However, it was the other way round as Princely troubled the batsman with accuracy and hardly allowed them to score runs. Medium pacer Princely came up with match winning bowling figures of 6/26 in 8overs which did the job for his team as St.Francis School were bundled out for mere 58runs in 17.2 overs. Princely bowled in the right areas with impressive line & length which reaped rewards for him as well as his team. Apart from him Parth Naik also took 2wkts.
Openers Shravan & Aditya finished the chase without any hassles in 12 overs as NES School won the quarter finals by 10wkts. It was a match dominated by National School right from the start where in Princely once again stood out with his brilliant contribution in the match.
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Since many years Singhania Trophy has become a budding platform for various schools to participate and express their cricketing stock of talent. Over the years the tournament has witnessed numerous exciting matches and brilliant individual performances. In fact the tournament has now become a breeding ground for young aspiring players who give their best to shine bright in the tournament.
Not only is this tournament a place where various schools and their young talented boys get an opportunity to explore their cricketing skills, tournaments like this also become a place where the raw skills and talent gets polished. Numerous players have been spotted and come out brightly from this tournament every year and that is what makes this tournament so special.
Balancing education with Sports is important and who better than Mrs. Revathi Srinivasan, Director of Education and also the principal of Smt. Sulochana Devi Singhania School who is a big reason for the success of this tournament. Her will to promote sports, her will to promote cricket and develop an ideal platform for all the young aspiring players has been commendable. She supports the cause in various ways and ensures that tournaments like this are conducted with accuracy & success. A decade ago, Singhania School had a distant relation with Cricket, it’s because of her continued support, Singhania School is now an active School when it comes to Mumbai Cricket. From nowhere, Singhania School’s team is now considered one of the strongest teams in Mumbai Cricket at the school level. Because of her, even Girl’s cricket has started in the school which is nothing but appreciation worthy.
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This boy Aryan never fails to surprise us, he also keeps on breaking barriers and raises bar every time he comes to the crease. Just fresh from an impressive 7/10 where we thought his bowling can’t get better than this, Aryan just came back with a shocker as he delivered with an exceptional perfomance vs St. Xaviers at the Raymond Cricket Ground.
S.C.A winning the toss elected to bat first as they have a good bowling attack to defend any score they make. SCA notched up a healthy total of 326/8 in 32.5 overs where in they got 41runs in penalty. Openers Rohit (44) and Tejas gave a flying start while Tejas continued his good start into yet another big ton scoring a really gritty 162 which included 16 fours and a six. Tejas does have a nice tendency to convert his starts into big scores which are promising signs as a batsman. From St. Xaviers, Omkar and Harshit were the pick of the bowlers picking up 2wkts each.
St. Xaviers in reply were skittled out for mere 27runs in 11.4overs where in left-arm spinner Aryan Dalal almost did a Kumble taking all the wickets in the innings! Aryan came up with astonishing bowling figures of 9/14 in 6.1overs (2maidens). What’s more that terrific bowling spell also included a hat-trick as he came up with his career best bowling figures so far. SCA won the match a big margin of 298runs and it was obviously Aryan with the ball & Tejas with the bat who stood out in the match.
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Played at the Sydenham College, Oval Maidan between SVIS Borivali and Abhinav Vidyamandir, Abhinav Vidyamandir won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting SVIS to a low total and chase it down successfully.
Opening the innings, Saurabh and Malhar(38 off 33) gave a flying start while the aggressive Saurabh kept on counter attacking as he went on to score a electrifying knock of 154 coming off mere 97 deliveries. Not only did Saurabh smashed some elegant boundaries in his 20 fours which he smashed but he also indulged in good running between the wickets which kept the scoreboard ticking. Saurabh kept the bowlers on toes while Aryan Badhe at no.6 chipped in with a quick 75 off 47balls (13fours) taking the team total to a mammoth 427/6 in 45 overs. Bhavesh Patel leaked runs but came up with 3wkts from ABhinav Vidyamandir.
Abhinav School may have certainly felt the pressure of chasing as they managed to score only 137/9 in 37 overs. Bhavesh Patel who took 3wkts also scored a solid 52 while Aayush Karwal chipped in with 45. Aryan Badhe was the pick of the bowlers with 2/10 while Om Sawant and Siddhesh Jadhav took 2wkts each. SVIS Borivali won the match by 290runs & it was surely Saurabh whose attacking batting remained the highlight perfomance of the match.
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While Gomel over the last 2-3 years has developed a solid reputation of a dependable opener, Bravish on the other hand has also looked terrific with the bat with his consistent batting in every tournament he has played over the last 2-3 seasons. In the recent match vs Fort Vijay at the Parsee Gymkhana ground, these two once again stamped their authority all over.
Fort Vijay who won the toss and elected to field first on the back of their promising bowling line up. Parsee Gymkhana hardly looked bothered as they went on to amass a big total of 433/8 in 45overs. While Bravish made sure that he came and attacked every bowler and the loose balls out of the park as he scored 118 off mere 77balls (12fours, 6sixes) while Gomel on the other hand played a perfect anchor staying unbeaten till the end with a solid yet aggressive 153* off 118balls (14fours, 3sixes). Both the openers also stitched a 195run stand which developed a positive momentum for Parsee Gymhana to score 433/8. Experienced Suryakumar Yadav also contributed well with a 70 coming off mere 36balls at a strike rate of almost 200 alarming the IPL owners!
Fort Vijay CC in reply were bundled out for mere 144runs in 22.4overs where in middle order bat Sanket Bhaye scored 50 off 32balls. Right arm leg spinner Raunaq Sharma bowled a tremendous spell of 5/20 which was nothing short of match winning for Parsee Gymkhana. Raunaq bowled at amazing line and length which reaped results for him as well as his team. Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 289runs and openers Bravish and Akarshit stood out with the bat while Raunaq was exceptional with the ball.
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Shamit is no doubt turning out to be one of the most reliable and dependable spinners in the Mumbai circuit as he has been highly consistent over the past 1year or so. Shetty has delivered most of the times his team needed something from him just like his recent 5wkt haul vs Union Bank of India SC which was played at the Dadar Parsee Colony, Matunga.
After winning the toss, B.Arun Kumar SC elected to bowl first and their decision was spot on as they skittled out UBI SC to mere 121runs where in Arjun top scored with 27 while opener Amol Panchal top scored with 26. The bowler who decimitated the entire batting line up was their experienced left arm spinner Shamit Shetty as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/24 in 8.1overs(1maiden). Shamit bowled in the right areas and used his experience wisely as he hardly allowed any batsman to score runs freely. Sandesh Sawant with 3/43 also looked quite impressive.
B.Arun Kumar Sports Club chased down the score comfortably as they won the match by 7wkts. Opener Suraj Singh anchored the chase with his unbeaten 55* off 57balls as the match got over in mere 20.5 overs. It was a good win for B.ArunKumar boys as they dominated the match right from the start with Shamit standing out with his impressive bowling once again.
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Played at the MIG Cricket Club in Mumbai between two promising teams, Parel SC and Bhatnagar S & CF took on each other where in Bhatnagar won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
Parel SC batting first managed to score a heavy total of 385/9 on the back of their talented openers namely Jude and Varun as they stitched a stunning partnership of 209 in mere 25.4 overs which set the tone for Parel’s innings. While left-handed Jude went on to score 139 off mere 102 deliveries (14fours, 7sixes), his opening partner Varun Lavande smashed a 77ball 92 falling just 8runs short of a very deserving ton. Both the boys looked extremely confident as they played some wonderful cricketing shots and kept the run rate afloat above 7.5. Parel SC’s skipper Gaurav Chavan also made a handy contribution at the middle order smashing a 29ball 57 as he played his natural game. Spinner Yogesh Sawant with 3/52 and Gaurav Bengre with 3/72 were the pick of the bowlers for Bhatnagar.
In reply, Bhatnagar boys were all out for 244runs where in Kaustubh Kolambkar at the middle order chipped in with a gritty half century while Atharva Poojari at no.9 contributed with an unbeaten 42*. Left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar with 3/44 in 8overs was the pick of the bowlers while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job helping Parel SC win the match 141runs.
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Front foot drives is usually played to a full length delivery on or just outside off stump.
With your eyes fixed on the ball, Lean in with front shoulder, most of the work is done by top hand with bottom hand lending support to keep the ball on the ground
The head and front shoulder should be in line of the ball
The bat accelerates vertically and contact is made with eyes directly under the bal
In this video you would see Batsman Manan Agnihotri practicing front foot drives with using T cones Under the supervision of coach Sumeet Khanna.
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Sumeet Khanna is an active cricketer, playing at top divisions in MCA.
He is a MCA Level O certified coach. Apart from coaching at few clubs in western mumbai, he contributes to cricketgraph regularly to help the cricket community at large.
Played at the Vengsarkar Academy in Mahul, certainly a history was created by Dasrath as he came up with the best bowling figures you can ever hear in a T20 game where bowlers are allowed only 24balls to bowl. Dasrath’s bowling figures were so astonishing that he took wicket at an average of every 3rd ball he bowled vs VK Architects who elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Vengsarkar Academy is not the best wicket for batsman but still you can easily score 130-140odd runs on this wicket but fast bowler Dasrath from SSA strikers ran through the entire batting line up of VK Architects as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 8/9 in 4overs with 2maidens where he completely looked unplayable. Not a single batsman was able to score in 2digits as VK architects were all out for mere 23runs.
To further add insult to the injury, SSA Strikers not only won the match by 10wkts but they chased down the total in mere 1.4 overs with their openers doing their job. SSA Strikers fetch a thumping win over VK Architects and Dasrath Reddij was obviously declared ‘man of the match’ for his heroic bowling. Where in 8wkt hauls are rarest of the rare even in a 50over ODI, Dasrath just did the unthinkable of coming up with a 8wkt haul in a T20 game.
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Ranjane who has already amassed well over 1200runs this season with an average of above 100+ continues to amaze us with his consistency. This time it in this match it was not only about consistency but also the way he played. Shubham literally toyed with the bowlers and showed them the zone which he in while Shoaib on the other hand keeps on proving that he is one of the most dependable openers around.
In the match vs Muslim United, DY Patil won the toss and elected to bat first with their obviously strong batting line up on their own turf(DY Patil Ground). Opening the innings, Shoaib Shaikh hammered the bowlers with a 101ball 130 (14fours, 4sixes) counter attacking right from the word go. Shubham Ranjane on the other hand stamped his presence all over as he went on to score a brilliant knock of 164* coming off mere 94deliveries at a astonishing strike of 175 which included 16fours and 6sixes. Seemed like DY Patil batsman came at the crease with already plans in their mind of simply attacking. The entertainment was not over yet with Yogesh Takawale missing out by just 5runs on what could have been the fastest centuries of all time in Times Shield. Yogesh scored 95 coming of mere 40deliveries (6fours, 6sixes) taking their team total to a record 526/6 dec in 42overs.
In reply, Muslim United were bundled out for 172/9 in 34.2 overs with opener Satyalaksh top scoring with 47. Medium pacers Atul Singh(3/29) & Aman Khan (2/36) were the pick of the bowlers as DY Patil won the match by a big margin of 354runs.
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