GSC Champions cup has been a great platform to spot young talented cricketers with amazing skills. Just recently Knight’s opener Sagar Shah came up with a 42ball ton and now comes another player who is marking his presence as an attacking opener and this time it is Siddarth Sharma from Starboys.
Played at the Aarey Bhaskar Ground vs MTB, Starboys won the toss and elected to field first. Mumbai Tigers posted a decent score of 135/5 in 15 overs where in Hardik Thakar top scored with 45 while Nilesh and Basil chipped in with 30’s. Shrinivas Shinde with 2/18 was the pick of the bowlers while the rest of the bowlers also did a fairly decent job.
Chasing 136 in 15 overs is not the easiest of tasks but Starboys openers Vinayak Mhaske (42 off 20balls, 7fours and a six) and Siddarth Sharma made it look easy. Both the openers gave a flying start and entertained the spectators with their belligerent batting. Siddarth on the other hand continued the good start as he went on to score a stunning 87* off 33balls (11fours, 5sixes). Siddarth made mockery of the bowlers as he counter attacked them with destructive batting helping his team win the match by 9wkts and 6.1 overs to spare. Starboys won the match in a commanding fashion while opener Siddarth Sharma was rightly declared ‘man of the match’
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Just fresh from his batting histrionics in the last match where he took on the bowlers with a 28ball 68, Sagar is stamping his presence as an attacking opener now again with a brutal ton coming off mere 42balls. Played at the Aarey Bhaskar Cricket Ground between Knights and Mumbai Tigers A, Mumbai Tigers won the toss and elected to field first.
However, they were not aware about the zone in which Knight’s opener Sagar Shah was in. Sagar took on the bowlers from the word ‘go’ and continued his form from the last match. The hard hitting aggressive opener this time went on to make 101* off mere 42 deliveries smashing 9fours and as many as 7sixes to enthrall his team mates and the spectators alike. His opening partner Vikram Page also played a terrific innings of 51 in just 28balls (10fours) giving their team a flying start. It was on the back of these two openers and especially Sagar who converted his start into a ton which took the team total to a healthy 200/3 in mere 90balls( 15 overs).
Chasing 201 in even 20 overs is difficult and doing it in 15 overs is always going to be a mammoth task. Mumbai Tigers managed to reach only 106/7 in 15 overs where in Niel Crasto and Dinesh Natekar took 2wkts each. Kinghts won the match by 95runs and opener Sagar Shah was declared ‘man of the match’ for his fantastic innings.
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All-rounders can always pose a huge threat to the opposition and when they strike in full flow, most of the times, their team crosses the victory line. Umang Sheth from Dashing CC just did that recently in the Cosmopolitan Shield Tournament 2017. Played between MB Union and Dashing CC at the MB Union ground, MB union won the toss and elected to field first.
Batting first, Dashing CC were all out for 213 runs in the 1st innings in 45 overs. Opener Dhun Somaiya played a gritty knock giving a good start scoring 52. Left-handed Umang Sheth who came in at no.3 solidified the innings with a timely 73ball 52(5fours). Both the batsmen played really good shots while also stitched a nice partnership which took their team to atleast cross the 200 run mark. Rakesh Naik was the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job.
In reply, MB Union were all out for 163 runs as Dashing CC gave a really tough fight with the ball. Left arm spinner Chirag sachdev with 3/16 was the pick of the bowlers while all-rounder Umang Sheth chipped in with 3wkts for 44runs with his off-spin. Dashing CC won the match by 50runs and it was definitely all-rounder Umang who stood out in the match with his terrific perfomance.
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Fast Bowling is a important part in Cricket.Whatever style of Bowling a player chooses,he should be encouraged to pursue it in an attacking manner. The idea is to make the batsman play as many deliveries as possible.
Experimentation in the nets should be encouraged all the times so that the bowler is able to perfect a variation before trying it under match conditions.Constant practice is always useful,but workload should be monitored carefully.
The only key that holds here is that there are no shortcuts to success,so keep practicing till you attain that desire pace,line and length.Fast bowling is something one has to do with passion,because it is very hard work. Fast Bowlers is required to bowl with pace for many overs and this requires stamina, so long distance running will help them bowl many overs with the consistent intensity.
In this video you would see bowler Siddhant singh practicing fast bowling with 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.
Pushkaraj has been bowling consistently well since the last few years. Everytime the ball is handed over to him, he comes back to the dugout/dressing room with results and his hardwork is showing in this year’s Times Shield too where he has time and again troubled the batsman with his wily spin.
If his recent matches are anything to go by, he is really looking promising to achieve bigger things in cricket. Playing for Mumbai Customs, in the match against Repro at cross maidan, Mumbai customs won the toss and elected to bat first notching up a mammoth 503runs for 1st innings. Opener Prathamesh Pawar(107), Akash Parkar (94) and Skipper Sachin Wagh (117) batted exceptionally well strengthning the innings with their impressive batting. Repro in reply were all out for 136runs where in Pushkaraj was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/33 followed by 3wkts each for Akash Parkar and Ankush Jaiswal. Repro received a follow on where in they were again bundled out for 196runs/all out in the 2nd innings. Once again the pick of the bowlers was none other than Pushkaraj coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/44 in 12.4 overs helping his side win the match by an innings.
In the match against Dena Bank too at Cross Maidan, he single handedly demolished the batsman with his amazing spin taking 7/48 in 18 overs. It was his bowling spell which restricted Dena Bank to 136runs in the 1st innings helping Mumbai Customs win the match by an innings. Pushkaraj is really bowling well in the right areas and is working hard as always to get the results. Lets wish for him that he goes through a great upcoming season and keeps on progressing in cricket.
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When the chips are down and someone comes to the rescue, that’s when the real class and resilience of a player is tested and talented Nikhil Patil just did that recently in the Times Shield scoring a hundred at a time when the wickets were falling from the other end. Played at the cross maidan, BPSA (Bharat Petroleum Sports Association) won the toss and elected to bowl first with the back of their good bowling line up.
Their decision was actually spot on with Tata sports struggling at 2wickets down for 9runs and 4wkts down for 40 runs at one stage. They were looking all set to be bundled out for just 100-110runs. But that was not the case as right handed Nikhil Patil at no.4 anchored the innings and resurrected the innings back like a surgeon scoring a valiant 100* off 170balls(17fours). Nikhil looked really confident and different from the rest of the batsman who were not able to convert their starts as he kept the score board ticking and dealt in boundaries too helping Tata Sports reach a somewhat respectable total of 193/all out in 53.2 overs. Medium pacer Abhishek Nayar has decided that he will let his perfomance do the talking as he looks all set for a domestic comeback with consistent performances so far. Continuing his form from the last match, Nayar went on to take 6/32 in this match in 18.2 overs which did the maximum damage. Abhishek was really bowling at a nice pace and was able to hit the right line and length. BPSA on the other hand declared at 220/9 with opener Bhavin scoring 41 while Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Abhishek Nayar both scoring half centuries at the middle order.
Tata Sports were again bundled out for 138 runs where in Nikhil top scored with 32 while Nayar was again the pick of the bowlers with 4/34 taking his tally of wickets to 10 in this match. Medium pacer Tushar Deshpande also bowled well bagging 4wkts. With a lead of just 72runs, BPSA chased down the score in just 8.4 overs and won the match by 9wkts. BPSA looked dominating throughout the match and Nayar’s all-round show coupled with Nikhil Patil’s fighting 100* remain the highlight performances of the match.
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Thane Vaibhav Tournament is regarded as one of the most punctual and disciplined tournaments of Mumbai as everything maintained and functioned properly with discipline plus a lot of players get opportunities to showcase their talent too. In one such match between Akumentis and HPCL at the Central Maidan thane, Raju shamla displayed his batting prowess.
Winning the toss, Akumentis elected to bat first where in openers Rahul Patil (40) and Atish Golatkar (57) gave a flying start. Raju Shamla who came in at no.4 continued the positive momentum left behind by the openers as he accelerated the innings and shifted his gears to counter attack the bowlers. Raju went on to score 72 off 39balls which included 5fours and 4sixes to enthrall his team mates and spectators alike. It was his aggressive batting which took the team total to a healthy 245/5 in 35 overs.
Chasing a total of 246, HPCL did batted well but eventually fell short of 46runs. HPCL were all out for 199 in 33.1 overs where in Tanvish Vaze top scored with a half century while Gurmeet with 2/26 was the pick of the bowlers. The rest of the bowlers also bowled well chipping in with a wicket or two. Akumentis won the match by 46 runs and Raju Shamla was rightly adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his quick 72 & a wicket.
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Played at the Matunga Gymkhana between two really promising teams namely IDBI Federal and Abbott, IDBI won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total and putting the opposition under pressure.
Their decision to bat first was quite spot on as they managed to score a healthy total of 176runs in 20 overs which is always defendable. Opener Vivek Patel gave a really good start which developed the positive momentum from the very 1st over. Vivek went on to score 61 off just 43balls smashing 7fours and a six while he also got a solid partner at no.3 in Abheejit who scored a gritty 59. Both the players also indulged in a crucial partnership which took the team total to a respectable score of 176. Ajit S with 4/24 bowled really well but he lacked support from the other bowlers.
Chasing a total of 177 at almost 9runs per over, Abbott must have felt the pressure of chasing as they managed to score only 77/9 in 20 overs. Rajesh bowled a fantastic spell of 4/27 in 4 overs which did the maximum damage. IDBI federal won the match by 100 runs and opener Vivek Patel was declared ‘man of the match’
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Played between DY Patil ‘A” and Central Railways Cricket Association at the iconic DY Patil ground. It was a match between two prolific teams namely DY Patil and Central Railway Sports Association where in Central Railways won the toss and elected to field first.
Their decision to bowl first against such a strong and in form batting line up was certainly not the best as what was about to come was a complete run scoring feast for DY. Openers Anand Singh & Shoaib Shaikh once again gave a great start but it was Rahul lad and Shubham Ranjane at no.3 & 4 who stitched an epic 300run stand between themselves. Both the batsman applied themselves really well to the crease and took on the bowlers with elegance. While Rahul scored a calm and composed 187 off 264 balls (19fours, 1six), Shubham on the other hand was aggressive right from the start as he notched up a stunning double ton scoring 218* off just 195 deliveries (21fours, 3sixes). Both the players smashed some really good cricketing shots which were nothing but pleasing to the eyes. The form in which Shubham is, he is really looking set to achieve bigger things in cricket as he has proved his batting worth by amassing over 1000runs in a span of just one month. DY Patil on the back of these two batsmen reached a mammoth 635/8 in 125.2 overs.
Central Railway Sports Association on the other hand gave a tough fight surviving 122 overs without getting all-out. Even though their top order failed to fire, Nikhil Pardkar at no.4 chipped in with 44 followed by a really fighting and match saving 117* off 298balls by Harshad Rawale. Harshad faced 298 deliveries with patience and resilience to escape his team from the jaws of defeat. Sanket Bhaye down the order also played a crucial role smashing 53 thus taking their team total to 314/7 in 122 where no 1st innings result could be obtained. Even though the match turned out to be a draw, it was Shashank’s terrific form along with his 300run stand with the classy Rahul lad which remained the highlight perfomance of the match. Harshad’s match saving 117* was also equally commendable.
Shubham Ranjane (RHB)-
Last 10innings in one month-
50’s-4
100’s-4
Runs-1034
Not Outs-4
Average- 172.00
Best-218
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Played between two powerful teams namely DY Patil “B” and Western Railway Sports Association at the Western Railways Ground at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. An exciting competition was bound to happen as both the teams have exciting players who can give a really strong fight. DY Patil who have a fantastic batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Batting first, DY Patil did felt some early jitters as their opener Subramanian and in-form Shashank got out on 0 & 3 along with Hardik at no.4 on 1run. However, opener Kevin on the other hand kept on playing with elegance. Kevin gathered the DY innings back out of trouble scoring a classy 130 off 204balls (20fours, 1six). Kevin was really playing some good shots and seems to be getting back into the groove while on the other hand Sarfaraz Khan who came at no.5 went on to make a timely 130 off just 140 deliveries (22fours). The way sarfaraz is playing, he is certainly looking all set to make a comeback into the domestic team. Sarfaraz displayed a wide array of shots and attacked the bowlers with confidence stitching an impressive 245run stand with opener Kevin. Siddarth Chitnis at the lower middle order also chipped in with a half century taking the team total to a healthy 408 in 89.5 overs. Rahul Thakkur and Hardik Rathod bowled well taking 5 & 4wkts respectively. On the other hand, Western Railways were bundled out for 221runs with the help of Pravin Tambe’s 4/50 and Karsh’s 3wkts which made them receive a follow on.
Western Railways scored 297/10 in their 2nd innings and it was possible only because of Prasad Pawar’s fighting 153* off 174balls (21fours,1six). Prasad kept on batting well despite the wickets falling from the other end. This time, Vineet Sinha was the pick of the bowlers with 4/58 and chitins taking 3wkts. Western Railway with a lead gave a target of just 111runs which DY Patil chased down successfully in mere 18.3 overs and won the match by 6wkts. It was a great match where in Sarfaraz, Kevin and Prasad’s ton remained the highlight performance of the match.
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