Played at the western railway, Cross Maidan where in Parel SC and Dadar Union took on each other. Both the teams were extremely talented on paper with some exciting players and an intense competition was bound to happen where Parel SC batted first.
Batting first, Parel SC notched up a mammoth 380runs in 61.4 overs and showed that the wicket has definitely changed compared to the 2nd half of September and October. Openers Pragnesh and Varun chipped in with 20’s but it was the young Srujan Athawale who scored a solid 134 off just 133 deliveries (13fours, 1six) which solidified the Parel SC innings. Srujan played some great cricketing shots while also did good running between the wickets. However, the show was not over yet as their Skipper Gaurav Chavan who came in at no.7 went on to score one of the blistering tons the tournament will get to see. Right handed Gaurav smashed 116 off mere 66deliveries at a strike rate of 175+ playing the skipper’s role to perfection while also showing his class and experience with the bat. Gaurav did not spare a single bowler en-route his brutal hundred where he smashed 14fours and 5sixes. From Dadar Union, spinner Akshay Darekar with 4/93 and pacer Siddarth Raut with 3/66 were the pick of the bowlers.
Dadar Union batted really strong and gave a nice tough fight as they managed to score 352/10 in 68.3 overs. Young left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal keeps on proving that he is made for the bigger things as he single handedly fought hard at no.3 scoring 115 off just 96balls (16fours, 2sixes). Akshay Darekar down the order scored a fighting 51 but eventually Parel SC won the match by 28runs. It was a match full of great performances and especially skipper Gaurav, Srujan and the young Yashashvi who scored impressive tons. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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In India Cricket is religion, Cricket is an emotion, cricket is a way of life and most of the people breathe cricket and Nirnay More is one such example whose passion for cricket will make you feel proud of him. Yes he is the same left arm orthodox spinner who took an impressive 7/14 vs BRD CC last week and now has again continued his form with the ball with a brilliant hat-trick and a 5wkt haul.
The match he played yesterday was at Young Zorastrian, azad maidan where in Sangam SC won the toss & elected to bat first. Little did they knew about the zone in which Nirnay is as he came up another breath taking bowling spell of 5/9 in just 4.5 overs which reduced Sangam SC to just 84/all out in 25.2 overs. What’s more, the Nirnay cleaned up the lower order in style with a brilliant hat trick which did the maximum damage. Apart from More, Saurabh tandel also bowled well as he bagged 4wkts.
Young Muslim SC in reply surpassed Sangam SC’s score and declared their innings on 124/9 in 26.2 overs where in Daulat Meher top scored with 46 while Spinner Harsh Purabiya took 4wkts for Sangam SC. Sangam SC scored 128/6 in 19.4 overs in the 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play where Young Muslim SC won the match on 1st innings. It was a great match where in the highlight perfomance was definitely the marevellous bowling of Nirnay More. Nirnay who wakes up daily at 4:30 in the moring and comes from Palghar catching the 6:10am train makes sure his passion towards cricket never gets affected and practices hard to get such results. Cricketgraph congratulates Nirnay and wishes him all the success in cricket in the coming future.
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Played at the Youth’s own Union C.C Cross Maidan in Mumbai, Purshottam Shield Tournament has started on fire with some breath taking knocks and one of the most impressive of the lot was from this left-handed Sachin who scored the 1st double hundred of this year’s Purshottam tournament to steer his team CCI towards a gigantic win.
CCI who won the toss and batted first because of their strong batting line up scored a mammoth 478/9 in 70 overs. Openers Paul Valthaty and Sachin set the tone for the innings where in Paul who is known for his aggressive batting instincts irrespective of the format as he has already shown while playing in IPL for Kings XI Punjab scored an attacking 73 off just 50balls (13fours, 2sixes) while the talented Sachin on the other hand continued the good start which they both left behind and went on to score a counter attacking 208 off just 176 deliveries (27fours & 1six). Left-handed Sachin did not spare any bowler while also did excellent running between the wickets making him a perfect desirable opener any team would vouch to have. Sujit Nayak & Arjun Tendulkar also gave crucial contributions with the bat which helped CCI reach a big total. From the bowling side, Yogesh, Sidak and Dhaval took 3wkts each.
CCI showed their might with the ball too as Bhatnagar S & CF were all out for just 86runs in 26.4 overs. Slow left arm spinner Hitesh Parmar bowled an excellent spell as he took 5/21 in 6.4 overs showcasing his vast experience and talent with the ball. CCI won by an astounding margin of 392 runs and it was definitely Sachin Yadav without a doubt whose batting was the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates CCI and sachin whiles wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Yes he is the same bowler who took a stunning 8/14 vs Young Stars Marine Drive a few months ago and ran through their batting line up. He is the same bowler who topped the Cricketgraph best bowler’s September rankings. Rohit Talreja is definitely one of the best assets of Superstar SC as he again struck gold with a terrific 7wkt haul with his excellent line and length.
Played at the New Era Azad Maidan between MV Sports Club and Superstar CC, MV sports club won the toss and elected to bowl first. Their decision seemed to be accurate as they restricted Superstar SC boys to just 130/all out in 47 overs with Sameer Patil top scoring with 36. From the bowling side, it was their spinner Vijendra Yadav who was the pick of the bowlers with 4/27 in 19 overs with a staggering 10 maidens.
However, Superstar SC gave a terrific comeback with the ball as they restricted MV boys under their 1st innings total as they made them all out for 126 in 28.2 overs. The bowler who was responsible for this damage was their right arm fast bowler Rohit Talreja as he came up with exceptional bowling figures of 7/42 in 12.2 overs. Rohit has proved that once he gets going with the ball and gets in that zone, he literally cleans up the opposite team with big 5wkt hauls. With this Rohit also took his tally of wickets to 20 in kanga which is amongst the best in his division. Superstar SC won a low scoring thriller of a match and all credit must go to their paceman Rohit as he bowled a match winning spell. Cricketgraph congratulates Superstar SC and Rohit while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Sassanian CC, Azad Maidan, two talented teams namely Navi Mumbai SC and Parsee Cyclists took on each other where in Navi Mumbai SC won the toss and elected to bat first expecting the pitch to have some support for the batsman.
Batting first, Navi Mumbai SC did a fairly decent job as they scored 210/8 in 40.1 overs. Even though the top order failed, it was Arun Ghogare at the lower middle order who rescued his team back into the game with a very crucial 78 coming off just 65delivieries(12fours). Right arm pacer Ajit Rodriguez who has consistently bowled well throughout the tournament once again continued his good form as he was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/53 in 10.1 overs. With this Ajit also took his tally of wickets to 19 in Kanga.
However, Navi Mumbai boys bowled equally well as they restricted Parsee Cyclists to 116/7 in 36 overs before the end of the game’s play. Off spinner Amit Wakdar bowled a terrific spell of 6/27 in 14 overs with 5 maidens to trouble the batsman with his excellent spin bowling. Had Amit got a few more overs in hand, he was definitely looking good to all out the parsee Cyclists. Amit has also been consistent this season as he also took his tally of wickets to 19. The match was drawn but it was definitely a great bowling display from Ajit and Amit for their respective teams. Cricketgraph congratulates both the players while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Just fresh from a fantastic all round perfomance where he smashed a 56 while also took 5wkts in the same match, young Abbas continued his all round form and once again grabbed the opportunity with both the hands to showcase his cricketing skills. Also Abbas has been consistenly performing well since the last one year and has been improving leaps and bounds.
In fact, Abbas is amongst the best bowlers in this season of Harris and has excelled in both the departments. His latest match was on 24th November at National CC, Cross Maidan against the Cathedral & John Cannon High School where in his team Lilavati Podar High school won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, John Cannon were all out for 184 where in middle order batsman Shreyas Saraf looked very impressive top scoring with 74 off 170balls. The bowlers did a great job with almost everyone chipping in with wickets.
In reply, Lilavati Bal Podar High School surpassed the opposition’s total and went on to make a mammoth 304 where in the openers gave a good start but it was Abbas at no.4 who scored 95 off 140balls to take his team towards a big total. Abbas as always showed a lot of temperament coupled with great cricketing shots as he smashed 13fours coupled with good running between the wickets. It was a complete all round display by Abbas as he not only scored 95 falling just 5runs short of a classy ton but also took 3wkts to help his team Lilavati BPHS win the match on 1st innings. Cricketgraph congratulates Abbas while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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This tournament has been a fantastic platform for cricket loving lawyers to showcase their love towards cricket. More than showing their love towards cricket, it is also a platform to showcase their cricketing skills. Held at the Central Maidan in Thane, it was a match between Thane-d Champions XI and Bhiwandi Advocates XI where in Thane D won the toss and elected to field first.
Batting first, the top 4 batsman failed to provide any start but Abhishek Bhoi & Azar Momin stitched a crucial partnership at the middle which helped their team reach a respectable total of 138/all out in 20 overs. Abhishek scored a 42ball 50 (5fours, 2sixes) while Azar Momin scored a 19ball 30 coming at the middle order. The bowlers really bowled tight where in Jayesh Khobragade & Sameer Surve were the pick of the bowlers taking 4/15 & 4/20 respectively.
Chasing 139, Thane D Champions XI made sure they won the match in style. Opener Mangesh Nalavade scored a very aggressive 56 off mere 37deliveries (8fours & a six). It was the start provided by Mangesh which helped his team win the match by 6wkts and 3.5 overs. It was a match dominated by Thane D champions where in Mangesh Nalavade was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Young Zoroastrian, Azad Maidan, two promising teams clashed against each other where in Chronos Tech Solutions won the toss and elected to bat first expecting the pitch to have some support for the bowlers.
Batting first, their openers Kshitij and Deepak were out for 0 and 6 but Ranjit Patki at no.3 covered up the damage left behind by the openers as he literally took on the bowlers and changed the game single handedly. Right handed Ranjit scored 94 off just 54 deliveries smashing 12fours and 3sixes at a strike rate of 174 which kept the scoreboard ticking. Ranjit also got a good partner at the middle order in Amay Adkar who scored 52 off 44balls. The bowlers did a decent job where in Rupesh Shinde was the pick of the bowlers with 2/24 while the rest of the bowlers could have restricted them to a score of around 150 but eventually Ranjit and Amay’s partnership pushed the team total to 180/7 in 20 overs.
Chasing 180+ score in a T20 is always going to be a tough task and CMI fought hard but eventually fell short of 17runs to win the match. CMI batsman chipped in with 20’s and 30’s but had any batsman converted their starts to something big, they could have easily won the match. Imtiyaz, Vishal Gupta and Vishal Yadav all took 2wkts each while Ranjit also chipped in with a wicket making it an all-round perfomance. Chronos Tech Solutions won the match by 16runs and Ranjit Patki was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant innings of 94. Cricketgraph congratulates Ranjit while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the National CC, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was the 2nd last match of the Kanga league between Souvenir CC & Maharashtra Young Cricketers where in Maharashtra young cricketers won the toss and elected to field first.
Their decision seemed to be well calculated at one point of time when Souveir CC were struggling at 4/66 at one stage but Prathamesh Angane at no.6 came in and resurrected the innings and brought his team back into the game. Prathamesh scored 65 in no time facing just 47balls. Prathamesh changed the momentum and dealt only in boundaries as he smashed as many as 13fours in his knock of 65runs which helped his team reach a respectable total of 191 in 33.1 overs. From the bowling side, Ajinkya Gole and Naresh Salunkhe took 3wkts each.
Souvenir CC boys gave a nice comeback with the ball too as they restricted Young Maharashtra boys to just 134/all-out in 31.1 overs with the help of Ashay Palkar, Aliasgar Badami and Akshay Ambike who took 3wkts each to inflict the damage. Souvenir CC batted for another 8overs with the loss of 3wkts in the 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play where Souveir CC won the match on 1st innings. It was a great match where in Prathames’s contributon at the middle order in the 1st innings made all the difference. Cricketgraph congratulates the souvenir boys while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Playing 4th Match in Harris Shield Tournament against IES VN Sule School, SVIS Kandivali Continued with their good team performance. Electing to bat first, SVIS team lost couple of early wickets and were seen in bit of trouble. But then Rishi Shah took complete control of the game and Smashed 96 runs. He was seen in good form and ensured that his team reaches respectable Total of 244/8. He was supported well by Suresh Mugade, who contributed 56 runs. From IES VN Sule, the most successful bowler was Devang Kudalkar who got 4 wickets for 61 runs.
It was then followed by good bowling performance by SVIS Kandivali team. Nishant Kadam took 3 wickets for 40, Neil Patade 3 for 35. Rishi Shah proved that it was his day, this time with ball by taking 3 wickets for 23 runs. They wrapped up the opponent team for 165 runs and won the match by 79 runs and continued their mark to elite division.
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