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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It’s always difficult to play leather ball cricket against players who are mentally, physically and by age bigger than you as they are more tactical, more powerful and more experienced. Even the god of cricket Sachin at the age of 17 got early jitters in his debut match when he was made to face the powerful Pakistani pace bowling attack. Almost similar was the case with the 17yr old Jayesh too as he played in Kanga against a team full of experienced players elder to him.
Played at the Cross Maidan between Sunder CC and Young Stars Marine Drive, Young Stars elected to bowl first considering their strong bowling attack spearheaded by skipper Rohan Sadarjoshi who is in excellent form with the ball. However, Sunder CC did a better job with the bat than what Young Stars may have expected from them as they declared their innings on 233/8 in 68.4 overs. 17yr old right handed opener opener Jayesh Mhatre was the highest scorer while the rest of the batsman kept on throwing wickets after giving starts. Jayesh displayed solid batting and patience as he scored 89 off 141balls which included 10 fours. Jayesh kept his calm while the other batsman struggled to make big scores. For a 17yr old to play with such a cool head against quality bowling attack is definitely promising. From the bowling side Sandeep Ingle took 3/74 while Bharat and Swapnil took 2wkts each.
Young Stars scored 74/5 and batted for 25 overs before the end of the game’s play where the match was declared drawn as no 1st innings result could be obtained. Even though no one won the match but it was surely this young 17yr old Jayesh who left behind an impression with his solid batting.
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Played at the Worli Sports Club in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams namely Regent CC and Taki CC where in Regent CC won the toss and elected to field first expecting the pitch to have some support for the bowlers.
Batting first, Taki CC bowled out for 130 and Regent’s decision to bowl first was definatly spot on. Left arm spinner Vivek Tatkare on his debut took 6 wickets while giving away only 37 runs in a spell of 14.4 overs out of which 3 were maidens. Tatkare was well supported by skipper off-spinner Suhas Nandoskar (2 for 24) & Prasad Rahate (2 for 30). Rupeshe Borade(42) was the top scorer for Taki while the rest of the batsman failed to make much of an impact.
Regent cc chased down the target comfortably thanks to this 18 years left-handed opening batsman Mithilesh Nachare who scored a brilliant 56 runs in just 94 balls with the help of 6 fours on a detoriated wicket. In the last match also against Navroz cc too, Mithilesh scored a wonderful knock of 58 runs and continued his form from the last match. For Taki cc spin duo of pralhad Mokashi (3 for 36) & Rupesh Naik (3 for 33) bowled superbly but in the end Mithilesh took Regent cc on a winning path with his matured display of batting. Also this was young Mithilesh’s only 3rd innings of kanga league career and he is looking so promising. Regent CC won the match but it was definitely this 18yr old Mithilesh and the wily spinner Tatkare who left behind a great impression.
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Played at the Central Maidan in Thane, it was a match between two really promising teams comprising of not only talented lawyers but also cricket loving players. Thane D Champions XI won the toss and elected to bat first and put Thane Strikers under pressure by posting a nice total on the board.
Even though the openers failed to give a flying start, it was their no.3 batsman Manoj Sonawane who scored a gem of a knock to resurrect his team’s innings back into the game. It was a perfect no.3 knock for a batsman coming in at no.3 in a T20 match as Manoj mixed aggression with proper running between the wickets to keep the scorecard ticking. Manoj who played at a very healthy strike rate of almost 170 smashed 15fours and a six as he scored 88 off mere 52 deliveries. Eventually, Thane D Champions posted a competitive total of 167/6 in 18 overs with the help of his innings.
Chasing 168 in 18overs is always a pressure situation in a T20 and Thane Strikers succumbed to the pressure of chasing against some tight bowling displayed by the opposition. Sanjay Gaikwad at no.4 scored a valiant 40ball 46 while the rest of the batsman hardly managed to make any impact with the bat as Thane Strikers were restricted to just 127/8 in 18 overs. Ashwath Nair with 2/10 was the pick of the bowler while Viral and Jayesh chipped in with 2wkts each. Thane D Champions XI won the match by 40runs and Manoj Sonawane was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his match winning 88. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Bengal Club at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Dashing CC and Bluestar CC clashed against each other for a crucial encounter where in Bluestar CC batted first.
Batting first, Bluestar CC declared their innings on 181/9 in 35.2 overs. Opener Jayant Satghare who earlier scored the fastest ton of this year’s Kanga during a time when the pitches were tough to bat once again played a promising knock of 53 off just 36balls(7fours, 1six). Jayant as always played in his natural game. Rohan Chaughule at no.3 also scored a timely knock of 55 off just 57balls (5fours, 1six) and stitched a crucial stand with Jayant Satghare. Rahul Kanojia and Rahul Patil took 3 & 2wkts each while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job.
In reply, Dashing CC batted really well as they scored 193/5 in 43 overs. Pranil Pawar at no.4 scored a match winning 87* off just 80balls (9fours) as he took his team towards the victory line. Dashing CC won the match on 1st innings and it was definitely Jayant, Rohan and Pranil who were impressive with the bat. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Jacques Kallis has over 40 test centuries and 200+ wickets in Tests, the same record goes in ODI’s where he averages 44 with the bat with 10,000+ runs while also has over 250+ ODI wickets. Jacques Kallis is one such all rounder who can never be replaced for centuries. For once, Sachin’s batting record may get broken by Kohli or some other kid on the block but breaking South African legend Kallis’s record is going to be very very difficult and when a 16yr old boy from Mumbai is being compared to such a big iconic sportsman, the responsibility just gets bigger. Even though it may be an over statement as of now to compare the talented Ayush Jethwa to Kallis, but as far as his consistency is concerned, he is definitely proving a point. Numbers don’t lie and especially Ayush’s statistics since the last 12 months.
Ayush Jethwa who is just 14yrs old and studies in SVIS School Borivali in 8std has already played in numerous tournaments this year. From Giles Shield, Mahindra Selection shield to Payyade selection trophy to Harris shield to even the Kanga where players almost twice his age and experience play. Ayush whose favorite shot is an elegant straight drive has consistently scored runs and taken wickets at almost every game and every tournament he has got to play. And what’s more, he has fired at the right time when his team needed him the most.
From hitting a century in the semi finals along with taking a stunning 6/5 in the same match with the ball to again hitting a century in the finals of the CPCC tournament, Ayush made sure that his team need not worry when he is in the playing XI. Ayush who is still young, raw and innocent is equally a team player who not only loves to hear and implement on other’s views and opinions but is also an equal participant in taking decisions or giving his own viewpoints in a match. In fact, it is his humble attitude coupled with exceptional perfomance which has made him the skipper of the U-14 Mumbai team which is a very huge success.
Batting at an average of 50+ since the last 105innings, the ability to play calmly as well as shift gears when required, the ability to provide crucial breakthroughs and break partnerships with the ball has certainly made him a pivotal part of any team he plays for and there are hardly any all-rounders in his age group who can match the consistency at which he is playing. Even though Ayush definitely has a long journey ahead to become the next Kallis at the highest level of cricket, but from what we can see as of now, Ayush is surely showing promising signs of becoming one in the coming future.
Apart from his father Viren Jethwa who always supports Ayush in his cricketing journey, a large part of credit in his journey also goes to his coach Raju Lad sir whose earlier students have been the likes of Rohit Sharma, Siddhesh Lad, Shardul Thakkur amongst others. Seems like Raju Lad sir is once again succeeding in polishing a raw uncut diamond!
Statistics of Ayush Jethwa since the last 12 months-
| Attributes | LHB/ Left arm spinner |
| Matches- | 93 |
| Innings- | 105 |
| 50’s- | 23 |
| 100’s | 13 |
| Bat Average- | 51.01 |
| Runs- | 4453 |
| Not-outs | 18 |
| Wkts- | 123 |
| 5wh & BBI | 5times & BBI- 6/5 |
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