An initiative by Sachin Bajaj’s Global Cricket School where the International Hong Kong Women’s team came for coaching under Chetan Dhingra and the Hong Kong coaching staff Richard Waite and James, it was really good to see that such young talented women cricketers are playing cricket with so much of passion and it’s also good to see that all the players are enjoying their game. Played at the MIG cricket ground in Mumbai, women’s Mumbai’s Under 16 and the international team of Hong Kong took on each other where in Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, the talented girls did a good job on a wicket which had more support for the bowlers as they notched up a very competitive score of 140/6 in 20 overs. Skipper Mariko Hill top scored coming in at no.3 to score a counter attacking 50 off 32balls. Right handed Mariko continued her form from the last match and again took on the bowlers with complete authority. The rest of the batsman gave starts but it was definitely mariko’s half century which steered her team to a healthy total of 140. From Mumbai, Sharni Save bowled a fabulous spell of just one over and taking 3wkts. Sanika Chalke also looked really impressive with the ball as she took 3wkts.
Chasing 141 against a quality international side in a T20 is always a tough task and hong kong bowlers succeeded in restricting Mumbai girls to just 95runs for 8wkts in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Sau Ha Chan was spot on with the ball as he took 2/12 in 4 overs which included one maiden. It was Sau Ha Chan’s day today as she ticked in every departments. Chan took a catch, did two run outs while also contributed with the bat which made her earn ‘man of the match’ award! The 1st match was also won by Hong Kong where in the talented Anchal Valanju from Mumbai was the bright spot scoring a confident looking 64 while Skipper Mariko also scored a half century which steered her team Hong Kong to a win which earned her ‘man of the match’ award in the 1st match. It has been two great matches filled with energetic young women cricketers and these are certainly positive indications overall for the game of Cricket and especially for women’s cricket. Cricketgraph congratulates the young women cricketers and wishes all the players luck for a great future ahead.
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Played at the Belapur Sports Ground in Navi Mumbai, it was a match between two strong teams namely Navi Mumbai Lions and Ninja Turtles where in Navi Mumbai lions won the toss and elected to bat first expecting the pitch to have something for the batsman.
But that was not the case as Navi Mumbai Lions were all out for 106runs in 17 overs where in hardly batsman managed to make an impact apart from their in-form Vijay Bhanushali who top scored with 28. Deepayan Singha bowled really well as he was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/15 in 4 overs including 1 maiden. Deepayan bowled in excellent line and length as he consistently took wickets with his wily spin.
Chasing 107, Ninja Turtles chased down the score in 18.4 overs with the loss of just 4wkts.Alim Khan who has been in good touch and Shrenik Chaudhari scored 35 and 36 respectively which helped their chase while Prasunjeet Mukherjee took 2wkts. Ninja Turtles won the match by 6wkts while spinner Deepayan Singha was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his match winning 5wkt haul.
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Played at Shivaji Park ground in Mumbai against Our Lady of Good Counsel (Sion), SVIS team won the toss and elected to bat first. Right handed opening batsman Rishi Bhosle and Pratik Gond opened the inning for SVIS team. Playing his first Harris shield match, 13 year old Rishi built a good opening partnership with Pratik who scored 29, followed by another partnership with Nishant Kadam who scored 48 runs. Rishi scored 68 runs in his debut match.The SVIS inning was also supported by other batsman like Neil Patade who scored 33 runs and SupreshMugade who contributed 45 runs. SVIS team scored 294for 5 in 45 overs.
The good batting performance was followed by a strong bowling performance of Pratik Gond, who got 5 wickets for 25. He was supported well by other bowlers. The opponent team was bowled out for 53 which led to comfortable win by 241 runs to SVIS.
Kanga matches has always been a platform for youngsters and many talents have emerged this year too from Kanga and one of them is also the experienced Naushad Khan who has certainly proved that age is no bar and he can still give his cricketer kids Sarfaraz and Musheer a run for their money.
In a match held recently between Young Mohmmedan CC and Jolly Cricketers, Young Mohmeddan CC managed to score 178/9 in 46 overs where in Kadir Patel at the lower middle order was the top scorer with an unbeaten 60* off 68balls. The bowlers did a good job where in Sachin Sheth and Satyak Patel did a good job with the ball taking 3wkts each.
However, the young Mohmmedan boys gave a perfect reply with the ball as they bundled out Jolly Cricketers for just 71runs in 71.1 overs. Left arm spinner Naushad Khan bowled a terrific spell of spin bowling taking 7/21 in 14.1 overs. Naushad showed that experience counts a lot in the game of cricket as he bowled perfectly in the right areas to trouble the batsman with his spin. Off-spinner Arsalan Shaikh also bowled well as he took 3wkts. Eventually Young Mohmmedans won the match on 1st innings and it was definitely Naushad Khan who impressed one and all with his great spin!
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Played at the Police Gymkhana in Marine Lines, Sind SC and Mumbai Police Gymkhana took on each other where in Mumbai Police won the toss and elected to bowl first expecting the pitch to have some due and support for the bowlers.
Sind SC batted really well as they scored 333 all out in 68.1 overs. The openers gave a good start and left-handed opener Akhil Rajput continued the good start as he went on to score a solid looking 98 off 128alls. It was a strokefilled knock where in he fell just 2runs short of what could have been a great ton. Akhil smashed 14fours and a six while also shared a good partnership with the experienced Puneet Tripathy who scored 57. Alpesh Ramjani who has been in excellent touch with the bat continued his good form as he scored a very graceful 81 off 138balls. Right arm medium pacer Santosh Shinde was the pick of the bowlers as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 7/75 in 20.1 overs. Santosh kept on bowling in the right areas and bowled at accurate line and length to trouble the batsman. Santosh bowled like a lone warrior with the only support he got was from another pacer Vaibhav Singh who took 3wkts.
It was a really close encounter as Mumbai Police Gymkhana gave a strong fight to the opposition falling short by just 11runs. Opener Shahid Shaikh scored a well crafted 64 but it was their middle order bats Humayun Hirapure (57 off 69) and Shrikant Limbole(74 off 75) who almost brought their team back into the game for a win. Santosh Shinde also gave a handy contribution down the order chipping in with a quick 42. Experienced left arm spinner Hemant Buchade once again proved his mettle with the ball as he took 6/79 in 23.2 overs. Hemant’s bowling spell was certainly spot on as it helped his team win the match. Sind SC won the match but it was a overall good team perfomance by both the sides and especially Akhil, Alpesh, Santosh and Hemant! Cricketgraph congratulates Sind SC while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Shivaji Park Ground in Dadar, two promising teams namely Jolly Cricketers CC and Young Maharashtra CC clashed against each other where in Jolly Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat first.
However, their decision did not turn out to be accurate as they were bundled out for mere 76runs in 35.1 overs. Not a single batsman managed to make an impact while right arm medium pacer Chetan Jadhav bowled an excellent spell of 4/8 in 9 overs with 6 maidens to trouble the batsman with his excellent line and length which reaped rewards for him. In reply, Jolly Cricketers also bowled well as they restricted Young Maharashtra CC to just 96runs in 22.5 overs. Left arm spinner Jash Lalan who has been excellent with the ball in this tournament took his 2nd 6wkt haul as he came up with terrific bowling figures of 6/28 in 7 overs. Jash ran through the batting line of Young Maharashtra and attacked like a lone wolf while medium pacer Udayan Shukla also bowled well taking 3wkts.
Jolly Cricketers were 49/4 and batted for 16 overs in the 2nd innings till the end of the game’s play where Young Maharashtra won the match on 1st innings. Even though Young Maharashtra won the match, it was Jash Lalan from Jolly Cricketers and Chetan Jadhav from Young Maharashra CC who were the standout performers in the match. Also with this 6wkts, Jash took his tally of wickets to 19 in 5matches (6innings). Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the KSA, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between two highly talented teams namely New Hind SC and Karnatak Sporting Association where in Karnatak SA won the toss and elected to bowl first hoping that the pitch may have something for the bowlers.
Batting first, New Hind SC scored a healthy total of 322/9 in 70 overs and showed that the pitch has decent support for the batsman too. Right handed opener Kushal Dawane scored an elegant and unbashed innings of 115 off 176 deliveries (9fours). Kushal did a lot of hardwork running between the wickets as only 36runs of his 115 were scored in boundaries. Kushal’s temperament and solidity at the crease was quite impressive while young Karan Shah who is known for his attacking cricket smashed a quickfire 61 off 55balls(12 fours). Off-spinner Akshay Girap was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/114 in 27overs.
In reply, Karnatak SA gave a tough fight but fell short of just 14runs to clinch a win. Karnatak SA scored 308/10 in 68 overs where in inform Eknath kerkar (81 off 121deliveries) and Vinayak Bhoir (61 off just 36deliveries) chipped in with crucial contributions. Off-spinner Akshay Jhambekar was the pick of the bowler as he took 4/59 in 14 overs. Karnatak SA won the match and it was definitely Kushal’s ton which remained the highlight perfomance of the match.
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Held at the Mahim Juvenile SC at Shivaji Park in Dadar, it was a match between MV Sports Club and Young Stars Marine Drive where in Young Stars won the toss and elected to bowl first hoping that the pitch may have something for the bowlers.
Batting first, MV Sports Club were all out for just 160/10 in 38.5 where in Zamir Ali and Naveen Patil top scored with 30’s. Skipper Rohan Sadarjoshi was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/57 in 18.5 overs. Fast bowler Rohan has been in excellent form throughout the season as he has been amongst the wickets in almost every match he has played. Bharat Major and Sandeep Ingle also bowled well taking 3 and 2wkts each.
The match remained neck to neck till the end till the very last ball. The top order of Young Stars failed but it was their middle order bat Parag Patil and captain Rohan who scored 40 and 42 each to bring their team back into the game. Both the batsman stitched a match winning partnership and resurrected the innings back to keep the hopes alive of winning. Eventually six runs were needed of the last delivery where in Akash Nair became the hero by hitting a winning six to the stands taking his team to a win! It was a neck to neck match where in both the teams fought well but eventually Young Stars Marine Drive won the match where in Skipper Rohan’s all round contribution played a big role in it.
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Right arm leg spinner Satyam has been growing leaps and bounds in cricket since the last few seasons. In fact he has been consistently taking wickets for every team which he has been playing and has turned out to be an asset. Also its good to see that a kid who comes from a humble background where his dad manages the ground goes on to progress so nicely in cricket. We are sure his entire family must be proud of him! Even Aman Manihar has been doing an equally great job with the ball as he is also amongst the top wicket takers.
Played at the Kandivali MCA between two talented teams namely Sunil Gavaskar XI and Rohit Sharma XI, Sunil Gavaskar XI won the toss and elected to bat first considering that the rains are over and the pitch may have something for the batsman. Batting first, Sunil Gavaskar XI did a decent job as they scored 263/10 in 96.3 overs. Dashrat Chavan and Abbas Karachiwala chipped in with half centuries while Ajit Yadav and Aman Manihar were the pick of the bowlers with 4/12 and 4/79 respectively. Rohit Sharma XI were in reply all out for 253runs where in talented Suryansh once again let his bat do the talking as he scored a confident looking 87. Yash Jathar leaked a few runs but overall bowled well taking 7/101.
In the 2nd innings, Rohit Sharma boys gave an excellent fightback as they restricted Gavaskar boys to just 101runs all out where in Aman was again the best bowler taking 4/17 while Anuj taking 3/28. Defending a target of just 112 runs is a marathon task but in came the spinner Satyam Chaudhary who yielded magic with the ball and also changed the script of the game as he took a stunning 7/35 in 22 overs to restrict the Rohit Sharma boys to just 89 all out. Satyam bowled really well in the right areas and has progressed every match as a cricketer. It was his bowling in the 2nd innings which single handedly led his team to a win. Satyam was also awarded the best bowler of the tournament along with man of the match award. Satyam definitely is in a zone where the batsman must worry about! Cricketgraph congratulates Satyam & the winning team while also wishes luck to all this boys right from Aman, Suryansh, Yash and Satyam for a great season ahead.
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Played at the United Cricketers, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between Souvenir CC and Sportsmen CC kalyan where in Sportsmen CC won the toss and elected to bowl first expecting the pitch to have something for the bowlers.
Made to bat first, Souvenir CC did a good job as they scored 256/5 in 60.5 overs. Right handed opener and Souvenir CC’s most experienced player Rohan Bane finally came back into his elements as he scored a counter attacking 65 off 43balls(6fours, 3sixes) which developed the positive momentum. Rohan attacked the bowlers at will while Rugved Chaudhary at no.3 continued in the same style as he went on to score 89 off mere 69 deliveries (12 fours, 1six). Rugved kept the scorecard ticking while also shared two good partnerships with Rohan and then Aashay Palkar who scored a brutal 65* off just 37 balls(7fours, 2sixes). Aashay looked in a completely different zone as if he was given the license to go for the kill!
In reply, Souvenir CC bundled out Sportsmen CC Kalyan to just 119/all out where in slow left arm spinner Akshay Ambike bowled an excellent spell taking 5/22 in 10 overs which did the maximum damage while medium pacer Aashay chipped in with 3wkts making it an all round perfomance. Sportsmen CC were given a follow on and batted for 11overs till the end of the game’s play. Souvenir CC won the match on 1st innings and it was an overall good perfomance by the whole team and especially Aashay, Rohan and Rugved who impacted at large. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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