Rankings are out! Cricektgraph Top 5 Knocks for the month of October 2017
The amount of cricketers believing in our analysis and the amount of cricketers valuing our monthly rankings has gone up every month as everyone knows the Cricketgraph panel goes through every possible tournaments, matches and individual performances in Mumbai to filter out the top 5 every month in Mumbai. It won’t be an exaggeration or an over statement to say that Cricketgraph monthly rankings are as equal to what ICC rankings are at international level.
Hence for the month of October, these are the top 5 knocks in Mumbai-
Joint 5th–
Mangesh Vaity 106* (RHB)- Koli Combined XI vs United Friends SC, Kanga League
It was the all important D Div match of Kanga between two strong teams where in Koli Combined were made to bat first on a track which was fully supporting bowlers. In fact, his team were 3down for hardly any runs on the board and he arrived at no.5 to score 106* off 122balls. Also rains during the early October had made the pitch extremely hostile for the batsman and Mangesh’s ton under those circumstances was commendable.
5th Tarang Gohel- 100 off 60balls (RHB)- Under 19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy
It was a match between Mumbai and Saurashtra at the BKC Ground in Bandra where Tarang literally took on the bowlers on a wet track. In fact it was his dominating ton which led saurashtra to a score of 208/8 in 43 overs. Even though is team lost the match against Mumbai but it was his brutal ton which grabbed all the eyeballs!
4th– Jash Ganinga 103* off 54balls (RHB), DSO Tournament
Jash has been a prolific run scorer and has been scoring runs at a good rate in almost every matches of every format. In this particular match he scored 103* off mere 54balls in the DSO tournament against Rajrani Malhotra Vidyalaya which helped his team IES comfortably win the match. Also this hundred had come just a few days before he scored an effortless 112 vs Club of Mahrashtra in Pune!
3rd -Tejas Chavan- 119* off 208balls (RHB), Under 14 Ajit Naik Memorial Tournament.
This ton by Tejas was indeed a special one because it was his debut match with the MIG Team in the Under 14 Ajit Naik Memorial Tournament. Coming in at no.3. the stylish Tejas scored a solid 119* off 208 which helped his team post a fighting total of 253 which they eventually defended against DPC and won the match by 148runs.
2nd – Eknath Kerkar (RHB)- 169 off 161balls, Police Shield Tournament
It was a high profile match played between MCA Colts and Karnatak SA at the cross maidan in Mumbai. MCA Colts had won the toss and scored a healthy 314 which Karntak SA chased down comfortably, thanks to the ever dependable Eknath Kerkar who has a penchant for scoring runs in the crucial moments. Right handed Eknath went on to score 169 off just 161balls which included 13fours and 6sixes at a strike rate of 100+ which helped his team win the match on 1st innings.
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1st– Harsh Tank (RHB)- 186, Police Shield Tournament
Harsh has time and again proved that once he gets going , he goes on to score big. Harsh Tank’s aggressive 186 was a pure example of that which is definitely not the 1st time he scored like this in such fashion.
In its very 1st day of the tournament, Harsh who was representing Payyade SC went on to score 186 off just 174 balls opening the innings which helped his team cross the 300 run mark. His knock included 15fours and as many as 7 sixes coupled with good running between the wickets. New Hind SC in reply were all out for 203 and eventually his team won the match.
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Recently there were 4 players who have been selected to represent Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Khushi Bhatia (Women Under19), Vedanta Gadia (Under 14), Kevin Chittania (Under 14) and Vivaan Radia (Under 14)
There is a common thread between all these 4 selected cricketers, that being all these 4 have been trained under Kiran Desai, the head coach of Vibhyor High.
Khushi Bhatia as been selected as a Wicket keeper batsman whereas all the 3 boys are all-rounder. Vedanta Gadia scored a brilliant double hundred in the on going CPCC under 14 tournament where he was one of the top run getters of the tournament. Where else Khushi Bhatia played few crucial knocks and did really well behind the stumps in her selection matches. As per their coach, Mr.Desai “They all started playing cricket from a early age,they had a hunger of making it to the higher level.”
Kiran Desai the head coach of Vibhyor High under who’s guidance they hv learnt cricket feels really proud of seeing them doing so well and achieving their dreams and is positive about them having a very bright future. Vibgyor high and Kiran Desai, through the platform of cricketgraph, wishes all of them all the very best for their future matches
Played at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between Vijay Manjrekar XI and Vijay Merchant XI where in Vijay Manjrekar XI won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket may have tilted towards the batsman since the rains are over.
Vijay Manjrekar XI did not bat as strongly as they may have planned for as they were all out for just 193 runs in 65overs. Opener Mushir Khan gave a solid start scoring 80 off just 141balls (6fours, 3sixes). Mushir batted till 5wkts were down and shows the solidity of the batsman. Slow left arm spinner Kartik Mishra was the pick of the bowlers as he took 4/25 in 10 overs. Vijay merchant XI batted better than the opposition as they scored 225runs taking a lead of 28runs. Hashir Dafedar who is really looking in good touch scored 53 off 59balls.
In their 2nd innings, Vijay Manjrekar XI declared their innings at 312/6 in 61.2 overs giving a solid perfomance. Left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal who is really getting prolific in Mumbai with his consistent batting brought his team back into the game as he scored an attacking yet solid 136 off just 157balls. Playing at a strike rate of 85+, Jaiswal smashed 14fours and 5sixes to help his team surpass a score of 300+. Pranav Dhanavde also gave a useful contribution as he smashed 65. Chasing 281, in form Hashir Dafedar literally took on the bowlers as he scored 114 off mere 80balls (11fours, 7sixes) to take the game away from the opposition. Harshit Janvedkar also scored a match winning 122 off just 118balls (17fours, 2sixes) as both the batsman stitched a game changing partnership of 224 runs taking their team to a 5wkt win. It was a match full of excellent performances and all these boys right from Yashasvi, Hashir, Harshit, Mushir are looking really good to progress leaps and bounds in cricket.
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Played at the Dadar Parsi Colony SC at the Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between two talented teams namely Dattu Phadkar XI and Khandu Rangnekar XI where in Dattu Phadkar boys won the toss and elected to bat first as the rains are over and the pitches may have become a little friendly towards the batsman.
Right handed opener Varun Lavande, who came just fresh from a 116 against Vijay Manjrekar XI a few weeks ago smashed yet another terrific ton to stamp his class with the bat. Opening the innings, Varun and Prangesh Kanpillewar gave a flying start while Varun continued his good start to score an elegant 141 off just 199 balls. Playing at a healthy strike rate of 70, Varun smashed 20 fours and kept the score card ticking to take his team to a big total. Santosh Naikude at no.3 also smashed a solid 58 off 169 deliveries. Right arm medium pacers Yash Kadam and Yashraj Joshi were the pick of the bowlers with 3wkts each. In reply, Khandu Rangnekar XI were restricted to just 136/10 in 43.4 overs due to some terrific bowling by the Phadkar boys. Left arm fast bowler Ninad Thakkur was the pick of the bowlers as he took 5/45 in 14overs (5maidens) along with some great support from Simon dubey who took 3/16 in 3 overs. Both the bowlers bowled consistently well in the right areas which eventually gave the batsman a hard time.
Khandu Rangnekar XI were given a follow on and gave a good comeback in their 2nd innings as they scored 224/8 in 94 overs till the end of the game’s play. Their perfomance was definitely better than their 1st innings as openers Akbar Hussain and Shoaib Khan (56 off 74b) gave an excellent fightback. Right-handed Akbar scored 71* off as many as 293balls. Akbar’s fighting knock of 293 balls was definitely commendable as he literally saved his team from a humiliating loss. The match ended in a draw due to Akbar’s resilience with the bat but it was definitely Varun’s 141, Akbar’s fighting 71 to Ninad’s 5wkt haul which remain the highlight performances of the match.
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Sumit Ghadigaonkar was awarded the “cricketer with Attiitude” award for his mammoth knock of 229 runs in the ongoing police shield for MIG cricket team against PJ Hindu Gymkhana. He scored this double ton in only 204 balls, smashing 27 fours and 3 sixes.
Sumit was awarded a funky, fashionable denim jeans by Attiitude.com!
Usually, there are other contenders for this award however Sumit’s performance stood apart from rest of the performances.
Attiitude will be back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Attiitude signs off.
The bowlers have dominated the entire season of this year’s Kanga and many impressive talents have come out from the tournament. Dharmesh and Bharat were amongst those two impressive bowlers who took 5wkt hauls in the Kanga for their respective teams which helped their team win the match.
In the match where Bharat played, it was played at Oval Maidan between Rizvi Sc and Young Stars Marine Drive where in Rizvi won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, their decision to bat first wasn’t spot on. None of the batsman managed to make much of an impact as all of them got out in their 10’s and 20’s. Off-spinner Bharat Major who has been consistently bowling well in the Kanga was finally reaped with rewards as he took an impressive 5wkt haul taking 5/42 in 12 overs. With this Bharat took his tally of wickets to 12 in 5 kanga matches. Young Stars Marine Drive batted really as they scored 134/4 where in opener Nishant Kamble top scored with an aggressive 70. Young Stars won the match on 1st innings and it was certainy Bharat and Nishant who were the most impressive of the lot.
In the match where Dharmesh played, it was held on DOI, Oval maidan between New Amrit CC and Marwari CC where in Amrit CC won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, Amrit CC declared their innings on 175/9 where in Akshay Biyani and Rahul Sagar top scored with 49 & 33 at no.3 and 4.The bowlers did a good job with almost everyone picking up a wicket or two. Marwari CC in reply were bundled out for just 80rus in 29overs and all credit must go to their medium pacer Dharmesh Patel as he scalped match winning bowling figures of 5/17 in 9overs(5maidens). Dharmesh bowled in the right areas with good line and length which troubled the batsman. Spinner Arun Shetty was equally impressive with his 4/19 and supported Dharmesh well. Marwari CC batted for 7 overs in the 2nd innings with the loss of a wicket until the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings.
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Played at the Western Railway, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between two young promising teams namely Esplanade Liberals CC and Star CC where in Star CC won the toss and elected to bowl first as the wicket had something for the bowlers.
Esplanade Liberals batted really well as they declared their innings on 202/6 in 52.2 overs where in right handed opener Hrishikesh Padwal displayed solid batting skills as he smashed a gritty 77 off 149balls. Hrishikesh hardly played any rash shots as he showed a lot of temperament in his 149ball stay at the crease which included 3fours and a six. The rest of the batsman also did a good job as everyone chipped in with 20’s and 30’s. The bowlers could have done a better job as 4 bowlers from Star CC took a wicket each.
Star CC in reply made 153/7 in 38 overs before the end of the game’s play where the match was declared drawn. Slow left arm spinner Pranav Kamble bowled really well as he scalped 4/47 in 16overs. Pranav looked impressive as he bowled in the right areas while kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. The match was drawn but these two boys certainly looked impressive, Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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Combacks in any sport are always special as it shows the passion and intensity of a player to play. It shows a player’s affection towards the particular sport. Some of the biggest names in Cricket have struggled with injuries, loss of form but it was their will power which made them make a comeback and make a name for themselves. We all are aware about Ganguly and Nehra’s careers which were the perfect example of comebacks. Right arm medium pacer Udayan Shukla who went through 2 ligament tears and was out for almost a year finally made a comeback in kanga and looks impressive. Played at the Shivaji Park in Dadar, it was a match between Jolly Cricketers and Young Comrade CC where in Jolly Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat first since the rains are over and the wicket may have tilted towards the batsman.
Batting first, Jolly Cricketers were all out for just 145runs in 53overs where in Nikhil Khare was the top scorer with a valiant 41. Slow left arm spinner Shamit Shetty who has been bowling well throughout the year once again bowled well taking 4/52 followed by 3wkts for Samarth. In reply, Young Comrade CC were restricted to 73/8 as the bowlers gave a tough time and especially the comeback man Udayan Shukla who was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/29. Udayan came into his elements and bowled in the right areas and this his 5th wicket in just his 2nd Kanga match.
Young Comrade batted for 33 overs till the end of the game’s play and luckily survived. It was a great match where both the teams did a good job but it was Udayan Shukla who made aN impressive comeback to cricket. Cricketgraph certainly wishes him all the health and fitness and a great cricketing season ahead.!
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Played at the LIC Ground, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between Young Mohmendan CC and Amar CC where in Young Mohmedan CC won the toss and elected to bat first considering that the wicket must have improved since the rains are over.
However, their decision did not turn out to be the most accurate as it gave a lot of support to the bowlers. Young Mohmeddan CC were all out for just 135 in 34.4 overs where in Sarfaraz Khan and Arsalan Shaikh were the top scorers chipping in with 30’s. Slow left arm spinner Shubham Pandey was really impressive as he was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/33 in 7.4 overs. However, Young Mohmedan bowlers gave a fitting reply with the ball as they bundled out Amar CC boys for just 78/10 in 17 overs. Off-spinner Arsalan Shaikh who was the highest scorer with the bat was also the pick of the bowler as he took 5/26 in 7 overs.
Young Mohmedan boys batted strongly in the 2nd innings to declare at 127/4 in mere 9.2 overs. Aggressive opener Sarfaraz Khan who is known for his batting histrionics shocked the bowlers with a brutal 76 off mere 29balls (6fours and 7sixes). Sarfaraz was hitting the ball as if he was doing some batting practice as he literally toyed with the bowlers to give them a hard time. When we asked Naushad Khan(his team mate as well as his father) on what made him to suddenly counter attack the bowlers, Naushad khan said ‘ we wanted to win the match outright and for that we had to give atleast 20overs to our bowlers in the 2nd innings to restrict the Amar CC batsman again, hence in less time we had to score more and so we requested Sarfaraz to open and start hitting, luckily things worked out and he attacked the bowlers scoring 76 in no time, plus winning the match outright would give us 2points extra” In reply, Amar CC were again all out for just 83runs and right arm leg spinner Sandesh Koli came up with the best bowling figures in the match as he ran through the entire batting line up of Amar CC taking 7/25 in 7.1 overs. Sandesh bowled really tight and kept on troubling the batsman with his consistent good line and length. Young Mohmedans won the match outright and it was certainly Arsalan, Sarfaraz and Sandesh who were simply impressive with their performances. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to both the teams for a great season ahead.
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Played at the Belapur Sports Ground at Navi Mumbai on 4th of November 2017, the T20 bang bang tournament witnessed some great matches on that day but it was these two particular matches which had valuable contributions from the batsman which eventually helped their teams win the match.
There two matches which had solid half centuries were Ninja Turtles vs Dugout 11 and Navi Mumbai Lions vs Harbour tigers. In match 1, Navi Mumbai lions won the toss and elected to bat first as the pitch had something for the batsman to score runs. Batting first, Navi Mumbai lions scored 140/7 in 20overs. Navi Mumbai lost quick wickets at the top and even 140 was also looking tough at one point but right handed Vijay Bhanushali at no.5 played the savior’s role as he scored a match winning 54 off just 38balls to take his team out of the trouble. What’s more, he also stitched a crucial 64 run partnership with wicket keeper batsman Atul Ghai who also batted really well to score 41* off just 34balls. From the bowling side Paresh bowled really well as he took 4/21 in 4 overs. In reply, Harbour tigers managed to score only 113/9 in 20 overs, thanks to some great bowling by the Navi Mumbai bowlers. Sumedh Bondal was simply terrific as he just gave 9runs in 4 overs while taking 3wkts in his 4overs while the rest of the bowlers also supported really well. Navi Mumbai won the match by 27runs and Sumedh for his wonderful bowling was adjudged ‘man of the match’ while Vijay’s half century was also equally commendable.
In the match 2 between Ninja Turtles and Dugout 11, Dugout 11 won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Ninja Turtles also faced the same thing as they lost quick wickets at the top while it was right handed Alim Khan at no.4 who ressurected the innings back with a solid 41ball 50 (5fours, 3sixes). Mayur Katkar who scored 33 off 29 also stitched a strong partnership of 73runs with Alim which brought them back into the match. Nadeem Ahmed bowled well taking 3/18 while the rest of the bowlers gave him decent support. Chasing 140+ score in a T20 is always a mixed bag, its not tough to chase neither easy and Dugout 11 somehow succumbed to the pressure of chasing as they were all out for 124 in 20 overs. Ninja Turtles bowlers did an excellent job of restricting the batsman while also taking wickets at the right time. They won the match by 16runs and Alim Khan was adjudged ‘man of the match’
Cricketgraph congratulates both the winning teams while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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