Played at the Payyade Sports Club at Kandiavli in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams namely Payyade SC and PDTSA where in PDTSA won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
However, little did they knew on the storm which was about to come as Payyade SC scored a mammoth 541/6d in 89overs. Left-handed opener Vedant Gadia took everyone’s breath away as he scored one of the most entertaining and exquisite knocks of the season smashing 220runs off just 174balls. Young Vedant’s aggressive batting approach in tests gave us a déjà vu of other left-handers like Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer who would bat the same way at the international stage when they were at their peak. Vedant belived in counter attack as he smashed 26fours and 6sixes en-route his double ton while his opening partner Malhar Mane also scored a brisk 86 off 123balls. That was not all from the Payyade boys as the entire top order was impressive. Ayush jethwa at no.3 scored an aggressive 94 off just 92balls falling just 6runs short of a yet another wonderful ton from his bat while right handed Ayush Vartak at no.4 impressed one and all as he scored an unbeaten 104* off 108balls. Ayush kept the scorecard ticking till the end as he smashed 14fours and a six in his 108ball stay at the crease.
In reply, PDTSA scored 52/9 in 22.3overs before they were given a follow on where they were again bundled put for just 82runs in 26.3 overs in the 2nd innings. All-rounder Ayush Jethwa took a combined 6wkts in the match followed by 5wkts in the match for Akshat Pathak. Payyade SC displayed their might as they won by a big margin of an innings and 407runs while Vedant, Ayush Vartak, Ayush Jethwa and Akshat were the standout performers in the match. Cricketgraph congratulates all Payyade for their big win while wishes all the boys luck for a great season ahead.
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Two exciting young talents helped their team Podar win the Quarter finals as well as the Semi-finals of the DSO under 19 tournament which has now taken them to the finals. The 1st quarter final was held at the Elf Vengsarkar groud,Oval where in HR college won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, HR College scored 69/9 in 15 overs where in openers gave a good start with Tasyam top scoring with 28 while the rest of the batsman struggled to convert their starts. Left-arm spinner Dhruv Vedak was excellent with the ball as he was the destroyer in chief taking a stunning 4/8 in 3 overs which included 1 maiden. Dhruv came up with excellent bowling figures considering it was just a 15 over match where the batsmen try to hit every ball for a boundary. Eventually Podar College chased down the score comfortably in just 7.2 overs. Openers Rohit Desai (23 off 13b) who is also the skipper and all-rounder Shreeraj (38 off just 21balls) almost finished the match single handedly. Podar College won the quarters by 8wkts and advanced to the semi-finals which was against Khalsa college on the same day and the same ground where in Podar won the toss and elected to field first.
Khalsa college notched up a healthy score of 140/7 in 15 overs which is a good score to defend. Right arm spinner Shreeraj was the pick of the scorer with 3/3 in an over while rest of the bowlers also contributed really well and especially Dhruv and Parah who bowled a fantastic spell as share by Shreej with Cricketgraph. While talking to Cricketgraph Shreeraj also shared that ‘ When we went to bat in, the pitch was playing a good role and keeping that in mind khalsa bowlers came up with their plan by bowling a negative line outside the off stump, So for us it was difficult to get runs and to hit the big shots. By the time it was difficult to hit big ….we came up with the plan to rotate the strike with singles & just focus on ones and two’s rather than big shots and at last we succeeded in our plans & all the batters contributed equally in this win” as they chased down the score in 14overs and won the match by 6wkts with Aman Sharma and Shreeraj top scoring with 29 & 24 respectively. With two back to back wins Podar college qualify for the finals while players like Dhruv and Shreeraj have certainly been impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates the boys and wishes Podar College luck for their finals.
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Played at the MIG cricket club, it was a match between two strong teams namely MIG club and Diamond Star CC where in MIG Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big total and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, the top 3 batsman failed to give a good start but it was their middle order which slightly resurrected the innings. Akash Singh and Arjun Dani chipped in with 23 & 22 respectively while Shavraj Durve scored a valiant 38 off 84balls at no.7. Right arm fast bowler Rehan Khan has been consistent with the ball taking 4/29 in 19.2 overs which included 10maidens.
However, MIG gave a fitting reply with the ball as they restricted Diamond Star to just 113/10 in 56.1 overs. Harshvardhan Pandey and Nisar Shaikh were the highest scorers with 26runs respectively. Aryan Dalal gave a tough time to the batsman as he came up with excellent bowling figures of 3/24 in 18.1 overs. Off-spinner Akash Singh was also equally impressive as he took 3/37 in 20 overs (7maidens). Diamond Star CC fell short of just 19runs and MIG won the all important semi-finals where in Akash Singh was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Held at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Kandivali, it was a match between two upcoming and talented teams namely Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Sachin Tendulkar XI where in Dilip Vengsarkar boys won the toss and elected to bat first.
Dilip Vengsarkar boys did an excellent job while batting first as they scored 367/10 in 92.2 overs. Left-handed Sahil scored a dominating 120 off just 111balls which included 22fours and 1six. Opener Sahil showed his full potential with the bat as he hit some exquisite shots en-route his century. Also with 94runs out of 122runs in boundaries, Sahil showed the bowlers that he only deals in boundaries. Arya Pol also did a fantastic job making a gritty 84 while Atharva Dakway chipped in with a crucial 64. Left-arm spinner Aman Manihar came up with excellent bowling figures scalping 6/79 in the 1st innings. Aman was terrific with the ball and this was definitely not the 1st 5wkt haul he took this year as he has been bowling consistently well throughout the year. Smit Dave also gave a good support taking 3/79. In reply, Rohit Sharma XI were all out for just 124runs in 53.2 overs in their 1st innings. Left-arm spinner Ayush Zimre continued his form with the ball bagging 6wkts (6/30) in the 1st innings. Sheesh Shetty and Mayank Teotia were the highest scorers with 41 & 34* respectively.
Dilip Vengsarkar XI declared their innings at 114/2 in their 2nd innings after facing 53.2 overs. Aman Manihar took both the wickets in the 2nd innings too. Rohit Sharma boys definitely played better than their 1st innings as they made 250/10 this time in 64.1 overs. Ayush Zimre picked up another 4wkts taking his tally of wickets to 10/90. Dilip Vengsarkar XI won the match by 107 runs where in opener Sahil Jadhav’s aggressive120, Aman Manihar whose overall bowling figures read 8/113 in 33overs (14maidens) and Ayush’s 10wkt haul remain the highlight performances of the match.
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The International women’s cricket team including the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and many more talented Indian women cricketers have proved that cricket is just not a man’s game, it’s a sport which is meant for everybody to celebrate. The recent state level cricket tournament for women also showed that India has no shortage of talented women cricketers who play with the utmost passion and dedication towards the game.
Held at the Aazam Campus in Pune (Abeda Inamdar College), it was the all important finals between Mumbai and Pune where in Pune won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big total. However, Mumbai bowlers did a terrific job with the ball as they restricted Pune to only 69/5 in 12 overs. The bowlers remained economical while also took wickets at the right time. Aachal Valanju was the pick of the bowlers with 2/14 in 3overs followed by a wicket each for Nimrii Rane and Vaibhavi Raja. In reply, Mumbai chased down the score in style as they won the match without losing any wickets. Openers Vaibhavi Raja (11*) and Aanchal Valanju(25*, 4fours) steered their team to a record win as they both remained unbeaten in the chase. Mumbai team (represented by SVM International School, Dadar) played terrific cricket in the quarter finals and semi finals vs Amravati and Latur too where the Mumbai openers remained unbeaten throughout the last 3 matches.
As shared by their sports coach Deepak Salunkhe- “it was a proud moment for SVM international school at Dadar. For the first time in the history of SVM international school, they won all the matches in state level without the loss of any wickets. Both the opening player Anchal Valunje and Vaibhavi Raja remained unbeaten in all the matches and create a history”
“Vaibhavi raja and Anchal valunje both are also selected for U19 girls team of MCA .Anchal Valanju also played at National last year for her school. Vaibhavi raja is so passionate about cricket who stays in ghatkopar and has changed her school in std 10th because of cricket,.as her former school did not have a Girls cricket team. The warm hearted SVM School gave her this opportunity to join the school in the last year i.e in std 10th and allowed her to express her passion and talent towards the game”
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It was a nail biting match where we got to see not one, not two but 5 great individual performances from the talented young cricketers. Held at the Central Maidan in Thane, it was a match between two promising teams namely DY Patil and Kurla SC where in DY Patil won the toss and bravely elected to bat first and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, DY Patil did a commendable job as they notched up 261runs on the board in the 1st innings in 91.1 overs. Right handed opener Aryan Agle was all class as he scored a gutsy 91 off 203 deliveries (9fours) which solidified the DY patil innings. DY Patil lost quick wickets in between but Ayush Vijaydas at no.6 scored a solid 63 off 158 balls (8fours). Ayush remained glued to the crease like Dravid to steer his team to a healthy total. From the bowling side Sushane Kapoor and Jayesh patil bowled well bagging 3wkts each.
In reply, Kurla SC gave a fitting reply with the bat as they scored 280/8d in 76.4 overs before the match ended in a draw. Openers Aarush Patankar and Aayush Iyer(35) gave a fabulous start with the bat while Aarush continued the good start to score an elegant 84 off 161balls(13fours). Just like DY, Kurla also lost quick wickets in between but it was Omkar Karandikar at no.6 who came up with a match winning 87 at a quick pace off just 123balls. In fact it was Omkar’s late onslaught which helped them surpass DY Patil’s team total. Off-spinner Anushman Suresh was the most impressive of the lot from DY as he came up with a hard fought bowling spell of 5/63 in 20overs. Anshuman bowled really well and kept on troubling the batsman consistently. Kurla SC won the match on 1st innings but it was a collectively great tough fight given by both the teams. Cricketgraph congratulates all the young progidies like Ayush, aarush, omkar and aarush while wishes both the teams luck for a great season ahead.
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India has genuinely been in a tremendous shortage of all-rounders at the International level and when you such young prodigies like Kunj consistently playing with the bat as well as with the ball at the grassroot level, it just proves India has got deep stock of talent in every corners. The left-handed batsman and left arm pacer Kunj Vora has come up with excellent performances amassing 162runs at a strike rate of 175+ with the bat at an average of 162.00 (2fifties which were not-out) and 4wkts in 3matches which steered his team HR college to a quarter finals win yesterday.
The 1st match was played at United Cricketers, Cross Maidan in Mumbai between HR College and SIES where in HR won the toss and elected to bowl first as the wicket was damp. Kunj shared with cricketgraph that ‘the wicket was a bit damp and the ball was coming slowly to the bat plus it was very very hot” . SIES were all out for 84runs which HR college chased down successfully in just 11 overs and won the match by 8wkts. Kunj Vora was not only the pick of the bowlers with 3/9 in 3 overs but also remained unbeaten on 44* off 28balls (6fours, 2sixes). The 2nd match which followed was against Bhavans College where they won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first they made 128 in 15 overs where in Kunj continued from where he left as he scored a swashbuckling 66* off mere 36 deliveries which included boundaries in every corner of the ground. Kunj also stitched a great partnership of 110 with his captain Abhishek Purohit who scored a gutsy 36. The opposite team Bhavan’s also made 128 where in Aditya bowled well to take two wickets. A toss was carried after the draw where HR won the toss and were declared to be the winners.
In the 3rd match which followed against Elphinstone College on 24th October, Elphinstone won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first HR boys once again did a good job as they scored 123/6 in 15 overs where in Kunj at no.4 smashed his 2nd consecutive fifty scoring 52 off 30balls. Kunj only dealt in boundaries as he smashed 8fours and 2sixes to dominate the bowlers. In reply, Elphinstone were all out for 97runs where in Darshit was the pick of the bowlers with 3wkts while Kunj also took a wicket. HR college won the quarter finals with that win and Kunj’s form with the bat as well as his contribution with the ball played a big part in it. Cricketgraph congratulates young Kunj and wishes him to continue his purple patch with the bat.
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Two talented teams full of young prodigies displayed enormous passion and vigour towards the game as the match witnessed a great competition put on by both the teams as well as some great individual performances. Played at the Worli Sports club, SPG won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Shivaji Park Gymkhana scored a decent score of 237/all out in 99.5 overs. Solid opener and prolific batsman since last year or so Rajsingh Desmukh continued his form with the bat as he scored a yet another elegant knock of 88 coming of 209balls (7fours). Raj as usual looked solid while he also got great support from Harsh Salunkhe who chipped in with a 78ball 51. Off-spinner Umar Khan continued his wizardry with the ball as he grabbed his 2nd 5wkt haul of the tournament bagging 5/52 in 28.5 overs which included a staggering 10 maidens.
In reply, Rizvi SC fought well with the bat as they scored 240/7 in 64.3 overs and won the match on 1st innings. Opener Abhinav singh smashed yet another half century scoring a timely 59 off 81balls while right handed Tejas Chalke anchored the innings with a match winning 72 off 139balls. All-rounder Mohit tanwar’s crucial half century (50 off 75b) down the order helped Rizvi surpass SPG’s team total. Rizvi won the crucial semi final and Tejas Chalke was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates all the young boys who performed well while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Belapur Sports Ground in Navi Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams namely Dugout11 and Harbour Tigers where in Dugout 11 won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total.
Batting first, Dugout 11 did a commendable job of scoring a decent 147/8 in 20 overs which is a very competitive score to defend. Opener Rajneesh Shrama scored a 32ball 39 while while the rest of the bowlers chipped in with starts. Anshu Singh with 3/18 was the pick of the bowlers while Paresh chipped in with 2wtks.
In reply, Dugout 11 boys did a wonderful job with the ball as they restricted Harbour Tigers to just 97runs all out in 15.5 overs. Right-arm leg spinner Kapil Bhadra yielded magic with the ball as he came up with the 1st 5wk haul of the tournament. Kapil bowled a match winning spell of 5/19 in 3.5 overs which did the maximum damage to the Harbour Tigers Chase. Dugout 11 won the match by 50runs and Kapil Bhadra was elected man of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Kapil while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Belapur Sports Ground, it was a match between two good teams namely Navi Mumbai Lions and Harbour Tigers where in Harbour tigers won the toss and elected to field first as the wicket looked more favorable for the bowlers.
Their decision to bowl first was quite spot on as they restricted Navi Mumbai Lions to just 135/8 in 20 overs. Even though their opener Ramesh Nanda gave a solid start with a 43ball 41 (5fours, 1six), the rest of the batsman below him could not convert their good starts. From the bowling side Siddhesh Tilekar was the pick of the bowler with 3/22 in 4overs while Paresh also took 2wkts.
Chasing 136 in a T20 is almost a formality as Harbour Tigers chased down the score in style in just 16.2 overs. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Abhijeet Kandhare scored an aggressive 37ball 70 (9fours4 sixes) at a strike rate of almost 190 to steer his team to a win. Abhijeet got good support from his opening partner too as he scored 31 off 26balls. They did lose quick wickets in between and it was a great tough fight by the Navi Mumbai lions as they did not allow them to win the match easily. Eventually, Harbour Tigers won the match by 2wkts and 22 balls to spare and Abhijeet kandhare was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Abhijeet while wishes luck to both the team for their upcoming matches.
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