Played at the Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between Chembur Gymkhana and Young Parsee CC where in Young Parsee CC won the toss and rightly elected to bowl first.
Young Parsee bowlers were extremely spot on with the ball as they literally skittled out the batsman for just 33 runs in 28 overs. Right-arm medium pacer Kishore Waghela who is an experienced warhorse in professional cricket showed his worth with the ball as he bowled a brilliant spell of 6/17 in 11overs(4 maidens). Kishore hit the deck hard and consistently bowled in the right areas to trouble the batsman which eventually reaped rewards for his team as well as for himself.
In reply, Young Parsee CC declared their innings at 98/6 taking a lead of 65runs with Yash Tandel top scoring with 37. Chembur Gymkhana in contrast played really well in the 2nd innings scoring 101/3 before the end of the game’s play. Young Parsee CC won the match on 1st innings but it was Kishore’s bowling spell which was the highlight perfomance of the innings. Cricketgraph congratulates Kishor while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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Played at the Sassanian CC, Azad Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams of B Division namely Gaud Saraswat CC and Young Comrade CC where in Young Comrade won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Gaud Saraswat boys failed to survive the tough wicket of Sassanian as they were all out for 100/10 in 38.1 overs. Ahsan at no.6 top scored with 31 while from the bowling side it was their slow left arm spinner Shamit Shetty who was the chief destroyer. Shamit ate through the entire batting line up with his wily spin as he took 6/30 in 15 overs which also included 7maidens leading from the front as a captain. Shamit extracted the best out of the wicket as not a single batsman was able to decipher his spin.
In reply, Young Comrade declared at 104/5 in 33 overs taking a lead of 4runs. Gaud Saraswat were 22/0 in 7 overs in the 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play where Young Comrade CC won the match on 1st innings and they top the C div table so far. It was a great match but it was Shamit shetty who proved once again that left-arm spinners are outright dominating this season. Cricektgraph congratulates Shamit while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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Misbah-Ul-Haq, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin all played till 40, Ashish Nehra plays T20’s at 38 and so is 47yr old Rajesh Paghdhare who shuts the critics down time and again as he proves that age is merely a number and hardly matters if you have passion and dedication towards the game.
Played at the Youth’s own union CC, cross maidan, Regent CC and Young Muslim SC clashed against each other where in Regent CC won the toss and elected to bowl first on a bowler friendly wicket. Young Muslim SC were all out for just 61 in 26.4 overs and it was this right arm medium pacer Rajesh Pagdhare whose bowling figures of 7/19 in 10.4 overs which can give even young pacers a run for their money. Rajesh efficiently ran through the batting line up of Young Muslim SC as he consistenly kept on bowling in the right areas taking full advantage of the bowler friendly conditions.
In reply, Regent CC dominated with the bat too as they scored 160/3d in 28overs. Even though the openers did not convert their good starts into big scores, it was Bhushan Shinde at no.5 who ripped apart the bowlers with his aggressive batting scoring an unbeaten 72* off just 44balls (4fours, 5sixes) at a strike rate of 163.44. Bhushan also made an unbeaten 100+ stand with Prakash Aswani who remained unbeaten on 30*(31b). In the 2nd innings, Young Muslims SC again choked as they were again skittled out and this time for just 53runs in 27.4 overs. It was left-arm spinner Prasad Rahate this time who did the type of damage which Rajesh did in the 1st innings. Prasad took 6/19 in 11 overs while Regent CC won the match outright by an innings and 46runs. It was a great team perfomance by Regent CC boys and the whole team is certainly progressing in every departments. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team while wishes both the teams luck for a great season ahead.
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Played at the Karnatak Sports Association at Cross Maidan, Dadar Union and Karnatak SA clashed against each other where in Karantak won the toss and elected to field first in order to put the opposition under pressure in bowler friendly conditions.
Batting first, Dadar union were all out for 125/10 in 41.1 overs where in the players chipped in with starts but were not able to convert their 20’s. Spinners Vinaayk Bhoir(3/6) and Vignesh Solanki(3/22) bowled well chipping in with 3wkts each. However, in reply Karnatak SA were all out for 100/8 in 34 overs before the end of the game’s play. Right arm fast bowler Sairaj Patil who is amongst the emerging talents in Mumbai cricketing circles came up with envious bowling figures of 5/34 in 7 overs. Sairaj generated decent pace and consistently bowled in the right areas.
The match ended in a draw but it was definitely Sairaj who grabbed the attention with his 5wkt haul. Cricketgraph congratulates Sairaj while wishes all the players luck for a great season ahead.
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Left-arm spinners are always special as they are amongst the rare species in cricket but it’s good to see so many left-arm spinners progressing in this year’s kanga. One of the most impressive spinners this season has been Atish who has taken back to back 5wkt hauls since last 2weeks. A week before this, Atish had taken a 6wkt haul(6/22) and this time again he comes back with another 5wkt haul against Ours CC.
Played at the Sainath Sports Club, Ours CC won the toss and elected to bat first which is a rather brave and a surprising decision considering most of the teams have bowled first. However batting first, Ours CC were reduced to just 106/10 all out in 36 overs. Rahul Mishra and Nilesh Mhatre took 4wkts each. Both the left arm spinners proved to be very impressive as they successfully troubled the batsman.
In reply, Ours CC gave an excellent comeback with the ball as they restricted Sportsman CC Vasai to 95/all-out in 24.2overs. Left-arm spinner Atish Walinjkar continued his excellent form with the ball as he scalped another 5/33 in just 11.2 overs(4maidens). Atish continued his exceptional bowling which he left behind from his last match. Ours CC declared at 60/0 in 2nd innings while Vasai were 4/2 before the end of the game’s play. Ours CC won the match on 1st innings and it was certainly Atish’s bowling which remained the highlight perfomance of the match,
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This season has certainly been dominated by spinners and especially left arm spinners. One such bowler who stunned the opposition with his spin was Aliasgar as he cleaned up the entire batting line up of Kamath Memorial with his confusing spin.
Played at the Bombay High Court SC, Oval Maidan, Kamath Memorial won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, Souvenir CC were all out for 102/10 in 27.5 overs with Aashay top scoring with 28. Spinner Sagar Muley was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/25 in 9 overs followed by an impressive spell of 4/29 by Tushar Mhatre.
Souvenir gave an excellent comeback with the ball and more importantly it was their left-arm spinner Aliasgar who proved to be a major dent in Kamath’s batting line up. Kamath Memorial boys were all out for just 70 in 29.3 overs and a major reason for that fall was Aliasgar who came up with stunning bowling figures of 6/7 in 6.3 overs (3maidens). Ali extracted the best out of the pitch as he castled the batsman consistently. Souvenir CC made another 77/5 in the 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play. Sagar Muley took another 4wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets to 9. Souvenir CC won the match on 1st innings while it was Aliasgar and Sagar’s bowling which grabbed everyone’s notice. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Matunga Gymkhana at Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between two experienced teams of C div namely Wellington CC and Regal CC where in Regal CC won the toss and rightly elected to field first which most of the teams have been doing this season.
Batting first, Wellington CC were all out for just 60runs in 22.1 overs as the entire batting line up crumbled on a bowler friendly wicket. Left-arm spinner Bharat Meher was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 5/13 in 7.1 overs while he got support from another spinner Saeed Khot who also chipped in with 3/33. Wellington fought equally hard with the ball as they restricted Regal CC to just 72/all out. Right arm off spinner Vinayak Pillai came into the limelight grabbing everyone’s notice as he kept on taking wickets. Vinayak finished his spell with excellent bowling figures of 7/33 in 8.2 overs which left everyone impressed.
In the 2nd innings, Wellington declared their innings on 85/8 in 26 overs before the end of the game’s play. This time it was Saeed Khot who came up with a 5wkt haul as he grabbed 5/23 in 9 overs. Regal CC won the match on 1st innings but it was these 3spinners who came into everyone’s radar. It was a rare match witnessed 3 five wkt hauls but it was Vinayak who was the most impressive of the lot. Cricketgraph congratulates
Played at the Sydenham College Gymkhana, Oval Maidan, two promising teams namely Lord Nortbrook CC and Youngmen CC Vasai clashed against each other where in Youngmen CC won the toss and elected to field first.
Batting first, Lord Northbrook CC were skittled out for just 53/10 in 21 overs and hardly any batsman managed to create any impact. Right-arm off spinner Raja Gode who has been amongst the wickets this season once again came up with excellent bowling figures of 6/12 in 6overs (2maidens). Raja bowled in the right areas and hardly gave any room to the batsman to score runs which eventually reaped rewards for his team and himself.
Youngmen CC Vasai declared their innings at 138/6 in 32 overs with Akshay Shellar top scoring with an unbeaten 51*. Lord Northbrook played well in the 2nd innings as they scored 116/3 in 29overs before the end of the game’s play. Youngmen CC vasai won the match on 1st innings and a major reason for that was the bowling perfomance displayed by spinner Raja Gode. Cricketgraph congratulates Raja while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Police Gymkhana in Marine Lines, two experienced teams from A Div clashed against each other namely Mumbai Police Gymkhana and Sind Sports Club where in Sind SC won the toss and elected to field first.
Batting first, Mumbai P.G made a decent score of 204/10 in 50 overs which is above the average score of 160 to 170 in this season of Kanga. Opener Rajesh Tandel scored a timely knock of 62 off 92balls while Humayun Hirapure at no.4 scored a fighting 53 off 85balls. From Sind SC, it was their experienced all-rounder Aditya Dhumal who became the pick of the bowlers taking 5//69 in 18 overs. Aditya bowled well in the right areas and kept the batsman on hooks.
Sind SC batted strongly in reply as they scored an impressive 228/6 in 28overs. Playing at 7+ runs per over on wet and uneven pitch conditions is nothing but commendable. Right-handed Yash Nahar at no.4 took on the Mumbai P.G bowlers at will as he literally toyed with the bowlers scoring an impressive 87* off just 51balls. All eyes were on his entertaining knock as he smashed just 3fours but as many as 6sixes at a strike rate of 170.59. Sind SC had the upper hand in the match and they dominated in both the departments as they won the match on 1st innings while Yash’s batting & Aditya’s bowling remained the highlight perfomances of the match.
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Scoring a hundred on difficult, uneven, wet and unpredictable pitches during Kanga season is extremely tough. In fact out of hundreds of matches which happens during the Kanga League, there are only a few batsman who can register hundreds which itself is a testimony to the fact that how tough it is to score runs when the average team score is itself between 160 to 200. However, Mangesh Vaity became amongst the very few batsman this season to score a magnificent hundred which displayed his batting talent.
Played at the Sachivalaya Gymkhana, Oval Maidan, it was a D Div match between Koli Combined XI and United Friends SC where in United Friends won the toss and elected to field first. Even though the top 3 failed, but it was right-handed Mangesh Vaity at no.4 who scored a classy hundred. Mangesh scored 106* off 122 balls which included 6fours and 2sixes. Koli Combined XI scored 173/4d in 46.3 overs more than half of the runs were scored by Vaity himself.
The match did not extract any results but Mangesh’s 106 was definitely one of the most graceful and impressive knocks in this season of Kanga League. Cricketgraph congratulates Mangesh while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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