Played at the Young Zoroastrian CC, Azad Maidan in Mumbai, New Hindu CC clashed with Young Men CC Vasai where in Vasai won the toss and elected to field first as the wicket was good to bowl on to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as they restricted New Hindu CC to just 127/all out in 37.1 overs. Opener Pratik Patil scored a fluent 59 off 83 balls (3fours and a six) while the rest of the batsman crumbled in front of him. Off-spinner Raja Gode was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/32 in 11 overs while he got excellent support from slow left arm spinner Sagar Sule too as he also chipped in with 4/37 in 9.1 overs.
However, Young Men CC Vasai could not emulate their good bowling perfomance in their batting as they crumbled like a pack of cards for 106/all out. Right-handed opener Vinish Phillips stood like a rock top scoring with 50 off 72balls. Kartik Mishra impressed one and all with his excelling spin bowling taking 4/21 in 6.4 overs. New Hindu CC again batted in the 2nd innings for 5 overs before the end of the game’s play and they won the match on 1st innings. Both the teams gave a tough fight but it was their spin bowlers and openers from their respective teams who impressed one and all. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Bharat CC, Shivaji Park (Dadar), it was a low scoring E Div match between Bohra Cricketers & Dahisar SC where in Dahisar SC won the toss and elected to field first on a bowler friendly wicket,
Batting first, Bohra Cricketers were all-out for a low score of 93/10 in as many as 51.5 overs. The bowlers did an excellent job as Bohra batsman played 51.5 overs at a run rate below 2. Slow left arm spinner Paras Shah bowled with excellent line and length troubling the batsman with his effective spin. Paras came up with envious bowling figures of 5/22 in 20 overs(5 maidens). Paras is amongst the very few bowlers this season (minimum 10 overs) to bowl at an impressive economy rate of just above 1.
In reply, Bohra Cricketers gave a fitting reply with the ball as they made the Dahisar Batsman struggle. Just one wicket away from a loss, Dahisar survived till the last over with just 1wkt left at 57/9 in 29overs. Fast bowlers Umair and Nimish took 3 wkts each before the match ended in a draw. However, it was spinner Paras’s bowling who took everyone’s notice. Cricketgraph congratulates Paras while wishes luck to both the teams for their future matches.
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His dad made the whole nation swoon with his batting and went on to become the most successful Cricketer in the world. This 18yr old prodigy Arjun is definitely a talent of his own and should not be compared as a star kid or a cricketer known as Sachin Tendulkar’s son while playing professional cricket. Arjun is rather slowly but steadily creating a mark for himself and that is definitely a positive sign for the cricketing community. While his dad accomplished all the possible records with the bat, we certainly wish Arjun completes all the remaining records left with the ball as and when he grows up…
In a recent match played on 24th September between Cricket Club of India and Parel SC at the CCI ground, Parel SC won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, CCI declared their innings at 179/7 in 43 overs which is a fairly decent perfomance considering the touch pitch conditions to bat. Yash Jadhav & Sujit Nayak were the top scorers with 40 & 34* respectively while left-arm fast bowler Arjun Tendulkar definitely made the batsman trouble with his tight line and pace. Arjun came up with impressive bowling figures of 4/39 in 10.2 overs while left-arm spinner Atharva also bowled well chipping in with 2wickets. Even his skipper Gaurav Chavan said the same thing to Cricketgraph when we asked about his perfomance “Yes Arjun bowled really well and it was impressive”
In reply, Parel SC also batted strongly batting till the end of the game. Parel SC scored 150/5 in 32 overs before the end of the game’s play. Left-handed opener Pragnesh Kanpillewar scored a timely and a solid 73ball 60 (9fours) while Vicky Patil at no.5 remained unbeaten on 36*(54b). The match ended in a draw but it was Arjun’s perfomance with the ball and Pragnesh’s knock which became the highlight performances of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Arjun and Pragnesh while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Held at the M.I.G CC ground on 24th september in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams of A Division namely Sind SC and MIG CC where in Sind SC won the toss and elected to field first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, the powerful M.I.G CC batted really well and they had to declare at the loss of just 2wkts after putting 242 runs on the board in 62 overs. Right –handed opener Swapnil Pradhan who is known for his calm temperament and solid batting scored a magnificent ton smashing 101 off 156balls at a strike rate of 65. One more interesting part of his innings was he smashed only 5fours and a six to build the innings as he did a lot of hardwork & running between the wickets. Akash Parkar at no.3 also scored an equally attractive and a solid knock of 77* off 149balls to steer MIG’s innings to a decent total.
In reply, Sind SC scored 43/4 in 28overs before the end of the game’s play. The match was declared drawn but it was opener Swapnil & Akash’s solid batting which took everyone’s notice. Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys and wishes luck to both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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There is no better sight than a genuine pace bowler troubling the batsman with his speed, line and length and one such example of good pace bowling was this youngster- right arm fast bowler Siddarth Raut who bowled with consistent line and length to trouble the strong batting line up of DY Patil.
Played at the Sachivalay Gymkhana at Oval Maidan on 24th September, DY Patil won the toss and elected to field first. Their decision to field first was spot on as they restricted Dadar Union to just 108 runs in 41.5 overs. Talented all-rounder Yashwasvi top scored with a gritty 30 as the rest of the batsman crumbled. Left arm spinner Iqbal was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/44 in 15 overs.
Even though DY Patil did a great job with the ball but Dadar Union gave a terrific comeback and covered up their batting fiasco with some great bowling. DY Patil were restricted to 101/all-out in 41.1 overs and pace bowler Siddarth Raut won the hearts of many as he bowled a match winning and a fiery spell of 6/42 in 19.1 overs (2maidens). It was a match where both the teams gave a tough fight but it was fast bowler Siddarth in the end whose bowling remained the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Siddarth while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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On 24th September, played at Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan in Mumbai. It was a match between two upcoming and promising teams namely Bhatnagar S & CF and PDTSA (Palghar-Dahanu) where in Palghar won the toss and elected to field first as most of the teams have been doing this season.
Batting first, Bhatnagar CF managed to score only 140/9 in 40 overs, thanks to some tight bowling from the opposition. Opener Dhaval and Abhishek gave a good start of 33 & 46 respectively but the rest of the batsman failed to create any impact. Left arm fast bowler Hridayesh Pawar did a commendable job as he bowled an impressive spell of 4/32 in 10overs (2maidens). Hridayesh got good support from his team mate Ausaf Chunawala who equally bowled well for his 4/45 in 12overs. Left-arm pace bowler and a left arm spinner proved to be a rare but a successful combination for PDTSA.
In reply, PDTSA scored 63/8 in as many as 44 overs to survive till the end of the game’s play to convert the match into a draw even though the Bhatnagar bowlers did a really good job of troubling them. The match ended in a draw but it was Ausaf and Hridayesh’s bowling perfomance which turned out to be the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys while wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming matches.
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Quality wicket-keepers are always hard to find and almost every team, be it at national, local or international level struggles to find a consistently great wicket-keeper and when youngsters like this 20yr old Mehboob shows such grit and quality perfomance on the field, it just shows some positive indications on the stock of talent which Mumbai and the India as a whole possesses. Played at Islam Gymkhana, Marine Lines on 24th September, it was a match between 2 experienced sides namely Apollo CC and Islam Gymkhana where in Islam Gymkhana surprisingly elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Batting first, Islam Gymkhana did got some early jitters and the pitch was also dicey as shared by wicket keeper batsman Mehboob himself “where the ball which you would try to defence, even who bhi upar se jaa raha tha”. They lost quick wickets at the top but it was Mehboob Shaikh at no.5 who scored a fearless and a match saving knock of 60 off just 46balls which included 5fours and 4sixes at a strike rate of 130.43. Shaikh also got good support from Jay Dave who scored 37 to help their team declare at 185/9 in 44.5 overs. From the bowling side, experienced slow left armer Nehal Katakdhond was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/57 in 11 overs.
In reply, Apollo CC made 100/7 in 40 overs where in opener Piyush top scored with 33 before the end of the game’s play and the match was declared drawn. It was a tough fight given by both the teams but it was wicket-keeper Mehboob from Islam Gymkhana with a match saving 60 and 2 catches who proved to be impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates Mehboob while wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming matches.
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Right arm medium fast bowler Ajit Rodrigues has certainly been amongst the top wicket takers in this year’s kanga league. Just a few weeks ago he was in the news for his match winning spell of 7/20 and now again he rattles the opposition with another 7wkt haul to take his team towards the victory line. Played at the S.F Sassanian CC (Azad Maidan). Parsee Cyclists won the toss and elected to field first which is amongst the safer decisions this season.
Batting first, BRD, CC were all out for just 56/10 in 32.3 overs. The batsman failed to capitalize and not a single player managed to make an impact with the bat. Once again the pick of the bowler was definitely Ajit Rodrigues as he bowled a stunning spell of fast bowling scalping 7/25 in 16.3 overs which included 5maidens. In reply, Parsee Cyclists came in and declared themselves at 58/5 in 17.5 overs to again make BRD bat.
In the 2nd innings, BRD were left at 43/6 in 23 overs before the end of the game’s play where in Farhad was the leading bowler with 3wkts to his name. The match ended where in Parsee Cyclists won the match on 1st innings and the highlight of the match was certainly Ajit’s fiery spell of 7/25 in the 1st innings. Cricketgraph congratulates the in-form Ajit and the whole team while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Slow left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar has been of the most experienced spinners of Mumbai with over 20years of experience. Rajesh is also a Ranji player and has played for teams like Baroda, Mumbai, Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians to name a few. Yesterday the 38yr old spinner proved once again proved his wizardry with the ball and showed every critic that age is just a number.
Held at Police Gymkhana, Marine Lines on 24th Sept, Parkophene Cricketers won the toss and elected to bowl first and to everyone’s shock, Mumbai Police Gymkhana which is not a weak side to trouble was all out for a record lowest 19runs in 23.2 overs. Left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar stunned and shocked the opposition with his unplayable spin taking 6wkts in 6 overs with 6 maidens. Rajesh definitely becomes the 1st bowler in the history of cricket to take a 5wkt haul without conceding any runs. Rajesh was bowling so beautifully that it appeared like we would go on to take 10wkts alone without giving away ay wickets. In reply, Parkophene Cricketers declared themselves at 70/4 in 16.4 overs to again make the opposition bat.
Mumbai Police Gymkhana boys batted comparatively well in the 2nd innings as they remained unbeaten on 101/5d in 36 overs. Rajesh took another 3wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets at 9/29 in 20overs with 9maidens in the match. Atif with 2wkts and Badree Alam also supported well. Parkophene Cricketers won the match on 1st innings and it was Rajesh who won the hearts of many with his superb bowling perfomance. Cricketgraph congratulates the experienced warhorse Rajesh pawar while wishes luck to both the teams for their future matches.
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Held at the National CC, Cross Maidan in Mumbai today, it was a match of the highest Division(A) of the Kanga League where prolific players are pitted against each other and one such match was between National CC and Fort Vijay CC where both the teams are known for their experience and match winning players. Fort Vijay CC won the toss and took the safest decision which almost every team has been doing this season of fielding first.
Batting first, National CC were all out for 171/10 in 62.1 overs. The top order failed but it was their middle order batsman Ajinkya Belose who made his presence count in the side as he scored a very crucial knock of 62 off mere 58balls which included 5fours and 5sixes to enthrall the crowds. Right-handed Ajinkya scored 62 at a strike rate of 107 and looked promising. From the bowling side, it was an almost one man show as slow left arm bowler Sagar Udeshi won the hearts of many coming up with envious bowling figures of 7/71 in 24.1 overs which also included 9maidens.
In reply, Fort Vijay CC made 57/5 in 23 overs before the end of the day’s play and the match was declared drawn. Even though the match ended in a draw but the match witnessed some promising performances like Ajinkya’s rescuing efforts of 62 at the middle order and Sagar’s fantastic display of spin bowling. Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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