Played at the Elphinstone CC ground (Azad maidan) in Mumbai between Young Men CC Vasai and Young Stars Marine Drive, it was Vasai winning the toss and putting Young stars to bat first considering the bowler friendly pitch and weather conditions.
Batting first, Young Stars Marine Drive were all-out for just 136/10 in 41.2 overs where in Rohan Sadarjoshi top scored with 37. Raja Gode & Kunal Rele bowled really well taking 4wkts each. Kunal Rele was particularly impressive taking 4/13 in his 3.2 overs. However, Young Men CC Vasai could not emulate their good bowling perfomance into their batting as they were skittled out for just 49/all out in 22 overs. Slow left arm bowler Sandeep ingle bowled in the right areas taking 4/16 in 5 overs(2 maidens). Sunil bowled really well while he also got great support from the other end as off spinner Bharat Major also took 4/20 in his 6.2 overs.
In 2nd innings, Young Stars Marine Drive remained 46/0 before the end of the game’s play and they won the match on 1st innings. It was a commendable perfomance by the team and especially their spin bowlers Sandeep and Bharat Major. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team while wishes luck to all the players for theirupcoming matches.
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Held at the Sassanian CC(Azad Maidan Ground) in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams namely Parsee Cyclists and Shree Lad Club where in Parsee Cyclists won the toss and elected to field first considering the vulnerable weather conditions and a bowler friendly wicket.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as they cleaned up the entire batting line of Shree Lad Club for just 41runs in 18.3 overs. In an embrassment of sorts, not a single batsman was able to convert their score in two digits. The primary reason for that mess in batting was right arm fast bowler Ajit Rodricks who single handedly took on the opposition with his express bowling scalping envious bowling figures of 7/20 in 9.3 overs which also included 4 maidens. Ajit bowled consistently in the right areas with good pace and was quite impressive in his fiery yet short spell of 9.3 overs.
In reply, Parsee Cyclists declared their innings at 124/5 in just 22.3 overs where in Bipin Waghela top scored with an aggressive 33ball 45 while Rupin Desai chipped in with 3wkts. In Shree Lad’s 2nd innings, things got worse as Parsee Cyclists again reduced them to just 27/10 all out in 17.2 overs winning the match outright by an innings and 56runs. In the 2nd innings Right arm fast bowler Farhad Daruwala was the primary destroyer coming up with stunning bowling figures of 6/10 in 8.2 overs (4 maidens). Parsee Cyclists won the match in the most comfortable fashion and pace bowlers Farhad and Ajit were definitely the standout performers in the match. Cricketgraph congratulates both the players while wishes luck to both the teams for their future matches.
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Played at Azad Maidan on 10th Sept in Mumbai, it was a match between two old and experienced teams namely DY Patil & Fort Vijay CC where in Fort Vijay CC won the toss & elected to field first considering the damp and vulnerable rainy conditions in Mumbai.
Batting first, DY Patil Sports Academy managed to score only 161/10 in 55.3 overs. They could have batted strongly to atleast reach between 200 to 250. Even though the top 3 batsman failed to give a lively start, it was Shashank Singh at no.4 who was the highest scorer with a 44ball 40(4fours). From the bowling side, it was right arm fast bowler Aishwarya Surve who bowled with discipline, tight line and length and good pace taking 4/45 in his 14overs(1maiden) which did the maximum damage.
In reply, Fort Vijay CC were 104/2 in 31 overs before the end of the game’s play where the match ended in a draw. Left-handed opener Divyansh Saxena top scored with his hard working 46 off 79balls(2fours). The match ended in a draw but it was impressive perfomance from both the sides and especially fast bowler Aishwarya who took a four-fer. Cricketgraph congratulates Aishwarya while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Bhavani Niketan Cricket Ground at Jaipur and also aired live on DD Rajesthan TV channel, it was the all important finals between India Blue and India Purple. Alok Kumar& Sandeep Bharadwaj were the skippers of their respective teams and the match was reduced to just 5 overs per side due to rain where in India Purple won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, India Purple boys made a respectable 47/1 in 5 overs which is anytime of the day defendable though they could have tried reaching atleast 60 in 5 overs to give a very tough fight. Even in their 47, there were 14extras or else the target could have been lesser with their opener Rajan Chauhan remaining unbeaten on 17* off 11balls. The bowlers did a good job and bowled really tight to contain the batsman.
In reply, India Blue chased down the score comfortably in mere 3.4 overs thanks to their in-form all-rounder Sumit Kumar who scored a fiery 28* off just 12balls(1four, 3sixes) to take the game away from the opposition. India Blue win the finals by 10wkts and 8balls to spare while batting all-rounder Sumit Kumar was not only declared ‘man of the match’ but also ‘man of the series’ for scoring 86runs and 3wkts in the tournament. Cricketgraph congratulates Sumit and the whole team while wishes all the players luck for a great cricketing year ahead.
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Held at the Bhavani Niketan Cricket Stadium in Jaipur, it was the all important finals between the senior teams India Yellow “A” vs India Yellow “B” where the match was reduced to 14overs per side due to rains. On a good batting track, Yellow B won the toss and elected to bat first in order to post a big total on the board.
Batting First, India Yellow ‘B” made a decent total of 108/5 in 14 overs which is not that big but definitely good enough to defend. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Laxman scored a sublime 41 off just 26balls(5fours) at a strike rate of 170+ while also did good running between the wickets while the rest of the batsman came in and gave starts. From the bowling side, the bowlers proved to be quite economical with Sanjay being the pick of the bowlers with 1/12 in 3 overs.
Chasing 109 at almost 8 runs per over, India Yellow “A’ may have felt the pressure of chasing in the finals as they were all out for 83/10 in 13.4 overs. None of the batsman were able to convert their good starts with openers Aman and Divya being the highest scorers with 15 and 17 respectively. The bowlers did a terrific job where in skipper Saurav took 2/14 followed by 2wkts each for Gautam & Vasu. India Yellow “B” (seniors team) won the finals and opener Laxman was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Laxman and the whole team while wishes all the players luck for a great cricketing year ahead.
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Played at the Star Cricket Ground at Kadarpur in Gurgaon, two promising teams namely Avengers and Invictus united clashed for an exciting encounter where in Avengers won the toss and elected to bat first in order to put a big total on the board.
However, Avengers decision to bat first fell flat as they managed to score only 102 before they were all out in just 16.5 overs. Ambar Anand at the middle order was the highest scorer with a 27ball 30 which helped them cross the 100 run mark while Amit and Suraj at the tail also chipped in with quick 15’s. Arjun with envious bowling figures of 3/6 in 3 overs was the pick of the bowlers followed by 2wkts each for Harsh, Bholu & Rahul.
Chasing a below 120 score is always an easy task and more of a formality and Invictus openers just manage to do that as they chased down the score in just 11.5 overs. Opener Kapil remained the highest scorer as he smashed a quickfire 72* off mere 37balls at a strike rate of almost 200 which also included 6 sixes. Invictus United won the match in style by 9wkts and 8.1 overs to spare and opener Kapil was declared ‘man of the match’ for his flashy 72*. Cricketgraph congratulates Kapil and the whole team whiles wishes them luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played on 3rd September 2017, it was a match between two promising teams namely Rising XI and Warriors Cricket Club at the Skyline Cricket Ground in Gurgaon, Haryana. Warriors CC won the toss & elected to field first in order to put a big total on the board.
Batting first, Rising XI scored a respectable score of 145/8 in 20 overs even though the openers failed to give a good start. Vineet at no.3 scored a run a ball 38 while it was Abhay at no.5 who changed the script of the game as he chipped in with an aggressive 48 off just 24balls which included 2fours and 5 big sixes at a healthy strike rate of 200. Mayank at down the order also came in handy as he remained 22* off just 8balls at no.8. From Warriors CC, Sekhar was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/23 in 4 overs.
In Reply, Warriors CC gave a tough fight but fell short of 8runs while chasing 145. Even though Rijuan and Jai Lal chipped in with quick 20’s but none of the players were able to convert their starts. Honey from Rising XI came up with match winning bowling figures of 3/12 in 4 overs. Rising XI won the match by 8runs and Honey was declared ‘man of the match’ for his tight bowling. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team while wishes them luck for their upcoming encounters.
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Played between two promising teams namely Kings XI & United XI at the Skyline Cricket Ground, it was an exciting match where in United XI won the toss & elected to bat first in order to put a big total on the board.
Batting first United XI scored 139/9 in 20 overs where in Saurabh & Upendra top scored with 26 & 23 respectively. Opener Umed also chipped in with a 23ball 21 but none of the batsman were able to convert their good starts. Monty was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/21 in his 4 overs followed by 3/29 by Sumit. The bowlers did a good job of not leaking too many runs while also taking wickets at regular intervals.
Chasing 140 is 9 out of 10 times achievable & Kings XI comfortably chased down the score in just 15.2 overs with the loss of just 4wkts. Opener Suryadeep(6fours,1six) top scored with a 38ball 56 which helped his team chase down the sore comfortably while Saneep Dahiya remained unbeaten on 31* off just 17balls(1 four, 3 sixes). Kings XI won the match comfortably by 6wkts and Monty was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Monty and Suryadeep while wishes the whole team luck for their upcoming matches.
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Some players are meant to grab the headlines and attention purely on their merit and one of those people is Indersingh Badshahpur who has been in great form since the commencement of the Skyline T20 Tournament as he has not only consistently scored runs but he has scored them at an accelerating pace which is thoroughly entertaining as well as crucial towards his team’s success.
Played at Noida NS Cricket Ground on 3.9.17 at Gurgaon, Indersingh stunned one and all with his counter attacking cricket as he scored one of the fastest ever hundreds to be heard in Delhi. Played between OYO Rooms and Tech Mahindra, OYO rooms won the toss and elected to field first in order to put the opposition under pressure. Their decision to bowl first was spot on as Tech Mahindra were skittled out for just 124/9 in 20 overs. Atul and Ankit were the pick of the bowlers with 3wkts each while Devender also chipped in with 2wkts.
Chasing 125, OYO Rooms opener Indersingh wrecked havoc as they chased down the score in just 7.2 overs. Indersingh Badshahpur scored a magnificent century scoring 114* off mere 31balls which included 11fours and 10sixes at a strike rate of above 300+. Right-handed Inder also helped his team win the 1st match too wherein he had chipped in with a 49* off mere 22balls at the CSD Cricket Ground. OYO rooms won the match over tech Mahindra in a complete whitewash, thanks to Inder’s blazing perfomance with the bat which has also been the highlight perfomance of the3match series. Cricketgraph congratulates Inder and the whole team for their win while wishes Inder to continue his purple patch with the bat.
For a batsman, a bat is like a body part which they can’t live without. In fact bats are so close emotionally to a player that many batsmen preserve their bats or only use one particular bat or a brand of bat for a long long time and why not! A perfect bat with the right requirements which you are looking for can really help you to score runs comfortably rather than using a bat which you are not comfortable to use. In fact it is said that Sachin Tendulkar stitches, polishes and grips his bat personally and no one is allowed to touch his bats or collection of bats or his kit bag apart from him and he still has all the bats even the bats which were used 20-25 years ago. While some players prefer more wood in the middle, some prefer lightweight, while some prefer heavy bats like Sachin does while some batsman love playing with mongoose bats like Matthew Hayden. Hence, we came up with a list of players from different age groups and asked them which bats are their preferred choice to extract more out of them in every match they play.
Mayank Rawat is one of the rising talents from the Delhi Cricketing circles and he is also a member of the Indian national team under/19. Mayank is known for his charismatic batting which reminds us why Delhi churns out gems every now and them right from Kohli, Sehwag, Gambhir, Nehra amongst many other cricketers.
Right-handed opener Mayank Rawat was recently in the news for scoring the world’s fastest tripe hundred scoring 309 off just 86balls in a 40 over game in the U/19 North Zone Gaikwad Trophy which included 37 sixes breaking his own previous record of 279 off 77balls which included 34 sixes. We asked Mayank about his bat preference and this is what he said “ I use BAS Bats as they are of extremely good quality and made of A Grade materials which lends me good balance at the crease”
Note- Bangladesh Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Pakistani test great Younis Khan also use BAS bats.
2 Aman Khan (Mumbai Cricketer)
Another brilliant attacking batsman who has impressed one and all this year in 2017. Aman Khan plays in various big local tournaments of Mumbai and few of them include Vijay Manjrekar/Ramakant Desai T20 Tournament, 68th Salar Jung Tournament, Mitsui T20 Tournament amongst others and plays for DY Patil, Bandra Heroes amongst other teams.
Right-handed opener Aman has also scored some scintillating knocks like that 158 off 44balls for DY Patil in the Vijay manjrekar/Ramakant Desai T20 Tournament, 62 off 20 in the Mitsui T20 Tournament.
We asked Aman about his bat preference and this is what he said “I use SS bats because I love the wood they use. The wood is long lasting and the bats are pressed very well to give them a good punch and more importantly I get the shape that I’m comfortable playing with. Also the feel of the bat in the hand is amazing”
Note- SS Bats were also used by Dhoni and VVS laxman.
SS Waves English-Willow Cricket Bat
Vedprakash Jaiswal is now a renowned local Mumbai batsman who is slowly rising in the ranks to become one of the rising talents from the Mumbai soil. Ved came into the news in the early 2017 when he scored back to back a record of 4 double hundreds in the Giles Shield Tournament. Right-handed Vedprakash who opens the innings or comes at one downplays for & is also the skipper of VN Sule School team, Gokuldham High school amongst other teams. Ved’s father Jaiprakash Jaiswal is also a hard-working coach at an academy in Dadar.
We asked Ved & his father about his bat preference and this is what he said “I use SG bats as they are not only lightweight which suits my body frame but also has a good stroke making quality, the sound which comes from the bat when I hit cover drives or cut shots are very satisfying”
Note- Suresh Raina also uses SG Bats
