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
Two strong teams namely GSR and RDX clashed with each other where in RDX won the toss & elected to bat first as the Skyline Cricket Ground is always good to bat on to post a big total and put the opposition under pressure.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as RDX made a big total of 206/5 in 20 overs wherein opener Anuj Rasganiya gave a good start of 39(22b) to develop the positive momentum. Right-handed Bharat Bhushan came in at no.4 and carried on the positive momentum left behind by the openers as he went on to score a solid looking 65 off mere 29balls at a SR of 224 which included 6fours and 5 sixes. While Bharat was counter attacking every bowler, he also got able support from Pawan Ahlawat who scored a handy 34 off 32balls which eventually pushed their team total to a very competitive one.
In reply, GSR felt the pressure of chasing a 200+ score as they managed to score only 144/9 in 20 overs where in Preet and Satish were the highest scorers with a 24ball 30 each. Sourav Kataria with 3/15 was the pick of the bowlers while Ravi Shokeen and Gaurav Dhankar took 2wkts each. Team RDX won the match by 62runs and middle order batsman Bharat Bhushan was declared ‘man of the match’ .
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Played at the Skyline Cricket Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana, Reefit Gym Warriors and Veterans Cricket Club clashed against each other where in RGW won the toss & elected to field first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, Veterans Cricket Club were all out for just 81/10 in 20 overs and it was the right decision taken by RGW to bowl first. At one point, VCC were 3down under 5runs as the top 3 batsman made 2runs collectively. However, Ashish and Mayank at the middle order chipped in with 23(24b) and 28(36) to atleast take their team to 81. Sonu from RGW came up with amazing bowling figures of 3/5 in 3.4overs which also had 1 maiden while Harish Bedi took 3/9 in 3 overs.
Chasing 82 was a mere formality as RGW chased down the score with the loss of just 1wicket in 11.3 overs. Opener Manoj Samaspur scored a 35ball 44*(6fours.1six) while Chetan remained not out with him on 17*(18b) to chase down the score comfortably. RGW won the match by 9wkts and 9overs to spare while Sonu RGW was declared ‘man of the match’ for his impressive bowling perfomance. Cricketgraph congratulates Sonu and the whole team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Brave hearts and SSCC clashed for a crucial encounter at the Cricket Adda Sports Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana wherein Brave hearts won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, Bravehearts posted a nice total of 151/7 in 20 overs which is always good enough to defend. Even though the openers Dgivijay and Ajay Bhandari failed to give a good start, it was Sanjay Sharma at no.5 who scored a valiant 43 off just 33balls which included 3fours and 2sixes. Umesh Sharma at no.4 also chipped in with a run a ball 24 which came in quite handy. From Brave Hearts, Tarun was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/17 in 4 overs.
In reply, Bravehearts were all out for 115 in just 17.3 overs despite a promising start by Ashish & Madhav who scored 29(38b) & 38(24b) respectively. Sahil Querishi bowled a match winning spell of 3/12 in 4 overs while Gaurav Vig and Usman took 2wkts each. SSCC won the match by 36runs and Sahil Quereshi was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win and also wishes them luck for their future encounters.
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Held at the Cricket Adda Sports Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana, it was a tight encounter between two strong teams namely Game Swingers & Cricket Maniacs. On a good batting track, game swingers won the toss & elected to bat first in order to put a big total on the board. Game Swingers decision to bat first wasn’t spot on as they were all out for a paltry 80 in just 12.5 overs where in opener Risabh (22 off 16b) was the only one who crossed the 20 runs mark. The bowling was really tight from the opposition & especially Anubhav and Ajay who took 4wkts each to trouble the batsman. While Anubhav was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/13 in 3.5 overs which also included 1 maiden, Ajay also came up with impressive bowling figures of 4/18 in his 3overs.
In reply, Game Swingers did gave a tough fight and did not allow Cricket Maniacs to win before removing their 6wkts. Cricket Maniacs won the match by 4wkts in 14.4 overs wherein Faiz & Anubhav remained unbeaten on 28* & 14* respectively. Cricket Maniacs tasted victory and it was Anubhav who was declared ‘man of the match’ .
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Played at the Skyline Cricket Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana, Reefit Gym Warriors won the toss & elected to bat first in order to put a big total on the board and put Centurion boys under pressure.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as RGW made a very big total of 213/5 in 20 overs. Opener Manoj bedi gave a scintillating start scoring 41 off just 22balls (4 fours, 3sixes) at a strike rate of 181. The good momentum was continued by Hitesh who scored 83* off 54balls (11 fours, 2sixes at a striker rate of 153) at no.4 to take his team cross the 200 run mark. Rahul (39 off 24balls) & Ankit (31 off 13balls) also made quick and crucial contributions which further boosted their team total. The bowlers leaked runs and they could have bowled a little tighter to restrict them to atleast 180.
Chasing 214 is usually a one side game but Centurion boys did not gave up as they went on to give a tough fight despite their top order failing to make any impact. Ajay at no.6 scored a 22ball 33 but it was Monu at no.8 who scored a fighting 74* off just 36balls which included 7fours and 5 sixes. Monu almost took his team to a stunning win falling short of just 6 runs as they managed to reach 207/7 in 20 overs. Manoj Bedi also took 3/28 in 4 overs which made him earn ‘man of the match’. RGW won the match by 6 runs and Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win.
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