Played at the Cricket Adda Sports Ground, Bailywas in Gurgaon, it was a match between two promising teams namely Passion for Cricket & Brave Hearts. Brave Hearts won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of posting a big total on the board.
However, Brave Hearts could not capitalize on their decision to bat first as they were bundled out for just 102/10 in 20 overs. The top order failed to fire and it was their middle order players Ashish, Arun & Aman who chipped in with 20’s to atleast help their team cross the 100 run mark. Pick of the bowler Samarth Saxena took 3/15 while Dilip Dhunna took 2/33 while Jatin, Pankaj and Praveen chipped in with a wicket each.
Chasing 103 at just 5 runs per over in a T20 match is a mere formality nowadays as P4C chased down the score in just 14.4 overs with the loss of 3wkts. Jaladh Day scored a 25 ball 36* while all-rounder Jatin Kukreja scored an unbeaten 19ball 33*(2 sixes).
P4C won the match by 7wkts & 5.2 overs to spare while Jatin Kukreja was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round perfomance. Cricketgraph congratulates Jatin & the whole team while wishes them luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at National CC, Cross Maidan on August 6, experienced sides MIG & National CC clashed for a crucial encounter where in National CC won the toss & elected to bat first.
Batting first, National CC notched up 199 runs for the loss of 9wkts before they declared their innings in 58.2 overs. Openers Dinar & Omkar chipped in with 30 & 31 respectively though Omkar’s 31 came off 94balls taking some time to settle at the crease. Ajinkya Belose & Sumit Dhekale at no.6 & 7 chipped in with 39 & a quick 27ball 46 to take their team total to a respectable one. All-rounder Kevin Almeida picked up 3wkts followed by 2wkts each for Vinit Dhulap & Gaurav Jathar.
In reply, M.I.G CC scored 87/1 before the end of the game’s play and the match was ended in a draw. Opener Swapnil Pradhan & left-handed Kevin Almeida at no.3 remained unbeaten on 32 & 57 respectively. Kevin in particular looked very confident playing his natural game en-route his 37ball 52* which included 4fours & 3sixes.
The match ended in a draw and Kevin’s all-round perfomance was certainly highlight of the match.
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It was a match between two experienced teams namely Karnatak Sporting Association & Fort Vijay at Cross Maidan in Mumbai. Karnatak Sport Association won the toss & elected to bat first as the wicket looked favorable to post a good score.
Batting first, Karnatak SA declared their innings at 158/8 and it right handed opener Rudra Dhandey was the sole shining spot in the strong batting line up of Karnatak. Had Rudra not scored a century, the team could have been all-out for a very low total. Opener Rudra who is usually known for his aggressive batting & even recently came into the news for his fastest double century in a T20 Game showed his other side with the bat as he showed he can patiently too in the longer formats. Rudra scored an unbeaten 100* off 145balls (3fours, 2sixes) and worked hard between the wickets to get his three figures. Left-arm spinner Farhan Kazi once again showed his capabilities with the ball as he scalped 5/54 in his 24overs being the pick of the bowlers.
In reply, Fort Vijay CC managed to score 57/4 before the match got ended in a draw. Right-handed Rahul Lad remained unbeaten on 20* while Prathamesh Dake took 2wkts. Overall, it was a good perfomance by the boys & especially Farhan and Rudra. Cricketgraph congratulates Farhan & Rudra for their individual performances while wishes both the teams luck for a great year in cricket ahead.
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Played at the LIC cross maidan on 6th of August between two promising teams namely Young Friends CC & Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana, it was Juhu who won the toss and bravely elected to bowl first to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, Young Friends CC which is relatively a more experienced team were bundled out for 89/10 in 36.4 overs. Left-arm spinner Ankit Mithawala impressed one and all with his bowling efforts as he came up with envious bowler figures of 5/23 in 9.4 overs. In reply, Juhu Vile Parle boys declared their 1st innings at 103/2 with Chintan Shah & Amar Patil remaining unbeaten on 37* & 26* respectively. Young Friends C.C were 75/3 in their 2nd innings before the end of the day’s play where in Juhu VP Gymkhana won on 1st innings. It was again Ankit who scalped all the 3 victims in the second innings.
There is no better sight than a left arm spinner bowling in full flow & Ankit just did that yesterday picking up 8wkts in the match making it the highlight performance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Ankit and wishes the whole team luck for a great cricketing year ahead.
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India has heaps of talent in cricket in remote corners of India as every now and then you come across a gem of a player who is nothing but talented. One such performance was displayed by this aggressive opener called Inderjeet Yadav who scored a fantastic century on 05.08.17 at the Skyline Cricket Ground. It was a match between two promising teams namely Lion Warriors & Street Ninjas where in Lion Warriors won the toss & elected to bat first as the Skyline ground is always good to bat on.
Batting first, Lion Warriors smashed a record 236/7 in 20 overs which is amongst the highest totals of the tournament. Right-handed opener Inderjeet Yadav who is also popularly called as Inder smashed one of the most ruthless & entertaining knock of 118 off just 46balls. Inder attacked the bowlers from the word ‘go’ as he smacked 11 fours & 11 big sixes to take the game away from the opposition. The middle order also chipped in with Bhuru Yadav scoring a 33ball 44 followed by 31 & 29 by Bantu & Gullad Talan. Pradeeep though expensive picked up 3 in his 4 followed by 2/47 by Wagish Kumar.
Chasing 264 at above 13 runs per over, Street Ninjas succumbed to the pressure of chasing as they were all out for just 134/11 in 18 overs. All-rounder Bhuru Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 3/21 in his 3 followed by 3/31 & 2/14 by Nitin Yadav & Himanshu Bharadwaj.
Lion warriors won the match by a big margin of 129runs & opener Inder Yadav was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Inder & the whole team while also wishes them luck for their future encounters.
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Played at the Skyline Cricket Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana, it was a match between two strong teams namely Avenue CC & Rudra CC where in Avenue Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, it was not the best day in the office for them as they managed to score only 134/10 in 20 overs. Opener Nitin scored a valiant 40 off just 25balls (4fours, 3sixes) while none of the batsman apart from Pankay(28 off 30) were able to make much of a difference. Ravi Khatri bowled a really nice spell taking 3/32 in his 4 overs while Varun Prabhakar & Gaurav Bansal (2/9) took 2wkts each.
Chasing 135 in a 20 over game is chaseable most of the times and Rudra CC did that in style chasing down 134 in just 15.5 overs with the loss of 6wkts. Opener Rajeev Sinha scored a sublime half century (50 off 36balls) which helped them win the match by 4wkts & 4.1 overs to spare.
Rudra CC won the match & Opener Rajeev Sinha was declared ‘man of the match’ for his effortless half century.
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Played at the Skyline Cricket Ground at Gurgaon in Haryana, Lion Warriors took on smashers in an important encounter where in Smashers won the toss & elected to bat first as the Skyline wicket is really good for batting.
Batting first, Smashers did a really good job of batting first as they managed to score 177/8 in 20 overs. A score of 160+ is always competitive and defendable in a T20 game. Openers Kapil Nimesh (23) & Chavi Arora (29) gave a positive start with their quick 20’s while it was Harpreet Chopra who topscored with a very solid looking 53 off just 38balls consisting of 7fours and good running between the wickets too. Inder Yadav though expensive was the pick of the bowlers with 3/37 in his 4 overs while Nitin Yadav took 2/25 in his 4overs.
Chasing 174, it was a one man effort and a one man show by opener Anuj Sharma who remained not out with his fantastic 48ball 73* (10fours, 1six) while the rest of the batsman were not able to cross more than 15 runs in their individual scores which restricted them to 143/10 all out in 17.1 overs. Manmohan Acharya bowled a tight spell picking up 3/20 in his 3.1 overs.
Smashers won the match by 24runs & Harpreet Chopra was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates harpreet and the whole team while also wishes them luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played on 30th July at the Skyline Cricket Ground in Delhi, it was a tight encounter between two exciting teams namely Centurion and WCC where in centurion won the toss & elected to bat first.
Batting first, Centurion made a very respectable score of 163/8 in 20 overs which is always defendable. Openers Naveen Chand & Aakash Singhal’s perfect blend of solid batting and aggression was the major reason they crossed the 150 run mark. Naveen scored run a ball 41(3fours, 1six) while Aakash scored a fluent 57 (4fours. 3sixes) off just 41balls. The rest of the batsman struggled or they could have easily crossed the 200 run mark. Priyank with 3/31 was the pick of the bowlers while Rahul & Yadavendra chipped in with 2wkts each.
Chasing 164 at more than 8runs per over, WCC succumbed to the pressure of chasing as they were all out for 144/11 in 19.4 overs. Thiyagarajan with 2/23 was the pick of the bowlers while Naveen & Naveen chand both picked up 2 wkts each. Centurion won the match 17runs & Naveen Chand with 41 & 2wkts was declared ‘man of the match’
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It was a match between two strong teams namely Ekta Cricket Club & RDX at the Skyline Cricket Ground in Gurgaon. The wicket was good to bat on & Ekta Cricket Club elected to bat first after winning the toss in order to make a big total.
However, their decision to bat first proved to be a little costly as they were all out for just 64/10 in 17.2 overs. The bowlers did an excellent job as they did not allow a single batsman to fire with prince being the top scorer with just 19. Vinay Yadav was the pick of the bowlers bowling a really tight spell of 4/19 in 3.2 overs while Kunwar (3wkts) and Manish (2wkts) taking 5wkts in between them.
Chasing a meagre 65 proved to be a cakewalk for RDX as aggressive opener Bharat Bhushan smacked an entertaining 56* off mere 17balls making it one of the fastest 50’s of the tournament. At a strike rate of 329, Bharat Bhushan smashed 4fours and 6sixes to finish the game in just 5.4 overs.
RDX won the match in style by 8wkts while Vinay Yadav was declared ‘man of the match’ for his fiery batting.
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It was a match between two promising teams namely Empire Cricket Club & Titans at the Skyline Cricket Ground at Gurgaon on 30.07.17. Empire CC won the toss & elected to bat first as the wicket looked good to bat on.
Batting first, Empire CC made a decent score of 164/7 in 20 overs which is a defendable total in a T20 match. Opener Jitesh Tripathy was the highlight of the Empire CC innings top scoring with a 46 ball 68 which included 8fours & 4 sixes while the rest of the batsman chipped in with 10’s and 20’s. From the bowling side, it was Vaibhav Yadav who was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/25 in his 4 overs. Vaibhav’s spell was not only economical but he kept on taking crucial wickets at the right time.
Chasing 165 at just over 8runs per over, Opener Shukhwinder Singh scored a solid yet attacking 59 off 48balls (7fours, 3sixes) while Sonu Banjara at no.4 chipped in with a quick 40(32b). Jasvinder chipped in with 25 while Dharmendra remained 28* off just 12balls helping his side win the match by 5wkts and 3balls to spare.
Titans won the match by 5wkts & Vaibhav Yadav was declared ‘man of the match’ for his tight bowling spell.
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