It was the 1st quarter-final match between two promising teams namely Reefit Warriors and Evalueserve at Gurgaon where in Reefit Warriors won the toss & elected to bat first considering that pitch was looking good enough to bat first.
The decision to bat first was quite rewarding as their right handed batsman Ankit Thakran made complete mayhem of the bowlers scoring an effortlessly brutal 77 off just 27balls which included just 4 fours but as many as 7sixes to enthrall his team mates and the spectators alike. Aashish(35 off 20) & Harish Bedi(30 off 20) also chipped in with their quick 30’s taking their team score to cross the 200run mark at 209/6 in 20 overs. For Evalueserve rahul took 3/26 while harshit took 2/31 in 3 overs.
Chasing 210 at more than 10 runs per is always a harrowing task and Evalueserve found it tough to cope up with the pressure of chasing managing to reach only 134/6 in 20 overs. Arjun was the highest scorer with a 28ball 36 but the rest of the batsman could not fire. Aman, Manoj & Rahul all chipped in with some economical bowling figures while also taking a wicket each.
Reefit Gym Warriors won the match and enter into the semi-finals while Ankit T was declared ‘man of the match’ for his dashing knock. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win while also wishes them luck for their future encounters.
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After an intenseful year for all the probables who have performed consistently at the local level. The final list of 35players is out on 10th of July by MCA which has some of the names who have performed tremendously well over the last 6-8 months.
While the all players are immensely talented but we at Cricketgraph had the opportunity to witness the growth of many players from their scratch or we can say from their beginning in cricket. We are extremely glad to see players like Vedprakash Jaiswal who had scored 4 double centuries in the Giles Shield this year to Suryansh Shedge who scored the fastest triple hundred in the world followed by consistent performance over the year making into the list.
Also players like Ayush Zimare (all-rounder), talented Satyam chaudhary, Sahil Shetty who recently took a 7wkt haul in the Kalpesh Koli Tournament, all-rounder Yashaswi Jaiswal, Musheer Khan(batsman), Aman Manihar (who took a lot of wickets in the Kalpesh Koli Tournament) amongst other players who have evolved greatly as professional cricket players.
The off-season training camp will be very important for the players as it will not only improve their fitness and technique but will also make them ready for the grueling tournaments which will start once the rainy season is over. Also this camp will play an important role in their final MCA team selection.
The off season training camp may commence from the end part of July(the dates are still not out) while it will be carried on till October which will include a host of activities for the selected boys which include working out on their fitness, indoor cricket practice, ground fielding practice & drills and also matches occasionally.
Exclusively speaking to Satyam Chaudhary (who is in the list} He said “ It’s a good feeling to get selected but at the same time have to work hard to get into the final playing XI”
Jay Jain who was in the list of top 50 but missed out on the top 36 also had the same thing to say ”Just getting into the probables is good but not enough as getting selected for the Mumbai team is the ultimate aim”
We spoke to various players and all were happy for their progress while at the same time they were looking forward to work hard even more.
We at Cricketgraph congratulate every player for their successful selection while we also wish all the boys luck for a great cricketing year ahead.
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Played at Gurgaon between Lion Warriors & where Warriors won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total. The pitch was decent to bat on but it wasn’t the best of the days in the office for Lion Warriors.
Batting first, Lion warriors were skittled out for just 88/10 in 17.2overs. Rakesh did score a solid 35 off 41balls while Inder chipped in with an 18ball 17 but the rest of the batsman could not convert their starts into something substantial. Right-arm fast bowler Vishal J took 4/17 in 4 overs while Kamal & Vishak C took 3wkts each to make it a very strong bowling perfomance.
Chasing 89 was not the toughest of tasks for Cricketer’s XI as they successfully chased down the score in mere 8.4 overs. All-rounder Vishal scored a 15ball 19 while Rishav & Anubhav chipped in with quick 19 & 13*
Cricketer’s XI won the match by 7wkts and all-rounder Vishal J was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Vishal & the winning team while also luck to both the teams for a great tournament year ahead.
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Played at the MR Vivekananda ground in Delhi, it was the 2nd semi-final of the Master Taksham Tournament where in Rohtak Road Gymkhana clashed with the talented boys of Sehwag Academy.
Batting first, Sehwag Academy was all-out for 81/10 which was a below par score considering it was the semi finals of the tournament. While Sanjeev Kumar top scored with 20, it was a collectively good bowling perfomance where in Vashu Jawalia was the pick of the bowlers with 2/7 while Anshul Sehrawat & Deepanshu Gulia took 2/21 & 2/10 respectively.
Chasing 82, it was a mere formality for the RRG boys as they chased down the score successfully with a loss of just 2wkts and won the semi-finals by 8wkts. Shresth Yadav top scored with 31 while all-rounder Anshul Sehrawat remained unbeaten on 29* finishing up the chase in style.
RRG won the semis and qualify for the finals while Anshul Sehrawat was declared ‘man of the match’ for his promising all-round perfomance. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes both the teams in the finals all the luck for a great match.
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Well we all know that right after the end of the monsoon season starts grueling cricket tournaments both at the local, semi-domestic, domestic and international level. All professional cricketers be it from school level, club or corporate are usually on a break for 3 to 4 months during the monsoon season as you hardly get any place where you can work out, play or train on improving your game.
Hence, it is equally important to not lose your touch and focus from the game as 3 to 4 months can make a player technically disattached from professional cricket affecting the form, fitness and technique. Hence these are the best months to get yourself ready for the post monsoon cricket where majority of us will be playing in some or the other tournaments. Hence we at Cricketgraph thought of bringing out a list of places or academies where you can work hard, get trained and not lose your touch with your favorite sport i.e is cricket!
Various sorts of net practice, indoor matches if players are enough, different exercises and drills under the guidance of professionals and a lot of other activities are carried on these grounds.
URBAN Sports Near Sun City Theater Vile Parle East Mumbai
2) Ajmera Indoor Cricket Ground
Ajmera Indoor Cricket Ground, Next to i max cinema Bhakti park Wadala
3) Ryan International School Indoor Ground Mumbai
Ryan international School ICSE, Vastu Park, Next to Evershine Nagar, Off Link Road, Malad West
4) RR Indoor Sports Academy Ground Mumbai
RR School, Mhada Colony, Off Eastern Express Highway, Mulund East
After the rain affected delay in conducting the semi-finals, the much awaited semi-final this began at the MR Vivekananda School in Dwarka between Sonnet Club & MRV Academy. MRV Academy who have been one of the better and powerful teams of the tournament were toppled by the talented boys of Sonnet club in a low scoring affair.
Batting first, Sonnet Club were all out for 91 runs which wasn’t the best of the scores to defend in a semi-final. MRV Academy did a great job with the ball as they restricted the opposition to a low total. Rahul Bagh was the highest scorer for Sonnet with a fighting 30 but lacked support from the other end while Laksh Sehrawat (3/4) & Himanshu Vashishtha ( 3/11) took 6wkts together while conceding only 15 runs which did most of the damage to the Sonnet’s batting line up.
Chasing 92 should not be the toughest of tasks and especially for MRV boys who have performed well throughout the tournament but as we say the luck favors the brave as Sonnet bowlers gave their best and restricted MRV to 80/all-out where in Yuvraj Rathi was the highest scorer with 25. Aaryan Vashisht with 3/15 & Yash Chaidhary with 3/20 did the job for Sonnet as they cleaned up the MRV’s batting line up taking crucial wickets at the right time.
With this win, Sonnet Club win the semi-finals and enter into the finals of the tournament while Aaryan Vashisht was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team and also wishes luck for the finals while appreciates the tough fight given by both the teams.
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Some players start giving signs of a promising future right from their early days & the very young Pratham Gosain is one such kid whose knock showed he can make it big in cricket in the days to come.
Held at the MRV Sector 13 in Dwarka, it was a match between two promising teams namely DIS Academy & RRG (Rohtak Road Gymkhana) where RRG batted first and displayed their batting power like no other team in the tournament smashing as many as 358 runs in 30 overs. It was a tremendous display of batting and especially their right-handed batsman Pratham Gosain who scored a brutal century of 124 runs coming off just 74 balls. Pratham counter attacked the bowlers from the word go & hit 17 boundaries and 5 sixes in his entertaining knock which took the game away from DIS Academy. Shresth Yadav also impressed one and all with his promising hundred (105) further helping their team total to cross a record 350run mark in 30 overs. Considering most of the matches in this tournament have witnessed scores of anything between 150 to 200, scoring 358 in 30 overs is definitely a great job done by the batsman.
In reply, it was RRG’s day as nothing went wrong for them as they restricted DIS to just 34/all out where in Kavya Pandey bowled a stunning spell taking 4wkts while giving just a run followed by 3/10 by Anshul Sehrawat. It was a promising win for RRG which will give them a lot of confidence while cricketgraph congratulates ‘man of the match’ Pratham & the entire team for putting up such a brilliant perfomance.
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Played at the MRV Sector 13 in Dwarka, Rohtak Road Gymkhana & Sonnet Club clashed for a crucial encounter in the U/12 Master Taksham Tournament organized by Bimla Devi Dobal Cricket Academy.
Batting first, Sonnet Club were all out for 75 despite boasting of a promising line up of players. The batsman could have done a better job & could have crossed atleast 150 in 30 overs to make it a defendable score. The bowling was quite spot on and especially their talented right arm leg spinner Siddarth Walia who bagged 3/16 with his effective spin bowling while Kunj Dudesa also chipped in with 2/15 alongwith Ratan Veersingh taking 2wkts restricting the Sonnet Boys to a low total.
Sonnet bowlers did gave a tough fight as they took as many as 6wkts of Rohtak Road Gymkhana but eventually Rohtak boys chased down the score successfully winning the match by 4wkts while Siddarth Walia was declared ‘man of the match’ for his promising bowling. Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team and wishes them luck for their semi-finals.
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As we have already witnessed, U/12 Master Taksham Tournament has been a perfect place for youngsters to display their talent and one such special perfomance was from the very young and talented Chirag Negi who displayed a promising all round perfomance.
Organized by Bimla Devi Dobal Cricket Academy and played at MRV School sector 13, Dwarka, it was a crucial match between two promising teams namely DIS Academy Dwarka & Sonnet Club where in Sonnet Club batted first and did a very commendable job with the bat notching up 233 runs in their 1st innings. Left-handed Chirag Negi smashed a sprightly 80 and hardly wasted any time at the crease playing aggressive cricket. Chirag also got good support from Rahul Bagh who smashed a solid 73 to take their team to a very competitive total.
Chasing such a big total, DIS Academy Dwarka managed to make only 66/8 in 30 overs. Their batting could have been a little better as they were quite slow in their chase. Wonderful bowling by Yash Chaudhary set the tone for the match as he took 5wkts while giving just 3runs in 6 overs. Chirag Negi also bowled well chipping in with 2/4.
Sonnet Club won the match by a big margin of 165 runs & Chirag Negi was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant perfomance in the match. With this win Sonnet CC also enters the semi-finals. Cricketgraph congratulates Chirag & Yash while also wishes the entire team all the luck for their upcoming encounters.
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One of the most entertaining tournaments in cricket will start soon from 14th to 20th July. No need to watch highlights of IPL or T20 matches as these matches played itself will have almost every 2nd ball going out of the park.
Malaysia Super Sixes Tournament which has been a huge success since many years because of its clean hitting display and the entertainment factor will begin soon from the 3rd week of July(14th to 20th July).
Teams Participating– Clubs from Australia, Hong Kong , Thailand, UAE, Bangladesh, Sri-lanka, England , Singapore, India, Malaysia.
What’s more the powerful corporate cricket team of Mumbai WNS Corporate Cricket team has also participated in this year’s edition which is completely sponsored by SAG INDIA for their consistent & excellent perfomance at the local level in Mumbai.
The WNS Squad for the Malaysia Tour- Consists Great and known Mumbai players like Mandar, Dnyansagar, Ketan, Aditya, Rahul and Captain Kiran Desai.
Top Selected Players for the Malaysia Tour : Mandar Garude, Dnyansagar Patil, Ketan kharat, Aditya Nikam, Laukik Bawkar, Sandeep Mahajan, Nikhil Chavan, Rahul Kirodian, Umesh Salgoankar , Vikrant Bhagwat, Sachin Duraphe, Ajinkya Dhumal , Chiranjivi Phalke, Bhavesh Pawar, Asif khan and Rahul Kelaskar.
Another club of SAG INDIA also participating in this tournament .
Team Squad- Shresahth,Mohmmed Ladakwala , Sumith Kumar Puri, Anuj Tomar ,Mohd Javed , Rupesh Chauhan, Sayan Paul, Afzaal
Tapan Sarkar-Director of SAG
Meraj Khan-Secretary of SAG INDIA
Gufran-Sports Development officer of SAG INDIA
Apart from the visa fees, the entire journey which includes accommodation, meals, flights dress etc is completely sponsored by SAG India. We mumbaikars will certainly be routing for our local boys to win the tournament this year. Cricketgraph congratulates WNS for their journey while wishes SAG and both the participating clubs all the luck for a great tournament and come back home with the trophy!
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