It was a 2day match held at Shivaji Park, Bengal Club Pitch in Mumbai between Kamath Memorial Club & SSL Boisar where boisar won the toss & elected to bat first in order to make a big score on the board.
Batting first, SSL Boisar were all out for just 80 runs in the 1st innings. In fact their decision to bat first seemed to have gone wrong as none of the batsman were able to convert their starts. Right-arm pace bowler Prince Badiyani was the chief destroyer with the ball taking 5wkts in 20overs. The batsman were just not able to figure out the pace of Prince who certainly looked promising enough for a bright future ahead as a pace bowler. In reply, Kamath Memorial showed their strong batting prowess as they managed to score 308/8 declare. Right-handed Parth Pathak scored an unbeaten 101* off just 125 balls smashing 14fours in it. Parth scored a calm, fluent & a matured knock & so did Ashutosh bhalla who scored a solid 76 followed by 39 by Arjun Rane.
In the 2nd innings Boisar again made 176/9 declare before the day ended and Kamath Memorial won by an innings. Right-arm off spinner Manthan Korgaonkar also bowled well taking 3wkts. Overall it was a good team effort where all the players chipped in with their contributions helping them win the match.
Kamath Memorial Club won the match and Parth and Prince’s perfomance was the highlight of the match followed by a good teamwork by the Kamath boys. Cricketgraph congratulates Parth and Prince for their individual performances while also wishes all the boys luck for a bright future ahead.
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It was day 10 well before the crucial semi finals and finals. It was quite an important match for both the teams namely Shivaji Park Warriors & Mumbai Police Cityriders. Played at the Police Gymkhana ground where many a times the teams have won the match bowling first, Shivaji park warriors too elected to bowl first after winning the toss.
However, the batting perfomance was quite decent from Mumbai Police Cityriders as they notched up 185/9 in 20 overs. Coming in at no.3 Omkar Jadhav scored a solid 60 off just 43balls rescuing his team out of the trouble. Middle order bats Shrikant & Rohit also chipped in with super quick 25 & 32 respectively further boosting the score. Sagar Mishra & Parth Sawant were the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts each followed by 2wkts for Dhrumil matkar.
Chasing 186 in a T20 is not an easy task but the Mumbai Police openers completely nailed it with their batting as Eknath Kerkar smashed a fiery 71 off mere 29balls while Akshay Jhambekar also chipped in with a quick 42ball 81. The openers almost finished off the game single-handedly where Eknath(7 sixes) & Akshay (6 sixes) completely smashed the bowlers with utmost ease and authority.
Mumbai Police Cityriders won the match by 6wkts and 6.1 overs to spare which is quite a stylish and dominating way to win while opener Eknath Kerkar was declared ‘man of the match’ The tournament is reaching its end and we certainly wish the teams all the luck to put their best foot forward.
Semi Final 1- Mumbai police City Riders vs Shivaji Park warriors at Mumbai Police Gymkhana on 18th May starting at 9:30am.
Semi-Final 2- Bandra Heroes vs Ghatkopar Jets at Mumbai Police Gymkhana on 18th May starting at 1:00.
Finals- will be played on 20th May at Mumbai Police Gymkhana starting at 6pm.
Points Table
| Teams | Played | Win | Loss | NRR & points |
| Bandra Heroes | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19.636 & 14points |
| Mumbai Police cityriders | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6.186 & 10points |
| Ghatkopar Jets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2.092 & 8points |
| Shivaji Park Warriors | 8 | 4 | 4 | -6.274 & 8points |
| Thane Marathas | 8 | 0 | 8 | -21.015 & o points |
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Played at Shivaji park on the Kamat Memorial pitch, the match witnessed some amazing display of talent right from Sharik bowling a wonderful spell to Shashwat & Arpita’s confident centuries. More than that it was good to see how promising this kids are looking to make it big in cricket in their coming days.
Vikas Krida Mandal (Virar) won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making a big score in the 1st innings. Their decision to bat first did reap rewards as they made a gigantic 1st innings score of 415/4 declare. Opener Arpita Dhadve scored a good looking 135 off just 110 balls laced with 15 boundaries. Coming at 1 down, right handed Shashwat Jhunjhunwala scored a mesmerizing double ton which was impressive to one and all. The little lad smashed 214 off just 174 balls where in smashed 21 fours & also did great running between the wickets. In fact he was playing so aggressive cricket he reached his hundred before lunch time. It was certainly a result of hard work which helped him notch a century. In fact it was because of Shashwat’s double hundred the team managed to post such a big total on the board.
Following on 415 runs, Krida Virar Mandal won the match outright by an innings as Municipal Ground Bhayender got all out for 106 & faced follow on to again get all out on 153. Right-arm off spinner Sharik Baloch bowled a tremendously impressive spell of 7/22 followed by 3/54 in the 2nd innings making his tally reach 10wkts in a match. Aman Tiwary was also impressive taking 5/34 to rattle the opposition.
Cricketgraph is certainly proud of these young lads & it certainly proves time and again such a nice stock of cricketing talent we have. Cricketgraph congratulates all the 3 boys for their good perfomance while also wishes luck to both the teams for a promising future ahead.
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Cricket has changed so much and it has become so commercial and widely popular that today’s generation are hardly aware about the real school of cricket i.e “the Test Cricket”. It’s the original format of the game where cricket started and it is still the format where a player’s patience, perseverance, technique and talent can be judged unlike T20’s or ODI’s. The essence of toiling hard for hours for 5long days, surviving the long spells, scoring gigantic knocks while bowling long spells. Today’s generation knows how to score a 25 ball 50 & everyone wants to do that and it’s a good thing but no one wants to score a 50 off 100balls. We doubt many even have the technique and patience of scoring a solid 50 off 100balls. So it was quite a welcome change where we got to see talented Tanush where he took some time and played proper cricketing shots to score a well timed 110 coming off 159balls.
Played at Bharat CC Ground, Dilip Vengsarkar Academy won the toss & elected to bat first. Their decision to bat first did not reap rewards as they were all out for 163/10 in 49.5 overs. Kesarsing Thapa scored a solid 60 while Tanay Ghosarikar(4/45) and Tanush Kotian(4/16) took 8wkts together to dismantle the opposition. Trailing 163, Amhi Mulundkar team did a wonderful job with the bat scoring 290/7 declare. Tanush Kotian scored a well crafted 110 off 159 balls where he smashed 10 fours. Tanush played proper cricketing shots and showed a lot of patience while Sarvey Keskar scored 68 followed by S Maxwell’s 30. Atharva Ankolekar bowled really taking 4/99 but he lacked strong support from the other end. Dilip Vengsarkar Academy reached 75/3 before the 2nd day ended and the match was declared drawn.
Amhi Mulundkar team certainly looked stronger while Tanush’s all round perfomance was the ‘highlight of that match’ Cricketgraph congratulates Tanush and the whole team for a great future ahead.
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It was a match between two tough teams namely Goregaon Boys sports Club & SKN Sports Club at Aarey Bhaskar Cricket Ground in Mumbai. SKN Sports club won the toss & elected to bat first unaware of what was about to come against them.
GBSC boys made a stunning 216/3 in 20 overs thanks to their right-handed opener Vishal Pendurkar who started dominating and attacking the bowlers from the very beginning. Vishal scored a lightning quick 129 off just 67 balls playing at a strike rate of 192.5 smashing 18fours & 4 sixes to enthrall his team mates and the spectators alike. Ulhas Manjrekar also chipped in with an 18ball 32 helping their team reach a big total. None of the bowlers were spared and they could have bowled a little tighter to restrict them under 180.
Chasing 217 at more than 10runs per over, the pressure rubbed on the SKN boys as they were bundled out for just 93 runs in 13.3 overs. Right arm medium fast bowler Sushant Patil was the wrecker in chief as he came up with amazing bowling figures of 5/24 in 4 overs followed by 2wtks each Akash Yadav & Mukund Sangli.
GBSC won the match by 123runs & Vishal Pendurkar’s 129 was the highlight of the match and so was Sushant’s 5wtks where both of them shared the ‘man of the match’ award. Cricketgraph congratulates GBSC boys & especially these two boys & wishes all of them luck for their upcoming matches.
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It was the only match played on Day 9 between Thane Marathas & Mumbai Police Cityriders & as and when the tournament is reaching its twilight, it’s getting more and more intense. Played at the police Gymkhana ground, Mumbai Police Cityriders won the toss & elected to bat first.
However, Mumbai Police boys were not aware of the trouble they were going to face by the excellent bowling of Thane Marathas & especially their pace bowler Imtiyar Ahmed who also plays Ranji representing U.P. Mumbai Police Cityriders managed to score 112/8 in 20 overs & the bowler who gave some really tough time to the batsman was Thane’s pace bowler Imtiyaz Ahmed who came up with great bowling figures of 5/15 in 3 overs. The top 2 & the last 3 wicktes of Mumbai Police went in the name of Imtiyar as the Mumbai batsman were not able to score freely because of his tight length and pace. The rest of the bowlers also bowled well but could have bowled a little tighter to restrict Mumbai to below 100 runs.
As we mentioned, Imtiyar lacked strong support from the other end & had they restricted them to something around 100, the match could have been in their favor. Eventually, Thane Marathas lost the game chasing as they managed to score 105/7 in 12 overs losing the match by just 8runs. More than the good bowling by Mumbai Police, it was the lack of co-ordination among the thane batsman as there were not 1, not 2 but as many as 5 run outs which turned the game in Mumbai’s favor.
Mumbai Police Cityriders win the match by 7runs while Imtiyar Ahmed’s superb bowling efforts made him earn the ‘man of the match’ award. The tournament is certainly getting intense & it will be great to see which teams end up reaching the finals & lift the trophy.
The Points table so far-
| Teams | Played | Win | Loss | NRR |
| Bandra Heroes | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19.636 |
| Mumbai Police cityriders | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10.714 |
| Ghatkopar Jets | 8 | 4 | 4 | -6.274 |
| Shivaji Park Warriors | 7 | 3 | 4 | -2.436 |
| Thane Marathas | 8 | 0 | 8 | -21.015 |
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The National CC ground witnessed a great finals of the Dreamz t20 tournament between Yes Bank & HUL. HUL won the toss & elected to field first with an aim of restricting Yes Bank to a low total and put them under pressure.
However, Yes Bank did a great job with the bat managing to score 188/6 in 20 overs. Openers Kunal & Ashish gave a solid start which created the positive momentum. Kunal chipped in with 34 while it was their right handed opener Ashish Fauzdar who coverted the good start into a match-winning 87 off just 50balls. A great partnership by openers and Ashish’s counter-attack took the team to a commendable total. Ashish in total smashed 11fours & 4 sixes to enthrall the crowd & his team mates alike. Junaid was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/22 but he lacked support from the other end.
Chasing 189 in a finals game is a pressure situation as HUL got all out for 158/7 in 20 overs. Alok was the pick of the scorer coming down the order scoring a quick 42 off just 26 followed by a 17ball 32 by Dhanush.
Yes Bank won the all important finals and Ashish Fauzdar was declared ‘man of the match’. The tournament was quite a success where there were some great individual performances as well as some interesting matches & Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team & wishes them all the luck for a great year ahead.
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Avinash Salvi Foundation & Achievers Cricket Academy faced each other for a crucial face of at the CRWA ground in Mumbai. Avinash Foundation won the toss & elected to bowl first with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Achievers Blue managed to score 84/8 in 20overs on the board. Rehan Moble & Rahul were the leading scorers smashing 28 & 17 respectively but hardly any batsman could convert their good starts. The bowlers also did a good job bowling economical spells & taking wickets at the right time.
Chasing 85, Avinash Foundation were all out for just 46runs. Thanks to some wonderful bowling by the Achievers blue bowlers who bowled really well together. Leg-spinner Shivam Nevarekar was the pick of the bowlers confusing the batsman with his effortless spin coming up with terrific bowling figures of 4/9 in 4 overs which helped his team win by 38runs. Rahul also took 2wkts while the rest of the bowlers chipped in with a wicket each.
Cricketgraph congratulates Shivam who was also declared the best bowler in the tournament as he took 8wkts in those 3matches. Shivam certainly looks promising & Cricketgraph wishes all the luck for a bright future ahead.
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The day 8 had 3 matches being played and the best part was each & every match was nail biting. There were some great individual performances while also a great teamwork was witnessed. While in the afternoon match between Bandra heroes & Mumbai Police cityriders, Aman Khan who is possibly in one of the finest forms of his life smashed a 66 off mere 23balls (6fours,5sixes) while the talented Kevin Almeida finally marks his presence as he stitched a gigantic partnership with Aman as he scored a mind-numbing 93 off just 27balls which included 12 big sixes. Kevin was surely on course to score one of the fastest hundreds ever. The afternoon match between Mumbai Police & Ghatkopar Jets also witnessed some great performances as middle order Batsman Gaurish Jadhav smashed an entertaining 106 off mere 51balls which included 10sixes. Though his knock went for a losing cause as all-rounder Rakesh Prabhu from Mumbai Police took 4wkts & scored a match-winning 55 off just 22ball coming down the order to help his team defeat Ghatkopar boys. The 3rd match was between Thane Maratha & Shivaji Park Warriors where almost every batsman of Thane chipped in with 30’s & 40’s helping them score a decent target but opener Eknath Kerkar’s breezy 66 for Shivaji Park helped them win the match.
1st two matches at police Gymkhana & one match at Oval (Sachivalay)
In the morning match between Mumbai Police and Ghatkopar Jets, Mumbai police won the toss & elected to field first. Ghatkopar were off to a shaky start losing quick wickets at the top but Gaurish Jadhav came up with a stunning hundred helping them score 190/7 in 18overs. Mumbai Police eventually won the match by 4wkts thanks to their opener Hardik Tamore’s 61 while all-rounder Rakesh Prabhu was declared ‘man of the match’ as he scored a match-winning 55 off 22 at no.6 & also took 4wkts. The 2nd match between Mumbai Police and Bandra heroes was won by Bandra heroes, thanks to Bandra openers Aman Khan(66 off 23) & Kevin Almeida(93 off 27) reminding us of Gilchrist & Hayden. Bandra made a mammoth 292/8 in 18overs while man of the match Hardik Tamore’s magnificent 135 went in vain as they lost the match by 46runs though it was a tough fight given by the Mumbai police boys. The 3rd clash was between Thane Marathas & Shivaji Park Warriors where Thane won the toss & batted first scoring 175/6 in 15overs. Shivaji Park boys won the match by 2wkts chasing & opener Eknath Kerkar (68 off 23, 6fours, 5sixes) was declared ‘man of the match’.
The Tournament has certainly become intense as never before and more than that, the players are giving their best. It’s good to see cricket with the highest spirit and energy levels is conducted in the Mitsui T20 tournament.
The points table so far-
| Teams | Played | Win | Loss | NRR |
| Bandra Heroes | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19.636 |
| Mumbai Police cityriders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10.131 |
| Ghatkopar Jets | 8 | 4 | 4 | -6.274 |
| Shivaji Park Warriors | 7 | 3 | 4 | -2.436 |
| Thane Marathas | 7 | 0 | 7 | -20.432 |
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It was the all important finals between National CC & Payyade Sports Club at Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai. National CC won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making a big one in the 1st innings.
National CC batsman did a good job batting first as they scored 168/7 in 20 overs. When his team was struggling at 60/4, it was Ajinkya Belose who played the guardian angel’s role to perfection as he started playing naturally aggressive cricket right from the word ‘go’. Ajinkya smashed 51 off 30balls and smashed 4fours & 2sixes to take his team out of trouble and help them reach a commendable total. The rest of the batsman also did a good job but could not convert their starts into fifties.
Chasing 169, Payyade SC almost took the game in their favor till the end. The match remained nail biting and exciting till the end where the winner could not be predicted till the end. Payyade SC managed to reach 166/8 in 20 overs losing the match by just 2runs which is quite a narrow margin. The bowlers did a terrific job in the end helping their team win the match.
National CC won the finals of the tournament where Ajinkya was declared ‘man of the match’ for his important half century. Aman Khan from DY Patil was declared the ‘best batsman of the tournament’ while Akhtar Shaikh was selected as the ‘best bowler of the tournament’. Arun Yadav with a string of stunning knocks was declared ‘man of the series’ as the tournament successfully came to an end. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team & wishes all the players a promising future ahead.
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