Held at Centurion ground in Oval, DSP Blackrock & Cipla clashed for a crucial encounter where DSP Blackrock won the toss & elected to field first as the wicket was quite good to bowl on & put the opposition under pressure.
CIPLA batted first and did a fairly good job with the bat as they managed to put a score of 168/5 in 20 overs. Akshay Patil scored a superb century (109) off just 60 balls where in he smashed 13fours and did equally good running between the wickets. Pratik Khaitan chipped in with 2wkts followed by a wicket each for Chinmay, Sunil & Vipul.
Chasing 169 in a t20 game is always a tough task but DSP Blackrock’ smartly elected to bowl first because deep down they were confident of chasing it. Opener Harsha thota was out for a duck but Sunil Nair gave a terrific start scoring a 39ball 62. Shimul Dalal carried the positive momentum as he a brilliant 73 off just 54balls which proved to be a match-winning knock while Vipul Tripathy sealed the match in style with a six.
DSP Blackrock won the match comfortably & Shimul Dalal was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant perfomance while Akshay’s superb batting went for a losing cause. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team & wishes luck to both the teams for a great future ahead.
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Played at Union Cricket Ground in Kalyan, two promising teams namely KC Gandhi & Union CA clashed against each other where Union C.A won the toss & elected to field first in order to put KC boys under pressure by restricting them to a low total.
Batting first, KC Gandhi could have batted well with a little more aggression to cross the 150 run mark but eventually they made 104/4 in 20 overs. Skipper Jaycool Girase led from the front scoring a solid 52 off just 52balls. While the rest of the batsman were not able to score freely, jaycool kept the scoreboard ticking smashing 6 fours in his brisk half century. Opener Gautam took his time but could not covert his start and same was the case with the other batsman too.
Chasing 104 should not be a difficulty but KC boys gave a comeback with the ball as Union CA was all out for 84/10 in 18.1 overs. The bowlers really bowled tight with Parth Darange taking 3/17 followed by 2wtks each for Sahil gupta, hritik pandey & skipper jaycool girase.
KC Gandhi school won the match by 20runs & Jaycool Girase with a match-winning half century and 2/13 in 3 overs was declared ‘man of the match’ for his promising all-round perfomance. Cricketgraph congratulates Jaycool & his whole team & wishes them luck to keep playing good cricket ahead.
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Held at Rajput Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Delhi, two promising teams clashed against each other where in Sultan Sports Club batted first and did a fairly good job with the bat. Cricket Kings could have bowled a little tighter to restrict them around 300.
Batting first, Sultan Sports Club made 320/10 in 42.2 overs and left-handed Saurav Nautiyal once again showed his class with the bat as he scored a 90ball 91 to steer his team to a respectable total. Saurav looked confident for his stay at the crease wherein he smashed 10 fours & 4big sixes to keep the scoreboard ticking. It was a knock which was a perfect mixture of aggression and patience. Anil (6wkts) & Ubed(4wkts) from Cricket Kings bowled really well bowling in the right areas and taking maximum together.
Chasing 321, Sultan Sports Club bowled really well too as they restricted Cricket Kings to 314/10 in 49.1 overs and won the match by 6runs. Medium pacer Shankar (5/44) was the chief destroyer picking up 5wkts (which included 1 run-out) followed by 3/35 by Vipul. Saurav & Krish also chipped in with a wicket each to make it a complete team perfomance.
Sultan Sports Club won the match & Saurav Nautiyal was declared ‘man of the match’ while it was also a collectively good bowling perfomance too which helped them clinch a victory. Cricketgraph wishes Saurav and the whole team all the luck for a great year ahead.
The 18th of May witnessed the all-important semi-finals between Mumbai Police vs Shivaji Park and Bandra Heroes vs Ghatkopar Jets at Police Gymkhana & Sachivalay Oval respectively. After fighting hard throughout the tournament, it was time for all the 4 teams to give their best where in Mumbai Police in the morning match won the toss & elected to field first while on the other side Bandra Heroes also elected to field first after winning the toss at afternoon.
Shivaji park Warriors gave their best though this pitch is famous for giving wins to the teams who bowl first. Shivaji boys notched up a very commendable 195/6 in 20 overs where in opener Eknath Kerkar smashed a 21 ball 44 followed by some wonderful batting by the middle order boys where in Sagar Mishra scored a 30ball 47(4sixes) while Raunaq Sharma finally being able to show his true ability in the crucial semi-finals scoring a 27ball 52(5 sixes) marking his presence. The bowlers could have done a better job by restricting them to around 170 but it was good batting overall. Chasing 196 in a T20 semi-finals is always full of pressure and most of the times teams blow out or choke but Mumbai Police boys nailed it as almost every batsman chipped in with 20’s while Omkar Jadhav scored a sublime 59 off 48 balls stabilizing the chase. Shrikant Limbole’s 8 ball 28 was also quite crucial in the end helping his team win by 4wkts with 1.2 overs to spare. Omkar Jadhav was declared man of the match while Mumbai Police qualify for the all important finals.
The 2nd match where Bandra elected to field first was also an interesting one. Ghatkopar jets who are surely the best underdogs against the powerful Bandra team who were favorites since the start of the tournament got a shocker as Ghatkopar won the match by 27runs. Ghatkopar Jets made 184/8 in 20 overs where in opener Karan Nandey scored a match-winning 73 off 52balls(8fours, 1 six) while Bandra Heroes in reply were all out for 158 in 19.2 overs. Aman Khan(38 off 18) &s Sujit Nayak (38 off 25) did gave starts but the rest of the batsman choked at a crucial juncture. Pushkraj Chavan with 3/23 was the pick of the bowlers followed by 3/39 by Puneet Tripathy.
Ghatkopar Jets & Mumbai Police Cityriders qualify for the finals & it is certainly going to be an intense finals of the successfully held Mitsui T20 Tournament on 20th of May starting at 6pm on Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
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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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