Just fresh from a brutal 85 off just 44balls a few matches ago, Arun Yadav seems to be not done yet as he notches up another brilliant ton in the Vijay Manjrekar/Ramakant Desai tournament. It was a match between National Cricket Club & D.Y Patil boys at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana where DY Patil won the toss & elected to field first.
However, their decision to field first did not go in their favor as National CC managed to score a commendable score of 214/10 in 20 overs. Thanks to their in-form opener Arun Yadav who is in a completely different mood nowadays when he comes to bat. Arun Yadav smashed a scintillating 100 off just 54balls smashing 9fours & 6sixes en route his aggressive knock. Karsh Kothari took 3/35 followed by 2wkts each for Prashant Bhoir & Vineet Sinha.
Chasing 215 in 20 overs, DY Patil managed to make only 172/9 in 20overs with Yogesh Pawar being the leading scorer with a 20ball 48. The bowlers did a really good job with Siddarth, Pushkar & Akhtar sheikh scalping 2wkts each.
National CC won the semi-finals & Arun Yadav was declared ‘man of the match for his aggressive ton. Cricketgraph congratulates Arun & the whole team for putting up a great show and also wishes them luck for their future encounters.
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It was the all important finals after so many tough matches between MIG & Sanjeevani at Venus Sports Academy in Mumbai. Both the teams have fought hard to reach where they are & more importantly tournaments like this have given the right exposure to the talented kids where we got to see some amazing individual performances.
MIG won the toss & elected to bat first as the wicket was good to bat on. MIG managed to put a healthy score on the board as they made 179/7 in 30overs. Even though the top there batsman fell early but Anish More & Akash Singh gave a comeback into the MIG innings and played really good knocks. While Anish scored a solid 40 it was Akash singh who scored an aggressive 75 off just 59balls to infuse back life into the MIG innings and help them reach a more than decent score o f 179. Aakash smashed 8fours & 2sixes and looked thoroughly confident at the crease certainly looking promising enough to excel in cricket. Sanjeevani bowlers did a good job but could have done better to restrict them around 150.
Chasing 180 at exactly 6runs per over, Sanjeevani boys choked in the finals after performing exceedingly well throughout the tournament as they got all out for 138/10 in 30 overs. All the bowlers really did a great team work to restrict the opposition to 138.
MIG boys won the tournament & Akash Singh was declared man of the match as he not only scored a crucial 75 but also took 2wkts. Akash singh with 291 runs in 7matches which includes 4 50’s & 4wkts was also declared ‘man of the series’ while Suryansh Shedge was declared the ‘best batsman of the tournament’ while Sumeet Prajapati with 20 wkts representing Olympia team was the highest wicket taker. Cricketgraph feels proud of all these boys who are progressing day by day & wishes all of them for a bright future ahead.
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It was a match where Aman who is already making waves in the Mitsui T20 tournament again stamped his presence as he literally dominated the batsman with his power hitting. Coming at the top of the order Aman certainly plays his game in the mould of Chris Lynn.
Held at Karnatak Cricket Ground, two strong teams clashed with each other where DY Patil batted first. Right-handed opener Aman Khan who recently also scored a 34ball 97 once again took everyone by surprise with his power hitting as he scored 144 off mere 58balls where in his hundred came of just 43balls. Overall playing at strike rate of almost 260, Aman Khan smashed 16fours & 10sixes to take the game away from the opposition. It was because of his carnage, DY Patil managed to score 252/6 in 20 overs giving a big target to defend to Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
Chasing 253, Mumbai Police Gymkhana were all out for just 166/10 in 18overs with their opener Hardik Tamore being the pick of the scorer with his gutsy 45. Azhar Querish, A Bhoir & Karan Kothari took 3wkts each to dismantle the opposition’s batting line up.
DY Patil won the match 86runs & Aman Khan was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Aman & the whole team for their win & wishes them luck for a great year ahead.
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Two entertaining matches took place on 13th of May where Ghatkopar Jets faced Shivaji Warriors in the 1st clash while Thane Marathas took on Mumbai Police Cityriders at the police Gymkhana ground in Mumbai. In the first match, Ghatkopar jets won the toss & elected to field first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
However, Shivaji Park Warriors put their best foot forward and managed to score a very healthy & a respectable score of 183/6 in 15 overs, The bowlers could have done a better job but it Shivaji boys outplayed them with their strong batting even though they did fell the early jitters when their openers Eknath Kerkar & Parikshit were out for 0 & 1 respectively. Promising batsman Kalpesh Sawant made his presence felt as he scored a lightning quick 84 off mere 40balls which included 14fours & 3sixes. Kalpesh literally counter attacked the bowers & was hitting the ball perfectly. Dhrumil Matkar also gave a quick cameo for his 12ball 38 which included 4sixes. From the bowling side Dhiraj Solanki was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/23 but he lacked support from the other end. Chasing 184 in 15 overs is always tough & Ghatkpar Jets succumbed to the pressure of chasing as they managed to score only 132/5 in 15 overs. Sagar Mishra gave just 2runs & took 2wkts while Dhanraj also took 2wkts. Shivaji boys won the match comfortably & Kalpesh Sawant was declared ‘man of the match’
The 2nd match was more interesting than ever as both the openers of Mumbai police stitched a record breaking 210+ runs partnership in a T20 which took the game away from Thane Marathas. Opener Jay Bista & Hardik Tamore scored 219runs together in mere 86 balls which included 14 sixes to enthrall the spectators and their team mates alike. It was a full on entertainment & a display of power hitting where they eventually made 282/2 in 18overs with Shivam Dubey & Rakesh prabhu remaining unbeaten on 38* & 26* respectively. Chasing 283, Thane Marathas were all-out for 101/10 in 14.2 overs with Prasad Patil taking 3wkts while Rakesh, Shivam & Niraj chipping in with 2wkts each.
Mumbai Police Cityriders won by a mammoth 182runs & Hardik Tamore was declared ‘man of the match’ Cricketgraph congratulates both the winning teams for their win while also wishes luck to all the teams for their future matches.
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The Islam Gymkhana ground witnessed a great match where two competitive teams namely Ghatkopar & Shivaji Park centre clashed with each other for a crucial encounter. Ghatkopar Center won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making a healthy 1st innings score and putting the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Ghatkopar centre failed to put a big score on the board as they were bundled out for just 159/10 which wasn’t the finest of scores to give a trail to the opposition. Faiz Khan was the only batsman who looked good & remained unbeaten on 53* for Ghatkopar center. Ayush Zimare bowled well taking 2/25 in his 15overs with 4maidens. Shivaji Park boys on the other hand showed their batting prowess as they declared themselves at 256/6d getting a lead of 92runs. Manal Kawale was the pick of the scorer for Shivaji park as he scored a scintillating & aggressive 143 off just 136balls smashing 23fours & a big six en-route his stroke filled hundred. Manal looked confident & was outright dominating against almost every bowlers of Ghatkopar.
With a healthy lead, Shivaji park again restricted Ghatkopar to 157/8 before the 2-day match ended where Shivaji boys won the match on 1st innings lead. . Left-arm spin wizard Ayush Zimare again came up with some stunning bowling figures as he took as many as 6wkts while only giving 21 runs in his 20overs which included 11maidens.
Shivaji Park Center won the match comfortably where Manal Kawale was declared ‘man of the match’ for his dominating hundred while Ayush’s bowling efforts were equally match-winning. Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys for their promising perfomance & wishes them luck for a bright future ahead.
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It was a tight match played at Elphinstone Oval in Mumbai between two strong teams namely AMS & TRITON XI. AMS won the toss on a good batting track like Oval & elected to bat first with an aim of making a good total on the board to defend.
Batting first, AMS did got some early jitters when they were struggling at 20/2. However, all-rounder Huzefa Tinwala entered the crease & scored a match winning 60 off just 46balls which included 6fours & a six to take his team to a very competitive total of 174/7 in 20overs. Apart from him the rest of the batsman chipped in with 10’s & 20’s with S Oberoi being the 2nd highest scorer with a 22ball 28. Mandar Sawant & Param Talvar were the pick of the bowlers taking 2/26 & 2/30 respectively.
Chasing 175 at 8.5 runs per over, Triton felt the pressure of chasing against a good bowling line-up of AMS as they restricted Triton to just 125/10 in 19.1 overs. Sanjiv Singh bowled well taking 3/24 in 3.1 overs but it was left-arm seamer Hamid Siddique’s one over which changed the game wherein he took 3wkts in 6balls & came up with bowling figures of 4/12 in his 4overs.
AMS won the match comfortably by 49runs & Huzefa was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round perfomance where he scored a quick 60 & also took a wicket while Hamid also bowled a match winning spell. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win while also wishes them luck for their future encounters.
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Cricketgraph had announced its association with a promising sports brand Zeven to sponsor the best batsman from Mumbai cricket circle. The winners were to be selected from the best of the best performances in Mumbai. Cricketgraph team maintained a close track of the performances in the month of April to select the top batsman.
The shortlisted batsmen were Ajay Singh from Sony team, Avijit from Trafigura team, Chirag Kini from JSW steel team, Shushant Satam from Sanofi, Anand Sharma from HDFC team and Rohan Raje from Indian Oil cricket team.
Anand Sharma’s knock of 92 off 56 balls was chosen as the winner for his phenomenal knock against Detusche bank. Chasing a score of 145 HDFC opener batsman, Anand hit 18 fours. He scored at an unbelievable strike rate of 164. HDFC team won the match by achieving the target of 145 in 18.5 overs
In the video you can see the award been presented by Mr. Niranjan Prasad (Sr.VP HDFC Bank) in presence of Mr. Ajay (skipper of HDFC team).
Anand was awarded the colorful blue Zevens cricket batting shoes, who looks visibly happy with the award. Cricketgraph team wishes all the best to Anand for his cricket career.
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Mitsui Shoji T20 Tournament is turning out to be intense & eventful as it reached its 7th day on 11.05.17 where the powerful Bandra boys clashed with the promising Thane Marathas in the 1st match of the day while Ghatkopar jets faced Shivaji Park Warriors in the evening.
In the 1st match which was held at Sachivalay Ground in Mumbai, Thane Marathas won the toss & elected to bat first. They weren’t aware that it wasn’t the best of the days in the office as they were skittled out for just 70/10 in 13.3 overs. It was a great team perfomance where every bowler chipped in with wickets while Shashikant Kadam was the best of the lot taking 2/7 in 2overs. Chasing a small target of 71, Thane did not allow them to win easily before taking away their 5wkts. Eventually, Bandra Heroes chased down the score in 9.4 overs where Shasikant Kadam was declared ‘man of the match’. Bandra boys also gave some rest to their in-form opener Aman Khan as he did not open the innings, in fact he came 5 down hitting the winning runs with Shams Maulani.
The 2nd match was again not a high scoring one where Ghatkopar jets after smartly electing to field first restricted Shivaji Park Warriors to 103/9 in 15overs. Left-arm spinner Puneet Tripathy came up with one of the best & economical figures of the tournament so far giving away only 4runs & taking 4wkts in his 3 overs. Yash Dicholkar also bowled well taking 3/18 in his 3overs. Chasing 104 at less than 6runs per over, Ghatkopar Jets won the match by 10wkts & chased down the score in mere 10.1 overs. Opener Aktar Shaikh smashed a brilliant 78* off just 44balls which included 7fours & 5 big sixes to complete the match single handedly with his opening partner Kushal (22*) to win the match in style. Ghatkopar won the match & opener Aktar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his splendid knock.
The tournament is certainly getting intense & the teams are giving their best to enter the play-offs & lift the trophy. Cricketgraph congratulates both the winning teams for their win while wishes luck to all the teams for more intense entertaining encounters in the coming days.
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Kimati Sports, one of the leading manufacturers of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Corporate Bowler Award this February to recognize the bowling talent in the corporate sphere. The award is bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the corporate cricket leagues. The winner is awarded with attractive prizes which include a certificate of appreciation and a BCCI approved Kimati leather cricket ball.
A match which took everyone by surprise because earlier there used to be a time when players would take 7 or 8wkt haul in tests but bowlers like Sujith are just proving how T20 is changing at an intense level. Just few days ago we got a shocker from Rudra who scored a 200 in a T20 & now comes Sujith who takes a 7wkt haul in a T20 game.
Held at Parsee Cyclists Ground in Mumbai, Tech Mahindra won the toss & elected to bat first. However it wasn’t the best of the performances with the bat as they managed to put only 133/7 on the board. Hardly any batsman was able to convert his start apart from Yash Divan who was the leading scorer smashing a very solid looking 50 off just 44balls (5fours). The bowlers did a really good job with Altamash ahmed being the pick of the bowlers taking 3/17 in 4 overs followed by 2wkts for Ritesh Vaity.
Chasing 134 is an achievable task 8 out of 10 times but who knew Tech Mahindra’s left arm spinner Sujith Matthew was in a completely different zone in that match. 4wkts in a T20 was good, 5wkt haul is simply magical in a T20 but have you heard of a 7wkt haul in T20s?
So before we reveal his figures, we want to suggest the readers not to get shocked or not believe this bowling figures as Sujith Matthew took 7wkts in 4overs giving just 4runs. That’s not all, what stunned everyone around was his 3rd over where he took a mesmerizing 5wkts in 5balls where all of them were clean bowled one after one. Sujith certainly finished the game in just one over as Alexion Business Services was all out for just 89/10.
With this perfomance, Sujith also surpasses Ajanta Mendis & Rangana herath’s record of best bowling figures in a T20 of 6/8 & 5/3 respectively (considering all the levels of T20). Cricketgraph heartily congratulates Sujith Matthew for this exceptional perfomance & it certainly proves once & for all how much untapped talent India has in every nook and corner of our nation.
It was a low-scoring match indeed but sometimes even low scoring matches are interesting and one such match was between CMI & Clear Trip at the Zoroastrian ground in Mumbai. Clear Trip won the toss & elected to field first to restrict the opposition to a low total & put CMI under pressure.
Their decision to bowl first did prove to be a smart one as Clear Trip managed to restrict CMI for just 136/10 in 19.4 overs. Right-handed opener Mayur Rane was the only one who looked solid for his stay at the crease as he scored a composed 42 off 32balls which included 5fours. Apart from him Omkar also looked good scoring 29 off just 24 at no.3. Shaoor & Prabhat bowled really well taking 3wkts each followed by 2wkts for Shakir & 1wkt for Faiyaz. The bowlers did a really good job where they bowled in the right areas and kept on taking wickets at regular intervals.
Chasing 137 in a T20 game is most of the times achievable but CMI bounced back with the ball while Clear Trip could not replicate the good perfomance with the bat which they did with the ball as they were all out for 131/10 in 19.3overs. Vinit was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 3/23 followed by 2wkts each for Nishant & skipper Rupesh Shinde. Mayur also chipped in with a wicket with his off-spin.
The match remained interesting till the end & CMI won by a margin of just 5runs. All-rounder Mayur Rane was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round show while the rest of the bowlers also did a great job. It was a complete team perfomance from both the sides & cricketgraph congratulates and also wishes luck to continue playing good brand of cricket in the future too.
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