Held at the CCI ground in Mumbai, two strong teams in the name of Osian’s Cricket Club & Cricket Club of India clashed for a crucial encounter. Osian’s XI won the toss & elected to bowl first in order to restrict CCI to a low total and chase it down.
However, CCI did a good batting as they managed to put a very healthy score of 171/6 in 20 overs on the board. Both the openers T.Patani & S purohit gave a brilliant start as Patani scored a quick 37 ball 54 while Purohit scored a 27ball 32. Rohan Punjani & R Zhaveri did fell early but it was again a good comeback by the CCI team as B.Devadvala scored a quickfire 43 off just 23balls which pushed his team total to a very competitive 171 in 20 overs. Osian’s bowlers could have bowled better to restrict them to under 150 but overall it was a decent perfomance by them with D Kathiwada being the pick of the bowlers scalping 2wkts in his 1 over followed by a wicket each for V Shah & A singh.
Chasing 172 at more than 8 runs per over is always a pressure situation & have to be smart enough to chase such scores in T20. However Osian’s XI showed their mettle as they chased the score successfully in 19.5 overs & won the match by 5wkts. Left-handed opener Ankit Chopra made his bat talk at the top of the order as he scored a blazing 63 coming off just 36balls which included 7fours & 3 biggies clearing the boundary ropes. D Kathiwada who had taken 2wkts chipped in with the bat too as he scored 32ball 31 followed by a match winning innings by A Singh who scored 58* off just 28balls (5fours & 3sixes) and played the role of a finisher to the hilt.
Osian’s cricket club won the match by 5wkts while opener Ankit Chopra was declared ‘man of the match’ for his 36ball 63 at the top of the order. It was a good team perfomance overall where every player contributed in his capacity to help their team win the match. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win & wishes them luck for their coming matches of the tournament.
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All-rounders are always an asset to a side & they can change the game single-handedly when they are on song. Have’nt we seen Maxwell, Kallis, Afridi or Pollard? Similarly there have been many talented all-rounders who have been responsible to change games single-handedly but many of them go unnoticed. Hence we came up with this initiative to celebrate their performances & rank the top 5 every month.
It was a task shortlisting but we finally nailed it & here are the top 5 all-round performances for the month of March 2017 in the Mumbai local Tournaments.
5. Rakesh Yadav (LHB)- 33 & 3/20 vs Nirlon
The semis of the RCF Corporate T20 Tournament witnessed a good all-round perfomance by Rakesh Yadav as he scored a 18ball 33 while opening the innings & also took 3/20 while defending his team total of 154/7. Eventually his team Shinrai Toyota won the match & yadav was declared ‘man of the match’.
4. Akash Bharadwaj (RHB)- 38* & 3/17 vs SMCA
Akash had already been one of the best all-rounders in the Govardhandas Shield Tournament & one of the example of his perfomances was against the team SMCA (Shantiben Memorial Charitable Trust) where he scored 38* off 27balls & took 3 wkts with his right arm off spin while defending their total of 156 in 20 overs eventually helping his team Kandivali Cricket Association win the match.
3. Rupesh Kondalkar (RHB)- 66 & 3/12 vs Navi Mumbai Police
Right-handed Rupesh Kondalkar scored a solid 66 off 74 balls helping his team reach a respectable target of 200 & than chipped in with 3/12 while defending the target eventually defeating Navi Mumbai Police & helping Lilavati Hospital qualify for the finals of the Thane Vaibhav Tournament.
2. Akash Patil (RHB)- 83 off 40 & 6/25 vs Star India XI
Akash Patil completely owned the match against Star India XI which was also the high pressure finals of the Masters Cup where he first scored 83 off 40balls & then took 6/25 in 4 overs with his medium pace which also included a hat-trick to help his team win the tournament.
1. Aditya Dhumal (LHB)- 80 off 42 & 7/8 vs Tata Capital.
Well we are damn sure this perfomance will be amongst the best all-round perfomances not only for the month of march but for this whole year as Aditya went completely berserk first with the bat scoring 80 off just 42balls & than bowling mesmerizing spell of 7/8 with his left-arm spin. It was this perfomance which helped Tata Power win the tournament finals against the powerful Tata Capital team.
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It was the all important match between Vignesh Sports Academy & Union Cricket Club at Shubhash Maidan in Mumbai. Union CC won the toss & elected to bat first in order to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Union CC managed to score 219/10 in 30 overs which is a good score to defend. They could have been restricted to 170-180 but the bowlers leaked as many as 56 extras which acted as a big dent. Apart from that it was a superb perfomance by their no.4 batsman Akash Singh who scored a scintillating century to anchor his team’s total to a respectable 220. Right-handed Akash came in at no.4 & blasted a quick 108* off just 68 balls which included as many as 18 boundaries while the batsman from the other side were losing quick wickets. Akash was the only batsman who looked confident & was attacking the bowlers with ease while Tejas was the 2nd highest scorer in the team apart from Akash with a 26ball 22. Arya was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/35 followed by a wicket each for Aryan & Athrava.
Chasing 220 in 30 overs, Vighnesh Sports Academy was all-out for 123 in just 18 overs & Union CC won the match comfortably by 96 runs. Parth with 3/27 was the pick of the bowlers while Akash took 2/14 followed by a wicket each for Pratik, Tejas & Hemaksh.
Union Cricket Club won the match while Akash Singh was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant hundred which spoke a lot about his talent. Cricketgraph congratulates the team for their win & also wishes Akash to continue his good form in the coming matches of the tournament.
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When you see such knocks at the local level, it just feels so good that India has such a good stock of cricketing talents in the remote corners of India who sometimes go unnoticed. It was a crucial quarter-finals between Abhyudaya Bank & Canara Bank at the National Cross Maidan where we got to witness a complete paisa vasool innings from the Canara Batsman & especially their 1 down batsman Karan Shah. On a decent batting track, Abhydaya elected to bat first & post a big total on the board.
The openers gave a wonderful start with Shreyas scoring a quick 30 while right-handed Atul Rane scoring a solid half century at the top of the order. Atul Rane smashed 59 off 45 balls which helped in developing the positive momentum for their batsman to come & Karan shah at no.3 just perfectly capitalized on the momentum set by the openers. The moment Karan arrived at the crease, it was the start of a total carnage of Canara bowlers as he started attacking the bowlers like a man on a mission. Left-handed Karan Shah went on to score 113 off mere 41 balls where in he reached his hundred off just 37 balls which will be amongst the most fastest hundreds in Mumbai in the recent times. What’s more the entertainment quotient was also taken care off as he smashed as many as 12 big sixes clearing the ropes apart from 6 boundaries. None of the bowlers were spared apart from S mayekar who gave only 21 runs in 3 overs while S Jayshal scalping 2/45 in his 4 overs. With the help of that century, Abhyudaya posted a mammoth 220/2 in 20 overs.
Chasing 221 at 11 runs per over is a daunting task in T20’s & the pressure of chasing was quite evident in the body language of the Canara batsman as they managed to score only 115/8 in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner harsh was the pick of the bowlers scalping 4/20 in his 4 overs which acted as a big dent in Canara innings followed by a wicket each for prashant, mangesh & skipper Sanju raut.
Abhyudaya bank won the match by a big margin of 105 runs & Karan Shah’s 113 was surely the highlight of the match which will be remembered for a long time. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team as well as Karan & wishes them all the luck for a great future ahead.
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It was a great perfomance by the Deutsche Bank boys at the Vengsarkar Academy Ground in Mahul. It was like a pack of wolves attacking together as almost all the batsman fired scoring quick 20’s & 40’s to dominate the opposition. Saatchi & Saatchi won the toss & elected to bowl first with an aim of restricting them to a low total.
As Sagar shared with Cricketgraph “Deutsche bank openers (Felio D’silva and Shobhnesh Chowdhary) provided a steady start without losing quick wickets. It was just a matter of time before they shifted gears and started accelerating the flow of runs.’ Felio scored a quick 49(30) while Sagar scored a supportive 25 to give a solid start at the top of the order. Though, the opposition did get some breakthroughs as Nikhil (0) & V Angne (13) lost their wickets quickly. But as sagar gave us more inputs “This did not stop Deutsche bank batsmen to score runs freely and at a consistent & accelerating pace. Felio and Sanket Kankonkar(46 off 19, 5fours, 3sixes) scored runs briskly by raining sixes & fours. Once Felio was out, Sanket was joined by Vineet who managed to keep the scoreboard ticking. On Sanket’s departure, Sagar Chemburkar(20* off 8) joined the crease and was quickly joined by Abhishek Sharma (38* off 12, 3fours,3sixes) after Vineet’s wicket. Abhishek and Sagar started scoring runs freely and Abhishek continued to send the ball out of the boundary line on a number of occassions. Though wickets fell but the batsmen at the crease kept the momentum going and reached a mammoth total of 200 runs at the end of 20 overs. Satchi n Satchi players were already at the backfoot looking at a huge total to chase.
Chasing 201 is always a daunting task & Saatchi & Saatchi did felt the pressure of chasing such a big score. The pressure was quite evident as they got bundled out for just 65 runs in 12.2 overs. Sagar Chemburkar was the pick of the bowlers troubling batsman with his left arm spin as he came up with bowling figures of 4/27 in 4 overs followed by 2/8 by Vineet Verma & 3/7 by Siddarth Angne.
It was a collective display of a great team perfomance by the Deutsche boys as they won by a big margin of 135 runs while Sagar Chemburkar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team & wishes them to continue playing this good brand of cricket for a long long time.
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When this is your 3rd hundred in the last one month, you got to be special & Jay Jain is just proving that point in the cricketing circles as he scores yet another hundred against Payyade in the Lashkaria Little Camps league. Played at the MIG Cricket ground, MIG team won the toss & elected to bat first since they have a strong batting line up to post a competitive score on the board.
Team MIG batting first managed to put a healthy total on the board as they scored 227 for the loss of just 3wkts in 30 overs. Coming in at no.4, Jay Jain once again showed his ability with the bat as he scored a superb 104 off just 58balls. Jay once again proved that he can single handedly help any team win the match when he is on song as he smashed 12 fours & 5 big sixes to enthrall his team mates & the spectators alike. Playing at a strike rate of almost 200, Jay dominated the bowlers with ease & scored a flawless century. Apart from his, Akash singh also scored a solid looking half-century as he scored a timeless 62 off just 50balls. Mohit Tanwar & Musheer Khan took a wicket each but Payyade could have bowled a little better to restrict them to under 200 in 30 overs.
Chasing 228, the opposition gave a tough fight but that just did not prove to be enough as they were all out for 175 runs and lost the chase by 53 runs. Aryan Dalal took 2wkts with his Left Arm Spinner followed by 2wkts for Sai.
MIG won the league match in style while Jay Jain & Akash did a commendable job with the bat. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win & also wishes them to continue their good form in the coming matches of the tournament.
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There are so many good bowlers who perform really well in the local tournaments. Some are even a revelation to watch but they go unnoticed. Hence, we at Cricketgraph have come up with a noble initiative to capture & celebrate the best performances and highlight them to the world. We have started monthly rankings from March where the best performances with the bat & ball will be ranked & highlighted.
It has been tough shortlisting the best bowlers since there were numerous performances but we had to come up with the top 5 considering every factors in mind like the opposition, the stage of the tournament, the intensity and pressure of the game, the level of opposition & much more.
Here are the Top 5 Bowling Spells-
Format-2 Days
It was the finals of the Inter-school Ghantali tournament & Sri Maa Vidyalaya’s slow left-arm spinner Ayush Bogal proved to be the lone wolf in the attack as he took 7/85 against KC Gandhi who eventually won the match. Ayush lacked support from the other bowlers or else it was one of the better performances of the tournament.
Format- One Day/One innings
In the semi-finals of the Times Cricket Shield, leg-spinner Virendra Yadav took 5/23 helping DTDC defend their target of 179 against Automative & also qualify for the all-important finals of the tournament.
Format- One Day/One Innings
Left-arm spinner Satyak Patel took 7/33 against IES Bandra in the knock-outs of the Saqib Rizvi Memorial Tournament & eventually helped his team Rizvi win the match with his tight and disciplined bowling where batsman were not able to figure him out.
Format- T20
In a high pressure quarter-finals of the Kalyan Premier league, right-arm leg spinner Atharva Datar bamboozled the batsman with bowling figures of 7/29 & helping his team Boys Cricket Academy qualify for the crucial semi-finals of the tournament.
Format- T20
Yes you heard it right! Aditya came up with bowling figures of 7/8 in the all important finals of the Tata-Inter Company tournament in the same match where he scored a 30ball 80 & helped his team win the finals as well as the tournament. Certainly it was one of the most special performances of the month!
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Format- T20
Team AIRPA defending their score of 170 in 20 overs, Harsh Mishra bowled a magical spell of 5/2 with his left-arm leg spin making Gladiators all-out for just 33 runs & handing over a big win to his team. What’s more he had even taken a hat-trick in that match. Harsh’s bowling was certainly a revelation to say the least & he tops the list for the best bowling spell for the month of March 2017.
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The M.B Union Ground in Mumbai witnessed an exciting competition between two competitive teams namely Loreal & AIDEM. Loreal. on a neutral track like MB Union won the toss & elected to bat first in order to post a big total on the board & put AIDEM/ zirca under pressure.
Batting first, Loreal managed to score 141/9 in 20 overs which is not the biggest of scores to defend in the T20 format. Opener Rishi scored a solid 86 off just 69balls to stabilize the innings but the rest of the batsman just crumbled below him. It was a one man show by their opener as not a single batsman apart from Rishi managed to score more than 10 runs on the board. All-rounder Sharat Nayak (right-arm fast) was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 4/29 in 4 overs. Sharad was spot on & bowled tight in the right areas taking the wickets of important batsman. Kushal (2/20) & Vishal (1/17) also supported Sharat nicely to make it a collective team effort.
Chasing 143, it did not prove to be the toughest of tasks though they did felt some jitters as they lost 5wkts before they completed the chase. The top 3 batsman did not give the best of the starts but the middle order & lower order resurrected the innings to some extent. Sharat Nayak & Sachin stitched an important partnership which acted as a crucial point in their innings. While Sharad scored a quick 23 ball 35, Sachin supported Sharat well with a 25ball 19. Rohan also chipped in with an unbeaten 7ball 20*(2sixes) to steer his team towards the victory line. The bowlers were economical with Rupesh, Yash & Malay taking a wicket each but it required a more than economical bowling to win the match.
AIDEM won the match by 5wkts & Sharat Nayak was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution. Cricketgraph congratulates Sharat as well as the whole team for their thrilling win & wishes them to continue their good form for a long long time.
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Mahindra Rise & HAV Solutions faced each other for a crucial encounter at the Western Railways Ground in Mumbai. On a good batting track, HAV solutions won the toss & elected to bat first to put the opposition under pressure by posting a healthy total on the board.
HAV solutions could not make the most of the batting conditions as they managed to score only 141/8 in 20 overs. The top order could not trouble the opposition as none of them managed to score a big innings. However, Rathish Nair & Ajit Saun at the middle order acted as saviors stitching a good partnership. While Nair scored 38 off 26 (4fours), Ajit also made a handy contribution as he scored 28 off just 21 balls (3fours, 1six) to push their team total to a respectable 141. Jitendra Mandavkar was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/29 followed by a wkt each for Madhav, Niketan & Mukesh.
Chasing 142 seemed to be a mere cakewalk for the Mahindra boys as they won the match by 7wkts & 1 over to spare. The top 3 batsman gave a good start chipping in with quick 30’s while Jayesh Chandankar finished off the man chase with 31ball 40*. Jayesh smashed 5 fours & a six and looked comfortable against the bowlers as he played the role of a finisher to perfection.
Mahindra Rise won the match by 7wkts & it was quite a commendable win while Jayesh Chandankar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his quick unbeaten 40*. Cricketgraph congratulates Jayesh as well as the whole team for putting up a good show & also wishes them to go on & win the tournament.
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