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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On a good pitch for batting, Deutsche bank elected to bat first at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval in Mumbai. Considering they had only 2-3 regular players in the side, it was a nice decision to bat first as there were many new faces who had not got a chance to play earlier & it turned out to be the perfect setup for them to play.
Deutsche Bank’s decision to bat first was spot on as they went on to make a mammoth 195/4 in 20 overs. Opener A Sharma scored a quick 26ball 38 while it was their no.3 batsman Anil Julka who turned the tides for his team. As Anil Shared with Cricketgraph ‘even he had not got many chances to bat at the top of the order but they experimented in this match & it turned out to be great’ Coming in at no.3 right handed Anil smashed a 38ball 89 which set the tone for their innings. Julka set the ground ablaze with his entertaining knock as he smashed 9fours & 6 sixes in his 38 ball stay at the crease where he played at a strike rate of above 230. Vinit Angne also scored a solid 45* off 39balls while also supporting Jhulka & stitching a good partnership. None of the bowlers managed to inflict trouble on the opposition while N Dhawale was the only bowler with respectable bowling figures of 1/28 in 4 overs.
Chasing 195, Accenture were off to a great start with their top 3 playing really good cricket. Opener A Salgaonkar smashed a 39ball 50 followed by 39 by his opening partner Prakash & a blazing 43 off 27 by D Venkatesh. But despite such a good start by the top order the batsmen below them could not capitalize as they crumbled one by one to reach only 167/9 in 20 overs. Dorkar, Angne & P Sethi chipped in with 2wkts each while Anil also contributed with the ball taking 2/26 in 4 overs with his spin & turned out to be the most economical of the lot.
Deutsche Bank XI won the match by 28 runs & Anil Julka was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round show. Cricketgraph congratulates Anil for his superb perfomance & also wishes the whole team who fought & contributed well together for their commendable win.
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It was a match which included some brilliant individual contributions & a good team work on the Islam Gymkhana Ground. On a neutral track which supported some turn, Worli Sports Club elected to field first & restrict the Parsee Gymkhana boys to a low total & put them under pressure.
However, their decision to bowl first wasn’t the most profitable decisions as Parsee Gymkhana made a healthy 187/7 on the board which is anyday a good score to defend. Right-handed Opening batsman Aakarshit Gomel made his presence felt in the end stages of the tournament as he smacked a 46 ball 71 to provide a solid base to their innings. A strong start by Aakasrshit kept the run rate healthy as he smashed 4fours & 4sixes in his 46ball stay at the crease. His partnership with Arjun Shetty who scored a 39 also played a turning point in the game which helped them reach a more than respectable score. Abhimanyu Vaishisth was the pick of the bowlers taking 4wkts but he lacked support from the other end or things could have been a little different.
Chasing 188 at more than 8 runs per overs is always a pressure situation & not the easiest of tasks. The pressure did seem to rub on the Worli batters as they were all-out for 126/10 in 18.3 overs. As Aakarshit shared with Cricketgraph ‘the spinners really did a good job & bowled well according to the plans’ which helped them win the match. Nikhil Jadhav scored a fighting 61 off 41balls but that wasn’t enough as he hardly got any support from the other sude. Harshad tevankar was the pick of the bowlers scalping 3wkts while Aakarshit also chipped in with 2wkts with his left-arm spin.
Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 60 runs & seal their semis berth while Aakarshit Gomel’s perfomance was the highlight of the match with his all-round contribution. Looking at the current form of Aakarshit & the whole team, they certainly look favorites to win the tournament.
While Akhil continued his good form from the last match where he scored a blistering hundred, it was also their bowlers who joined the party to help their team defeat Sind Sports Club in the Quarter-finals of the Salar Jung Tournament at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Payyade Sports club who have a good bowling line up elected to bowl first after winning the toss in order to restrict SSC to a low total.
Their decision to bowl did reap them rewards as Sind Sports Club were 97/10 all-out in 16 overs. Bhavik Patel(20*) at the lower middle order was the only batsman who was able to reach the 20 run mark against the tight bowling of the Payyade sports club. Left-arm fast bowler Roystan Dias bowled with vengeance as he was bowling in perfectly right areas at a good pace which helped him scalp 3/20 in his 4 overs. Left-arm spinner Vishal dabholkar was the most effective and economical of the lot as he came up with envious bowling figures of 3/13 in his 4 overs.
Chasing 98 was a mere formality & especially if you have a in-form batsman who is just fresh from a scintilating hundred in his last match as opener Akhil Herwadkar scored a 54* off just 25balls(9fours,2sixes) to finish the game in supreme style. He was also supported well by his opening partner Eknath Kerkar who smashed a equally good looking 41* off mere 21balls (3fours,3sixes) to steer their team to a commendable win.
Payyade S.C won the match by 10wkts & it was a commendable team perfomance by them as their bowlers as well as the batsman did their jobs to perfection. Cricketgraph congratulates them for their win & also wishes them all the luck for a great semi-finals.
Local cricket has been producing many talented batsmen on a regular basis. At times these talented players go completely unnoticed. Cricketgraph has started a new initiative from March, wherein all such player’s performances are captured and celebrated every month. For starters, we have compiled a list of top 5 batsmen for the month of March 2017 by taking into consideration various factors like the match situation, format, venue, opponent and so on and so forth. As a bowler if you are marking your run up and about to bowl, watch out for these talented batters!
Top 5 Knocks for the month of March 2017 in Mumbai-
There have been many good knocks being played in Mumbai in March but taking all factors into consideration here are the Cricketgraph top 5 knocks in local cricket for the month of March 2017 in Mumbai.
Format- T20
Playing for SKN Sports Club, this could have been one of the fastest hundreds ever had he faced a few more balls. Pranav smashed 7 sixes in his 25 ball 81 and was a complete entertainment against Raheja Sports Club of the DGRS Tournament where he eventually helped his team win the match.
Joint at no.5
Format- T20
It was the crucial semi-final match of the Masters Cup & chasing 167 in 20 overs is always tough but Akash Patil had different plans in mind as he scored a thunderous 75 off 29balls to help his team Rika Global qualify for the finals.
Format- T20
Aditya who plays in Ranji too showed his mettle against the powerful opposition like Tata Capital. It was the finals of the Tata Inter-company tournament where Aditya simply broke records as he not only scored 80 off 30balls but also took 7wkts in the same again sailing his team towards the victory line. Had he faced a few more balls, he could have scored one of the fastest hundreds in Mumbai.
Format- 40overs
We all know this talented boy by now. Suryansh once again proved his mettle with a unbeaten 94* in a high intensity finals of the Future Star Tournament against Rizvi High School where he eventually led his team to a tournament win.
Format- 40 Overs
Chasing a target of 243 in 40 overs, it was Bhavik coming in at no.4 who completely changed the game & scored one of the fastest centuries to help his team win against the strong M&M side in the Times Cricket Shield Tournament.
& finally at no.1
Format- 2days
It was the 2nd knock-out match against Apollo Cricket Club at MIG Cricket Ground in Bandra where Abhishek came up with a scintillating knock of 151 in a high pressure match.The southpaw’s 151 helped MIG team win the match & qualify for the semis in the Young Comrade Shield Tournament.
The Raymond Cricket Ground witnessed a great bowling perfomance from the young Lokpuram Boys & especially Naman and Soham showed a lot of promise with the ball. On a damp wicket like Raymonds, the decision of batting first did make much of a difference to the Lokpuram school as they knew if they bowl well they can restrict BSMS to a low total.
BSMS batting first managed to put only 82 runs on the board with the loss of 10wkts in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Soham Pitkar was simply phenomenal with the ball scalping 4/6 in his 2 overs. Right-arm fast bowler Naman Hiren also entertained the spectators with a magical hat-trick to trouble the opposition & further dent their innings as he came up with economical bowling figures of 3/11 in his 5 overs followed by 2/21 by Jainam Kataria.
Chasing 83 was a mere formality though BSMS gave a tough fight as they did not allow them to win the match before taking their 6wkts where Shubham scalped 3 while Anish chipped in with 2wkts. Eventually BSMS chased down the score in 14.1 overs & won the match by 4wkts.
It was a commendable win for Lokpuram school & Naman Hiren was declared ‘man of the match’ for his economical bowling & also taking a hat-trick while Soham’s perfomance was also appreciation worthy. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win & wishes them all the luck for their future matches too.