On a wet track like Sydenham college ground where making a big total is seemingly a task, Arun Yadav, Vaibhav Mali & the whole team did a commendable job of posting a 300+ total to put Mumbai Warriors in the backfoot. The match also witnessed some brilliant hitting & entertainment from the batsman especially Arun & Vaibhav who owned this match with their blitzkrieg batting.
Mumbai Warriors rightly elected to field first after winning the toss as the pitch was supportive towards the bowlers. However, they were unaware about the zone in which Arun Yadav, Vaibhav Mali and Vinayak were in. The wet pitch hardly made any difference to opener Arun or Vaibhav as they attacked the bowlers at will & were hitting fours & sixes as if they were on a secret mission to dismantle the opposition. Opening the innings, right-handed Arun Yadav scored a glamorous century (109) off just 76balls & kept the pulses running for the spectators and his team mates alike. Arun worked hard for his innings as he did good running between the wickets apart from smashing 12fours & 2sixes to keep the run rate steady. Vinayak Jadhav also notched up a solid half-century off just 44balls. What followed after him was a case of complete carnage as Vaibhav Mali scored a brilliant 70 off just 33balls. Playing at a strike rate of over 200, vaibhav smashed 6fours & 4sixes to provide complete entertainment. Arun & Somnath were the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts each but they lacked support from the other end pushing All Stars Total to 319/7 in 40 overs.
Add to it, All stars XI did an excellent job with the ball too as they won the match by a big margin of 158 runs. Mumbai warriors were all out for 161/10 in 38.5 overs & it was a great show by the All-star bowlers. Vaibhav Mali who already scored a 33ball 70 took 3/33 with his left-arm spin followed by 3/44 by Deepak Patil. Arun Yadav also chipped in with a wicket thus making it an all-round contribution from Vaibhav & Arun.
All stars won the match & Arun was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Arun & Vaibhav for their terrific & brilliant individual performances while also congratulates the whole team for putting up a great fight.
The AIS Taloja Cricket Ground witnessed a great competition between C.C.D & SHM Ulhasnagar as both the teams gave a tough fight. Winning the toss, CCD elected to bat first as the pitch was good to bat on.
Batting first, CCD managed to reach 156/8 in 20 overs even though it wasn’t the best of the batting performances from them. The 22 extras conceded by the opposition bowlers played a huge role in their team total crossing the 150 run mark. Aniket Desai (37off26) & Sachin Rajput (22 off 26) were the leading scorers & were also the only one to cross the 20run mark in their team. Sanju Sadija was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/22 in his 4 overs followed by a wicket each for the rest of the bowlers. Sanju bowled really well but he lacked the same kind of support from the other bowlers.
Chasing 157, good bowling by the CCD boys made SHM Ulhasnagar reach only 135/8 in 20 overs. CCD won the match by 21 runs & a major credit must go to their fast bowler Nitin Jaitapkar who bowled a brilliant spell of 4/25 in his 4 overs. The rest of the bowlers also did a decent job but it was Nitin who effectively cleaned up the entire middle order with his bowling.
Nitin Jaitapkar was declared ‘man of the match’ while it was a commendable win for the whole team. Cricketgraph wishes Nitin as well as the whole team luck for their coming matches in the tournament.
It is not true that only on TV you get to watch those Glenn Maxwell or Afridi type of knocks, there are hidden talents in every corners of Mumbai & India and every local tournament has that one or two players who are feared for their aggressive batting. It was the same case with Parikshit Tripathi as he simply entertained the crowd with his batting histrionics against FCC.
F.C.C phantoms & Reliance Gen. clashed for a crucial encounter at AIS Taloja Cricket Ground. FCC won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of putting Reliance under pressure by posting a big total on the board. It was a decent performance by the FCC batsman as they managed to score 142/10 in 20 overs. Opener Kshitij Nadkarni & Rupesh Ambolkar were the leading scorers as they made 40(37) & 37(23) respectively for their team. From Reliance, Robin Mishra was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/24 in 4 overs. Robin was supported well by the other bowlers too as they successfully contained the batsman as well as took important breakthroughs at the right time.
Chasing 143 looked so easier thanks to their left-handed opening batsman Parikshit Tripathi as he scored a merciless 52 off just 22balls (8fours,2sixes).Parikshit was so aggressive in his approach that he went on to start hitting from the very 1st over where he smashed 4 boundaries in the opening over of the innings itself. In fact the start which he gave itself speaks a lot about his approach towards the game making him a dangerous opener. Utsav at no.3 also scored a brilliant 44 & stitched a nice partnership with Parikshit while Dushyant Shewale (31* off 29) & Prasad (5*off 4) finished the chase in just 16 overs.
Reliance Gen won the match by 7wkts & 4 overs to spare & it was quite a commendable win. Cricketgraph congratulates Parikshit as well as the whole team for their great win & wishes them all the luck for their coming matches.
Semi-final matches are always exciting & they are always full of pressure, One such match was between Burhani’s XI vs Crystal Ice at the Elphinstone Ground at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Team Burhani won the toss on a track which was favoring the bowlers so they can possibly put a healthy total to defend against the opposition.
Batting first, the pitch showed its colors as it turned out to be quite a low scoring affair for both the teams. Burhani’s XI managed to score only 127/8 in 20 overs as the bowlers did a fantastic job of restricting the batsman & not giving them any margin for error. Opener Murtaza scored a nice 27 off just 24 balls followed by 25 off 20 by Abbas & 22 off 16 by Taikhum at the middle order. Ismail was the pick of the bowlers from Crysyal ice as he scalped 3wickets followed by 2wkts each for Huzefa & Mehlum.
However, it was good to see Burhani boys defend their score of 127 as they turned this match into a exciting competition. All the bowlers & fielders poured their heart in as they restricted Crysral Ice to 115/8 in 20overs & won the match by 12 runs. Abbas Karachiwala was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/12 in his 4 overs. The off spinners of Abbas proved to be quite effective as he successfully contained the batsman & also took wickets at the right time. Another off-spinner Taikhum also took 2wkts while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job around these two bowlers.
It was a collectively great team perfomance & the highlights of the match were Abbas & Taikhum who gave all-round contributions in a low scoring semi-finals. The boys certainly look poised for a great future & Cricketgraph congratulates the team for their win and also wishes them luck for their all important finals.
It was the all important finals between Yogi C.C & Kandivali Cricket Association at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Mumbai. Kandivali CC won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of making it big in the 1st innings.
However, it turned out to be a low scoring encounter for KCA as they were bundled out for mere 133 runs in 19.5 overs. Not a single batsman was able to convert their starts into a substantial score which made them restrict to a low total. Flinn patel & Akhilesh Yadav were the top scorers for KCA as they chipped in with 25(16) & 26(16) respectively. It was a tight bowling perfomance as the Yogi CC bowlers perfectly did their job. Right arm pace bowler Vaibhav Lambe was terrific with the ball as he troubled the batsman with his line & length. The rest of the bowlers also bowlers also bowled well around him as they did not allow the batsman to free their hands & allow them to cross the 150 run mark.
Chasing 134, it proved to be a little low total to defend considering it was the crucial finals. Opener Omkar Ghule & skipper Saurabh singh meant business as they stitched a match wining partnership. While Omkar scored a gutsy 41, Saurabh scored a brilliant 50 off just 40balls (5fours) to steer his team towards the victory line in the finals.
Yogi Cricket Club won the finals of the Govardhandas Shield Tournament by 5wkts & 3 overs to spare while the highlights of the match were brilliant individual performances from Vaibhav, Omkar & skipper Saurabh. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team while also wishes them all the luck for a great cricketing future ahead!
It just feels so good as a cricket lover to see promising young kids performing like pros in high pressure matches. Perfomances like these assure you that the future of Indian cricket is surely in safe hands. Chasing a score on a track which was highly favoring the bowlers, it was a commendable perfomance from the 14yr old Rutvik to say the least.
Santosh Sports Academy won the toss & elected to bat first. It was a great display of batting put by them too as they managed to score 234 in 30 overs which is a very healthy total to defend. Almost every batsman contributed in their capacity and it was a collectively good perfomance. Raj Patil was the only one though who made a half century (51) followed by 46, 34 & 32 by Praik Punjwani, Sangeet & Bunty respectively. The bowlers did got smashed but Karthik Khod & Pratham Agarwal took 2 wickets each.
Chasing 234 at more than 7.5runs per over on a bowling track is always a daunting task. Add to it they lost their 1st wicket without even opening the account (they were 0/1 at one stage) but in came Rutvik at no.3 who looked like a man on mission as if he was assigned a secret job to completely destroy the opposition. On a license to kill, Rutvik scored a gigantic knock of 130 coming off mere 61 balls where he mostly dealt in boundaries. Sangdore made his bat talk as he smashed 20 fours & 4big sixes to enthrall his team mates and the spectators alike. At one point chasing such a big score was looking like a tough task but this talented little kid made it look so easier. The rest of the players batted around him as Anil shetty, Sujal shah Eisa Maulavi chipped in with 36, 29 & 31 respectively.
It was a tough fight given by Santosh Sports Academy in every capacity & the match remained exciting till the end, however Meridian school won the match by 2wkts & the highlight of the match was surely this little master who proved to be quite a revelation. Cricketgraph congratulates Rutvik & the whole team for their win & wishes them to keep playing this good brand of cricket for a long long time.
It was a good day in the office for Sultan Sports club as they chased a 240 odd run target on a track which was slightly tilted towards the bowlers. Winning the toss at Kheda Garhi ground at Jehangir puri in Delhi, Rajput gymkhana elected to bat first with an aim of giving a big target.
Batting first, Rajput Gymkhana managed to reach 239/10 in 50 overs & it was a decent perfomance from the bowlers who managed to bowl tight & take wickets at regular intervals. Even though it was a good start by the top 3 batsman where openers Mayank & Vermani scored quick 40’s followed by a 71ball 43 by their no.3 batsman. However, the rest of the batsman crumbled & could not convert the good momentum developed by the top 3. It was a great bowling performance from the Sultan boys as 4 bowlers from their side chipped in with 2wkts each. Vipul, sandeep, Saurav & ajay scalped 2wkts each & were quite spot on with their line & length not allowing the batsman to score runs freely.
Chasing 240 on a tough bowling track is always a big challenge, however 17year old Saurav Nautiyal showed everyone his class as he scored a magnificent hundred to steer his team towards the victory line. Opening the innings, left-handed opener Nautiyal smashed a solid 136* off just 127balls & played the anchors role to perfection. The other batsman were losing wickets on the other side but Saurav kept his cool & hardly got deterred or got affected by any pressure.
It was a good fight given by the Rajput boys as they did not allow them to win easily. However, Sultan Sports Club chased the target in 47.2 overs and won the match by 3wkts while Saurav Nautiyal was declared ‘man of the match’ for his century & 2wkts.
On a flat track like Bombay Gymkhana which was slightly tilted towards the favor of the batsman, Bombay gymkhana rightly elected to bat first after winning the toss to put the opposition under tenterhooks.
Batting first, it was a commendable perfomance by the Bombay Gymkhana boys as they managed to score 175/7 in 20 overs which is anyday a good score to defend in T20’s. Opener Shawn who had fired in his last outing failed to give a blazing start but it was Harshad Singh who scored a solid 42 at the top of the order to develop a positive momentum. No.3 batsman Abhishek Shrivastav also scored a blazing 47 off just 34balls (6 fours & a six) but the rest of the batsman below him only managed to score 10’s & 20’s or else they would have even crossed 200 in their 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Asif Sheikh played the role of a Jadeja as he completely puzzled the batsman with his spin taking 4/21 in 4 overs. Asif was not only economical but also kept taking wickets at regular intervals.
Chasing 176 is actually quite a task but Souvenir C.C showed the opposition the power of their strong batting line up as they notched up the score in mere 18.1 overs with the loss of just 3wkts. In-form opener Shoaib sheikh once again showed his class as he scored a brilliant 67 off just 56balls to anchor the innings to a commendable win. That was not all as it was Azharuddin Querishi who provided some entertainment at the middle order with his unbeaten 54* off just 24balls which included 6fours & 3 sixes. Both the in-form batsman Shoaib & Azhar meant business as they led their team to a comfortable win.
Cricketgraph congratulates Asif, Shoaib & Azhar for their brilliant individual performances while also congratulates the whole team for their victory. Looking at the current form of the Souvenir C.C boys, the future opponents must be feeling the pressure for sure!
The Bombay gymkhana ground witnessed a great perfomance from the Bombay Gymkhana boys as it was a wonderful display of performances both from the willow as well as with the ball. Bombay Gymkhana won the toss & elected to bat first as it was a good batting track to make a decent 1st innings target.
Batting first, their decision to bat first went in their favor as their right handed opening batsman Shawn Almeida made his presence felt in every corner of the ground as he smashed a brutal 77 off mere 43 balls coming at a strike rate of almost 180+. Shawn started counter-attacking the bowlers from the word ‘go’ & smashed as many as 12 boundaries in his 43ball knock which proved to be quite an entertaining & aggressive knock coming from his bat. Apart from him Bhaktiyar Irani was the 2nd highest scorer with a fluent 44* off just 36balls followed by a quick 26* by Rahul Sagar pushing their team total to 174/3 in 20 overs.
Chasing 175, the opposition team Muslim Cricket Club was bundled out for just 104 runs giving a victory by 70 runs to Bombay Gymkhana. Rahul sagar was quite spot on & bowled really well taking 3/15 in 4 overs which played a big part followed by 2 wkts each for Rajat, shubham & F.Khan.
Bombay Gymkhana won the match & Shawn’s perfomance was noteworthy to say the least. Cricketgraph congratulates the talented opener Shawn as well as the whole team for putting up a good show & also wishes them to continue playing good cricket.
What an amazing match to witness where pure hard hitting and entertainment was provided by the Patil brothers & their middle order batsman Amit as Rika Global piled up 253 runs in just 20 overs to almost make a record of sorts at Elf Vengsarkar Academy in oval. Rika Global won the toss & elected to bat first on a belter of a track which looked good for the batsman.
Batting first, pair of Patil brothers who opened the innings together this time made their presence felt. A force to reckon, both the openers Akash & Prakash completely anhilated the bowling attack as they hardly spared any bowlers who came in their way. Right-handed Akash scored a magnificent 90 off mere 47balls which included 16fours & a six while Prakash scored a equally aggressive 61 off just 38balls at the top of the order. Both the batsman created a positive momentum for the next batsman to come & make a big total on the board. What followed was a string of big fireworks as their middle-order batsman R Amit scored a blazing 74* of just 19balls. Yes! Just 19balls to make 74 runs at a strike rate of almost 400! Right-handed Amit was using his willow as his weapon to destroy the opposition & was smashing the balls as if he was playing baseball. Amit smashed 7sixes & was a pure spectacle of entertainment.
Chasing 254 is not a regular T20 score to chase down & it was surely tough for Johnson & Johnson to reach that target. However, they played fairly good enough but managed to reach only 178/7 in 20 overs. A Sharma & P Patil were the leading scorers with 34 & 41 respectively. It was a good bowling perfomance where all the bowlers contributed in their capacity with R Amit being the pick of the bowlers scalping 2/22 in 4 overs.
Rika Global won the match by a big margin of 75 runs & credit must go to the Patil brothers as well as Amit for his all-round perfomance. Also had Amit faced a few more deliveries, he could have reached the fastest hundred too. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team as well as these young talents & wishes them to keep playing the same brand of cricket in their coming future!
