The Young Zoroastrian Cricket Ground witnessed an exciting clash between Borivali Cricket Club & Marwadi Cricket Club as we got to see some promising individual performances in the match. On a good batting track, Borivali CC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure.
The decision to bat first did reap dividends for Borivali CC as they managed to score 181/10 in 20 overs. Almost every batsman chipped in with 10’s and 20’s but it was their Left-handed batsman Praful jadhav at no.3 who scored a solid 55 off just 72 balls. Praful came at a time when the openers fell early and he stabilized the innings to bring back the lost momentum. Praful jadhav smashed 5fours & did good running between the wickets to keep the scorecard ticking. Middle-order batsman Tauqeer Sheikh who came in at no.6 scored a 31*off just 34balls pushing their team total to a respectable one.
Chasing 182 was not the toughest of tasks but Marwadi CC felt the pressure of chasing against the strong bowling of Borivali CC boys as they were all-out for a mere 119/10 in 30 overs. Right-arm off-spinner Tauqeer Sheikh was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/30 in his 5 overs followed by 2wkts each for Laxman Kumbhar & Ankit Jain.
Borivali CC won the match by 62 runs & it was a commendable team perfomance by them & especially Tauqeer & Praful. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win & also wishes them luck for their coming matches.
It was the all exciting clash between Moran Stanley & C.G.I at the National Cricket Ground in Mumbai. On a good track like Nationals where you can score big runs, Morgan Stanley elected to bat first, to make a big total & put the opposition under pressure.
It wasn’t the best of the starts as their openers Symond & Jitendra fell early but it was a good revival by their no.3 batsman Juzer as he scored a solid 42 off 44 balls to stabilize the innings and gain the momentum back in their favor. However, the star of the match proved to be Kshitij Iyengar as he scored a quickfire 60 off just 30balls to steer his team total to a respectable 167/5 in 20 overs. Left-handed Kshitij completely dominated the bowlers & smashed the ball with authority stamping his presence in every corner of the ground as he smashed 3 fours & 6 big sixes in his entertaining knock of 60. In fact his half-century came in just 20balls which surely becomes one of the fastest half centuries of the tournament. The bowlers did a decent job but none of the bowlers proved to be dangerous or outstanding enough to disturb the opposition.
Chasing 168 in a T20 game is not the easiest of tasks & C.G.I did felt the pressure of chasing the score as they managed to make only 143/7 in 20 overs. The bowlers did a good job of containing the batsman as well as taking wickets at the right time. Sagar was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/30 in his 4 overs followed by a wicket each for the rest of the bowlers. Kshitij also contributed with the ball as he also took a wicket with his right-arm medium pace making it an all-round perfomance.
Morgan Stanley won by 24runs & Kshitij Iyengar was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution. Cricketgraph congratulates Kshitij as well as the whole team for their win & wishes them all the luck for a great future.
When you see little kids score mature knocks like the ones scored by Jay Jain, Ayush or Aditya’s, You feel somewhat relieved that India indeed has a good pool of cricketing talents & the future does seem to be in safe hands. It was a match which witnessed great individual performances & a good team work between Singhania School & Matunga Premier School at the Raymond Cricket Ground in Thane.
It was a high scoring match where over 400+ runs were scored & thus ensured a full-on entertainment from both the sides even though the pitch was good for the bowlers. Matunga Premier School who batted first posted a big total on the board as Aditya Singh scored a fantastic hundred for his team. Left-handed Ayush Singh scored a stunning hundred at a strike rate of 100+ & kept the scoreboard ticking along with Aditya Warang who also scored a solid 59. The bowlers could have done a good job but they struggled to make much of an impact apart from their spinner Jay Dhatrak who took 3wickets. From Jay Jain’s excerpts with Cricektgraph we got to know some interesting facts from the match & one of them was the talent of Jay Dhatrak who can bowl spin from both the hands!
Chasing 215, it was not easy, but the strong batting line up of Singhania School made it happen. Left-handed opener Jay Jain scored a soothing & graceful 72 off just 60 balls at the top of the order which played a big role in changing the script of the game in their favor. Also the match winning partnership between Jay Jain & Rohit Tambe of 112 runs in 12 overs was the turning point of the game. Viraj Kavle & Tejas Chavan also batted well scoring unbeaten 32* & 42* respectively & completing the man chase in style.
Singhania school won the match by 6wkts & Jay Jain and Ayush Singh were declared ‘man of the match’ for their brilliant individual knocks. Cricketgraph congratulates Singhania School for their win while also wishes Jay Jain & Ayush all the luck for a great future ahead. Looking at their performances, they certainly look poised for a bright future ahead.
When a pack of wolves come together even a lion gets tamed & such was the perfomance of the Singhania boys as they collectively played well together to defeat Billabong International school at Raymond Cricket ground in Thane. Billabong school won the toss & elected to bat first with an intention of making it big in the 1st innings.
However, they were unaware of what was kept in store for them as Singhania bowlers did a great job to restrict the opposition to a mere total of 76/10 in 25.1 overs. Not a single bowler allowed the batsman to score freely & while they also kept taking wickets at the right time. Right-arm leg spinner Ayush Iyer bowled exceedingly well taking 3/9 in his 2 overs while medium pacer Aryan Dalal Left Arm Spinner was equally good & effective as he took 3/12 in his 4 overs. The bowlers kept it tight & bowled in the right areas & it reaped dividends for them.
Chasing 77 was a mere formality for the strong batting line-up of Singhania School as they won the match by 10wkts. Opener Jay Jain scored an unbeaten 43* while his partner Jay Dhatrak remained unbeaten on 23*. Both the batsman completed the chase in mere 10.2 overs to help their team win the opening match of the tournament in style.
It was a great team perfomance by Singhania boys as both the bowlers & as well as the batsman did their job well. Vice President of Sulonia Cricket Academy Manish Narvekar presented the ‘man of the match’ award to opener Jay Jain who scored a 43* for his side. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their commendable win & wishes them luck for their upcoming matches of the tournament.
It was a great match between Islam Gymkhana & Young Friend Cricket Club at Islam Gymkhana ground in Mumbai. Quarter-finals are always neck to neck matches full of pressure but Islam Gymkhana completely owned the match as it appeared like a one sided affair between both the sides.
Islam Gymkhana won the toss on a neutral track and elected to bowl first since they have a good bowling line up to restrict the opposition to a low total. Their decision of bowling first did reap dividends as Young C.C were all out for 129/10 in mere 18.4 overs. Wajid Ali was the only leading scorer for Young C.C as he scored a fighting 36 off 40balls. Left-arm off spinner Hitesh Kadam who has also played Ranji showed his mettle with the ball as he scalped a fifer dismantling the opposition. Hitesh was quite effective & bowled in the right areas as he came up with bowling figures of 5/20 in his 4 overs. Left-arm fast bowler Danish Rainee also bowled well as he took 2wkts for 21runs in his 4 overs.
Chasing 130 was a mere formality for a strong batting line up of Islam Gymkhana as they comfortably won the match by 7wkts & 4.1 overs to spare. The in-form & stylish Hashir Dafedar once again made his bat talk & do most of the business as he scored a blazing 53 at no.3 coming off just 26balls. As Hashir shared with Cricketgraph ‘He was having a backpain before entering this match so he dealt most of the runs in boundaries & avoided excessive running between the wickets’ Well statements like these speak a lot about his confidence & the zone which he is in right now. Sanket & Mehboob finished the man chase remaining unbeaten on 23* & 10* respectively.
Islam Gymkhana sealed their semis berth with this win & it was an excellent perfomance by the Islam Gymkhana Boys & especially Hashir and Hitesh. Looking at the current form of Islam Gymkhaan boys, they certainly look favorites to win the tournament!
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!
