Two strong teams of group B faced each other in the ongoing Samata Friendship Trophy 2017, played at Taloja cricket ground. Pravin Tambe Cricket Academy from Mulund locked horns with the imposing Reliance team. Reliance team batted first and they seemed to be in top gear from the first over itself. Openers got off to a solid start as the ball was hit to all corners of the ground. PT academy’s offie, Deepak Tolani provided the first breakthrough with a ball which skidded off to knock Parikshit Tripathi’s off stump. Break throughs are usually supposed to slow the pace of the game however this breakthrough went in favour of Reliance. One down batsman, Utsav Berangi who scored 54 off just 33 balls accelerated the innings with 6 sixes and 1 four and Relaince at one stage looked poised for a total in excess of 180.
The witty skipper of PT Academy, Tausif khan sensing trouble ,bought in his trusted lieutenant Mahendra Patil also known as “Mesmerising Mendis”. From that point onwards it was all Mahendra Patil’s show and not a single Reliance batsman could read Patil’s fingers. At one stage Patil was on a hat-trick but he would be happy to settle with 6 Reliance wickets against his name. Patil’s bowling was so accurate that most of his victims were clean bowled.
PT academy did a fantastic job of restricting Reliance’s innings to 149.
Chasing a target of 150 can at times becomes tricky however PT academy batsmen batted like professionals playing the ball at its merit. Opener batsman, Ram Singh displayed both class and aggression in his innings of 46 off 32 balls. He was ably supported by Yash Parab who scored 49 off 44 balls. In the end PT academy comfortably chased 150 with 2 overs to spare.
The day belonged to Mahendra Patil and he was rightly adjudged Man of the Match for his spell of 4 overs – 15 runs and 6 wickets.
It was a tough match at Oval maidan between two competitive teams namely Viacom 18 & Loreal. The pitch was neutral as Viacom18 won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of putting Loral under pressure by posting a big total on the board.
It was a decent perfomance batting first as Viacom 18 managed to make 145/9 in 20 overs. Opener Amol Bankar was the leading scorer with a gutsy half century but the rest of the batsmen were not able to carry off the positive momentum left by Amol. Left-arm medium pacer Navneet was the pick of the bowlers with an amazing bowling spell of 4/27 in 4 overs. Navneet took crucial breakthroughs & was nicely supported by the other bowlers like Sandeep & Kundan who also 2 wickets each.
Chasing 146, team Loreal did it in most comfortable fashion as they won the match by 9wkts & 2.5overs to spare. Left-handed opener Malay singh was the star batsman who remained unbeaten with his solid 69* off just 57balls. Opener Rishikesh also played a solid knock of 41 as both the openers almost stitched a 100+ run partnership to seal the game single-handedly.
Loreal won the match by 9wkts & dashing opener Malay Singh was declared ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant knock at the top of the order. Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team and Malay & wishes them that their good form continues for a long long time.
Zeven sponsors the best batsman, and the best fielder awards for corporate cricket matches in Mumbai in association with Cricket-graph. These are awarded to players who have showcased their talent over a period of one month. Since its launch in India, Zeven has invested a lot of time and research to create affordable products for all, irrespective of age, gender or income, with the latest technology. Besides being the Kit Partner for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the brand is associated with the All India Tennis Association as apparel partners for the Fed and the Davis Cup for both the seniors and the juniors’ teams.
The winners will receive Zeven Cricket Shoes every month which have been designed keeping in mid the Indian weather and terrain. Out of the many players that play cricket in Mumbai, the Cricketgraph panel will select the best of the lot who will receive the Zeven player of the Match award. The expert panel will not only keep a track of the players’ performance but also analyse the same to make the right calls.
The first “ Zeven Player of the Match” award will be announced in the month of April 2017. So all you cricketers get ready and play hard to win the Zeven Player of the Match award. Zeven and Cricketgraph wish all the players good luck.
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There are some matches where a single player changes the game and then there are matches where players collectively give efforts & contribute to win the match. It was a similar case for team Citius as they played together like a pack of wolves to win over Eclarx in the ongoing Dreamz T20 tournament.
Played at high court ground, Mumbai, Team Citius tech won the toss & elected to bat first as the pitch was good to bat on. Opener Saurabh fell early but Chirag played a solid knock at the top of the order scoring a confident 41. At no.3 came right-handed Mahesh Kharat who scored a crucial 47 off just 42 balls. Mahesh kept the scorecard ticking and also stitched a great partnership with Chirag which took their team total to a respectable 148/7 in 20 overs. Middle-order bats Ankit & Prasad also chipped in with quick 20’s which further boosted their game. Ashish & Adarsh bowled tight spells & were pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/17 & 2/29 respectively.
Chasing 149 in 20 overs is always a mixed bag sort of pressure situation & Eclarx succumbed to the pressure of chasing & some good bowling by the Citius bowlers. All the bowlers contributed in their capacity & made things difficult for Eclarx. Right-arm spinner Rohit was the pick of the bowlers with 3/16 in 4 overs followed by 2wkts for saurabh & a wicket each for the rest of the bowlers.
It was a collective team perfomance by the players as Citius tech won the match by 34 runs. Mahes Kharat was declared ‘man of the match’ for his sparkling 47. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their victory as well as wishes them all the luck for their future matches.
The captain really does not need to worry when the entire team is working in tandem. The team is just at a different level of confidence when all the players try to contribute their best. One such match was between Young Mohmedians Cricket Club & Souvenir Cricket Club at the Islam Gymkhana ground in Mumbai where Rugved Chaudhary, Satish Kadam & Azhar Querishi played well to help their team clinch a win.
Souvenir CC won the toss & elected to bat first after winning the toss and make the most of the pitch conditions. Right-handed opener Rugved Chaudhary who shared some excerpts with cricketgraph told us ‘he told his partner Rohan to play the anchor’s role while he will do the talking with the bat’ & he rightly acted upon his words as he scored a blazing 47 off just 21 balls at the top of the order. Rudved smashed 7fours & 2big sixes to enthrall his team & the spectators alike while the rest of the batsman below him continued the positive momemtum & chipped in with 20’s to push the team total to 192/7 in 20 overs.
Chasing 193 at almost 9.5runs per over is not the easiest of tasks & Young Mohmedians did felt the brunt of chasing as they were all-out for mere 86 runs in 14.3 overs. The bowlers did a commendable job of containing the batsman & especially right arm medium pacer Satish kadam(4/14 in 2.3) & left arm orthodox spinner Azhar Querishi(3/11 in 4) as they took 7wkts together to dismantle the entire batting line-up of the opposition.
Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team & these 3 players for their combined brilliance on the field & wishes them to continue playing this good brand of cricket for a long long time.
It was a match between two competitive sides namely Bohra Cricketers & Islam Gymkhana at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Bohra Cathedral won the toss & elected to field first as the wicket was good to bowl on.
Batting first, Islam Gymkhana boys made188/6 in 20 overs & it was a good batting perfomance by the batsmen. The openers gave a decent start but it was their suave & stylish Hashir Dafedar at no.3 who scored a 41 ball 77 to take his team to a healthy total. The stylish no.3 Hashir smashed 10 fours & 2sixes enroute his 41 ball stay & played at a strike rate of almost 200 to dominate the opposition with his dashing style of batting. Sandip Nimse was the pick of the bowlers from Bohra Cricketers with bowling figures of 3/23 followed by a wicket each for shahbaz querishi & mehtab alam.
Chasing 189 at 9.5 runs per over, Bohra Cricketers managed to make only 137/8 in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Shoaib khan & Mohhamad Saiyed were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/21 & 2/44 respectively. The rest of the bowlers also did a commendable job as they succeeded in containing the batsman & also taking a wicket each.
Islam Gymkhana won the match by 51 runs & it was some good cricket displayed by Hashir & the Islam Gymkhana bowlers which helped them win this match. Cricketgraph congratulates as well as wishes luck to Hashir & the entire team to go on & win the tournament.
We all know there are some players, when they perform & when it’s their day they don’t need anybody else to help their team win the match. They can single handedly take the game away. We all know Sehwag, Afridi, Gayle, Maxwell and Mccullum. On their day, they are alone as good as 11 players & such was the case in the finals of the Masters Cup where Akash Patil changed the game in his own way with his all-round contribution.
Rika Global XI & Star India XI faced other for the all important finals at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval in Mumbai. Star Sports India were batting first and were all out for 153/10 in 19.2 overs out of which 20-25 runs were given to them through penalty. It was a tight bowling perfomance by the bowlers & especially Akash Patil (6/25 in 4overs) who took 6wkts in the game. What’s more Akash also took a hat-trick to make things more difficult for the opposition. The right-arm medium pacer ripped apart the batting line up of Star Sports & he was the major reason why Star Sports India got restricted to a low total.
Chasing 154, Rika Global chased the score in utmost style as they won the match by 8wkts and as many as 6.5 overs to spare. Akash who had already done his job with the ball came up with a blazing 83* off just 40balls & single handedly finished the chase. Akash who played at a strike rate of 200+ smashed 14fours & 2 big sixes to enthrall the spectators and his team mates alike. R Amit also played a solid knock off 44* off just 25balls.
It was a commendable win for Rika Global who won the finals while Akash Patil was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for obvious reasons. Akash was also declared ‘man of the series’ (347 runs in 5matches). Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team & Akash & wishes them to continue their good form for a long period of time.
Some players are naturally gifted to perform & some people are blessed to perform particularly when the team needs them. Omkar Jadhav falls in both the categories as he again came up with a splendid performance in his recent match against Accenture in Masters Cup Edition 6 at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval in Mumbai.
Winning the toss, Johnson & Johnson elected to bat first on a batting track with an aim of making a big score. However, they were unaware that the match was going to be low scoring affair. Johnson & Johnson managed to score only 127/5 in 20 overs with opener M Salvi & M Ghatbande being the leading scorers with 36 & 22 respectively. The bowlers really kept it tight & did not leak away easy runs. Mayur & Pritesh were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/17 & 1/24.
Chasing 128, the openers lost their wickets early but Ashish Sinha(37 off 45) & Chandrasekhar Singh(40 off 38) brought some hopes as they were looking really confident to seal the game & chase it comfortably. However, the entire batting line-up below them crumbled like a pack of cards as medium-pacer Omkar Jadhav came to the fore with bowling figures of 4/16 in 4 overs. The rest of the bowlers also bowled well around him which restricted the team to 117/7 in 20 overs.
Johnson&Johnson won the match by 8runs while Omkar Jadhav was declared ‘man of the match’ for his crucial bowling spell. Looking at the current form of Omkar & his team, they will surely be a tough competition in the coming matches of the tournament.
It was a match where the bowlers from both the teams did a commendable job & gave their very best till the end. It was a match which remained exciting & thrilling till the end as both the teams gave their best to win the match at High Court ground, Mumbai. AIDEM won the toss & elected to bat first going unaware about what was in store for them.
The bowlers did a note worth job as every player contributed in some or the other capacity to restrict the team to a low score. Tanaji & Mukesh were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/23 & 2/28 respectively. The rest of the bowlers also bowled tight spells with good line & length. Opener Yogesh & Sharat were the leading scorers in this low scoring total where they chipped in with 32 & 27.
Chasing 114, AIDEM did not allow crown to win the match easily as they equally bowled well & stretched the match almost till the end. The top 4wkts were lost quickly and at one point they were 53/4 in 11 or 12 overs making it a run a ball chase with the middle and lower order left. However, Aftab sheikh scored a handy & a quick 29* which pushed his team slowly slowly towards the chase & ultimately a victory. It was in the end when right-handed Aftab smashed 13 runs in one over which completely brought them back into the game as they won the match by 3wkts & 8balls to spare.
It was a thrilling low scoring match where bowlers from both the teams made life difficult for the batsman & this is how matches should be rather than one-sided encounters. Cricketgraph congratulates Team Crown & ‘man of the match’ Aftab as well as appreciates AIDEM’s tough fight even in a low scoring match. All in all Cricketgraph congratulates both the team to give such a tight match & wishes them to continue playing this good brand of cricket.
It was a high scoring game for OSIAN’s XI as they faced Welspun Corp at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval. Looking at the batting conditions which looked favorable, Osian’s XI elected to bat first after winning the toss.
It was a collective display of destruction as almost every batsman contributed in their capacity. The momentum was developed right from the start as openers D Kathiwada & Sahil dominated the bowlers with complete authority. While Kathiwada scored a 33 ball 49, Sahil scored 21ball 44 to up the team’s tempo. The rest of the batsman continued the positive momentum as V shah scored a 13ball 23 followed by left-handed Aditya Singh at no.5 who scored a blazing 48 off just 21balls. It was Aditya at the middle order who was responsible to push the team’s total to 200+ as he played at a strike rate of 228.57 & smashed 5sixes in his 21ball stay at the crease.
Chasing 223 at more than 11runs per over made things difficult and the pressure did got rubbed on the opposition as Welspun managed to score only 137/8 in 20 overs. H Daddha bowled a mesmerizing spell of 4/20 in 4overs followed by 2wkts for V shah. Aditya who had scored 48 also chipped in with his left-arm spin as he took 1/18 in 3 overs.
Being a left-handed middle order batsman and a spinner, Aditya who was declared ‘man of the match’ is certainly proving to be a certain Yuvi or a Jadeja for his team. Osian’s XI won the match by 85runs & Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team for their collective good perfomance and also wishes them to continue their good form.