It was the all-important semi-finals of the Masters Cup at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval. JSW Steel won the toss & elected to bat first & make the most of the batting conditions and post a big total to put Rika Global under pressure.
Batting first, opener Harshit Kadam gave a fruitful start at the top of the order as he scored a solid 52 off 53 balls. The rest of the batsman scored 10’s and 20’s but were not able to convert their starts until their no.5 batsman I Shaikh came and scored a very important 20 ball 35 which helped them push their team total to 166/6 in 20 overs. Prakash Patil was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/27 in 4 overs followed by a wicket each for Amit, Aakash & Shubham. The bowlers did a decent job but could have tried restricting them to a score of 150 to make it easier to chase.
Chasing 167 in 20overs & that too in the semi-finals where there is an added pressure is always tough but Rika Global did a terrific job as they won the match by 5 wkts and 2.4 overs to spare. Opener Aakash Patil gave us a déjà vu of Afridi & Maxwell as he smashed a blazing 75 coming in no time. Right-handed Aakash Patil scored 75 off just 29 balls and smashed 12 stunning boundaries & 2 big sixes in his counter-attacking knock. Aakash played at a strike rate of almost 260 & almost sealed the match single-handedly. R Amit who came in at no.7 also played a fine knock of 42* coming off just 26 balls to steer his team to a comfortable victory. C Kini & V Khanduja were the only bowlers who looked good as they took 3 & 2 wkts respectively.
RIKA Global won the match & opener Aakash Patil was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his thunderous 75. Looking at the form Aakash and his team are in they certainly look favorites to win the finals of the tournament too.
Western Railway & Nirlon clashed for an exciting encounter at RCG Ground Chembur for the all important quarter-finals match. Western Railway won the toss & elected to field first & put Nirlon under pressure by restricting them to a low total.
However, Nirlon batsman did a good job with the bat & managed to post 167 runs on the board in 20 overs. Opener Sandeep Kunchikor gave a good start with his solid 54 off 45 balls which created a good momentum for them followed by a quick 10 ball 20 by Karan Nandey. Rahul Lad also scored 27 off 20 balls followed by a quick 13 ball 22* down the order by Abhishek Srivastava which pushed their team total to a respectable 167/7 in 20 overs. Atish Walinjkar & Sagar Mishra were the pick of the bowlers taking 2/22 & 2/38 respectively.
Chasing 168, Western Railways managed to bat well but fell short of 18 runs in the end. It was also some good display of bowling by the Nirlon boys which restricted them from chasing the score. Right-arm medium pacer Karan Nandey who had scored a quick 20 also chipped in with bowling figures of 2/20 in 4 overs followed by 2 wkts each for Ankit revandkar, Ankur Singh & Gaurav Bengre.
Nirlon won the match by 18 runs & Karan Nandey was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution in the match. Cricketgraph congratulates them for their win & wishes them to continue their good performance till the end of the tournament.
It was the all-important quarter finals of the Milan T20 Tournament at Cross Maidan, Mumbai between Welspun & Nomura. Team Nomura won the toss & elected to bat first. The decision to bat first may have not affected welspun in a big way as they have a strong bowling line up to restrict any opposition.
Batting first, Nomura were not off to the best of the starts as opener Ajinkya was out for a duck. However the other opener Pratik did bring some hope scoring a 36 off 28 balls (5 fours,1six) but the rest of the batsman below him could not convert their good starts. Some late revival by no.5 & 6 down the order helped them save from getting bundled out for a low total as Jeet Gohil scored a fighting 39 off just 26 balls supported by Kawaldeep Singh’s 20ball 27. Right-arm off spinner Chinmay and Siddarth Pujara bowled well taking 2/28 & 2/23 respectively. It was a good bowling performance and the rest of the bowlers also did their job in containing the batsman. Eventually Nomura managed to score 137/9 in 20 overs which wasn’t the toughest of totals to chase especially in the quarter-finals.
However chasing 138, Nomura gave a really tough fight and almost compensated for their ‘okay’ batting by bowling nicely. Welspun won the match but it was not before a tough fight given by Nomura as Welspun won by just 2 wkts & 7 balls to spare. Right-handed opener Manish Ambavane played a masterclass knock of 74 at a time when batsman from the other end were continuously throwing away their wickets. Manish Scored a stunning 54 ball 74 which included 10 fours and a big six & remained almost till the end before he got out in the 18th over but he had already done his job before getting out as he helped his side to win the quarter-finals. If he wouldn’t have scored, the results could have been surely different. Pratik Ahluwalia & Ajinkya Patil were the pick of the bowlers with respective bowling figures of 3/24 & 2/19 followed by 2 wkts for Rohit in his one over.
It was a great match where both the teams gave their best & opener Manish Ambavane was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his superb knock. Cricketgraph congratulates Manish & the whole team & wishes them to go on and win the tournament.
It was the crucial knockout competition between two equally strong sides namely Sony Pictures & Deutsche Bank at Chereshwar Cricket Ground, Trombay. Sony Pictures won the toss & elected to bat first and put the opposition under pressure by restricting them to a low total.
Batting first, Deutsche Bank did a reasonably good job as they managed to score a defendable 147/6 in 20 overs. Opener Anirudh gave a good start with his 23 ball 28 which was followed by some good batting at the middle order A Sharma scored a crucial 27 ball 43*followed by 29 off 28 balls by Kushal. A Singh & V Pandey were the pick of the bowlers for Sony with bowling figures of 2/12 & 2/15 respectively. The bowlers did a good job but it was also some good batting at the middle order which took their team total to a competitive one of 147 in 20 overs.
Chasing 148, Openers S Punjabi & Patil scored 25(29) and 27(14) respectively but it was their no.3 batsman Vishal Pandey who finished the chase for his team. It almost looked like Vishal was on a mission to finish the match in style as he smashed a blazing 55 coming off just 37 balls which included 6 stunning fours and a big six. He was also nicely supported by Raul who scored a solid 31* off 30 balls helping his team win the match by 7 wkts & 1.3 overs to spare.
Vishal Pandey was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant fifty & Cricketgraph congratulates Vishal & his whole team to continue their good form which will eventually help them win the tournament too.
It was the all important finals between VFCL & Chintamani at the Yashwant Nagar Cricket ground in Virar. Team Chintamani won the toss & elected to field first in order to restrict VFCL to a low total and put them under pressure.
The decision of fielding first did reap rewards for them as they managed to restrict VFCL for just 112/9 in 20 overs. Bhadresh (17 off 34), Virat Mishra (22 off 15) & Arun Shetty (22 off 15) were the only 3 who managed to score in two figures as rest of the batting line up crumbled. The bowlers did a good job in containing the batsman and also taking wickets at the right time. Vijay Singh was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 3/17 in 4 overs followed by 2/18 & 2/14 by Ajay Singh & Amar Mehta. It was a good job by the bowlers & hardly did they give any loose deliveries for the batsman to score.
A target of 113 is not the biggest to chase and especially when it’s the finals of the tournament. Team Chintamani batsman chased the score in style & won the match by 7 wickets & 3.2 overs to spare. It was a shaky start by the top 3 batsman but Mandar Nalavade smashed an aggressive 38 ball 38* to finish the chase for his team in style. Right-handed Mandar remained unbeaten and finished the game in just 16.4 overs for Chintamani. He also got able support from Lokesh Patni who remained unbeaten with 22* off just 16 balls. Paras Shah was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/18 while quickie Virat Mishra also took a wicket.
Chintamani won the finals of the tournament and it was a great team performance & good batting by Mandar who was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his 38 ball 38* . Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team for their amazing win & wishes that their good form continues for a long long time.
It was the all important quarter-finals between two promising teams namely Yes Bank & Ernst and Young at the Sachivalay Ground, Oval Maidan in Mumbai. Yes Bank won the toss & elected to bat first in order to capitalize on the opportunity of batting first and score a decent target in the board. They also have a good bowling attack to defend the score hence they elected to bat first.
Batting first, Openers Kunal & Ashish gave a good start but Kunal was eventually out for 16. However, their right-hand handed skipper Ashish Fauzdar scored a superb 49 ball 65 (2 sixes) to help his team gain positive momentum. Ashish mixed composure with aggression & played a perfect captain’s knock on a big ground like Oval. Harshal coming at no.3 also chipped in scoring a 24 ball 28. Eventually, Yes Bank reached a total of 163/7 in 20 overs with Akshay Biyani being the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/24 followed by a wicket each for Vijay Shetty & Seshadhri.
Chasing 164, Ernst & Young almost won the match and fell short of mere 2 runs to win the match. It was definitely one of the closest and tight encounters of the tournament where both the teams gave their best & the winner was not predicted till the last ball of the game. Ernst managed to reach 161/9 in their 20 overs with their opener Abhishek scoring a 22 ball 36 followed by a great knock of 64 off just 35 balls by Anish. Anish almost made his team win the match but it was luck playing the role in the end. Medium pacer Kunal Negi bowled well & was the pick of the bowlers scalping 3/38 in his 4 overs followed by 2/23 by Vaibhav. Ashish Fauzdar who scored a brilliant 65 also took a wicket (1/22 in 3 overs) to make it a complete all-round performance.
Yes Bank won the match & skipper Ashish who led from the front was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution. Cricketgraph congratulates Ashish & his whole team for their win & also wishes them to continue their good form to go on & win the tournament.
It was the all important finals of the A division Thane Vaibhav Tournament at the Dadoji konddev Stadium, Thane. Intelenet who have a strong batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss with an aim of capitalizing on the opportunity of batting first to post a big total.
Batting first, Intelenet were off to a decent start with opener Shashank Mistry scoring a solid 49 off 61 balls. What followed after Shashank was pure entertainment and a proper cricketing knock by their no.3 batsman Priyank Patel. Right-handed Priyank Patel scored a magnificent hundred (101) off just 82 balls to anchor his team to a great total. Priyank worked hard between the wickets and did good running apart from scoring 10 glorious boundaries in his 82 ball stay at the crease. Kalpesh Sawant chipped in with a quick 34(27) followed by Sunny patel who remained unbeaten on 30* off just 22 balls to push their team total to a respectable score of 237/3 in 35 overs. Manohar, Pravin & Ankit took a wicket each but the situation demanded more tight bowling to restrict them below 200.
Chasing 238 in 210 balls (35 overs) is a tough task and especially when there is the pressure of the finals. Lilavati hospital managed to reach 196/9 in 35 overs and lost the finals by 42 runs. It was some good bowling by the bowlers which restricted them from freeing their hands. The first 3 batsman were out for a duck & it couldn’t have been a better start for Intelenet but Lilavati did not gave up as Rupesh Kondalkar at no.5 gave his best to score a fighting 73 off 73 balls(10 fours.1six) to revive the hopes for his team. Sudhir and Parag also gave him support with their quick 20’s but it just did not proved to be enough at the end of the day as they lost the match. Right arm off spinner Kalpesh Sawant was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/23 followed by their fast bowler Arvind Patel taking 2/21 in 6 overs.
It was a good team performance by intelenet where the batsman and the bowlers both did their job to win the crucial finals of the tournament. Cricketgraph congratulates the entire team & wishes them to continue their good form in the future too.
It was the all important semi-finals of the Kalyan Premier League between Sulonia Cricket Academy & Boys Cricket Club at Santosh Sports Cricket Academy, Mumbai. BCC (Boys Cricket Club) won the toss & elected to bowl first with an aim of restricting Sulonia Academy to a low total.
Sulonia Cricket Academy batted first and it was a tricky start for them as none of the batsman from the top 4 were able to convert their 20’s and 30’s into a big score. Opener Jay Dhatrak scored an aggressive 34 off 27 (6 fours) at the top of the order, however he lost his wicket at 34 & so did the other batsman who lost their wickets in similar fashion. Aryan Dalal was the 2nd highest scorer at the middle order scoring 30 off 29 balls. Team Sulonia was all out for 202/10 in 34.5 overs with Archit Ghosalkar being the pick of the bowlers for BCC with bowling figures of 3/39 in 7 overs followed by Shlok Jadhav & Parth Wad.
Chasing 203 in 35 overs is not the toughest but it is not the easiest either as BCC succumbed to the pressure of the semi-finals and were all out for 109 runs in 29.3 overs. It was some good display of bowling where the bowlers succeeded in containing the batsman to some extent. Rohil Jadhav was the pick of the bowlers with 3/20 in his 7 overs followed by 2/21 by Anuj iyer. It was also a great bowling spell by Left Arm Spinner Aryan Dalal who gave only 7 runs with 2 maidens in his 6 overs & also took a wicket. The rest of the bowlers also did a good job as Vedant, Sushen & Aarush also picked up a wicket each.
Sulonia Cricket Academy won the crucial semi-finals & Aryan Dalal was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all-round performance. Cricketgraph congratulates Aryan & his whole team for their promising performance & also wishes them to go on and win the tournament.
Finals are always nail-biting and so was the match between Prabhu jolly Cricketers & Khandala CC of the Kurla Bapat Tournament. Prabhu jolly won the toss & took the gamble of bowling first in order to restrict them to a low total.
The gamble of bowling first did go in their favor as Khandala CC managed to score only 134/8 in 20 overs. Opener Kashif Poryani batted well & tried to give a good start but the rest of the batsman couldn’t fire. Kashif scored a quick 41 off 38 at the top of the order followed by their no.3 batsman Arjun tendulkar scoring a 30 ball 23 where he smashed 2 sixes. Left-handed Arjun smashed 2 sixes & gave us a déjà vu of his father ‘Sachin Tendulkar” . Eventually he could not convert his 23 into a substantial score. Tejas Shetty and the lower order came in and chipped in with a crucial 20 ball 25* which helped their team reach a total of 134 which is at least respectable if not defendable. Left arm spinner Vijendra Yadav who had performed exceedingly well in the semis continued his good form and came up with bowling figures of 3/12 in 4 overs followed by 3/31 by Birendra Rawat.
Chasing 135, Prabhu Jolly batsman chased the score in just 19 overs and 5 wkts to spare to win all-important finals of the Tournament. Right-handed opener Ravindra Vishwakarma was the leading scorer smashing a quick fifty (58 off 45 balls) at the top of the order which sealed the game for them. Ravi smashed 6 boundaries & almost remained till the end to finish the chase in style. Arjun Tendulkar was smashed for 40 runs in his 4 overs & was given the same treatment which he gave to the bowlers with his bat while Sandeep, Vikas & Tejas took a wicket each.
Prabhu Jolly Cricketers won the finals of the tournament & it was a collective team perfomance which led them to a victory. Virendra, Birendra & Ravindra especially played good cricket for their team. Ravi Vishwakarma was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant batting & fielding behind the stumps as he took 3catches and did 2 stumpings too.The winning team was also given a cash prize of 10,000 & the awards were distributed by esteemed guests like MCA member Shirkant Tigadi, Kurla Sports Club doctor Vibhakar Koparde, Naresh Khandelwal, G.S Vaidya, M.V Katti, Ulhas Babrekar & Santosh pednekar. Cricketgraph congratulates the team for their wonderful perfomance & wishes them that their good form continues for a long long time.
It was yet another thrilling quarter-finals of the young comrade shield tournament where players from both the sides played exceedingly well & gave a tough fight to each other. D.Y Patil which is known for its strong batting line-up elected to bat first after winning the toss in order to post a big total on the board.
Batting first, D.Y Patil did their job perfectly & managed to live up to their own expectations as they managed to score 359/10 in 70 overs. It was a good display of batting which took their team total to a defendable one. Right-handed Shubham Ranjane coming at no.4 played a calm & composed knock of 115 off just 140 balls & played the anchors role to perfection. Shubham was playing with patience & smashed 11 glorious boundaries & a six in his 140 ball stay at the crease. Yogesh Takawale was the 2nd highest scorer in the side with a brisk 75 followed by Awam Khan’s 46 which eventually pushed their team total to 359. From the bowling side, left-arm spinner Hemant Buchade gave whatever he had in the do or die encounter against D.Y as he scalped 6/94 to trouble the batsman. Buchade lacked support from the other end or else D.Y Patil could have been restricted to a low total for sure. Hemant was simply outstanding with the ball & kept on taking wickets consistently.
Chasing 360 in 70 overs is going to be a daunting task anyday, Sind Sports Club fought well but they were eventually all out for just 260 runs in 57.4 overs. Had they survived till the total quota of overs, the results could have been different for sure. It wasn’t an easy win for D.Y for sure, as Puneet Tripathi fought hard & scored a wonderful century scoring 115 followed by 44 & 32 by Parthiv Mehta & Harsh Tank. Azhar Qureshi & Karsh Kothari did a good job with the ball taking 8 wkts together with bowling figures of 4/47 & 4/83 respectively.
Eventually, DY Patil won the quarter finals by 99 runs & the match witnessed some terrific individual performances from both the sides right from Hemant’s 6 wkts, centuries by Shubham & Puneet, a solid 75 by Yogesh to 8 wkts combined by Karsh & Azhar. Cricketgraph congratulates DY Patil for their quarter final win & also wishes both the teams to continue playing good cricket like this match.