Please don’t get surprised if Suryansh gets featured again & again in the news, the boy is on a roll & has been performing exceedingly well since a very long time & it is certainly a indicator that Suryansh as well as this boy Aayush (not the 1st time for Ayush too) are made for bigger things in the world of cricket & they have a long way to go & they certainly have a bright future ahead.
It was the league match between Sanjeevani Cricket Academy & Suresh XI played at Navroz, Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss, Sanjeevani Cricket Academy elected to bat first since their batting line-up is fairly strong on any given day. Their frontline opener Ayush Zimare scored a scintillating knock of 78 coming off just 64 balls. Ayush kept the run rate as well as the scorecard ticking and hardly wasted any time at the crease. Their no.3 star batsman Suryansh once again showed the world that he is made of & time and again proves that he is made for the bigger things in cricket by scoring an aggressive 97 coming of just 45 balls. Right-handed Suryansh dismantled the bowlers confidence & was scoring at will in all parts of the ground. Sanjeevani Cricket Academy managed to make a big total of 225/5 thus putting the opposition under pressure.
Chasing such a big target, the pressure was quite evident on Suresh’s XI as they were faltered out for just 65 runs. They were all out for 65 and handed over a big victory of 160 runs to the opposition. Left-arm spinner Aayush Zimare also took a wicket while Shubham was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/6 in his 5 overs.
Sanjeevani Cricket Academy won the match comfortably & all-rounder Aayush Zimare and Suryansh Shedge were adjudged ‘man of the match’ for their brilliant individual performances. Cricketgraph wishes the whole team and both these players to keep playing such good cricket and go on to win the trophy too!
It was the crucial league match between KSG Strikers & Super Kings at the Payyade Cricket Ground in Kandivali. Super Kings who won the toss thought of making the most of the pitch conditions and put KSG to bat first & restrict them to a low score and put the under pressure.
Batting first KSG strikers were off to a fine start with both their openers Deepak Valia & Rakesh Mehta giving a good start to the team. While Rakesh made a 23ball 33, it was the left handed Deepak Valia who scored a thoughtful half-century for his side. Deepak Valia scored 51 off 48 balls & smashed 5 fours in it. Valia also did good running between the wickets and kept the scorecard ticking. No.3 batsman Rippal Mehta brought up another half century for his side coming off just 36 balls. Rippal’s knock of 56 came of just 36 balls at a strike rate of 150 & included 3 big sixes in it. Eventually, KSG strikers managed to reach a defendable total of 170/5 in 20 overs which is good enough on any day to give a tough
fight. Bhavin bhuta was the pick of the bowlers for Super Kings taking 2/16 in 2 overs for Super Kings.
Chasing 171 in 20 overs, Super Kings gave a tough fight but eventually fell short of 21runs, Only three batsman from their side were able to cross their scores in 2 digits with Rakesh Mehta being the leading scorer for them scoring a well fought 44 off 29balls*(8fours). Manoj Mehta & Jitesh Parekh chipped in with 2 wickets each but it was their opening batsman Deepak Valia who finished this game with an all-round show. left arm bowler Deepak Valia was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/23 in 3 overs.
KSG Strikers won the match by 21 runs and Deepak Valia was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his great batting and bowling. Cricketgraph wishes the whole team luck as well as wishes Deepak Valia to keep playing such fantastic cricket in the coming matches & help his team win the tournament.
Semi-final matches are always exciting to watch and such was the game between Intelenet Global & BMC Krida Bhavan at Bharat CC Maidan, Shivaji Park in Dadar. BMC won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting them to a low score in a big ground like Bharat CC Ground Shivaji Park Dadar, Mumbai.
However, Intelenet had a string of big time players who did the job for their side. Opener Rupesh was out for 6 but their star batsman Priyank (who has also played Ranji for Gujarat) remained unbeaten till the end of the innings. Priyank scored an unbeaten 110* off just 110 balls (6 fours) and played the anchors role to perfection. He was also given great support by Kalpesh Sawant who scored a brisk 57 off 53 balls (6 fours). Both the players stitched a match winning partnership of almost 130 runs which laid the foundation of their innings. But the Patel power was not completed yet as no.4 batsman Sunny Patel (Played Ranji Trophy for Gujarat in 2008) came in & scored a blitzkrieg 65* coming off just 25 balls(6 fours) & remained unbeaten with Priyank before they reached a team total of 245/2 in 35 overs. While Priyank’s knock was all class and sublime, Kalpesh played the supporting role & Sunny came in as a special ‘heroic’ cameo (like in films) & did his job wonderfully well.
Chasing 246, BMC succumbed to the tight bowling of Intelenet & managed to reach only 165/8 in 35 overs. All the bowlers did a good job right from leg spinner Ajit Gopalakrishnan taking 3/24(7) followed by Sunny Patel who also scalped 2 wickets (2/25 in 5 overs) with his leg spin making it a complete all-round performance. Maninder Singh also bowled well taking 2/29 in his 4 overs.
Intelenet won the semi-final match by 80 runs and the ‘Patel Boys’ dominated the match outright to help their team win the match. Priyank & Sunny were collectively adjudged ‘man of the match’ & Cricketgraph wishes both the players to keep shining. Cricketgraph also wishes the whole team to go & win the finals too.
It was the all important semi-final match of the tournament at the Bharat CC Ground, Shivaji Park and an exciting competition was bound to happen as both Reliance & Route SC are strong teams & have fought their way hard to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. Route SC won the toss & elected to bat first and put Reliance group under pressure by posting a healthy total on the board.
Opener Pranay Patil was out for 1 but Arun Yadav & no.3 batsman Vishal Dagaonkar played good cricket to stabilize the Route’s innings. Arun Yadav 48(47) & Vishal 54(42) stitched a magnificent partnership & also kept the scorecard ticking as both the players smashed around 11 boundaries and a six collectively together. Siddarth and Sumit at the middle order also chipped in with a quick 32 & 25 respectively which helped their team total reach a respectable 231/10 in 35 overs. Right arm off-spinner Prathamesh Pawar was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/53 in 7 overs. Pawar did a great job with the ball followed by 2 wkts each for Mangesh Jadhav, Omkar Jadhav & Rohit Bhalla.
Chasing 232 in 35 overs, Reliance group were off to a good start with their opener Rohit Kher scoring 58 off 51 balls & no.3 batsman Sanket Jadhav scoring a fluent 44. That was not all as their all-rounder Prathamesh Pawar scored a scored a magnificent 91* off just 77 balls(5 fours). Prathamesh who had taken 3 wickets was also the star batsman for Reliance. The rest of the batmen were not able to give much of a support but Prathamesh kept on fighting till the end. In fact 13 runs were needed of the last over & Reliance lost the match falling short of just 6runs as they managed to reach 225/6 in 35 overs. Siddarth was the pick of the bowers taking 2/20 in 4 overs followed by their left arm spinner Hitesh Parmar who took 2/33 in 7 overs.
It was a well-fought match and both the teams gave their best. Infact this is how semi final matches should be! Prathamesh Pawar who scored 91* and took 3 wkts was adjudged ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph wishes him luck and also wishes Route SC to keep playing such good brand of cricket in the finals and win the tournament.
GBSC & Raheja Sports Club faced each other for a crucial league encounter at Aarey Bhaskar Ground, Goregaon East, Mumbai. Raheja Sports club who have a good batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss & make the most of the conditions to put GBSC under pressure.
Batting first, Raheja Sports club were not off to the best starts as both their openers Gaurav & Ashish did not trouble much with their scores. No.3 Ravishankar & Vikas Chandak did infuse some life back to their innings as both scored 58 off 44 & 33 off 24 respectively. They made a decent partnership and upped the run rate for their team. No.9 Ganesh Gore also chipped in late with a 16 ball 26* pushing their team’s total to 142/7 in 20 overs. Right-arm spinner Vishal Pendurkar was the destroyer in chief with bowling figures of 4/28 in 4 overs. Vishal bowled exceedingly well and kept on giving important breakthroughs which did not allow the opposition to cross even the 150 run mark in 20 overs.
Chasing 143 in 20overs is not the toughest task & GBSC finished off the chase at 146/4 in just 16.2 overs with 3.4 overs & 6 wkts to spare. Vishal Pendurkar was not done yet as he also played one of the blazing knocks of the tournament remaining unbeaten on 89*. The right handed all-rounder scored 59 off just 54 balls & smashed 16 fours and a big six to enthrall his team & the spectators & helping his side win the match by 5 wkts.
All in all it was a great day in the office for Vishal Pendurkar and his team & Cricketgraph wishes that Vishal’s good form stays for a long long time & so does his team’s performance.
Abis XI and MIG Academy faced each other for a crucial league match at the Navroz Cricket Ground, Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Team Abis who have a fairly strong batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss & make the most of the conditions to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, it was not the best of the starts with openers losing their wickets early & one of the openers Samad being out for a duck. However, right-handed Abhinav singh came to the rescue and scored a splendid 64 runs to take his team out of the trouble. Singh’s 64 came off just 52 balls and he scored runs freely in all the parts of the ground. Yes he is the same Abhinav who had scored a fast double hundred (204 off 183) in the Giles Shield Tournament in December 2016. The rest of the batsman also played well chipping in with 30”s and 20’s which eventually helped them reach a total of 194/7 in 25 overs. From the bowling department, Atharva was the pick of the bowler taking 2/24 in 5 overs.
Chasing 195, MIG team were all out for just 105 runs with their no.3 batsman More who was the only one who looked good for his 41. The bowlers did a good job with the ball where Arun Gupta bowled well taking 2/13 in 4 overs.
Abis XI won the match by 90 runs and Abhinav Singh was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his wonderful knock which helped his team post a good total to defend on the board. Cricketgraph wishes Abhinav & his whole team for a great journey ahead in the future.
Kimati Sports, one of the leading manufactures of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Corporate Bowler Award this February to recognize the bowling talent in the corporate sphere. The award will be bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the corporate cricket leagues.
Surjeet Roy of Tata Motors bagged the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award for his bowling brilliance that was exhibited against Sterling Wilson at Vengsarkar Academy ground on 11th February in the semi-final of Masters Cup Edition 2. Tata Motors skipper accounted for 6-27 in his full quota of four overs, picking up his first two wickets in the span of just four balls. The right arm off-spinner bowled good lines and lengths making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely off him. Roy played a pivotal role in his team’s win and was rightly adjudged as the Man of the Match.
The panel of judges had a tough decision to make as the other two contenders; Ratan Thakur of Sterling Wilson and Rakesh Rao of FSS were fighting hard for the Kimati Bowler of the Week award. Thakur picked up 6-31 in four overs against Tata Motors (in the same match where Roy grabbed 6-27) while Rao scalped 5-24 in 2.5 overs and scored a brisk 21 off 14 balls against Vodafone.
The award was handed over to Surjeet by Mr. Ramesh Dorairajan in Tata motors office
Kimati Corporate Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.
Quarter finals are always a treat to watch where both the teams give whatever they have to win the match, such was the case between CIDCO & Godrej at Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Thane. Team Godrej won the toss & elected to bat first to put CIDCO under pressure.
Batting first, Kapil dev & Abhijit lost their wickets early at 12 & 0 respectively. However, Ajinkya Katta who came in at no.3 played an anchor’s role to perfection scoring a well crafted 72 off 72 balls. The middle order did not give much of a support but their all-rounder Dinesh Juvekar who came in at no.7 changed the game completely. Right-handed Dinesh scored a magnificent 107 off just 68 balls which included 16 fours and a big six. Dinesh and Ajinkya also stitched a match winning partnership which took the game away from CIDCO’s hands. Dinesh Juvekar was outright entertaining and did not spare any bowler in his counter attack. Juvekar was smashing runs at will and was completely entertaining to watch. With the help of Dinesh’s century and Katia’s 72, Thane Vaibhav managed to reach a defining total of 254/9 in 35 overs. Darshan Thakur was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/47 in 7 overs.
Chasing 255, CIDCO gave a solid tough fight to Godrej as they were at one point almost looking good to win the chase. Kapil Koli (70 off 60) & Rahul Kadu(46 off 37)at one point were looking really strong stitching a healthy partnership together. But apart from these two, the rest of the batsman failed to fire and fell short of 29 runs. Kapil dev Khunger was the leading bowler taking 4/52 in 7 overs. Star batsman Dinesh Juvekar also contributed with the ball taking 2/37 in his 7 overs. In fact both the wickets he took were crucial breakthroughs.
Godrej won the hard fought quarter finals by 29 runs & Dinesh Juvekar was rightly adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant all-round show. Dinesh will certainly be a player to lookout for & Cricketgraph wishes him & his team to go on & win the tournament.
This isn’t the first time Suryansh has come in the news & by now even the readers know that. The talented batting all-rounder has had a fantastic season, in fact the last 12 months have been quite evolving for him as a player as he has consistently scored heaps of runs & taken wickets at will. Such was the case against Mulund Gymkhana too at New Era Ground, Azad Maidan Mumbai. Mulund and Sanjeevani faced each other with Team Sanjeevani winning the toss & electing to bat first.
Batting first, Openers Suryansh and Anurag gave one of the finest opening starts of the tournament stitching an almost 15 run partnership. Right-handed Suryansh scored a blazing 73 coming off just 44 balls while Anurag from the other end played the supporting role with a 72 ball 74. Suryansh was particularly destructive with the bat & played some really fine cricketing shots which were nothing short of gathering awe from the opposition. Suryansh 73 came at a strike rate of 165.91 which included 12 glorious fours and a big six to enthrall his team mates & the spectators. The rest of the batsman did not make much of a difference but already the damage was inflicted by the openers. Hence, they reached a healthy total of 212/5 in 25 overs. From the bowling department, Abhinav was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/22 in 3 overs.
Chasing 213 in 25 overs is always tough and eventually Mulund Gymkhana succumbed to the pressure & were all out for just 96 runs. All the bowlers chipped in with crucial breakthroughs and hardly gave any chance to the batsman to score runs freely. Suryansh who already scored a quick 73 also chipped in with 2 wkts thus making it a great all-round performance. What’s more he even took one catch too.
Sanjeevani won the match by a comfortable margin & Suryansh was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all round show. With consistent performances, Suryansh time & again gets featured everywhere at such a young age & Cricketgraph wishes he keeps on progressing more & more as he has a long way to go.
Rika Global & Accenture trade processing faced each other for a league match at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval, Churchgate, Mumbai. Both the teams are equally strong & a good match was expected from them. Winning the toss, Rika global elected to bat first since they have a good batting line up to make a fairly big total to defend (it was dry pitch which was good for batting).
Batting first, Rika Global were off to a magnificent start with both their openers firing from all the cylinders. Right handed opener Prakash Patil started playing aggressive brand of cricket from the word ‘go’ as he scored his 63 at a strike rate if almost 175+. Prakash scored 63 coming off just 39 balls in which he smashed 11 glorious boundaries in it (He particularly favored the faster bowlers as he scored a lot of runs against them). While his partner Akash Patil scored a fluent 68 coming off just 51 balls. Both the batsman helped reach the team total to 199/3 in 20 overs. Jayam Singh’s fantastic onslaught of 18 ball 40* down the order also played an equally big hand in making their team reach almost 200. Pritesh was the only bowler with respectable bowling figures of 1/25 in 3 overs.
Chasing 200 runs at exactly 10 runs per over proved to be too much in the bag for the opposition as they managed to score only 143/9 in 20 overs and handed over a victory by 56 runs to Rika Global. M Matim & Suyash were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/18(3) & 2/5(2) for Rika Global. It was definitely a collective team performance put by all the Rika Players who contributed in their capacity. Prakash Patil who gave a quick start at the top of the order was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his 39 ball 63.
Cricketgraph wishes all the players of Rika Global to keep playing awesome cricket and continue their good form for many matches to come.
