An amazing final match was witnessed at Central Railway Ground in Parel between Maratha Warriors & Rising Strikers. Both the team fought hard to reach the finals and an exciting competition was the call of the day. Maratha warriors won the toss & elected to bat first to make the most of the batting conditions and capitalize on the conditions.
Openers Dattaram & Zaneill gave a shaky start but the middle order chipped in with crucial cameos which took their team total to 166/7 in 20 overs. While opener Dattaram Parab scored a handy 24 at the top of the order it was Aziz Balbale who scored a brisk 33 off just 24 balls (5 fours). Coming at lower order, right-handed Priyesh Thakur surprised the opposition by scoring a fiery 14 ball 32(3 fours, 2 sixes) which lifted his team total to cross the 150+ mark and also enthralled the spectators and his team mates with his flashy strokes. Parag Bhayani & Kiran Pataskar were the pick of the bowlers taking 2/21 & 2/26 respectively in their 4 overs.
Chasing 167 at more than 8 runs per over, Rising Strikers succumbed to the pressure as well as to some good bowling of Maratha Warriors as they managed to reach only 124/9 in 20 overs and handed over a victory of 42 runs to the Maratha Warriors. Mahesh Sonar bowled exceedingly well giving away just 17 runs and taking 2 wickets in his 4 overs followed by 2/12(1) and 2/30(4) by Gaurav Prasad & Amit Vyas.
Maratha Warriors won the match by 42 runs and it was a collective teamwork from all the players which helped them clinch the finals of the Netmagic Premier League. Priyesh Thakur who scored a 14 ball 32* down the order was adjudged ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Maratha Warriors for their splendid performance and wishes them all the luck for a great future.
What an eventful and nail biting knockout match occurred between Parel Sporting Club and Mumbai Police Gymkhana at Youth Own Union Cricket Ground, Cross Maidan, Mumbai. Both the teams gave their very best & that was the highlight of the match. Winning the toss Mumbai Police Gymkhana elected to field first since they have good bowlers in their arsenal and put opposition under pressure.
Parel Club was off to a tricky start but eventually they batted well and posted a healthy score of 270/10 in 53.3 overs. Middle order batsman Karan Sonawale scored a magnificent 76 and was the pick of the batsman for Parel Sporting Club. The right hander scored a solid 76 coming off just 102 balls and smashed 7 classy boundaries in it. He also got some able support from the other batsman too. Right-handed Gaurav Chavan also chipped in with a quickfire 68 followed by Vicky Patil’s 45.Sunil Patil & Yogesh Jagtap were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/29 and 3/47 respectively for Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
Chasing 271, Mumbai Police almost won the match as they fell short of just 4 runs in what could have been one of the most nail-biting victories. Shrikant Limbole was the leading scorer with a brisk 57 followed by their skipper Rajesh Tandel’s 53. Limbole and Yogesh Jagtap at one point were looking really good to finish the match when they had stitched a great partnership of 74. Even the last wicket partnership of 35 was quite irritating for Parel Sporting Club until they finally got hold of the last batsman & won by a close margin. Talented left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/67. This wasn’t the 1st time Atharva showed his bowling prowess as he time and again came in and broke those crucial partnerships.
Parel Sporting Club won the match by 4 runs and Atharva Ankolekar and Karan Sonawale were collectively adjudged ‘player of the match’ for their brilliant individual performances which helped their team win the crucial knockouts. Cricketgraph wishes them all the luck for great performances in the future.
What a wonderful day of cricket for both these players as they gave a splendid performance to help their team win the match against Bhatnagar Foundation. It was the crucial knock-out encounter between two good sides namely SSC (Sind Sports Club) & Bhatnagar Foundation at Karnataka Sporting Association, Mumbai. Bhatnagar team won the toss & elected to bat first considering the good batting condition of the pitch.
However, things weren’t as hunky dory as they may have expected because Bhatnagar SC were all out for just 123 runs in 36.2 overs. Pramod Wagh was the only shining grace in their team who looked good for his brisk 33. It was a great show of bowling by SSC’s Aditya Dhumal who has also played Ranji cricket. Left arm spinner Aditya Dhumal completely annihilated the opposition with his wily spell of 7/41 in 13.2 overs.
‘Speaking with Cricketgraph Aditya told each and every wicket was his favorite when he was asked to pick up favorite wicket of his spell, he also shared that it was very important for him to perform as Vijay Hazare Trophy is round the corner” It was a great bowling spell indeed & all the wickets were crucial breakthroughs. In fact it was for his bowling, team Bhatnagar got bundled out for such a low score.
Chasing 124, Sind Sports Club (SSC) finished the 2 day game in the first day itself as they chased the score in just 14.3 overs. Right-handed Hersh Tank who has already developed a reputation of a consistent run scorer once again showed his batting prowess with a 58 ball 98*. Hersh smashed 15 glorious boundaries and 4 huge sixes in his 58 ball stay at the crease. Hersh counter attacked the bowlers from the word ‘Go’ and scored more than 80% of the runs alone himself in their chase.
SSC won the match with ease and both these talented players Hersh Tank & Aditya Dhumal were adjudged ‘man of the match’ for their brilliant individual heroics. Cricketgraph wishes both the players a lot of luck and we wish their form continues for a long long time.
It was the 1st knockout match between Chandrakant Patkar School Dombivali vs MCC(Maharashtra Cricket Club) at Santosh Sports Cricket Academy in Kalyan, Thane. Maharashtra Cricket Club won the toss and decided to capitalize on the opportunity by batting first and posting a huge total.
Unfortunately things did not go in their favor as MCC were all out for just 113 runs in 28.3 overs. Apart from their opener Pradnyabudh who scored a 37ball 31, no one was able to make much of a difference to the scoreboard. It was also collectively some good bowling which took the game in Dombivali’s favor. Right arm medium pacer Atharva Temkar was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/14 in 2 overs. It was a good short spell and gave breakthroughs when it was needed. Shantanu Wani was another one who bowled a nice spell taking 2/10 in his 3 overs.
Chasing 114 was a cakewalk for Dombivali and their batsman did the job comfortably chasing the score in just 17.2 overs. They also won the match by 5 wkts. Atharva who had already done a good job with the ball also contributed with the bat. Atharva and Tanmay Mende remained unbeaten and finished the chase in style. Atharva Temkar scored a gutsy 52* off just 43 balls & smashed 7 fours and 3 sixes. Tanmay also remained unbeaten on 23* off just 22 balls.
It was a good win for Dombivali and Atharva Temkar was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant all-round contribution. Cricketgraph wishes both the teams as well as Atharva all the luck for more progress in the coming matches of the tournament.
Quarter Finals are always nerve wracking and exciting to witness & such was the game between Kotak Mahindra and Motilal Oswal at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval which is itself a beautiful sight for the cricket lovers. Organised by Oneworld Corp, one could say even the construction of Metro project which has cut the cricket boundaries couldn’t stop them from fighting the battles on the cricket ground. Kotak Mahindra elected to bowl first after winning the toss as the conditions for them were more favorable to chase and put Motilal under pressure right from the beginning.
Motilal Oswal were all out for 120 in 19.4 overs and none of the batsman apart from A Aaras(30) , D Chalke(33) and D Zaveri(29) were able to score in two digits. The bowlers did an outstanding job where they not only contained the batsman but also kept on taking crucial wickets and breaking the partnerships. Leg spinner Ameya Dighe was the destroyer in chief taking 4/25 in his 4 overs. Apart from troubling batsman at regular intervals Ameya also took an important wicket of D Chalke (33) who was looking set at the crease. The rest of the bowlers supported him taking wickets and also containing the batsman from the other side. Tushar Chandra also did some brilliant fast bowling for Motilal.
Chasing 121 in 20 overs is a cakewalk for most of the teams and so did Kotak Mahindra. Openers Ravi Chaudhary and Nishikant Kamat gave a blazing start to the innings. While Chaudhary was out for 33, Nishikant continued his onslaught and went on to score a magnificent 68* off just 49 balls. Nishikant was in full flow not sparing any parts of the ground wherein he smashed some 8 glorious boundaries and 3 big sixes to enthrall his team & the spectators.
Kotak Mahindra who are known as ‘GIANT KILLERS’ won the match comfortably by 8 wickets and 4.5 overs to spare as they ended their chase at 121/2 in 15.1 overs. Opener Nishikant kamat and their leading bowler Ameya Dighe were adjudged ‘man of the match’ collectively for their great performance. In the end it was great to see players greet each other & also greeting ‘man of the match’ Nishikant Sawant who remained till the end to see Kotak through. As someone correctly said ‘the game of cricket is a great leveller’ & so was this match.
Also looking at the form the whole team and especially these two players are in, the semis and the finals will be a feast to watch!
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. Beginning February 2017, the best bowler will be awarded with attractive prizes which include a certificate of appreciation and a Kimati leather cricket ball.
Jigar Parikh of Deutsche Bank bagged the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award for his bowling brilliance that was exhibited against Capgemini at Vengsarkar Academy ground on 4th February in the quarter final of Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship. Parikh had some unbelievable figures of 7-3 in 1.5 overs in the 20-over game. Out of the 11 deliveries that were bowled by him, seven of them were the wicket-taking ones. It was a dream spell for the slow left arm bowler. He bowled good lines and lengths making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely off him.
The panel of judges had a tough decision to make as the other two contenders; Madhav Sawant of Mahindra & Mahindra and Mayur Sawant of JSW, both accounting for four scalps, were fighting hard for the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award.
Kimati Corporate Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.
It was an intense match at Santosh Sports Cricket Ground between Salgaonkar Cricket Academy vs Om Sai Cricket Club. Salgaonkar Cricket club who have a strong batting line up elected to bowl first after winning the toss and put Om Sai club under pressure.
Batting first, Om Sai Cricket Club were all out for just 121 in 26.1 overs. Hardly anyone fired apart from their opener Sarthak Hawre who scored more than half to the team runs. Sarthak scored a well fought 61 ball 61 but did not get any support from the other side. Siddarth Halde bowled a mesmerizing spell taking 4/3 in 2 overs followed by 4/15 by Pranav Sankpal.
Chasing 122, Salgaonkar Cricket Club finished the game in splendid style as they chased the score in mere 15 overs. Openers Shlok Shinde and Devesh Mahadik gave a scintillating start scoring 44(36) and 52(35) respectively. Both the batsman counter attacked the bowlers and almost finished the chase single handedly. Devesh looked quite confident and it looked like he would remain unbeaten till the end before he was out in Soham banker’s bowling at 52.
Eventually, Salgaonkar Cricket Academy won the match by 7 wkts and many overs to spare. Openers Shlok and Devesh along with their bowler Siddharth were adjudged ‘man of the match’ combined for their brilliant individual performances. Cricketgraph wishes these players to continue their good run for many more matches to come.
It was a match to remember between Akumentis and Voltas at the Dadoji konddev Stadium in Thane. Akumentis who are known to chase elected to field first with an aim of putting Voltas under pressure.
Team Voltas were bundled out for just 111 runs in 28. Overs. It was a great bowling effort from Akumentis which made them restrict to a low total. Ashish More was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/6 in 5 overs followed by 2 wickets each to Siddhesh Desai and Rahul Ghodke. Right arm spin bowler Raju Shamla also chipped in with bowling figures of 1/18 in 6.3 overs. Akumentis bowlers kept on taking wickets at regular intervals and that completely dismantled the Voltas batting line up.
Chasing 112 is not a big deal for most of the teams and especially for teams who have a healthy batting line up in their arsenal. All-rounder Raju Shamla contributed with the bat too as he opened the innings and scored 54* coming off 63 balls. Raju played intelligent cricket and helped his team finish the chase in just 20 overs.
Akumentis finished their chase at 114/2 in 20.1overs & won the match by 8 wickets and 15 overs to spare. All-rounder Raju Shamla was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all round performance. We at Cricketgraph certainly wish Raju and his whole team carry forward the good momentum and go on to win the tournament.
It was a great start to the tournament with two teams entering into a competitive encounter at Payyade Cricket Ground in Kandivali, Mumbai. KSG Strikers won the toss and elected to field first since they have a decent batting line up which can chase any score on their day.
Batting first, KSG Warriors were off to a great start with both their openers Tarak Laheri & Parashar Chitalia scoring quickfire 30’s (36 & 38 respectively). Eventually, KSG warriors managed to reach a good score ending their innings at 187/6 in 20 overs. Middle order boys Advait Chitalia and Sitanshu Parekh played a crucial hand scoring 41(23) and 43(28) respectively. Both the batsman did a good job at the middle but it was also some good bowling in the depth overs by Manoj Mehta (0/15 in 3 overs) followed by two wickets each for Snehal Mehta and Rippal Mehta.
Chasing 188 on a good batting track with a good batting line up can make things possible and such was the case with Strikers as they went on to chase the score in just 18.5 overs. Strikers won the match by 5 wkts and an over to spare. Thanks to their dashing opener Amar Bhuta who is known to give great starts again showed his fabulous display of batting. His captain Rajesh Mehta has shown so much faith in him that he told Amar to play his natural game and it doesn’t matter even if he gets out on a duck while playing his natural cricket. He was told that he is a freebird and he can play the way he wants. Right handed batsman amar repaid the faith and freedom given by his captain by scoring a blazing knock of 73 coming off just 39 balls. He was smashing rocket boundaries and sixes in his 39 ball stay at the crease (9 fours and 3 sixes in total) Amar’s batting was so entertaining, even the opposition fielders appreciated the fact that they were enjoying watching him bat.
KSG Strikers won the match comfortably & opener ‘Amar Bhuta’ was adjudged man of the match for his splendid innings. Cricketgraph wishes Amar continues his good form for many more matches to come.
Semi-finals are always nail biting and such was the case with Tata Motors and Sterling Wilson at Vengsarkar Academy in Mahul. Both the teams gave a tough competition to each other after Sterling Wilson lost the toss & were made to field first.
Tata Motors who have a strong batting line up however did not have the best of the days in the office as they were not able to post a big total in 20 overs. Tata Motors were all out for just 110 runs in 19.4 overs which was lesser than what they had expected. Swetal & P Mayank were the only two batsmen who looked good enough to face the bowlers. Mayank was smashing proper cricketing shots but could not convert his 20 into something substantial. R Thakur was the pick of the bowlers taking 6/31 in 4.4 overs.
However, Skipper Surjeet Roy did not give up and he was confident of his bowlers to defend the total. Skipper Surjeet Roy bowled a mesmerizing spell with his right arm off-spin taking 6/27 in 4 overs. Surjeet bowled an amazing spell and got his 1st two wickets in his first 4 balls itself. Not only did Surjeet kept on breaking partnerships, he was also consistently troubling the batsman and taking wickets in tandem. Sterling Wilson were eventually all out for 89 runs and Tata Motors won the match by 22 runs and Skipper ‘Surjit Roy’ being adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his match winning spell.
Cricketgraph wishes SURJEET all the luck for his future endeavors & also we wish he keeps confusing the batsman in the same manner for a long long time.