Milton CC emerged victorious against New Amrut CC in an enticing game of cricket. Batting first, Milton scored a total of 160 in 20 overs. Opener Shashvat Pathak gave a steady start as Sumit Mishra hammered a 36-ball 59 to help his team reach a competitive total. Down the order, Shreenesh Shah contributed a quick-fire 34 to finish off the innings. Pavan Rajbhar was the pick of the bowlers, with 4/14 to his name in 4 overs.
New Amrit lost early wickets in the runchase but Mayur Tarade’s innings (40 off 30) kept them in the game. Ultimately, Milton managed to restrict them to just 139 as they were bowled out in the 19th over. Ayush Kashyap, Shreenesh Shah and Shashvat Pathak managed to claim two wickets each.
Forestian CC locked horns with Rangers CC in the Friendship Trophy 2023. Scoring 143/4 in 20 overs, Forestian posed a competitive total, thanks to Mahindra Singh’s 47-ball 71. His innings comprised of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Despite the fight, Rangers CC made a light work as they chased down the total in just 17 overs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Sarvesh Jain scoring run-a-ball 35 and Parikshit Tripathi hammering 65 of 31 balls helped Rangers seal the game comfortably.
Indifirst Life took on the Cricket Club of Dombivali in the Friendhsip Trophy 2023 as the latter cam on top in an enticing game. Posting 152, IndiaFirst Life’s Babli Sharma scored the bulk of the runs (82 off 46) with 5 sixes and 8 fours. Pankaj chipped in handy 30 runs down the order but this effort wasn’t enough as CCD chased down the target in just 19 overs. Prasad Sawant kicking things off with a 26-ball 47. There were a few contributions down the order as CCD completed the runchase with 4 wickets in hand.
Shrikant Balwan’s 3/24 put CCD in a commanding position in the first innings.
Indiafirst Life dominated the game against Mulund Knockers in the ongoing Friendship Trophy 2023. Indiafirst scored 183 in the first innings. Wicketkeeper Anil Ronanki played a brilliant knock of 96* off just 47 balls with 9 fours and 6 sixes to his name. He was supported by Babli Sharma, scoring 46 off just 29. Dilip, Ankit and Suryaprasad managed to pick 2 wickets each as well.
After a subpar bowling performance, Mulund Knockers seemed to struggle with the bat as well as they were bowled out for just 123 in the final over. Rohan Chavan (56 off 33) gave his all but it was in vain as Indiafirst sealed the game with 60 runs in hand. Amit Rathode picked 3 wickets in a splendid spell as Seshagiri and Anil claimed 2 each.
Anil was rightfully adjudged as the Man of the Match.
Friendship Trophy 2023 witnessed a nail-biting battle between Shiv Sakti CC and SHM as the latter prevailed with a slight margin. Shiv Shakti put up a total of 146 for the loss of 8 wickets as opener Swapnil Chaudhari scored a blistering knock of 47. He was aided by Ninad Labre down the order, scoring an unbeaten 35 off just 18 balls. On the bowling side, Sanjay Dinani was the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 3 wickets in 4 overs conceding just 13 runs. Hitesh and Kishore claimed 2 wickets a piece.
Chasing down the total, SHM’s Hitesh started off things by scoring a steady 34. As his wicket fell, Yogesh Rorha took the reigns and played a match-winning knock of 44 off just 31 balls. SHM narrowly won the game by just 3 wickets in the final over of the game.
Hitesh was named as the man of the match for his match-winning performance.
MIG CC took on Dadar Parsee CSC in the LNCC tournament as the former prevailed comfortably. Batting first, MIG amassed a total of 260 in just 35 overs. Opener Aditya Balivada scored 83 off just 78 runs. His innings comprised of 7 fours and 4 sixes. He formed a partnership with Arjun Dani who went on to score an immaculate ton. Dani scored 103 off mere 67 balls. Out of those 67 balls, Dani dispatched 7 of them for fours and 8 for sixes.
Aryan Kumar from Dadar Parsee claimed 3/28 in 65 overs.
Dadar Parsee’s opener Tushar Singh’s fighting innings was a blistering one. Singh scored 107 off just 82 balls. But apart from him, no other batsman crossed the 20 run mark. MIG restricted the batters for just 177 in 35 overs.
A complete bowling effort meant MIG CC sealed the game by 83 runs.
Mumbai, April 11: The collective efforts of middle order batsmen Vishwajit Jagdale 78 runs and Utkarsh Raut 70 runs and Juned Khan’s brilliant spell of 5 wickets for 11 runs were the highlights of P.J. Hindu Gymkhana’s convincing 59-run victory against Mumbai Police Gymkhana in a first round match of the John Bright CC organised MCA Rathod Trophy Under-25 Invitation T20 knockout cricket tournament 2022-2023, played at the Police Gymkhana ground on Tuesday.
In another match, hosts John Bright CC overcame a solid fight from Bombay Gymkhana and managed to snatch a tight 13-run win at the latter’s ground. Batting first John Bright scored 201 runs for 5 wickets from their 20 overs. Openers Meer Rizvi 55 runs and Arman Jaffer 46 runs and later Omkar Malekar 51 runs lifted the John Bright innings. Later, Bombay Gymkhana was restricted to 188 for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Only the two opening batsmen Bhupen Lalwani who smashed an unbeaten 84 runs and Akash Savla 66 runs kept them in the chase, but the other batsmen failed to support the top two batters.
Meanwhile, Hindu Gymkhana after losing three quick wickets initially recovered well with Jagdale and Raut putting the inning back on track and taking them to mammoth total of 223 for 5 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs. Mumbai Police Gymkhana batsmen struggled to get going as found Juned Khan’s pace too hot to handle and lost wickets at regular intervals and their innings closed at 164 all out in 19.2 overs. Akash Parmar 34 runs, Aradhya Shinde 30 runs and Akash Kharvi 29 runs were Mumbai Police best scorers. Juned Khan received good support from Amanullah Manihar 2 for 23 and Yogesh Dongre 2 for 35 which helped clinch the big win.
In other matches, Parsee Gymkhana defeated Bharat CC by 5 wickets and Shivaji Park Gymkhana recorded a 7-wicket win against Dr. D.Y. Patil SA.
Brief scores: Bharat CC 148 for 6, 20 overs (Rupesh Borate 37; Sylvester D’Souza 2 for 25) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 151 for 5, 19.5 overs (Rushikesh More 51*, Saksham Parashar 33*, Yash Singh 33; Vighnesh Solanki 3 for 15). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 5 wickets.
P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 223 for 5, 20 overs (Vishwajit Jagdale 78, Utkarsh Raut 70, Akash Malbari 37; Akash Sharma 2 for 32) beat Mumbai Police Gymkhana 164 all out, 19.2 overs (Akash Parmar 34, Aradhya Shinde 30, Akash Kharvi 29; Juned Khan 5 for 11, Amanullah Manihar 2 for 23, Yogesh Dongre 2 for 35). Result: Hindu Gymkhana won by 59 runs.
John Bright CC 201 for 5, 20 overs (Meer Rizvi 55, Omkar Malekar 51, Arman Jaffer 46; Bhushan Kastur 2 for 24, Mayur Barade 2 for 26) beat Bombay Gymkhana 188 for 5, 20 overs (Bhupen Lalwani 84*, Akash Savla 66). Result: John Bright CC won by 13 runs.
Dr. D.Y. Patil SA 161 for 9, 20 overs (Hitesh Chauhan 69; Satyam Chaudhary 3 for 31, Sumit Markali 2 for 35) lost to Shivaji Park Gymkhana 166 for 3, 20 overs (Jayesh Pokhare 72*, Manal Kawle 34*; Himanshu Choudhary 2 for 16). Result: Shivaji Park Gymkhana won by 7 wickets.
Ayush Vartak took everyone by storm as he hammered an unbeatne 215* off mere 110 balls in the Mangrol CC U-19 tournament for National CC. Batting first, National CC scored a mammoth 480 in just 33 overs. However, the total was aided with 114 penalty runs for 3 overs. Roneet Thakur (41 off 35) and Aditya Rawat (43 off 16) were blasting the bowlers as well apart from Ayush. Aashay Shukla hammered a 37-ball 53 as he finished off the innings with Vartak. Ayush faced 110 balls and dispatched 17 of them for fours and a record 16 of them for sixes. His innings killed the competition by the end of the first innings.
National CC made light work of the Mangrol batsman by bowling them out for just 102. The openers put up a 72 run stand but it wasn’t enough as the bowlers piled up on the batsmen. Vednat Patil and Aadesh Rane spun a web picking 9 wickets among them. Patil claimed a 5 wicket haul in 7 overs as Rane made quick work by picking 4 wickets in just 4 overs. Ultimately National emerged victorious with 378 runs in hand.
It was an ultimate victory by National CC as Ayush Vartak continues to score consistently.
Jhunjhunwala College took on Sanpada College of Commerce and Technology in the Inter-Collegiate Cricket Tournament for junior colleges. Jhunjhunwala posed an imposing total of 245 for the loss of just 3 wickets. Harsh Gharsun batted immaculately, scoring an unbeaten 99, missing out on a well-deserved century by just a single run. He formed partnerships along the way with Siddhant (69) and Meet Jain (34). His innings gave his team the upper hand.
Jhunjhunwala bowlers made light work by dismissing Sanpada College for just 96. Karan managed to score 52 but his efforts were in vain. Ultimately Jhunjhunwala won by147 runs.
Deutsche Bank were crowned the APL Pattem Banks Champions in season 2 as they defeated CITI Bank in a thrilling game of cricket. Deutsche managed just 156 in 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. Sanket Kankonkar hammered 79 off just 40 deliveries. His innings was as crucial as it got as his team had lost 5 wickets for just 61 by the 10th over. Forming minor partnerships along the way, Sanket managed to get his team to a competitive total.
Vinayak Pillaii bowled exceptionally, claiming 2/14 in just 4 overs. Skipper Rahul Soni took 2 wickets as well. An underrated bowler was Rohan Sawant, bowling at an economy rate of just 2.75 in 4 overs.
CITI bank were immediately put under pressure as they lost half their side for just 38. Sagar and Rahul spiked a spirited comeback with the bat but the Deutsche bowlers were too good on the day, bowling out CITI for just 133. Nikesh claimed 4 wickets in his 4 over spell, conceding 23 runs. Vinayak Varma was amongst the wickets too, picking up 2 of them. With a monumental bowling effort, Deutsche won the game and sealed the championship by 23 runs.
Sanket Kankonkar was awarded the Man of the Match award for his incredible knock.