It was a match between two powerful teams namely BPCL and Indian Oil in the Times Cricket Shield. BPCL had won the toss elected to bat first with an aim of giving a huge trail to Indian Oil.
BPCL did a fairly good job with the bat in the 1st innings making 357/10 in 100.1 overs. Left-handed Abhishek Nayar who has played for India as well as lots of first class cricket made his presence felt with a brilliant 129*. Akash Parkar with 89 and Vinit Indulkar with 69 were the other two who played well for BPCL. Right arm leg spinner Khizar Dafedar was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/52 followed by 3/79 & 3/92 by Murtaza Hussain and Rohan Raje.
In return, Indian Oil gave a fitting reply as they managed to score a mammoth 481/9 declare in 136 overs. All-rounder Khizar Dafedar who showed his abilities with the ball also played a sensational knock of 220 which changed the game’s fortunes in their favor. Khizar was outright confident against all the bowlers and it was because of him Indian Oil managed to reach such a big score of 481. Paresh Patel and Rohan Raje also played important knocks of 89 & 51* at the middle order which further steadied the ship. From BPCL, Prathamesh Dake was the only bowler who looked good enough to give some trouble as he scalped 4 wickets for just 80 runs.
Indian Oil who declared their innings as the play got over on 3rd day won the match on ‘1st Innings’ and all-rounder Khizar Dafedar was adjudged ‘Man of the match’ for his brilliant double century and also taking 3 wickets. It was a good game overall and Cricketgraph wishes Khizar that his form continues for a long time.
The Day 3 between DY Patil and Jain Irrigation was an intense encounter as both the teams gave their best in the final day’s play to steer the game in their favor. After a great batting performance by D.Y Patil where they scored 484/10 in 118 overs where in Shashank Singh scored a quickfire century followed by Kevin Almeida’s fluent 86, it was Jain Irrigation’s turn to show their prowess with the bat. Shashank scored a century at a strike rate of almost 100 and smashed 7 sixes in his knock to enthrall the spectators at the stadium. Shashank hardly wasted any time at the crease and also stitched a good partnership with the talented Kevin Almeida which helped their team cross the 400 run mark in the 1st innings.
At the end of Day 2, Jain Irrigation were also looking solid at 177/3 and it was going to be a tough affair on the final day. Azhar Ansari and Mansing Nigade who were looking confident at the crease on day 2 with unbeaten half centuries continued their good batting as Azhar went on to score a solid hundred which steadied the ship for his side. Azhar Ansari scored a wonderful 127 followed by his partner at the crease Mansing Nigade who also played a crucial hand with his gutsy 84. Both the batsman looked confident and played good shots, they also rotated the strike nicely and as a result they reached a good total of 390/10 in 116.5 overs.
Falling just short of 96 runs in terms of trail, they surpassed the follow on score and as a result D.Y Patil again came to bat for 2nd innings before the 3rd and final day’s play was about to get over. D.Y Patil played the last 12.3 overs of the game and were 48 for no loss with left-handed batsman Kevin Almeida remaining unbeaten on 40*. The match was eventually won by D.Y Patil where they won on “1st innings’.
Shashank Singh was adjudged ‘Man of the match’ and all in all it was a great match where both the teams gave their best.
It was the intense pre-quarter finals at the Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul, Mumbai between Deutsche Bank and Capgemini. It was crucial for both the teams to win from here as it would help them qualify for the semi-finals. Winning the toss, Deutsche bank elected to bat first with an aim of attacking the bowlers from the world ‘go’
Openers Felio D Silva & Vikas Wagh gave a good start but it was Wagh who continued his counter attack against the opposition. Vikas Wagh scored a half century (51*) at a strike rate of above 200 which played a huge part in taking his team’s total to 137/3 in 10 overs. He also got great support from Sanket & Nitin Wadekar who smashed 36(18) and 26*(8) respectively. Aditya Mhatre’s 0/16 in 2 overs were the only respectable figures to look at from Capgemini.
Chasing 138, Capgemini played equally good cricket and gave their best until Jigar Parikh the spin wizard entered the crease. It was 64/1 and Capgemini were looking really good until left arm spinner Jigar came & took 4 wickets in 4 balls which changed the game upside down. His hat-trick was the turning point of the game and the hat-trick wicket of the opposition captain was his personal favorite. Jigar’s overall bowling figures read 3/7 in 1.5 overs which was nothing short of stunning & sensational. Capgemini were all out for 78 and Deutsche won the match by 59 runs.
With a victory against Capgemini, Deutsche Bank qualify for the semi-finals and they are looking poised to win the Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship tournament. ‘Man of the Match’ Jigar Parikh will certainly be a bowler the opponent needs to be worried about for sure.
Al-Barkaat was already in a strong position yesterday with IES VN Sule again struggling in the 2nd innings. The Day 2 of the finals was ended with IES already looking in trouble as they were struggling at 32/5.
Trailing a big lead of 200 runs, IES VN Sule had no choice but to survive the last day. The best possible option for them was to survive the bowlers and end the match in a draw which equally looked impossible considering that they had already lost half of their batting line up. Anas Malik was the chief destroyer with 7 wkts in the 1st innings while Anurag Singh had already done the damage yesterday taking up 4 wickets in the 2nd innings.
Starting off Day 3- the bad run of IES continued as they were not able to withstand the bowlers and kept on losing wickets at a regular succession.IES added just 37 runs to the board from their yesterday’s total as they were all out for just 69 runs in 53.2 overs. No doubt, the batsman tried to play off the overs as much as possible (run rate of just 1.4 in 53.2 over) but it was not enough. Anurag Singh finished with bowling figures of 5/20 in 17.2overs (10 maidens). Al-Barkat school won the prestigious final of the Giles Shield Tournament by an innings and 121 runs and each and every player contributed in their capacity. From Himanshu Singh (79) & Ankit Yadav (88) doing good batting to Anas Malik (7/31 in the 1st innings) and Anurag Singh (5/20 in the 2nd innings). Atharva Bhosle was on the losing side but he also bowled extremely well taking 7 wkts in the match.
It was a wonderful tournament which was a perfect breeding ground for youngsters to achieve dazzling heights in Cricket as and when they grow up. Vedprakash Jaiswal(IES VN SULE) who has amassed 1150 runs in 7 tests with 4 consecutive double hundreds was awarded the ‘Best Batsman of the tournament” while Atharva Bhosle(IES VN SULE) who has scalped 60 wickets in 8 matches was adjudged the ‘Best bowler of the tournament”
It was also good to see former India test player Paras Mhambrey who was present as Chief Guest to distribute the awards to the kids. Cricketgraph wishes all the boys to achieve many more milestones in the coming days. The boys have a great future ahead and many more records to achieve and they will certainly keep on progressing with time.
It was a league match between Mahindra and Mahindra vs Orix at Western Railways, Cross Maidan. Team Orix won the toss and elected to field first as they thought the conditions were favorable for the bowlers to bowl first.
M & M were off to a shaky start with both their openers losing their wickets quickly. However it was their one down batsman Dipesh Gawad who turned the tides in M&M’s favor. Dipesh smashed a belligerent 71 off just 49 balls which included 7 glorious boundaries and 3 big sixes. Dipesh hardly wasted any time at the crease and he did not spare any loose balls either. Apart from him it was Jayesh Chandankar who played an extremely useful knock of 45* off 20 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes) which took their team total to a respectable position.
Chasing 209, Orix were all out just 88 in 16.2 overs. Thanks to some great bowling, Orix were not able to withstand the pressure of chasing at almost 11 runs per over at one point of time. Madhav sawant was nothing but excellent with the ball taking 4/9 in his 3 overs & being pick of the bowlers for Mahindra & Mahindra.
M&M won the match 120 runs and Dipesh Gawad was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant performance. Looking at the form Dipesh is in, he will surely be a batsman to watch out for in the next matches of the tournament.
It was the crucial knockout (Round 3) match between Bharti Airtel & Vodafone at Air India Sports Club in Kalina, SantaCruz, Mumbai. Bharti Airtel won the toss and elected to bowl first after winning the toss.
Vodafone in reply played amazing cricket as they started counter attacking the bowlers from the world ‘go’. Opener Gajane’s 34 and Subrata’s 9 ball 25 helped the team cross the 100 run mark which played a huge role in having a psychological edge over the opposition. M More was the best bowler for Airtel giving away just 11 runs in 2 overs and also taking 2 wickets followed by Alim S who also gave just 2 runs & also got a wicket in one over he got to bowl.
But Airtel was in a different zone altogether as they chased such a difficult target in just 8.4 overs. It was the aggressive Jitesh Purabia again in the news as he scored a swashbuckling 48*(4 fours,3 sixes) off just 24 balls. Jitesh was thrashing bowlers at will and looked quite confident in his stay which lasted till the end. Jitesh also got good support from no.5 batsman R. Katoch who scored 27* off just 17 balls.
Bharti Airtel won the match and Jitesh Purabia was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his excellent batting. The whole team will be in a positive momentum and they certainly look poised to win the tournament
What a commanding position Mumbai is in against Saurashtra in the under-14 West Zone League. Mumbai who have a strong batting line up elected to bat first and make the most of the batting conditions.
Openers Aditya Warang and Shubham Mistry were not able to give a good start but the talented Musheer Khan had some other plans in store for his team. The mini dynamo scored an unbeaten double century to change his team’s fortunes. Mumbai declared their innings on Day 2 with Musheer Khan remaining unbeaten on 237* along with the in-form run machine of the season Suryansh Shedge scoring 186. Jatin Rana was the pick of the bowlers from Maharashtra taking 3/88.
Trailing 548, Saurashtra are already struggling with 6 wickets down for just 72 runs in 52 overs. Left arm spinner Ayush Zimare again showing his abilities with the ball who has a figures of 3/27 so far.
Saurashtra has struggled so far in both the departments (batting & bowling) and it will be very tough for them to save the match from their current position. Mumbai are in a very strong position to win the match and it will be exciting to see if Saurashtra fights back tomorrow.
An intense final of the Elite Group of Giles Shield Tournament is underway between IES VN Sule vs Al-Barkaat school(Kurla). IES won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big score and put IES under pressure. IES this time were without their regular run machine Vedprakash and that must have dented their confidence a little.
IES VN Sule were bundled out on 86 by AL-barkaat on Day 1, thanks to some magical bowling by Anas Malik who scalped 7 wickets to dismantle the entire batting line up of IES VN Sule. The right handed pace bowler took wickets in regular succession and hardly allowed any batsman to settle. Yash Rajan was the only bright spot for IES who scored a valiant 35 out of the 87 runs which his team made. Anas bowled with a lot of discipline and aggression & he troubled almost all the batsman of IES.
Trailing just 87, Al-Barkat showed their batting prowess as they managed to score 276/10 in 80.3 overs. Ankit Yadav & Himanshu Singh were the pick of the batsman scoring 88 & 79 respectively. Both the batsman played some fantastic shots and looked confident against most of the bowlers. Atharva Bhosle bowled a marathon spell and was equally noticeworthy and spellbinding taking 7/96 in 51.4 overs with 18 maidens.
IES on day 2 are again struggling at 5 down with just 32 runs on the board. In the 2nd Innings, Anurag Singh was the pick of the bowlers who has already scalped 4/16 so far in his 16 overs(9 maidens) AL-Barkat are in a very strong position and they are looking favorites to win the game tomorrow. AL-Barkat coach Nafees Khan must be elated with his boys performance so far and he must be equally wishing for his boys to win the finals of the tournament.
It was the group ‘A’ league match between Viacom 18 & Vinayak Marine services at the Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval. Viacom 18 who have a good batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss & post a big target for the opposition to chase.
However, things weren’t as hunky dory for Viacom 18 as no one fired apart from their opener V Amol who was unfortunately the only one who looked good but was run out on 40 of 26 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes). V Anuj’s 23 at down the order brought some life into the team as they managed to reach a respectable total of 132/6 in 20 overs. Vinayak Marine bowlers did a fairly good job with the ball containing the batsman most of the times. A Kanadia was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/24 in 4 overs.
Chasing 133 at just above 6, it was a great fight back by the Viacom 18 bowlers as they did not allow them to win the match easily. Vinayak Marine Services lost 8 wickets on their way before completing the chase in 16.2 overs. At one point of time, it was almost over with no hopes for Vinayak Marine as they had lost around 7 wkts within 50 runs. It was their no.7 batsman Abid who played a sensational and a match winning knock of 73* off just 41 balls. ABID entered the crease when his team was in deep trouble with hardly any batsman left. He just came and started attacking the bowlers playing his natural game. ABID did not only play a match winning knock but it was also outright entertaining to see him smash 6 fours and5 sixes in his 41 ball 73.
Vinayak Marine Services won this match in a thrilling way & all thanks must go to Abid for sure. They won the match by 2 wickets and 3.4 overs to spare & Abid was rightly adjudged man of the match for his brilliant performance.
It was the all important final encounter between Rizvi Springfield and SVIS Borivali at the Khar Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Without a doubt, two of the powerful teams of the tournament clashed together and an exciting competition was bound to happen. SVIS won the toss and elected to bat first to make a big target.
Batting first, SVIS did a fairly good job with the bat as they scored 285/6 in 45 overs. Openers Rahul Kesari (26) & Manan Jatakia(61) stitched a great partnership which set the positive momentum. Manan smashed a quickfire 61 off 49balls (7 fours, 3 sixes) which had set the tone for the rest of the batsman to continue. However, their pick of the batsman was Suved Parkar who scored a 71 off just 50 balls attacking the opponents with his aggressive batting. Skipper Suved smashed 11 fours and a big six in his 50 ball stay at the crease. Left-handed Gautam Waghela’s efforts were also noteworthy as he scored an unbeaten 60* & anchored the innings till the very end. Gautam who has smashed only one boundary in his knock of 60 smashed a six towards mid on in the last ball of the innings to finish the innings in style. From Rizvi Shreyansh & Aditya took 2 wickets each.
No doubt, SVIS had good score on board but a tough competition was always expected from Rizvi and they did gave a good one too. Rizvi fought hard but eventually fell short of 60 runs as they were all out for 225/all out in 38.4 overs. At one point of time, Rizvi were looking favorites for a victory when Yashasvi Jaiswal (40 off 22) was at the crease. Yash Salunkhe was also looking solid for his 49 off 80 balls. It was however their lower middle order batsman Shoaib Siddique who almost turned the tides with his 39 ball 62(6 fours, 4 sixes). But none of the batsman apart from these three fired and it was also some tight bowling by the SVIS bowlers which helped them clinch a victory. Spinner Rahul Kesari bowled a fantastic spell of 4/80 followed by a match winning spell by their skipper Suved Parkar taking 4/62 in 11 overs with his pace.
SVIS won the finals in a commanding fashion and Suved, Gautam & Rahul were adjudged ‘player of the match’ for their brilliant individual performances. SVIS won the tournament and Cricketgraph wishes their good run continues in the future too.
