It was the T10 knockout match between two powerful teams namely Bharti Airtel vs Voltas House at the Air India Ground in Mumbai. Both the teams are strong and it was equally crucial for both the sides to win as it was a knockout match. Voltas who won the toss elected to bowl first with an aim of restricting them to a low score.
However, things did not go in their favor as Airtel simply plundered the bowlers in all the parts of the ground and posted a mammoth 138/3 in 10 overs. Opener Kalpesh Mehta was retired hurt on 5 after injuring his finger but his partner Jitesh Purabia was the star of the match. Aggressive opener Jitesh who is known for aggressive cricket again scored a blazing 69 off just 32 balls. He was thoroughly destructive and entertaining with the bat and smashed 4 fours and 5 big sixes in his 32 ball stay at the crease. Jitesh also got good support from M More who scored an unbeaten 50* off 23 balls.
Chiang 139 in 10 overs at 14 runs per over is always a pressure situation and Voltas managed only 87/3 in 10 overs. Jitesh also did good fielding and took an important run out through his direct hit. It was a great performance by him and his team altogether as they won the knockout match by 51 runs. Jitesh was adjudged ‘man of the match’ and he will surely be a batsman to look out for in the coming matches of the Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship 2017 Tournament.
It was a crucial league match between two exciting teams namely CEX vs Best Seller at the National Cricket Club, Mumbai. It was important for both the teams to win to advance in the tournament. CEX came to the ground without their top 7 regular players & Sumit Chiluka was their stand in skipper for this match.
Winning the toss first, Sumit elected to bat first as he has a better bowling line up to defend the score and also make the most of the opportunity of batting first. Team CEX made 139/3 in 20 overs which is always a defendable score if not big. CEX were calm in the first 10 overs but they changed gears in their last six overs of the game. Zulkarnain was the pick of the batsman scoring a well crafted 66 off 71 balls. However, it was Sumit’s quickfire 35ball 47 which took the team total to almost 7 runs per over (i.e 139 in 20overs). Sumit attacked all the bowlers with ease and also did good running between the wickets with Zulkarnain. In fact both the batsman stitched a wonderful partnership of 120 runs which played a very crucial role towards their team’s success.
Team Best Seller looked good and gave a tough fight but they were eventually all out for 121 runs in 20 overs. Hardly any batsman could convert their 10”s and 20’s apart from Allen J who scored a gritty 43 off just 27 balls. Skipper Sumit played the captain’s role to perfection as he also did some great bowling scalping 4/26 in 4 overs with his effective medium pace. Team CEX won the match by 18 runs & stand in skipper Sumit chiluka was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all round perfomance.
With a good victory in this match, Team CEX will surely have a lot of confidence when they advance into the tournament.
It was the final face off between two competitive teams who have made their way to the finals after some great performances. It was the final encounter at Wankhede Stadium between Anjuman Islam & Father Agnel Vashi of the Navi Mumbai Inter school tournament (under-16).
Anjuman Islam team which boasts of a strong batting line up elected to bat first without thinking twice after winning the toss and made a huge score of 289 in 45 overs. Wicket-keeper opening batsman Sayyed Maaz scored an aggressive 29 at the top of the order setting the tone for other batsman to carry on the positive momentum. Shaikh Sadjat scored a solid 78 followed by Ahmad Khan’s gutsy 58 at the middle order. It was some good batting by Anjuman which took their team total to 289.
Chasing 290, Father Agnel were all out for just 121 runs in 38 overs. Anjuman Islam bowled their heart out and especially their left arm spin wizard Kesu Munta who took a brilliant fifer with the ball. Kesu who was also the captain played the skipper’s role accurately. It was also some fantastic fielding by the talented Naseerudin which played a game changing role in the finals. In fact Naseerudin’s brilliant fielding yielded him 3 very important run outs which completely changed the game.
Skipper Kesu Munta topped the wicket taker’s list with 24 wickets & it was also surely a great collective performance by the Anjuman Islam boys and their coach Manoj Lokhande must be proud of his boys who lifted the trophy for the 3rd consecutive time. Not a single team has achieved this feat in the last 10 years & all the Anjuman boys surely have a great future ahead!
It was the all important Quarter final match between Karnataka Sporting Associations vs Worli Sports Club at the Worli Gymkhana, Mumbai. It was crucial for both the teams to win this match as it would take them to the semi finals of the tournament. Winning the toss, the strong Karnataka team elected to bat first.
Batting first, Karnataka scored 299/9 in 44 overs. Their skipper Kaustub Pawar who also plays Ranji cricket got off to a good start but could not convert it this time like he usually does. No.3 batsman Vidyadhar Kamat scored a fantastic knock of 77 off just 85 balls (4 fours, 1six) . Rohan Kerkar also scored a blazing 64 off just 45 balls which included 4 fours and a huge six followed by a quick 40 from Vaibhav Mali & a handy 37 by Vinayak Bhoir.
In reply, Worli Sports Club managed only 140/10 in 38.3 overs and Karnataka won the Quarter finals by a big margin of 159 runs. Vinayak Bhoir who scored 37 with the bat also chipped in with the ball taking 3/26 with his left arm spin. It was a good team performance and Vinayak Bhoir & Vidyadhar Kamat were adjudged “man of the match” for their great show.
With a big win in the Quarter finals, Karnataka will definitely be a team to look out for in the semi finals.
It was the 1st round match between two exciting teams namely Automotive CC vs MSRTC at the Youth Own Union, Cross Maidan in Mumbai. Automotive CC won the toss and they batted first in order to keep the opponents under pressure.
Batting first, Automotive batsman took full advantage of batting first at they posted a healthy total of 266/7 in 45 overs. At one point, Automotive CC were struggling at 82/4 in 21 overs until Jayesh Thakkar came in and changed the game single handedly. Jayesh not only anchored the innings but he also upped the run rate for his side as he scored a swashbuckling 102 off just 71 balls. Jayesh who came in at no.5 played aggressive cricket as he wanted to lift the team’s run rate. Thakkar smashed 11 glorious boundaries and 3 big sixes in his 71 ball stay at the crease. He was completely entertaining to the eyes & played a very important role for his team.
Chasing 267 in 45 overs, MSRTC were all out for just 47 runs in 20 overs. Right arm pace bowler Parth Mehta was the star in the bowling department as he completely shattered the MSRCTC Mumbai batting line up with his pace bowling. Parth Mehta took a stunning 6/16 in his 9 overs to reduce MSRTC to a meagre 47 & hand over a big win to his side.
Automotive CC won the match by 219 runs & “Parth Mehta” was adjudged man of the match for his great bowling. Jayesh Thakkar’s contribution was also equally appreciation worthy & we are sure the whole team would be in a great state of mind after such a commanding win against MSRTC.
It was the important semi-final encounter between Souvenir Cricket Club vs Patan Cricket Club at Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan, Mumbai. Souvenir team won the toss and elected to bat first as they have a deep & a strong batting line up.
Right handed dashing opener Rohan Bane scored a blazing 46 off 27 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes) which set the tone for the Souvenir innings. It gave other batsman the confidence to move on positively. No.3 batsman Amey Lad also played a crucial hand of 41 off just 48 balls. However, the pick of the batsman was their right handed Ronak Shinde who scored a brilliant 63 off 74 balls which included 5 fours. Ronak kept on rotating the strike and hardly wasted any time at the crease, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Souvenir team managed 231 all out in 44.5 overs with Imran Shaikh (3/61) & Rakesh Naik (3/35) taking 3 wickets each.
Chasing 232, Patan CC were bundled out for 144 runs in just 32 overs and Souvenir team won the all important semi- final match by 159 runs. The talented Shreyas Pathak compensated it with his brilliant bowling as he took a superb 4/20 in his 5 overs which played a huge role in restricting Patan to 144. Ronak Shinde who scored a brilliant 63 with the bat also took 3/29 with the ball thus making it an excellent all-round performance.
Shreyas Pathak who was the best player of the tournament in the Harris Shield was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant bowling in this match too. Definitely it was a good collective performance by the Souvenir boys and they will have a lot of positive momentum by their side when they enter the finals of the tournament.
It was a competition between two strong sides and a healthy encounter was bound to happen in Rajkot (where the match took place). Mumbai who has a strong batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss so that they can capitalize on the situation & post a good score on the board.
While the openers Shubham & Bhargav scored 0 & 1 respectively with Mumbai feeling the early jitters it was their talented Musheer Khan who again came to the rescue & scored a wonderful 75 off just 122 balls followed by their star batsman Suryansh Shedge scoring once again an aggressive 42 ball 54. However, it was their no.7 batsman Ayush Zimare who was the pick of the batsman scoring a brilliant 81* off 149 balls. Ayush anchored the innings coming down the order and took his team total to 312/9 in 90 overs. Mumbai definitely managed to cross the 300 run mark because of some great batting displayed by Ayush. Zimare who came in at no.7 displayed rock solid resilience at the crease and he smashed 10 classy boundaries in his knock.
Maharashtra in reply scored 165 and 96 runs and they were not able to cross the 1st innings trail of 312 runs. It was great bowling by the Mumbai bowlers who restricted Maharashtra to low scores in both the innings. Ayush Zimare who scored 81 with the bat also took 6 wickets with his left arm spin was rightly adjudged ‘player of the match’ for his all-round brilliance.
Mumbai who won the match by an innings & 51 runs will certainly move ahead In the tournament with a lot of confidence for sure.
It was a league match between two competitive teams namely Rizvi Sports Club vs United Sports club thane at Chembur Gymkhana ground. With a strong batting line up Rizvi boys entered the crease batting first.
The strong batting line up of Rizvi lived up to their expectations as they scored a mammoth 235/3 in just 25 overs. Right handed talented opener Owais Khan once again showed his batting prowess with a fluent 81. No.3 batsman Mohit Tanwar was the highest scored & shined brilliantly for Rizvi as he scored a match-winning 65 ball 92 which lifted the team total to such a big score. Right handed mohit smashed 13 glorious fours and 3 big sixes out of which a straight six was his personal favorite. Chasing 235 against a strong team like Rizvi is always going to be tough & United sports club did felt the pressure as they were bundled out for just 70 runs in 15 overs.
Nishith was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wickets in 5 overs for Rizvi. Rizvi won the match by a big margin of 165 runs & Mohit Tanwar was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his spell binding knock. After such a wonderful show, Mohit and the whole team will certainly move ahead in the tournament with a lot of confidence.
It was the all important 2nd qualifier match for NL Dalmia vs Somaiya Institute at Oval Maidan in Mumbai. It was very important to win the match as the winner of this match would advance into the finals of the tournament. Winning the toss, Somaiya elected to field first in order to restrict Dalmia to a low total.
Somaiya succeeded in restricting them to just 122/9 in 20 overs and it was certainly a good performance by the Somaiya bowlers. Prerak was the pick of the bowlers for Somaiya as he took 3/27 in 4 overs. Dalmia were struggling at one point and were not looking good for even 120, but it was their skipper Mangesh Palav who came and changed the game for his side. Coming in at no.3, Mangesh Palav kept on scoring runs freely though wickets were tumbling from the other side. Mangesh scored a brilliant 48 ball 61 which included 6 boundaries. He also did a lot of running between the wickets and kept the scoreboard ticking.
Somaiya who succeeded in restricting Dalmia to a low total however did not succeeded with their batting as they lost the match by 4 runs. It was a nail biting encounter which remained exciting till the last over and the last ball of the game. Right arm pacer Chintan Pandya(2/21 in 4) bowled a superb last over where he conceded only 5 out of 10 runs. Deepak Jaju also bowled well for his 2/20 in 4 overs. Eventually NL Dalmia won the match by 4 runs and it was a wonderful team performance by the Dalmia boys.
Looking at the tough fight given by the NL Dalmia team in the qualifiers, they will certainly be a tough team to crack in the finals of the tournament.
It was the crucial semi-final match between two exciting teams who have played wonderfully well to reach the twilight stage of the tournament. Winning the toss, KSG Warriors won the toss and elected to field first as they have a solid batting line up in their arsenal.
KSG Thunders partially did a good job with the bat posting 220/12 in 40 overs. It was Saumil Vora at the top of the order scoring a crucial 83 and Mihir Parekh who scored a 28 ball blazing 57 which took their team total to a defendable one. Advait Chitalia(3/37) and Jwalant Dalal(4/54) were the pick of the bowlers for warriors. They broke partnerships time and again or else Thunders could have made even a bigger score than this. Chasing 221, KSG Warriors whitewashed thunders in an astounding & comfortable victory by 8.2 overs and 7 wickets. It was their aggressive and solid opener Bhavin Sanghavi who did the business for Warriors.
Right handed Bhavin Sanghavi scored a magnificent 71 ball 92 & almost played till the end. Bhavin did good running between the wickets and also smashed boundaries whenever loose balls arrived. He smashed 13 glorious fours in his 71 ball stay at the crease. Kalpesh Vora also played a fine knock of 60* off 75 balls.
The Payyade Cricket Ground in Kandivali witnessed an entertaining semi-final & Bhavin Sanghavi was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his 92. Looking at the form Bhavin is in, he will certainly be a player to look out for in the finals.