Arpit Dharve displayed his stunning consistency with the bat in the Summer Vacation Shield organised by MCA. In 3 games so far, Arpit has amassed 265 runs for Islam Gymkhana. In the first game against EMA Cricket Club, Arpit slammed 129 as he opened the innings, helping his team reach 330 in just 45 overs. In the second game, the opener played a sensible knock of 73 helping his team chase down the target of just 136 against Catholic Gymkhana. As the bowler bowled out Sangam SC for 179 in the 3rd round, Dharve was quick to reciprocate the efforts by scoring 62 and forming a match winning partnership with his opening partner.
With an impressive average of 132, Dharve helped his team qualify and win superb games.
In the onging first ever MCA womens T20 league, Off spinner Neelaskhi ended up with unbelievable bowling figures. She bowled 1.2 overs and picked up 5 wickets for Dashing Sports team. The other end of the wicket was dominated by Vedhasi who ended up with 4 overs and 4 wickets.
This bowling duo’s peroformance ensured the opponent team, Vijay CC was bundled out for 26 runs!
Dashing Sports team batters chased down this target in 4 overs for no loss.
Dream XI DVCA locked horns with GPCC in the ongoing Ageas Federal Insurance Cup U13 Tournament. Ace batter Ayush Shinde played a supreme knock of 107 off just 94 balls. His innings comprised off 10 boundaries. Apart from him, Aman Singh chipped in 37 down the order to take his team’s total to 227 for the loss of 7 wickets in 35 overs. Ekansh Patil bowled an impressive spell of 4/31 in 6 overs.
In reply, GPCC chased down the target under 33 overs. Shaurya Patil hammered 62 off just 53 balls up the order to set things off. Afzal contributed a handy knock of 41. After an impressive strokeplay, Ayush Shinde claimed 3 wickets in 7 overs. Despite his efforts, GPCC won by 4 wickets.
Despite ending up on the losing side, Ayush Shinde was named as the Man of the Match.
Sanjeevani CA took on Kalpavriksha CA in the M.D Memoral Cup 2023 U-19 Cup. Sanjeevani scored 268/7 in just 40 overs. Skipper Aarush Patankar scored 62 as Manan Bhatt hammered 69 off 62 balls. On the bowling side, Pranav Takhtani and Sanket Rane claimed 2 wickets each.
Kalpavriksha CA tried their level best but were restricted to just 188 for 9 in 40 overs. Hriday Mehta (42 off 59) and Tejas Chavan (31 off 44) had valiant efforts but in vain. Shubham Kharat’s spell of 4/35 in 8 overs was the highlight of the second innings. Apart from him, Agastya Bangera managed to pick up 3 wickets as Sanjeevani CA won the game by 80 runs.
Manan Bhatt was named as the Man of the Match for his blistering knock.
In a low-scoring competition, Mahalaxmi ARCC XI Fair Play Sports successfully defended a subpar total against Mulund Knockers in the Friensdhip Trophy 2023. Mahalaxmi managed just 124 in 20 overs. Opener Nitesh K Rai managed to score 34 off 32 to help his team reach a respectable total. Chintan Gandhi’s 2/17 , Bhautik Shah 2/19 and Suryaprasad’s 2/24 bowled 12 overs together in a captivating fashion. Although a chaseable target, the challenging wicket and charged up Mahalaxi bowlers were about to make the runchase difficult for Mulund Knockers.
As the runchase began, Mulund Knockers lost wickets on a consistent basis. Bhavin Mehta tried his level best with 48 in 44 balls to help his team reach closer to the target but the Mahalaxmi bowler’s had different plans. Ultimately, they managed to defend the total successfully by restricting Mulund Knockers for just 97, Sommath Wagh and Nitin More claimed 2 wickets each and were supported by other bowlers in team to bowl them out.
Nitesh Rai was named as the Man of the Match.
SHM dominated against the Forestian Cricket Club in the Friendship Trophy 2023. SHM hammered 227 in 20 overs for the loss of just 4 wickets. After losing a couple of wickets early, Manish Nagdev and Ravi Vishwakarma formed an immaculate partnership of 99 runs for the third wicket. Nagdev faced 29 balls scoring 51 as Ravi hammered 56 off just 26 balls. Their partnership formed the base for the carnage which was to come. Hemant Chellani chipped in 34* off just 23 balls but the power punch was provided by Sagar Matani who scored 50 at an incredible strike rate of 208, 36 off his 50 runs coming in boundaries.
Despite the high score, Shiv Shankar managed to pick 3 wickets in his 4 over spell although with an economy rate of over 10 runs per over.
After a dominant display with the bat, SHM dominated with the ball as well by restricting Forestian to just 86. No batsmen could pass the 20-run mark. Kishore Khubchandani’s opening spell of 2/14 in 4 overs was a strong start along with Hitesh Lalchandani’s captivating spell of 3/16. Apart from them, Mukesh Sachdev claimed 2 wickets in a deceitful spell of 2/10 in 4 overs. By the of the 20th over, Forestian had lost 9 wickets and lost the game by 141 runs.
Hitesh Lalchandani was named as the Man of the Match for his supreme spell.
In the ongoing 2023 Friendship Trophy, Mulund Knockers faced the Cricket Club of Dombivili. Mulund Knockers batted first and could manage only 115 runs in 20 overs. Rohan Chavan was the pick of the batsmen by scoring 40 off just 31. On the bowling side, Mangesh Surve (2/25) and Tusharr L Patil (2/24) bowled tight spells helping CCD restrict Mulund Knockers claiming 7 wickets.
Cricket Club of Dombivli made quick work of the target by chasing it under 15 overs at a rapid rate. Opener Prasad Sawant started off the innings in a flying manner by scoring 38 off just 20 balls. Apart from hi, his opening counterpart Sandesh Patange cruised along with a 37-ball-40 with 4 fours and a six. After their dismissal, Deepak Acaharya finished off the innings with a quick-fire 38 off just 27 balls, winning the game by 8 wickets.
Prasad was adjudged as the Man of the Match.
In the 8th Addition of the Friendship Trophy, Shiv Shakti Cricket Club took on Forestian Cricket Club as the latter prevailed in an enticing game of cricket. Shiv Shakti posed 130 in 20 overs losing 9 wickets in the process. Sanjay Gounder high-scored with 40 runs to his name off just 31 balls. Despite no bowling star, a cumulative bowling effort saw Forestian CC restrict their opponents. Rupesh claimed 2 wickets in an over.
As Forestian began their runchase, Vipul started off the innings in a secure manner by contributing 31 off 35. Besides him, number 3 batsmen Pankaj Roy scored run-a-ball 35 as they edged closer to the target. But despite the low-score, Forestian lost timely wickets as Shiv Shakti made sure they were always in the game. Ultimately, they chased down the target with just 3 balls left and 5 wickets in hand. Pankaj stayed unbeaten to see his team to victory.
For 2 wickets and a quick contribution with the bat, Rupesh Sonkar was named as the Man of the Match.
In the Ageas Federal Insurance Cup U13 Tournament, match was played between Koli Cricket Foundation and Patel Cricket Coaching Centre wherein the former registered their win. The Koli Cricket Foundation won the toss and opted to bat first and had put a massive total of 221 runs at the loss of all their wickets in 35 overs. Ved Tendulkar high-scored 47 runs in 60 balls with 5 fours and strike rate of 78.3.
The bowling attack of Patel Cricket Coaching was impeccable as 2 of their bowlers, Vedan Pathak and Abdur Rahman took 3 wickets giving away 52 and 45 runs respectively.
As their team came to bat, they were unable to achieve the target and could score only 139 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 35 overs. Rushan Farooqi scored 31 runs in 42 balls with 6 boundaries and strike rate of 73.8. Donny Dias of the Koli Cricket Academy dismissed 3 batters by giving only 21 runs.
The Ageas Federal Insurance Cup U13 Tournament witnessed a contest between MCC and Koli Cricket Foundation wherein the latter registered a dominant win. MCC won the toss and opted to bat against their opponents. They managed to score just 129 runs as they were bowled out in 31 overs, where Prabhat Pandey scored the highest individual score of 31 runs in 36 balls with 6 boundaries.
Both Ved Tendulkar and Shon Korgaonkar took 4 wickets each by giving away 14 and 27 runs respectively in 7 and 6.3 overs. The Koli Cricket Academy manged to score 130 runs at the stake of 3 wickets in only 24 overs as Shon Korgaonkar performed well with the bat by scoring 43 as Mihir Sanket Sawant gracefully scored 32 runs.