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.
The Koli Cricket Foundation played the semi final against Cricket Mantras in the Ageas Federal Insurance Cup U13 Tournament where the former made a massive win as they had put up a huge total of 200 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 35 overs. The score was put up by Ved Tendulkar’s and Aarav Gupta’s 41 and 30 runs in 49 and 22 balls. Sudhan Sundarraj of Cricket Mantras took 2 wickets giving 49 runs in 7 overs.
As their team came to bat, they could score only 71 runs at the loss of all their wickets in 23 overs where Gandhar Bhanse scored 33 runs in 53 balls and Samridh Bhat scored 20 runs in 30 balls. Shon Korgaonkar claimed an emphatic 5-wicket haul as Donny Dias took 4 wickets.
Akash Mali, a student of Coach Vikrant Gupta (Head of the Winz CricketGraph Academy) has been selected to attend the 2023 National Cricket Academy (NCA) U-19 Zonal Camp at Rajkot. Vikrant Gupta said “I am very happy Akash has been selected for the camp. It is a superb achievement for him as well as a stepping stone. This is a result of his sheer hardwork, dedication and commitment. I am sure this experience will be a vital for his career and he can build from here.”
Akash Mali will go through rigorous training for almost a month starting 24th April in Rajkot. After performing well for Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Mali is looking forward for his stint at the NCA.
Vikrant Gupta is the head coach of the Winz Cricketgraph Academy in Borivali which is under the CricketGraph Academy Partnership Program.
Borivali CC took on Mandvi Muslim SC in the pre-quarter of the Summer Shield tournament. As Borivali CC padded up first, opener Sushant Kadam started off the innings with 65 runs to his name off 63 balls forming a partnership alongside Hanumant Matkar who scored a half-century of his own. But the power punch came from Rakesh Naik down the order. Coming at 4 number, Naik hammered an unbeaten 127 off just 92 balls. His innings comprised off 13 fours and 4 sixes, taking his team’s total to 334 in 45 overs. Mandvi Muslim managed to claim just 4 wickets in the first innings.
Mandvi Muslim set out to chase the mammoth target but found themselves reeling at 59 for 7. Sanskar Shirgaonkar batted his heart out by facing 127 balls and scoring 64 but unfortunately that wasn’t enough. Borivali CC restricted Mandvi Muslim for just 146 in 45 overs. Sandeep Yadav bowled an exceptional spell of 5/19 in 9 overs, helping his team win comfortably.
Paramount CC won the Bombay Junior Tournament after super spells from Kunal Gawande and Bhavik Patel
Man of the match off spinner Kunal Gawand’s fine bowling 4 for 29 ably assisted by Skipper Bhavik Patel 4 for 34 helped Paramount cc to beat Amar cc by 4 wickets at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana and win the Mumbai Junior tournament conducted by Mumbai Cricket Association. Amar cc skittled out for mere 125 runs and paramount cc achieved the target with 4 wickets in hand.
It is a wonderful season( 2022 -23)so far for Coach Sangam Lad as His team Our Own cc – claimed the knockout kanga championship & President cup earlier & With this Mumbai junior championship, he celebrates Hat-trick. This is overall 39th title in Mumbai cricket for Sangam Lad.
The final match of RSCA Tournament was played between Rajhans Sports Cricket Academy and S.P. Group Cricket Academy wherein the latter won the match. As the Rajhans Sports Academy came to bat, they were able to score 151 runs at the loss of all their wickets in 30 overs. Sunny Jaiswal scored 41 runs in 43 balls with 6 boundaries and 1 maximum! JP Shukla and Manish Laxman Waghmare of S.P. Cricket Academy took 3 and 2 wickets each giving away only 25 and 34 runs respectively.
As their team came to bat out, they scored 154 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. The target achieving was facilitated by Manish Laxman Waghmare’s 40 runs who played with a strike rate of 89. Sunny Jaiswal of the Rajhans Sports Academy took 3 wickets giving only 33 runs in 6 overs. Ultimately SP Group Cricket Academy sealed the game by 7 wickets in an enticing competition.
Shree Sports Cricket Academy had an outstanding outing in the ongoing Guzder League with two back-to-back dominant wins against table toppers. In the first game, SSCA sealed the game in a low-scoring thriller as they cleaned up the opposition in just 77 with 151 to defend on board, winning by 74 runs. Southpaw Gaurish Jadhav hammered 73 off just 58 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes.
After displaying his batting prowess, Jadhav stumped with opposition batsman as he bowled an exceptional spell of 3/9 in 5 overs. Yash Singh kept things tight in a 10-over spell with a 2.8 rpo economy. Siddhant Singh claimed 3 wickets as well.
In a consecutive game, Shree Sports displayed another dominant performance by bowling out MSEB CC for an embarrassing 32 under just 9 overs, 6 of the batsmen registering ducks. Yash Singh, Siddhant Singh and Gaurish Jadhav claimed 3 wickets each. The Shree Sports batsmen reciprocated the same aggression by chasing the game in just 15 balls.
Shree Sports Cricket Academy is headed by ex-Vidarbha Ranji Trophy player Sameer Khare. Khare offers a residential facility in Nagpur with a provision for night matches under flood lights. With a fresh name in the Vidarbha Cricket Association, Shree Sports Cricket Academy has made their mark in the locality.
In the recently concluded inaugural President Cup, Akash Anand displayed his immaculate skills with the bat as he scored 226 runs in just 5 games. With an average of 75 in the T20 competition, Anand helped his team seal the championship . In the first two games, Anand hammered 52* and 55 respectively as he took his team to the Quarter Finals of the tournament.
Despite a subpar outing in the quarters. Akash was determined to do well in the semis. In the semis, the batsman scored 63 off just 37 balls. After that, it was just a cake walk for him in the finals as he scored an unbeaten 49 in just 29. Akash bagged the best batsman ball and CCI cliched the trophy.