It was a one sided affair at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 7th May, when Insta took on Afternoon DC in the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Insta posted a mammoth 216-4 in 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant batting performance from Aniket Juvekar (92 not out off 52 balls). Aniket was brutal on the bowlers and was a treat to watch. The southpaw was aggressive right from the start and was striking at a strike rate of close to 200. Vishal and Darshan picked up two wickets each.
Afternoon DC had one of the worst days with the bat as they were bundled out for a miserly 38 in 14.2 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 178 runs. Devraj was the wrecker-in-chief picking up 4-8 in his economical spell of 3.3 overs. He received good support from Ronit and Kalpesh who accounted for three and two scalps respectively. Apart from Vishal (12 runs off 19 balls), none of the other batsmen could score a double digit figure.
Aniket Juvekar (92 not out off 52 balls) was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his splendid innings.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Kipril posted a daunting 181 in 20 overs against MSCI on 8th May at Venus Sports Academy, Mumbai, during the Woods T20 Bowled Out Cricket Tournament. Coming lower down the order Chaitanya struck a wonderful 55 off just 29 balls, striking at a strike rate of over 200. He smacked eight boundaries and a six in his delightful innings. Sushant was the wrecker-in-chief picking up 5-28 in his four overs.
In response MSCI was done and dusted for 104 in 15.2 overs, losing the match by a big margin of 77 runs. Opening bat Siddhesh top scored with 48 runs off 28 balls but he failed to capitalize on the start and could not take his team home. Brijesh, Parshwa and Anand were exceptional with the ball accounting for two victims apiece.
Chaitanya (55 runs off 29 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his excellent batting.
DBS had a disappointing day with the bat against Indusind Bank on 7th May in Mumbai during the Woods T20 Bowled Out Cricket Tournament match. Batting first, DBS managed to put up a paltry 96 on board. Sagar, Kailash and Jitendra bowled well together and grabbed two scalps each. They bowled a disciplined line and length, not allowing the DBS batsmen to score freely. Coming in at no.3 Rajeev looked in good touch but was out for 22 off 23 balls against the run of play.
Indusind chased down the target in 14 overs, winning the match by four wickets. It was an easy chase for Indusind and the opening partnership between Jay (43 runs off 21 balls) and Kailash (26 runs off 31 balls) was the cherry on the cake. Both these batsmen ran well between the wickets and hit the odd boundary to keep the pressure off them. Kailash was the star performer as he contributed with both, bat and ball. Anurag managed to pick up 2-19 in his four overs.
Kailash (2-18 in 4 overs and 26 runs off 31 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant all-round performance.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Aditya Birla posted a challenging 155-5 in 20 overs against Rave Technology on 8th May at Venus Sports Academy, Mumbai, during the Woods T20 Bowled Out Corporate Cricket Tournament. Middle order bat Kedar top scored with an unbeaten knock of 49 runs coming off just 31 balls. He hit seven boundaries in his innings and received good support from Denil (31 runs off 22 balls) and Ali (24 not out off 12 balls). Akshay was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-23 in his four overs.
In reply, Rave Technology was bundled out for 120 in 19.2 overs, losing the match by 35 runs. Denil (3-20 in 4 overs) and Adit (3-13 in 3 overs) bowled well in tandem helping their team to defend the total. Akshay played well for his 63 off 46 balls but his efforts went in vain as rest of his team-mates failed to deliver.
Kedar (49 not out off 31 balls and 1-1 in 0.2 overs) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his outstanding efforts.
Shivaji Park Warriors amassed a mammoth 206-6 in 20 overs against Ghatkopar Jets on 11th May at Police Gymkhana during the Mitsui Shoji T20 tournament. Akhil Rajput (38 runs off 22 balls) and Shashank Singh (46 runs off 21 balls) provided a solid start to their team’s batting and their opening partnership was instrumental in taking the Warriors to a daunting total. Singh was aggressive right from the start and was striking at a strike rate of over 200. He smacked seven boundaries and a couple of maximums in his wonderful knock. Karan Nande bowled well for his 2-23 in four overs.
Though Karan Nande (44 runs off 30 balls) started off nicely for Ghatkopar Jets, the middle order failed to capitalize on the solid start. Apart from Ashish More (61 not out off 42 balls), rest of the batting order looked listless. The Jets were restricted to 159-8, losing the match by 47 runs. Sagar Mishra, Dhrumil Matkar and Shashank Singh finished off with two wickets each. Shashank Singh (46 runs off 21 balls and 2-34 in 4 overs) was exceptional with both bat and ball and deservingly won the Man of the Match award.
Batting first, Thane Marathas posted a daunting 182-9 against Bandra Heroes in Mitsui Shoji T20 League match that was played on 11th May at Police Gymkhana, Mumbai. Mayur Rasula scored a quick-fire 36 off 16 balls, lower down the order, helping his team to put up a challenging score on board. Nishant Williams was the pick of the bowlers with 2-15 in his three overs.
In reply, Bandra Heroes came out all guns blazing and they finished off the game in style. They chased down the target in just 14.1 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Opening bat Salman Ahmad was spectacular with the bat as he hammered 109 runs in mere 46 balls, smacking 12 sixes and four boundaries. Salman was brutal on the bowlers and smacked them all-round the park. He played a magical knock to see his team through. Sujeet, Abhishek and Jitendra accounted for one scalp each.
Salman Ahmad (109 not out off 46 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant batting.
Dinesh Lad (coach of Rohit Sharma) visited Under-17 Boys Summer Camp organized by Cricket Club of Dombivli (CCD) on 7th May. During his visit he guided the young boys about the Fitness, Batting, Bowling, Fielding Fundamentals along-with the intake of necessary diet and importance of Study for the kids.
Dinesh Lad expressed his sincere thanks to CCD members mentioning that CCD has done a valuable work by arranging Summer Camp in Dombivli, which is of equal quality compared to Mumbai Summer Camps. Mr. Lad also mentioned that, for CCD also it will take few years to find a star like Rohit / Ajinkya / Zaheer from the Camp and Hard Work of CCD will pay them a good merit in terms of giving good Cricketers to Indian Cricket Team in near future.
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The atmosphere at PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai was electrifying on 7th May, when Apollo Cricket Club took on Mumbai Police in the quarter final of Salar-e-Jung T20 Tournament. Ankit Shashtri who opened the batting for Apollo had an outstanding day at office as he cruised to a blistering 83 off just 60 balls. Shastri played some good looking cricketing shots and had a perfect blend of defence and aggression in his wonderful knock. Alongwith his opening partner Riyaz (46), Ankit provided a solid start to his team. His unbeaten knock was the star attraction of the day.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Global Connect posted a respectable 154-6 in 20 overs against Lintas India Pvt Ltd on 30th April at Karnataka Ground, Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Coming in at no.4, Prashant was the star performer, scoring an unbeaten 63 off just 40 deliveries. Prashant exuded oodles of self-confidence and was the backbone of Global Connect’s batting. Jai was the pick of the bowlers for Lintas picking up 2-30 in his four overs.
It was a disappointing batting performance from Lintas as they were bundled out for a paltry 46 in 12.3 overs, thus losing the match by a huge margin of 108 runs. Rahul was the wrecker-in-chief grabbing 4-12 in 2.3 overs. He bowled consistent line and length and was duly rewarded for his efforts. Prashant who had earlier played his part with the bat, rolled his arm over to pick up 3-13 in his miserly spell of four overs.
For his fantastic all-round efforts, Prashant Yadav (63 not out off 40 balls and 3-13 in 4 overs) was announced as the Man of the Match.
Vikas Sharma of Idea had an amazing day with the bat when he scored a brisk 71 off 34 balls against Radio Mirchi on 30th April in Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Sharma led from the front and helped his team amass a grand total of 188-7 in 20 overs. His innings was composed of 11 boundaries and three sixes. Sameer Karpe was the pick of the bowlers for radio Mirchi picking up 4-31 in his four overs.
Radio Mirchi fought well but in the end fell short of 30 runs as they were restricted to 158-6 in 20 overs. The openers Richard D’souza (33 runs off 28 balls) and Nikesh Gupta (33 runs off 40 balls) provided a steady but a solid start to their team. However the middle order could not capitalize on this and Radio Mirchi failed to achieve the target. Javed Gajiyani was the best bowler for Idea as he grabbed 3-23 in his economical four-over spell.
Vikas Sharma (71 runs off 34 balls) was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his exceptional batting performance.
