Ratnakar Bank posted a challenging 170-7 in 20 overs against Digimo on 23rd April in Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 match. Riding on splendid performance from Mandar Muslondkar (51 runs off 31 balls), Ratnakar Bank was able to put up a grand score on the board. Mandar was ruthless and smashed the bowlers all-round the park. He was a treat to watch. Opening bat Ravi Parmar played well for his 38 runs off 31 deliveries. Rakesh was the best bowler for Digimo picking up 2-27 in four overs.
Digimo looked little off-colour in their batting with none of the batsmen being able to capitalize on their starts. They were done and dusted for 132 in 17.4, thus losing the match by 39 runs. Middle order bat Manish top scored with 28 runs but received no support from rest of the batting line-up. Mahesh Muslondakar accounted for three scalps. Mandar who had earlier shined with the bat rolled his arm over to pick up 1-23 in his three overs.
Mandar Muslondkar (51 runs off 31 balls and 1-23 in 3 overs) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his fantastic all-round performance.
It was quite a one sided affair at Cross Maidan, Mumbai on 23rd April when SS Travels clashed against Babyoye in the Milan Mega Corporate T20 match. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, SS Travels posted a mammoth 205-6 in 20 overs. Opening pair of Sameer Rane (56 runs off 44 balls) and Ajinkya Diwekar (43 runs off 27 balls) provided the best possible start to their team. Rane was exceptional and he was a treat to watch. The opening batsman had a good mix of aggression and defence in his wonderful innings. Mandar, Vinay, Amit and Sanket picked up one wicket each.
Babyoye could not capitalize on the solid start that was provided by John (45 runs off 33 balls) and were bundled out for a humble 113 in 17.1 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 92 runs. Rakesh Sawant and Shekhar Mistry bowled well in tandem and accounted for two scalps apiece. SS Travels registered a comprehensive win against Babyoye as they out performed them in all departments.
Sameer Rane (56 runs off 44 balls) was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his brilliant batting display.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Route SMS posted a mammoth 190-6 in their full quota of 20 overs against DBS Bank on 23rd April at Air India ground, Mumbai during the Woods T20 Corporate Cup match. Opening bat Pranay (49 runs off 31 balls) provided a solid start to his team. Viraj (25 runs off 21 balls) and Sagar (23 runs off 14 balls) contributed in the middle overs and in the end it was Mayuresh who played a cameo scoring a quick-fire 29 off 14 cherries. Hemant and Niket picked up two wickets each.
It was a disappointing batting performance from DBS Bank as they were done and dusted for a paltry 55 in 14.5 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 135 runs. Mayuresh was the star bowler picking up 4-1 in 1.5 overs. He was fantastic with the ball and asked multiple questions to the batsmen for which they had no answer. Sachin and Siddharth gave a good support to Mayuresh as they chipped in with three and two wickets respectively.
Mayuresh (29 not out off 14 balls and 4-1 in 1.5 overs) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match-winning all-round performance.
Batting first, Aditya Birla posted a respectable total of 149-10 in 19.1 overs against IL&FS on 24th April at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai during the Woods T20 Corporate Cup. Opening bat Aditya was fantastic with the willow as he cruised to a blistering knock of 60 runs coming off just 34 balls. Matthew was phenomenal with the ball as he picked up a five wicket haul. He finished off with excellent figures of 5-26 in his four overs. His disciplined bowling effort was duly rewarded.
In reply, IL&FS was bundled out for 138 runs in 19.1 overs, losing the match by mere 11 runs. Opening bat Shashank top scored with 35 runs off 31 balls, but his efforts went in vain as his team failed to cross the line. Subramanium was the pick of the bowlers for Aditya Birla as he accounted for 3-29 in his four overs. Denil and Amit finished off with two wickets apiece.
Matthew (5-26 in 4 overs and 5 runs off 2 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his wonderful bowling efforts.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Reliance General Insurance posted a respectable 149-9 in 20 overs against VCC in Mumbai on 24th April during Friendship T20 Tournament. Middle order bat Anupam top scored with run a ball 30, hitting three boundaries. Ashwin (22), Prasad (21) and Robin (24) chipped in with the bat for Reliance. Ritesh was excellent with the ball as he picked up a five-wicket haul. He finished off with the figures of 5-26 in his four overs.
VCC had a disappointing day with the bat as they were bundled out for a paltry 90 in 19.2 overs, losing the match by 59 runs. Ashwin Pawar and Sarvesh complimented each other in the bowling depart, picking up couple of wickets apiece. Earlier in the day, Pawar had shined with the ball and then he was back in action with the ball. Vinod top scored with 21 runs off 16 balls.
Ashwin Pawar (22 runs off 22 balls and 2-9 in 3.2 overs) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his excellent all-round performance.
It was a nail biting contest at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 16th April when Tata AIG locked horns against Learningmate in Dreamz T20 match. Batting first, Tata AIG posted a competitive total of 161-6 in 20 overs. Riding on Prashant Pawar’s (67 runs off 42 balls) batting heroics, Tata AIG managed to put a good show with the bat. Abhishek Kale (33 runs off 20 balls) and Sudesh Singh (23 runs off 18 balls) contributed with the willow for their team. Sanket, Mahesh and Kaushal bowled well in tandem and accounted for two scalps each.
Learningmate gave a tough fight but in the end fell shy of just six runs as they were restricted to 155-7 in 20 overs. Middle order bat Swapneel top scored with 48 runs but failed to take his team through. Nagesh Kadam was fantastic with the ball as he grabbed 4-27 in his four overs. Kadam was right on the money and asked many questions to the batsmen for which they had no answers.
Nagesh Kadam (11 runs off 15 balls and 4-27 in 4 overs) was announced as the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling display
Batting first, Reliance posted a challenging 153-10 in 20 overs against SOTC on 16th April at Fort Vijay, Mumbai in the Dreamz T20 match. Coming in at no.3, Mayuresh top scored with a quick fire 52 coming off just 32 balls. He stood like a pillar and the Reliance batting revolved around him. Mayuresh was a delight to watch. Riyaz, Rahil and Chetan picked up two wickets apiece.
In reply, SOTC was done and dusted for 123 in 19.4 overs, losing the match by 30 runs. Dnyaneshwar was the wrecker-in-chief as he finished off with the brilliant figures of 4-15 in his miserly spell of four overs. Rahul gave him good company, picking up 2-23 in his three overs. Opening bat Rahil played exceptionally well for his 55 off 47 deliveries but his efforts went in vain as the rest of the batting line-up failed to click as a unit.
Mayuresh (52 runs off 32 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his wonderful batting efforts.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Akumentis posted a daunting 375-7 in their full quota of 45 overs against Wockhardt on 23rd April at Navroz, Mumbai during the E-Merck Shield Cricket Tournament. Riding on opening bat Raju Samala’s (103 runs off 86 balls) fantastic century, Akumentis could manage to put up a huge score on board. Samala was aggressive in his intent, smacking six boundaries and a six in his delightful knock. Pradnesh Shinde (62 runs off 55 balls) and Ashish More (56 runs off 42 balls) too shined with the willow scoring half centuries. Wockhardt bowlers had a tough day and apart from Krishna Kumar (2-39 in 9 overs) none of the other bowlers looked penetrating.
In reply, Wockhardt was bundled out for a paltry 93 in 19.4 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 282 runs. Aditya Nikam was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 4-25 in his six overs. After shinning with the bat, Raju Samala rolled his arm over to pick up 2-7 in his brief spell of three overs. Wockhardt had a disappointing day with the bat. Apart from opening bat, Krishna Kumar (32 runs off 27 balls), rest of the batting line-up showed no resistance and looked listless.
Raju Samala (103 runs off 86 balls and 2-7 in 3 overs) was announced as the Man of the Match for his wonderful knock.
Rizvi Springfield locked horns against Albarkaat Malik English School at Sassanian Cricket Club, Mumbai, in the final match of Harris Shield organized by Mumbai School Sports Association, starting 19th April.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Rizvi was done and dusted for 210 in 72.1 overs. Harsh Tripathi was the ‘Wall’ for Rizvi as he scored a patient 32 off 126 balls. Tripathi was at the crease for a mammoth 159 minutes. Yashasvi Jaiswal (32 runs off 53 balls) and Shubham Varma (33 runs off 47 balls) were the other major contributors with the willow. Albarkaat’s bowling was led by Rajesh Sardar, who finished off with a five wicket haul. Rajesh had excellent figures of 29-14-68-5 in the first innings.
In reply, Albarkaat was bundled out for a paltry 163 in 63.4, thus lagging behind by 47 runs. Rehan Khan (37 runs off 94 balls) and Aasim Shaikh (30 runs off 70 balls) played well but failed to take the first innings lead for their team. Rizvi’s bowling attack was a disciplined one and was duly rewarded. Shreyans Bogar was the best bowler as he accounted for 7-56 in 27.4 overs, including 10 maidens.
In the second innings, Rizvi put up 159 runs on board in 43.5 overs, thus setting up a target of 206 runs for Albarkaat. Shoaib Siddique (56 runs off 80balls) scored a wonderful half century and contributed the lion’s share to Rizvi’s total. Meer Rizvi, an off-break bowler picked up 6-49 in 14.4 overs.
Albarkaat would have been more than happy with the way things went in the second innings. Faiz Rathod (50 runs off 99 balls) and Altamash Khan (36 runs off 84 balls) looked in good touch and the hopes of winning started mounting in Albarkaat’s dressing room. At one stage, Albarkaat needed 38 runs to win with one wicket in hand. The pressure got to them as they fell short of 17 runs. Shreyans Bogar was back in action with the ball picking up 4-78 in 28 overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbing 4-43 in 15 overs.
Rizvi Springfield beat Albarkaat Malik to win the Harris Shield in a nail biting contest.
Brad Murphy an ex Kolkata Knight Riders’ assistant coach from Australia conducted a fielding and wicket keeping session.
Close to 40 kids were enriched by the sessions and picked up really useful drills and skills. The session was held at Don Bosco cricket ground, Matunga and Brad was assisted by 4 young Australian cricketers.
