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.
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.