Vinayak Marine Services (VMS) posted a challenging 141-8 in 20 overs against Osian’s Cricket Club on 27th March at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul, Mumbai during the T20 Master’s Cup 2-15-16 Edition 6. Aabid top scored with a brisk 38 runs off 25 balls and found able allies in Rahul Soans (27 runs off 27 balls) and Ankit Kanadia (24 runs off 33 balls). Harsh, Aditya Singh and Jignesh Thakker shined with the ball as they grabbed couple of wickets apiece.
Ankit anchored the VMS’s innings beautifully scoring 45 runs off 40 balls, hitting seven boundaries. After shinning with the ball, Aditya Singh contributed with a quick-fire 30 off just 22 balls, smacking three boundaries and two sixes. Singh was a treat to watch and played some good cricketing shots in his wonderful knock. Nirav Bheda chipped in with an unbeaten 26 off 20 cherries, peppering the boundary rope three times. VMS achieved the target in 19 overs, winning the match by six wickets.
Aditya Singh (2-16 in 4 overs and 30 runs off 22 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his fantastic all-round performance.
Riding on Ritesh Patil’s (52) and Dipesh Hemdev’s (43) batting brilliance, Rajawadi Cricket Club posted a challenging total of 179 in 39.5 overs against Swastik Cricket Club on 27th March at D.P.Z (Matunga East), Mumbai during the Summer Vacation Cricket Shield organized by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). Dipesh who made his debut was exceptional with the bat. His innings was a perfect blend of defence and aggression. Hemdev was involved in a 70-run partnership with Patil, which was the turning point of the game. Shahbuddin Raheem was the pick of the bowlers for Swastik picking up 4-19 in his 7.5 overs.
After putting up a strong total on board, Rajawadi went out all guns blazing and bundled out Swastik for a paltry 90 in 26.2 overs, winning the match by a big margin of 89 runs. Slow left arm bowler Rahul Desai was the wrecker-in-chief as he grabbed 4-25 in his nine overs. Desai was right on the money and bowled a consistent line and length. Rahul received good support from Nitin Gamare who finished off with the figures of 3-19 in his 6.2 overs. Irfan Malik top scored with 25 runs for Swastik.
Rizvi Springfield and Al Barkat High School faced off against each other in the Elite Group final of Giles Shield. It was a four day match that was played between 22nd March and 25th March at Oval Maidan, Mumbai.
On day one, batting first, Al Barkat was bundled out for 117 in 69.3 overs, thanks to Amanullah Manihar (4-20) and Aziz Nabeel (4-39), who bowled exceptionally well. The spin twins entangled the Al Barkat batting line-up, not allowing them to score freely. Al Barkat had a disappointing day one with the bat. Apart from Dashrath Chavan (28) and Nabijaan Ansari (23), none of the other batsmen looked in shape. Rizvi Springfield came in to bat at the close of first day and finished off with 29-1 in six overs.
On day two, Rizvi went on to score 225 in 69.3 overs, leading by 108 runs. Ajit Yadav (97) was spectacular with the bat and was unfortunate to miss out on a well-deserved century. Abhinav Singh (29) and Abhinav Khushwaha (24) also chipped in with the willow for Rizvi. First with the bat and then with the ball, Dashrath Chavan shined as he picked up 3-23 in his 11 overs. Gaurav Mhatre also picked up a couple of wickets giving away 35 runs in 12 overs. In their second innings, Al Barkat made 25-1 in 17 overs.
On day three, trailing by 108 runs, Al Barkat posted 260-6 in 107 overs. Dashrath Chavan again proved his mettle when he scored 67 off 168 balls, smacking nine boundaries. Ansari Nabijaan fell shy of just one run to complete his half century. Aakash Tripathi (22), Gaurav Mhatre (35*) and Raj Rocky (31*) made some useful contributions with the bat. Manihar Amanullah and Ajit Yadav grabbed two wickets and one wicket respectively. Al Barkat was ahead with 152 runs.
On the final day, Al Barkat declared their innings for 286-9, setting up a target of 179 runs to win for Rizvi. Rocky Raj finished off with 42 runs and Gaurav Mhatre with 38 runs. Rizvi achieved the target in 67.3 and won the match by three wickets. Abhinav Singh (35), southpaw Ajit Yadav (29), Shreyansh Mandlik (24) and Shaikh Al Saad (29*) helped Rizvi to beat the target. Mansoori M.Saud picked up 3-55 and Aakash Tripathi 2-37 in the second innings.
Rizvi dominated the game right from the start and deserved to win the Elite Group Giles Shield title.
Prime Group Cricket Club locked horns against Modern Cricket Club on 13th March at Central Maidan, Thane in the quarter final of the Late ShamraoThosar Memorial Shield which was organized by Sporting Club Committee of Thane under the aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Prime Group posted a daunting 181 in 38.2 overs. PremchandRajbar top scored with an unbeaten knock of 42 runs off 44 balls. Coming in at no.3, Rahul Desai played a wonderful innings of 32 runs off 56 deliveries, smacking two boundaries and a six. Desai anchored his team’s batting ship nicely and played a pivotal role in his team’s batting success. Rahul read the conditions well and played some fantastic cricketing shots on the rank turner wicket of Central Maidan. AhmerKarte was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-24 in his nine over spell.
In response, Modern Cricket Club fought well but were done and dusted for 150 in 40.2 overs, falling short of 31 runs. Middle order bat Akash Savla (35 runs off 72 balls) played a patient hand, but his efforts went in vain as his team could not achieve the set target. Ashish Mishra (4-23 in 6 overs) and Rahul Desai (3-10 in 4.2 overs) bowled well in tandem to bundle out Modern Cricket Club. Left arm spinner Desai was instrumental in breaking crucial partnerships helping his team to defend the total. Not just with the bat but also with the ball, Rahul wanted to contribute in every aspect for his team’s success. The left arm spinner managed to convince the skipper to give him a small spell and he made gold out of it picking up three wickets.
Rahul Desai (32 runs off 56 balls and 3-10 in 4.2 overs) who was clearly the star performer of the day was declared as the Man of the Match for his scintillating all-round performance.
Article Courtesy by – Jayesh Kulkarni
Wagle Sports is a renowned name in the field of Sports, especially in the cricket crazy city of Mumbai. Raghuram Wagle, who is the founder of Wagle Sports, conceived the idea of encouraging sports among people, whether young or old, way back in 1865. It was since then that Wagle Sports started its journey to achieve this noble mission of theirs. They encourage sports by providing kits and also motivate the players by awarding them trophies. Recently, Wagle Sports which also happens to be the first sports shop of India has completed not a decade, not a century, but a magnificent 150 years.
Manohar Wagle, who is the fourth generation of Wagle Sports, is shouldering the responsibility nicely. Recently MSSA (Maharashtra School Sports Association) concluded a handful of tournaments across multiple sports and gave away number of prizes to the winning teams. Wagle Sports along with MSSA decided to go a step ahead when they chalked out the plan to felicitate individual talent from these winning teams. On 22nd March at Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Sion, Mumbai, Wagle Sports – MSSA Excellence Award was bestowed on the best players. This was an encouraging move which will boost the confidence of the young and budding sportsmen and women. Such a programme will certainly inspire sports superstars of the future.
While speaking to cricketgraph.com, Mr. Wagle said that “ MSSA has been conducting these tournaments for all these schools over the years however individual talent has never been recognized. Through this partnership with MSSA we aim to encourage sports amongst everyone and this is also our way to give back to the society at large through sports”.
The prize distribution function was graced by dignitaries like Manohar Wagle, Deepak Talim,India U-19 batsman Sarfaraz Khan, famous Comedian Johnny Lever, MSSA Cricket Secretary Ajit Daware,MSSA President Jude Rodrigues and MSSA General Secretary Sebastian Fernandes.
Sarfaraz Khan gave away accolades to the young cricket achievers. Here is the list of players who were rewarded for their brilliant performances in Giles Shield:
Best Batsman – Parth Gohil (Shri BAK Swadhyay Bhavan School)
Best Bowler – Ajinkya Jadhav (IES Raja Shivaji -Dadar School)
Best All-Rounder – Abbas Karachiwala (Lilavati Poddar School)
Best Bowler – Sahil Sawant (Antonio D’Silva Dadar)
Best Bowler – Manish Dhiwar (VMPS Vidyamandir Dahisar)
Best Batsman – Suryansh Shedge (Gundecha Education Academy – Kandivali)
Best Bowler – Sachdev Zenith (Gundecha Education Academy – Kandivali)
Best All-Rounder – Bhooshan Kastur (Balmohan Vidyamandir -Dadar)
Best Batsman – Dipesh Hemdev (VPM School Mulund)
The award ceremony witnessed phenomenal presence from as many as 330 schools. This was the first time ever in the history of school sports that such an event was thought out.The event was a grand success and let’s hope that the partnership between MSSA and Wagle Sports flourishes in the years to come.
CricketGraph.com team wishes all the very best to these young talented achievers and congratulates both MSSA and Wagle Sports for such innovative award ceremony.
Ayush Jethwa seems to be enjoying his purple patch as he muscled yet another wonderful knock on 25th March during the Vijay Tulphule Trophy match at Matunga Gymkhana, Mumbai. Ayush scored a gritty 88 off 94 balls and peppered the boundary rope 10 times. This talented batsman is just 12 years old and has already played some wonderful knocks during the Giles Shield and CPCC, a tournament organized by Mumbai Cricket Association. Jethwa, who was representing Payyade Sports Club, had recently won the prestigious U-14 Best Batsman award for his splendid performance in CPCC tournament. To add one more feather to his cap, Ayush won the Best Batsman prize in Vijay Tulphule Trophy tournament. Former India player Dilip Vengsarkar graced the function. The crowd gave a standing ovation to this child prodigy.
Ayush Jethwa has already carved a name for himself in the U-14 circuit. Let’s hope that this young and budding talent goes many a miles to make Mumbai proud.
GEBS thrashed Sodexo on 25th March in what turned out to be a one sided affair on Azad Maidan, Mumbai during the JD Sports Club Corporate T20 Cricket Tournament. Jitendra Deshmukh, who was a player first, then coach and umpire is the man behind this tournament. He has different feathers to his cricketing cap.
Batting first GEBS posted a challenging 149-7 in 20 overs, thanks to some useful contribution s in the middle order from Bins Neyoth (32), Vinayak Pawar (25) and Darshan Adarkar (26). Neyoth played a patient innings for his team and was a treat to watch. His knock was a perfect blend of aggression and defence. Vishal was the pick of the bowlers for Sodexo picking up 2-31 in his four overs.
Sodexo had a disappointing outing with the bat and they were restricted to a paltry 83-7, losing the match by a big margin of 66 runs. It was a disciplined bowling effort from GEBS with six of the eight bowlers picking up one wicket each. Coming in at no.3, Shekhar top scored with 43 runs for Sodexo.
Bins Neyoth (32 runs off 36 balls and 1-15 in 2 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his fantastic all-round performance.
Aditya Birla was at its very best on 20th March when it locked horns against DSP Blackrock at Western Railway Sports Ground, Mumbai during the Woods T20 Corporate Cricket Tournament. Opening bat Aditya (72 runs off 42 balls) and no.3 batsman Priyal (63 runs off 43 balls) were spectacular with the bat as they thrashed the DSP bowling all throughout the innings. Both these batsmen were striking at an aggressive strike rate of close to 150. They played a pivotal role in taking their team’s total to a mammoth 214-5 in 20 overs. Bhavesh picked up 2-39 in his four overs and was the best bowler for DSP.
Chasing 215 runs off 20 overs was always going to be tough. Middle order bat Dipak Shetty hit a fantastic half century but his efforts went in vain as his team was restricted to a humble 123-6 in 20 overs. DSP lost the match by a big margin of 91 runs. Amol shined with the ball accounting for 2-17 in his four overs.
Aditya (72 runs off 42 balls) and Priyal (63 runs off 43 balls) shared the Man of the Match award for their batting brilliance.
Riding on Kaikesh Chavan’s (42 runs off 31 balls) batting heroics, Indusind Bank posted a defendable 151-10 in 19.5 overs on board against ICICI Bank on 20th March at Mumbai during the Woods T20 Corporate Cricket Tournament. Jay Gabba (23 runs off 17 balls) and Anil Yadav (24 runs off 19 balls) were the other batsmen who chipped in with the willow. Shaleen Gupta and Ajay Shinde were the star bowlers picking up three wickets apiece.
In the second innings, Indusind bowled well to restrict ICICI to 138-8 in 20 overs, thanks to Sagar Ghadigaonkar’s fantastic bowling spell. Sagar finished off with envious figures of 3-20 in his four overs. He bowled in right areas and was consistent with his line and length not allowing the batsmen to free their arms. Ghadigaonkar was instrumental in his team’s win over ICICI. Indusind won the match by 13 runs. Kartik top scored with 36 runs.
Sagar Ghadigaonkar (3-20 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling efforts.
It was a disappointing batting performance by HUL against Deutsche Bank on 19th March at M.B.Union ground, Mumbai during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, HUL could manage a humble 79-9 in their full quota of 20 overs. Swapnil was the wrecker-in-chief as he ran through the HUL batting line-up picking up 4-16 in his four overs. He was excellent with his line and length and bowled consistently in the right areas throughout his spell. Alok Sinha top scored with 23 runs.
It was a cake walk for Deutsche Bank as they chased down the target in just 12.5 overs, keeping five wickets in hand. It was a good all-round show with opening bat Ketan (16) and Vikas (19) providing a steady start to their team. Vinit remained unbeaten on 18 and found able ally in Shobnesh who chipped in with 14 runs. Prashant was the star bowler grabbing 4-22 in his four overs.
Swapnil (4-16 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance.