Mediacom outperformed Citi Bank on 9th March in the semi-final of Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Citi Bank posted a defendable 141-9 in 20 overs. Opening pair of Sandesh and Hasnain gave a solid start to the innings, contributing 39 runs each. However the middle order collapsed like a back of cards, with no major contributions from any of the batsmen. Rajiv, Latesh and Amol bowled well in tandem to grab couple of wickets apiece.
Chasing 142 runs in a semi-final could have been otherwise tricky, if opening bat Ketan Karnik would not have provided a good start. Having lost the other opener Sachin cheaply for just 2 runs, Ketan (87) and Sahil (38*) shouldered the responsibility well to take their team home. Ketan batted exceptionally well and played some eye-popping cricketing shots. His innings was peppered with 15 boundaries. Karnik was a treat to watch. There was nothing much for Citi bowlers apart from Shravan and Amar who accounted for one scalp each. Mediacom chased down the target in just 17 overs, keeping eight wickets in hand.
Ketan Karnik (87 runs off 57 balls) was honoured with the Man of the Match for his wonderful batting performance.
Just 12 years of age, Ayush Jethwa is already achieved many a milestones in his small but successful cricketing career. Recently he played a couple of high profile tournaments namely CPCC which is organized by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), and Giles Shield, which is an inter-school cricket tournament for the schools in Mumbai.
This southpaw batsman had a prolific record in both these tournaments. Ayush represented Payyade Sports Club in CPCC tournament and also won the prestigious U-14 Best Batsman award for his terrific performance (187 runs). Jethwa was a star performer in Giles Shield as well. He played for his school SVIS. Some of his best scores in Giles Shield were 102 not out off just 60 balls and 115 runs. He scored tons and tons of runs, which included 11 fifties and a couple of centuries, one of which was against Manav Vidya Mandir. If you look at his performance for this year, he has scored a mammoth 1425 runs off just 25 matches. He is truly a run machine you can say.
Not only does he let his bat do all the talking, but also when he is handed the ball, he can make any batsmen quiet. Ayush picked up 25 wickets in as many matches, which proves that he is pretty handy with the ball as well.
Child prodigy Ayush Jethwa is an upcoming talent and certainly has a long way to go in game of Cricket. Let us hope that Ayush shines as bright as the star at the highest level and makes Mumbai proud.
Tournament Name :- 1st Manger Cup | First Prize :- 1,00,000/- ; Second Prize :- 51,000/- 3 League Matches | 40 Overs | Entry Fees :- 31, 000/-
Team PUSH and Real INNINGS has officially launched 1ST Manger Cricket Cup in Dhramshala of NCR. Tournament starts from 15 April 2016 and ends around 5th June.
A total of 28 matches are expected in this tournament.
It was completely a one sided affair at Young Muslims Cricket Ground, Mumbai on 12th March when DHFL took on HDIL 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, DHFL posted a mammoth 201-2 in 20 overs, courtesy a brilliant knock from Rohan Dsouza (100 not out of 61 balls). He was ruthless and smacked the bowlers all-round the park. In his century, he slammed 14 boundaries and a six. Rohan was a complete entertainment package was a treat to the eyes. Shiva Konar who came in at no.3 scored a wonderful 69 off just 46 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and a six. Towards the end, Sandeep Godiyal played a cameo, with 22 runs (two boundaries and as many sixes) off mere 9 cherries. Ajay Nalawade and Rakesh accounted for one scalp each.
It was not going to be easy for HDIL to chase such a mountain-like target. They were done and dusted for a humble 82 in 14.4 overs. Kiran (22) and Jitendra (20) were the only two players to score in double digit. Dipesh and Nilay were the wreckers-in-chief, picking up three wickets apiece. DHFL registered a comprehensive win of 119 runs over HDIL.
Rohan Dsouza (100 not out of 61 balls) for his classic knock was awarded with the Man of the Match prize.
It was a cracker of a contest between Dindhoshi Sports Club and ICC on 7th March at Chereshwar Cricket Ground, Mumbai during the DSC Challenge Cup T20 match. Batting first, Dindhoshi posted a formidable 164-6 in their full quota of 20 overs, thanks to opening bat Sanjay Jadhav (46 runs off 37 balls) and no.3 batsman Aman (50 runs off 40 balls). Both these batsmen played well to help their team put up a challenging target. ICC was outstanding in the field as they accounted for four run outs. Balwant Vyas and Naushad picked up one wicket each.
In reply, ICC fought hard and their efforts paid off when they chased down the target in 19.4 overs, winning the nail biting contest match by three wickets. Amol Kangane was terrific with the bat as he amassed 53 runs off just 36 balls, hitting eight boundaries. He remained unbeaten and saw his team home. Opening bat Jayesh Waghmare (43 runs off 30 balls) provided the right kind of start to the run chase. It was a fantastic batting performance from ICC, which made the run chase look so easy. After shinning with the ball, Balwant Vyas contributed useful 18 runs off 17 cherries with the willow. Aman was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-32 in his four overs.
Balwant Vyas (18 runs and 1-18 in 3 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his all-round efforts.
GEBS had a disappointing outing on 12th March when they faced ICICI Bank during the JD Sports Club Corporate T20 Challenge Cricket Tournament at Young Muslim’s Cricket Ground, Mumbai. 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 was done and dusted for a paltry 58 in 15.2 overs. ICICI was brilliant with the ball, courtesy Abhishek and Kuldeep’s fantastic bowling efforts. Both these players accounted for two scalps each. There was nothing much in GEBS batting, apart from Rohan Chaughule (12) and Bins Neyyoth (10), being the only two to score in double digit.
It was a cake walk chase for ICICI Bank as they won the match comfortably in just 9.3 overs keeping nine wickets in hand. Sankalp Pednekar remained unbeaten on 36 off 25 balls and found able ally in Yatin (18). The openers formed a strong partnership and set the tone of the match. Pednekar was a batting delight as he blistered four boundaries and two sixes in his wonderful innings.
Sankalp Pednekar (36 runs off 25 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his match winning knock.
Sagar Mhasalkar’s excellent innings of 47 runs off 31 cherries was the talk of the Tecnimont – Akersolutions match on 12th March at Shivaji Park, Mumbai during the SP Champions League Inter-Engineering Consultancy T20 Cricket Tournament. Akersolutions put up on board a humble 137-6 in 20 overs, courtesy A. Shaikh’s (45 runs off 29 balls) fantastic batting performance. A. Bhosle shinned with the ball as he grabbed 3-28 in his spell of four overs.
Chasing 138 runs was not a daunting task for the powerful Tecnimont batting line-up. N. Thakur (31 runs off 32 balls) and Sagar Mhasalkar (47 runs off 31 balls) set up a solid platform in the very beginning which made their team dug out comfortable. Mhasalkar played some wonderful cricketing shots and was harsh on the bowlers as he smacked five boundaries and a six in his entertaining innings. Tecnimont chased down the target 17.4 overs, keeping four wickets in hand. C. Chaudhari, N. Shirke and S. Darekar picked up one wicket each.
Sagar Mhasalkar (47 runs off 31 balls) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning efforts.
The two private sector banking giants; Axis Bank and Kotak Bank faced off in the second semi-final of Kurukshetra T20 Cricket Tournament on 13th March in Mumbai. This tournament is organized by Beyond Infinity, a company formed by two brothers, Piyush Rai (COO) and Devashish Rai (CEO), who are passionate about cricket.
Batting first Axis Bank managed to post a modest 106-7 in their full quota of 20 overs. Kiran top scored with an unbeaten knock of 40 runs, but his efforts went in vain as none of the other batsmen could contribute much with the bat. Premal was the pick of the bowlers as he finished off with the figures of 3-25 in four overs.
It was an easy run chase for Kotak as they achieved the target in just 12.4 overs, keeping eight wickets in hand. The openers Nishikant (43) and Rugved (53*) went off to a flyer and helped their team to get to the target comfortably. Both these batsmen batted exceptionally well. Rugved was a treat to watch. He not only accelerated when required but also picked up singles at regular intervals.
Rugved (53 not out off 38 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his fantastic batting efforts. Kotak will face Sodexo in the final of Kurukshetra T20 Cup.
ICICI Bank locked horns against Aditya Birla Financial Services on 6th March in the final match of Woods T20 Mega Corporate Challenge 2016 in Mumbai. Batting first, Aditya Birla posted a humble 108 runs in their full quota of 20 overs. Apart from the opening batsman Aditya (47 runs off 52 balls), none of the other batsman looked in shape to play a big knock. Towards the end Ali played a solid cameo scoring 30 off just 22 deliveries and helped his team go past the 100-run mark. Ajay and Anant shined with the ball as they picked up three wickets apiece.
Chasing 109 runs in the final was like a dream come true for ICICI Bank. Though they didn’t get off to the best of starts, Anant (34*) and Harshad (44*) ensured that there were no further hiccups after they lost lost opener Sankalp (17) early in the innings. Anant and Harshad played well-together, and were a treat to watch. They not only hit boundaries but also picked up singles to keep the scoreboard ticking. In the end, ICICI registered a comprehensive victory by eight wickets as they chased down the target in 18.2 overs.
Anant (34 not out and 3-10 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his match winning all-round performance. He also won the Best Batsman award. Denil Sawla was announced as the Best Bowler of Plate Group.
In India, there are three things that are most talked about; Politics, Bollywood and ofcourse Cricket. Cricket is not just the game but a life line of millions of people in the country. If you want to narrow it down to a single city, let us take the economic capital of India, Mumbai, you will feel that it is cricket and not blood that is flowing through the body of the Mumbaikars.
JITO Mumbai Premier League (JMPL), is the brainchild of Prithviraj Kothari, who has come up with this brilliant idea. The main aim of this unique but extremely exciting concept is that Mr.Kothari wants to bring the Jain community in Mumbai together. A sense of unity and brotherhood is guaranteed when you play a team sport. It is a well-organized tournament commencing from 27th March 2016. The Jain community across the city has reciprocated with tremendous participation. The selection of teams was a formal process as there were net sessions conducted to test the cricketing abilities of the participants. The selection was done across three days; first day all the interested participants underwent the selection trials, second day just the top 30 were tested and the third day the final 16 were declared. There are about 150 players playing the tournament, who are divided into 8 teams from 10 different chapters. The matches will be played on Wilson Gymkhana Cricket ground. This is not it.
As Jain community is known to produce great businessmen, conducting a tournament without cash prizes is probably unacceptable. Mr.Kothari has left no stone unturned as he has announced attractive rewards for the winning team, Man of the Match and Man of the Series. A whooping sum of Rs.7lakhs will be distributed as cash prizes, which includes Rs.5lakhs to the winning team and Rs.1lakh each to the Man of the Match and Man of the Series.
Though we have the likes of IPL coming up in the next month where we see cricketers from all-round the globe descend to this cricket crazy nation, but something like JITO Mumbai Premier League, which will bring people from the same community together perhaps will garner more attention of the Mumbaikars and It would be exciting to see if this initiative produces a cricketer from a business community, who can go on to represent one of the IPL or the national team itself.
Cricketgraph.com team wishes all the very best to the entire JITO team.
