Aakash Patil (62 runs off 37 balls) of Rika was the stand-out performer when his team amassed a mammoth total of 178-6 in 20 overs against SNS Securities on 14th Feb at Cross Maidan in the knock-out match of Mega Corporate T20 League. Aakash smacked the bowlers all-round the park and received good support from opening bat Monu Chauhan (33) and middle order bat Akshat Doshi (26). Rika was accused of bad running between the wickets as they had three run-outs in their innings.
SNS Securities fell short of 20 runs as they were restricted to 158-6 in their full quota of 20 overs. Santosh was excellent with the bat as he scored a quick-fire 45 off just 28 balls and remained unbeaten at the end of the innings. Rika bowled exceedingly not allowing SNS to run away with the game. Shubham was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed 3-15 in his three overs.
Aakash Patil was declared as the Man of the Match for his splendid knock of 62 runs off just 37 balls.
It was a nail biting finish at Fort Vijay Ground, Mumbai, when Bank of America chased down the innocuous target of 121 runs set up by WNS, keeping three wickets in hand, to win the Dreamz Corporate T20 tournament (Plate Group B). Batting first, WNS posted a paltry 120-7 in 20 overs. Opening bat Dnyansagar Patil (38)
top scored for his team and received good support from the middle order batsman Umesh Salgaonkar who scored a quick-fire 36 off just 27 balls. Navin Kamat was the pick of the bowlers for Bank of America as he finished off with the figures of 3-23 in his three overs.
Chasing 120 odd runs could sometimes get tricky if you are playing a final match. It was not an easy job on hand for Bank of America, as they lost seven wickets to achieve the target. They managed to win the game of the very last ball, which makes it evident that the final match went down the wire. The Bank of America batting revolved around Navin Kamat (27), who ensured that his team was home safely. Sandeep bowled well for his 3-20 in his four overs and was well-backed up Dnyansagar Patil (2-18 in four overs).
Though WNS lost the match and ended with runners-up title, they had something to cheer about as Dnyansagar Patil was declared as the Man of the Match for his excellent all-round performance. The other awards announced were; Best Bowler to Kawaljeet Kalra, Best Batsman to Milap Achrekar and Man of the Series to Navin Kamat, all of Bank of America.
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The final match of Goregaon Sports Club Premier League 2016 was played on 7th Feb, Super Sunday at Goregaon Sports Club (GSC) between GSC Strikers and GSC Warriors. It was a cracker of a contest and the atmosphere was electrifying at the GSC. GSC Warriors won the toss and asked the GSC Strikers to bat first. The Warriors bowled extremely well and bundled out the Strikers for a paltry 116 in 19.4 overs. Sunil Bhutoria was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed 3-13 in his two overs. Along with Hemal Dave (2-15) and Ravinder Matharu (2-13), Bhutoria bowled nicely in tandem, thus helping Warriors to rattle the Strikers cheaply. Opening bat Kinshuk Rai top scored with a patient 32 which came off 34 balls, however had no backing from his fellow teammates.
In reply, it was a smooth sail for GSC Warriors as they chased down the target in 17.1 overs, keeping five wickets in hand. It was a wonderful team effort from Warriors as all the batsmen chipped in to see their team home. Sunil Dewali struck 2-27 in his four overs, but the Warriors were too good to let the match go. In the end, it was GSC Warriors who had the last laugh as they clinched the Goregaon Sports Club Premier League 2016 Cup.
Sunil Bhutoria of GSC Warriors was declared as the Man of the Match and Tusshar Uchil of GSC Riders as the Man of the Series. The other award rendered were, Best Bowler to Mukul Agarwal (GSC Riders), Best Batsman to Dhun Somaiya (GSC Chargers) and the Runners-up team to GSC Riders.
Mumbai girls had applied the top gear right from the start and were oozing with confidence when they faced Gujarat at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, Kandivli, in the last match of Inter-Zonal Women’s U-23 cricket tournament on Monday. Scoring 300 plus runs in a women’s domestic game is a rare commodity, however Mumbai, who won the toss and elected to bat first, played an all-together different cricket. They were aggressive, they were ruthless and they just tore apart the Gujarat bowling attack. The opening pair of Hemali Borwankar (116) and Jemimah Rodrigues (101) left everybody speechless, thanks to their wonderful batting performance. Both the openers scored magnificent centuries, which came in quick time as well. A few cameos towards the end and Mumbai saw itself crossing the formidable 300-run mark. The Gujarat bowlers looked listless as they had no answers for Mumbai’s blitzkrieg.
After being hammered brutally, Gujarat was low on confidence. Mumbai bowlers struck the iron when it was hot and rattled the Gujarat batting line up for a paltry 97, winning the match by a mammoth margin of 230 runs. Saima Thakore, who played her first game of the tournament, made the most of the opportunity as she picked up 4-15 in her 10 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues (3-19), Manashree Gavande (2-23) and Humaira Kazi (1-2) were the other bowlers among wickets.
Apart from their loss to Maharashtra on Saturday, Mumbai girls have looked in good touch. Having won three out of four matches, they emerged as the West Zone U-23 champions with 12 points. They have played well as a team and have certainly reaped the sweet fruits of their hard work.
Brief scores: Mumbai 327-4 in 50 overs (H Borwankar 116, J Rodrigues 101, M Joshi 45; A Patel 2-55) beat Gujarat 97 in 41.2 overs (R Chaudhari 20, H Patel 17; S Thakore 4-15, J Rodrigues 3-19, M Gavande 2-23) by 230 runs
Friends Premier League (FPL) saw yet another exciting game of cricket at Yashwant Nagar Ground, Mumbai on 7th Feb, when Spartans took on VFCL. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Spartans put on board 101 runs in 20 overs, courtesy Arnab’s brilliant knock of 42 runs. Pratik Patade was the pick of the bowlers who grabbed 2-22 in his four overs. His disciplined bowling efforts yielded wickets for him.
VFCL had an easy chase as they raced to the target in just 9.3 overs. VFCL was aggressive in its approach and looked to finish off the game as early as they could. Praful Tambe top scored with 30 runs and received good support from Arsalan Shaikh (23) and Pratik Patade (20*). Pratik Patade was the star performer for VFCL and helped his team to win the game in style.
A match winning all-round performance deserved to be awarded and rightly so was Pratik Patade was declared as the Man of the Match.
Indian Oil locked horns against Pratham Sports on 7th Feb in the final match of Chandu Borde Cup that was played in Pune. Pratham Sports won the toss and elected to field first. Indian Oil put up a handsome total of 206-5 in their full quota of 20 overs, courtesy splendid half centuries from Wasim Jaffer (62 runs off 52 balls) and Rohan Raje (79 runs off 25 balls). Both these batsmen remained unbeaten and were a treat to watch. They smacked the Pratham Sports’ bowlers all-round the park with delightful ease. Anant Tambvekar was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed 3-27 in his four overs.
Chasing a daunting target of 206 runs was a Herculean task. Pratham Sports came out strong and played some positive cricket. Opening bat Swapnil Salvi top scored for his team with 71 runs off just 48 balls. He received good support from other batsmen and together they helped Pratham Sports achieve the target. Murtuza Hussain picked up three wickets in his four overs but went for a plenty as he gave away 55 runs. Rohan Raje and Rakesh Prabhu rolled their arms over to pick up couple of wickets apiece. In the end, it went down till the last ball, when Pratham Sports managed to score 208-9 in 20 overs.
Swapnil Salvi of Pratham Sports was declared as the Man of the Match and Rohan Raje of Indian Oil as the Man of the Series.
BG India locked horns against Akers Solutions on 6th Feb at BMC Ground, Mumbai in the on-going SP Champions League Inter Engineering Consultancy T20 Cricket Tournament 2016. The tournament is organized by SP Foundation Group under the able guidance of Prathamesh Mayekar, Sushant Keni, Dinesh Dait, Nilesh Raut and Basavaraj Patil.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, BG India failed miserably and were bundled out for a paltry 77 in 17 overs. Chinar Chaudhari of Akers Solutions rattled the BG India batting and finished off with unbelievable figures of 7-7 in his three overs. Opening bat Vaibhav top scored with 35 and received good support from Vishal who played well for his 25.
Chasing 78 runs was an easy task. Akers Solutions achieved the target in just 10.4 overs, keeping seven wickets in hand. Pranav (22) and Azahar (27*) helped their team to chase down the target smoothly.
Chinar Chaudhari was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his excellent bowling performance.
The two big giants of Indian stock market; Idea and HDFC clashed in Mega Corporate League T20 match on 6th Feb at Western Railways Plot-08. Batting first Idea put on board a defendable total of 171-7 in their full quota of 20 overs. Javed (49) and Vikash (49) top scored and helped Idea cross the 150 run mark. Opening bat Amit also contributed with 35 runs. Manoj and Shikhar were the pick of the bowlers as they accounted for two wickets apiece.
Chasing a formidable total of 171 was a tough ask. HDFC managed to score 159-6 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by 12 runs. Ameya played well for his 47 runs, but failed to take his team home. After shining with the bat, Vikash rolled his arm over and picked up one wicket for Idea.
For his outstanding all-round performance, Vikash was rewarded with the Man of the Match.
Automotive and GEBS faced off in Mega T20 Corporate League T20 match on 6th Feb at Western Railways Plot-07, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, GEBS posted 151 runs on board, courtesy useful contributions in the middle order from Gopinath (47 runs off 43 balls) and Swapnil (26 runs off 17 balls). Laxman Manjrekar was the pick of the bowlers for Automotive as he accounted for 3-40 in his four overs.
The match went down the wire, when Automotive chased the target in 19.1 overs, keeping six wickets in hand. Laxman Manjrekar was in the limelight again as he scored a fantastic 78 off just 48 balls and helped his team achieve the target. Mangesh was the best bowler for GEBS as he finished off with the figures of 3-29 in his four overs.
Undoubtedly, Laxman Manjrekar was felicitated with the Man of the Match award for his wonderful all-round performance.
Thomas Cook took on Star TV on 6th Feb at Fort Vijay in the Dreamz T20 tournament match. Thomas Cook won the toss and elected to field first. Star TV was done and dusted for 130 in just 18.5 overs. Opening bat Mandar top scored with 35 runs off 34 balls and was only backed up by Pritish lower down the order, who scored a quick 30 off just 21 deliveries. Thomas Cook bowling was upto the marck, with Vivek Patil (3-22 in 4 overs) being the best bowler for his team.
Chasing 131 runs was going to be a cake walk and Thomas Cook didn’t let themselves down as they chased down the target in mere 15.1 overs, keeping eight wickets in hand. After the fall of an early wicket, Rahil Shaikh (42), Abhishek Hande (41*) and Vivek Patil (41*) played brilliantly to see their team home.
All-rounder Vivek Patil was rewarded with the Man of the Match award for his wonderful batting knock and match winning bowling spell.