Subsea Pro faced World Sports Academy at Parsee Cyclist, Mumbai on 30th Jan 2016, in the on-going Shiraz-E-Hind Tournament, organized by Mariya Sports. World Sports won the toss and elected to field first. An ordinary bowling effort by World Sports saw Subsea putting a challenging 149-8 in 20 overs. Adith was the best batsman for Subsea scoring 33 runs off just 29 balls. Omprakash also played well for his 26. Yuvraj Lad shined with the ball as he picked up 3-23 in his four overs.
Chasing 150 runs was not going to be easy. Subsea bowled extremely well to bundle out World Sports for a paltry 94 in 17.3 overs, winning the match by a handsome margin of 55 runs. Opening bat Praveen Singh batted nicely for his 20 runs, but was not supported by the rest of the line-up. Laxman Kumbhar and Anupam Tyagi rattled the World Sports batting, grabbing three wickets apiece.
Anupam Tyagi was presented with the Man of the Match award for his disciplined bowling performance (3-21 in four overs).
Kapol Cricket Club faced Mahindra & Mahindra FES on 30th Jan 2016 in the on-going Mega Corporate T20 League at Youth Own Union Plot 7, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Kapol posted a formidable 177-5 in their full quota of 20 overs, courtesy a scintillating batting performance from Ankit Gandhi. Gandhi remained unbeaten on 113 which came off just 74 balls. He smashed 10 boundaries and four sixes in his innings. Jitendra Mandavkar was the pick of the bowlers for Mahindra as he finished off with the figures of 2-34 in his four overs.
178 runs was a daunting target. It was important for Mahindra to get off to a good start. Though there was not a single big knock, a few small knocks helped Mahindra to chase down the target with one ball to spare. Mahindra scored 180-9 in 19.5 overs. Raju More top-scored for his team with a quickfire 42 which came off just 29 balls. Shobhit Mathuria, Nayan Mehta and Sagar Chandarana grabbed couple of wickets apiece.
Raju More was awarded the Man of the Match prize for his all-round performance (42 runs and 1 wicket).
ZA Cricket Club and Headstrong met on 30th Jan 2016, in a T20 match of the 5th Corporate Cricket League in Delhi, organized by Smashtrees. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, ZA Cricket Club posted a mammoth 206-6 in 20 overs. Zia-ul-Haq (68) and Avneet (80) played exceptionally well to take their team past the 200-run mark. They smashed the Headstrong bowlers all-round the park and had a great day at office. In the high scoring innings of ZA, Anil managed to pick up 2-38 in his four overs.
207 runs was a mountain chase. Apart from the opening bat Shafiq (37), none of the Headstrong batsman looked in good shape. After shining with the bat, Avneet rolled his arm over and to his and his team’s delight grabbed 6-26 in 3.5 overs. It was Avneet’s day and he won the match for his team. Sonu and Sachin were the other bowlers among wickets, who picket a couple apiece.
Avneet was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his mind-blowing all-round performance (80 runs and 6 wickets).
All Cargo clashed against Akkuments Sports Club on 30th Jan 2016 in the on-going Milan 40 overs Cricket Tournament match at Oval Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, All Cargo was bundled out for 192 in 38.5 overs. Opening bat Vishwas Shinde played a brilliant knock of 81 runs and the All Cargo batting revolved around him. Amish Dabholkar (22) and Hitesh Joshi (20*) chipped in with the bat as well. Aditya Nikam was the pick of the bowlers for Akkuments as he finished off with the figures of 3-26 in his 7.5 overs.
Chasing 193 runs was a Herculean task. Akkuments succumbed to the pressure and tumbled down for a paltry 90 runs, thus losing the match by a huge margin of 102 runs. Umer Syed (3-19) and Umang Sheth (3-27) rattled the Akkuments batting line-up. None of the batsmen could get off to starts and it was a batting collapse at Oval.
Vishwas Shinde was awarded the Man of the Match prize for his match winning knock of 81 runs.
HUS Films Pvt. Ltd. locked horns against Abbott Sports Club at Parsee Cyclist, Mumbai on 30th Jan 2016, in the on-going Shiraz-E-Hind Tournament, organized by Mariya Sports. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, HUS Films was bundled out for 139 in 18.4 overs. Opening bat Siddhesh Mayekar (29) top scored for his team and received good support from Azim Dayatar (27) and Hitesh Singh (21). Sandesh Bhoir was the best bowler for Abbott as he picked up 2-22 in his four overs.
In reply, Abbott could just manage 112-9 in 20 overs. Ajit Sonawane played well for his 31 runs, but the other Abbott batsmen failed to contribute. A disciplined bowling effort by HUS Films helped them restrict Abbott to 112 thus winning the match by 27 runs. Roshan, Azim Dayatar and Hitesh Singh grabbed two wickets apiece to rattle the Abbott batting line-up.
Azim Dayatar was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning all-round performance (27 runs and 2 wickets).
IPCA clashed against Abhyudaya Bank on 30th Jan in the on-going Dreamz Trophy 40 overs cricket tournament in Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Abhyudaya managed to score 199-8 in 40 overs. Opening bat Satish Rane was the highest run-getter with 31 runs. Yogesh Dhumal was the pick of the bowlers for IPCA as he grabbed 2-9 in two overs.
Chasing 200 runs seemed just too easy for IPCA looking at the way they batted. Sujit Sawant played a magnificent knock of 66 runs which came of just 64 balls. He remained unbeaten and saw his team through. Nitin Sawant (39), Yogesh Dhumal (32) and Harshal Padwal (28) chipped in with the bat for IPCA. They chased down the target in just 35.2 overs, winning the match by five wickets.
Sujit Sawant was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his match winning knock.
Hindustan Unilever locked horns against HDFC Bank on 30th Jan in the on-going Dreamz T20 cricket tournament in Mumbai. HUL won the toss and elected to field first. It was a good decision by HUL as they restricted HDFC Bank for a paltry 134 in their full quota of 20 overs. Dhanesh top scored for HDFC with 31 runs, and received good support from Rakesh (26) and Lawrence (24). Mario Fernandez was the pick of the bowlers for HUL as he picked up 2-14 in his four overs.
In response, HUL chased down the target comfortably in just 16.5 overs and registered a comprehensive victory by 10 wickets. The openers Mario Fernandez (51) and Sachin (72) played beautifully well to take their team home. HDFC bowlers failed to strike even once in the match.
Mario Fernandez was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning all-round performance.
Zycus Infotech clashed against BASF Sports Club on 30th Jan in the on-going Dreamz T20 cricket tournament in Mumbai. Zycus won the toss and elected to field first. It was a good decision by Zycus as they bundled out BASF for a paltry 104 in just 14.5 overs. Dinesh top scored for BASF with 39 runs, however he had no company from his fellow batsmen. Bhupendra rattled the BASF batting and finished off with 6-29 in his four overs.
In reply, it was a cake walk for Zycus as they chased down the target in 17.2 overs, keeping seven wickets in hand. Alok scored a brilliant half century and remained unbeaten to take his team home. There was not much for the BASF bowlers, apart from Nishikant who picked up 2-21 in his four overs.
Bhupendra was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his fantastic bowling performance.
Central Zone locked horns against West Zone on 29th Jan at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on the final day of the Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Central Zone put on board 187 runs, thanks to some excellent batting efforts of Ekta (53), Yashi Pandey (43*) and Disha Kasat (36). Jaya Mohite was the pick of the bowlers as she grabbed 4-46 in 30.5 overs.
In response, West Zone tumbled down for a paltry 133, courtesy Tanu Kala’s (4-34) wonderful bowling performance. She received good support from Rashi Kanojia who finished off with the figures of 3-47 in 25 overs. West Zone batswomen got off to starts but failed to capitalize. Vrushali Bhagat and Renuka Chaudhari top scored for West Zone with 24 runs apiece.
Coming in to bat in the second innings, sitting on a useful lead of 54 runs, Central Zone scored 68-3 at the close of play.
Central Zone bagged 3 points on the basis of the first innings lead and West Zone had to settle for 1 point.
South Zone faced East Zone on 29th Jan at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi on the final day of the Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, South Zone posted 229 runs on boards, thanks to brilliant batting performance in the middle order. South Zone skipper Prathyusha (50) and Sanjula Naik (86) played exceedingly well. Their grit and determination saw South Zone crossing the 200 run mark in the first innings. Tanushree Sarkar was the pick of the bowlers as she grabbed 4-59 in 21.5 overs.
In reply, East Zone was bundled out for a paltry 135, courtesy Sanjula Naik’s (4-10) fabulous bowling efforts. Her all-round performance helped South Zone take the first innings lead. Anjali Singh was the top scorer for East Zone with 42 runs.
Coming in to bat in the second innings, sitting on a handsome lead of 94 runs, South Zone declared its innings for 51-3, setting up a target of 146 runs for East Zone. The match ended in a draw as East Zone managed to score 31-3 at the close of play.
South Zone bagged 3 points on the basis of the first innings lead and East Zone had to settle for 1 point.