Sultan Sports locked horns against Young Strikers in the final match of New Year Cup 2016 at Rajput Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Khera Garhi, Delhi. Batting first, Sultan Sports posted a defendable target of 185-9 in 35 overs. Devashish Anand’s brilliant half century (51 runs) accompanied with skipper Brij Bhushan’s knock of 41 runs helped Sultan Sports cross the 180-run mark. Ankit, Ajay and Rohit picked up two wickets apiece for the Young Strikers.
In reply, Young Strikers had to chase the total scoring slightly over a 5-runs in an over. Ankit was the top scorer for Young Strikers as he made a brilliant 60. Gourav Kataria was the other batsman who chipped in scoring 35 runs. Sultan Sports bowled well and restricted Young Strikers to 174-8, thus losing the match by 11 runs. Ubed Khan bowled a magical spell as he grabbed 4-25 in his seven overs. Sultan Sports had outperformed Young Strikers and went on to win the New Year Cup tournament. Ubed Khan was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his excellent bowling efforts. Brij Bhushan of Sultan Sports was bestowed with the Man of the Series award.
The other honours that were rendered were; best bowler to Khushnood Ziya, best fielder Vimal Routela, best batsman Gourav Kataria and best player Ankit.
DTDC locked horns against Weatherford on 23rd Jan at Hindustan Construction ground in the on-going Kurukshetra Cup T20 tournament, organized by Beyond Infinity, a company formed by two brothers Piyush Rai and Devashish Rai, who are passionate about this sport. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, DTDC scored a mammoth 196-5 in 20 overs, courtesy the magnificent performances of Manager Gupta (65 runs off 45 balls) and Abhishek Tiwari (100 runs off 50 balls). Abhishek was simply a treat to watch as he smashed the Weatherford bowlers all-round the park, hitting 13 boundaries and three sixes in his century. Prabhas Thakur was the best Weatherford bowler picking up 4-30 in his four overs.
Chasing a daunting target of 197 runs was always going to be tough. Though the openers Akshay Upasane (46 runs off 37 balls) and Satyaprakash (30 runs off 23 balls) provided a solid start to Weatherford’s innings, the target was just too steep to achieve. Weatherford was restricted to 140-9 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by 56 runs. Vishwadeep Jadhav and Virendra Yadav shined with the ball as they grabbed three wickets apiece. The star performer of the match Abhishek Tiwari was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his fabulous innings of 100 runs.
Digital Broadcasting played against Sodexo on 26th Jan at Young Muslim Sports Club in the on-going Kurukshetra Cup T20 tournament, organized by Beyond Infinity, a company formed by two brothers Piyush Rai and Devashish Rai, who are passionate about this sport. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Digital Broadcasting tumbled down for 102 runs in 19.3 overs. Opening bat Jatin Sharma was the highest scorer for Digital Broadcasting with 39 runs. A bizarre running between the wickets saw five run outs in Digital Broadcasting’s innings. Karan Bhujabal was the pick of the bowlers grabbing 3-25 in his four overs.
103 runs was an easy chase and Sodexo made sure that they chased down this target comfortably. Opening batsman Amit Sawant (32*) and middle order bat Karan Bhujabal (17*) made sure that there were no hiccups in the chase. They achieved the target in just 11.4 overs, keeping eight wickets in hand. Karan Bhujabal was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his match winning all-round performance.
On 23rd Jan, Arbuda Agrochemicals clashed against Weatherford at Hindustan Construction ground in the on-going Kurukshetra Cup T20 tournament, organized by Beyond Infinity, a company formed by two brothers Piyush Rai and Devashish Rai, who are passionate about this sport. Arbuda won the toss and elected to bat first. They put on board a daunting total of 165-7 in 20 overs, courtesy Anand Sharma’s composed knock of 33 runs in 31 balls. He received good support from Imran Khan (19*) and Vishweshwar Singh (18) who chipped in with the bat. Chetan Dighe was the pick of the bowlers for Weatherford grabbing 3-17 in his four overs.
In reply, Weatherford was bundled out for a paltry 73 in 15.3 overs. Sandeep Jathar was the lone fighter and remained unbeaten on 31. None of the other Weatherford batsmen could get off to a start. Sajid Shaikh, Vishweshwar Singh and Mukesh Patel rattled the Weatherford batting picking up two wickets apiece. Vishweshwar Singh was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning all-round performance.
Arbuda Agrochemicals locked horns against Axis Bank at Young Muslim Sports Club in the on-going Kurukshetra Cup T20 tournament, organized by Beyond Infinity, a company formed by two brothers Piyush Rai and Devashish Rai, who are passionate about this sport. Arbuda won the toss and elected to bat first. They put on board a mammoth 196-7 in 20 overs, courtesy Lalit Sharma’s fantastic knock of 71 runs in 51 balls. He received good support from Sagar Shah, who chipped in with a quick fire 41 off just 31 balls. Rohit Dubey was the pick of the bowlers for Axis accounting for 3-17 in his three overs.
Chasing 197 runs was a Herculean task. Arbuda with its disciplined bowling performance restricted Axis to a paltry 125-8 in 20 overs, thus winning the match by 71 runs. Pratap Kawadi top scored for Axis with 38 runs. Sajid Shaikh was the best bowler for Arbuda as he struck 3- 28 in his four overs. Lalit Sharma was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning knock of 71 runs.
Vinayak Marine Services and Indiacast clashed on 24th Jan at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul in the on-going Master’s Cup T20 tournament, organized by Oneworld Corp. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Vinayak Marine Services put on board 161-3 in their full quota of 20 overs. Viraj played an innings of his life as he scored 90 runs off just 62 balls, hitting 11 boundaries and two sixes. Gaurav Nikam was the best bowler for Indiacast as he grabbed 2-38 in his four overs.
Chasing 162 runs was going to be a daunting task, but a solid middle ordering batting performance by India came to its rescue. Wicket-keeper batsman Zaid (36), Gaurav Nikam (33*) and Abhay (35) contributed well with the bat to see their team home. Indiacast chased down the target easily in 18.2 overs, keeping five wickets in hand. Gaurav Nikam of Indiacast was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his brilliant all-round performance.
Barclays bank faced makemytrip on 24th Jan at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul in the on-going Master’s Cup T20 tournament, organized by Oneworld Corp. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Makemytrip could not make the most of it. Barclays put on board a formidable 161-7 in 20 overs, courtesy Deepak Venkatesh’s fantastic half century. Yogendra Telang (24) and Sagar Patil (22) chipped in with the bat as well. Pranav Ambre (2-19) and Prafull Pitale (2-24) were the pick of the bowlers for Makemytrip.
In response, Makemytrip was bundled out for 79 in 16.5 overs, losing the match by 82 runs. First with the bat and then with the ball, Sagar Patil seized the match as he picked up 4-17 in his four overs. Pranav Ambre top scored for his team with 17 runs. Sagar Patil of Barclays was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his outstanding all-round performance.
East Zone faced West Zone at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi in the on-going Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. The match was played on 26th and 27th Jan. winning the toss and electing to bat first, East Zone posted 168 on board in 91.5 overs. Sushree Dibyadarshini was the highest scorer for East Zone with 60 runs. Mumbai’s Fatima Jaffer bowled wonderfully well and finished off with figures of 6-59 in 34 overs.
Though 168 doesn’t seem to be a daunting score, East Zone with their strong bowling attack, bundled out West Zone for a paltry 74 in 48.5 overs. Vrushali Bhagat (20) was the lone fighter and didn’t receive any support from rest of the batting line-up. Tanushree Sarkar (4-11) and Sushree Dibyadarshini (3-13) rattled the West Zone line-up, thereby securing a heavy lead of 94 runs for their team.
Coming out to bat in the second innings, East Zone closed the play at 62-5 in 44 overs. Jaya Mohite and Prakashika Naik bagged two wickets apiece. The match ended in a draw, with East Zone securing 3 points, thanks to their first innings lead and West Zone settling with 1 point.
The match ended in a draw, with both, the North Zone and Central Zone bagging 1 point each.
Brief scores: East Zone 168-10 in 91.5 overs (S Dibyadarshini 60,S Mahalik 26; F Jaffer 6-59, T Hasabnis 2-45) and 62-5 in 44 overs (S Sahoo 22*; P Naik 2-16, J Mohite 2-13) vs West Zone 74-10 in 48.5 overs (V Bhagat 20, J Rodrigues 16; T Sarkar 4-11, S Dibyadarshini 3-13)
North Zone locked horns against Central Zone at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi in the on-going Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. The match was played on 26th and 27th Jan. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, North Zone closed their first innings for 213 runs in 107.5 overs. Sneh Rana (53) scored a brilliant half century and was well-supported by Harleen Deol (30), Laxmi Yadav (33) and Rajni Devi (31*). Tanu Kala was the pick of the bowlers for Central Zone as she grabbed 3-42 in her 29 overs.
In response, Central Zone scored 162-7 in 99 overs, courtesy a fabulous batting display from the opener Nuzhat Parween (51). Ekta (43) and Yashi Pandey (36*) also chipped in to contribute with the bat for their team. Sneh Rana was the star bowler for North Zone as she picked up a five-for giving away just 36 runs in 33 overs. The match ended in a draw, with both, the North Zone and Central Zone bagging 1 point each.
Brief scores: North Zone 213-10 in 107.5 overs (S Rana 53, L Yadav 33; T Kala 3-42) vs Central Zone 162-7 in 99 overs (N Parween 51, Ekta 43; S Rana 5-36)
Date: 25.01.2016
Venue: Payyade Sports Club
Eliminator Round II
Team Lohana Holidays v/s Team Terabytes Infosys
Lohana Holidays skipper’s all round performance shatters dream of Terabytes Infosys to reach the Finals
In a hard fought match all round performance of skipper Nikhil Dodhi of Lohana Holidays sealed the place in finals of OMTEX CUP 2015-16.
Today all went right for Nikhil, starting by winning the toss and inviting Terabytes Infosys to bat first on very true strip at Payyade Sports Ground. Team Terabytes suffered early set back by losing Umesh, but men in form Kapil Sota (88) had a decent partnership with Sandeep Bharucha. During middle overs loss of three quick wickets jolts Team Terabytes but again resistance came when Captain Mitesh Rawal(34) steadied ship in Kapil Sota’s company. Again a mini collapse hampers the teams progress of reaching a big target but in the end Kunal Patel(33runs) played responsible knock with Jigar Shah(29 runs ) and took Team Terabytes to respectable total of 274 runs . Team Lohana Holidays bowlers Amit Sheth, Mitul Sheth, Nikhil Dodhi & Khalid Mulani restricted the opposition in the death overs and team Terabyte were bowled out in the 39 th Over
In reply regular openers started slowly, after losing Jitu Mehta and Amit Shah it was all the way Team Lohana as brilliant and responsible knock by Rajesh Mehta (60 in 52 balls) and Deep Thakkar missed the well deserved century by 2 runs (66 balls 98 runs) provided solid platform to chase the target of 275 runs . Later unbeaten 76 runs in 59 balls by Skipper gets Team Lohana Holidays home with more than 3 overs to spare. It was hard fought game as Skipper of Terabytes used 10 bowlers but all efforts goes in vain.
With the results levelled at 1 -1 between the two finalists ,Lohana holidays once again meets Team Omtex in the finals on 30th Jan 2016…
Ycc -Symbol of Unity! !