The ongoing IDFC First Bank Member’s Premier League for MCA RC BKC members produces yet another stunning game of cricket as Hemant Tools Tornados took on Spottlight Social Scorchers. After winning the toss the Scorchers elected to chase.
Batting first, the Tornados lost two quick wickets. Sachin Deshpande walked in at number 3 and steadied the rocking ship but the Tornados were in trouble as they were down 6 wickets for just 78 runs. Deshpande formed a crucial partnership with wicket keeper Naved Shariff who contributed run-a-ball 26 with 2 boundaries. Ultimately they scored a total of 143 in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Sachin was the major contributor by scoring an unbeaten 53 off 49 with 3 boundaries to his name.
It is fair to say the Scorchers did an excellent job with the ball by restricting the batsmen. Abhishek Jhaveri was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 3 wickets in his 4-over spell, conceding 33 runs. With a group-effort, Scorchers were the favorites to seal the game.
The Scorchers were off to a flying start as they had 60 runs on board by the 7th over. Opener Fardeen Malbarwala hammered 38 off 31 with 5 boundaries to his name, including a maximum. Despite the start, Tornados claimed 3 wickets in a heap. Niraj Bajaj played a secure knock of 30 to help his team reach the total closer. By the end, Tapan Bhatt was unbeaten on 17 as the Scorchers claimed victory by 5 wickets.
The Tornados’ bowlers didn’t make it easy for the batsman, especially Milin Parekh. Claiming 2 wickets in 4 overs at an economy rate of 5.25 certainly gave them a chance. Unfortunately, the runs were too less to defend.
For his all-round performance, Neeraj Bajaj was named as the Man of the Match.
Mumbai: Leg spinner Nirankar Sharma’s impressive bowling spell of 6 wickets for 17 runs was the highlight of Aruprit Tigers’ comfortable 4-wicket victory over Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a second round Group-B Plate Division match of the 11th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Company under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association), and played at the Western Railway ground, Cross Maidan on Saturday.
This is Aruprit Tigers second successive win after they had earlier defeated General Insurance Company by 169 runs in the first round match.
RBI opting to bat first, started positively, but struggled against Sharma’s clever and accurate bowling and were dismissed for 110 runs inside 20 overs. Vishwas Krishna 31 runs, Tejas Kalyankar 29 runs and Anand Kanyal 22 runs managed to lift the RBI innings. Sharma received good support from Tejas Bandal 2 for 29 to clean up the rival batting.
Aruprit Tigers comfortably chased down the winning target reaching 112 for 6 wickets in 16.3 overs. Ajaey Singh 34 runs and Tushar Chate with an unbeaten 34 runs esured the Tigers crossed the finish line. Shivaji Rokde 3 for 18 and Kunal Shirke 2 for 20 tried to contain the Tigers, but could not prevent them from roaring away to the win by 4 wickets.
In a Group-C match, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) defeated Abhyudaya Bank by 4 wickets. Abhyudaya Bank batting first made 124 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, BMC looked in control and scored 125 for 6 wickets in 18.5 overs to secure their win.
Brief scores: Reserve Bank of India 110 all out, 19.5 overs (Vishwas Krishna 31, Tejas Kalyankar 29, Anand Kanyal 22; Nirankar Sharma 6 for 17, Tejas Bandal 2 for 29) lost to Aruprit Tigers 112 for 6 wickets, 16.3 overs (Ajaey Singh 34, Tushar Chate 34*; Shivaji Rokde 3 for 18, Kunal Shirke 2 for 20). Result: Aruprit Tigers won by 4 wickets.
Abhyudaya Bank 124 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Atul Rane 44; Santosh Gajre 3 for 28, Sandesh Paralkar 2 for 17, Jitesh Purbiya 2 for 17). lost to BMC 125 for 6 wickets, 18.5 overs (Sandesh Paralkar 42, Swapnil Bhosale 25, Jitesh Purbiya 24; Pradip Kanchan 2 for 19), Sanjiv Raut 2 for 19). Result: BMC won by 4 wickets.
Times of India SC 143 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Paritosh Mohite 61; Akshay Sawant 3 for 23) beat Air India SC 131 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Ruchit Jani 42, Akshay Sawant 32). Result: Times of India won by 12 runs.
MbPT SC 70 all out, 19.1 overs (Premnath Chavan 24; Kuldeep Sahu 3 for 12, Bijaideep Datta 2 fof 17) BARC SC 71 for 3 wickets, 9 overs (Ravindra Koli 43; Bhausaheb Mechkar 3 for 25). Result: BARC won by 7 wickets.
Mumbai: Opening batsman Suraj Sharma was in solid cracking form and carried his bat through scoring an unbeaten century 112 runs from 67 balls and power Group Satellite CC to a thumping 103 run victory against Larsen & Toubro SC in a second round Group-C Plate Division match of the 11th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Company under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association), and played at the Youths Own Union ground, Cross Maidan on Friday.
Group Satellite deciding to bat first amassed a mammoth total of 194 for 3 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Besides Sharma’s solid innings Azhas Ansari contributed a 43-ball 45 runs to total. Jatin Sethi was the only successful L&T bowler. In reply L&T batters failed miserably and were dismissed for a paltry 91 runs in 16.5 overs. Nishadh Mutalik was the lone L&T batsman to make 26 runs. Group Satellite bowlers Shameet Shetty 4 for 15 and Deepak Gaikwad 2 for 18 did the damage.
Meanwhile, in an interesting match, MTNL, Mumbai defeated BEST Arts & Sports Club by a narrow 11 runs.
Batting first MTNL reached a total of 143 for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Ketan Dhatarker 32 runs and Sunil Raut 25 runs were MTNL’s leading run scorers, while Amit Singh 2 for 20 and Susheel Asangi 2 for 25 picked the wickets.
Chasing a modest target, BEST started positively, but a middle order slump saw them fall short as they could only manage to score 132 for 6 wickets from their 20 overs. Top-order batters Ketan Dhatarker 32 runs and Sunil Raut 25 runs kept them in the hunt before Amit Singh 2 for 20 and Susheel Asangi 2 for 25 grabbed crucial wickets to help MTNL secure the win.
In other matches, Mazagon Docks SC romped to a fluent 5-wicket win against Bhavishya Nidhi CC and United Patni CC defeated General Insurance Company by a convincing 7 wickets.
Brief scores: MTNL, Mumbai 143 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Ajay Dravinda 60, Santosh Bhatkar 35; Kiran Khanvilkar 2 for 29) beat BEST Arts & Sports Club 132 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Ketan Dhatarker 32, Sunil Raut 25; Amit Singh 2 for 20, Susheel Asangi 2 for 25). Result: MTNL won by 11 runs.
General Insurance Company 106 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Anant Srivastva 35, Kunal Kumar 28; Parth Chandan 2 for 6, Omar Patni 2 for 29) lost to United Patni CC 108 for 3 wickets 12.5 overs (Imtiyaz Ahmed 53, Harshvardhan Panday 24; Anurag Rawool 2 for 17). Result: United Patni CC won by 7 wickets.
Group Satellite CC 194 for 3 wickets, 20 overs (Suraj Sharma 112 (67 balls), Azhar Ansari 45; Jatin Sethi 2 for 28) beat Larsen & Toubro SC 91 all out, 16.5 overs (Nishadh Mutalik 26; Shameet Shetty 4 for 15, Deepak Gaikwad 2 for 18). Result: Group Satellite won by 1-3 runs.
Bhavishya Nidhi CC 89 all out, 18.3 overs (Raj Ved 28; Akshay Dube Santosh Pawaskar Mehul Parmar) lost to Mazagon Docks SC 92 for 5 wickets, 14 overs (Kayton Mendes 26, Abhinav Varma 21; Ulhas Chorge 3 for 17). Result: Mazagon Docks won by 5 wickets.
Mumbai: Medium pacer Nilesh Kharmale’s splendid spell of 7 wickets for 9 runs helped BEST Arts & Sports Club snatch a narrow 18-run win against a determined Times of India in a first round Group-A Plate Division match of the 11th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Company under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association), and played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan on Wednesday.
Deciding to field first, Times of India did well to restrict BEST to a low total of 108 for 9 wickets from their 20 overs. BEST’s middle-order bat D.S. Garge was the only batsman to make 26 runs. Times of India bowlers Satyajit Banerjee 2 for 18 and Pankaj Sawant 2 for 30 were responsible for keeping the BEST batters in check.
In response, Times of India batsmen were rocked by Kharmale’s impressive bowling as he consistently picked wickets. Kharmale also dismissed the opposition top two run-scorers Hrishikesh Padwal 31 runs and Sendil Kumar 25 runs and secured BEST’s victory.
In a tense Group-C match, Larsen & Toubro SC narrowly defeated Abhyudaya Bank SC by a mere 7 runs, while Aruprit Tigers registered a comprehensive 169-run win against General Insurance Company in a Group-B encounter.
Brief scores – Plate Division: BEST Arts & Sports Club 108 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (D.S. Garge 26; Satyajit Banerjee 2 for 18, Pankaj Sawant 2 for 30) beat Times of India 90 all out, 14.5 overs (Hrishikesh Padwal 31, Sendil Kumar 25; Nilesh Kharmale 7 for 9, Kiran Khanvilkar 2 for 19). Result: BEST A&SC won by 18 runs.
Mumbai Ports Authority 138 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Deepak Brahambhatt 38, Premnath Chavan 35; Gosu K. Rao 2 for 28) lost to Bhavishya Nidhi CC 141 for 3 wickets, 16.5 overs (Amit Tawde 79, Nipun Bhansali 24*; Kiran Pednekar 2 for 26). Result: Bhavishya Nidhi CC won by 7 wickets.
Larsen & Toubro SC 157 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Akash Palande 54, Jatin Sethi 25*; Sanju Raut 2 for 20) beat Abhyudaya Bank SC 150 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Mangesh Shinde 87, Satish Rane 32; Kiran Kamble 3 for 18, Jatin Sethi 3 for 29). Result: Larsen & Toubro won by 7 runs.
Aruprit Tigers 241 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Ajaey Singham 92, Aniket Parihar 81; Ashish Pathi 4 for 60) beat GIC SC 72 all out, 13.5 overs (Aumit N. 33; Tejas Bandal 4 for 8, Nirankar Sharma 4 for 10). Result: Aruprit Tigers won by 169 runs.
Mazagon Docks SC 116 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (Santosh Pawaskar 21; Digambar Tamore 2 for 14, Sagar Kawankar 2 for 26) lost to BARC SC 117 for 4 wickets, 15.2 overs (Kalpesh Keni 35, Sri Harsha S. 29; Santosh Pawaskar 2 for 29, Mehul Parmar 2 for 29). Result: BARC won by 6 wickets.
Patni CC 94 all out, 20 overs (Ketan Dangar 31; Shubham Taldevkar 3 for 11, Akshay Suryavanshi 3 for 20) lost to RBI 97 for no loss, 15.3 overs (Piyush Karkhur 54, Amit Yadav 38). Result: RBI won by 10 wickets.
Left arm spinner, Arnav Gupta had one of the best outings in the Mumbai Indians Junior Tournament. The inter-school tournament created a buzz since its first edition and is now a prestigious championship to win.
Representing Don Bosco High School Matunga, Arnav had an excellent time with the ball this season. Playing 7 games, the southpaw claimed 17 wickets. Apart from a game against IES New English School where he conceded runs at an economy rate of 4.17 and Anjuman Islam (7 runs per over), in no other game his economy passed more than 4 runs per over. His best figures being 4/5 in 3 overs with 2 maidens against SIES Matunga in the second round.
Gupta found a way out to claim at least one wicket in every game he bowled. Despite not taking 5 wickets, Gupta made substantial contributions for his team as his Don Bosco reached the finals of the tournament. In the finals, Gupta had a subpar time as he conceded 61 in just 8 overs with 1 wicket. The finals was the only day where Gupta’s fortune took a break, costing his team the championship.
Regardless of the result, Arnav Gupta helped Don Bosco bag the runners up spot with his skillful bowling prowess and seems to be turning out to be a future prospect for Mumbai Cricket.
Mumbai: Mumbai Police Gymkhana and Chougule Sports Club easily won the first round matches in the 11th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organised by Oriental Insurance Company under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association), on Tuesday.
In a Group-C match, Mumbai Police defeated Dreams Mills XI by six wickets at the Youths Own Cricket Club, Cross Maidan, while Chougle SC riding on the solid knocks from Ajit Pahalwan 89 runs and Neil Narvekar 42 runs defeated Bank of India by 50 runs in a Group-D encounter at the Western Railway ground, Cross Maidan.
Hosts Oriental Insurance Company suffered a 140-runs defeat at the hands of Cipla CC in a Group-B match at the National CC pitch and in a Group-A encounter, Dharamji Morarji CC inspired by the brilliant bowling efforts of Prashant Patil 5 wickets for 6 runs and Vishweshwar Singh 4 wickets for 12 runs went on to defeat Central Bank of India by a comfortable nine wickets.
Brief scores – Group-A: Central Bank of India 56 all out, 15.1 overs (Nikhil Koli 22; Prashant Patil 5/6, Vishweshwar Singh 4/12) lost to Dharamji Morarji CC 57 for 1 wicket, 5.4 overs (Shoiab Khan 34*, Nisar Shaikh 12). Result: Dharamji Morarji CC won by 9 wickets.
Group-B: Cipla Sports Club 223 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Visharad Pagare 74 (43-balls, 4x4s,5x6s), Bipin Waghela 60 (24-balls; Kanak Kini 3/29, Jasbir Singh 2/31) beat Oriental Insurance CC 83 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Santosh Suke 25, Kanak Kini 20; Aditya Suryavanshi 2/12, Visharad Pagare 2/13). Result: Cipla SC won by 140 runs.
Group-C: Dream Mills XI 113 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Yashraj Joshi 26, Amaan Iman 25; Atul More 4/19, Ajinkya Deshmukh 2/33) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana 114 for 4 wickets, 17.4 overs (Chintamani Kamble 58 (53-balls), Mansingh Chavan 40* (30-balls); Anurag Shukla 2/18, Kartik Savla 2/33). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 6 wickets.
Group-D: Chougle SC 172 for 3 wickets, 20 overs (Ajit Pahalwan 89, Neil Narvekar 42) beat Bank of India 123 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Atharva Dhakway 29, Chinmay Kelkar 28, Vinit Sarang 20; Shreyas Pathak 2/20). Result: Chougle SC won by 50 runs.
Mumbai: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana finally tasted success as they emerged champions winning the Bombay Gymkhana Ltd. organized Nirlon-R.F.S.-Talyarkhan Memorial Invitation Cricket Tournament 2022-2023.
Middle-order batsmen, left-handed Vinayak Bhoir 52 (26-balls, 4x4s,2x6s) and Prasad Pawar 49 (26-balls,6x4s,1x6s) played crucial knocks with the bat and off-spinner Siddhesh Lad’s impressive bowling 4 for 30 helped Hindu Gymkhana comfortably defeated fancied Parsee Gymkhana by 43 runs in the final, played under floodlights at the Bombay Gymkhana ground on Sunday night.
The victory for Hindu Gymkhana has come after a gap of 18 years. Hindu Gymkhana had last emerged champions when they defeated MCA Colts in the 2005 finals. This was also the maiden title for Hindu Gymkhana this season.
Firm favourites, Parsee Gymkhana lost their second successive final. They had lost to MIG Cricket Club in the Police Invitation Shield Cricket tournament early last month.
Hindu Gymkhana, deciding to bat first, recovered after losing Bravish Shetty in the first over. The other opener Harsh Salunkhe 30 and Siddhesh Lad 25 steadied the innings before the cameo efforts from Bhoir and Pawar carried Hindu Gymkhana to 194 for 6 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs. Parsee Gymkhana’s Atif Attarwala 3 for 51 was mainly responsible for picking the wickets.
Later, Hindu Gymkhana bowled well and Lad tormented the rival batsmen. He was ably supported by left-arm spinner Bhoir (2 for 29) and they restricted Parsee Gymkhana to 151 for 9 wickets from 20 overs. Nutan Goel 24, Aditya Tare 21 and Aakarshit Gomel 20 got decent starts but they were unable to convert them into significant scores and they fell short of the target and finished as runners-up.
There was more cheer for Hindu Gymkhana as their players won all three individual awards. The Player of the Tournament was awarded to Bhoir (166 runs, 3x50s & 3 wickets for 86 runs), The Best Batsman and Best Bowler of the Tournament was awarded to Lad (93 runs) and Rahul Sawant (7 wickets for 93 runs) respectively.
Brief scores – finals: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 194 for 6 wickets, 20 overs (Vinayak Bhoir 52 (26-balls, 4x4s,2x6s), Prasad Pawar 49 (26-balls,6x4s,1x6s), Harsh Salunkhe 30 (26-balls,4x4s), Siddhesh Lad 25; Atif Attarwala 3 for 51) beat Parsee Gymkhana 151 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (Nutan Goel 24, Aditya Tare 21, Aakarshit Gomel 20; Siddhesh Lad 4 for 30, Vinayak Bhoir 2 for 29). Result: Hindu Gymkhana won by 43 runs.
Individual awards:
Player of the Tournament: Vinayak Bhoir (Hindu Gymkhana) – 166 runs, 3x50s & 3 wickets for 86 runs in 3 matches.
Best Batsman of the Tournament: Siddhesh Lad (Hindu Gymkhana) – 93 runs in 3 matches.
Best Bowler of the Tournament: Rahul Sawant (Hindu Gymkhana) – 7 wickets for 93 runs, in 3 matches.
Match 1 of Group A of IDFC First Bank MCA BKC MPL 2023 was played between Prachi Diamonds Strikers and Marshalls Royals. It was a nail-biting thriller as Marshalls Royals beat Prachi Diamonds Strikers by one wicket on the very last ball of the match.
Batting first, Prachi Diamonds Strikers posted 143/7 in 20 overs. Ashraya Rao top-scored with a 32-ball 34 and received good support from Kalp Parikh (31) and Mihir Varma (31). On the other hand, Marshalls Royals’ Karan Sharma, Arun Madhu, and Piyush Patel snapped two wickets apiece.
In reply, Marshalls Royals chased down the total on the last ball and won the match by one wicket. Vinod Lund led the run-chase from the front with a 46-ball 46 and found an able ally in Arun Madhu (42). On the other hand, Prachi Diamonds Strikers’ Kamal Punwani was the pick of the bowlers, with 17/3 in four overs.
The ongoing President Cup’s game between Achievers SC and Regent CC was a one sided affair as Regent took the game without breaking a sweat. After electing to bat, Achievers managed a total of only 113 as they were bowled out in the final over of the innings. With no batsmen crossing the 30-run mark, there were no substantial contributions from the batting unit. There was one bowler who stood out, Ashutosh Mali. Mali picked up 6 wickets in his spirited spell of 3.2 overs, conceding only 20 runs. Krushang Rathod claimed 4 wickets as a complete bowling performance restricted the run flow.
After a successful outing with the ball, Regent’s batsmen played with intent to seal the game as early as possibly. Despite two quick wickets, Shreyas Pathak steadied the ship as he contributed 53 and stayed unbeaten as he played 46 balls. Alongside him, 6-wicket taker Mali hammered a 10-ball 21 with 4 boundaries to see his team to a 7-wicket win in the C & D Division President Cup.
The recently concluded All-India West Zone Inter University Tournament which was held in Sikar, Rajasthan from 1 February had numerous heroic performances but one player’s name stood out. Throughout the competition Sanket Pande performed exceptionally well as he was awarded the Best Batsman of the Tournament.
Representing the North Mumbai University, Sanket hammered 188 runs with 9 wickets in 5 innings as his team competed in 9 games. The middle order batter played a crucial role in helping his team qualify for the All India University Tournament. It is the first time they have reached the grand stage as they finished 3rd in the standings.
Pande also plays for National CC and Route Mobile in Mumbai.