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.
Mumbai: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana powered by superb half century knocks from Bravish Shetty 72 runs (38-balls, 7x4s,5x6s) and Vinayak Bhoir 52 runs (33-balls, 3x4s,3x6s) pulled off a 21-run win against defending champions Cricket Club of India in a semi-final match of the Bombay Gymkhana Ltd. organized Nirlon-R.F.S.-Talyarkhan Memorial Invitation Cricket Tournament 2022-2023 and played at the Bombay Gymkhana ground.
Meanwhile, former champions Parsee Gymkhana snatched a tight 1-wicket win against Islam Gymkhana in another high-scoring second semi-final match.
Sent in to bat, Hindu Gymkhana posted a mammoth total of 205 for 5 wickets from their 20 overs. Besides Shetty and Bhoir efforts Siddhesh Lad contributed a sedate 45 runs (82-balls, 6x4s) to boost the innings. CCI’s Irfan Malik finished with 2 wickets for 14 runs.
CCI cashing a stiff target, lost early wickets before middle-order bat Sujit Nayak’s quick 48-balls 84 runs and Akash Parkar’s 19-ball 34 runs, put their innings back on track, but they were unable to cross the finish line as their innings closed at 184 for 6 wickets, 20 overs and had to make their exit. Left-arm spinner Rahul Sawant was responsible to restrict CCI and finished with figures of 3 for 32 runs.
Parsee Gymkhana deciding to field saw Islam Gymkhana charge to substantial score of 175 for 7 wickets from their 20 overs. Opener Karan Shah 64 runs (32-balls, 6x4s,3x6s), Sarfaraz Khan 44 runs (39-balls, 3x4s) and Swapnil Salvi 24 (18-balls, 3x4s,1x6s) propped the Islam Gymkhana total. Siddharth Raut claimed two wickets for 34 runs.
In response, Parsee Gymkhana scrapped through making 176 for 9 wickets in 19.5 overs. A half-century knock from Aman Khan 54 runs (22-balls, 7x4s,3x6s), Sachin Yadav 42 runs (31-balls, 2×4,2x6s) and Shams Mulani 23 runs enabled Parsee Gymkhana reach the winning target. Nadeem Shaikh 3 for 20 and Sagar Jadhav 2 for 40 were Islam Gymkhana’s best bowlers.
Brief scores – Semi-finals: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 205 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Bravish Shetty 72 (38-balls, 7×4,5×6), Vinayak Bhoir 52 (33-balls, 3x4s,3x6s), Siddhesh Lad 45 (82-balls, 6x4s); Irfan Malik 2/14) beat CCI (Sujit Nayak 84 (48-balls,5x4s,6x6s), Akash Parkar 34 (19-balls,3x4s,1x6s), Anand Bais 26; Rahul Sawant 3/32). Result: Hindu Gymkhana won by 21 runs.
Islam Gymkhana 175 for 7 wickets, 20 overs (Karan Shah 64 (32-balls, 6x4s,3x6s), Sarfaraz Khan 44 (39-balls, 3x4s), Swapnil Salvi 24 (18-balls, 3x4s,1x6s), Siddharth Raut 2/34) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 176 for 9 wickets, 19.5 overs (Aman Khan 54 (22-balls, 7x4s,3x6s), Sachin Yadav 42 (31-balls, 2×4,2x6s), Shams Mulani 23; Nadeem Shaikh 3/20, Sagar Jadhav 2/40). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by one wicket.
Mumbai: Islam Gymkhana showed tremendous resilience and solid fighting spirit and clinched a fighting two-run win against MCA Colts in a first round match of the Bombay Gymkhana Ltd. organized Nirlon-R.F.S.-Talyarkhan Memorial Invitation Cricket Tournament 2022-2023 and played at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, Friday night.
MCA Colts all-rounder Shivam Dubey’s impressive performances, claiming 5 wickets for just 6 runs, which included a hat-trick and a composed batting display of 20-ball 30 runs went in vain as his team fell short by a mere 2 runs to secure the win.
Sent in to bat, Islam Gymkhana amassed a substantial total of 142 all out in 18.4 overs. Middle-order bat Raunaq Sharma top-scored with 44 (36-balls, 3x4s,2x6s), while Sagar Jadhav contributed a 14-ball 28 runs to prop the innings. Besides Dubey’s deadly bowling, his teammate Dhanit Raut picked 3 for 34.
In reply, MCA Colts batters lacked the confidence and were unable to make useful contributions. Only Dubey, Hardik Tamore who scored an unbeaten 28 runs (21-balls,2×4,1x6s) and Armaan Jaffer 24 runs (22-balls, 2x4s) were able to stay a bit long in the middle. Nadeem Shaikh (2 for 20) was Islam Gymkhana’s most successful blower.
Brief scores: Islam Gymkhana 142 all out, 18.4 overs (Raunaq Sharma 44, Sagar Jadhav 28; Shivam Dubey 5 for 6, Dhanit Raut 3 for 34) beat MCA Colts 140 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Shivam Dubey 30, Hardik Tamore 28*, Armaan Jaffer 24; Nadeem Shaikh 2 for 20). Result: Islam Gymkhana won by 2 runs.
Mumbai, February 11: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in recognition of the contributions of Mumbai women cricketers who have represented the Indian team, has unveiled an ‘Honours Board’ which lists the names of all the international players from the city, during presentation ceremony of the President Cup women’s T20 cricket tournament, at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday night.
The board was unveiled in the presence of Diana Edulji, a former Indian Women cricket captain and CoA, Sulakshana Naik, a former former Indian Women cricketer, MCA President, Amol Kale, MCA Hon. Secretary, Ajinkya Naik and MCA Hon. Treasurer, Armaan Mallick. Also present were former Mumbai players, coaches, MCA Apex Council Members, young cricketers and well-wishers.
Speaking after unveiling the Honours Board, Kale said, ‘We (MCA) decided to have a Honours Board with the names of all the women players from Mumbai who went on to represent the Indian team. The MCA has a Honours Boards for men cricketers who played for India, but we did not have any in regards to women players. We have unveiled one today.”
“The President Cup which concluded today is the first women’s league in India which is being played under floodlights. It helped the women to showcase their talent and one never knows, few of them might get selected in the Women’s Premier League going ahead. All the matches were seen live on our FaceBook page as well as on YouTube. We tried to give them the ambience of competitive cricket and all the games were played at the Wankhede Stadium. As MCA President, my aim is to provide all possible help to the cricketers and with women’s cricket growing rapidly, it’s a first step towards unearthing talent across Mumbai,” Kale mentioned.
Names of 18 players were printed on the Honours Board starting with Shobha Pandit and Diana Edulji, both representing the country in 1974. The other cricketers who made the list include, Behroze F. Edulji (1975), Anjali Pendharker (1980), Arunadhati Ghosh, Laya Francis, Sangita Katware (all 1983), Arati Vaidya (1994), Deepa Marathe (1997), Sunetra Paranjpe, Sulakshna Naik (both 2002), Monica Sumra (2004), Rajeshwari Goyal (2006), Punam Raut, Seema Pujare (2008), Samantha Lobatto (2010), Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav (2017).
Mumbai, February 11: Mumbai Thunders continued with their impressive showing and emerged champions defeating Mumbai Warriors by five wickets in the final of the Mumbai Cricket Association organized President Cup women’s T20 cricket tournament, and played at the Wankhede Stadium, Churchgate, on Friday night.
The highlight of Mumbai Thurders facile victory was a superb all-round effort from Humaira Kazi who claimed four wickets for 33 runs and then batted steadily in scoring a 26-ball 29 runs.
Mumbai Warriors, deciding to bat first found the going tough as they lost wickets at regular intervals and managed to reach a meager total of 114 for 9 wickets from 20 overs. The leading run-getters were Fatima Jaffer 28 runs and Sanika Chalke 24 runs. Besides Humaira’s fine bowling spell, Palak Dharamasi claimed two wickets for 20 runs.
In reply, Mumbai Thunders encountered little challenge from the Mumbai Warriors bowling attack and surpassed the winning target reaching 116 for 5 wickets with three balls to spare. Opening batswoman Vrushali Bhagat scored a run-a-ball 41 runs with five boundaries and Humaira played a good supporting role. Sanika Chalke 2 for 14 and Jagravi Pawar 2 for 17 were the only successful Mumbai Warriors bowlers.
Humaira for her fine performances was later declared the ‘Player of the Final’ and received a cash award of Rs 11,000. Vrushali Bhagat (6 wickets & 122 runs) bagged the ‘Player of the Series’ award. Simran Shaikh (133 runs, 4 matches) and Niyati Jagtap (10 wickets, 4 matches) won the ‘Best Batswoman’ and ‘Best Bowler’ awards respectively. All three received a trophy and cash award of Rs 25,000 each.
Mumbai Thunders, the champions of the inaugural edition of the President Cup received a glittering trophy and a cheque of Rs one lakh, while Mumbai Warriors were presented with the runners-up trophy and a cheque of Rs 50,000.
Brief scores: Mumbai Warriors 114 for 9 wickets, 20 overs (Fatima Jaffer 28, Sanika Chalke 24; Humaira Kazi 4 for 33, Palak Dharamasi 2 for 20) lost to Mumbai Thunders 116 for 5 wickets, 19.3 overs (Vrushali Bhagat 41, Humaira Kazi 29; Sanika Chalke 2 for 14, Jagravi Pawar 2 for 17). Result: Mumbai Thunders won by 5 wickets.
The Men’s Inaugural President’s Cup 2023 was underway on the 11th of February 2023. The tournament was organised across all club divisions to provide opportunities for players in the metropolitan’s vicinity. Played at Karnataka SC in the Cross maidan, Pandurangwai CC and Rajasthan SC competed in a thrilling low scoring game as the former managed to prevail with a thin margin over its competitor.
After winning the toss, Rajasthan SC elected to chase as Pandurangwadi padded up but their innings lasted for just 17.1 overs as they were bowled out for just 88 runs on board. Roshan Pal high-scored with 29 runs as there minor contributions. It was safe to say, the bowler’s enjoyed their time with the ball. Ganesh Alwe claimed 3 wickets in 4 overs as Pratik Yadav, Prasad Singote and Yash Kripal picked up 2 wicket each. With a splendid group effort, Rajasthan SC had a massive advantage by end of the first innings.
Rajasthan SC set out to chase 89 in 20 overs but the Pandurangwadi bowler’s were committed to turn the tides their way. As the run chase began, Rajsthan SC lost timely wickets as half the side was down for 60 by the 12th over but with just 29 runs more to get, the game was still tilted towards them. Soon the Pandurangwadi were about to turn the game upside down. Subodh Chhabria and Pratik Mayekar were brought into the attack later in the game. Just when things were looking good for Rajasthan, Chhabria and Mayekar started taking wickets one by one in the second half of the run chase. Ultimately, Rajasthan SC lost their spare 5 wickets for just 15 runs as they were bowled out for 75 in the 17th over.
The Pandurangwadi bowlers managed to keep things tight throughout despite the batters scoring at a decent rate. Pratik Mayekar’s 2 overs created carnage as he picked up 3 wickets and gave away just 3 runs at a crucial stage but the pick of the bowlers was the leggie Subodh Chhabria who claimed 4 wickets in 3 overs conceding just 5 runs. Apart from them, Jitesh Tank, Atul Chavan and Nayan Jadhav bowled tight spells to contain the batsmen.
Ultimately, Pandurangwadi won a low scoring thriller by just 13 runs.
Mumbai, February 10: Mumbai Blasters cruised to a fluent 6-wicket win against Mumbai Unicorns in a third round match of the Mumbai Cricket Association organized President Cup women’s T20 cricket tournament, played at the Wankhede Stadium, Churchgate.
Deciding to bat first Mumbai Unicorns batswomen failed to get going and were dismissed for just 89 runs in 19.3 overs. Disciplined bowling performance from Mumbai Blasters off-spinners Janhvi Kate who claimed 3 wickets for 9 runs and Himja Patil who took 2 wickets for 13 runs restricted the opposition to a low total.
Later, steady batting from Tanisha Gaikwad 28 runs and Hurley Gala 20 runs ensured Mumbai Blasters surpassed the winning target reaching a total of 93 for 4 wickets in 17.2 overs.
In the second match, Mumbai Thunders clinched their third consecutive win defeating Mumbai Warriors by 20 runs. A solid batting effort from Simran Shaikh who top-scored with 74 runs propelled Mumbai Thunders to a fighting total of 141 for 5 wickets from their 20 overs. Simran’s 54-ball innings was studded with 12 hits to the boundary ropes and a solitary six. Humaria Kazi added 25 runs to the scoreboard. Kshama Patekar 2 for 23 and Jagravi Pawar 2 for 30 were the two impressive Mumbai Warriors bowlers.
In response, Mumbai Warriors managed to reach 121 for 8 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Sharvi Save 26 runs, Saloni Kushte 24 runs and Mansi Patil 20 runs tried to keep Warriors in the chase, but they fell short of the target. Niyati Jagtap claimed 3 wickets for 19 runs which helped secure their 20 runs victory.
Brief scores: Mumbai Unicorns 89 all out, 19.3 overs (Janhvi Kate 3/9, Himja Patil 2/13) lost to Mumbai Blasters 93 for 4 wickets, 17.2 overs (Tanisha Gaikwad28, Hurley Gala 20; Samruddi Gaikwad 2/12). Result: Mumbai Blasters won by 6 wickets.
Mumbai Thunders 141 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Simran Shaikh 74 (54-balls, 12x4s, 1x6s), Humaria Kazi 25; Kshama Patekar 2/23, Jagravi Pawar 2/30) beat Mumbai Warriors 121 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Sharvi Save 26, Saloni Kushte 24, Mansi Patil 20; Niyati Jagtap 3/19). Result: Mumbai Thunders won by 20 runs.