Block your calendars. 6 PM, May 18th, Monday. After the two absolute thrillers witnessed in the semi-finals, Mumbai gets ready for the ultimate battle. A battle for pride and prestige at the highest stage. Where all energies will be directed towards one goal- The coveted Mitsui Shoji Cup, the 5th edition. The final, which will be played at Mumbai Police Gymkhana, Marine Lines witnesses two contrasting teams in the tournament who will fight for the trophy.
A tournament organized by Mumbai Cricket Club that consisted of 22 matches played between 5 teams, provided the stage to more than 150 players. There were one sided matches, close finishes, individual performances and great spells but in the end it was the game of cricket that brought everyone closer and the tournament was enjoyed and appreciated by one and all.
We analyse the journey of both teams to the finals and see how they meet up:
Road to the final
City Riders who defeated their opponents both times they met in league stage will be high on confidence, especially after the thrilling semi-final win. A win which they snatched from the defeat of jaws. Overall, they had a great run, winning 5 out of 7 league encounters, all by good margins. They were challenged in the semi-finals, but a couple of brilliant performances steered them through to the finals.
Ghatkopar Jets on the other hand, were the dark horses. They won only 3 out of their 8 league encounters but peaked when it mattered the most i.e. in the semi-final and therefore find themselves in the title race. Only thing against them is the two losses they had to incur to their final opponents in the league stage. Final is a different game all together, but City Riders have a huge psychological advantage.
Best Performers
For City Riders, Akash Parkar is the top scorer with 209 runs in 5 innings. Santosh Shinde who got back into form in the semi-final with a match winning 68* stands second at 151 runs. He also tops the bowling charts for his team with 10 wickets in 5 matches. Vinayak Bhoir has taken the most number of catches for his team i.e. 3.
They also hold the record for crossing the 200 mark thrice in the tournament and hold 3 of the 4 highest team totals in the tournament. Their highest score of 218/7 came against Ghatkopar Jets which shows their dominance over their final opponents.
For Ghatkopar Jets, Vinayak Samant is the highest run getter for his team with 183 runs in 8 innings. Akshay Darekar tops the overall bowling chart with 13 wickets in just 5 matches. Vinayak Samant again finds his name, this time in the fielding chart with 5 catches, the most for his team.
Our View
Ghatkopar Jets gathered themselves just in time and some stellar performances towards the end enabled them to enter the finals. But the fact that City Riders defeated them comfortably in league stage twice tilts the balance largely in favour of Riders. City Riders should prevent themselves from being over confident while Ghatkopar Jets can hope of a magical turnaround and upset the favourites to win the title.
Article By:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
We are living in a world where technology plays the most important role in our lives. From communication, travelling to work- it is omnipresent. It is then safe to assume that there cannot be possible a vertical in our lives that is/will not be affected by it. In most cases the effect is positive with respect to ease of work, speed and efficiency.
Sports is one area which provides leisure, recreation, entertainment and is a profession to many. With the commercialization of cricket and various other sports across the country, the number of students have increased manifold leading to mushrooming of academies and learning centres. With this increase, it automatically becomes necessary to include the use of technology so that upcoming sportspersons can access themselves at an early stage and therefore rectify the technical mistakes.
The question arises here is “what type of technology is required? Is it available? If yes then is it accessible? Even if it is accessible, can it be afforded by all concerned?”
The answer to all the above questions is provided by www.r2s.in . A pioneer in the concept of video analysis technology in India that not only is accessible but affordable too. Run by people who have been professional cricketers themselves, the vision is to provide a next level of technology analysis across various sports around the country at an affordable price.
Current Scenario
Video analysis which plays an important role in training and learning of sports persons in countries such as South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand etc. is not readily available in India. Even if it is, that is accessible only to the elite clubs.
It is out of reach for a normal individual. r2s provides a retail version of the technology that caters to individuals and analyse their techniques with the help of experts and help in their development.
Process
It is as simple as recording a video from your mobile, uploading it online and getting the analysis done. RECORD > UPLOAD > ASSESS. A proper analysis includes comparing the actual technique with the player’s with the help of graphical tools and experts who will provide conclusions based on the analysis done. Both positive and negative points are highlighted and a technical feedback is given.
For those who do not have access to technology, handsets etc. r2s provides an onsite facility at the training academies and record the video(s). The same level of analysis is provided as in the case of online.
What about coaches and training academies
Make no mistake, this video analysis technique is aimed at helping the coaches to further fine tune their student’s game and not replacing the coach himself. The sole objective is to provide the student with a world class facility that helps him in competing with the best. It is the coach who will be in the best position to explain the analysis to his student which will help him go the distance.
Reach
Having bagged handful of assignments at Mumbai, Rajasthan, Indore, Pune, West Bengal and Bihar; the process of expansion is moving rapidly. It is only in the benefit of the students that this technology reaches to the masses and becomes an important tool in sports training across the country in the years to come.
With BCCI level 1 coaches, state level coaches as experts and most importantly the cost that is way below normal, r2s video analysis is bound to become the future in the Sports training.
Article by:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Venue: Police Gymkhana
It was undoubtedly a match of individual brilliance. . A typical semi-final thriller with momentum shifting from one side to the other. High Scoring encounter. A swashbuckling century. Last over finish. A player batting first scores a power packed century and still ends on the losing side. It is hard to recall how many of such brilliant centuries have ended up on the losing side. But that is the beauty of the game. He was out done by 2 individual performances by the chasing side that helped them not only defeat their opponents but also reach the final and have a real shot at the trophy.
We are talking about the 2nd semi-final of Mitsui Shoji Cup played between City Riders and Bandra Heroes. City Riders won the toss and elected to field first. The pitch was tailor made for batting and ground was small, but they backed themselves to chase in what was going to be a high scoring encounter.
But they would not have expected to be done in by one player i.e. Bandra opener Swapnil Salvi, who stole the limelight by smashing a brilliant 124 from just 52 balls (9 fours, 12 sixes). He spared no City rider bowler and was dominant in all the partnerships till the time he was on the crease. It was due to his knock that Bandra Heroes crossed the 100 mark in 7th over itself. He lost his opening partner Omkar after adding 105 runs with him. Other batsmen just played around him as he did the bulk of scoring.
At the half way mark, Bandra were scoring at 13 runs per over. But they could not capitalize in the slog overs as Swapnil got out and scoring rate dropped. Bandra Heroes eventually ended at 207 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.
There is not much to write about Riders bowling. Bhavesh Patel was smashed for 27 runs in his only over. Opening bowlers Santosh and Vinayak managed a couple of wickets each but they were also expensive.
City Riders had to chase more than 10 runs per over from the word go and a place in finals was at stake. Bhavesh Patel’s nightmarish day continued as he was out after hitting a solitary six. Amit Dani removed the next two batsmen in quick succession and Bandra could see the final place. But what happened next was complete mayhem. Opener Kevin Almeda was not affected by the wickets falling at the other end and continued hammering the bowlers and kept the required run rate under check.
He was unfortunately run out with almost half the runs still remaining to be chased. His other partner Sameer Patil also got out in the same fashion and Riders were in deep trouble with required rate mounting and wickets falling. In walked Santosh Shinde and with his absolute power hitting, completely changed the complexion of the game. He added 42 runs with Vinayak to control the innings and then stayed till the end to take his team over the line and into the finals. He remained unbeaten on 68 (28 balls, 8×4, 4×6). Amit Dani was the pick of the bowlers capturing 3 wickets in his quota of 4 overs.
With this win, City Riders have reached the final of Mitsui Shoji Cup and will lock horns with Ghatkopar Jets. Santosh Shinde, for his exceptional match winning performance was adjudged man of the match.
Here’s what Santosh has to say: “When you chase a big target, scoring in first 6 overs of power play scoring is important and Almeda did just that and maintained good scoring rate. When I came it was easy as required rate was in control. Wicket was also good and it was difficult for bowlers to restrict the batsmen. Swapnil batted really well. For the final, few strong players will return for us and our combination will be better.”
Brief Scores:
Bandra Heroes: 207/6 in 20 overs (Swapnil 124, Amit Dani 29, Vinayak 2/38, Santosh 2/41)
City Riders: 212/8 in 19.4 overs (Santosh 68*, Kevin 66, Amit Dani 3/44)
Match Report by:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Venue: Police Gymkhana
A superb 88* from Sarvesh Damle followed by an exceptional bowling performance by Akshay Darekar powered Ghatkopar Jets into the Grand Finale of Mitsui Shoji Cup, defeating Shivai Park Warriors by 7 runs in the semi-final. Akshay has been former India A and Maharashtra Ranji player and stamped his class when his team needed him the most. In a tournament where top Mumbai players play with ex-Ranji players, both teams had everything to play for in this all important semi-final.
Shivaji Park Warriors won the toss and elected to field first. The decision proved to be correct till the 6th over was in progress as they were able to send back 3 of the top 4 Ghatkopar batsmen with only 44 on the board. But No. 3 Sarvesh Damle and No. 5 Yogesh Pawar not only steadied the ship for Ghatkopar but also maintained a good scoring rate, adding 81 runs in the process. Yogesh played his part with a 30 ball 37. Sarvesh continued his superlative form and smashed Shivaji Park bowlers to all corners of the ground. He remained not out on 88 (55 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) while Ghatkopar finished the innings on 161.
As many as 8 bowlers were used by Shivaji Park, but none apart from Yogesh Dicholkar was able to contain the batsmen. He returned with a couple of wickets to his name.
162 is a challenging score especially when the semi-final pressure is on. But Warriors were off to a flying start with Shashank going hammer and tongs after the bowlers, scoring 23 runs off just 11 balls. But he was out in the 4th over off the bowling of Akshay. Shashank’s dismissal triggered a collapse as Warriors kept losing wickets at regular intervals and there was not a single big partnership in the innings, highest being 37 for the 4th wicket between Pankaj and Bhavin. Bhavin was the top scorer with 47.
Ghatkopar bowlers, led by Akshay kept their cool and despite Warriors keeping up with the required rate, managed to pull it off eventually winning by 7 runs. Ashish More was the other destructor, capturing 4 wickets. Akshay for his superb bowling display was adjudged man of the match.
Brief Scores:
Ghatkopar Jets: 161/4 in 20 overs (Sarvesh 88*, Yogesh 37, Yogesh Dicholkar 2/14)
Shivaji Park Warriors: 154/9 in 20 overs (Bhavin 47, Shashank 23, Akshay 5/21, 4/25)
Match Report by:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Venue: R.B.I
It seems as if T20 can be made more exciting by having low scoring ties. The way teams are making efforts to defend low totals is really good for cricket in the long term. Recently a team defended 123 by just 4 runs. Now GEP Solutions defended 126. What’s more! The margin of victory a whopping 31 runs! 27 more than the previous match. This was indeed one of the best low scoring lop sided victories one would ever witness, international matches included.
The story doesn’t end here. In fact, it turns spicier! CGI group had defeated GEP solutions twice in 2013 and 2014. Though they were only league games, a loss is a loss. So this was a sweet revenge for GEP Solutions against their old rivals. What’s more! This one sided win came in a knock out encounter making the revenge even sweeter as they sent CGI packing.
Tejal, Captain of GEP Solution says, “For me it was a sweet revenge because when I started playing with GEP, my first match was against CGI in 2014 and we ended up on the losing side. This year, finally we managed to pull out a win against them when it mattered the most i.e.in the knockout stage”
In the Pre quarter finals of Dreamz Champions Trophy Regular Plate B, GEP Solutions won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers provided a decent start to the innings, scoring 20 runs in first 4 overs. But GEP kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were also not able to increase the scoring rate throughout the innings. But valuable contributions from middle order batsmen including captain Tejal’s 20, Giri’s 16 helped GEP cross the run a ball mark and ended up with 126 runs on the board on the penultimate ball of the innings. Sanjeev was the chief tormentor with the ball scalping 4 wickets in his 4 overs.
127 was relatively easy target to chase. To add to that, CGI had their recent favourable record against GEP. But no one was aware of a thunderstorm that was awaiting by the name of Rohan Nayak. Rohan ran through the batting line up of CGI, capturing 6 wickets and giving away just 7 runs. Only Rohit (38 runs) and Vibodh (20 runs) could withstand him for some time, but writing was on the wall very clearly. Five of Rohan’s dismissals were either bowled or LBW, stating the class of bowling display by him.
Rohan’s heroics prevented a third consecutive defeat for GEP against CGI and knocked them out of the tournament. He was deservingly adjudged man of the match for his devastating spell.
Brief Scores:
GEP: 126 All out in 19.5 overs (Tejal 20, Kingsly 18, Sanjeev 4/35, Rohit 2/32)
CGI: 95 All out in 17.3 overs (Rohit 38, Vibodh 20, Rohan 6/07)
Match Report by:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Best Batsman: Satyalaksha Jain 169*; Best Bowler: Yash Singh 6/46
One of the most premier and prestigious Under 16 cricket tournaments in Mumbai, Kalpesh Koli Cricket Tournament started simultaneously at 8 different grounds in Mumbai on Saturday, 9th May. Former India International Kiran More was the Chief Guest while famous Marathi Actor Mr. Yedekar was the guest of honour at the 25th year of the tournament.
Following is a brief history of the tournament followed by the Round 1 results:
Inception
The tournament is named after late Kalpesh Koli, a promising young 14 year old leg spinner who lost his life in a tragic accident. Nagesh Thakur, then the coach with MCA wanted to provide a platform to youngsters to play competitive cricket rather than just practice. Therefore his idea of tournament was approved by MCA and BCCI and the first edition was conducted in 1991. He is currently the tournament secretary.
Every match is witnessed by a group of selectors who keep a close eye on the upcoming talent who are then selected to play for Mumbai state teams.
Format & Teams
Earlier the tournament was played in One Day format, but since 2002, two day matches are being conducted. All boys from age group of 14-16 years participate in the tournament. Few special rules include bonus points for scoring more than 300 or bowling out a team for a low score. Also a bowler is not allowed to bowl more than 20 overs in order to give all bowlers an equal chance to showcase their talent.
Currently 16 teams are participating as follows:
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Results: Round 1 (Matches conducted on 9th & 10th May)
Group A:
- Kandivili Center : 157 (75.3 overs) (Kaustubh Kadam 3/45, Shubham Singh 3/18)
& 178/4(54overs) (Suved Parkar 68, Omkar Ghule 75, Kaustubh Kadam 3/45)
Drawn with
Virar Center: 116(43 overs)(Yashovardhan Mayekar 4/30, Manav Doshi 3/34)
MOM : Kaustubh Kadam
- Vasai Center: 339/6 (78 overs) (Satyalaksha Jain 169*, Aslam Shaikh 55)
Drawn with
Dahanu Chinchani Center: 136 (68 Overs) (Tanvish Waza 34, Navi Khan 31) &
Follow on 92/5 (30 Overs) Tanvish Waza 35)
MOM: Satyalaksha Jain
Group B:
- Shivaji Park Center : 134 (58.1) (Rohit Desai 65, Vignesh Solanki 3/23) and 138/8 (71 overs) Aarya Satpute 37, Varun Joijode 35, Vighnesh Solanki 3/5 )
Drawn with
Venus Malad Center : 279 (64.2 overs) (VaibhavKalamkar 117, Atharva Ankolekar 65*, Rohit Desai 4/59,Varun Joijode 4/57)
MOM: Vaibhav Kalamkar
- Kalina Center : 250 (95.1 overs) (Jayam Birawat 54, Aditya Srivastava 41, Varun Lavande
106, Deep Bhojne 3/38)
Drawn with
Worli Center 125 (47.2 Overs)Sameer Parab 4/21, Dev Patel 4/18) and 81/4 (28 Overs)
MOM : Varun Lavande
Group C :
- Mahul Center : 220 (60.4 overs) (Hitesh Chauhan 103, Ritesh Sharma 57, Yash Singh 6/46)
Won against
Ambernath/Bhiwandi Center: 118 (38.5 Overs) (Priyanshu Shrivastav 45, Mukund Sardar 4/34, Rajesh Sardar 3/24, Azar Shaikh 3/23) and 142 (63.5 Overs) Shrihari Madiyalkar 33, Rajesh Sardar 4/30, Ritik Sharma 3/12)
MOM : Ritik Sharma
- Oval Maidan Center: 206 (69 overs) Shabaz Qureshi 45, Viren Shukla 45, Ninad Thakur 5/37) and 161/3 (30 Overs) Del. Pratik Mhatre 85*, Rahul Vishwkarma 40
Drawn with
Mulund Thane Center: 107(39.4 overs) (Purav Parikh 4/21) and 73/3 (31Overs) Siddhant Singh 31*
MOM : Ninad Thakur
Group D :
- Bandra Center : 120 (47.2 overs) Sagar Sawant 5/80) and 297/9 (57 Overs) Arjun Tendulkar 78, Sagar Chabriya 59, Sanket Kaste 62,Akash Panchal 62, Sagar Savant 5/93) Drawn with
Ghatkopar Center : 176 (62.5 overs) Sahil Savant 37, Sagar Sawant 43, Shrinatha Chavan 3/36)
MOM : Sagar Sawant
- Bhakti Park : 197 (60.1 overs) Sanath Nakte 47, Jayesh Mohite 46 ,Anuj Bhosle 4/44) & 80 (31.5 Overs) Anuj Bhosle 3/18, Divyansh Saxena5/16
Lost to
DY Patil Center : 194 (52.1overs) Divyansh Saxena 33,Sidhant Mhatre 43,Shaksham Jha 44,Sanath Nakte4/39,Manoj Prajapti 3/37)
MOM : Divyansh Saxena
Keep Following this section for Round 2 results of Kalpesh Koli Cricket Tournament, 25th edition. Covered exclusively on www.cricketgraph.com
Article By:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph
Venue: LIC Plot 4 (Cross Maidan Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
What are the odds of winning a T20 game when you score just 123 batting first? Most people will bet in favour of the chasing team. But Sanofi, courtesy their excellent team work defended a modest 123 against Boehringer who eventually fell short by just 4 runs and lost the match.
It was not the match for spectators who just want fours and sixes. But the ones who enjoy the thrill of the game and the last ball finishes were in for a delight. Sanofi won the toss and elected to bat first. They were off to a poor start as both the openers went back with just 14 on the scoreboard. But Mihir and Ritesh steadied the innings by stretching the score to 75. But they battled very slowly. Particularly Ritesh who consumed 32 balls for just 12 runs. Mihir remained not out on 59 from 61 balls. It was due to some late hitting from Ranjit and extras that Sanofi were able to score 123. Most of the bowlers of Boehringer went for less than 6 an over but were not able to pick the wickets. Only Prashant managed a couple of wickets against his name.
124 should be a cake walk for most teams on any given day. But Boehringer were in for a surprise as like their opponents, they were also not able to score freely. Openers provided a good start scoring 57 runs in 8 overs. Once they both got out on the same score, the innings drifted apart. Only Prashant (31 runs, 25 balls) and Nitesh (20 runs, 21 balls) could offer some resistance but could not help their team cross the line. Boehringer fell short by 4 runs in the end.
It was some really tight bowling by Sanofi bowlers lead by Sushant who captured 3 wickets in his 4 overs. All others bowlers contributed in restricting the opposition and defending their total. Man of the Match Mihir, for his patient innings of 59 not out was adjudged man of the match.
Sushant from Sanofi says, “Never take it easy when you are in a winning position. Be active till the end of the game. Never underestimate the opposing team.”
Brief Scores:
Sanofi: 123/3 in 20 overs (Mihir 59*, Ranjit 22, Prashant 2/10)
Boehringer: 119/7 (Prashant 31, Navneet 26, Sushant 3/14)
Match Report By:
Sumanyu Jain
(Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph)
Cheering, aggression, DJ mixing it up, energy and excitement flowing all around the ground. It was all happening at Air India Kalina grounds as 22 teams fought for the ultimate Glory – The APL Marketing Ops 2015 Title. It was a great sight to see relatives, families and kids supporting their teams and enjoying the event despite the super-hot weather on both the days.
The objective of this tournament was to bring together the entire unit of Marketing Operations, promote team work and fitness, signify the importance of female players in a team, understand pressure handling (Super Over), make new friends and play some good cricket. Some teams won the knock offs on 25th April, some lost. But it was participation that counted the most. As they say, winning or losing, part of the game, what matters most is participating and giving your best shot.
11 teams made to the qualifiers showcasing some of the best team efforts. The perception that cricket is a male dominated game, took a changer where female participants made people applaud with their performances at par and sometimes much better.
The introduction of unique and thrilling Super Over (Tanatan) was purely to signify the one make or break chance that we get. Some capitalized on it, some perished. It was a game changer for lot of teams and kept the excitement on till the last ball of the tournament.
One win at a time, step by step, It was Fiat Ek number (M3) climbing the charts from one end and Super XI (PG DPDS M3) from the other. Patience, precision, team work made these two teams overcome the entire 20 teams that participated. Finals witnessed a tough fight between Fiat Ek number who finally seized the glorious APL Marketing Ops 2015 Title. Congratulations to the team on their win.
Finally, we would like to say a Big Thank you for all the teams that participated in this event and the Top levels for leading it from the front.
A Big Thank you to all the volunteers – Praveen Gomes, Bharat Varhadi – Astrazeneca, Harshit Asthana, Ajinkya Dalvi – UBS, Irshad Khan – RSA, Andrew Celestine – Mobilization, Manoj Patil, Siddharth Saire, Neha Gupta – PnG DPDS for helping in smooth functioning of the entire event.
Swapnil Panchal and Hardika Jani – PnG Virtual Solutions for all the creative and teaser work done.
Last but not the least, A Big Thank you to Alhad Nimbalkar and Sameer Shaikh helping us out in materializing this entire event. It was just a concept otherwise.
Looking forward for similar participation – until next season : APL Marketing Ops 2016
Check all the scores of Apl2015 by clicking here
Article by Zafar Khan
Venue: LIC Plot 4 (Cross Maidan Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
In what could be termed as one of the most one sided victories of all, ICICI first restricted Piramal for just 97 and then chased it down in double quick time. While it was somewhat a combined bowling effort first up, it was absolute disdain of bowling by Kuldeep Panda who smashed an unbeaten 53 in just 29 balls to see his team over the line.
Piramal won the toss and chose to bat first. It was a reason they regretted later on as their batting just did not click and they folded inside 100. After openers failed, it was No. 3 Anand Chawla who salvaged some respect by scoring run a ball 35 and was the major factor in his team reaching the score they eventually did. Apart from him no other batsman could reach even double digits. Much credit should be given to the ICICI bowlers who did not let any Piramal batsman to explode. Harshad took 3 wickets while four other bowlers managed a wicket each.
98 was too easy a target for ICICI but they made it look too easy by some power hitting. The match was over by the 10th over as they chased down the target scoring close to 10 runs an over and 8 wickets to spare. The innings was only about one man, ICICI opener Kuldeep Panda. He thrashed Piramal bowlers to all corners of the park and scored 53 runs in just 29 balls to seal the victory for his team. He was deservingly given Man of the Match for his scintillating knock.
Brief Scores:
Piramal: 97/7 in 20 overs (Anand 35, Harshad 3/20, Shinde 1/08)
ICICI: 103/2 in 10 overs (Kuldeep 53*, Vinod 21*, Stanley 1/22)
Match Report By:
Sumanyu Jain
(Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph)
Venue: Plot No. 3
A complete team effort both by batsmen and bowlers ensured a final berth and a shot at the trophy for Nomura as they entered final in style with a comfortable 44 run victory over Naaptol in Milan T20 Red Ball semi-final.
Naaptol won the toss and opted to chase. Nomura openers Bhawik and Sumant provided an explosive start to the innings hammering 78 runs in just 8 overs. Bhawik was particularly hard on the bowlers scoring 54 runs in just 36 balls consisting 8 fours. Nomura then lost 3 wickets in quick succession including both openers and were in a spot of bother of wasting away such a good start.
But quick and handy contributions from rest of the batsmen including Deepak (25 runs from 21 balls) and Inder (30 runs from 13 balls) prevented Nomura’s innings from slipping away as they scored a challenging 174 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Naaptol’s Kiran and Ashish were the only two bowlers who could test Nomura’s batsmen. Kiran scalped 3 while Ashish took 2 wickets.
174 is a daunting task especially when final berth is at stake. And it actually proved too high a mountain to climb for Naaptol. Like their opponents, Naaptol openers also provided their team a swashbuckling start, adding 40 runs in just 16 balls. Abhishek was the chief contributor with 30 runs off only 12 balls studded with 7 boundaries. Once he got out, Naaptol’s innings just lost the track. No other batsman could keep up with the asking rate as the match slowly slipped away.
As many as three batsmen ran themselves out. Harnik tried his luck with a 14 ball 23 towards the end but he did not get any support from the other end as Naaptol ran out of batsmen with as many as four overs remaining. Nomura’s bowlers bowled superbly with most of them managing a wicket at least. Pratik captured two wickets to emerge as top wicket taker of the innings. Bhawik was adjudged man of the match for his superb knock.
Brief Scores:
Nomura: 174/5 in 20 overs (Bhawik 57, Inder 30*, Kiran 3/25, Ashish 2/34)
Naaptol: 129 all out in 16 overs (Abhishek 30, Harnik 23*, Pratik 2/13, Deepak 1/9)
Match Report By:
Sumanyu Jain
(Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph)