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An excellent bowling display along with some sensible batting from Moeez Khan and Pritam Mohanty guided Naaptol to a comfortable 5 wicket win over Media Com in the quarter-final of Milan T20 Cricket Tournament.

In this all important match, Media Com called correctly at the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Lavesh batted well for his 49 but consumed 58 balls. Neither he nor any other batsmen could accelerate the innings with the next best score being Ashish’s 21 ball 23 as Media Com ended their innings on 121 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.  The second wicket partnership of 52 runs between these two batsmen was the highest of the innings. What was required was some last over fireworks to build on the solid foundation but that is where Naaptol bowlers almost gave nothing away and Media Com had to settle for a below par score. Poran Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets in his 3 overs giving away just 19 runs. As many as 20 wides were conceded by Naaptol bowlers; otherwise the final score might have been much less.

Naaptol batsmen perfectly executed the chase showing no hurry in the process. Opener Moeez Khan played a patient and sensible knock of 40 from 45 balls and held the innings together. He got some excellent support from Pritam Mohanty who scored 34 runs before being caught & bowled by Amol Gaikwad. Kiran and Robinson ensured that Naaptol cross the line with no further hiccups. Sachin Puthrun bowled superbly for Media Com and captured 3 wickets for 27 runs but could not prevent his side from losing the match and the last four spot.

Moeez Khan bagged the man of the match award for his knock.

Brief Scores:

Media Com: 121/9 in 20 overs (Lavesh 49, Ashish 23, Poran 2/19)

Naaptol: 122/5 in 17.5 overs (Moeez 40, Pritam 34, Sachin 3/27)

Report By:

Sumanyu Jain

Regional Manager & Editor

www.cricketgraph.com

Venue: Plot 3, Western Railway

In these days of slam-bang cricket, any team would back themselves to chase less than run a ball. Asiatic Engineering was no different. But it will take them some time to overcome the fact that they lost by more than half the margin. A margin of victory of 69 runs when the team batting first scores just above 100 mark talks a lot about the batting failure. Bowlers can’t be blamed for restricting the opposition for such a low score.

In the semi-final of Milan T20 tournament, Mihir trading won the toss and chose to bat first. The openers could not do much as Shrey Sobalia was run out after scoring 4 runs. The second wicket partnership of 43 runs between Darshan Ruparel (28 runs) and Jay Atha (22 runs) turned out to be the highest partnership of the match. No other batsman could really shift gears as Mihir Trading struggled to score even run a ball. They eventually ended their innings at 109 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. While it was the number of run outs that cost Mihir Trading the most, bowlers Mohsin and Imran shared a couple of wickets each to further dent the innings. 

Asiatic Engineering were the happier dugout at the time of innings break and rightly so. A place in the finals was just 110 runs away. But we should not forget this is cricket. Anything can happen here. And it did. Mihir bowlers literally rattled the Asiatic batsmen and shot them out for mere 41 runs, even lesser than the highest partnership in Mihir’s innings. Only Imran Patel and Mohsin Qureshi could enter double digits. Unlike Mihir’s innings that was ruled by as many as 5 run outs, Asiatic batsmen lost all their wickets to bowlers. In what was a complete team effort, 2 bowlers i.e. Vishal Gajra and Vishal Ruparel bagged 3 wickets each while Ankit Shah and Mukesh Thakar captured a couple each.

Vishal Gajra received the man of the match award for his all-round effort – 14 runs, 3/12.

Brief Scores:

Mihir Trading: 109/9 in 20 overs (Darshan 28, Jay 22, Imran 2/18)

Asiatic Engg: 41 all out in 10.1 overs (Imran 12, Gajra 3/12, Ruparel 3/04)

Report By:

Sumanyu Jain

Regional Manager & Editor

www.cricketgraph.com

Article by Venkatraman Iyer

Sr. Editor & commentrator @ www.cricketgraph.com

It was  the 9th year but there was no let up in the enthusiasm and the mood at Dadar Union, Dadar parsi colony and Matunga Gymkhana venue on April 15th 2015.
9.00am in the morning and the teams were eagerly awaiting for the action to begin.
This tournament is to honour Fr. Lawrie, who was the School Principal of St. Stanislaus high school for 11 years now a Director at St. Xaviers Institute of Communications.
The best part of the event was the wonderful gesture on the part of Title sponsor Utanwala Construction pvt ltd along with style partners Spykar Jeans, Havmor Icecream, Blacksilver T shirts  and Food sponsor Lucky Restaurant.
Speaking on the occasion Fr. Lawrie urged the teams to play in the spirits of the game and was happy to note girls competing in a sport generally played by boys.
Also present were current principal Fr. Jude and former MIG club captain Mr. Sandesh Padalkar.
This tournament is to bring out the best of talents from various school and to give them platform to showcase their talent according to the organising committee Mr. Subhash Sarmalkar cricket coach, Mr. Hycinth Cardoz – sports Director
and Mr. Vinay Chopra of St Stanislaus. Mr. Sarmalkar has put in lots of efforts to make this tournament happen.
Also present was Ms. Lavita Rodrigues of St. Joseph.
8 teams each in the under 14 and 16 boys category had registered while 3 teams in the girls category  (mixed age) had confirmed participation.
They all would be playing for the glittering trophies and individual awards to be given on 17th April.
9 years and they have come a long way but come next year the organising committee of St. Stanislaus want to take it to the next level. Not only they want to romp in more teams, they also are planning for 40 overs semi finals and Finals to get MCA affiliation. If that happens will be a golden chapter written in Fr. Lawrie Cricket Tournament and wish them all the best.

Article by Venkatraman Iyer

Sr.Editor & Commentrator @ www.cricketgraph.com

The T20 KNIGHTS organized by ONEWORLD OF SPORTS is the first and only corporate cricket tournament played under lights giving the teams a chance to play T20 matches in a setting generally seen only on TV and in international quality grounds. The 1^st edition of the tournament kicked off in late February 2015 with 6 teams competing for a chance to be crowned the KNIGHTS – Capital First, Johnson & Johnson, Motilal Oswal, Rave Technologies, IDFC & Richmond Group. After 6 weeks of non-stop action, J&J and Motilal Oswal had managed to setup a mouth watering final which everyone hoped would produce a match worthy of it’s stature.

And no one who was at the ground yesterday, left disappointed – though one must say that for a brief half an hour preceding the scheduled time, the ground had been soaked in sudden downpour which had caught all of Mumbai unawares and unprepared. Fortunately due to some quick work by the ground staff who pulled out pitch covers, not much damage was done once the showers receded – the umpires duly made a pitch inspection and due to a 30 minute delay, decided to reduce the match to a 17 over affair.

J&J who had been put into bat might have felt hard done by the rain gods and Motilal could not be blamed if they sang the paeans of mother nature – a decent wicket aided by some moisture would surely give the bowlers an edge under the lights. However such things are generally the stuff that sports commentators and analysts thrive on  – cricketers who have to face the music on the field often sing to a different tune. On this day, Abhishek Angane from J&J stepped up to the plate to face the first delivery and make this match all his own. For 15 overs from that delivery, one was witness to the most brutal display of power batting – scoringat a pace which would put even Sehwag to shame, Abhishek plundered 11 boundaries and 8 sixes – scoring 113 runs off 51 deliveries – conceding just 10 dot balls. In the shadow of such power hitting the rest of the J&J batting simply had to just stand on one side and watch – Motilal at one stage actually captured 3 wickets 16 balls – but No.5 Sheikh stabilized the loose end allowing Abhishek free rein. The score at the end of regulation time was 185/4 and Motilal Oswal facing a massive task to try and win this title.

Motilal immediately found themselves on the backfoot as that man again – Abhishek Angane – not satisfied with his batting efforts –  ran in to deliver the 2^ndover and snapped up Khaire and Uttekar off successive deliveries to leave Motilal re-assessing all plans with score reading 16/2. Deepak and Jinny however dropped anchor and gradually re-built the innings from there to bring the target under 100 at the halfway stage (score 88/3 in 9 overs). However trying to force the pace, Jinny stepped out off the last ball before drinks and was stumped by Sanket – a crucial wicket at the most inopportune moment for Motilal. 98 runs of 8 overs with 7 wickets in hand and a betting person would be giving long odds to Motilal but once again they found a new hero in Mandar Poipkar, a blitzkrieg effort of 49 off just 23 deliveries and suddenly the equation was not so improbable after all. The J&J fielders were testy and nervous – nothing exemplified this more than a difficult catch at long on which the fielder not only misjudged but also sent the ball soaring over the ropes for a 6.  As the scores galloped the noise from the Motilal camp became a cacophony but there was still one final twist left to the match. Just when the match seemed to be slipping from J&J’s grasp they managed to strike hard and fast – M Salvi bowled a fullish  one which Deepak misjudged and was bowled with the score on 128.  Followed by 2 quick wickets in the 14^th over of Amit Dassani the captain and Darshit Zaveri (Motilal’s first match centurion) out for a duck and 3^rdwicket of Vishal Shelar in the 15^th over and Motilal was surely looking down the barrel with score at 143/7 in the 15^th over and 43 runs to get in 14 deliveries. Mandar made a valiant effort including 3 huge sixes which offered some hope but a required rate of 3 runs per delivery was always going to be too much. Motilal eventually closed at 166/8 in 17 overs having made a valiant effort but always losing wickets at crucial moments and always looking at a mountain never a hill.

J&J were crowned the first KNIGHTS of the 2014-15 season while Motilal promised to be back the next time.

The man of the finals was an easy decision – Abhishek Angane (J&J) 113(51b) and 2/33.

Batsman of the Tournament – Mandar Poipkar (Motilal Oswal) – 147 runs in 4 completed innings

Bowler of the Tournament – M Salvi (J&J) – 7 wickets in 3 innings

Umpired by: Ajay Yadav & Ganesh Khapre

Scored by : Manjit Singh

Article courtesy – Ashutosh Goel from One world of Sports

Rarely one would see this level of reoccurrence in a cricket match in consecutive years and that too in the final of the same tournament and between the same two teams.What’s more! The same bowler picking up a five wicket haul and single handedly ensuring his team’s title victory. It was literally a repeat of 2014 finals.

Riding on second consecutive five-for from Abhishek Vats, separated by a year and two finals, Swami Shradhanand College successfully defended their DU Inter College title against Aryabhatta College. He was my man of the match for his superb bowling display. He created havoc in the early part of Aryabhatta’s innings, from which they were unable to come out till the very end.

The venue was NSIT, Dwarka. This ground was quite big when compared with other DU venues. As it rained the previous night, the weather turned windy, making the toss all the more important. The pitch had lot to offer in the morning. Shradhanand were lucky this time and expectedly, opted to field first. Both teams matched each other man by man so it was really difficult to predict a winner before the toss.

It was on Aryabhatta’s batsmen to see out the initial overs and build their innings. Exactly the opposite happened. The fiery opening spells from Shradhanand new ball bowlers Abhishek Vats and Raunaq Dabas had half the batting back in the hut when the scoreboard read 32. Aryabhatta camp was down and out when Shivank (38 runs, 56 balls, 1×4, 1×6) with supporting hands from Manish (10 runs, 40 balls) and PulkitNarang (26 runs, 36 balls, 2×4) bailed them out by dealing in singles and doubles. Aryabhatta’sinnings ended for 117 runs in the 35^th over.  Abhishek Vats took a five wicket haul, while Raunaq and Aakarshit Gomez shared a couple of wickets each.

The writing was very much on the wall after the first innings. But Aryabhatta boys were a tough nut to crack and Shradhanand were very well aware of this fact. Throughout the tournament they have been really difficult to get away. They blew away SGGSCC for 63 in the semi-finals. They did have the confidence to at least make a match out of their low score and avenge the defeat of 2014. And the way they bowled, it was of no surprise to anyone that despite their low total, the match entered the last 5 overs.

Shradhanand batsmen seemed in no hurry to overhaul the target. But Aryabhatta captain bowled an inspired spell, and had Shradhanand on back foot with 5 down for 64 in 18^th over. But after that they had loosened the grip as Shamsher Yadav (27 runs) and Deepak Khatri (35 runs, 35 balls, 3×4, 1×6) milked the bowlers and got their team closer to the target. Deepak finished the game in style with a six over mid-wicket of the bowling of Shivank. Pulkit, Rajesh and Yogesh shared 2 wickets each.

Aryabhatta’s Journey:

Group Stage: Defeated SSCBS, Zakhir Hussain, SGTB Khalsa

Semifinal: Defeated SGGSCC

Shradhanand’s Journey:

Group Stage:  Defeated SGGSCC, Venkateswara, Ambedkar

Semifinal: Defeated SGTB Khalsa

Brief Scores:

Aryabhatta: 117 all out in 34.1 overs (Shivank 38, Pulkit 26, Vats 5/32)

Shradhanand: 119/6 in 30.2 overs (Deepak 35, Shamsher 27, Yogesh 2/26, Pulkit 2/28)

Report By: Sumanyu Jain

(Regional Manager & Editor) @ www,cricketgraph.com

When one hears the outcome of a match which ends without a thrill, the general assumption is it to be a non exciting match. But as a player and team its soothing especially for the winning team, for behind the easy result is a disciplined and dedicated effort to make it easy. Sports Gurukul captain guessed it correctly at the spin of the coin against Tata AIG in the Dreamz and Trophy T20 quarter final match at John Bright Pitch at Azad Maidan but comes Satya into the act and to justify the decision of Sports Gurukul to Put Tata AIG in to bat first. His rich haul of 5 wickets was proof enough of the same as Tata AIG could not cross the three figure mark. Except for Nitin’s valiant 30 of 39 runs none of the other Tata AIG batsman had any answer to Satya’s excellent spell of bowling. 5 wickets in a T20 format of the game is as good as a 10 wicket haul in a Test match. Tata AIG were bundled out at 93 in 17.3 overs.

For his dominating show, Satya was declared the Man of the

Match.