Article by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr.Editor & Commentrator @ www.cricketgraph.com
The season 5 of the Jolly Premier League 2015 had already kicked off last week and the teams met yet again to play the league and final matches. What added the spice to the tournament was the lush green ground surrounded by various trees, railway, and of course the gymkhana on one side. If this was not enough, it was telecast LIVE in Rajesh Hathway Cable across Mumbai. 5 matches were played to decide the semi finals spot to be played on April 12th and also the finals on the same day.
Final Match Report
Akash Seth’s brilliant knock of 35 from just 23 balls set the tone of the match as Orange Spartans defeated Sanghavi XI in the final of Jolly Premier League held at Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana. He was fittingly adjudged man of the match for his match winning knock that included 6 hits to the fence.
Sanghavi XI won the toss and chose to bat first in 10 overs a side contest. Batsmen are generally not expected to settle in an innings of just 60 balls. Only 2 batsmen made major contributions in Sanghavi’s innings as they scored 87 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Opener Nishank scored 29 off 21 balls with 2 fours and a six and kept the scoreboard ticking. But it was no. 3 Aditya who really took the charge as he hammered Spartans bowlers for 41 runs in just 20 balls with 3 hits over the boundary rope. The nest highest contribution was of extras that amounted to 10. Rest of the batting just fell like nine pins. Spartans bowler Jitesh grabbed 3 wickets giving away just 5 runs in his quota of 2 overs. Excellent figures by T-10 standrards.
The target of 88 was very much achievable and opener Akash showed the way with 35. Niraj and Kishan scored 16 each as Orange Spartans overhauled the target in the last over with 4 wickets and 4 balls to spare. Sanghavi bowler Jinesh picked up 2 wickets but could not prevent his team from losing the game and the trophy.
Brief Scores: Sanghavi XI: 87/8 in 10 overs (Aditya 41, Nishank 29, Jitesh 2/5)
Orange Spartans: 90/6 in 9.2 overs (Akash 35, Niraj 16, Kishan 16, Jinesh 2/22)
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Article Courtesy – Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor & Commentator @ www.cricketgraph.com
Star India and Accenture Consulting faced off for the Championship Title rights in the finals of the T20 Master’s Cup Edition 4 organized by ONEWORLD of SPORTS. The T20 Master’s Cup series of tournaments are one of the most prestigious cricket series for Corporates in Mumbai with a history dating back to 2009 and featuring some of the best cricketing grounds in the city. The 4th edition of the 2014-15 series saw 12 teams – Walt Disney , Media on, Deutsche bank, IDFC, Exim bank, Rave Tech, Axis risk consulting , Motilal Oswal , Richmond , DWS, Star and Accenture and after some tough and exciting cricket in both the league and knockout rounds, Accenture and Star India were the final 2 standing. The finals were held at the scenic Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation Cricket Academy at Mahul.
What a cracker of a match. An expected finale finish. Just when you think that the game is tilting towards one team, the balance shifts and is not restored till the third last ball of the match is bowled, which is a wide! And that is how Star TV won the match and the Mastercup edition 4. This was a match for brave hearts. The number of impact players in both sides and “never-say-die” attitude is what made it a perfect finish to the tournament.
Accenture went to bat first and recovered remarkably from a slow start to end with a very healthy 154 on the board in their allotted 20 overs losing 7 batsmen in the process. Most of the top and middle order batsmen contributed to the score but it required a Mukesh special to provide a much needed boost to Accenture innings. Mukesh hammered Star TV bowlers for 39 runs in just 20 balls with three hits over the fence. Opener Siddharth scored a valuable 36. Star TV bowler Pritish picked up two wickets whereas Manish, Naik and Randhir shared a wicket each.
After restricting Accenture to a modest total, Star TV went in with a strategy of saving the wickets early on and attack in the second half of the chase. However, Accenture had other plans. Star lost a wicket each on the first ball of 4,5,6 and 7th overs and were left reeling at 35/4 with little hope of saving the match and lifting the cup. However things changed after the drinks for Star as Balvinder and Pritish clobbered 32 runs in the next 3 overs. Balvinder was caught out for an excellent 35 off just 20 balls but not before he had injected a new life into the match.
Chants of “arrey bhaiya chootey lagan” and “ganpati bappa morya” were getting louder in the Star camp as only 55 were required off 46 balls.
It was down to 15 of 12 and then 9 of 6 and suddenly the match had somehow conspired to build a pressure cooker situation with only the 2 umpires in the center displaying a serene calm. With 4 runs off off the first 3 deliveries, 5 was required off the next 3 when a routine coverdrive somehow managed to elude a diving Accenture fielder and find the boundary ropes. 1 run, 2 deliveries and 2 wickets as Nilesh from Accenture perhaps hoped for a magical 2 wickets – alas the delivery itself was declared a wide as Nilesh put everything into the delivery but missed the line.
Match – Star India wins the One World of Sports Mastercup Edition 4
Match Report – Courtesy Ashutosh Goel from One World of Sports
It was the opening match of DGRS cricket challenge cup played between Raheja and Dindoshi Sports Club (DSC), wherein DSC won the toss and elected to bat first. What happened after the toss was unimaginable ! The imposing batsman from DSC, Ajay Mahale left everyone awestruck. He scored 105* in just 47 balls scoring fours and sixes at will and hitting the ball at every corner of the ground. Pradeep also joined Ajay in the attack and scored a quickfire 40* off 13 balls. Ajay and Pradeep recorded a successful partnership of 62 in 22 balls to end the innings at a massive total of 198 in 20 overs.
With such huge totals to chase the batting side either crumbles or emerges out on the winning side. One would expect DSC team to be a bit complacent however that wasnt the case and a disciplined bowling by Nilesh P and Sameer placed DSC on the winning side.
The day belonged to Ajay Mahale and everyone bowed to his powerful performance.
Brief Scores
DSC – 198/5 in 20 overs; Ajay Mahale – 105* (47), Pradeep 40*(13)
Raheja Team :- 110 / all out ; Nilesh P – (4-16-1) and Sameer (4-35-3)
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Match report as discussed with Dinesh Mhatre
It was an overall team effort as well with both batsmen and bowlers chipping in individually to contribute to the victory.
CMI won the toss and chose to bat first. The opening stand lasted for mere 3 balls as Yatin Shinde failed to protect his wickets against Ravish. But it was the excellent 80 run stand between Girish and Abhijit in approx. 9 overs that restored the momentum of the innings. CMI batsmen maintained a good run rate throughout and eventually scored 154 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Anup and Rohan also chipped in with quick fire 33 and 22 respectively. Extras also amounted to 22. Indus Tower bowler Kiran snapped 2 wickets in his quota of 4 overs.
The total was competitive but achievable. But Indus Towers could not keep up with the tempo and ran out of overs in their chase that required a run rate of just below 8. Opener Ravish top scored with 27 and Johnson chipped in with 25 but lack of support from rest of the batting did them in. CMI bowlers did a commendable job in restricting the opposition to 120. Abhijit and Nishantpicked 2 wickets each. As many as four other bowlers shared a wicket each.
Abhijit Babardesai was adjudged man of the match for his superlative efforts with both bat and ball.
Brief Scores: CMI: 154/7 in 20 overs (Abhijit 38, Girish 37, Kiran 2/26)
Indus Towers: 120/8 in 20 overs (Ravish 27, Johnson 25, Abhijit 2/24, Nishant 2/15)
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In the semifinal of Milan Corporate Tournament Plate Division, Nomura captain Kanaiya Patel won the toss and opted to field first. The decision proved to be correct till the time his team was in the field. But all the effort in the field was nullified by some disappointing batting performance as the team failed to chase 134 which by no means is a difficult score to chase in the shortest format of the game.
RMPL opener Abdul Khan struck a sparkling 46 ball 53 with supporting hands from Roger Mackwan’s 16 (12 balls, 2×4) and Srinath Dange’s 20 (19 balls, 1×4) as the team scored 134 runs at the end of 20 overs. Nomura’s Anshul Garg delivered an inspired spell in which he took 3 wicket giving away just 10 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Prateek and Abrez shared a wicket each.
With a good day in the field, Nomura would have fancied their chances of chasing a 
modest total. But a combined bowling effort from RMPL and slow batting from their batsmen prevented them from winning a match that was theirs to win. Anshul Garg top scored with 35 as rest of the batting fell like nine pins and Nomura ran out of overs and batsmen to cross the line. As many as 7 bowlers were used by RMPL and 6 of them managed a wicket at least. How’s that for teamwork! Skipper Roger and Dinesh More managed a couple of wicket each.
With this, RMPL are through to the finals of the tournament while Nomura’s journey ends here. Abdul R. Khan bagged the man of the match for his excellent innings.
Brief Scores: RMPL: 134 all out in 20 overs (Khan 53, Dange 20, Garg 3/10)
Nomura: 96/8 in 20 overs (Garg 35, Roger 2/23, More 2/13)
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Two of the strongest teams of the tournament were up against each other. Both were ousted in semi-final. Both had already qualified for the groups for the next edition. These two teams belonged to the institutions where cricket is not just a game. It’s a matter of pride. There were a lot of emotions as one of the captains was playing his last Inter College match.
So it would be an appropriate assumption that everything was at stake, despite the match not being the final. So was the attitude and body language of each and every player involved. To win was not a choice, it was the only option. To Khalsa, it was their shocking semi-final defeat in the hands of Shradhanand a couple of days back. To SGGSCC, it was to give a perfect farewell to their inspiring captain TusharKhattar. Unfortunately, one had to be foregone at the expense of other.
SGGSCC captain won the toss for the third time in a row and decided to put runs on the board. He was about to ponder over his decision in the very first over itself when opener Aprameya was out for a duck. But Sameer Rajput and ParthMadaan not only steadied the ship for SGGSCC but were unseparated for next 30 overs for a whopping 147 run stand. An injury to Sameer forced captain Tushar to enter the ground for his last Inter College innings. It did not last for long as Khalsa fast bowler Anuj broke his middle stump when he was on 3. Parth top scored with 84 as the innings eventually ended at 185 for the loss of 5 wickets in their quota of 35 overs. Anuj and Vikas shared 2 wickets each on a flat batting track.
Considering the strong top order of Khalsa, SGGSCC could not take a sigh of relief even after scoring a competitive total. But AkshitGoel gave them that relief by snapping opener Aditya leg before on the second ball of the innings. But after that it was Khalsa all over. They had partnerships for every wicket with the highest being 66 for third wicket between opener Hiten and Mohit. Hiten was particularly brutal in his scintillating knock of 75 from just 53 balls with 9 fours and a solitary six. He virtually took the game away from SGGSCC by maintaining a run rate of more than 6 throughout the innings. Vikas and Manpreet completed the formalities with a partnership of 52 in just above 6 overs. Vasu Goel picked 2 wickets while Tushar and Akshit shared a wicket each.
Overall it was a good game of cricket with both teams playing in harmony. SGGSCC skipper TusharKhattar could not get a deserved farewell win but he will always be remembered as a great captain and motivator for his team. His teammates giving him a guard of honor was the least they could have done for him on his last match.
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It was a day of Hindustan Times Media at Central Maidan, Thane on 9th April’2015 to clutch the victory against Sankalpan Architect by 7 runs in the Final Match of “Thane Vaibhav Summer Inter Office “C” Division Cricket Tournament – 2015”. The final of “C” Division was played between Hindustan Times Media (H.T.) and Sankalpan Architect (S.A.).
S.A. elected to Field first after winning the toss and bowled out H.T. at 152 runs in 26 overs. H.T. expected to have a good start like in their previous games, but Samrat Nakhwa of S.A. gave a breakthrough for his team on the 3rd ball of the innings by taking wicket of opener Siddhant P. Conversely, other opener of H.T. Rohan Pawar, played a rock-hard innings with Abhijit Madhavi. They gave a quick good start for H.T. of 66 runs in just 8.2 overs. Rohan who is recognized as a Star Emerging Player smashed a half century (52 runs) in 55 balls in which he punched 8 fours and 1 massive Six! Ronit R. from S.A. broke this partnership in 9th over and then the batting of H.T. collapsed at 152 runs with the fall of all wickets in 26 Over. H.T. could manage the target of 152 with the help of 34 run partnership of 10th wicket between Kavaldeep Singh (37 runs in 45 balls – 2×4 & 3×6) and Manohar G. The complete credit of restricting H.T. to 152 runs; goes to Spin bowling attack of S.A., Ronit R. and Eashan D. Ronit’s spell in the match ended with 7 overs in which he took 4 wickets by giving 31 runs and Eashan’s spell too ended with 7 overs in which he conceded 1 maiden and took 4 wickets by giving just 30 runs and taking a big wicket of Rohan P. Out of 10, 5 batsmen of H.T. could not open their account of score. The credit goes to a sincere bowling attack of S.A!
(Rohan P. of H.T. who scored 52 Runs in 55 balls – 8×4 + 1×6)
While chasing a target of 153, S.A. lost the 1st wicket at 26, after which they could not survive in front of the bowling attack of H.T. H.T. bowlers gave a good fight back and bowled out S.A. to 145. Kavaldeep Singh (Right Arm Medium Pace) who bowled extremely tight line took 4 wickets in 7 overs by giving only 19 runs in which he bowled 2 maiden overs. Kavaldeep was equally supported by Abhijit Madhavi (3.4-0-20-2) & Sagar Khatri (7-0-24-3). The turning point for H.T. was the catch of Abhijit A. (scored 33 runs) taken by Rohan P. at Long On. When Abhijit got out, S.A. was in need of 30 runs with 3 wkts. in hand and 10 overs left. It was completely a team effort by H.T. to win this final!!!!
The MCA registered “C” division tournament was played between 8 teams with Knock Out Stages. The all matches (35 overs each) were played at Central Maidan, Thane. Presently the matches of “A” & “B” divisions are in progress and the prize distribution ceremony for all 3 divisions is expected to be held together on 29th April’2015.
(Courtesy – Rohan P. as interviewed by Sachin Rajput)
Milan corporate tournament
Plate division semi final match venue – azad Maidan Parsee cyclist wkt , Nomura vs RMPL at 9.30 am on 11 April.
Masterscup edition 4 finale
Final match between star and Accenture at mahul @ 1 pm.
Dreamz Trophy T20 tournament plate b division .
CMI vs Indus tower at 1.30 pm on john wright venue, azad maidan.- 11 April
County Premier league
Qtr final match between Omni marines vs edifice architects at 1.30 pm b.m.c pitch at Shivaji park.
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