Venue : Sachivalaya Gymkhana Cricket Ground Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
They arrived, they played, they dominated, they won and they put their name on the Dreamz Corporate Trophy for elite group at Sachivalaya. It was a day where they could do nothing wrong. Yes, such was Yes Bank dominance at the plate division final.
Good players save their best for the best. Rahul Jain (61 runs) and Ritesh Singh (73 runs) did the same for the finals against Hindustan Uniliver Limited.They met at the 22 yards at the fall of 1st wicket and dictated terms on HUL Bowlers. HUL went clueless as to when they would get the second wicket.Rahul and Ritesh put on 131 runs and to put the issue almost out of reach for HUL. But Alok, Sachin, Prashant and Prasad shared a wicket each to stop Yes Bank at 165 in 20 overs. A good total but not huge.
It was now the turn of Yes Bank bowlers to rub it in. While Siddesh and Harshal took 2 wickets reach, Rajat, Rahul, Vaibhav and Ashish shared 1 each to make a wicket feast for Yes bank. Perfect Bowling unit to make their team proud.
Rajesh 35 runs for Hindustan Uniliver was the only saving grace for his team as his knock went in vain . HUL innings folded at 81 runs. Yes Bank won by 84 runs.
Ritesh’s knock was enough for him to earn the Man of the Match of Yes Bank but entire unit from Yes Bank deserves a pat on their shoulders.
Yes bank team will share the fond memories of the match with their colleagues in office, HUL too will take a few positives and come back strongly next year.
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Match Report by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
Dr. Prakash Vaze Sports Foundation is organizing free cricket Umpiring coaching classes from Sunday 5th April 2015 to 28 June 2015 on every Sunday between 1:00 pm till 7:00 pm. These classes are open for all age groups. Coaching is also open to ladies.
What – Free Umpiring Coaching
Where – Dr.Prakash Vaze’s Dispensary, A-1, Swapnil (Pradhan Bldg), G.V.Scheme Road No.2, Near Ruchi Hotel or next to Municipal School, Mulund(East),Mumbai-400 081
When – Starting from 5th April 2015
By whom – Dr.Prakash Vaze, A Gold Medallist in M.C.A. Umpiring examination in 1987. Former Cricket Test Umpire,Mr.Pilloo Reporter, and Former International Umpire, Mr. M.R.Singh will be visiting faculties.
For Whom – Anyone and everyone who aspires to become a professional cricket umpire.
Contact Details – contact Dr.Prakash Vaze : 9920148806 /9821031005 / 2163 50 44.
Reference – 
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For a while, I wondered as to what and how to analyse about this epic battle. The Semi Final clash between Star India and Rave Technology playing at Masters Cup edition 4 at Vengsarkar academy was a match with both sides not willing to see their names on the sorry side. Yes, it turned to be a cliffhanger onMarch 28th, 2015.
Rave Technology chose to bat after winning the toss and posted 165 in 20 overs. Mayur 41 (6 boundaries & 1 six),Manish’s 26 with 2 sixes, Vikrant 24 NO with 2 sixes and Niranjan 16 NO with a six and four ensured their side had enough on the board. Star India bowlers tried their best and R. Naik was the pick with 2 wickets and Manish kumar and Vikrant Kini shared a wicket each.
Rave Technology bowlers gave their team a upper hand in their bowling show and at one stage Star India were 61 for 4. Rave Technology had their nose ahead at this stage. But Star India middle order rose to the occasion. They say good players are the ones who do not take pressure, they give pressure. Thats what Rajesh Naik did with his knock of 42 NO with 3 boundaries & 1 six.and along with R. Dhotre (37 runs) with 2 boundaries put on 67 runs for the 6th wicket.With B. Singh contributing 23 with 3 hits to the fence, Rave Technology bowlers were not the ones who were going to give up . vikrant with 2 wickets and 1 each by Abhishek, Niranjan, and kunal ensured Star India were not allowed to cross the line. Both teams were hanging at 165. It was heart stopping stuff.
It went to the bowl outs to decide the winner. And Star Tv held on to their nerves to win in the bowl out by 2 against Rave technologies at 1.
While one can understand what both teams had gone through the day, my hands are still trembling.Salute both the teams.
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Match report by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
Venue : M.B. Union Cricket Ground, Cross Maidan(Plot no 6) Mumbai | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
In the finals of Dreamz Trophy T-20, Shoppers Stop won the toss and elected to bat first against Godrej. It seemed like a bad decision since Shoppers Stop batters lost wickets at regular intervals and managing a paltry of 89 runs for 10 wickets in 17.1 overs.
Godrej bowlers especially Dhawal bowled his heart out and finished with 4 overs 22 runs and 3 wickets. Mohit too was exceptional and finished with 4 overs 14 runs and 3 wickets. Akshay and Shreyansh picked up two wickets each. It was the incredible effort by Godrej bowlers to restrict the opposition to such a low total in the all important final match.
It seemed like an easy target to chase for Godrej batsmen. Mohit Mishra was the top scorer with 26 runs in 25 balls. Dhawal scored 21 off 10 balls. Godrej chased the target in 13.2 overs with 7 wickets in hand.
Man of the match was Dhawal Pawaskar for picking up 3 wickets and scoring runs.
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Only the best cricket teams lock horns in the finals and this was set to be one epic battle between two professional outfits. It was the grand finale of Milan Corporate Cup between Reliance Ltd and Total Securities at Cross Madian on 28th March 2015. Total Securities won the toss and without hesitation decided to bat first. It is usually seen that teams with a strong batting side prefer to bat first in such finals. And it seemed like a wise decision.
Total securities opening batsmen Deven Joshi and Jayesh Thakkar looked in complete command of their innings, respecting good balls and severely punishing loose deliveries. Total securities lost their first wicket at 61, wherein Jayesh was caught and bowled by Chetan Suvarana. Deven Joshi continued with this aggressive batting on the other end hitting fours and sixes at regular intervals. At one stage Total securities were poised for a bigger target however Reliance restricted it to 172. Deven Joshi looked in tremendous form scoring 93 off only in 47 balls. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes.
Reliance batting side never seemed in control and this could have been because of the big target and pressure of chasing such big targets always gets to the nerves of any batting line up. Reliance kept loosing wickets at a regular intervals with most of the batsmen failing to reach double digits. Opener bowler Jay Sachdev bowled an immaculate line and length to pick up 4 wickets in his 4 overs. In the end Reliance got out for 98 runs loosing by a huge margin of 74 runs. Anthony Nadar and Sanmesh Waghmare picked up 2 wickets each.
Venue : Payyade New Cricket Ground, Kandivali Mumbai | Tournament Details
Yet another glorious chapter has been written within the Kapol community and the curtains were drawn on 29th March 2015. On this day was the finals between KSG Superiors and Brahman samaj.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, Brahman Samaj did not find it easy against a discliplined KSG Superiors bowling attack. Bowlers generally hunt in Pairs and do did the 2 Umangs (Umang seth and Umang Shah) by picking 2 wickets each.Deepak valia,Viren Mehta,Harshit Goradia shared a wicket each to make a excellent bowling effort for KSG Superiors. One man stood amongst the ruins for Brahman samaj was karan Joshi who’s knock of 40 runs salvaged some pride. With Mehul Trivedi and Manu vyas chipping in with 15 runs and 17 runs by Krish Trivedi, 118 in 20 overs was not going be a challenging target for KSG Superiors.
Amar Bhuta’ s 49 ( with 5 sixes) and Maulik Mehta’s 47 with 7 boundaries and 2 sixes sumed up the day for KSG Superiors. Umesh upadhay’s 2 wickets and 1 each from yashasvi and karan could not stop KSG Superiors. They won by 6 wickets.
Its rightly analysed that cricket is not just a sport in India, its a religion that binds one and all. Eventually the Kapol community too emerged as Winners.
KSG Superiors have their name written in the 2015 edition while the consolation honour went to Karan Joshi’s all round effort of Brahman Samaj.
In a true sportsmans spirit of Kaploe T20 cup, man of the match was awarded to Karan Joshi from Brahman Samaj.
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The Journey begins for 2016. Lets meet at the destination called 2016. See you then
Match report by Venkatraman Iyer
Sr. Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
The finals of any cricket tournament means two very good teams get a chance and opportunity to display their skills and character over each other. It certainly is a test of their nerves and one mistake or brilliance can win them the title or cost the cup.
Well Bombay Borings and SMG Convonix met at the finals of the Super Bowl 2015 at Dadar Union ground on a flat pitch. The morning was cloudy and it was a good toss to win by the captain of Bombay Borings Lokjeet who had no hesitation to bowl first to make use of the weather conditions. Opener Vinayak of SMG Convonix began the proceedings with 2 Perfect copy book cover drives in the first two balls to give his team a rousing start. But Bombay Borings bowlers struck to a steady line and length and took control of the situation. SMG Convonix slowly began to lose the plot. But then in came the skipper of SMG Convonix Paul Jadhav to first steady the ship and was playing a waiting game. With the score reading at 65 in 13 overs, he broke the shackles and the next 2 overs fetched 33 runs. Paul made 54 with 8 hits to the fence and ably supported by Shiva who made 26 ( one six and two fours). It was an excellent team effort from Bombay Borings bowlers at the death restricting SMG Convonix to 138 runs in 20 overs. Yatesh was most successful with 2 wickets,and one each for Raj, Surendra, Jitendra,and Shabbir.
The initial overs was most likely going to determine the final outcome of the match and it was the openers of Bombay Borings giving their team a good start. Sankalp Pendnekar was on song right from the word go. The stocky batsman packs a punch when he hits and was there to see as he did not allow the SMG Convonix bowlers to settle. (Nine fours and three powerful sixes) by Sankalp put his team on the way and was well supported by Praveen who finished with 24 NO. Sushant hit the winning runs with a flick like the batsman from West indies of yesteryears and Bombay Borings emerged winners by 8 wickets. Swapnil and HP picked up one wicket each for SMG Convonix.
It was a match Bombay Borings did almost everything right. Not just played good cricket but also the atmosphere in their dressing room was full of energy and enthusiasm. The team was led and marshaled well by Lokjeet who was all smiles while lifting the winners trophy. SMG Convonix lost to a better team.
The only unfinished agenda for Bombay Borings was as to where to celebrate their victory.
Man of the Match : Sankalp Pendnekar for his knock of 68 runs.
Umpires for the Match ; Mr. Ashok Yadav and Mr.Zabiullah.
Thus concluded the 4th edition of Super Bowl Corporate Cricket tournament organised by One World of Sport. This year saw a participation of 12 teams and surely the event will see more teams from the next year. Another feather in the cap for the organizers. Well done!
Match report by Venkataraman Iyer
Sr.Editor @ www.cricketgraph.com
The stage was set for the all important finals of Dreamz Corporate Trophy T20 Plate B Group match between JP IBTech and Liberty Videocon on March 21st, 2015 at John Bright (Azad Maidan). Both teams got geared up and knew they had to put in their best for the all important match. The only one right thing Liberty Videocon did in this match was to win the toss. The rest of the proceedings was dominated by JP IBTech. Liberty Videocon hoped to put a good total but were cornered by brilliant all round bowling performance by Rohan ( 3 wickets for 24 runs), Nikhil Dewan(2 wickets for 16 runs) and Vishal and Priyesh picking one wicket each. Bhaskar Nar ( 35 runs), Abhay Gharat ( 23 runs) and a good effort by Mandar (38 runs NO) salvaged some pride for Liberty Videocon while the rest failed to reach double figures. Liberty Videocon were restricted to 128 runs in their 20 overs.
Venue: Ingram Institute, Ghaziabad
Report by: Sumanyu Jain
Match 1: Aakaar defeats HMV in a tricky chase
HMV won the toss and elected to bat against Aakaar. Riding on Bobby’s quickfire 51 off 34 balls and healthy contributions from Pradeep &Hardeep, HMV scored a decent 141 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Aakaar’s bowlers Naresh and Suraj returned with identical figures of 2 wickets each for 35 runs.
Half of Aakaar’s team was back in the hut with just 52 runs on the board in the eighth over. With the fall of Naresh at the score of 88 in the 14th over, HMV would have believed that they could defend their modest total. But Rohit (32*) and No. 8 Ankit (27*) ensured that Aakar chased down the total with 3 balls to spare. Naresh, for his all-round effort bagged the man of the match trophy.
Brief Scores:
HMV: 141/6 in 20 overs (Bobby-51, Pradeep -35, Hardeep- 34, Naresh: 2/35, Suraj: 2/35)
Aakaar: 142/6 in 19.3 overs (Rohit-32*, Ankit-27*, Hardeep: 2/20, Mahul: 2/27)
Aakaar won by 4 wickets
Match 2: CCPL wins over Pearson Strikers
Pearson Strikers won the toss and elected to field against CCPL. In an all-round batting effort, CCPL managed 208 runs for the loss of 4 wickets with contributions from Aradhya (49*), Nimish (35), Jogender (34) and Ayush (29). Pearson bowlers were nowhere close to maintaining their line as extra runs amounted to 40. Only Salil could return with respectable figures of 2/25.
If Pearson’s bowlers’ day was forgettable then the batsmen were no different. They showed no intent or application while chasing a big total and were bundled out for merely 76 runs in 11.3 overs. Opener Ravi Khurana managed to score 37 but rest of the batting collapsed. For CCPL, Ankit was the pick of the bowlers bagging 3 wickets and giving away just 18 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Aradhya, for his well-made 49* received the man of the match award.
Brief Scores:
CCPL: 208/4 in 20 overs (Aradhya-49*, Nimish-35, Salil: 2/25)
PS: 76 all out in 11.3 overs (Ravi-37, Ankit: 3/18, Aman 2/0)
CCPL won by 132 run
Match 3: Omkar spins UFC to victory over Nokia
UFC won the toss and decided to set a target for Nokia in the third and final match of the day. They managed to score 167 runs in their stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 wickets in the process. Nikhil retired hurt after top scoring with 39 runs. Munish contributed with fine knock of 35. Nokia bowler Himanshu gave away 41 runs for his 3 scalps in his quota of 4 overs.
Nokia batsmen did not apply themselves in what was a quite achievable total. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and finally folded for 109 inside 16 overs. It was UFC Spinner Omkar who made the batsmen danced to his tune with 4 wickets in his 4 overs and giving away just 23 runs. Nokia batsman sagar top scored with 26. For his excellent bowling, Omkar was adjudged man of the match.
Brief Score:
UFC: 167/8 in 20 overs (Nikhil- 39*, Munish- 35, Himanshu: 3/41, Jitender: 2/14)
Nokia: 109 all out in 15.4 overs (Sagar-26, Omkar: 4/23, Walli: 2/13)
UFC won by 58 runs
Venue: Rajdhani College, Delhi University
SSCBS, riding on their winning streak and surprising all by entering the league stage of the prestigious DU Inter College tournament were comprehensively beaten by Aryabhatta College in their first group match.
Aryabhatta went in to bat first on a flat pitch. An aggressive 73 ball 100 from Rajesh and a superb 20 ball 46 from captain Pulkit ensured that Aryabhatta were never lagging behind in their run rate and eventually scored 272 runs in their allotted 40 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. SSCBS captain Nikhil Yadav struck gold with the ball, capturing 5 wickets in his 8 overs but most of his wickets came towards the end of the innings when bulk of the scoring had already been done.
Many would have given SSCBS a chance considering their strong batting line up, but the final score line suggest that it was too high a mountain to climb. SSCBS folded for 76 runs inside 22 overs with no batsman scoring anything worth mentioning. They lost wickets at quick and regular intervals and thus never looked like even getting closer to the target. Shivankand Aryabhatta captain Pulkit shared the honors in bowling, capturing 3 wickets each.
SSCBS find themselves in deep waters now with only a few matches to play in the group stage and a significant amount of net run rate to cover. Things will not get easier for them with the strong Khalsa team in their group. But as they say, cricket is a game of uncertainties. On the other hand, Aryabhatta will look to consolidate their position with another win in their next game. They carry a lot of confidence and a very healthy net run rate with them for the remainder of the matches.
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Report By:
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