Tournament – The Dreamz Champions Trophy White ball Regular| Venue :-Cross Maidan | Date : 7 Mar 2015
This was a match straight from a Bollywood thriller, wherein everyone was on the edge of their seats to witness an epic finish.
Toss was won by Hindustan Times and they elected to field first. Airtel team lost an early wicket which slowed down batting initially. Vishal K the classy lefty opener of Airtel team started off cautiously only to unleash his strokes for the later part of the game. Vishal K scored 67 off 51 balls. He was supported well at the other end by Jitesh Purabia 37(42) . Airtel managed to put an aggressive total of 174 on the board for loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. The only notable bowler from Hindustan Times was Hemant who finished with 4 overs 33 runs and 1 wicket.
When Hindustan Times came into bat, no one knew what was in store for everyone.Vijay from Hindustan Times played a sensible knock of 47 runs off just 20 balls with some powerful hitting . Airtel bowlers bowled a good line and kept a tight noose. Swapnil from Airtel finished with 4 overs 29 runs and 2 wickets , supported by Jitesh Purabia (4-33-1wicket).
Vivek from Hindustan Times who is well known for his hard hitting never lost control of the game scoring a gutsy 16 runs of 5 balls. Hindustan Times continued to claw their way right till the end requiring 14 runs off the last over off Mayurs. It all came down to the last ball of the match, wherein 3 runs were required. As luck would have it, a brilliant run out was engineered and HT fell short by 1 run.
It was a match where one would have paid to watch this match. In the end Airtel won the match by a run.
Vishal was adjudged man of the match however one would have also spared a thought for the gutsy performance by Vivek with his cameo performance.
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Article Courtesy – Raju Jaiswal (Official Scorer)
Tournament Details | Venue :-Payyade New Cricket Ground, Kandivali Mumbai | Match Scorecard
Date : 8 Mar 2015
Match was scheduled between strong contenders of the tournament, KSG Superiors against Bharma Kshatriya . Bharma Kshatriya won the toss and elected to field.
Having put KSG superiors to bat first, their batsman ensured a mammoth total of 193 on the board. Opener batsman Gaurang Parkeh showed no mercy with his hard hitting and seemed to be in good touch, scoring 36 runs off just 21 balls. Other batsmen who contributed were Parth Mathuria 37(33) and Neeraj Sheth 37(21) .
The only notable bowler who stood out was Urvish B who finished with 4 overs 26 runs and scalping 2 wickets.
Total of 193 was never a small total to defend on any kind of wicket or ground. And KSG superiors displayed their superiority in the bowling segment as well. In the end Bharma Kshatriya could only manage a paltry total of 116 in 17.5 overs.
Gaurang Parekh was in midas touch and everything he touched turned out to be in his favor. He bowled 3 overs and picked up 3 wickets with his medium pace bowling.
Gaurang was adjudged man of the match for his splendid performance.
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Tournament – Kanga League Knock Outs Plate Div | Venue :- Matunga| Date : 8 Mar 2015
Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal won against Gay Cavelliers Club in a revised T20 overs format.
Batting first Matunga Gujarati seva mandal scored in excess of 150 in their stipulated 2o overs. Gay cavellier openers started cautiously but lost their opening batsman soon.
Ankeet Gandhi bowled a spell of his lifetime picking up a hat trick and scalped 4 wickets in the same over. He ended with figures of 4 overs – 27 runs and picking up 5 wickets. Most of his victims were either bowled or given out lbw which only goes to show the pin point accuracy and vigor he bowled with.
This terrific bowling spell by Ankeet ensured a complete stop on the flow of runs and put Gay Cavelliers batsman on back foot.
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Tournament Name : Kapole T20 | Venue :- Old Payyade Ground
First Match played between Bramha Kshatriya vs Gujar samaj
Bramha Kshatriya team won the toss and elected to field. Gujar samaj scored an imposing 195 for the loss of 6 wicketes in 20 overs. Batsmen who chipped in for Gujar Samaj were Nainesh who scored a brilliant 66 off 51 balls with 4 fours and 3 massive sixes. Dharmesh 25(10balls) and Divvyesh batted well for his 61 off only 42 balls. Divyesh hit 9 fours and 2 sixes. The only notable bowler from Bramha Kshatriya was Urvesh who bowled 4 overs giving away 30 runs and taking 2 wickets.
It was an mammoth socore to chase for Kshatriya batters and they ended up with a paltry score of 105/10 in 15.2 overs
In the end Gujar Samaj won by 89 runs.
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Second Match :- Mochi Samaj Vs Parajiya Soni Samaj
Parajiya Soni Samaj wins in a low scoring match
In the scond match of Kapole T20 cup, Soni Samaj won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first they scored 101/10 in 12.4 overs. Notable performances by Soni Samaj were
Dilesh soni 32 (20) 3 fours and 2 sixes ; Deven 19(23) 4 Fours . Bhavesh Parmar from Mochi samaj team bowled 3.4 overs giving away 15 runs and picked up 4 wickets.
Mochi Samaj ended their innings on 71/10 in 15.5 overs.
Dilesh from soni team bowled less than 2 overs and picked up 4 wickets in no time. He was well supported by Devansh Soni who took 2 wickets in 3 overs.
In the end Parajiya Soni won by a comfortable margin against Mochi samaj.
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Tournament: – County Premier League | Venue:- Central Railway , Shivaji Park
Kolhoi Media won the toss and elected to bat first against Versatile team in the morning match of County Premier League. Batting first Kolhoi media scored a decent 151. Most of the batsmen chipped in collectively Rajdeep 29(19) ; Nikhil S 48 (48) and Shailesh 30(24)
The notable performances by Versatile bowlers were Kushal T – 4 overs – 25 runs – 2 wickets and Rajesh S – 4 overs – 36 runs – 2 wickets.
151 was a certainly a decent score on a unpredictable turning wicket of Central railway however Versatile batsman showed their class with a good batting display. Openers Indrajeet 82(69) played an amazing knock which was well supported at the other end by Jignesh 29(28)
In the end it was a comprehensive win for Versatile by 9 wickets.
Match info courtesy – Akshay Chavan (Official Match Scorer)
Municipal Co-op Bank Vs MSPGCL
Tournament – Times Shield F Division | Venue :- BMC Ground, Shivaji Park | Date : 7 Mar 2015
In other group F Match of Times Shield, Municipal Bank cricket team won the toss and elected to bat first. It was good display of batting by all the batters P.K Kamble 50(56), V. Tandel 34(36) and MJ. Keer 54(47). They posted an aggressive total of 279.
The notable performance by MSPGCL bowlers were – Tejas Patil – 5.5 – 38 runs – 3 wickets and S.Deshmukh 7-01-34runs for 3 wickets.
MSPGCL batting side never seemed to take off and got all out for a total of 108/9 (They played one player short). Municipal bowlers dominated from the start with below bowling figures
Tandel – 8.1 – 3 maidens – 21 runs and 3 wickets ; Bhogle – 7-1-51runs – 3 wickets.
Municipal Co-op bank cricket team won by 171 runs.
JSW Vs NABARD SPORTS CLUB
Tournament – Times Shield F Division | Venue :- Mahim Juvenile ground, Shivaji Park | Date : 7 Mar 2015
This was a day when everything went JSW cricket team’s way, batting first JSW scored an imposing 347- 6. Skipper Rakesh Chaudhary 176(134) and Rajesh Pingulkar 90(81) supported each other well and scored runs on all sides of the ground. Rakesh c in particular was in great form and every shot seemed to cross the boundary with ease.
Nabard bowlers who stood out were Vikas Sathe 9-49-3wickets and Suresh Koli 9-74-3wickets.
It was a huge total to chase for Nabard Sports Club from the word go. And one would have assumed that JSW team would be a bit complacent with such a huge total to defend. However that was not the case. Nabard team openers, Nilesh Bagwe 18(39) and R.Nemane 22(37) started off cautiously however in the end they scored a paltry 127 in less than 30 overs.
JSW bowling performance
Kailash Rathi – 7-30-3 wickets; Ranjit Pillai 9-02-42-3wickets ; Rakesh Chaudhary 3-13-3wickets
JSW cricket team won the match by 220 runs
Match summary courtesy – Nitin Jadhav from Nabard sports club.
This year 2015 in Kanga League there are approximately 128 registered clubs competing against each other. Kanga league is divided into 10 groups . Here is the detailed list of groups and teams in each group.
Group 1 – Liberal Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Group A1 – Youth Cricket Club, Palanpur Cricket Club,Diamond Star Cricket Club,Our Own Club, Shastri Hall Cricket Club,New Social Union Cricket Club,Jolly Brothers Sports Club
Group B1 -Combined Cricket Club, V.S.T. Gymkhana,S.F. Sassanian Cricket Club,Young Mens Christian Association,Crescent Cricket Club,Bhama Cricket Club,Muslim Sports Club
Group 2 – South Mumbai Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Group A2 – Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation,Hansoty Bros. Sports Club,Swastik Cricket Club,Bhatia Sports Club,Bombay Union Sports Club,Kshatriya Cricket Club,Patan Cricket Club
Group B2:- New Era Cricket Club,United XI Cricket Club,Young Boy’s Cricket Club,Gamdevi Cricketers,Young Social Cricket Club,Young Zorastrian Cricket Club,Garware Club House
Group 3 – R.F.S. Talyarkhan Cricket Tournament (South Mumbai)
Group A3:- Errant Cricketers,Paramount Cricket Club,Anjuman I Islam Institute S.C.,Fort Youngsters,Mangrol Sports Club,Kerrawala Windsor, Shahpur Spencer Challenge Shield
Group B3:- Souvenir Cricket Club,Ema Cricket Club,Young Association Cricket Club,Stylo Cricketers,Swatantra Cricket Club,Elphinstone Cricket Club,Khandala Cricket Club
Group 4 – Sangam Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Masjid Bundar – Kharghar)
Group A4:- Dadar Cricket Club,Crown Cricket Club,Friends Cricketers,Chembur Gymkhana,Shri Shivaji Cricket Club,Friends Union Sports Club, Bombay Gymkhana Ltd.
Group B4:- Sportsfield Cricket Club,Oriental Cricket Club,Mulund Challengers,Anushakti Nagar S & R Club,Gallant Cricket Club,Mazgaon Cricket Club,Rajawadi Cricket Club
Group 5 – Mahim Dadar Cricket Tournament (Worli – Mahim)
Group A5:- Mahim Juvenile Cricket Club,Worli Cricket Club,Sports Promotion Group (Mumbai),Parsee Pioneer Cricket Club,Hind Sevak Cricket Club,Bengal Club,Bombay Wanderers
Group B5:- Eleven 77 Cricket Club,Glorious Cricket Club, Kshatriya Union Club,Adarsh Cricket Club,Mohan Cricket Club,Gomantak Daivadnya Cricket Club,Bharat Cricket Club
Group 6 – Kurla Bapat Cricket Tournament (Chinchpokli – Kurla)
Group A6:- K.R.P. XI Cricket Club, Young Men’s Muslim Association,Sporting Union Club, Youth’s Own Union Cricket Club,Jaico Cricket Club, Achievers Cricket Club , Old Podarites Cricket Club
Group B6:- Gay Cavaliers Cricket Club, Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal, Union Cricket Club,Indian Gymkhana, Friends Sports Club, Baronet Cricket Club, G.S.B. Sports Club
Group 7 – Seth Govardhandas Cricket Tournament (Bandra – Andheri)
Group A7:- Aiming Master Cricket Club, Aarey Cricket Club, Star Cricket Club (Bandra), Challengers Cricket Club, Crescent Cricket Club (Andheri), Kridarang Cricket Club
Group B7:- Blue Star Sports Club, Indian Dynamite Cricket Club, Bandra Gymkhana, Gaud Union Sports Club, Young Friends Union C.C., Park Cricket Club, Sunrise Cricket Club
Group 8 – Payyade Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Andheri – Borivali)
Group A8:- Young Men’s Cricket Club, St. Mary’s Cricket Club, Jolly Friends Cricket Club, Jaideep Cricket Club, Young National Cricket Club, Vijaychandra Cricket Club, Brothers Club
Group B8:- The Catholic Gymkhana Ltd., Merry Cricketers, Prabhodhan Goregaon, Youngstar Cricket Club (Thane), Vile Parle Sports Club, Cricket Club of Andheri, Pathare Prabhu Cricketers
Group 9 – Shamrao Thosar Cricket Tournament (Thane – Kalyan)
Group A9:- Thane Sporting Club, Thane Friends Union Cricket Club, United Sports Club (Thane), Daiwadnya Cricket Club, Mandvi Muslim Sports Club, Royal Cricket Club, Modern Cricket Club
Group B9:- Dombivali Cricket Club, Union Cricket Club (Kalyan), Duru Cricket Club, Prime Group Cricket Club, Bhiwandi Taluka C.A., Deccan Cricket Club (Kalyan), Rocket Cricket Club
Group 10 – Sainath Sports Club Cricket Tournament (Borivali – Dahanu)
Group A10:- Dashing Sports Club, Garfield Sports Club (Dahisar), White Star Cricket Club, Madhukar G. Vartak Memorial S.C., Young Stars Akton C.C. (Vasai), Mahyavanshi Cricket Club, J. Bhatia Sports Club
Group B10:- Poisor Brothers, Rattlers Cricket Club, Apollo Youngsters, Milton Cricket Club, Morarjee Velji Cricket Club, Kansara Cricket Club.
Information Courtesy – www.mumbaicricket.com
As per Mumbai Cricket association website, all the matches under Kanga plate league (Group 7a & Group 10b) which were to be played on 8th march 2015 at Azad Maidan are postponed on occasion of Holi and Kavi Sammelan events.
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