The Purshottam Shield witnessed an intense match between Shivaji Park Gymkhana and MIG Cricket Club. The former, winning the toss and elected to pad up. SPG scored just 125 runs in 35.2 overs. All-rounder Gaurav Jathar picked up 4 wickets. SPG fought back by claiming 6 wickets but the runs were too few to defend. MIG Cricket Club chased down the target in 30 overs. Batsmen Varun Lavande and Gaurav Jathar both contributed 32 each. With Gaurav Jathar’s efforts alongside the support of his teammates, MIG was able to win by 4 wickets.
TossShivaji Park Gymkhana, elected to Bat
Shivaji Park Gymkhana 125/10 in 35.2 overs
Gaurav Jathar 4/23
M I G Cricket Club 128/6 in 30.1 overs
Varun Lavande 32, Gaurav Jathar 32
Result: M I G Cricket Club won by 4 wickets
In the marching Purshottam Shield series, the New Hind Sporting Club claimed victory over the Young Comrade Cricket Club. The Young Comrades won the toss and elected to bowl. Their opponents scored 2017/10 in 44.4 overs. Aayush Nishigandh hit 81 runs. Batsmen Rugved More scored 66 runs and Harshal Jadhav hit 59. As the match progressed Parikshit Valsangkar scored 49 runs. Young Maharashtra’s Kaustubh Tathare picked up 6 wickets despite the batting performance. The Young Comrades were bowled out at the score of 135 runs. At the end of the second innings, the New Hind Sporting Club emerged victorious by 172 runs.Bowler Nehal Katakdhond picked up 3 wickets.
TossYoung Comrade Cricket Club, elected to Bowl
New Hind Sporting Club 307/10 in 44.4 overs
Harshal Jadhav 59, Aayush Nishigandh 81, Rugved More 66, Parikshit Valsangkar 49, Kaustubh Tathare 6/30
Young Comrade Cricket Club 135/10 in 29.5 overs
Nehal Katakdhond 3/21
Result: New Hind Sporting Club won by 172 runs
The DY Patil SA had another successful outing against Bhatnagar SC as they won by 5 wickets. After winning a crucial toss, DY Patil elected to bowl first. This worked wonders for them as they bowled out Bhatnagar SC for just 139. Sai Chavan just managed to score 47 but it wasn’t enough. Suryansh Shedge claimed 3 in the process, bowling Bhatnagar SC for 139.
The DY Patil batters didn’t waste any time and chased down the target under 20 overs. Despite losing 5 wickets, it was Srujan Athawle’s anchoring 70 which helped DY Patil seal the game with almost 26 overs in hand.
Toss Dr D Y Patil Sports Academy, elected to Bowl
Bhatnagar Sports & Cultural Foundation: 139/10 in 37.5 overs
Sai Chavan 47, Suryansh Shedge 3/23,
Dr D Y Patil Sports Academy 140/5 in 19.1 overs
Srujan Athawle 70
Result: Dr D Y Patil Sports Academy won by 5 wickets
An all round performance by Victory CC helped them win against in-form Dadar Union by 64 runs. When asked to bat first by Dadar Union, Victory CC put up a total of 305 in just 40.1 overs. Yash Nahar scored 61 as his batting partners Jay Bista and Shashwad Jagtap also notched up crucial half centuries. Off spinner Siddhant Singh was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3 wickets giving away only 40 runs. Saksham Jha picked up 3 wickets in the innings as well.
The run chase seemed difficult and the Victory CC bowlers made conditions tougher. Sangram Bhalekar was one of the two Dadar Union batsmen who passed the 50 run mark. After his effort with the ball, Singh was the other batsman who scored a half century. Despite their efforts, they were still short by 64 runs as they were bowled out for 241 in just 36.3 overs. Ex-Ranji player Vijay Gohil claimed 4 wickets in the game for Victory CC.
Toss: Dadar Union Sporting Club, elected to Bowl
Victory Cricket Club 305/10 in 40.1 overs
Yash Nahar 61, Jay Bista 56, Jay Jain 36, Shashwad Jagtap 55, Ameya Soman 39, Saksham Jha 3/52, Siddhant Singh 3/40
Dadar Union Sporting Club 241/10 in 36.3 overs
Sangram Bhalekar 63, Siddhant Singh 56, Vijay Gohil 4/48
Result: Victory Cricket Club won by 64 runs
Apollo CC triumphed in the final league game of the Purshottam Shield against Fort Vijay Cricket Club. Fort Vijay CC made an error after they elected to chase. The Apollo batsmen, deciding to take on the Fort Vijay Bowlers with nothing to lose, managed to score an emphatic total of 302 in just 36.3 overs as they were bowled out. Captain Abhinav Jagtap hammering a century to aid his team to the massive total. Bhushan Sawant was his compatriot who also scored a half century for the team. On the bowling side, Anuvrat bowled an economical spell by giving away only 46 runs and claiming 3 wickets. Monu Chauhan was the highest wicket with 4 wickets to his name however, he was expensive as he gave away 90 runs.
With an attempt to chase down the target, Fort Vijay batsmen stepped on the gas but weren’t successful. They were bowled out for 229 in just 32 overs. Despite numerous batsmen getting set, no batsmen was able to stand and chase down the target. Yash Singh claimed 3 wickets as Apollo CC won by 73 runs.
Toss: Fort Vijay Cricket Club, elected to Bowl
Apollo Cricket Club 302/10 in 36.3 overs
Abhinav Jagtap 123,Bhushan Sawant 68, Anuvrat 3/46, Monu Chauhan 4/90
Fort Vijay Cricket Club 229/10 in 31.1 overs
Ayed Ahmad 49, Monu Chauhan 43, Pankaj Jaiswal 38, Harshad Singh 45, Yash Singh 3/47
Result: Apollo Cricket Club won by 73 runs
Khar Gymkhana were cheaply bundled up for just 121 by Parsee Gymkhana. Rushikesh More’s incredible spell of 5/25 was too much to handle for the batsmen. Left arm spinner Yogesh Dicholkar also contributed heavily by picking up 4 wickets. With an impressive bowling effort, Parsee Gymkhana were able to bowl them out in just 20 overs.
The runchase was as easy as it could get for the mighty team of Parsee Gymkhana. Aakarshit Gomel and Nikhil Patil Jr hammered half centuries and stayed unbeaten to chase down the target in under 13 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Toss: Parsee Gymkhana, elected to Bowl
Khar Gymkhana 121/10 in 19.1 Overs
Rushikesh More 5/25, Yash Dicholkar 4/20
Parsee Gymkhana 127/2 in 12.3 overs
Aakarshit Gomel 56*, Nikhil Patil 52*
Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 8 wickets
Parkophene bowlers made quick work of United Cricketers by bowling them out for an embarrassing 86 in mere 25 overs. Sagar Mishra was the star of the bowling unit as he claimed a 5 wicket haul and let go only 38 runs away. His bowling companion Himanshu Singh also took 3 wickets for 12 runs. Parkophene were not pulling any punches this game as they chased the simple target of 86 in under 6 overs. The top 3 batsmen hammered the bowlers as if it was their last round in the nets, winning the game by 7 wickets in hand.
Toss: United Cricketers, elected to Bat
United Cricketers 86/10 in 24.4 overs
Sagar Mishra 5/38, Himanshu Singh 3/12
Parkophene Cricketers 89/3 in 5.5 overs
Result: Parkophene Cricketers won by 7 wickets
Sainath SC won by a huge margin against the Muslim United SC in the ongoing Purshottam Shield. Batting first Sainath SC hammered a whopping 310 in 45 overs. Umesh Gurjar hammered the bowlers all over the park. Alongside him, Yash Chavan and Makarand Patil also notched up half centuries of their own. Despite of the massive total, two bowlers in particular stood out for Muslim United SC. Tanay Khandeshi picked up 3 wickets giving only 31 runs away while Ruturaj Sane picked up 4/55 in the game.
With a huge score to defend, Sainatch SC were on the attack. After picking up 4, Sane scored an immaculate century to attempt to win the game for Muslim United but unfortunately he was fighting single handedly as they were bowled out for just 242 in 41.3 overs. Mayur Mangela picked up 4 wickets as Sainath SC won by 68 runs.
Toss: Muslim United Sports Club, elected to Bowl
Sainath SC 310/8 in 45 OVERS
Umesh Gurjar 82, Akshay Mhapankar 38, Vinayak Bhoir 32, Yash Chavan 60, Makarand Patil 51, Tanay Khandeshi 3/31, Ruturaj Sane 4/55
Muslim United SC 242/10 in 41.3 overs
Ruturaj Sane 105, Mayur Mangela 4/21
Result: Sainath Sports Club won by 68 runs
In the ongoing Purshottam Shield, DPC won a low scoring game against Payyade SC. After winning the toss, DPC elected to bowl first which in hindsight worked out well for them. They were successful in bowling the mighty Payyade for just 173. Japjeet Randhawa was the only batsman who scored above 50 in the game. An exceptional spell by Yogesh Sawant of 4/25 helped their bid to try and qualify for the quarters. It wasn’t as easy as DPC thought it would be. Payyade players put up an enduring fight but unfortunately the runs were too few. DPC successfully managed to chase down the target with 6 overd left and 4 wickets in hand.
Toss: DPC elected to bowl
Payyade 173/10 in 40.5 overs
Japjeet Singh Randhawa 61, Prayag Bhati 35, Yogesh Sawant 4/25
DPC 177/6 in 39 overs
Gaurang Parsekar 44, Maxwell Swaminathan 35
Result: DPC won by 4 wickets
After an impressive Syed Mushtaq Ali, ace batsmen Shivam Chaudhary carried his form to the Vijay Hazare Trophy as he scored a match-winning century. An incredible team effort by the Indian Railways helped them win their second league game against Pondicherry. Batting first, Pondicherry scored a competitive total of 289 in 50 overs. Paras Dogra hammered an incredible ton and was well supported by Arun Karthik (80 off 109). For the Railways, the pick of the bowler being Susheel Kumar by picking up 4 wickets in his 10 overs.
Chasing a stiff target, Vivek Singh and Shivam notched up an opening partnership of 56. Chaudhary and wicketkeeper Upendra Yadav (61 off 65) partnered up for century partnership. Shivam ended up with 115 to his name. A late flourish of shots by Shubham Choubey (36 off 23) impacted the run chase. With a collective batting effort, the Indian Railways were able to chase down the target in the final over of the game winning it by just 3 wickets in hand.