In the ongoing 30-over Milestone U-13 Cricket Tournament, Koli Cricket Foundation blew off any sort of competition from Achievers Cricket Academy. Batting first, Koli CF scored 149 in 30 overs losing 6 wickets. Opener Aaradhya Chinchgharkar carried the innings as he contributed 42 off 68 deliveries. Shashwat Naik was the pick of the bowlers as he took 3 wickets at an economy of 5 run per over.
With a decent bowling performance by Achievers CA, it was their game to lose but Moksh had other plans. Moksh Khanted bowled the spell of his life against Achievers CA. He only required 5 overs to claim 5 wickets and gave away only 15 runs. Achievers CA were bowled out for an embarrassing 79.
Moksh has been consistently performing with the ball. He was announced as the Man Of The Match
23 Year old Yashraj Joshi is outperforming his competitors by a margin in the Tajwala Tournament, Saurashtra. The batter scored 231 in just 4 games with an incredible average of 77. But, apart from his impressive batting prowess, Joshi is as tough as one can get. Prior to competing for Saurashtra, Joshi represented the mighty Mumbai in the U-14 and U-16 categories. He was also one of the standbys for the U-19 Mumbai team. His talent was appreciated but his character was recognized. Competing in the cut-throat maidans of Mumbai made him internally robust to any situations.
After his early years in Mumbai, Yashraj’s father was transferred to Porbandar, Saurashtra. Leaving Mumbai at 19, he sought out to find success in a different state. With a chip on his shoulder, Joshi was willing to do whatever it took to make it to the top but, due to the coronavirus outbreak, his journey was halted. As soon as cricket was up and running, Yashraj impressed the new selectors with his performances. Naturally, he was selected for the U-25 Saurashtra probables for two years running.
Just as things were looking good, tragedy struck. Yashraj Joshi’s father was no more. With a heavy heart and a burdened back, Yashraj stepped back on the field. This time not just playing for himself but his father too.
Since his father’s passing in 2021, Yashraj has notched up incredible performances. One of the recent showings was in the Inter-District Tajwala One-Day Tournament. Representing Porbandar in 4 games, he has scored 3 fifties at quick rates. 64 off 52 Against the Rajkot Rural, 75 off 76 versus Bhavnagar District and the best of the lost against Jamnagar, 83 off mere 57 balls. His innings against Jamnagar is highly rated, not because of the amount of runs but the magnitude of the impact it had on the game.
With numerous match winning knocks under his belt, Yashraj Joshi has made name for himself in the state of Saurashtra. After being left out of the squad, this year, he is finally expected to represent the Saurashtra U-25.
The 6th game of the Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation U-14 Cup was between MIG Cricket Club and Sanjeevani Cricket Club-Red. After electing to bat first, Sanjeevani Red managed a total of only 193 in 40 overs. The MIG bowlers made sure to restrict the batsman and did a fine job. Jay Nadar from Sanjeevani was the top scorer with 41 runs under his belt as he faced almost 10 overs by himself.
A target of 193 was a relatively easy one to chase down but MIG struggled throughout and were eventually bowled out for 164. An incredible spell by Sourish Deshpande made sure Sanjeevani CC Red secure the victory by 29 runs. He was rightfully adjudged as the Man Of The Match.
Venue: United CC, Cross Maidan, Churchgate..Mumbai
MIG Cricket Club Vs Sanjeevani CC – Red
Toss won by Sanjeevani CC – Red
Sanjeevani CC – Red:. 193/9 in 40 Overs
MIG CC : 164 all out in 30.4 Overs
Sanjeevani CC – Red won by 29 runs
Man of the Match: Sourish Deshpande( 06-00-19- 2Wickets)… Sanjeevani CC – Red
Match Top Scorer: Jay Nadar .. 41 runs in 57 Balls).. Sanjeevani CC – Red
The 3rd match in the 1st Edition of the JFSC Super Cup was between Somaiya Sports Academy and CFF Fire Flyers were the latter prevailed comfortably over the former. The Team Lead of CFF Fire Flyers Mr. Vijay Kumar, flew in specially from Goa to witness this encounter, such was the magnitude of the tournament. Mr. Kumar will soon enough join the team in the upcoming games to compete in the JFSC Cup.
After winning a crucial toss, CFF Fire Flyers elected to bowl first which worked in their favor as they were able restrict Somaiya Sports Academy for just 126 in 20 overs. Arbaz Reza was the lone warrior, high scoring in the innings with 43 to his name. The bowling display was strained enough as no batsman other than Arbaz was able to cross 15 runs. The pick of the bowler’s being Rajesh Aswani who picked up 3 wickets in his spell of 4 overs. Kanish Patel’s 4 over-spell was handy too as he picked up 2 crucial wickets at an economy of 6 runs per over. Kanish’s opening bowling partner, Anish Pevekar picked up a wicket and was awarded the Tierra Economical Bowler Of The Match for an impressive economy of 5.25.
With a relatively small target to chase, Somaiya were off to a safe start. After losing a wicket early, Hemant (27 off 35) and Vaibhav Sethi (42 off 37) carried the innings with a 62 run partnership. After their dismissal. Nikhil Pingulkar stayed unbeaten till the final run was scored by facing 26 balls and scoring 32. Anikter Pawonji was the bowler of the game for his spell of 3/14 in 2 overs but unfortunately his efforts were in vain.
A complete team effort of the CFF Fire Flyers resulted in a comfortable victory. Vaibhav Sethi was awarded the Man Of The Match for his anchoring innings.
Somaiya Sports Academy vs CFF Fire Flyers
Toss: CFF Flyers won the toss and elected to bowl
Somaiya Sports Academy: 126/10 in 20 Overs
Arbaz Reza 43, Rajesh Aswani 3/27, Kanish Patel 2/24
CFF Fire Flyers: 127/5 in 18.4 Overs
Vaibhav Sethi 42, Nikhil Pingulkar 32, Aniket Pawonji 3/14
Result: CFF Fire Flyers won by 5 wickets
The Jolly Friends Sports Club’s (JFSC) edition 1 of the JFSC Cup continues to produce incredible games and performances. On the 11th of November, Navi Mumbai Ninjas took on the Accenture Cricket Club in a tight game of T-20 cricket.
Winning the toss, Navi Mumbai Ninjas elected to set a target. For them, opener Rajesh Menon outclassed every other batsman as he hammered an emphatic 83 in just 59 with 7 boundaries and 3 sixes. Unfortunately for the team, he was the only batter who clicked leaving him alone to battle the bowlers of Accenture CC. A commendable bowling performance made sure the Navi Mumbai Ninjas were restricted to just 148. Darshan picked up 2 wickets as the bowlers around him supported with incredibly economical spells. Zaid Momin in particular bowled with an economy of just 3.5 overs and was also awarded “Economical Bowler of The Match” for the same.
With the bowlers doing their job, it was up to the batsman of Accenture to complete the run chase. Pratik Surve provided the team with a flying start by scoring 41 off just 32. After losing a wicket early, Pratik and Leon F carried the innings with a partnership of 91 to nail down the Navi Mumbai Ninjas. With 61 to his name, Leon’s innings helped Accenture as he hit 7 boundaries and a six in his 47-ball stint. Despite Parag Raj’s spell of 2/15, it wasn’t enough to defend the target.
Accenture Cricket Club comfortably won by 5 wickets and 8 balls to spare. Leon F was adjudged as the Man of The Match for his game-winning knock.
Navi Mumbai Ninjas vs Accenture Cricket Club
Toss: Navi Mumbai Ninjas elected to bat first
Navi Mumbai Ninjas: 148/6 in 20 overs
Rajesh Menon 83, Darshan 2/34
Accenture Cricket Club: 153/5 in 18.4 overs
Pratik Surve 41, Leon F 61, Parag Raj 2/15
Result: Accenture Cricket Club won by 5 wickets
The 3rd edition of AJIT Ghosh MEMORIAL Trophy WOMENS T20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT under the Aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation OPEN AGE group GIRLS will be staged at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana –Mahim Juvenille (November 14th to 18th ,2022) .
With the kind blessings of M. C. A. Managing Committee, Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Hansaben Mehta and all our well wishers, Sporting Union Club will be organizing this tournament. This is 3rd T20 Women’s Cricket Tournament Inter Club Cricket titled ‘AJIT GHOSH MEMORIAL TROPHY’ with 8 teams affiliated to Mumbai Cricket Association from different parts in Mumbai will be PARTICIPATING .Tournament is organized With a view to spot, groom and nurture talent for the CITY OF MUMBAI . Each team will get to play 3 games in the T-20 format , 120 players from various affiliated clubs to MCA as usual will be participating, at 2 venues Shivaji Park Gymkhana- Mahim Juvenile , in Mumbai, hence it will be a 5-days event.
Each game will be played as per the M.C.A. rules. The winners will be awarded “Shri Ajit Ghosh Memorial Trophy” and the runners up will be awarded “Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation Trophy”. Also three individual performance awards will be awarded to the ‘Best Bowler’, Best Batswoman’, and ‘Best All-rounder of the series’, “Woman of the Match Award” for every match, along with a memento. The event is being organize by SPORTING UNION CLUB event is supported and Co Sponsored by Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation, SMT Hansaben Mehta, Europem India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation U-14 cup keeps on producing enticing games. Electing to bowl the first innings assuming chase would be best instead JD Sports Academy were back to pavilion with 183 all out in 38.1 Overs. Aarush Thakur kept smashing the highest in match 81 runs of 81 balls for JD. Raj Waingankar got GPCC 4 wickets and direction to win the match withholding the title of man of the match. All-rounder Raj, smashed 38 runs in 31 balls contributing to a total of 202/8 wickets for GPCC.
Venue: Western Railway, Cross Maidan, Churchgate..Mumbai
JD Sports Academy Vs G.P.C.C.
Toss won by JD Sports Academy
G P C C :. 202/08 Wkts in 40 Overs
J D Sports Academy : 183 all out in 38.1 Overs
GPCC won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Raj Waingankar..38 runs in 31 balls & bowling (08-02-33-04 Wkts)…GPCC
Match top Scorer: Aarush Thakur ..81runs in 81 balls …JD Sports Academy.
The 9th match of the ongoing Mumbai Real Cricket Foundation Under 14 Tournament was dominated by Mulund Gymkhana who pulled off an 86 run win against Parag English School.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first Mulund Gymkhana put on a par score of 222 in 40 overs, Ayush Jadhav top scored with 64(71). In the 2nd innings the Mulund Gymkhana bowlers bowled very tidy spells keeping the flow of runs under control which created pressure and eventually had the Parag Eng School side all out for a meagre total of 136 runs. Sonu Pal was the pick of the bowlers picking up 4-19(6) and was adjudged man of the match.
Venue: United CC, Cross Maidan, Mumbai
Mulund Gymkhana Vs Parag English School (Cricketmantras CA)
Toss won by Mulund Gymkhana
Mulund Gymkhana:. 222/9 in 40 Overs
Parag Eng School : 136 all out in 34.5 Overs
Mulund Gymkhana won by 86 runs
Man of the Match: Sonu Pal( 06-01-19- 4 Wickets)… Mulund Gymkhana
Match Top Scorer: Ayush Jadhav .. 64 runs in 71 Balls).. Mulund Gymkhana
Southpaw Samarth Seth will now represent the U-25 team of the Delhi team. After a strong return back to his home state from Andhra Pradesh, In 2021 Seth was kept on stand-by for the Mushtaq Ali squad but played for the U-25s. The batsman only received one opportunity and scored a half century in his first game for the team in last season. This year, Samarth is looking forward for a longer run.
The Vijay Hazare One Day Tournament will begin from 12th of November. Indian Railways have announced their squad for the white-ball competition:
- Upendra Yadav
- Mohd Saif
- Pratham Singh
- Vivek Singh
- Shivam Chaudhary
- Susheel Kumar
- Karn Sharma
- Mohit Raut
- Yuvraj Singh
- Drushant Soni
- Rahul Sharma
- Himanshu Sangwan
- Akash Pandey
- Shubham Choubey
- Arindam Ghosh
Coach: Kulamani Parida, Nikhil Doru, Sanotsh Saxena
Mentor: Rakesh Mehrotra
Manager: Dharmendra Rana
Assistant Manager: Shalabh Srivastava
Trainer: Vanka Murali & C A Prabhakar
Masseur: Chandras Manchekkar