In a high-scoring encounter, A1 Cricket Club beat Phoenix Cricket Club by nine runs during the Champions League 2023. A1 Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat at the Roadpali Sports Complex in Panvel on January 21.
Batting first, A1 Cricket Club put together a mammoth 190/6 in 20 overs, thanks to Yogesh Gaekwad’s unbeaten 48-ball 56 and Amit Dahiya’s 21-ball 60. While Gaekwad hammered eight boundaries, Dahiya blasted four boundaries and five sixes in his blitzkrieg. For Phoenix Cricket Club, Rohit Wala was the pick of the bowlers, with 16/2 in two overs.
In reply, Phoenix Cricket Club fought hard and almost chased down the total but fell short of just nine runs in the end. Hoshiyar Rajput was at the helm of the run chase with a 51-ball 77 that included 13 hits to the fence. For A1 Cricket Club, Mayank Ranjan and Amit Dahiya were the most successful bowlers, with two wickets apiece.
In a lopsided affair, Merck beat Navi Mumbai Police by 71 runs during the Times Shield ‘C’ Division match. Merck batted first in the quart-final game at Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai.
Riding on Prateet Gotsurve’s power-packed 85 off 78, Merck posted a respectable score of 232/8 in 40 overs. The wicket-keeper-batter muscled 10 boundaries and a six during his entertaining innings. Gotsurve has been a prolific batter in the middle order and has played many match-winning knocks for his team.
In reply, Navi Mumbai Police were skittled for 161 and lost the match by 71 runs. Merck’s Shreyas Keskar and Aniket Khadpe rattled the opposition with their disciplined bowling effort. While Keskar claimed 31/5, Khadpe accounted for 29/3.
New Hind Sporting Club locked horns against Dr. D.Y.Patil Sports Academy during the Young Comrade Shield on January 21 and 22. New Hind Sporting Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, New Hind Sporting Club piled up a mammoth 340 in 70 overs. Siddhant Adhatrao starred with the bat as he packed a punch with a scintillating 131 not out. Pranav Kela (56), Sumit Ghadigaonkar (45), and Ayush Zimare (34) joined the party by making useful contributions with the bat for New Hind Sporting Club. On the other hand, Dr. D.Y.Patil Sports Academy’s Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers with 95/3.
In reply, Dr. D.Y.Patil Sports Academy fought hard but were bowled out for 300 in 66.3 overs to lose the match by 40 runs. Aman Khan led the run chase from the front with 120 and Hardik Tamore chipped in with 83. Yogesh Takawale also made his presence felt with a valiant 41. On the other hand, New Hind Sporting Club’s Parikshit Valsangkar and Akshay Jambhekar wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming 112/6 and 87/4, respectively.
Victory Cricket Club took on MIG Cricket Club during the Young Comrade Shield on January 21 and 22. MIG Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on twin half-centuries from Pragnesh Kanpillewar and Kaushal Valsangkar, MIG Cricket Club posted 185 in 44.3 overs. While Kanpillewar smashed 57, Valsangkar blasted 55. On the other hand, Victory Cricket Club’s Shashank Attarde and Vijay Gohil wreaked havoc with the ball. Attarde claimed 53/3 and Gohil bagged 58/4.
In reply, Victory Cricket Club completed the formalities in 41.2 overs and won the match by six wickets. Jay Bista (86) and Jay Jain (75 not out) led the run chase from the front for Victory Cricket Club. On the other hand, MIG Cricket Club did not have a memorable day at the office with the ball.
Railways and Chandigarh clashed against each other during their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match between January 17 and 20. Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bowl at Sector 16 stadium in Chandigarh.
Asked to bat first, Railways posted a competitive total of 386 in 108.1 overs. Opening batter Vivek Singh and captain Upendra Yadav were the major contributors for Railways with the bat. While Singh mustered 108 off 215, Yadav smashed 113 off 138. Both the batters hammered 12 boundaries and a six each. On the other hand, Chandigarh’s Sandeep Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball, claiming 116/6 in 29 overs, including three maidens.
In reply, Chandigarh declared their innings at 485/8 in 149 overs, taking a 99-run lead. Captain Manan Vohra (126) and Gaurav Puri (102 not out) were the two centurions for Chandigarh. On the other hand, Railways’ Himanshu Sangwan was the pick of the bowlers with 64/3 in 25 overs, including eight maidens.
Though they trailed by 99 runs, Railways started their second innings on a positive note. Shivam Chaudhary (33 not out) and Pratham Singh (26 not out) steered their side to 71/1 in 17 overs after Pratham Singh (5) fell cheaply in the fourth over. Hartejaasvi Kapoor drew the first blood for Chandigarh.
The match between Railways and Chandigarh ended in a draw.
Datamatics and Income Tax B team played against each other during the Times Shield on January 21. Income Tax B team won the toss and elected to bowl at Azad Maidan.
Put into bat first, Datamatics posted a challenging total of 290/5 in 45 overs. Datamatics’ Jay Dhatrak top-scored with 88 and Shashank Jadhav chipped in with a useful 66. In reply, Income Tax B team failed to chase the target. Datamatics’ Shashank Jadhav wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming a five-wicket haul.
Datamatics pipped Income Tax B team during their Times Shield clash, thanks to the all-round effort of Shashank Jadhav.
The successful corporate entity namely Intertrust Group enjoyed a remarkable one day event at Cheda Nagar cricket ground which was organized by Cricketgraph. The employees from the Intertrust Group competed in a tennis ball cricket tournament at Chembur.
During the game, one of the company representatives namely Jitin Sawla shared some kind words on the well-arranged cricket tournament.
Intertrust Group had trusted Cricketgraph to organize everything from the ground to the scorers. Cricketgraph also provided their in-damand Cricketgraph Match Highlights wherein the games are recorded and uploaded on Cricketgraph’s YouTube channel for viewers to enjoy.
Overall, it was a successful event where the satisfied Intertrust Group enojyed their cricket tournament.
Catch the game highlights from the event:
Balpreet Singh Saini is a prolific run-scorer playing for the Vasant Vihar High School in Thane. Still U-14, Saini has managed to score almost 1000 runs in the 2022-23 season. His notable performances were against the Rizvi Springfield and Hiranandani Foundation School.
Against the mighty Rizvi Springfield, Balpreet hammered a smashing 189 off just 123 deliveries in a 37-over game in the Mumbai Indians U-14 Tournament. Balpreet managed to hit 25 boundaries as his team reached 339. No other batsmen passed the 30-run mark and his innings was the difference maker. Ultimately, Rizvi were bowled out for just 139 as VVHS won the game by a margin of 200 runs.
In the Finals of the U-14 Ghantali Trophy, Balpreet Singh Saini had another successful outing with the bat. Opening the innings, Saini faced 116 balls scoring 124 for his team at the Dadoji Kondev Stadium. HIs innings comprised of 11 fours and 3 sixes. He formed crucial partnerships with Parth Panchamatia (40 off 63) and Vedant Chavan (51 off 47) to take the team’s total to 250 in 42 overs.
After a dominant display with the bat, VVHS bowled out HFS for 128 and claimed the championship for themselves.
Balpreet Singh Saini’s talent is one to be kept an eye upon for the near future.
In the Gold Finals of the JFSC Super Cup, Seaside Stallions faced off the CFF Fire Flyers. Batting first, Seaside Stallions scored a very competitive total of 183, losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Nikesh provided a stable start as he scored 39 off 30 balls with 2 sixes. Coming down at number 5, Faazil gave his team the required punch by scoring a rapid 70 off just 37 balls. By hitting 7 sixes, Faazil helped his team get to a match-winning total. Apart from them, no batsmen crossed the 20-run mark.
The bowlers were expensive conceding runs at over 9 runs per over but Ramesh’s 3/25 in his 4 over spell was the bowling highlight of the innings. Anish managed to claim 2 wickets although at an economy of 7.75.
The CFF Fire Flyers lost their openers in quick successions and were left in a deep hole as the 3rd wicket fell in the 7th over for just 33. Anil played a fighting knock of 47 off 32 balls with 7 boundaries and was well supported by Anish who chipped in a handy 32 but a lack of support from other batsmen, they could score only 148 in their 20 overs.
After an impressive display of strokeplay, it was the bowling of Stallions which sealed the championship by 35 runs. The bowler of the lot was Farhan who’s 4/23 in four overs was economical as well as aggressive at the same time. Everyone else managed to pick a wicket as well.
For his blistering knock, Faazil was named the Man of the match as Seaside Stallions lifted the trophy.
UPGD College shocked Rizvi during their Mumbai University inter-college cricket tournament clash. UPGD beat Rizvi by 43 runs to show them the exit door in the first round, a rare sight in Mumbai University cricket.
Batting first at the Mumbai University ground in Kalina, UPGD posted a daunting total of 176/3 in 20 overs. Piyush Pillai (75) and Kaustubh (56) made handsome contributions with the bat for UPGD. On the other hand, Rizvi bowlers had an off day as they managed to pick up just two wickets. There was one run-out in UPGD’s innings.
In reply, Rizvi were restricted to 133/8 in 20 overs and lost the match by 43 runs. Akhilesh fought hard with an unbeaten 47 for Rizvi but failed to take his side home. On the other hand, UPGD’s Anurag Shukla wreaked havoc with the ball, as he scalped 33/3 in four overs.