P.J. Hindu Gymkhana pipped Shivaji Park Gymkhana by 169 runs during the Young Comrade Shield. The match was played on December 17 and 18. P.J. Hindu Gymkhana won the toss and opted to bat.
Electing to bat first, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana made the most of the opportunity as they piled up a challenging total of 329/9 in 70 overs. Jash Ganiga top-scored with a brilliant 77 and Viraj Jadhav made a useful contribution of 70. Besides Ganiga and Jadhav, Yogesh Dongre (40), Rahul Sawant (37 not out), Blns Neyyoth (37) chipped in with the bat. On the other hand, Varun Joijode was the pick of the bowlers for Shivaji Park Gymkhana with 97/3.
In response, Shivaji Park Gymkahan succumbed to pressure and were bowled out cheaply for 160 in 52 overs. Mairaj Khan (42) and Parth Pathak (31) showed some resistance but could not take their team home. On the other hand, for P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, Rahul Sawant rattled the opposition with 55/6. Atharva Bhosale also had a good outing with the ball, claiming 41/3.
Sind Sports Club and Young Maharashtra Cricket Club met during the Young Comrade Shield. The match was played on December 17 and 18. Sind Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sind Sports Club piled up a challenging score of 342/6 in 70 overs, thanks to Awais Khan’s brilliant 105. Khan played some stunning shots in his entertaining innings and guided his team to a daunting total. Ramanpreet Singh (88) and Sumit Meher (62) crafted delightful half-centuries and helped their team’s cause.
Chasing a mammoth 343, Young Maharashtra Cricket Club were bowled out for a paltry 138 in 43 overs. Ayush Raghuvanshi was the lone warrior in the fight, scoring 40, but his knock failed to see his side home. On the other hand, Sind Sports Club’s Hemant Buchade was the wrecker-in-chief, picking up 43/5 and Aditya Dhumal’s 36/3 complimented Buchade’s fifer.
Regal Cricket Club and Dr. D.Y.Patil Sports Academy locked horns against each other during the Young Comrade Shield. The match was played on December 17 and 18. Regal Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Regal Cricket Club had an off day at the office as they were skittled out for a paltry 137 in 42.1 overs. Roneet Thakur top-scored with 32 but failed to find a company with the bat. On the other hand, Dr. D.Y.Patil Sports Academy’s Aman Khan (21/3) and Prince Badiani (24/3) were the most successful bowlers, with three scalps each.
In response, Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy made light work of the run chase as they completed the formalities in 10.3 overs. Aman Khan led the run chase from the front and smashed a stroke-filled 126 not out. Khan powered his side to a comprehensive 10-wicket win. On the other hand, Regal Cricket Club’s bowlers failed to pick up a single wicket.
New Hind Sporting Club took on Sainath Sports Club during the Young Comrade Shield. The match was played on December 17 and 18. New Hind Sporting Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on Pranav Kela’s stellar batting performance, New Hind Sporting Club posted a daunting total of 357/6 in 70 overs. Kela hammered 161 and found able allies in Siddhant Adhatrao (48), Harshal Jadhav (39), and Karan Shah (38). On the other hand, Sainath Sports Club’s Vinayak Bhoir was the pick of the bowlers with 111/4.
In reply, Sainath Sports Club was bundled out for 270 in 54.4 overs, and they lost the game by 87 runs. Umesh Gurjar (87) and Sachin Solanki (55) struck delightful half-centuries but failed to see their side home. Yash Chavan also chipped in with 44. For New Hind Sporting Club, Nehal Katakdhond wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming 62/7.
The semi finals between MIG and Payyade witnessed incredible batting from both the teams where centuries where scored by 5 different batsmen across both teams. MIG were set a target of a mammoth 445 in 70 overs losing 9 wickets. Sarfaraz Khan high scored with 131 runs to his name as Japjeet Randhawa and Shivam Dube slames centuries as well. The former scoring 105 as the latter contributed 103. Apart from the batsmen, spinner Ankush Jaiswal was praised for his stellar spell of 7 for 152 under pressure conditions.
MIG were set out to chase an impossible target but Varun Lavande and Vishant More assisted the team to an anticlimactic yet unlikely victory for MIG. Lavande hammeres 118 as More scored 116. Both batsmen scored their runs in quick time but it was Om Keshkamat’s crucial 78 at the back end of the innings which provided MIG the required quotient.
Parsee Gymkhana qualified to the finals of the Invitational Police Shield by defeating Victory CC convincingly. Batting first, Victory CC managed a total of 272 as they were bowled out in the 68th over. Yash Nahar high scored with 52 as Kaushik Chikhlikar and Jay Bista contributed 47 and 46 respectively, missing out on their half centuries. In reply, Parsee Gymkhana chased down the target without breaking a sweat. India U-19 world cup winner Angkrish Raghuvanshi rose to the occasion by hammering a splendid unbeaten 161, helping his team finish the game in the 54th over itself. Parsee lost just one wicket of Aakarshit Gomel who contributed 63 as well. Kevin D’Almeida was unbeaten with the centurion with 45 runs to finish things off.
Toss: Parsee Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field
Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 9 wkts
Victory Cricket Club- 272/10 in 68 overs
(Yash Nahar 52, Kaushik Chikhlikar 47, Jay Bista 46, Shashwat Jagtap 35)
Parsee Gymkhana- 275/1 in 53.2 overs
(Angkrish Raghuvanshi 161*, Aakarshit Gomel 63, Kevin D’Almeida 45*)
In the ongoing MCC Pro 40 League 2022-23, Brain For Cricket played against MCC-Black in which the former prevailed. After winning the toss, B4C hammered a subpar total of 187 as they were bowled out on the finals ball of the innings. Prajaval Tendulkar was the batsmen to stand up and carry the innings by scoring an invaluable 53 off 68 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. He was supported by Shubham Pal who contributed 38 and Anuj Iyer who scored 32. On the bowling side, Subarat Das’ exceptional spell of 8 overs saw him claim 5 wickets conceding just 29 runs.
With a chaseable total, MCC-Black had the game in their hands but unfortunately, the bowling combo of B4C was deadly. Anuj Iyer’s 4 wicket haul restricted the MCC-Black batsmen to just 137 in the 34th over. Despite Yash Ramchandani’s fighting innings of 44, MCC-Blac were short by 50 runs. Anuj Iyer was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his all round efforts.
Dilip Vengsarkar XI took on Chandrakant Pandit XI in match number two of the U25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy from December 13 to 15. Chandrakant Pandit XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Chandrakant Pandit XI were all out for 265 in 82.1 overs. Jayesh Pokhare top-scored with 91, and Sahil Jadhav chipped in with 57. For Dilip Vengsarkar XI, Himanshu Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 67/5. In reply, Dilip Vengsarkar XI scored 344 in 64.3 overs, riding on Atharva Ankolekar’s 124, Harshal Jadhav’s 96, and Sagar Chhabria’s 44. Chandrakant Pandit XI’s Praful Devkate struck with 97/5.
Trailing by 79 runs, Chandrakant Pandit XI piled up 265 in 58 overs. Bhupen Lalwani hit an unbeaten 104 and was well-supported by Prayag Kumar, who scored 33. Dilip Vengsarkar XI’s Dhanit Raut wreaked havoc with the ball accounting for 106/7. Raut found an able ally in Sourabh Singh, who scalped 40/3. Chasing 187, Dilip Vengsarkar XI completed the formalities in 32.5 overs with nine wickets in hand. Akshat Jain’s 101 and Sagar Chhabria’s unbeaten 83 guided the team to a comprehensive win.
Jahangir Pithawala XI locked horns against Lalchand Rajput XI in match number three of the U25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy from December 13 to 15. Jahangir Pithawala XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on Gautam Waghela’s stellar 213, Jahangir Pithawala XI posted a mammoth 480 in 118.3 overs. Waghela found able allies in Ayaz Khan (99) and Shashwat Jagtap (35), who made valuable contributions with the bat. On the other hand, Sylvester Dsouza was the pick of the bowlers for Lalchand Rajput XI as he scalped 79/4. In reply, Lalchand Rajput XI were bowled out for 193 in 48.4 overs. Varun Joijode claimed 41/5, and Khizar Dafedar struck with 32/3 for Jahangir Pithawala XI. Divyaansh Saxena (49), Siddhant Singh (46), and Rupen Chaurasia (43) got off to starts but failed to capitalise.
Leading by a massive margin of 287 runs, Jahangir Pithawala added another 189 in 54.3 overs. They set a target of 476 for Lalchand Rajput XI. Shashwat Jagtap (88) and Gautam Waghela (40) starred in the second innings for Jahangir Pithawala XI. On the other hand, Prashant Solanki was the most successful bowler for Lalchand Rajput XI with 83/6. In response, Lalchand Rajput XI scored 89/2 in 15 overs, thanks to Sheesh Shetty’s 38, before the match ended in a draw.
Jahangir Pithawala XI won the match on first innings lead against Lalchand Rajput XI in the U25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy.
Shashank Singh, makes an emphatic return to cricket in the Ranji Trophy for Chhattisgarh against Pondicherry in a low scoring thriller after being on the sidelines for almost two months due to a hamstring injury. The all-rounder last played a game in the Mushtaq Ali and faced a staggering challenge alongside his team of a rang turner.
Batting first, Chhattisgarh were dismissed for just 162 in the first innings of the game. Wicketkeeper Shahnawaz Hussain high scored with a crucial 43 off 56 as Sagar Udeshi and Ankit Sharma picked up 4 wickets each. Unfortunately, this advantage was wiped out completely as Pondicherry were bowled out for an embarrassing 37 in their first innings. Only Sumit Ruikar and Ajay Mandal were required to bowl where Sumit claimed 3 wickets in 12 overs and Ajay produced a magical spell of 11.2 overs, 6 maidens, 7 runs conceded with 7 wickets claimed.
The crucial second inning began and Chhattisgarh were found wanting with 4 wickets down for just 46 on board and in came Shashank Singh. With his skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia on the other end, both forged a match winning innings of 96 for the 5th wicket. Captain Bhatia contributed with an anchoring innings of 63 off 86 deliveries with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Singh’s rapid innings of 56 of just 65 balls saw the scoreboard tick consistently. Shashank smashed a total of 7 boundaries including 2 sixes. Ultimately, they were bowled out for 184 after the partnership of Bhatia and Singh fell. Sagar Udeshi claimed 7 wickets in 20 overs.
With 309 on board, Chhattisgarh were in the driving seat as Pondicherry struggled to bat on the challenging wicket. Arun Karthik (55* off 82) and Neyan Kangayan (49 off 106) tried their level best but Pondicherry were bowled out for just 177. Ajay Mandal picked up 6 wickets in his 23-over spell to wrap up the innings.
Chhattisgarh won their first league game of the Ranji Trophy.
