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.
Kotak Mahindra Sports Club (A) narrowly won against Deutsch Bank by just 20 runs in the Inter-Bank T-20. Batting first, Kotak scored a total of just 136 in 20 overs, losing 7 wickets in the process. Manoj Chaurasia’s incredible innings of 50 off 41 made sure the team got to a competitive total giving his team a chance to fight back.
In the second innings Deutsch had a tough outing with the bat as they were restricted to just 116 in 20 overs. Kotak’s bowlers executed their plans accurately to defend the target. With contributions from all the bowlers, they were able to claim 7 wickets as well. Manoj was awarded the Man of the Match for his game-winning knock.
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The Scorchers lit up the game against GGN Titants in the WkDay Knight League T20 in Gurgaon. After batting first, Scorchers scored a record total of 271 in their quota of 20 overs, losing just 3 wickets in the process. The openers, Sooraj Bhalla and Kamesh raised havoc with an unreal opening partnership of 265, batting till the end of the 19th over.
Wicketkeeper-batsmen Sooraj faced 57 balls for his 129 smashing a total of 21 boundaries including 5 massive sixes meanwhile Kamesh took 58 balls to score his 121 runs with 6 fours and 9 sixes to his name. Both batsmen scored comfortably with a strike rate of above 200. Needless to say there wasn’t much batting left for their teammates.
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Balpreet Singh Saini of the Vasant Vihar High School guided his team to victory once again in the ongoing Inter-school Giles Shield Tournament against Balmohan Vidya Mandir. After winning the toss, Balmohan elected to set a target. Their batsmen could manage a total of only 162 in 32.3 overs. No batter crossed the 30-run mark in their dismal batting performance. Vasant Vihar’s tight bowling set the platform for the batsmen to chase down the target. Pratham Patel, Vedant Chauhan and Neer Jain, all claimed 2 wickets each in the first innings.
Opening the innings, Balpreet Singh Saini anchored one side and scored a match winning knock of 80. His 97 ball inning was well supported by Parth Panchmati who contributed 35 off 57 in a crucial 88-run partnership. Eventually, Vasant Vihar sealed the game with 5 wickets in hand.
Sule Guruji School, Dadar won in an emphatic victory with a margin of 265 runs against CNM Vile Parle. After batting first, Sule Guruji scored a total of 294 in just 45 overs. Prachit Amkar contributed 66 while Shaurya Narvekar also chipped in crucial 61 runs for his team but it was the destructive innings of Ved Tendulkar which pushed the target. Sule Guruji lost only 5 wickets in their innings. In eply, CNM, Vile Parle had a disappointing outing with the bat as they were bowled out for an embarrassing 28 runs in just 20 overs. Aarav Gupta’s impreesive spell of 3/9 made sure the CNM batsmen were walking back to the pavilion. Overall, it was a dominating game for Sule but a dismal performance by CNM>
The Indian Railways announced their squad for the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy:
- Arindam Ghosh
- Mohd Saif
- Pratham Singh
- Rahul Rawat
- Shivam Chaudhary
- Shubham Choubey
- Karn Sharma (Captain)
- Yuvraj Singh
- Upendra Yadav
- Vivek Singh
- Amit Mishra
- Akash Pandey
- Adarsh Singh
- Sagar Jadhav
- Amit Kuila
Coach: Nikhil Doru & Santosh Saxena
Asst Manager: Dharmednra Rana
Trainer: Vanka Murali & C A Prabhakar
Video Analyst: Manveer Singh