Cricketgraph Top 5 Bowling Spells in Mumbai Cricket for the Month of May 2018
May is the definitely the last month of Cricket in India and especially in Mumbai. After a grueling season which begins from January itself, May is the 5th and the last month of the cricketing season with major MCA and non MCA tournaments getting over. After that the season begins only after rainy season is over. Hence there are a lot of matches which are played in this month with over 400 recognized matches played in Mumbai for the month of May 2018. Hence, if a player makes it into the top 5, that is definitely a big deal worth an accolade!
Here are the Top 5 Bowling Perfomances in Mumbai Cricket for the month of May ’18
Yash Kripal (Left-arm spinner) 8/24- Kalpesh Koli Tournament ‘18
Yash bamboozled the batsman with one of the best bowling figures in this year’s tournament coming up with a stunning 8/24 in 11overs which reduced the Mahul team to 94runs all out bringing his team back into the game. In that vicious spell, Yash also took one fabulous hat-trick which completely changed the momentum as Ghatkoper center chased down the score successfully winning the match by a close margin of 1wkt.
Kartik Mishra (Left-arm spinner)-12/92- Madhav Mantri Tournament’ 18
Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana at Kandivali, two really promising young teams-Ravi Shastri XI and Rohit Sharma XI where in Ravi Shastri XI won the toss and elected to bat first. Their decision to bat first seemed to have fallen flat with Ravi Shastri XI getting bundled out for 188runs in 58.2 overs. From the bowlers-Kartik Mishra bowled a superb spell of 5/54 in 13.2 overs as he kept on bowling consistently well in the right areas while also extracted a good spin from the wicket. In reply Rohit Sharma XI were all out for 177.
Ravi Shastri Boys again collapsed in the 2nd innings and this time for just 145runs all out as spinner Kartik Mishra bamboozled the batsman with his wily spin. Kartik foxed the batsman with his smart bowling he took another 7wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets to 12 in the match which helped his team chase down easily and win the match by 7wkts. It was a great spell by Kartik indeed!
Ayush Zimare (Left arm spinner)-10/39-U16 Kalpesh Koli Tournament ‘18
Played at the iconic and well maintained MIG Cricket Club, Worli XI and Shivaji Park XI took on each other with Shivaji Park XI winning the toss and electing to bat first. U/16 Worli team hardly looked deterred after being made to bat first as they notched up a very healthy total of 306/10 in 78.4overs.
U/16 Shivaji Park in return were skittled out for 125runs in 63.3 overs skipper Arjun Dani being the lone warrior scoring a fighting 60 off 156balls. Ayush Zimare who has been in terrific form with the ball this season continued to impress coming up with envious bowling figures of 5/18 in 19.3overs with as many as 13maidens in it. Ayush at one point was unplayable while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job. Receiving a follow on, Shivaji Park were again 7down for 62dd runs before the match ended. Ayush Zimare took another 5wkts for 22runs taking his tally of wkts to 10/39 in the match.
Worli Center won the match on 1st innings and it was a massive win with the batsman doing a good job while Ayush is one such player to look out for in the future.
Atharva Bhosale-5/6 in 12overs defending 179-Kalpesh Koli Tournament ’18
Played at the Dadkar Maidan between U/16 Mahul and U/16 Kalwa, U16 Kalwa won the toss and elected to bowl first with an aim of extracting the best out of the wicket and restrict the Mahul boys to a low total.
U/16 Mahul team surprisingly declared their innings at 178/6 in 65.3 overs which shows the confidence the entire team had while playing. Defending 179, Mahul boys successfully bundled out U/16 Kalwa team to just 62runs all out in 41overs. One of the most & young promising left-arm spinners-Atharva Bhosale once again impressed one and all with a match winning spell of 5/6 in 12overs with 10 maidens. Such bowling figures are really remarkable and shows the amount of talent this young kid has. U/16 Kalwa team were again restricted to 82runs all out in their 2nd innings after receiving a follow on.
It was an outright win by an innings and 34runs for U/16 Mahul Boys who dominated right from the start while Atharva turned out to be the shining stars in the match.
Kartik Mishra (Left-arm spinner)-12/129 in Semi finals Madhav Mantri Tournament ‘18
Played at the Western Railway, Mahalaxmi, it was the all important semi-finals clash between U23 Rohit Sharma XI and Ajinkya Rahane XI where in Rohit Sharma boys won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, Rohit Sharma XI notched up 257/10 in 67.1overs U23 Ajinkya Rahane XI in return were all out for 146runs with left-arm spinner Kartik Mishra who has been amongst the top wicket takers continued his good form with the ball bagging 6/35 in 13.2 overs. Rohit Sharma XI boys were all out for 181runs in their 2nd innings.
With a target of 293 set for the Ajinkya Rahane boys, the openers gave a good start with opener Sairaj again looking good for his 49 while left handed Kunal Chalke scored a crucial 60. However, it was left-handed Shams Mulani at no.6 who took care of the chase scoring a match winning 98*off 104balls (5fours, 2sixes). Shams toiled hard at the crease while kept the scoreboard ticking eventually taking his team towards the victory line. Shams simply played brilliant cricket which helped his team win the match by just 2wkts. On the other hand, Kartik Mishra again took 6wkts taking 6/94 in 33overs taking his tally of wickets to 12 in the match.
U/23 Ajinkya Rahane XI won the match with Shams Mulani who took 6wkts and also scored 98* remained the standout performer while Kartik once again winning the hearts with his amazing display of spin bowling.
& Finally the No.1
Vishal Kavaiya (Spinner)-6/15 in Kanga Knockout Semi-Finals ‘18
Played at the Western Railways, Cross Maidan, Our Own Club and KRP XI took on each other for the crucial semi finals where in Our own club won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which has always had more assistance for the bowlers.
Our Own Club may have regretted their decision to bat first as they were bundled out for 163runs all out in which no one managed to convert their scores. From the KRP XI, Vishal Kavaiya bowled a magnetizing spell of 6/15 in 9overs with 3maidens to take the game away from the OOC team. Vishal came up with one of the best bowling figures of Kanga Knockout and that too at a crucial juncture of the tournament as he kept on turning the ball bowling in the right areas.
KRP XI in return chased down the score and won the match by 3wkts as every almost batsman chipped in with 20’s and 30’s finishing off the chase successfully in 34.5 overs. KRP XI will not play the finals and it was on the back of Vishal’s superb bowling spell in the semis.
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