CRICKETGRAPH Top 5 Knocks in Mumbai Cricket for the month of April 2018
January to May end is the time when cricket is at its best in India and especially in Mumbai. There a wide range of high profile MCA Tournaments of various age groups to non-mca tournaments which are being conducted. 2day test matches, T20’s, T10, T15, 40over game and a host of other formats are being conducted in Mumbai and it results in a large variety of exceptional performances from various formats.
The much awaited Cricketgraph rankings are out for April and if you are making it into the top 5, you have definitely stood out from a minimum 200 exceptional knocks in that particular month as the competition is intense in Mumbai during this time when it comes to cricket.
Here are the Top 5 Knocks for April 2018 which won our hearts all over:
Joint 5th– Sarvesh Damle(RHB)-134* off 136balls, Young Comrade Shield ’18 at Shivaji Park
DPC after winning the toss made 342 in their first innings while chasing 343, Sarvesh Damle continued his stellar form with the bat smashing an unbeaten 134* off 136balls smashing 12fours and 3sixes. What’s more he also stitched an unbeaten 212* runs stand with Yogesh Takawale which helped DY Patil win the match by 7wkts..
5th Naushad Shaikh (RHB)-203 off 129balls, Semis of the Times Shield’18 at DY Patil Ground
If you take away the fact that BPSA team(Bharat Petroleum) played the whole game with only 8 players, This knock could have been at the no.1 spot. But still not taking away the credit as well as the fact that Naushad batted like a king smashing 35fours and 2sixes and reaching his double ton in mere 128balls which is by far the fastest Times Shield double hundred. It was on the back of his scintillating double ton that DY Patil A won the match on 1st innings.
4th– Praful Waghela (LHB)-157 off 235balls, Times Shield ’18 at Sharad Pawar Academy, BKC
Praful has been one of the most senior and experienced players when it comes to Mumbai Cricket and he just showed what he is capable of even at this age by smashing a flawless 157 off 235balls smashing 22fours and a six for Tata Sports Team. Tata Sports who batted first were off to a great start on the back of their opener Praful while he also stitched a massive 266runs partnership with Nikhil Patil Jr. taking the team total to 435. It was on the back of his crucial ton, Tata Sports defeated the powerful DY Patil team on 1st innings. Defeating DY Patil is not easy as they are almost equivalent to team Australia of Mumbai Cricket but Tata Sports did a good job on the back of Praful’s knock.
3rd– Kunal Karamchandani (RHB) -163 off 178balls in Times Shield ’18 at DPC Matunga
AG (L&R) team may have regretted their decision to field first as Western Railways team made a very big total of 387/10 in 76.2 overs. The top order chipped in with 30’s and 40’s with opener Harmesh Somaiya giving a solid start with 42runs but it was Kunal Karamchandani at no.5 who changed the script of the game with his solid 163runs of 178balls. Kunal coming at middle order brought his team back into the game smashing 22fours and 2sixes while also accelerating the team total to a very respectable one. Kunal kept on rotating the strike while also smashed some amazing shots as he took on the bowlers with impressive confidence. It was on the back of his big ton Western Railways won that match on 1st innings.
2nd – Swapnil Bivalkar (LHB)- 170 off 112, Times Shield ’18 Quarter-finals at New Hind Ground
This particular knock was of pure brilliance as Swapnil completely engaged in pure carnage hitting almost every corners of the ground. Swapnil played the longest format of the game in Mumbai Cricket like a T20 as he took mere 112balls for his 170 reminding some great test knocks of Sehwag and Nathan Astle. It was pure entertainment and dissemination of the bowlers as he plonked a record 11sixes which is the highest by any batsman in an innings in this year’s Times Shield (any division). Swapnil coupled it with 11fours while also stitched a match winning 230run stand with the rock solid Vaibhav Patil. CIPLA were bundled out for 134runs in return as Hindustan Times wins the semi-finals once again in a dominating manner by 254runs as attacking opener Swapnil Bivalkar taking the centerstage.
1st– Vishal Shah (120 off 53balls), Gannon Dunkerley T20 Tournament ‘18
Played at the Elf Vengsarkar Oval, Osians CC and Malabar Hill Club took on each other for a crucial clash with Osians CC winning the toss and electing to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Their decision to bat first was completely spot on as opener Vishal Shah set the ground on fire with his enterprising batting smashing a brutal 120 off mere 53balls. Vishal pounced on every bowler in every corner of the ground hitting as many as 12fours and 6sixes at a strike rate of 226.42 to make it the only and the fastest hundred of this year’s edition of the Gannon Dunkerley T20 Tournament.
On the back of his hundred, Osians CC won the match by 60runs as Malabar Hill Club were restricted to 186/7 in 20overs while Vishal Shah was declared ‘man of the match’ for his blazing hundred.
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