Mumbai, November 26: Reigning champs Payyade will clash with New Hind SC in the opening Group-A two-day match of the Automotive Manufacturing Private Limited-74th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2020-2021 to be played at the New Hind ground, Matunga over the weekend.
Meanwhile, last editions runners-up Cricket Club of India will meet former champs MIG Cricket Club in a Group-B encounter at the CCI ground, Churchgate. Hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana will open their campaign against Karnatak SA in a Group-D to be played at the Police Gymkhana ground.
Hot favourites, Parsee Gymkhana, who claimed two successive titles, winning the Talim Shield tournament in October and recently won the Madhav Mantri Centenary One-Day tournament, will hosts Bombay Gymkhana in a Group-C encounter.
The cream of cricketers, representing 16 top teams from the city, will be seen in action during this tournament to be organized under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
The other strong contenders are, Sponsors XI, Parkophene Cricketers, Islam Gymkhana, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, National CC, Shivaji Park Gymkhana, MCA Colts and Sainath Sports Club.
The 16 teams have been divided into four groups and initially the matches will be played on a league basis. The matches will be played over 70-overs format over three weekends. The top team from each group will qualify for the semi-finals on December 18 and 19 and the 3-day grand finale is scheduled from December 24 to 26.
All the Matches will be played as per the New Model Rules of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
The groupings — Group-A: Payyade SC, New Hind SC, Sponsor XI, Islam Gymkhana.
Group-B: Cricket Club of India, MIG CC, National CC, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana.
Group-C: Parsee Gymkhana, Bombay Gymkhana, Sainath SC, Shivaji Park Gymkhana.
Group-D: Karnatak SA, Parkophene Cricketers, MCA Colts and Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
16 teams to participate in 74th Police Shield cricket
Mumbai, November 25: Leading cricketers, representing 16 top teams from the city, will be seen in action during the 74th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2020-2021, which is scheduled to commence from Saturday, November 27, 2021. This prestigious tournament, sponsored by Automotive Manufacturing Pvt. Limited and organized under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), will be played at different venues across Mumbai.
The teams that will be vying for the top honours in this competition include defending champions Payyade Sports Club and runners-up Cricket Club of India. The other strong contenders are Sponsors XI, Parkophene Cricketers, MIG CC, Parsee Gymkhana, Islam Gymkhana, Bombay Gymkhana, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, New Hind Sporting Club, National CC, Karnatak SA, Shivaji Park Gymkhana, MCA Colts, Sainath Sports Club, and hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
The teams have been divided into four groups and the matches initially will be played on a league basis. The matches will be played over 70-overs format over three weekends. The top team from each group will qualify for the semi-finals on December 18 and 19 and the 3-day grand finale is scheduled from December 24 to 26.
Reigning champs Payyade will clash with New Hind SC in the opening Group-A match. Last editions runners-up Cricket Club of India will meet former champs MIG Cricket Club in a Group-B encounter. Hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana open their campaign against Karnatak SA in Group-D.
All the Matches will be played as per the New Model Rules of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
The groupings — Group-A: Payyade SC, New Hind SC, Sponsor XI, Islam Gymkhana.
Group-B: Cricket Club of India, MIG CC, National CC, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana.
Group-C: Parsee Gymkhana, Bombay Gymkhana, Sainath SC, Shivaji Park Gymkhana.
Group-D: Karnatak SA, Parkophene Cricketers, MCA Colts and Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
COURTESY: GORDON D COSTA
Kalpavriskh Cricket Academy vs Panvel Cricket Academy
Match Played at Youth’s Own Union Cricket Club wicket, Kalpavriksh Cricket Academy batting first scored 267/1 in 40 overs courtesy a massive unbeaten 230* run stand for the 2nd wicket between Ayush Mhatre and Captain Arjun Jaiswal. Ayush top scored in the match smashing 152* off mere 116 balls laced with 21 fours and a six while Arjun Jaiswal scored a solid 102* off 109 balls smashing 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Panvel Cricket Academy in reply scored 196/2 in 43 overs with opener Abhihyan Kundu scoring majority of team runs. Kundu scored 147* off 136 balls which had 22 fours and 2 sixes.
Result: Kalpvruksha CA won by 71 runs (Kalpvrukha ca won on 1st innings lead)
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2495925/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Kalpvruksha-CA-vs-Panvel-Cricket-Academy-CA
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Kiran Salgoankar Cricket Academy vs RN Don Bosco Cricket Academy
Played at National Cricket Club, Cross Maidan, Kiran Salgaonkar CA after being put to bat first scored 187/10 in 58 overs. Captain, opener and wicket-keeper batsman Soham Keer was the standout performer scoring 134 off 178 balls laced with 20 boundaries. Arnav Gupta bowled a great spell taking 5/55 in 20 overs including 4 maidens.
RN Don Bosco in reply scored 224/5 courtesy a solid century from opener Shreyansh Rai anchoring his team with 107* off 124 balls. Soham also received good support from the middle order as they went on to win the match on 1st innings lead.
Result: RN Don Bosco CA won on 1st innings lead
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2491990/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Kiran-Salgaokar-CA-vs-R-N-Don-Bosco-CA
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Titan Cricket Academy vs Achievers Cricket Academy
Titans Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Youth’s Own Union, Cross Maidan declared their innings at 276/7d in 73 overs. Openers Hrishikesh Sule (82 runs) and Aarya stitched a 123 runs partnership while captain Aarya Karle top scored the innings with 102 runs off 146 balls (11 fours, 1 six). Achievers Cricket Academy in reply scored 143/6 in 43 overs as Titans Cricket Academy won the match on 1st innings lead.
Result: Titans CA won by 133 runs
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2491980/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Titan-CA-vs-Achivers-CA
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Syed Alamdar Cricket Academy vs Boys Cricket Academy
Syed Alamdar CA opting to bat first at National CC, Cross Maidan scored a massive total of 289/3 Adec in 38 overs. Opening batsman Laksh scored 66 runs while Agneya Aadi who came at no.3 top scored in the match with an aggressive 106 runs off mere 63 balls, an innings which included 23 fours. Wicket-keeper Alizar Siddique also batted well as he scored 69* off 43 balls.
Boys Cricket Club in reply were all out for 106 runs in 47.2 overs courtesy a brilliant bowling spell by Mahboob Alam who returned with impressive bowling figures of 5/44 in 14 overs including 2 maidens.
Result: Syed Alamdar CA won by 171 runs (1st innings lead)
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2495916/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Syed-Alamdar-CA-vs-Boys-Cricket-Club-CC
Yes Cricket Club opting to bat first at Fatima Cricket Ground in Mumbai posted a total of 171/6 in 20 overs. Opener Niket Korgaokar once again was amongst the runs smashing 65 off 44 balls laced with 8 fours and 2 sixes while also stitched a 84 run partnership for the 2nd wicket with in form Daiwat Rane who scored 60 runs off 41 balls (7 fours). Both the players counter attacked the bowlers on merit changing the course of the game and pushing Yes CC to a respectable total.
Mavericks (Fatima) in reply were all out for 122 runs courtesy a tight bowling performance by Yes CC bowlers. Vivek V with 5/19 in 4 overs including a maiden was the pick of the lot while Daiwat Rane and Pavan Tarse bagged 2 wkts each as Yes CC cruised towards a comfortable win by 49 runs.
Scorecard Link: http://www.jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=239972&team_id=130963&tab=scorecard
Mumbai: The finals of the top division group of Madhav Mantri Tournament was conducted at Sharad Pawar Indoor Academy Ground in Bandra, BKC where in Parsee Gymkhana were put to bat first by the Karnatak Sports Association team. Parsee Gymkhana scored an impressive total of 303/8 in 45 overs with the experienced Aditya Tare top scoring with 99 runs off 74 balls (15 fours, 1 six). Aditya delivered when it was required in the all important finals while Parag Khanapurkar (42 runs) and Tushar Deshpande (37* off 18 balls) played crucial cameos at the lower middle order.
Karnatak Sporting Association in reply were cleaned up for 137 runs courtesy an aggressive opening spell by fast bowler Tushar Deshpande who removed both the openers early followed by a crucial spell of 4/23 by all-rounder Shams Mulani. Vikrant Auti also chipped in with 2 wickets.
Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 166 runs and became the champions of Madhav Mantri Centenary One Day Tournament’21. Musheer Khan was declared “Man of the Series” .Bravish Shetty was declared the “Best Batsman” of the tournament award while Vinayak Bhoir recieved the “Best Bowler” award.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136605
Awards:
Best Batsmen,Rs.10000/-+ Trophy
Bravish Shetty from DY Patil SA 332 runs
Best Bowler: Rs.10000/-+ Trophy
Vinayak Bhoir from Karnataka S A 13 Wickets
Man of the Tournament Rs.20000/-+ Trophy : Musheer Khan from Payyade SC 305 runs and 4 wickets
Winner : Rs.100000/-+ Trophy
Parsee Gymkhana
Runners up :Rs.75000/-+ Trophy
Karnataka SA
Semi Finalist Teams:
Rs.50000/-+ Trophy
Cricket Club of India
Mumbai Police Gymkhana
Quarter finalist teams
Rs.25000/-+ Trophy
National C C
Young Maharashtra
Payyade SC
MIG CC
Vijay Cricket Club opting to bat first at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali, Mumbai were all out for 120 runs in 27.5 overs. Bohra bowled displayed a tight bowling performance with Tejas Mankar being the pick of the lot taking 4/23 in 7.5 overs. Apart from Tejas, Vinay Shukla and Prashant Patil both took 3 wickets each.
Target of 123, Bohra Cricketers chased down the score in 29.3 overs winning the match by 5 wickets. Opener Harsh Mogaveera scored 38 runs while Prashant Patil at the middle order remained unbeaten anchoring the chase with his 33* off 50 balls (3 fours) as Bohra Cricketers cruised towards a comfortable win and also got qualified for the quarter finals of the Madhav Mantri Tournament.
Played at the Tree House High School Ground in Ghansoli, Mumbai, Pravin Tambe opting to bat first scored 134/5 in 20 overs. Opener Neil Goyal top scored with 52 runs off 34 balls while Vyom Salian (3wkts) and Ved Tendulkar (2wkts) were the pick of the lot.
Achievers Cricket Academy in reply batted really well scoring 166/6 in 20 overs. Opener Ved Tendulkar impressed one and all with his flamboyant batting smashing a brilliant 117 runs off 66 balls. Ved smashed 9 fours and 11 sixes at a strike rate of 177.00 pushing Achievers team to a strong position. Pravin Tambe Cricket Academy in 2nd innings batted well scoring 162/1 in 15 overs. Opener Neil Goyal scored 107 off 45 balls smashing 6 fours and 4 sixes. Achievers chased down the score of 131 in 2nd innings with superlative ease winning the match by 8 wickets with Kavish Gosalia scoring 57 off 38 balls.
Ved Tendulkar on the other hand scored back to back second century at Elf Vengsarkar Ground scoring 115* off 65 balls laced with 21 fours and a six in the U12 Vengsarkar Cup Tourament. In the second match, Ved scored 71 off 44 balls continuing his purple patch with the bat.
Scorecard Link : http://cric-score.in/series/matchscorecard/VCU12/M3787
Kenyan cricketer Pushkar Sharma impresses with 841 runs in just 14 innings of the recently concluded season of Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association(NPCA).
Pushkar represented Ruaraka Sports Club side in this 50 overs tournament. He was one of the primer batters of the side and basically batted at the top of the order. He amassed 841 runs in 14 innings with four centuries and three half centuries to his name. His score in the tournament is 167* which came in a winning cause. Other than this, he also score three more centuries and lead his team to a commendable place. He averages 70.08 in the tournament with a strike rate of 97.79. He has hit as many as 104 fours and 9 sixes in the tournament and faced 860 balls. None of the other batters in the tournament are near to Pushkar when it comes to score runs in chunks.
Sukhdeep Singh of Sikh Union A is the second highest run scorer of the tournament with 647 runs in 17 matches followed by Dhiren Gondaria of Kanbis A who scored 636 runs in 16 innings. Ruaraka A side managed to come 5th in the league table with 38 points from 18 games.
Here are a few numbers of cricketer Pushkar Sharma:
Highest runs in each format :
Multi Day: 261 runs
One Day: 167* runs
T20: 118* runs
Pushkar also spoke about the toughness of the tournament. He expressed that the Npca League is one of the most toughest leagues in Kenya. A lot of national cricketers take part in this. This is very much similar to what a Ranji trophy or a Vijay Hazare trophy is in India.
Pushkar also further states that a lot of his success gets accredited to the supports he has earned from IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company and Blackbird Sports Company. He said, ” I am very thankful to IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company because it is one of the best insurance company in india. If u have sponsorship with these type of Company its honour and I am very thankful to my well wishers like Mr Rushabh Gandhi (Deputy CEO) ,Mr Praveen Menon , Mr Ramana Mesala, Mr Ajish Rehman, Mr Llyoyd Monteiro and Mr Sachin Mahajan.
Played at MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali, Mumbai, Palghar Dahanu Taluka Sports Association opted to bat first after winning the toss scoring 294/8 in 40 overs. Even though PDTSA lost their openers early, it was Rugved More coming at no.3 changing the game around with a knock of 124 runs in mere 99 balls. Rugved smashed 13 fours and 5 sixes as he anchored his team out of trouble to reach a respectable total. Apart from Rugved, all-rounder Jalis Shaikh scored 67 off mere 34 balls smashing 7 fours and 4 sixes.
New Hindu Cricket Club in reply were all out for 237 runs with experienced Bipin Waghela being the highest scorer. Bipin coming at no.4 scored 55 off just 33 balls in an innings which included no boundaries but 6 sixes! Medium Pacer Sandesh Sonavane with 4/51 in 8 overs was the highest wicket taker for PDTSA as they went on to win the match by 57 runs.
Parsee Gymkhana team opting to bat first at Sharad Pawar Indoor Academy Ground, BKC, in Mumbai posted a mammoth total of 435/6 in 44 overs. Openers Aakarshit Gomel and Vikrant Auti took the game away single handedly with their 200+ opening stand as both the openers smashed impressive centuries. Gomel batted till the very end scoring 119* off 105 balls which had 13 fours and 2 sixes while Vikrant scored 109 off just 80 balls smashing 14 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from them, Aditya Tare (56 runs off 27 balls) & Shams Mulani (70 off 29 balls) played blinder of an innings to further push their team towards a massive total. From the bowlers, Prathamesh Dake with 4/49 was the pick of the lot.
Cricket Club of India in reply could only manage 269/5 in 40 overs with Akash Anand at no.4 scoring a well fought hundred (106* off 90 balls). Opener Nishad Gabhawala scored 63 runs while Prathamesh Dake who took 4 wkts also scored an unbeaten half century smashing 55* off 52 balls. From the bowlers, spinners Yash Dicholkar and Parag Khanapurkar with 2wkts each were the pick of the lot as Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 166 runs.
Scorecard Link: https://www.pitchvision.com/#/pvm/136500