On 8th June 2019, the final of the Milan mega corporate league was played at the Cross Maidan. Capgemini and Mumbai Fire Brigade were going head to head for the trophy.
Capgemini won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Mumbai fire brigade batsmen never looked comfortable as could only manage 122/7 at the end of 20 overs. Mangesh was the highest scorer with 28 runs , while Rupesh got 21. For Capgemini , captain Yogesh Chuelkar took 3/25 ! The 41 year old left arm pacer rolled back the years with his brilliant bowling.
Capgemini needed 123 runs to win the final but it was a tricky total on a tough pitch to bat on. Yatin scored 32 runs at the top , while Pinakin scored an unbeaten 24 to guide Capgemini to a 4 wicket win. Prashant took 2/21 from his 4 overs for Mumbai Fire Brigade but it was not enough to win them the game.
Capgemini won the final of the Milan Mega Corporate League by 4 wickets ! Yogesh Cheulkar was the Man of the match for his impressive bowling display.
The Under 19 Summer Camp tournament was conducted for women cricketers by MCA and it certainly proved to be a productive platform for hundreds of aspiring women cricketers coming from different corners of the city. Let’s take a look at the top performers-
Top Run Getters-
- Pranjal Gurav (Goregaon Center)-188 runs in 4 innings @47.00 & Strike rate of 66.20
- Vaibhavi Raja (Shivaji Park Center)-147 runs in 4 innings @49.00 & Strike rate of 76.56
- Nandita Trivedi (Shivaji Park Center)-120 runs in 3 innings @120.00 & Strike rate of 114.29
Top Wicket-takers
- Amruta Parab (Goregaon Center)- 11 wkts in 4 innings @4.00 & econ of 2.06
- Mansi Patil (Virar Center)-9 wkts in 4 innings @9.00 & econ of 3.35
- Akshi Gurav (Shivaji Park Center)- 7 wkts in 4 innings @9.00 & econ of 2.10
The final of the Dreamz Trophy 2018-19 was played at the Sassanian , Azad Maidan. Axis Bank were up against Reliance life insurance.
Axis Bank won the toss and elected to bat first. Captain Amar Padhye opened the innings and could only manage 21(15). Ravi Shinde scored a blistering 46(32). The right handed batsman steadied the ship and took the team to a decent total of 154/8 at the end of 20 overs. Jitendra was the best bowler for Reliance Life Insurance as he took 2/20.
Reliance Life Insurance needed 155 runs to win but got of to a poor start. The batsman failed to convert their starts. Satyalaksh Jain scored a run a ball 16. Bharat scored a not out 22(27) as the Reliance Life Insurance were bundled out for a mere 77 runs. Manoj Upadhyay was the star with the ball for the Axis Bank as the left arm orthodox spinner took a stunning 4/12 runs. Ravi Shinde was the other bowler to stand out as he took 2/19.
Axis Bank were the winners of the Dreamz Trophy 2018/19. Manoj Upadhyay was given the Man of the match. Ravi Shinde was the man of the tournament.
Click here for Axis Bank VS Reliance Life Insurance Final Match Scorecard ……
The semi final of the Mega Corporate League T20-20 was played on the 8th June 2019 at Cross Maidan. Capgemini and Walt Disney were going head to head for a place in the finals.
Walt Disney won the toss and elected to bat first. After a brilliant start of 67/0 at the end of 6 overs , the Walt Disney innings started to crumble. Vinay scored 56 of 34 balls and Deepak scored 32 of 29 balls to take Walt Disney to a respectable 149 all out. Deepak Gupta was the star bowler for Capgemini ! The right arm pacer went through the Walt Disney top order as he ended with brilliant figures of 4/15.
Capgemini needed 150 runs to win and got there with ease in the end. Opener Girijesh scored 42 of 24 balls , but the star with the bat was Rajeesh ! The right handed batsman scored a not out 50 runs of 30 balls as Capgemini won the match with 7 wickets and 3 overs to spare. The Walt Disney bowling was below par as Capgeminj chased down the score comfortably.
Capgemini won the game and were through to the finals ! Deepak Gupta was the Man of the Match for his impressive bowling figures of 4/15.
Madhav Mantri Tournament over the years has been one of the shining platforms for the most talented bunch of Mumbai cricketers coming together to play intense test format matches. Every year witnesses some big performances and thriller matches, many players who play in this tournament go on to progress in First Class Cricket and beyond, hence it’s a very important tournament for the young cricketers to showcase their consistency so let’s take a look at this year’s top performers-
Top Run Getters-
- Ashay Sardesai (Dadaji Kondev Thane Center)-480 runs in 6 innings @80.00
- Utkarsh Raut (PDTSA Boisar)-372 runs in 5 innings @124.00
- Omkar Ghule (Air India Kalina Center)-357 runs in 7 innings @59.50
- Bhupen Lalwani (Dilip Vengsarkar Team)-300 runs in 5 innings @59.50
Top Wicket-takers
- Shreyas Gurav (Dadaji Kondev Thane Center)- 27 wkts in 6 innings @13.00 & econ of 3.14
- Shubham Pandey (Air India Kalina Center)-25 wkts in 8 innings @10.00 & econ of 2.22
- Vighnesh Solanki (Air India Kalina Center-22 wkts in 8 innings @11.00 & econ of 2.92
- Praful Devkate (DY Patil Nerul Center)-16 wkts in 6 innings @23.00 & econ of 3.65
Sahil Haresh Jadhav who lives in Thane, Badlapur is just 15yrs old and at such a small age if a legend of the game Dilip Vengsarkar notices some talent in you, you got to be a special kid. Dilip Vengsarkar who was one of the most elegant batsman to come out from the Indian ranks scored hundreds at a time when Indian team was still growing, when the opposition team bowlers were deadly and there was minimal protection and rules favoring the batsman. The stalwart smashed 8 test hundreds for India in mere 16 tests between 1986 to 1988 which is still an unbeaten record for any top order batsman of India, hence it’s a matter of pride for the young Sahil that he gets spotted by none other than the man himself-Sir Dilip Vengsarkar.
Sahil started playing cricket at the age of just 4.5 under the guidance of Baba Chavan and Mr.Parag Mahale. At the age of 10, Sahil was selected at Bombay Gymkhana while at the age of 12, he was selected for Sir Dilip Vensgarkar Foundation at Oval. Dilip Vengsarkar sir would often keep an eye on his performances and he was the 1st person to felicitate Sahil at the age of 11 in front of the media when he scored his 1st professional hundred.
For a boy coming from a humble background, Sahil would often travel from Badlapur to CST with his grandmother. Such is the passion for cricket at Sahil’s home, his grandmom who is 65yrs of age would regularly take Sahil to Oval, Churchgate and that hasn’t changed till date. At the Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation, Sahil is under the guidance of Surendra Mane sir and Kamat Sir who both have worked hard on him. These two coaches also played a major role in helping Sahil get an admission in Don Bosco High School, Matunga where he eventually went on to become Don Bosco’s frontline consistent top-order batsman across various school level tournaments. Such was his dominance with the bat, Sahil soon led the Under 14 side for his school. Under the guidance of Mr.Rohan Nagvekar sir and Mr.Santosh Chaphe sir, his 136 in the Giles Shield Semi-finals vs VN Sule Guruji and 150* vs Rizvi at the iconic Wankhede in the finals are still etched fresh in the minds of many.
Eventually he was selected for the U14 Mumbai team and now Sir Dilip Vengsarkar has sent Sahil Jadhav to England for a Cricket Extension Programme at London which will be a great opportunity for the young man to work on his skills, gain some overseas experience under the world class facilities and professionals of the game.
Maharashtra Cricket Academy after opting to bat first registered a total of 177 runs in 30 overs. Gafoor Shaikh top scored the innings with an impressive 85 runs while Ankit Mishra (30) and Prashant (35) chipped in with cameos. From the bowlers, Manoj Mahtra proved to be too difficult to decode for MCA batsman as he came up with envious bowling figures of 5/20 in 6 overs being the pick of the bowlers. Gopal sir with 3/30 in 6 overs was the 2nd best of the lot.
Chasing 178, GMCC chased down the score successfully and won the match by 3 wkts. Zain Arab (65) and Zahir Khan (42) laid the foundation for the chase while all-rounders Gopal (30) and Manoj M (30) came up with crucial cameos to steer their team to a finals win. Even though his team ended on the losing side, Ankit Mishra bowled a stunning spell coming up with bowling figures of 6/18 in 6 overs with a maiden.
The under 14 Total Cup is one of the great opportunities provided by the MCA for the Under 14 Cricketers to showcase their skills to the hilt. Let’s take a look at some of the boys who topped the charts in the latest edition of the tournament which ended on 24th May 2019.
Top 3 Run-getters in the tournament-
- Tushar Singh (Sunil Gavaskar XI)-369 runs @123.00 in 4 innings
- Shree Chaudhary (Vidarbha CA XI)-241 runs @80.00 in 4 innings
- Prateek Yadav (Sunil Gavaskar XI)-200 runs @66.00 in 4 innings
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Top 3 Wicket-takers in the tournament-
- Nishit Balla (Sunil Gavaskar XI)-16 wkts in 4 innings @5.00 & econ of 1.35
- Ravi Gupta (Dilip Vengsarkar XI)-9 wkts in 3 innings @14.00 & econ of 3.41
- Pallav Dandekar (Dilip Vengsarkar XI)-8 wkts in 4 innings @15.00 & econ of 2.31
On 9th June , the final of the Pulse Corporate Pink Ball tournament was played at the Sydenham college cricket ground , Oval Maidan. Netmagic IT and RBL Bank were the two teams going head to head for the final. Netmagic IT had won 4 games to reach the final.
RBL won the toss and decided to bowl first on a green , pace friendly wicket. The Netmagic IT captain , Dattaram Param opened the innings and was brilliant ! The right handed batsman scored 57 runs from 47 balls. He was well supported by Ritesh Punyarthi , who carried his form from the semi final win , where he scored 31. Ritesh scored an unbeaten 29 to take the team to 150/8 at the end of 20 overs. For RBL Bank , Avdhoot Chavan was the best bowler as he took 3/36, while Aditya Mandhare bowled an economical spell of 2/15.
Chasing 151 to win , the RBL Bank batsman never got going. Aditya Mandhare scored 15 and Ramesh Remo scored 19 as all the other batsman failed to get a start. RBL Bank were all out for 83 as they suffered a 67 runs loss in the final. Shashank Perru the right arm pacer took 2/17 while Ritesh Punyarthi , the right arm chinaman , took 2/15.
Dattaram Parab was the Man of the Match for his captains knock . Aditya Mandhare was the Man of the Tournament for his 165 runs and 6 wickets.
Click here for RBL Bank Team VS Netmagic IT Final Match Scorecard ….
The Under 23 Summer Camp tournament was conducted for women cricketers by MCA and it certainly proved to be a productive platform for hundreds of aspiring women cricketers coming from different corners of the city. Let’s take a look at the top performers-
Top Scorers-
- Esha Oza (RHB, from SRT Center)- 139 runs @46.33 & strike rate of 97.89
- Simran Mhatre (RHB from BKC Center)- 110 runs @36.67 & strike rate of 72.85
- Kajal Upadhyay (RHB from Police Gymkhana)-73 runs in 3 innings @ 24.33 & strike rate of 53.68
Top Wicket-Takers-
- Vidhi Mathuria (SLA from Thane Center)-9 wkts in 3 innings @6.00 & econ of 3.44
- Reshma Nayak (RAM from BKC Center)- 7 wkts in 3 innings @6.00 & econ of 2.20
- Esha Oza (OB from SRT Center)-6 wkts in 3 innings @5.00 & econ of 2.19