Shivaji Park Gymkhana after being put to bat first at Prabodhan Kridangan (Goregaon) took on the bowlers with great dominance posting a total of 234/7 in 20 overs.
Ninad Kadam who is known to be a clean hitter of the ball played an entertaining knock of 84* coming in just 32 balls. A knock which consisted 4 fours and 7 biggies which pushed SPG to a more than healthy total. The MIG bowlers were on the expensive side with Atish Gawand (2/43) and Nikhil Date (2/48) being the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 235 runs that too in the finals of any T20 Tournament is very difficult but when you talk about MIG-a team which has won many titles this season ensured that they did not got deterred with such a massive total. After Swapnil Pradhan (37) and Arjun Tendulkar (28) providing a quick start, MIG did lost a few wickets in between.
However, Swapnil Salvi who has been dangerous with the bat in this tournament continued to impress one and all changing the course of the game with a pollard-esque knock of 71* in mere 20 balls. MIG who were needing an almost 100 runs in their last 7-8 overs thrashed the bowlers to every corner of the ground where in Swapnil smashed as many as 8 sixes and 4 boundaries while he also got support from skipper Kevin (30) and Gaurav Jathar who remained unbeaten on 28*off 18 balls.
MIG CC won the finals by 2 wkts and 10 balls to spare winning the T20 tournament in grand fashion. Swapnil was declared “man of the match” for his match winning 71*.
Salvi overall notched up 2 half centuries and 151 runs in the tournament while Shams Mulani from Shivaji Park Gymkhana was declared ‘man of the series” for his all-round performance scoring 108 runs and taking 4 wkts in 3 matches.
Brief Scores:
Shivaji Park Gymkhana 234/7 in 20 overs, Ninad Kadam 84* off 32 balls, Atish Gawand (2/43) and Nikhil Date (2/48)
MIG CC– 235/8 in 18.2 overs, Swapnil Salvi 71* off 20 balls, Siddarth Kotak-2/26 in 3 overs
Result– MIG CC won the match by 2 wkts
Snaps-from MIG Team after winning
Anand Surve’s 59 off 40 powered Orange Advertising to a 66 runs victory against Lupin Ltd. in a round match of the Pulse Honesty White Ball Corporate T20 League 2018-19, organized by Pulse Sports Entertainment Event and played at the Oval Maidan, Churchgate, Mumbai on 7th April.
After the toss, Orange Advertising had made indefensible 146 for 5 in 20 overs. They face difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs hardly and they amassed a low total. While, they were keep losing the wickets without any favourable partnership. Rishi and Anand were good at the pitch.
Lupin Ltd. ‘ Rohan batted in scoring 26 runs but unfortunately they received no support from the other batters. They lost two wickets in 14th over. Adil, Anand and Rishi struck twice as the Lupin collapsed from 40 for 2 to 80 all out in pursuit of 147 in 20 overs. Salman Khan also took 3 wickets for the Orange Advertising.
Anand Surve of Orange Advertising won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed sensible 59 off 40 balls, including seven fours and two sixes. This performance was full of energy and strong dedication. And he also took two wickets for his team.
Match : – Orange Advertising vs Lupin Ltd.
Best Batting Figures from Orange – Anand Surve (59 off 40) and Rishi (45 off 39)
Best Batting Figures from Lupin – Rohan (26)
Best Bowling Figures from Orange – Salman 3-16, Anand 2-19, Rishi 2-12 and Adil 2-16
Updates of other matches:-
Match :- DBS Bank India (96/10) vs Turner (100/1)
Man of the Match: Jigar Soni (Turner)
Best Batting Figures from DBS Bank – Ram (38)
Best Batting Figures from Turner – Jigar Soni (73* off 36)
Best Bowling Figures from DBS Bank – Nilesh 1-21
Best Bowling Figures from Turner- Jigar Soni 5-16 and Pritesh 2-20
BPCL after opting to bat first were in a huge shock after getting all out for mere 69 runs in 1st innings. Central Railway bowlers did an excellent job in rattling a prolific line up of BPCL in a two digit total. All-rounder Manish Rao with 3/29 was the pick of the bowlers.
Central Railway Sports Assn. in reply received a equal fightback from the BPCL bowlers where they eventually declared their innings at 134/9 not giving the pleasure of ‘all-out’ tag to the BPCL bowlers. Sylvester D Souza came up with an impressive spell taking a brilliant 5/61 along with Shivam Malhotra’s 3wkts.
BPCL in the 2nd innings came back hard with the bat notching up 333 runs on the board with Aakarshit Gomel scoring a classy 114 off 213 balls laced with 15 boundaries. This was Gomel’s 1st ton for BPCL but overall he has scored a good amount of reasons this season across all the tournaments.
Uday Kaul scored a gritty 54 while Akhil Herwadkar came good with a solid 57 as BPCL found some base in 2nd innings. Vidyadhar Kamat with 5/87 was the pick of the bowlers coming up with an accurate bowling spell.
Central Railway were 68 for no loss with opener Gandhar Bhatwadekar batting on 37* when the match ended on 3rd day. Central Railway won the match on 1st innings while it was surely a good comeback by the BPCL boys in the 2nd innings. A day or two more in the game could have surely made the competition intense and it would have been interesting to see Central Railway chasing.
JP Pandya’s 72 off 44 and Anuwadia’s 89 off just 42 powered Vinayak Marine Services to a 65 runs big victory against Titans in a round match of the Masters Cup T20 (Cyan) 2018-19, organized by Oneworld Corp and played at the Vengsarkar Academy Ground Mahul, Chembur, Mumbai on 6th April.
After the toss, Vinayak Marine Services had made massive 206 for 8 in 20 overs. They didn’t face any difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a strong 165 run partnership for the first wicket. While, the 15th over was a tough time to travel, as they lost 2 major wickets in this over, both the set opener-batsman. They also lost two of them in 18th over. Last six overs of this inning went good for the Titans. Titans’ bowlers took 8 wickets during the death overs. From 165 for 1 in 14 overs, Vinayak Marine services had made 206 for 8 in 20 overs.
Titans’ Raghuvansh batted in scoring 32 runs but unfortunately they received no support from the other batters. Opening was extremely unappreciative and they also lost two wickets in 14th over. Jay Pandya took five as the Titans collapsed from 97 for 4 to 141 for 9 in pursuit of 207 in 20 overs.
Jay Pandya of Vinayak Marine Services won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed sensible 72 off 44 balls, including eleven fours and a single six. And he also took five wickets. This performance was full of energy and strong dedication. What else you want? Brilliance, Superb!
Brief Stats :-
Match :- Vinayak Marine Services vs Titans
Best Batting Figures from Vinayak Marines Services – Jay Pandya (72 off 44) and Anuwadia (89 off 42)
Best Batting Figures from Titans – Raghuvansh (32)
Best Bowling Figures from Vinayak Marine Services – Jay Pandya 5-19
Best Bowling Figures from Titans- Abhimanyu 4-23
Updates of Other matches :-
Match :- JSW Steel (151/10) vs Osian’s Cricket Club (155/4)
Result :- Osian’s Cricket Club won by 6 wicket
Man of the Match:- Viral Somaiya (Osian’s Cricket Club)
Best Batting Figures from JSW Steel – Samir Patil (58 off 39)
Best Batting Figures from Osian’s Cricket Club – Kamran Ahmed (57 off 39) and V Shah (46 off 19)
Best Bowling Figures from JSW Steel – Dinesh 3-32
Best Bowling Figures from Osian’s Cricket Club- Viral Somaiya 5-23 and V Shah 3-23
The tournament which has witnessed some amazing talents coming out and some thriller matches ensured the finals between Ruparel and Khalsa was as exciting as the tournament has been.
Khalsa college after batting first this time suffered a batting collapse with their scoreboard reading 43/5 and 55/6 at one stage. However, Bhavya Taneja who came at no.7 went on to resurrect the innings with a 33ball 32*. Bhavay also received excellent support Aditya S who scored 20 runs at no.8 and Aditya Khanvilkar who gave the finishing touch with a 15 ball 34* (1 six, 6 fours) playing a cameo at the bottom of the innings reminding everyone of Hardik Pandya! It was the crucial partnership by the lower order which helped Khalsa stay in the game reaching a total of 134/7 in 20 overs.
A target of 135 is mostly a formality in the T20 Format nowadays but Khalsa bowlers gave a tough fight not allowing the Ruparel boys to free their arms. Manal Kawle was the lone warrior for Ruparel scoring an impressive half century off 46 balls at a time when his mates were struggling from the other end. From Khala- all-rounder Bhavay Taneja (2/23 in 4 overs), Shouryan (1/19 in 4 overs) and Aatif Shaikh (0/5 in 2 overs) came up with excellent spells restricting Ruparel College to 127/8 in 20 overs.
GN Khalsa college won the finals by 7 runs and with this they clinch their maiden title of Redbull InterCollege T20 Tournament’ 2019.
Brief Scores: Khalsa College (134/7 in 20 overs), Bhavay Taneja 32* off 33b, Aditya K-34* off 15 balls . Jayesh Mhatre-2/19 in 4 overs, Kedar S-2/23 in 4 overs
Ruparel College-127/8 in 20 overs, Manal Kawle-50 off 46b, Bhavay (2/23 in 4 overs), Shouryan (1/19 in 4 overs) and Aatif Shaikh (0/5 in 2 overs)
Result- Khalsa College won the match by 7 runs
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In the semi-finals, Khalsa’s dependable opener Japjeet Singh Randhawa had single handedly finished off the chase scoring a brilliant 100* off 64 balls in the semi-finals continuing his consistent run scoring spree 🏏😊 At one point Khalsa needed 92 runs in 7 overs but Japjeet changed gears and took care of the chase!
Pratap K’s 72 off 42 powered WNS B to a 114 runs big victory against Cactus Communication Pvt Ltd in a round match of the Dreamz Champions Trophy Regular White Ball 2018-19, organized by Dreamz Sports and played at the MB Union, Cross Maidan, Churchgate, Mumbai on 6th April.
After the toss, WNS B had made massive 206 for 6 in 20 overs. They didn’t face any difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a 99 run partnership for the second wicket after losing the early first wicket in a very second over. While, the 17th over was a tough time to travel, as they lost 2 major wickets in this over, Pratap and Anurag.
Cactus Communications’ opener Rishikesh scored unbeaten 23 and Omkar batted in scoring 33 runs but unfortunately they received no support from the other batters. They lost three wickets in 14th over and two in 15th over. Rahul and Loukik struck twice as the Cactus collapsed from 64 for 2 to 92 for 9 in pursuit of 207 in 20 overs. Bhavesh also took 4 wickets for the WNS B.
Pratap Kavadi of WNS B won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed sensible 72 off 42 balls, including five fours and four sixes. This performance was full of energy and strong dedication. But according to me, this decision was very unfair for the Bhavesh Pawar’s all-round unimaginable performance. He scored 47 runs and also took 4 wickets. Isn’t it impressive?..!
Brief Stats:-
WNS B vs Cactus Communications Pvt Ltd
Best Batting Figures from WNS B – Pratap Kavadi (72 off 42) and Bhavesh Pawar (47 off 38)
Best Batting Figures from Cactus – Omkar Surve (33 off 29)
Best Bowling Figures from WNS B – Bhavesh Pawar 4-3, Rahul 2-17 and Louiik 2-27
Best Bowling Figures from Cactus – Manish 3-37
Updates of Other Matches:-
Match: Macleods (130/10) vs Pidlite (109/10)
Man of the Match: Guru Gawad (Macleods)
Best Batting Figures from Macleods – Kiran (29 off 26)
Best Batting Figures from Pidlite – Abhishek (31 off 27)
Best Bowling Figures from Macleods – Guru Gawad 5-22
Best Bowling Figures from Pidlite- Abhishek 3-12
Match:. Morgan Stanley (120/0) vs MTM Ship Management (119/8)
Man of the Match:- Kshitij Iyenger (Morgan Stanley)
Best Batting Figures from MTM Ship – Amol (28* off 21)
Best Batting Figures from Morgan Stanley – Kshitij Iyenger (65 off 22) and Pratahmesh (40* off 29)
Best Bowling Figures from Morgan Stanley- Sushil 3-22
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Caps has been receiving great response from the cricketing community across various tournaments in Mumbai.
Cricketgraph team monitors performances of cricketers playing in various tournaments played by corporates on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, Purple cap for maximum wicket taker and Yellow Cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.
There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category.
Here are the winners of the Corporate Cricket Cap leaders for March 2019.
Vijendra Yadav from Reliance Life Insurance Team (Winner of Automotive Purple Cap)
If there is one bowler who has taken a 2wkt haul, 3wkt haul as well as a 4 wkt haul in T20 format in the month of March 2019, it has to be all-rounder Vijendra Yadav. Vijendra who bowls slow left arm orthodox has not only been supremely economical with the ball but he has also been amongst the wickets. Yadav’s spell of 3/10 in 4 overs in the Pulse T20 Tournament to his stunning spell of 4/8 in 3 overs in the same tournament vs Welspun had helped his team Reliance Life Insurance win in a commanding manner. Yadav’s 2/24 vs ICAI in the Dreamz T20 was equally impressive to say the least.
It has been his consistent performance in the month of March that Vijendra Yadav went on to win the Automotive Purple Cap for the leading wicket taker.
2) Sanket Kankonkar from Deutsche Bank Team (Winner of Orange Cap)
Sanket is already a popular batsman in the corporate category thanks to his attacking style of batting which invites a lot of people who love watching him bat. Middle order right handed batsman Sanket when on song can take apart any bowler on any ground and some of his performances are a testimony to it.
Deutsche Bank in a match vs Bassein Catholic bank were struggling at one stage with 4 wkts down for under 20 runs and it was our very own Sanket hitting a magnificent 100* in 53 balls (8 fours, 8 sixes) helping Deutsche bank win from nowhere in the Dreamz T20 Tournament. Sanket’s 23 ball 46 vs CITI Bank in the T20 Masters Cup and a 31 ball 55 vs B4U in Dreamz T20 were equally entertaining where he displayed some amazing strokeplay.
It has been on the back of his match winning knocks in the month of March that Sanket rightly bagged the Automotive Orange Cap for the leading run-getter.
3) Arvind Sharma from IDBI Federal Life Insurance Team (Winner of Most Popular Player)
The popularity level of Arvind Sharma is completely at the next level when you pit him with his contemporaries who were nominated for the same. A whopping 767 votes for the right arm medium pacer surpassing his nearest competitor Vicky Patil by 503 votes is a very big margin.
The number of votes by which Arvind won is by far the best margin for a player since the time Automative Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign have began which is quite a feat to achieve!
All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, Certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Caps has been receiving great response from the cricketing community across various tournaments in Mumbai.
Cricketgraph team monitors performances of cricketers playing in various tournaments played by professionals like architects, doctors & advocates, on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, purple cap for maximum wicket taker and yellow cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.
There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category.
Here are the winners of the Professional Cricket Cap leaders for February 2019.
Manthan Panchal – from Andheri Doctors Team (Winner of the Purple Cap)
Not only has been an effective bowlers, Manthan has proved to be a utility all-rounder for his Andheri Doctors team. If his performances in the Barku Patil T20 League are anything to go by, he is certainly one promising all-rounder who can be heavy on the opposition teams. Manthan’s 36 ball 61 along with 3/31 in 4 overs vs Worli had helped Andheri win the match in a commanding manner. Not just that, His 2/42 alongwith a 46 ball 62 vs Tata Hospital was equally a match winning performance rightly bagging the Automotive Purple Cap for the month of March 2019.
Manthan Panchal- from Andheri Doctors Team (Winner of the Orange Cap)
As we mentioned earlier too, Manthan apart from being a handy bowler has been equally effective with the bat too. His two half centuries in the month of march vs Worli and Tata Hospital had ensured clean wins for his team. It was his splendid performance with the bat which helped him win the Automotive Orange Cap for the month of March 2019.
Ajit Kalwar-from Mahim Doctors Team (Winner of Most Popular Player)
Ajit Kalwar certainly has a popularity amongst the doctors community as he won the most popular player cap in style with quite a margin. The left-arm bowling all-rounder from Mahim team had also recently bowled an economic spell of just 11 runs in 4 overs with 2 wickets while finished off the chase with 3 boundaries in his 4 ball 12* which played a crucial role in Mahim defeating Chembur . Ajit bagged a whopping 110 votes surpassing his nearest competitor Javed Khan by 7 votes winning the Automotive Yellow Cap for the most popular player for the month of March 2019.
All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
Morning CC after electing to bat first at the Central Maidan in thane scored a respectable total of 287/10 in 44.5 overs. Opener Vicky Patil who has scored tons of runs past few seasons continues his splendid form as he went on to score an attacking 126 off 101 balls (12 fours, 7 sixes). Apart from him, Karan Naidu at no.4 scored 56 runs off 75 balls. Fast bowler Sahil Gode came up with a great spell taking 6wkts for 21 runs in 4.5 overs.
In a match where Morning CC batsman were found to be dominating Sahil was the only bowler who managed to give a tough time to the opposition batsman.
Salgaonkar CC in reply were all out for 195 runs lending a 102 run win to the Morning CC team. Rajesh with 4/26 and Prahlad Mokashi with 3/37 were the pick of the bowlers as Morning CC won a decider qualifying for the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Payyade SC after being put to bat first at Prabodhan Ground, Goregaon posted a massive total of 230/7 in 20 overs.
Despite openers sent back to the hut quite early, all rounder Parag Khanapurkar at no.3 resurrected the innings with a fine knock of 88 runs in 57 balls which had 7 fours and 9 sixes. Late cameos by Raunaq (41 off 22) and Aiswarya Surve (32 off 16) further pushed the team towards a big total.
Chasing 200+ in a T20 game is most of the times quite difficult but a great partnership by Sumit Ghadigaonkar (75 off mere 28 balls) and Gaurav Jathar (55 off 34 balls) ensured the team was very much in the game. What’s more Sumit’s knock consisted 8 sixes out of the 15 smashed in MIG’s innings.
Swapnil Salvi coming at no.5 provided further damage to Payyade’s hopes of winning as he smothered a 20 ball 51 as MIG CC won a thriller by 4 wkts and 5 balls to spare.