FCC Smashers won the toss and elected to bat. FCC Smashers (5 for 238), and the Smasher’s bowling attack then brutally dismantled Maersk’s chase under daylight at Asahi Glass Cricket Ground,Navi Mumbai on 24th March 2019.
Player of the Match Hiren Lakhmani’s league-best knock of 69* off 37 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes, resurrected Smashers’ innings from a dire 91 for 4 after 7.3 overs. The 5th wicket partnership doubled the score in a T20 inning. FCC Smashers were four down for 91 runs but Hiren Lakhmani(c) and Ashish added 112 runs for the 5th wicket.
Rahul failed to provide Maersk the platform they needed, and they kept bleeding wickets. Tushar and Sandesh struck twice as the Maersks’ collapsed from 29 for 3 to 80 all out in pursuit of 239. And they fell for the lowest T20 total at the Friendship Trophy in 2019.
“We won the toss and decided to bat. It was a very good batting wicket. But, there was a surprise for us, our star batsman Prasant was out on the 3rd ball of the very first over. And soon after, while we were scoring at a good rate, wickets keep falling. Then it was my turn, the 3rd down. Then we had a huge partnership of 112 runs together. I was very focused, I was hitting the ball in the gaps. Run rate was good and we touched around 190 runs in 15-16 overs. We were looking for a total of 230 on board. My intension was clear, I need to hit big shots, and I was playing for my team without any pressure. And it went well for us.” – Hiren Lakhmani said to Cricketgraph.
“My team, they really expect me to lead from the front. Wherever I play, I do justice to that role. Apart from this,Rising Vision, will be a good challenge for us. Almost every player is playing professionally in this team.” – Hiren added.
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 corporate tournaments on a monthly basis and awards Yellow Cap for maximum runs, purple cap for maximum wickets.
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 February 2019.
Jigar Parikh–Winner of the Purple Cap in the Corporate Category for the Month of February 2019.
Jigar Parikh who plays for Deustche Bank has been one handy bowler coming up with breakthrough at regular intervals. His spell of 4/19 in 4 overs vs EXIM Bank and 3/27 vs Citibank were too crucial helping his team win the match dominantly. It has been his consistent and effective bowling spells in the month of Feb which helped him bag the purple cap.
Aakash Patil- Winner of the Orange Cap in the Corporate Category for the Month of February 2019.
Aakash Patil has been one of the most consistent batsmen of RIKA Global. Time and again, he has come up with quick half centuries and some memorable knocks. Aakash’s knock of 85* in 49 balls vs Johnson and Johnson was one of his highlight knocks in the month of feb which had helped RIKA Global win with ease. Aakash for his consistent batting bagged the Orange Cap for the month of February 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.
WNS A after being made to bat first at Cross Maidan, Churchgate amassed a mammoth total of 257/2 in 20 overs. WNS’s dependable pair of openers Ajinkya and Dnyansagar Patil (63 off 42) stitched a 179 run stand in just 91 balls. Ajinkya went on to score a breath-taking 154* taking only 69 balls at a strike rate of 223.19 which had 13 fours and 9 sixes much to everyone’s delight. Ajinkya not only batted from start to end but his knock was also a perfect mixture of power-hitting and composure.
Bernard Shipping in reply were all out for just 98 runs as Ajinkya Dhumal and Ketan Kharat came up with economical spells alongwith 3 wkts each. What’s more, Ketan’s spell also included a stunning hat-trick making it a 2nd hat –trick of the season for him as WNS A won the match by 159 runs.
Shopperstop after being made to bat first made an impressive total of 188/5 in 20 overs. Shiv Chauhan opening the innings top scored with a gritty 94 runs off 72 balls hitting 5 fours and 7 sixes along with Vinod Sodha’s 23 ball 42 at the middle order.
Chasing 189, Deutsche Bank openers made merry of the bowlers covering every corner of the ground with dominance. Opener Kushal Mirpury played a swashbuckling innings hitting a brilliant 109* off 55 balls. Kushal smashed 9 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of almost 200.00 while he got excellent support Shobnesh who played the anchors role with a 57*off 44 balls (8 fours) stitching an unbeaten 189* run stand as Deutsche Bank won the match by 10 wkts.
Shardashram Vidyamandir English School Girls opting to bat first posted a total of 136/5 in 20 overs. Despite some quick wickets in between, Samiksha Bangal (20 off 25) and Nimriti Rane (38 off 42) steadied the ship with a crucial 76 run stand for the 4th wicket taking the team towards a respectable total.
Singhania School Girls Thane in reply managed to score only 61/9 failing to keep up with the run rate. Off-spinner Vrushika Dontula bowled a stunning spell conceding mere 3 runs in 3 overs in a T20 match alongwith 2 wickets while Disha Chandak also chipped in with 2/22 as Shardashram girls took the trophy home winning the all important finals by 75 runs.
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Route Mobile and Automotive locked horns against each other on Saturday at MIG, Mumbai during the final of Automotive Cricket League. Batting first, Route Mobile posted a mammoth 199-6 in 20 overs, courtesy Karan Nandey’s heroic performance. Coming in at no.3, Karan smashed 85 off just 45 balls, including 14 boundaries and two sixes. Automotive’s bowlers had a tough day at work as they were unable to stop the swashbuckling batsman. Raunaq Sharma (22) and Adeeb Usmani (28) were the other two batsmen who contributed to the big tally. With the ball, Ashish Kannojiya was the highest wicket-taker as he scalped 3-42 in his four overs.
Chasing 10 runs per over was always going to be difficult. Automotive did no good for themselves as they lost the opening pair inside four overs. Manesh Bhogle (26) and Azhar Ansari (27 not out) looked to provide some stability however they received no support from the rest of the batting line up. Automotive was restricted to a paltry 125-8 in 20 overs, falling short of 74 runs. Aditya Rane was the star performer with the ball as he wrecked havoc with his 4-29 in his four overs. Rahul Sawant, Vishwajeet Thakur, and Ankush Jaiswal accounted for one dismissal each.
Route Mobile convincingly won the final of Automotive Cricket League 2018-19 by 74 runs.Right hand batsman Karan Nandey of Route Mobile was presented with the Man of the Match award for his blistering performance with the bat. Karan averred, “I am elated that I scored on the big day. The pitch was good and I was feeling confident right from the word go. I enjoyed my batting and could not have asked for a better result”.
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Bank of Maharashtra opting to bat first at Shivaji Park were bundled out for 85 runs in 19.4 overs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Central Bank’s off spinner Ved Mathiyalagm. Ved ran through the batting line up of the opposition not allowing any batsman to settle as he took a brilliant 5/23 in 4 overs. Vaishnav Sail with 3/18 in 4 overs was equally effective as both the bowlers proved to be too heavy for Bank of Maharashtra team.
Central Bank in reply chased down the score in 14.5 overs winning the match by 7 wkts while Vedrasingamani was declared man of the match for his amazing fifer.
“Enthusiasts Premiere League – Edition II -2019- Hosted by *Enthusiasts Sports and Welfare Association *
Date : 23 Mar 2019, Venue : OFSC Ambernath
Toss Won by : Falcons United- Elected to Bowl
VCC-158/8 – 20 overs
Falcons United : 159/6 – 19.3 overs
VCC after being made to bat first managed to put up a competitive total of 158/6 in 20 overs. Ravi Vishwakarma from Falcons with his all Round performance ensured Falcons United win in EPL Edition II single handedly. Ravi scored blazing 86 off 53 balls and bagged 2 wickets in Finals.
Ravi Vishwakarma was adjudged Man of the match in the finals..
MoM Finals & Best Batsman of the Series – Ravi Vishwakarma (Falcons)
Best Bowler of Series – Sagar Nehete (VCC)
Man of Series – Ravi Vishwakarma (Falcons)
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EPL – Vrundavan CC: 158/8 vs EPL – Falcons United: 159/6. EPL – Falcons United won by 4 wickets.
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Viva Supermarkets opting to bat first at SRT Ground Kandivali notched up a competitive total of 315/6 in 45 overs. After a fantastic start by their openers-Shikhar Thakur (87 off 93) and Akshay Mhapankar (83 off 99) putting up more than 150 runs on the board without losing a wicket, they did suffered some jolts with some quick wickets in between. However, there was a climax left to make the finals interesting as Makarand Patil coming at no.8 lended the finishing touch to his team’s innings scoring a quickfire 84*in mere 26 balls.
The pace at which he was going, had he faced a few more deliveries, he would have achieved the feat of fastest Times Hundred ever! What’s more, Makarand’s whirlwind knock included 6sixes in the 2nd last over vs Sachin Mayekar . Overall he smashed 7 sixes in a row out of the 12 biggies he smacked in mere 26 balls becoming the 1st batsman in India at the local level to hit 7 sixes in 7 balls in a professional level match.
Mahindra Logistics in reply were all out for 237 runs chasing 316 thanks to some tight bowling by the Vivasupermarket bowlers. Akshay who has been the backbone of his team’s batting line up picked up 3/30 becoming the pick of the bowlers too while 3 bowlers chipped in with 2 wkts each.
A team which has consistently played well throughout the season- Viva Supermarkets win the Times Shield F Division with dominance.