Holy Cross Convent School electing to bat first at the Ours CC ground were left in deep trouble getting all out for 122/10 in 40.4 overs. Adwait Palsule who has been one of the leading wicket takers in this tournament continued to impress coming up with a match winning spell of 6/33 in 12.4 overs with 3 maidens. Adwait has been one impressive bowler maintain good line and length which is reaping rewards to the off spinner.
Tarapur Vidyamandir received a tough fight but eventually chased it down in 26.5 overs winning the match by 3 wkts.
Kerala Windsor CC after being made to bat first at Bengal Club, Shivaji Park managed to score 198/9 in 45 overs. Even though the rest of the batsman struggled, Anshul Murli’s 54 at no.3 was the highest score for their innings.
Chasing 199, Mohan CC were 64/5 at one point but opener Omkar Rahate stayed solid anchoring his team towards a successful chase. Omkar batted till the very end scoring 100*off 126 balls with 9 fours while Adarsh and Sagar at the middle order chipped in with cameos as Mohan CC won the match by 4 wkts.
Parsee Gymkhana after opting to bat first made a decent total of 179/7 in 20 overs. Two of the experienced campaigners of Mumbai Cricket-Suryakumar Yadav who has been in good nick continued to rise to the occasion smashing a solid 59 while Aditya Tare played a equally fruitful knock of 51 runs. Newest IPL Entrant Shubham Ranjane’s late came of quick 34 did the finishing touch to Parsee Gymkhana’s innings. Royston Dias has been impressive this season once again coming up with a impressive t20 spell of 4/24 in 4 overs.
MCA Colts on the back of Hardik Tamore’s 50 & Chinmay Sutar’s 34 did appear to be strong while chasing but as luck would prevail coupled with tight bowling, MCA Colts fell short by 3 runs.
It was a nail biting finale where in Parsee Gynkhana won the match by 3 runs retaining their title as they again lift the coveted RFS Talyarkhan Trophy.
Automotive CC after being made to bat first at the Karnatak Cross Maidan managed to score 234/8 in 43 overs. Despite a few early wickets they had their batsman chipping in with Aditya Shemadkar (38) and Akash Nair (36) being the top scorers for their team.
Naval Dockyard in reply had 2 batsmen scoring half centuries namely Mangesh Vaity (57) & Hemant Patil (50) but they lacked support from the other end eventually falling short of 12 runs. Automotive bowlers did an impressive job with Girish, Shoeb and Sushant taking 2 wkts each as Naval Dockyard were bundled out for 222 runs.
Under the able leadership of their skipper Sachin Sanghvi, Automotive team which is already a strong team in the corporate category now makes a mark in the club category too winning the D Division of the Times Shield’19. Automotive CC won the match by 12 runs as they keep making a mark as a strong cricketing team across various formats and categories.
It was a day of intense cricketing atmosphere as 2nd feb witnessed 2 semi finals and a final where in there were numerous promising performances. Mandeep Singh’s solid 52 made all the difference as DY Patil A defeated DY Patil B reaching the finale while on the other hand Nikhil Naik who has been in great form once again rose to the occasion as his brutal 95 helped Reliance win and take on DY Patil A in the finals.
So finally it was a battle between Reliance 1 and DY Patil A at the iconic DY Patil Stadium where in Reliance 1 opting to bat first scored a healthy total of 180/6 in 20 overs. Nikhil Naik continued his onslaught hitting a 36 ball 53 opening the innings while Ankul Roy at no.6 played a very important knock of 50* in mere 36 balls which accelerated the team to a decent total.
DY Patil A despite a few setbacks had their in-form Mandeep Singh finishing of the chase in supreme style as he scored a match winning 78* off 51 balls at no.3 Mandeep anchored the chase perfectly while Shubham Ranjane (39) and Rahul tewatia;s 13 ball 31* changed the game. It was a brilliant cameo of tewatia and Mandeep’s solid batting which helped DY Patil A cross the victory line in just 19.2 overs.
DY Patil A skipper Iqbal Abdullah and boys certainly dominated right from the beginning as they lift the coveted title of the DY Patil T20 Cup’19.
Crucial Contributors for DY Patil A-
Mandeep Singh-234 runs in 6 innings at an average of117.00 and strike rate of 144.00
Rahul Tewatia- 9 wkts in 6 matches plus a brilliant cameo with the bat in the finals.
Mukesh Choudhary- 7 wkts in 6 matches at an econ of 7.15 and Avg of 20.00
Young National CC after electing to bat first at Matunga Gymkhana were all out for were all out for 174 runs in 45 overs. Rakesh Naik with 4/18 in 9 overs with 4 maidens led from the front being the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 175, Bluestar did faced some early jolts but Anuj Chahjed who came at no.4 proved to be the game changer with his aggressive knock of 83* off 38 balls which had 8 fours and 6 sixes. Anuj changed the game in a span of mere half an hour as Bluestar CC won the match by 4 wkts.
Played between Modern English School and New Horizon School at the NMSA Ground, Modern English School after opting to bat first were all out for 62 runs in 20.3 overs. Medium Pacer Luv Dharamsey ran through the opposition’s batting line up coming up with excellent bowling figures of 5/22 in 7 overs.
Luv maintained good line & length which reaped rewards for him. Leg break bowler Pranav Kartik with 4/10 in 3.2 overs was equally impressive with the ball.
New Horizon chased down the score with ease in mere 10 overs winning the match by 8 wkts.
Played at the New Era Ground between Anjuman Islam School and Swadhyay Bhavan, Swadhyay Bhavan won the toss and elected to bat first getting out all out for 72 runs in what was a batting collapse. Yusuf Wadiwala was the pick of the bowlers coming up with impressive bowling figures of 6/14 in 4 overs.
Yusuf bowled at good line and length helping his team by giving breakthroughs at regular intervals.
Anjuman Islam School in reply chased down the score with ease winning the match by 9 wkts.
The Quarter finals witnessed some impressive performances and some star players coming to the fore, let’s take a quick look on who reached the Semi-finals.
Match 1-Reliance 1 vs BPCL
Venue-DY Patil University 1
Toss-BPCL opt to bowl first
Reliance were least affected after being made to bat first at the DY Patil University Ground amassing 193/6 in 20 overs. Opener Nikhil Naik top scored with a aggressive 57 while India’s rising star Krunal Pandya played some signature shots en-route his 29 ball 48. Tajinder down the order played a quickfire knock of 38*taking only 17 balls.
Tight bowling by Reliance 1 bowlers ensured BPCL were all out for 145 runs as Reliance 1 won the match by 48 runs reaching into the semi finals of the tournament.
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Match 2-DY Patil B vs CAG
Venue-DY Patil Stadium
Toss- DY Patil B opt to Bat First
DY Patil seems to be having a problem with their middle order in this tournament as once again they failed to capitalize on the start given by their openers. Opener Arjun Tendulkar looked good for his 35 while hard hitter Aman continued to play his natural game smashing a 26 ball 47 as DY Patil B reached a total of 170/8 in 20 overs.
CAG on the other hand were in deep trouble at one point with half of the team back into the pavilion at 59 runs but Ankit Kaushik gave a tough fight scoring 77* off mere 51 balls. CAG fell short of just 12 runs despite Ankit’s tough fight as DY Patil B won the Quarter Finals reaching the semis of the tournament.
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Match 3-Mumbai Customs vs Canara Bank
Venue-DY Patil University 1
Toss- Canara Bank Opt to bowl first
Mumbai Customs after being made to bat first scored a healthy total of 183/8 in 20 overs. Sachin Wagh who has been impressive past few seasons continued to slay the bowlers hitting a stroke laden 87 off mere 44 balls which had 12 fours & 4 sixes. Gneshwar Naveen was simply stunning with the ball showing all his experience taking 5/24 in 4 overs.
Canara Bank in reply chased down the score successfully as star batsman Bharat Chipli who has been in excellent form continued to tear apart the bowlers in every corner of the ground hitting a brilliant 32 ball 84 laced with 10 fours and 6 biggies as Canara Bank won the match by 6 wkts and 3.2 overs to spare qualifying for the all important semi finals.
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Match 4-DY Patil A vs Western Railway at DY Patil Stadium
Toss-DY Patil A elect to bat first
DY Patil A after electing to bat first scored 164/5 in 20 overs. DY had all their batsman chipping in with 20’s and 30’s as they reached a defendable total.
Western Railway in reply were all out for 107 runs as DY Patil A bowlers did an impressive job helping their team qualify for the all important semis.
SVIS vs IES New English School Bandra
Played between SVIS Borivali and IES New English School at the Cross Maidan Ground, IES batting first managed to score 177/9 in 45 overs. All-rounder Ayush Jethwa with 5/34 in 14 overs was the pick of the bowlers as he time and again continues to impress both with the ball as well as with the bat.
Despite some early setbacks to SVIS, they chased down the score successfully as Ayush Jethwa anchored the chase with a 60* off 90 balls while Aryan Badhe scored 40* off 32 balls as SVIS won the semi finals by 6 wkts and 6.1 overs to spare.
Rizvi vs Parle Tilak Vidya Mandir
Rizvi after electing to bat first at the Khar Gymkhana Ground made a very healthy total of 319/5 in 45 overs. Rizvi’s star batters-Opener Abhinav Singh and middle order bat Mayank Teotia made merry of the bowlers showing supreme domination. Abhinav Singh scored a solid 75 while Prajwal Sai at no.4 smashed a very impressive 92 off 70 balls. The game changer for Rizvi was certainly Mayank Teotia at no.5 who went on to score a blazing 109 off mere 56 balls. Mayank who batted a strike rate of 190+ smashed 13 fours and 4 sixes to take Rizvi to a strong position.
PTVS in reply managed to score only 208/4 in 45 overs. Ayan Pathan opening the innings scored a hard fought 121 off 141 balls (15 fours, 2sixes) but Parle Tilak Vidyalaya batsman failed to up the tempo as Rizvi won the match by 111 runs.