The extravagant Zooter International School Dad’s Cricket Tournament concluded on February 24 on a high note. The Championship Final was clinched by JNS Jaguars and the Challenger Final was won by Camp Rangers. The runners up were Fazlani United and BD Smashers respectively.
At the end of the competition, the organizers declared the Player of the Tournament and the Best Bowler of the Tournament. Atul Ganeriwal of JNS Jaguars was presented with the Player of the Tournament award and Shams Lakhani of Fazlani United bagged the Best Bowler prize.
The opening batsman Atul Ganeriwal was a vital cog in the batting wheel of JNS Jaguars. Having featured in six games, Ganeriwal scored 181 runs, including a half century. The right handed batsman scored at a healthy average of 36.2 and a solid strike rate of 112. 42. Atul had a lion’s share in taking his side JNS Jaguars to the Championship Final, and ultimately winning the coveted title.
Shams Lakhani had a wonderful outing with the ball in the recently concluded Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament. The right arm off-spinner bowled 19 overs in five matches giving away 114 runs and picking up 13 wickets at an average of 8.77. Lakhani played a pivotal role in his team’s success and contributed immensely to take his team Fazlani United to the runner-up position in the Championship division.
University of Mumbai Employees Gymkhana opting to bat first at the Navroz Sports Club Ground were all out for 162 runs in 39.4 overs. Mumbai University batsman lacked batsman who could score big while the Godrej bowlers bowled at really tight length with Santosh Bandarkar (3/19) being the pick of the bowlers.
Godrej Staff in reply chased down the score in just 28.4 overs winning the match by 5 wkts. Opener Ajinkya Kotta scored 41 runs while Gautam Das scored an unbeaten 30*as Godrej won the quarters in of the F Div Times Shield.
Mumbai Indians has planned a wonderful initiative of promoting cricket at its grassroot level for the young and aspiring cricketers of our beloved city. The city which has given some of the finest players in the history of Indian Cricket ranging from Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Rohit, Kambli to youngsters like Shaw and so many more.
A city like this certainly deserves to be tapped and that’s where Mumbai Indians has come to the core. The inter-school tournament begins from February 27. 2019 and it will be divided across two categories namely- Under 14 Boys & Under 16 Girls.
There are as many as 64 teams from various corners of Mumbai participating in the tournament and the contest will be played on knockout basis. The top 8 teams will then be divided into two groups of four each while the winner of each group will advance to the finals. The U14 category will be playing 40 over matches while the Under 16 Girls will be playing in the T20 format. For the U16 Category-the tournament will be conducted in league format.
The winners of the tournament will get a golden chance to get trained under the guidance of the Mumbai Indians Support Staff which includes the likes of Head Coach Mahela Jayawardene, batting coach Robin Singh, bowling coach Shane Bond and fielding coach James Pamment among a few prominent names. And these names certainly don’t require any introduction as they are the legends of the game.
In what seems to be a great move by the Mumbai Indians-Over 50+ schools from Mumbai with over one thousand players alongwith a total of 72 teams will be playing in the inaugural MI Inter-School Tournament.
Mumbai Indians aims to give budding cricketers the deserved exposure and experience of playing competitive cricket launching a great platform for them to perform. This initiative by Mumbai Indians also aims to become the most sought after Inter-School Cricket Tournament for the young promising cricketers across the nation.
Experience is always above everything and Vinit Indulkar at the age of 34 certainly proves it with some ravishing performances in the last 2 seasons. Just fresh from a brilliant hundred last week, Vinit continues to impress with a yet another match winning century.
CCI putting Mumbai Police Gymkhana to bat first scored 312/9 in 90 overs with three batsman-Sunil Patil (57), Mayur Sanap (54) and Shrikant Limbole (55) registering half centuries. Left arm spinners Hitesh Parmar and Sujit Nayak with 4 wkts each were the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 313, it was a partnership of 241 runs for the 2nd wicket which changed the game. Ajinkya opening the innings scored an anchoring knock of 136 runs off 188 while Vinit coming at no.3 scored an effervescent 137 off 149 balls which was enough to steer their team into the semis as CCI chased down the score in 62.4 overs winning the match by 7wkts.
Kurla SC after being made to bat first at the New Hind SC Maidan notched up a massive total of 265/5 in 20 overs. Openers Shubham (52) and Ashay gave a flying start of 118 runs in just 50 balls which set the tone for their team’s innings.
What’s more opener Ashay converted his fifty into a big t20 hundred going on to score an impressive 138 off mere 67 balls laced with 17 fours and 7 sixes.
Daiwandya Sports Club in reply were bundled out for mere 38 runs thanks to a magical spell by Rupesh Kondalkar. Left arm spinner Rupesh bagged a stunning 6 wkts conceding mere 12 runs in his spell of 4 overs as he helped his team win by a massive margin of 237 runs.
Mumbai: Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy, Oval will clash against hosts Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) in the final of the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. In the first semi-final, the ‘B’ team of SCA, riding on knocks from their opening batsmen Shreyansh Rai (26 off 39) and Rahil Mehta (25 off 35) scored 123 for 8. For Dilip Vengsarkar CA, Krish Kanawade bowled well, picking up three wickets. Kanawade then starred with the bat as well, scoring a fluent 56 off 44 balls as his team chased the target with four wickets in hand and three balls to spare to enter the final.
SCA dominated the other semi-final as they outplayed Pravin Tambe Cricket Academy by 128 runs. SCA’s in-form batsman, Hrishikesh Gore scored an attacking unbeaten 97 in 65 balls that was the highlight of the penultimate day. Gore was well supported by Sanskar Panaskar and Nihar Magre who chipped in with identical scores of 31 as SCA amassed 191 for 3. Pravin Tambe CA crumbled under pressure and were bowled out for just 63 in 15.5 overs. None of their batsmen could even reach a two-digit score. Krish Shah and Shourish Deshpande were in great rhythm as they picked up three wickets each to help SCA sail into the final.
The final will be played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala on Saturday, 2nd March, 2019.
Brief Scores –
Match 1 – SCA ‘B’ 123/8 (Shreyansh Rai 26, Rahil Mehta 25, Krish Kanawade 3/17) lost to Dilip Vengsarkar CA 126/6 in 20.3 overs (Krish Kanawade 56, Rajveer Gaitonde 2/14, Jason Shethia 2/13) by 4 wickets
Man of the Match – Krish Kanawade.
Match 2 – SCA 191/3 (Hrishikesh Gore 97*, Sanskar Panaskar 31, Nihar Magre 31*, Manyu Thakur 2/24) beat Pravin Tambe CA 63 all out in 15.5 overs (Siddhesh Sawant 9*, Rudra Adali 9, Krish Shah 3/13, Shourish Deshpande 3/8) by 128 runs.
Man of the Match – Hrishikesh Gore
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The Championship Final of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament was played between JNS Jaguars and Fazlani United at DY Patil Cricket Ground, Pune, on February 24. It was a lopsided affair between the two sides JNS Jaguars clinically defeated Fazlani United by seven wickets.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Fazlani United was dwindled down to a paltry 120-5 in 20 overs. Coming in at no. 4, Samad Motorwala was the solitary warrior for Fazlani United as he scored an unbeaten 63 off 52, hitting five boundaries and a six. Motorwala failed to find an able ally apart from Roopesh Kandke (24). With the ball, JNS Jaguars were fantastic, as they did not allow Fazlani United to run away with the game. Ashish Shiroya with figures of 2-22 in his four overs was the best bowler for JNS Jaguars. Keyur Shah grabbed 1-17 in his four.
In reply, JNS Jaguars looked in no doubt whatsoever as they piled up 122-3 in mere 13.1 overs, convincingly winning the final by seven wickets. The opening pair of Bakhtiyaar Irani (42 off 25) and Atul Ganeriwal (32 off 26) fired on all cylinders as they stitched a solid partnership of 73 in just 8.2 overs. After the fall of this pair, Shantanu Agasti (18 not out) and Hemal Chitalia (19 not out) ensured that they saw their side home. For Fazlani United it was Shams Lakhani who made a mark with the ball as he accounted for 2-20 in his three overs.
Bakhtiyaar Irani was presented with the Man of the Match award for his gritty knock right at the top of the order.
Click here for JNS Jaguars VS Fazlani United Match Scorecard ….
The Challenger Final of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament was played between Camp Rangers and BD Smashers on February 24 at DY Patil Cricket Ground, Pune. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Camp Rangers posted a challenging score of 183-4 in 20 overs, thanks to twin half centuries from Amish Dani and Anish Bhansali. The opening pair of Kaushal Parikh (31 off 17) and Amish Dani (55 off 47) provided a flamboyant start to Camp Rangers, which was matched well by Anish Bhansali (58 off 37). Bhansali looked in sublime form as he found gaps regularly, ran between the wickets, and dominated the BD Smashers bowling. Out of the four wickets, two were run outs, and the other two were claimed by Shamit Desai and Karan Rastogi respectively.
Chasing a mammoth 184 in a final is never easy. BD smashers did not get off to the best of starts as the team lost its first wicket in the very first over. Opening batsman Varun Godha top scored with 32 (26), with Niraj Parikh (23) being the only other batsman to score more than 20 runs. BD Smashers could only manage 163-7 in 20 overs, thus falling short of 20 runs. Camp Rangers were disciplined with the ball, not allowing BD Smashers to come back in the game. Sushil Sanghvi and Amish Dani were the pick of the bowlers as they scalped two wickets apiece. Having an outstanding day with both, bat and ball, Amish Dani was deservingly awarded as the Man of the Match.
Click here for Camp Rangers VS BD Smashers Match Scorecard ….
Fort Vijay opting to bat first at Cross Maidan were bundled out for 126 runs thanks to a match winning bowling spell by Manish Rao. Manish Rao with his medium pacers ran through the opposition’s batting line up bagging a stunning 7 wkts for 27 runs in 13 overs with 4 maidens. Manish was spot on with the ball giving the batsman a hard time. The only shining spot in Fort Vijay’s team was the lonely fight given by left handed Pratik Prabhu scoring 85 runs at no.4 out of his team total of 126 runs.
Parsee Gymkhana chased down the score with ease with opener Vinayak Mane scoring an unbeaten 58* off 82 balls.
Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 8 wkts while it was surely Manish grabbing the limelight. For the uninitiated, Manish Rao has played for Mumbai in the U22s and U25. He has also represented Mumbai in the Ranji trophy for the Season 13-14
Manish later on shifted to railways because of the Central Railway job where he has played for railways in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Since the last two years, he has been playing for railways team in the Ranji Trophy with an excellent debut against Hyderabad scoring 35* and 85* in the second innings alongwith 3 wickets in the first innings. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy he bagged 8 wickets and 111 runs this season. Manish conveys thanks to RNS Larsons for proving excellent stuffs to perform better.
Mumbai: Sanjeevani Cricket Academy’s (SCA) Hrishikesh Gore and SCA ‘B’ team’s Rajveer Gaitonde were the star performers in the wins for their respective sides. In the first match, Hrishikesh struck an attacking unbeaten 27 in 22 balls and then effected three run-outs and took a catch on the boundary as the hosts secured a 39-run win over Vasant Vihar High School in the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Electing to bat first, SCA scored 139 for 3 as Piyush Pandey (31 off 51) and Sanskar Panaskar (33 off 32) stitched together a solid partnership for the second wicket. Aditya Baliwada then finished with a quickfire unbeaten 31 in just 17 balls as SCA put up a competitive score on the board.
Chasing a stiff target, Vasant Vihar HS could score only 100 for 9 in their quota of 21 overs as the SCA bowlers, led by Shourish Deshpandey (3 for 20) restricted the run flow. Vasant Vihar’s opener Shubham Mhatre scored a patient 36 in 42 balls, but didn’t get much support from the other end as his team fell short of the target.
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In the other match of the day, SCA ‘B’ defeated Akhilesh Cricket Academy by 42 runs to complete a perfect day for the hosts. Electing to bat first, SCA ‘B’ were bowled out for 133 in 20.5 overs as ‘extras’ with a total of 42 were the highest scorer for the team. In response, Akhilesh CA could score only 91 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 21 overs. The batsmen had no clue to Rajveer Gaitonde’s bowling as he ran through their batting line-up with a spell of five overs, three maidens, two runs and five wickets. For Akhilesh CA, opener Prem Parikh was the lone contributor with a steady knock of 38 in 48 balls.
Brief Scores –
Match 1 – SCA 139/3 (Piyush Pandey 31, Sanskar Panaskar 33, Aditya Baliwada 31*, Hrishikesh Gore 27*, Ayush Parab 2/32) beat Vasant Vihar HS 100/9 (Shubham Mhatre 36, Shourish Deshpandey 3/20) by 39 runs.
Man of the Match – Hrishikesh Gore
Match 2 – SCA ‘B’ 133 all out in 20.5 overs (Sai Sanil 17, Arun Yadav 2/23, Prem Parikh 2/20) beat Akhilesh CA 91/7 (Prem Parikh 38, Rajveer Gaitonde 5/2) by 42 runs.
Man of the Match – Rajveer Gaitonde
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