Played between Gokuldham High School and VK Krishna Menon Academy at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana, GHS won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 236/9 in 45 overs. Arsh Krishnater who came at no.4 chipped in with 63 runs off 131 balls being the leading scorer for his team while Meetra Parab gave solid support scoring 57 off 111 balls.
VK Krishna Menon Academy in reply were all out for 259 runs with all-rounders Roneet Thakkur and Arsh Krishnater again coming in handy with the ball taking 4 wkts each.
Even though VK Krishna Menon Academy won the match by 1st innings lead but Arsh continued to impress with his all round skills. Arsh now has 16 wkts in his last 3 matches and seems to be on a roll.
Played between Future Group and Mafatlal Cricket Club at the Karnatak Cross Maidan. Future Group winning the toss elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.
Mafatlal CC who have been in great form as a team again gave a superb performance notching up 541//8 in 13 overs. Harshad Khadiwale who opened the innings scored a brilliant 97 falling 3 short of a deserving ton. Harshad who is one of the most prolific batsmen of Maharashtra showed his class at the top of the order. Even though, Mafatlal lost a few wickets in between, it was Onkar at no.5 changing the fortunes for his team. Left-handed Onkar Jadhav went on to smash one the best knocks of his career smashing an unbeaten 200* off 266 balls laced with 17 fours. Onkar kept his calm and batted for 373 minutes while also stitched a match winning partnership with Puneet Tripathy who scored 104 at no.7. Akshay Jambhekar with 4/117 was the pick of the bowlers for Future Group.
Future Group in reply were 379/8 with opener Salman Ahmed scoring a gritty 116 and Sachin Yadav smashing 80 runs before the end of the game’s play where Mafatlal CC won the match on higher Quotient.
Played between Sainath SC and Dadar Union at the MIG Cricket Club, Sainath SC opting to bat first scored 147/8 in 20 overs. Umesh Gurjar who came at no.3 scored a flashy 33 ball 52 which had 7 fours and a six while the rest of the batsman found it difficult to convert their starts.
Dadar Union in reply chased down the score with ease. The openers gave a shaky start but it was Agni coming at no.3 scoring 55 off 33 balls. Agni took the pressure away smashing 5 fours and 4 sixes as he assisted his team in a commanding win by 4 wkts and 1.5 overs to spare.
Played at the Oval Ground where Rizvi team elected to bat first, they notched up a good total on board smashing 271/10 in 101.3 overs. Mohit Tanwar with 91 runs and Tejas Chalke with 64 runs were the highest scorers of Rizvi. From IES, Aman Khan was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/75 while Adarsh Yadav taking 3/51.
IES VN Sule in reply batted strongly batting for 69 overs with 5 wkts down for 197 runs before the match ended in a draw. Even though the batters struggled, it was again Ved coming to the rescue with a thumping 132*off 214 balls which had 19 fours and a six. Vedprakash Jaiswal displayed resilience against the powerful team of Rizvi as the match ended in a draw.
Played at the Oval Maidan, it was the all important finals between Vijay Indap Cricket Academy and Rising Stars Cricket Academy, VICA batting first scored 194/6. Siddhesh Jadhav from Rising star was the pick of the bowlers coming up with an impressive spell of 4/22 in 8 overs with 3 maidens.
Chasing 195, Rising Stars cricket Academy successfully chased down the score as Siddhesh Jadhav who was pick of the bowlers also opened the innings to score a match winning 86*. His strokeful innings ensured his team crossed the target and win the all important finals at Oval.
Rising Stars Cricket Academy win the finals by 4 wkts and become the winners of the Titan Cup.
Played between Tarapur Vidyamandir and National English High School, Tarapur Vidyamandir won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 148/10 in 39.1 overs. Spinner Sharik Baloch who had impressed one and all in various tournaments last year continued to perform with his impressive spin bowling coming up with great bowling figures of 7/47 in 15.1 overs with 3 maidens.
Sharik’s bowling was spot as he continued to bowl at line and lengths which was difficult for the batsman to read. National English School in reply were all out for 128 runs in 43 overs at the Jivdani Cricket Ground.
Palghar Dahanu team after being made to bat first played well scoring 183/8 in 20 overs. Anything above 180 is always defendable and they managed to surpass that mark. Harshit (49) and Mandar (34) played crucial knocks for their team while the Worli SC bowlers were a bit on the expensive side with an average economy rate of 8.8 runs per over.
Worli SC who were 3wkts down for 26 runs came back into the game thanks to a very timely half century by Japjeet Singh Randhawa. Japjeet settled in and ensured his team did not lose more wickets scoring a 43 ball 57 (4 fours, 2 sixes) while left hander Risabh Pandit gave the finishing touch with a brilliant 36 ball 60*(5 fours, 2 sixes) as both the players stitched a crucial 105 run stand in just 59 balls as Worli SC won a thriller by 4wkts and 3 balls to spare.
Played at Matunga Gymkhana and Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana at the Matunga Gymkhana Ground, Matunga boys won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 240/9 in 45 overs. Ihsaan Amin opening the innings scored an impressive 64 off 104 balls (4 fours, 1six) while Shinosh Panikar scored a quick 50 ball 58 laced with 7 fours and 3 sixes to help his team reach a healthy total. The no.9 and 10 batsmen chipped in with crucial cameos as Sandeep and Shubham stitched a 52 runs stand in last 5 overs for the 9th wicket.
Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana while chasing fell short as they reached a total of 207/9 in 45 overs. Matunga Gymkhana won the match by 33 runs while Ishaan and Shinosh stood out being the highlight performers in the match.
Karnatak SA after being made to bat first were least deterred as they notched up a very defendable total of 170/3 in 20 overs. Rudra Dhanday who is known for his big knocks and aggressive batting top scored for his team scoring a sublime 63 ball 89 laced with 12 boundaries and good running between the wickets.
Parsee Gymkhana in reply fell short managing to reach a total of 153/8 with Bravish Shetty scoring an aggressive 64 off 46 balls which had 5 sixes. Aiswarya Surve and Prathamesh Dake bowled taking 5 wkts between themselves while conceding only 53 runs in 48 balls.
Karnatak SA won the match by 13 runs while it was Rudra standing out with his brilliant 89.
In the finals, OLPS were all out for 113 runs thanks to some really tight bowling by the Fatima High School bowlers. Sandeep Palav and Ayush Bidwai were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/26 and 2/19 respectively.
Chasing 114, Ayush Bidwai and Shaun Gomes finished the game in style with both the batsman scoring 43*. Ayush was declared the “man of the match” in the finals for his 63 ball 43* and 2 wkts. He was also declared ‘the best batsman of the tournament“ apart from getting 2 man of the match awards.
Fatima School won the match by 8 wkts and also become the tournament winners.