Quarter Finals are always nerve wracking and exciting to witness & such was the game between Kotak Mahindra and Motilal Oswal at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval which is itself a beautiful sight for the cricket lovers. Organised by Oneworld Corp, one could say even the construction of Metro project which has cut the cricket boundaries couldn’t stop them from fighting the battles on the cricket ground. Kotak Mahindra elected to bowl first after winning the toss as the conditions for them were more favorable to chase and put Motilal under pressure right from the beginning.
Motilal Oswal were all out for 120 in 19.4 overs and none of the batsman apart from A Aaras(30) , D Chalke(33) and D Zaveri(29) were able to score in two digits. The bowlers did an outstanding job where they not only contained the batsman but also kept on taking crucial wickets and breaking the partnerships. Leg spinner Ameya Dighe was the destroyer in chief taking 4/25 in his 4 overs. Apart from troubling batsman at regular intervals Ameya also took an important wicket of D Chalke (33) who was looking set at the crease. The rest of the bowlers supported him taking wickets and also containing the batsman from the other side. Tushar Chandra also did some brilliant fast bowling for Motilal.
Chasing 121 in 20 overs is a cakewalk for most of the teams and so did Kotak Mahindra. Openers Ravi Chaudhary and Nishikant Kamat gave a blazing start to the innings. While Chaudhary was out for 33, Nishikant continued his onslaught and went on to score a magnificent 68* off just 49 balls. Nishikant was in full flow not sparing any parts of the ground wherein he smashed some 8 glorious boundaries and 3 big sixes to enthrall his team & the spectators.
Kotak Mahindra who are known as ‘GIANT KILLERS’ won the match comfortably by 8 wickets and 4.5 overs to spare as they ended their chase at 121/2 in 15.1 overs. Opener Nishikant kamat and their leading bowler Ameya Dighe were adjudged ‘man of the match’ collectively for their great performance. In the end it was great to see players greet each other & also greeting ‘man of the match’ Nishikant Sawant who remained till the end to see Kotak through. As someone correctly said ‘the game of cricket is a great leveller’ & so was this match.
Also looking at the form the whole team and especially these two players are in, the semis and the finals will be a feast to watch!
Kimati Sports, one of the leading manufactures of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Corporate Bowler Award this February to recognize the bowling talent in the corporate sphere. The award will be bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the corporate cricket leagues. Beginning February 2017, the best bowler will be awarded with attractive prizes which include a certificate of appreciation and a Kimati leather cricket ball.
Jigar Parikh of Deutsche Bank bagged the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award for his bowling brilliance that was exhibited against Capgemini at Vengsarkar Academy ground on 4th February in the quarter final of Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship. Parikh had some unbelievable figures of 7-3 in 1.5 overs in the 20-over game. Out of the 11 deliveries that were bowled by him, seven of them were the wicket-taking ones. It was a dream spell for the slow left arm bowler. He bowled good lines and lengths making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely off him.
The panel of judges had a tough decision to make as the other two contenders; Madhav Sawant of Mahindra & Mahindra and Mayur Sawant of JSW, both accounting for four scalps, were fighting hard for the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award.
Kimati Corporate Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.
It was an intense match at Santosh Sports Cricket Ground between Salgaonkar Cricket Academy vs Om Sai Cricket Club. Salgaonkar Cricket club who have a strong batting line up elected to bowl first after winning the toss and put Om Sai club under pressure.
Batting first, Om Sai Cricket Club were all out for just 121 in 26.1 overs. Hardly anyone fired apart from their opener Sarthak Hawre who scored more than half to the team runs. Sarthak scored a well fought 61 ball 61 but did not get any support from the other side. Siddarth Halde bowled a mesmerizing spell taking 4/3 in 2 overs followed by 4/15 by Pranav Sankpal.
Chasing 122, Salgaonkar Cricket Club finished the game in splendid style as they chased the score in mere 15 overs. Openers Shlok Shinde and Devesh Mahadik gave a scintillating start scoring 44(36) and 52(35) respectively. Both the batsman counter attacked the bowlers and almost finished the chase single handedly. Devesh looked quite confident and it looked like he would remain unbeaten till the end before he was out in Soham banker’s bowling at 52.
Eventually, Salgaonkar Cricket Academy won the match by 7 wkts and many overs to spare. Openers Shlok and Devesh along with their bowler Siddharth were adjudged ‘man of the match’ combined for their brilliant individual performances. Cricketgraph wishes these players to continue their good run for many more matches to come.
It was a match to remember between Akumentis and Voltas at the Dadoji konddev Stadium in Thane. Akumentis who are known to chase elected to field first with an aim of putting Voltas under pressure.
Team Voltas were bundled out for just 111 runs in 28. Overs. It was a great bowling effort from Akumentis which made them restrict to a low total. Ashish More was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/6 in 5 overs followed by 2 wickets each to Siddhesh Desai and Rahul Ghodke. Right arm spin bowler Raju Shamla also chipped in with bowling figures of 1/18 in 6.3 overs. Akumentis bowlers kept on taking wickets at regular intervals and that completely dismantled the Voltas batting line up.
Chasing 112 is not a big deal for most of the teams and especially for teams who have a healthy batting line up in their arsenal. All-rounder Raju Shamla contributed with the bat too as he opened the innings and scored 54* coming off 63 balls. Raju played intelligent cricket and helped his team finish the chase in just 20 overs.
Akumentis finished their chase at 114/2 in 20.1overs & won the match by 8 wickets and 15 overs to spare. All-rounder Raju Shamla was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his all round performance. We at Cricketgraph certainly wish Raju and his whole team carry forward the good momentum and go on to win the tournament.
It was a great start to the tournament with two teams entering into a competitive encounter at Payyade Cricket Ground in Kandivali, Mumbai. KSG Strikers won the toss and elected to field first since they have a decent batting line up which can chase any score on their day.
Batting first, KSG Warriors were off to a great start with both their openers Tarak Laheri & Parashar Chitalia scoring quickfire 30’s (36 & 38 respectively). Eventually, KSG warriors managed to reach a good score ending their innings at 187/6 in 20 overs. Middle order boys Advait Chitalia and Sitanshu Parekh played a crucial hand scoring 41(23) and 43(28) respectively. Both the batsman did a good job at the middle but it was also some good bowling in the depth overs by Manoj Mehta (0/15 in 3 overs) followed by two wickets each for Snehal Mehta and Rippal Mehta.
Chasing 188 on a good batting track with a good batting line up can make things possible and such was the case with Strikers as they went on to chase the score in just 18.5 overs. Strikers won the match by 5 wkts and an over to spare. Thanks to their dashing opener Amar Bhuta who is known to give great starts again showed his fabulous display of batting. His captain Rajesh Mehta has shown so much faith in him that he told Amar to play his natural game and it doesn’t matter even if he gets out on a duck while playing his natural cricket. He was told that he is a freebird and he can play the way he wants. Right handed batsman amar repaid the faith and freedom given by his captain by scoring a blazing knock of 73 coming off just 39 balls. He was smashing rocket boundaries and sixes in his 39 ball stay at the crease (9 fours and 3 sixes in total) Amar’s batting was so entertaining, even the opposition fielders appreciated the fact that they were enjoying watching him bat.
KSG Strikers won the match comfortably & opener ‘Amar Bhuta’ was adjudged man of the match for his splendid innings. Cricketgraph wishes Amar continues his good form for many more matches to come.
Semi-finals are always nail biting and such was the case with Tata Motors and Sterling Wilson at Vengsarkar Academy in Mahul. Both the teams gave a tough competition to each other after Sterling Wilson lost the toss & were made to field first.
Tata Motors who have a strong batting line up however did not have the best of the days in the office as they were not able to post a big total in 20 overs. Tata Motors were all out for just 110 runs in 19.4 overs which was lesser than what they had expected. Swetal & P Mayank were the only two batsmen who looked good enough to face the bowlers. Mayank was smashing proper cricketing shots but could not convert his 20 into something substantial. R Thakur was the pick of the bowlers taking 6/31 in 4.4 overs.
However, Skipper Surjeet Roy did not give up and he was confident of his bowlers to defend the total. Skipper Surjeet Roy bowled a mesmerizing spell with his right arm off-spin taking 6/27 in 4 overs. Surjeet bowled an amazing spell and got his 1st two wickets in his first 4 balls itself. Not only did Surjeet kept on breaking partnerships, he was also consistently troubling the batsman and taking wickets in tandem. Sterling Wilson were eventually all out for 89 runs and Tata Motors won the match by 22 runs and Skipper ‘Surjit Roy’ being adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his match winning spell.
Cricketgraph wishes SURJEET all the luck for his future endeavors & also we wish he keeps confusing the batsman in the same manner for a long long time.
It was a low scoring but an entertaining match at Kalyan between Rais High School Bhiwandi vs Boys Cricket Club, Dombivali. Rais high school elected to bat first and capitalize on the pitch conditions to make a big score to keep BCC on their toes.
However, things weren’t as hunky dory as they may have planned because Rais High School were all out for just 80 runs in 17.1 overs. Hardly any batsman fired apart from Abdul Rahman(21 off 20) who was the only one who crossed 20 runs followed by Salman who remained unbeaten at 19* down the order. Right arm Fast bowler Parth Wad was the leading wicket taker with bowling figures of 4/20 in 7 overs. Parth showed a lot of intent and skills with the ball at such a small age and gave important breakthroughs. Parth also clean bowled the batsman twice in his 4 wicket haul.
Chasing 81 runs, Boys Cricket Club finished the match in just 13.3 overs with 6.3 overs and 7 wkts to spare. Opener Jagjeevan Bist scored a 16 ball 19 while no.5 Vedant Chaudhary remained unbeaten on 23* off just 21 balls. BCC won the match comfortably and Right Arm Fast Bowler Parth Wad was adjudged ‘Man of the match’ for his great bowling.
Cricketgraph wishes Parth keeps on improving his game and keeps troubling the batsman like he did in this match as he has a long journey ahead.
It was an exciting pre-quarter finals between two competitive teams namely Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation & Marwari Cricket Club at LIC Cross Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss first, Marwari Cricket club elected to field first with an aim of bundling them out for a low total.
However, things did not go the way they may have wished as Dilip Vengsarkar’s openers Rohan Bane (72 off 32) and Soham Mali(31 off 30) almost took the game away in the first 10 overs itself by stitching a great opening partnership. Ronak Shinde and Jashal Wadiyal chipped in with 38 and 24 but it was their frontline opener Rohan who was the leading scorer for his side. Rohan Bane who is known to clear the ropes with ease once again showed his batting prowess as this time he brought his 72 at a strike rate of almost above 225. Rohan Bane smashed 8 fours and 2 sixes in his 32 ball stay at the crease and the run rate was always above 9.5 runs because of the innings he left behind for his team. Dilip Vengsarkar’s team reached a very healthy total of 202/8 in 20 overs. From MCC, Raza Imam & Shadab Khan were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/24 & 3/37 respectively.
Chasing 203 at 10 runs per over in the 2nd innings is always tough & same was the case with MCC as they were all out for just 61 runs in 12.3 overs. Satish Kadam bowled a match winning spell of 4/8 in 3 overs followed by 2 wickets each by Jagdish Jadhav, Jashal Wadiyal & Mayur Vichare.
Dilip Vengsarkar’s XI won the match by 141 runs and Rohan Bane was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his great performance. Cricketgraph wishes Rohan continues his good form and helps his team win the tournament.
TCC HAS CREATED SERIES OF HISTORIES BY CRAFTING INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCE ON THE KNOCK OUT STAGE OF 1ST QUARTER FINAL OF FPL. RAISED THE BAR FOR OTHERS TO ASPIRE AS TCC MADE IT DAY OF NEW RECORDS
TRIPLE BONANZA OF BRILLIANCE & ENTERTAINMENT STAGE CENTRED BY
- CENTURION TEJAS RATHOD & HIGHLY IMPACTFUL ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE BY UPENDRA YADAV HIT 75 RUNS & 4 WICKETS.
- THE ICING ON THE CAKE WAS WHEN TCC DECLARED THE INNING AFTER 19TH OVER WITH GIGANTIC TOTAL 260/1 HIGHEST EVER SCORE OF FPL TOURNAMENT.
- DECLARED THE INNING MAY BE A FIRST OCCASION IN ANY T-20 GAME DESPITE HAVING 9 WICKETS & 6 BALLS IN HAND
IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THEN WATCH
- TEJAS & UPENDRA REMAINING VICTORIOUS NOT OUT BATSMEN SINCE LAST 3 CONSECUTIVE GAMES OF FPL SEASON 8.
- MATHEMATICAL DEMONSTRATION IN EVEN MORE INTERESTING & ADVENTUROUSLY IMPACTFUL BECAUSE ALL THE BATSMEN CONSUMED LESS THAN 50 BALLS TO CROSS THEIR MILESTONES BY MAINTAINING STRIKE OF OVER 200 THROUGHOUT INNING.
Result
TCC Advanced to SEMI-FINAL of FPL Season 8 & Man of Match Upendra Yadav
FPL has witnessed thrilling Quarter final game today on 12th Feb’16 at Yashwant Nagar – Virar. Superlative & completely dominating performance by TEAM TCC on a very important day of knockout stage of the tournament. TCC won the toss and elected to bat first looking at the pitch conditions and strength of the squad. Upendra and Ganesh opened the innings & started firing from the world ‘GO’ and posted a mammoth partnership of 92 in the first 7 overs. Ganesh Patil smashed a ferocious 54 runs in just 23 balls with a strike rate of 234 which lifted the team’s rate from the very 1st over.
Tejas and Upendra took over from there & created a history by sending ball outside the park with sky rocking 6’s 14 times & 17 times stunning boundaries (4s) concluded their innings with a highest score of the tournament 260/1 & recorded highest total by any team of last 8 years in FPL. Most important highlight of this tournament was these two batsmen (Upendra & Tejas) who have remained not out since 3 matches as they always come and finish the game on a winning note.
TASC exhibited confident start with healthy strike rate but pressure to maintain the average of 13 runs per over was too tall which lead to quick loss of 3 wickets during power play itself and lost half of their team after 7 overs TASC 47/5 but Rohan Pawar had very different idea in mind as he did not gave up till end & resulted in another handsome well-crafted century in 51 balls with 3 sixes. Wonderful batting performance under pressure took the game to the last ball of the match brought smiles to the team of TASC but eventually fell short of target by 95 runs.
TASC displayed competitive spirit on a crucial day but TCC was too upright to catch today. FPL again witnessed extremely harmonious atmosphere during complete 40 overs. It was worth witnessing the whole highly entertaining quarter-final contest and some brilliant individual performances from both the teams.
Cricket graph wishes luck to all the teams and wishes for more great matches like this to come in the next upcoming encounters of the tournament.
It was a very crucial encounter between two exciting teams namely Diamond Star Cricket Club vs Rizvi Sports Club. Diamond star won the toss and elected to bat first after winning the toss and put the strong batting line up of Rizvi under pressure by posting a big target.
It was a good batting overall by the Diamond Star team as they scored 162 in 30 overs with a loss of only 4wickets. Asif Khan scored a crucial 42 followed by Tushar Singh and Prem Lengre scoring 32 & 30 respectively. All this batsman started off nicely but could not convert their scores into something big which could have taken their team’s total to at least 200 in 30 overs. Rizvi bowlers were not able to take many wickets but they did a good job overall on containing the batsman thus keeping the run rate always below 6.
Chasing 163, the strong batting line up of Rizvi completed the chase and won the match by 6 wickets and 4.5 overs to spare. Talented Owais Khan scored a gutsy 28 which included one six and so did Mohit Tanwar who also scored 26. However, Tejas Chalke was the pick of their batsman remaining unbeaten till the end on 32* & clinching a semi-final victory for his side.
Rizvi won the match comfortably and qualify for the further rounds of the tournament. Cricketgraph wishes them to go on & win the tournament and keep performing nicely.