Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute organised an all India Talent Hunt Program in association with the Delhi Bulls from Abu Dhabi T10 League. This opportunity ensures a chance to 2 players who would train and tour with the Delhi Bulls from 23rd November to 4th December 2022 at Abu Dhabi.
After an incredible and tough selection process, Chinmay Sutar and Harsh Desai were the two players presented with the Golden Ticket after the trials. They will have an opportunity to play with the likes of Dwayne Bravo and coached by the infamous Andy Flower.
Tremendous contributions by Divaynaash Saxena ensured a dominant win for MCA B versus MCA C. Akshat Jain, Khizar Dafedar and Saxena, all notched up valuable runs as Jha took 4. When it was time to bowl, Saxena impressed as he gave away only 8 runs and took 4 wickets. The ambidextrous bowler made life difficult for the batsmen with his left arm spin as well as off spin. MCA C were bowled out for just 130.
MCA C won the tournament. Akshat Jain was adjudged as the best batsman.
MCA B vs MCA C
Toss: MCA B won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA B won by 111 runs
(Akshat Jain 49, Khizar Dafedar 46, Divyaansh Saxena 42, Saksham Jha 4/51, Praful Devkate 3/44)
MCA C- 130/10 in 28.4 overs
(Pragnesh Kanpillewar 44, Divyaansh Saxena 4/8, Sourabh Singh 3/25)
Ayush Zhimare’s all round performance guaranteed MCA A’s victory in their final game against MCA D. Batting first Zhimare scored 98 as the team total was 280. Bowling against him, Aryan Badhe scalped 6 wickets with an impressive spell of 6 for 57. Unfortunately, Badhe’s efforts weren’t enough as MCA D were 21 runs short. Zhimare contributed with the ball too as he took 3 wickets.
MCA A vs MCA D
Toss: MCA A won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA A won by 21 runs
MCA A- 280/9 in 50 overs
(Aayush Zimare 98, Omkar Malekar 57, Sahil Gode 37,
Siddhant Singh 34, Aryan Badhe 6/57)
MCA D- 259/7 in 50 overs
(Vedprakash Jaiswal 64, Atharva Chavan 53, Jayesh Pokhare 47,
Aayush Zimare 3/55)
The U-19 KC Mahindra Shield is a selection tournament for players to make a case for their selection for Mumbai U_19 Cooch Behar Trophy. 4 Batsmen certainly stood out as they notched up centuries in the competitive trials. Vedant Gadia made sure his 107 gives the first innings lead to Vijay Merchant XI after their opponents were bowled early. Dattu Phadkar XI batsmen enjoyed their outing against Vijay Manjrekar XI as 3 batsmen scored a hundred. Harsh Salunkhe’s prolific 112* alongside Arush Patankar’s 110 gave them a commanding position in the first innings itself. In the second innings, Roneet Thakur was one of the fortunate one’s as he contributed 104.
Pranay Shetty was the only bowler in those 3 days to have five or more wickets to his name. Taking 6 wickets and giving away 56, Shetty performed immaculately to further his selection case.
Brief Scores:
Vijay Merchant XI vs Khandu Rangnekar XI
Toss: Vijay Merchant XI won the toss and elected to field
Result: Vijay Merchant XI won by 8 wkts
Khandu Rangnekar XI
1st Innings- 185/10 in 55.3 overs
(Ayush Mhatre 78, Aaryaraj Nikam 38, Ashley Dsouza 3/48,
Kunal Nawarange 3/49)
2nd Innings- 248/10 in 81 overs
(Mayank Teotia 57, Ayush Mhatre 50, Aaryaraj Nikam 41,
Aditya Pawar 38, Prem Naik 35, Jay Dhatrak 4/36)
Vijay Merchant XI
1st Innings- 279/10 in 75.2 overs
(Vedanta Gadia 107, Jay Dhatrak 36, Aditya Rawat 35,
Aaryaraj Nikam 4/46)
2nd Innings- 155/2 in 19.4 overs
(Aditya Rawat 73,Hussain Shaikh 45*)
Vijay Manjrekar XI vs Dattu Phadkar XI
Toss: Dattu Phadkar XI won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Match Drawn, Dattu Phadkar XI took 1st Innings lead
Dattu Phadkar XI
1st Innings- 389/6 (decl.) in 108.2 overs (including 20 penalty runs)
(Harsh Salunkhe 112*, Arush Patankar 110, Owais Shaikh 51*,
Shaun Dcosta 3/64)
2nd Innings- 289/4 in 68 overs
(Roneet Thakur 104*, Harsh Salunkhe 93, Manan Bhatt 66)
Vijay Manjrekar XI
1st Innings- 203/10 in 60.4 overs
(Harsh Adhav 75, Parth Pathak 63, Aarya Chowkidar 31,
Pranay Shetty 6/56, Harsh Mendon 3/32)
Adding 118 runs to his pockets off 110 balls, Samarth Seth exhibited an impressive performance on the field. The Captain Jaiswal Singh memorial Open Cricket Tournament 2022 witnessed Samarth’s 15 boundaries and 4 sixes on 20th October 2022. As an emerging player, Samarth has been zealous in cultivating his aptitude in the field of cricket. His consistent efforts to establish a firm position on the field are bearing the fruits of hardships.
Samarth represented the SRK Technology 11. He validated more than 50% of his team’s runs during the match and justified his batting abilities. Being a left-handed batsman, he has incorporated a unique style to conquer the field. Due to his valiant efforts being demonstrated from time to time, Samarth bears the duty of opening the matches. His sportsmanship never fails to crush the opposite team as he dauntlessly strikes the ball.
Besides Samarth, the series also witnessed the talent of another emergent player, Shubham Chauhan who represented the DS Cricket Academy, Ghaziabad. He scored 92 runs off 93 balls, hitting 8 boundaries and 1 six.
Seth has effortlessly managed to engrave his name on the pillar of cricket during the stretch of the series held in CK Oval, Noida. The ambitious cricketer’s talent is managed by CricketGraph where his dexterity is given impetus. Seth is currently expected to represent Delhi in the upcoming U-25 One-Day Tournaments.
In a do or die game, the Indian Railways team defeated the star-studded Mumbai team to keep their hopes alive in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Campaign. On a tricky wicket, the Railways won a crucial toss and opted to bowl first. With 8 out of 11 players of Mumbai playing in the IPL, Railways were the underdogs in this competition.
Seamer Yuvraj Singh set the tone as he scalped 3 prize wickets of Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane and Yashaswi Jaiswal. Captain Karn Sharma made crucial changes and challenged the batting order of Mumbai. With every move favoring the Railways, Mumbai found themselves at 52 for the loss of 8 wickets. Late heroics from Shivam Dubey and Tanush Kotian pushed the total to 107 as they were bowled out. The Railway’s bowling unit were unstoppable; Yuvraj Singh ended up with 4 wickets to his name in 4 overs giving away only 20 runs and 1 maiden. Pradeep also supported his fellow quickster as he joined the wickets tally with two wickets to his name with an economy of sub-six. The most important man on the field, Skipper Karn Sharma delivered when it mattered the most. Apart from cunning decision making, he purchased 3 wickets but kept the pressure on in the middle stages as the Mumbaikars could score only 10 runs off his 4 overs.
It was over to the batsmen to chase a fairly easy target of 108. Opener Shivam Chaudhary (40 off 38) and 3 number batter Mohammad Saif (32 off 39) were cruising as they had passed 80 for the loss of 1 wicket. In the 13th over Chaudhary fell which created a domino effect and the Railways soon found themselves wanting. By claiming 6 wickets in the 18th over for 95, Mumbai had clawed their way back into the game. As the wickets tumbled, the pendulum swung heavily towards the Mumbai camp. Coming down the order, Captain Sharma hit two game sealing boundaries which won the game with 5 balls to spare.
Coach Nikhil Doru, alongside with the team was quite pleased with the victory in their penultimate league game.
“Winning against a team like Mumbai is definitely a boost for us. Fortunately, everything went according to plan and credit to the bowlers who executed it quite well. We have our final league game which is another do or die game for us against Vidarbha. We are looking forward to it and we will try to win it by a decent margin to qualify for the knockouts.”
Nikhil Doru
Indian Railways Senior Coach
On 23rd October, the Indian Railways will compete against Vidarbha for a spot in the knock out games. Riding on a winning momentum, the Railways look to attain a big margin victory to pass through safely. The game will telecast live on Hotstar.
Musheer Khan, better known as the brother of IPL star Sarfaraz Khan, is making a mark of his own. The all rounder performed exceptionally in the ongoing U-19 Vinoo Mankad. Contributing well for his team, Khan lead from the front and took Mumbai to the first stage of the knockouts. Notching up a total of 341 with an average of 113, Musheer stood out against his peers.
Opening the batting, Musheer’s crucial innings set the tone for the innings. In the Maharashtra Derby, he scored a brilliant 72. Khan contributed with the ball too as he bowled 5 overs and gave away only 10 runs and took two wickets against Maharashtra.
Following the process, he missed out a century by just 3 runs against Chattisgarh and also purchased 3 wickets in that game. Chasing against Nagaland, he stayed not out on 49. The impressive aspect being, he finished his quota of 10 overs at the economy rate of under 3 against both teams.
Continuing his form in the knockouts, Khan hammered an emphatic 123 off 109 balls against Punjab propelling Mumbai’s score to 309. Unfortunately, Mumbai’s campaign was cut short as Punjab’s late heroics defeated the mighty Mumbaikars in the quarters which resulted in their exit from the tournament.
Regardless of the team result, Musheer Khan has made a fine case for himself in the domestic circuit. Last year’s benchwarmer in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad, Musheer eyes on making hiis debut for Mumbai.
Day 2 of the U-25 Shatkar Trophy, MCA B and C came out on top convincingly against their counterparts. Rajesh Sardar was the star of day. With an opportunity to bowl first, Sardar ran through the MCA A batters and picked up 7 wickets for just 28 runs. MCA A were bundled up for just 144 and the C team chased it with a minor challenge.
The other game between MCA B and D was eventful as the former hammered 340 in 50 overs. Siddharth Akre high scored with 71 as Akshat Jain (69) and Divyaansh Saxena (67) notched up crucial runs. Jagtap took 4 but couldn’t restrict the run flow. Pokhre and Chopra’s efforts were in vain as the other batters from MCA B compiled a total of only 64 in all and were bowled out for 165.
Brief Scored:
MCA A vs MCA C
Toss: MCA A won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA C won by 5 wkts
MCA A- 144/10 in 36.5 overs
(Sahil Gode 48, Rajesh Sardar 7/28)
MCA C- 148/5 in 38.2 overs
(Sahil Jadhav 34, Harshal Jadhav 32, Shreyas Gurav 3/30)
MCA B vs MCA D
Toss: MCA B won the toss and elected to bat
Result: MCA B won by 175 runs
MCA B- 340/9 in 50 overs
(Siddharth Akre 71, Akshat Jain 69, Divyaansh Saxena 67, Shashwat Jagtap 4/56)
MCA D- 165/10 in 38.1 overs
(Jayesh Pokhare 56, Agni Chopra 55, Khizar Dafedar 3/56)
In an exhibition contest in the NPCA Super 50 Overs competition, Ruaraka A defeated Obuya Academy A by a margin of 8 wickets at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi.
Earlier in the game, Ruaraka A had won the coin flip and elected to field first.
The Obuya Cricket Academy’s side was reeling at 0-4 at the end of the first over of the enthralling encounter.
It was the skipper, Collins Obuya who stood at one end and built short partnerships with Brian Isiah and Elijah Otieno. Collins was the top scorer for them with 64 runs from 89 deliveries and therefore steered his team to a total of 134 after 33.2 overs. Sachin took 5 wickets, Yogesh Sawant and Nitish Hirani bagged two wickets each as well.
In reply, Ruaraka A lost Chandresh Hirani quite early in the innings, but it was once again their pillar, Pushkar Sharma who took control of the game and made sure that the home team doesn’t fall anything short of the target.
The southpaw gained support from the other end in his hunt, and therefore stitched a partnership of 100 runs for the 2nd wicket. Sachin, who came at no.3 departed for 46 (35), and Pushkar’s flamboyant batting stayed unbridled until the finishing line. The opener was unbeaten at 61* of 53 deliveries with 9 fours under his name.
After the match, Pushkar Sharma who is contracted again with BlackBird Sports Company from India said special thanks for the support and for providing cricket equipments to him.
Also added “I am happy with my performance and want to keep it going, I am very thank full to Mansukh hirani who supported me a lot in Kenya and family too”.
With his rising collection of accolades, Rupert Hallows is ascending the steps of success. He is an adept batsman at just 11 years old but also excels at bowling and wicket-keeping. Rupert is honoured as the Under 11 and Under 13 batsmen of the 2022 season. He is distinguished for his performance of the season.
Rupert, a young cricketer, has managed to establish his control in the cricket field and received the Under 11s GMCL Performance League Champions Trophy. He is a proud member of the Cricketgraph Talent Management Program under which his capabilities are given impetus. In the games arranged by Edgworth Cricket Club, Rupert emerged as a lead player. In 37 games, he claimed a colossal total of 1193 runs setting the average of 79.53 runs.
He was honoured at the Edgworth Cricket Club Junior Presentation Night for his exceptional feat in the matches. In the journey of climbing the ladder of achievements and honours, Rupert has carved his way by himself. To recognize Rupert’s overall remarkable performance, he is a sponsored player of Root Academy. He has also signed with Mandh Cricket and is unstoppable.