Mumbai: Prateek Yadav’s played a match-winning knock of 76 runs which helped Victory Cricket Club register a 6-wicket win against National Cricket Club in a Group-E match of the 2nd LNCC OMNI Global Invitational Under-22 Invitation Cricket Tournament 2021-2022, organized by Lord Northbrook CC under the aegis of Mumbai Cricket Association, and played at the KSA ground, Cross Maidan.
Victory CC powered by Yadav’s innings which came from 69 balls and contained 8 hits to the boundary ropes and 5 well-timed sixes, managed to surpass the winning target reaching 210 for 4 wickets in 35.1 overs.
Earlier, National CC preferring to bat first was dismissed for 208 runs in 40 overs. Saksham Parashar scored 76 runs (69-balls, 6x4s, 3x6s) and Aayush Vartak made 35 runs, while Victory CC bowler Shashwat Jagtap claimed 3 wickets for 50 runs.
Prateek was later declared the ‘Man of the Match’.
Brief scores: National CC 208 all out, 40 overs (Saksham Parashar 76, Aayush Vartak 35; Shashwat Jagtap 3/50) lost to Victory CC 210 for 4 wickets, 35.1 overs (Prateek Yadav 76). Result: Victory CC won by 6 wickets.
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One of the most popular leather ball cricket tournaments of Thane- TPL which stands for Thane Premier League kickstarts from 1st of May, 2022. The 10th Edition of TPL begins from 1st May, 2022 where in 16 teams will participate for the marquee tournament. It’s an 8 day fiesta where in all the matches will be played in T20 Format at the iconic Dadaji Konddev Stadium in Thane. The finals will be played on 8th May, 2022.
This tournament is a perfect mix wherein established Ranji and India Level Cricketers will hone the stage while at the same time there will be influx of youth who will get a platform to perform. The 10th Edition of TPL will witness India & Ranji level players like Akhil Herwadkar, Chinmay Sutar, Kaustubh Pawar. Prathamesh Dake, Karsh Kothari, Royston Dias, Sagar Kerkar, Ashay Sardesai, Sagar Mishra & many more who all are established professional cricketers. Also one notable thing is that the Dadaji Konddev Stadium has been beautifully renovated into a world class stadium. Infact, IPL teams like KKR, RCB, RR have been to this iconic ground for practice sessions. This was achieved because of the efforts taken by Corporator Vikas Krishna Repale who strives hard to improve the cricket & overall sports culture in Thane.
Participating Teams:
- Eknath Shinde C.C – A
- Eknath Shinde C.C – B
- DSCA sports
- Salgaonkar S.C.
- Golden Star C.C
- Benetton C.C.
- Positive Leap Management
- Boys C.C, Dombivali
- Union C.C, Kalyan
- PAB Cricket Academy
- Vijay Shirke Cricket Academy
- Regal C.C
- SR’s Group
- FTL C.C
- Maharashtra Cricket Academy
- Ambernath Rising C.C
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- Name– TPL-Thane Premier League T20 Tournament’22
- Organized By- Maharashtra Majha Seva Sanstha and Vikas Krishna Repale.
- Edition-10th
- Venue-Dadaji Konddev Stadium
- Format-Knockout
- Finals– On 8th May
- No.of Teams participating-16
- No. of outstation players allowed in each team– 2
- Game Changer of the Match : Powered by 720 Degree
- Associate Sponsors: SRS Group, MH O4 The Drunk Yard, Active Sports, Ambernath Rising Cricket Club, FastTrack Logistics
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In the match between Young Comrade Cricket Club and Parkophene Cricketers of Purushottam Shield Tournament wherein the latter won both the toss and the match! Parkophene Cricketers who won the toss elected to bat first and won by a margin of massive 150 runs! The team scored 338 runs in 70 overs as their batter Roneet Thakur scored 63 runs along with Akshat Jain’s 102 runs losing their 8 wickets. As the Young Comrade came out to bat, they all were dismissed at 185 in only 33.5 overs, though Yogesh Dongare and Mayuresh Tandel scored 62 and 52 runs respectively, their team could not achieve what they wanted to!
In the Active Sports India Corporate Tournament , the match played between UCC Mumbai and Gavdevi Sports Navghar at Vadunavghar Cricket Ground, Bhiwandi resulted in the win of the latter team whereas UCC Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 237 runs in 35 overs at the loss of 8 wickets in which Abhijit Shirke scored 47 runs in 62 balls.
Jeet Patil and Shivam Gupta took 2 wickets each. As the Gavdevi Sports Navghar came out to bat, they finished the match by scoring 241 runs in only 39 overs and at the loss of a minimal of 6 wickets by Shivam Gupta’s 66 runs in 59 balls with the aid of 10 fours! Rohit Patil had too scored 42 runs in 23 balls. Parag Penjarkar of UCC Mumbai took 2 wickets, but did not help them win this match.
Mumbai: Half-century knocks from Aryan Chauhan 75 runs and Tejas Chalke unbeaten 58 runs helped Young Maharashtra CC to a 6-wicket win against New Hind CC in a quarter-final match of the MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament 2021-22, organized by Mangrol Sports Club in association with Pulse Sports Events Entertainment and played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan.
Preferring to bat first, New Hind scored 220 for 7 wickets in 39 overs. Yaseen Saudagar 59 runs, Vasim Khan 45 runs, and Tanay Khandeshi 35 not out, contributed to the New Hind total. Later, Young Maharashtra easily chased the target reaching 221 for 4 wickets in 34 overs. Besides the fine efforts of Chauhan and Chalke the other batsman who contributed to the win was Umar Khan with a useful 36 runs.
In another match, Parsee Gymkhana defeated Mangrol Sports Club by 9 wickets. Mangrol SC were bowled out cheaply for 71 runs in 20.2 overs, Parshad Bodke scoring 44 runs and Nishit Bhalla taking 5 wickets for 15 runs and Hardik Yadav claiming 3 wickets for 3 runs. Parsee Gymkhana comfortably chased the target reaching 74 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket in 7.2 overs. Nutan Goel remained unbeaten with a 59-run knock.
Brief scores: New Hind SC 220 for 7 wickets, 39 overs (Yaseen Saudagar 59, Vasim Khan 45, Tanay Khandeshi 35 not out) lost to Young Maharashtra CC 221 for 4 wickets, 34 overs (Aryan Chauhan 75, Tejas Chalke 58 not out, Umar Khan 36 not out). Result: Young Maharashtra won by 6 wickets.
Mangrol Sports Club 71 all out, 20.2 overs (Parshad Bodke 44; Nishit Bhalla 5/15, Hardik Yadav 3/3) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 74 for 1, 7.2 overs (Nutan Goel 59 not out). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 9 wickets.
Mumbai: Teenager Shravan Mhatre produced a strong batting performance smashing 169 runs which lifted United Cricket Club to a huge 189-run win against Shahpur Spencer Challenge Shield CC in a Group-D section match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022, and played at the United Cricketers ground, Cross Maidan.
After deciding to bat first, United CC bolstered by 16-year-old Shravan’s towering knock, which came from 119-balls, and included 20 boundaries and 3 sixes, amassed a huge total of 304 runs all out in 44.1 overs. Shahpur Spencer’s bowler Siraj Khan claimed 4 wickets for 33 runs. Shahpur Spencer batters failed to put up a fight and their innings collapsed for 115 runs all out in 29.3 overs.
Meanwhile, Royal Cricket Club riding on the centuries from Bhawesh Pawar 132 runs and Suyash Gheghde 110 runs piled up a huge total of 398 for 8 wickets in 45 overs. Mandar Garude added 51 runs while Vijay Patil 3 for 66 was Daiwadnya’s only successful bowler. In reply, Daiwadnya CC was dismissed for 121 runs in 23 overs. Royal CC all-rounder Mandar Garude claimed 5 for 45 runs to complete Royal’s win by 277 runs.
In another one-sided match, Catholic Gymkhana registered an 8-wicket win against Chembur Gymkhana. Batting first, Chembur Gymkhana innings folded at 105 all out in 22.3 overs. In reponse, Catholic Gymkhana lost 2 wickets in reaching 107 in just 12 overs. Anant Malwankar was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 64 runs to see Catholic Gymkhana reach home.
In another match, the combined efforts of Sandeep Shinde who claimed 5 wickets for 25 runs and Narendra Ambavkar unbeaten knock of 64 runs guided Jolly Friends CC to a 9-wicket victory against Thane SC at the Karnatak SA ground, Cross Maidan.
Brief scores – Group-D: Chembur Gymkhana 105 all out, 22.3 overs (Raj Gill 49 not out) lost to Catholic Gymkhana 107 for 2 wickets, 12 overs (Anant Malwankar 64 not out). Result: Catholic Gymkhana won by 8 wickets.
Sporting Union Club 128 all out, 30.5 overs lost to Anushakti Nagar S & RC 129 for 6 wickets, 26.2 overs (Darshan Adarkar 35, Dhruv Satam 32). Result: Anushakti Nagar won by 4 wickets.
Bombay Union SC 197 for 9 wickets, 45 overs (Pratik Jadhav 43, Sangram Shirke 42) beat Friends CC 175 all out, 42.2 overs (Manan Bhatt 46, Palash Pawar 31). Result: Bombay Union SC won by 22 runs.
Young Social CC 241 for 4 wickets, 45 overs (Suraj Kadwadkar 60, Nilay Daga 56 not out, Rutvik Pednekar 42, Malhar Mane 40) beat Challengers CC 81 all out, 23.2 overs (Sahil Purohit 6/23). Result: Young Social CC won by 160 runs.
Gomantak Daivadnya CC 87 all out, 28.3 overs (Aryan Dalal 4/14, Kewal Sawant 4/31) lost to Prabodhan Goregaon 89 for 4 wickets, 18 overs. Result: Prabodhan Goregaon won by 6 wickets.
Royal CC 398 for 8 wickets,45 overs (Bhawesh Pawar 132, Suyash Gheghde 110, Mandar Garude 51, Vijay Patil 3/66) beat Daiwadnya CC 121 all out, 23 overs (Mandar Garude 5/45). Result: Royal CC won by 277 runs.
Muslim SC 89 all out, in 21.3 overs (Rohil Jadhav 4/36) lost to Sportsfield CC 90 for 1 wicket, 15.5 overs (Roshan Kanojia 52 not out). Result: Sportsfield CC won by 9 wickets.
Thane SC 112 all out, 29.3 overs (Sandeep Shinde 5/25) lost to Jolly Friends CC 113 for 1 wicket, 20.4 overs (Narendra Ambavkar 64 not out). Result: Jolly Friends CC won by 9 wickets.
United CC 304 all out, 44.1 overs (Shravan Mhatre 169 119-balls, 20x4s, 3x6s); Siraj Khan 4/33) beat Shahpur Spencer Challenge Shield 115 all out, 29.3 overs. Result: United CC won by 189 runs.
On April 20, Mumbai Customs took on GST during the semi-finals of Moorjhani Shield in Mumbai. Mumbai Customs won the toss and elected to bowl.
Invited to bat first, CGST posted 7-136 in 20 overs. Sagar Mishra, who came in at number four, scored the majority of the runs. Mishra muscled 86 runs off 43 balls to steer his side to a respectable score. He played some good looking shots and ran well between the wickets. However, there were no other major contributions with the bat from CGST. On the other hand, for Mumbai Customs, Shivaji Yadav, Parag Khanna and Aakash Parak picked up two wickets each.
In reply, Mumbai Customs completed the formalities in 16 overs, to win the match by six wickets. Vikrant Auti led the run chase from the front with 49 runs. On the other hand, CGST’s Sagar Mishra was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3-24 in 3.4 overs. Mishra was the most successful bowler for his team.
Despite Sagar Mishra’s all-round brilliance, CGST ended up on the losing side in the semi-finals of Moorjhani Shield against Mumbai Customs. Overall in the tournament, Sagar Mishra scored 146 runs and claimed 14 wickets in four innings.
On April 24, Royal Cricket Club locked horns against Daiwadnya Cricket Club at Matunga Gymkhana in Mumbai during the Kanga Knock Out Tournament. Royal Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on twin centuries from Bhawesh Pawar and Suyash Ghegade, Royal Cricket Club posted a humongous score of 8-398 in 45 overs. While Pawar top scored with 132 runs off 110 balls, Ghegade muscled 110 runs off 61 balls. Pawar’s innings was laced with 15 boundaries and a six while Ghegade smashed seven boundaries and six sixes. On the other hand, for Daiwadnya Cricket Club, Vijay Patil was the pick of the bowlers. Patil struck with 3-66 in nine overs, bowling off spin.
In reply, Daiwadnya Cricket Club were bowled out for 121 in 23 overs. Mandar Garude wreaked havoc with the ball as he scalped 5-45 in seven overs. Early in the day, Garude contributed with a quickfire 51 off 23 balls. The wily off spinner rattled the opposition with his disciplined lines and lengths. On the other hand, for Royal Cricket Club, Kunal Girap was the lone warrior with the bat. Girap mustered 28 runs off 26 balls.
Bhawesh Pawar, Suyash Ghegade and Mandar Garude help Royal Cricket Club register a 277-run win over Daiwadnya Cricket Club during Kanga Knock Out Tournament.
On April 24, Young Men’s Cricket Club and GSB Sports Club clashed against each other during the Kanga Knock Out Tournament. GSB Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, GSB Sports Club were bundled out for 138 in 35.5 overs. Sairaj Vinayagamoorthy top scored with 55 runs off 60 balls, including five boundaries and a six. On the other hand, for Young Men’s Cricket Club, Ratnadeep Chavan was the wrecker-in-chief. The slow left arm spinner claimed 5-35 in nine overs as he ran through half of the opposition batting line-up in a jiffy.
In reply, Young Men’s Cricket Club made light work of the run chase as they completed the formalities in 23 overs. The opening pair of Rohan Gulekar and Sarth Waghela stitched a 99-run partnership. The duo set the tone for the run chase. While Gulekar muscled 49 runs off 39 balls, Waghela mustered an unbeaten 69 off 71 balls. Waghela top scored for Young Men’s Cricket Club as he led the run chase from the front. His innings was embellished with five boundaries and four sixes. On the other hand, Karan Joshi starred with the ball for GSB Sports Club as he picked up 2-32 in eight overs.
Young Men’s Cricket Club outclassed GSB Sports Club by eight wickets during the Kanga Knock Out Tournament. Sarth Waghela, Rohan Gulekar and Ratnadeep Chahuhan were the top performers of the match.