On April 15 and April 16, National Cricket Club and DPC Sports Club clashed against each other at DPC Matunga, Mumbai during the Purushottam Shield. National Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Riding on Sumit Dekhale’s blistering 143 off 68 balls, National Cricket Club piled up a mammoth 309 in 52.1 overs. Coming in at number nine, the left handed Dekhale smashed 12 boundaries and 11 sixes during his blitzkrieg. On the other hand, DPC Sports Club’s bowling attack was led by Yogesh Sawant, who wreaked havoc with 7-99 in 21.1 overs, including two maidens. Sawant, a left arm spinner, bowled the maximum number of overs for his side and looked the most impressive.
In reply, DPC Matunga Sports Club were bundled out cheaply for 142 in 36.4 overs. Aditya Srivastava top scored with 47 runs off 81 balls, while for National Cricket Club, Shashikant Kadam and Sanket Kashte struck with three wickets apiece.
DPC Sports Club lost to National Cricket Club by a massive margin of 167 runs. Yogesh Sawant’s seven wicket-haul went in vain as his team DPC Sports Club failed to chase down the total against National Cricket Club in the Purushottam Shield.
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On April 10, Red Bull Lions beat Viking Sports Mgmt in Paradise Winter League. The Vikings Sports Mgmt won the toss and opted for bowling. The opening batter of Viking Sports Mgmt Karan and Vishal saklani (wk) gave a good start to the team but, Karan failed to establish a partnership with Vishal and got bowled by Vedang Mudgal on 7 runs.
Vishal Saklani made a fierce fifty for his team by scoring 56 runs out of 50 balls ( six fours) with a strike rate of 112. Kamal also helped him by scoring runs for his team (14 out of 12) but in front of fast bowler Vedang Mudgal he got caught-out and the catch was taken by Nagmani Singh.
Vishal Mudgal didn’t stop with his havoc bowling and he bowled-out Sanchit Kakkar. He got bowled-out at a mere score of 6 runs and 6 balls. Even though Vishal Saklani was fighting alone for his team, he also failed to stand tall in front of Rakesh and was caught-out by Vedang Mudgal. Ashok Chauhan, Gaurav Rajkumar, Kapil Uraswani, Milind, Rahul Sharma failed on a single-digit score. Prashant gave a good comeback to the team and scored 26 runs out of 11 with a strike rate of 236 but didn’t make it for much longer time and got caught-out – wicket taken by Vedang. Akash Singh made 18 runs off 17 balls.
The final score to chase down was 164 out of 150 balls.
Devrajan(30) and Rajnish (40) gave a very good start to the Red-Blue Lions by making a partnership of 70 runs out of 59 balls. Sanjeev (4) arrived on batting and got caught out by Prashant. Later on, Vedang(22) and Sidhant(11) gave a good comeback to the team by making a partnership of 33 runs out of 37 balls. Vedang got caught-out by Prashant bowl by Sanchit, Sidhant got caught out by Prashant bowl by nitesh. Ankur didn’t even score one run and got lbw by Sanchit.
Red blue lions needed a fierce batting and it was done by Abhishek Singh. He made 36 runs and gave his team an excellent win.
In a match between Ageas Fedral DVA and Dream 11 VCA Team A in the dream 11 cup under 19 D.V.A Tournament held at the Mahul Ground, Mumbai. Dream 11 team won the toss and elected to field and faced a defeat as Ayush Vartak from Ageas Fredral smashed 100 runs in just 64 balls with 17 fours and 1 six having a strike rate of 156.25!
Ayush was helped by another player Yaseen who scored 58 runs in 60 balls helping the team to put up a huge score of 226 runs in just 35 overs at the loss of 9 wickets. The highest run scorer in the opposite team was Harsh Aghav who
scored 96 runs, but unfortunately his contribution was not enough to get his team gain victory as bowler Anurag Divekar of Ageas Fredral took 3 wickets giving just 17 runs registering a commanding win over Dream 11 team.
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Mumbai: A splendid bowling display by Prittam Shinde who picked up 5 wickets for 13 runs, including a hat-trick, was the highlight of Youth CC’s 31-run win against Hansoty Brothers CC in a Group-C section match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022, and played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan.
Youth CC sent into bat first were restricted to 172 all out in 31.3 overs. Nikhil Ajgaonkar was the lone batsmen to get a half century knock of 52 runs. Hansoty Brothers started well but were outsmarted by Shinde’s disciplined bowling and were bundled out for 141 runs in 41.1 overs and lost the match.
In an interesting and closely fought match, Dadar Cricket Club snatched a narrow 11-run victory against Mandvi Muslim Sports Club at the New Hind ground, Matunga.
Dadar CC preferring to bat first managed to finish their innings at 181 all out in 37.1 overs. Vinit Thakkar top-scored with 60 runs and Mandvi Muslims’ Kunjan Badgujar took 4 for 33 runs. The Dadar CC bowler picked up wickets at crucial junctures as Mandvi Muslim SC inning closed at 170 all out in 40.3 overs and succumbed to defeat.
In another match, Canara Vijay Cricket Club bolstered by the excellent bowling performances from Himanshu Kamdar 5 for 28 runs and Smit Dasadia 4 for 22 runs charged to a comfortable 91-run victory against Swatantra Cricket Club at the New Era CC ground, Azad Maidan.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Canara Vijay CC managed to reach 164 all out in 37 overs. Sumit Singh 36 runs and Ved Gaggar 32 runs ensured they reach a respectable total. Sagar Gupta 3 for 24 runs was Swatantra’s best bowler. Later, Kamdar and Dasadia combined effectively to reduce Swatantra CC to 73 all out in 22 overs and clinch a deserving win.
Brief scores – Group-C: Canara Vijay CC 164 all out, 37 overs (Sumit Singh 36, Ved Gaggar 32; Sagar Gupta 3/24) beat Swatantra CC 73 all out, 22 overs (Himanshu Kamdar 5/28, Smit Dasadia 4/22). Result: Canara Vijay CC won by 91 runs
White Star CC 99 all out, 26.4 overs (Bharat Major 3/15, Vinay Singh 3/19) lost to Youngstar CC (Thane) 103 for 8 wickets, 33.5 overs (Azim Khan 32, Rahul Bhat 30; Sameer Mestry 4/16). Result: Youngstar CC won by 2 wickets.
Youth CC 172 all out, 31.3 overs (Nikhil Ajgaonkar 52) beat Hansoty Brothers SC 141 all out, 41.1 overs (Prittam Shinde 5/13 – including hat-trick). Result: Youth CC won by 31 runs.
Dadar CC 181 all out, 37.1 overs (Vinit Thakkar 60; Kunjan Badgujar 4/33) beat Mandvi Muslim SC 170 all out, 40.3 overs (Dhruv Gothi 5/22). Result: Dadar CC won by 11 runs.
Dashing SC 153 all out, 33 overs (Vipul Panchal 43, Siddharth Sonurlekar 41; Amir Ansari 3/10) lost to Bhiwandi Taluka CA 156 for 3 wickets, 37.2 overs (Ajay Patil 78*, Kaashif Akhtar 33). Result: Bhiwandi Taluka CA won by 7 wickets.
V.S.T. Gymkhana 206 all out, 43.2overs (Kaushik Kharat 60; Santosh Ghosh 3/29) lost to Kurla SC 209 for 7 wickets, 42.2 overs (Tushar Rane 70 , Santosh Ghosh 36*; Dhruv Sharma 4/35). Result: Kurla SC won by 3 wickets.
Kamath Memorial CC 202 for 9 wickets, 45 overs (Rugved Sasane 67; Kiran Pednekar 4/46) lost to Friends Cricketers 203 for 3 wickets, 27.4 overs (Arif Pathan 66, Pratik Bhurke 44*, Sujit Ghagh 39). Result: Friends Cricketers won by 7 wickets.
Poisar Brothers SC 172 all out, 34.2 overs (Indrajit Nalawade 45, Naresh Sardara 32; Ravi Chaudhary 4/26) beat Young Zorastrian CC 141 all out, 41 overs (Ravi Chaudhary 30; Hemant Pawar 3/34). Result: Poisar Brothers SC won by 31 runs.
On April 15 and April 16, Sind Sports Club took on Fort Vijay Cricket Club at SRT (1) during the Purushottam Shield.Sind Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.
Riding on Aditya Dhumal’s delectable 83, Sind Sports Club posted a respectable score of 237 in 56.3 overs. Dhumal played some good looking shots and ran well between the wickets. Alongside him, Kirtiraj Wadekar made useful contributions with the bat as he chipped in with 31 runs. On the other hand, for Fort Vijay Cricket Club, Shubham Giri was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3-17.
In reply, Fort Vijay Cricket Club fought hard as they piled up 232 in 69.1 overs. In the end, they fell shy of just five runs as the match went all the way down the wire. Rupen Chaurasia (62 runs) and Aditya Giri (39 runs) led the run chase and almost managed to take their team home. However, Aditya Dhumal had other plans as he wreaked havoc with the ball scalping 5-77.
Aditya Dhumal was the top performer of the match, thanks to his match winning all-round performance. Dhumal’s 83 and five-wicket haul steered Sind Sports Club to a five-run win over Fort Vijay Cricket Club during the Purushottam Shield.
APL Season 1 was organized by a group of like minded lawyers to provide lawyers a different platform to express their love & passion for the game of Cricket. The Tournament was inaugrated by Hon’ble Justice Shri Sarang Kotwal and ex Ranji Player and Coach Mr. Amit Dani. APL tournament was played between 8 teams across Mumbai Thane and Pune in White Ball T20 Format. The tournament witnessed some amazing individual brilliant performances as well as some nail biting matches. More than that, the tournament also provided a platform for like minded lawyers across Mumbai to connect under one roof. The first season of Advocates Premier League was won by CMM Challengers Team while AAWI ended as the Runners Up in the tournament. The Fairplay award of the APL Tournament went to ACT Team while Pune FC were the third runners up.
This was for the 1st time a Cricket Tournament at such a grand scale was organized for Advocates and for the 1st time a tournament for Advocates had so many sponsors on board alongwith IPL Style Video Highlights through Cricketgraph App. The tournament was also grand offering many freebies and gifts to the participating teams and players. Sandeep Dahad ex Ranji Player and BCCI Level III Coach was there for the prize distribution & looking at such phenomenal success of APL 1, everybody is eagerly waiting for Season 2!
Some Important Stats & Awards:
Man of the series – Mayur Sanap 138 runs and 10 wickets
Best Batsman – Tushar Sinha for 140 runs
Best Bowler – Mayur Sanap for 10 wickets
Best Fielder – Sarvesh for 4 catches
Best WK – Yashpal Thakur
Standout performer of finals – Ninad Muzumdar
Game Changer – Jaineel Vashi
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Mumbai: Hosts Oriental Insurance Sports Club will clash with New India Assurance in the opening Elite Category Group-A match of the 10th Insurance Shield T20 Inter-Office Cricket Tournament, organized by Oriental Insurance under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and to be played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan on Tuesday.
In the other match of the same group, Bank of Maharashtra meet Automotive Manufacturing. In Group-B matches, Mumbai Police CC face off against Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Reserve Bank of India take on Dharamji Morarji CC at the Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan.
Meanwhile, 12 teams will be participating in the Plate Category tournament specially organized for junior Mumbai players. “In the Elite Category only players employed with the particular office will be eligible to represent their respective teams. The main intention of organizing the Plate Category is to motivate office clubs to provide a platform to young talented players of Mumbai. The offices have the liberty to select upcoming talented players, either through scholarships or on a contractual basis to represent their respective office teams,” explained Jitendra Ingle, Joint Secretary of Oriental Insurance Sports Club and Chairman of MCA Office Clubs Sub-Committee.
In the Elite Category 8 teams have been drawn into two groups of 4 teams each and the initial rounds will be played on a league basis. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and the winners will clash for the title. In the Plate Category the 12 teams have been divided into 3 groups and the initial rounds will also be played on a league basis. The top team from each group and the second-best team from the three groups will contest the semi-finals and the winning teams will play in the final.
All the Matches will be played as per the New Model Rules of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
The teams:
Elite Category – Group-A: Bank of Maharashtra, Automotive Manufacturing, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance.
Group-B: Mumbai Police Gymkhana, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Reserve Bank of India, Dharamji Morarji CC.
Plate Category – Group-A: GIC, LIC, Canara Bank, BEST.
Group-B: Times of India, MTNL, Mazagon Docks, Air India.
Group-C: PF, Mumbai Port Trust, Larsen & Tubro, Abhyudaya Bank..
In a recent contest played between Payyade Sports Club and Goregaon Sports Club at the GSC Ground in the ongoing Purushottam Shield Tournament. The home team won the toss and elected to bat first, they had to face two competent bowlers- Sagar Mishra and Deepak Shetty who took 5 and 3 wickets respectively which restricted their Goregaon Sports Club to only 95 runs in 28.5 overs.
Payyade Sports Club in reply crossed the victory line in the 23rd over winning the match by 7 wkts. Sagar Mishra, a skilled left arm bowler took 5 wickets in 10.5 overs giving a minimal of 26 runs in which he missed his chance of a hat trick! He was equally good with the Bat wherein he scored 25 runs and helped his team to gain victory over the Goregaon Sports Club!
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In the MCA U19 Tournament between Apollo Cricket Club and Young Mohammeda Cricket Club held at Cross Maidan, the Apollo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first as their opening batter Devansh Kaj scored yet another half century scoring 67 runs in 43 balls by hitting 9 four’s and 1 six! His opening partner Suraj Singh also gave good support as they stitched 75 runs for the 1st wicket taking the team total to 246 runs in 40 overs at the loss of all 10 wickets! Another player Ryan Castelino scored 60 runs contributing his bit to the huge total!
Young Mohmeddan CC in reply chased down the score in 40 overs winning the match by 1 wkt. Atif Khan who came at no.3 scored 60 runs off 71 balls which included 5 fours and a six helping his team win the match by one wicket.
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Mumbai: Aryan Yadav century knock of 125 runs combined by a fine batting performance of Jagdish Suvarna who scored 97 runs and superb bowling display by Ajit Gaud 5 for 25 runs, helped Aiming Master Cricket Club record a comfortable 207-run victory against Merry Cricketers in a Group-B section match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022, and played at the Karnatak SA ground, Cross Maidan.
Aiming Master preferring to bat first piled up a commanding total of 350 for 4 wickets in 45 overs. Besides the tall innings from Yadav and Suvarna, Pratik Kadam contributed a half-century knock of an exact 50 runs to prop the Aiming Master’s innings. Chasing a stiff target, Merry Cricketers were dismissed for 143 in 32.3 overs. Jayant Dingore 44 runs and Sumit Chavan 39 runs were the only batsmen who stayed long in the middle, while Ajit Gaud claimed a five-wicket haul to clinch a massive victory for Aiming Masters.
Meanwhile, Mahyavanshi Cricket Club scored a narrow 1-wicket win against St. Mary’s Cricket Club in a well-contested match played at the United Cricketers ground. St. Mary’s were bowled out for 184 runs in 45 overs. Jay Vyas 39 runs and Kesar Upadhyay 33 runs were their leading run-getters, while Nirmay More 3 for 25 and Atul Chaubey 3 for 42 picked the wickets. Mahyavanshi struggled a bit, but managed to reach 185 for 9 wickets in 33.1 overs to snatch a tight win.
Oriental Cricket Club also enjoyed a successful day defeating Star Cricket Club, Bandra (East) by 7 wickets at the Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan. Winning the toss and batting first Star Cricket Club Bandra were dismissed 173 runs all out in 43.1 overs. In response, Oriental CC chased the target making 175 for 3 wickets in 23.2 overs. Viraj Gawas 64 runs and Hritik Devadiga 41 runs got most of the runs to guide the team to victory.
The steady batting efforts of Patan Cricket Club’s batter Jigar Shah 103 runs, Deven Dhruva 80 runs, and Rachit Shah’s unbeaten 48 runs went in vain their team suffered a 5-wicket defeat at the hands of Bhama Cricket Club in another match played at the Youths Own Union Club ground. Batting first Patan CC powered by the splendid batting by the three batsmen scored a high 282 runs for 6 wickets in 45 overs. Ajinkya Dhumal (3 for 57) was Bhama CC’s most successful bowler.
Faced with a huge target for victory, Bhama CC batters were positive in their approach and easily surpassed the Patan CC score making 285 for 5 wickets in 40.1 overs. The leading run-scorers were Shardul Bhave 80 runs, Aryan Chouhan unbeaten 53 runs, and Mohd, Riyaz useful 47 runs.
Brief scores – Group B: Aiming Master CC 350 for 4 wickets, 45 overs (Aryan Yadav 125, Jagdish Suvarna 97, Pratik Kadam 50) beat Merry Cricketers 143 all out, 32.3 overs (Jayant Dingore 44, Sumit Chavan 39; Ajit Gaud 5/25). Result: Aiming Master CC won by 207 runs.
St. Mary’s CC 184 all out, 45 overs (Jay Vyas 39, Kesar Upadhyay 33; Nirmay More 3/25, Atul Chaubey 3/42) lost to Mahyavanshi CC 185 for 9 wickets, 33.1 overs (Mir Tawade 35; Prasoon Singh 3/32, Mahendra Lale 3/49). Result: Mahyavanshi CC won by 1 wicket.
Jaico CC 216 all out, 41.4 overs (Altamash Siddique 81, Tanishq Gavate 65; Rishikesh Jaiswal 4/32) beat Combined CC 182 all out, 37.4 overs (Ravi Shinde 51; Harikesh Yadav 5/20). Result: Jaico CC won by 34 runs.
Jolly Brothers SC 175 all out, 32.5 overs (Aaditya Bhoir 57; Omkar Maldikar 3/24, Pranit Shelar 3/54) beat Young Men’s Muslim Association 106 all out, 26.2 overs (Nihar Magre 35; Sagar Jadhav 5/20, Vinod Banda 3/20). Result: Jolly Brothers SC won by 69 runs.
Star CC, Bandra (East) 173 all out, 43.1 overs (Abhilash Mohanan 36, Shreyas Chavan 33; Sumit Suthar 3/26) lost to Oriental CC 175 for 3 wickets, 23.2 overs (Viraj Gawas 64, Hritik Devadiga 41). Result: Oriental CC won by 7 wickets.
Kshatriya Union Club 188 all out, 42.3 overs (Shantanu Nayak 51; Tejas Patani 3/29) lost to Diamond Star CC 189 for 6 wickets, 38.5 overs (Tejas Patani 65*, Samir Mogul 35, Raj Khandwala 33; Vedant Patil 3/44). Result: Diamond Star Cricket Club won by 4 wickets
Friends Union SC 109 all out, 35.3 overs (Akhileshwar Tripathi 32; Vrushabh Joshi 3/29) lost to Glorious CC 110 for 6 wickets, 30.5 overs (Govinda Prajapati 3/25). Result: Glorious CC won by 4 wickets.
Madhukar G. Vartak Memorial SC 80 all out, 24.5 overs (Brijesh Sahani 6/22) lost to Stylo Cricketers 84 for 4 wickets, 22.1 overs (Ravi Yadav 32). Result: Stylo Cricketers won by 6 wickets.
EMA Cricket Club 149 all out, 37.4 overs (Akashkumar Prajapati 36; Medhansh Shah 3/12, Nimit Mithawala 3/34) lost to United XI CC 150 for 5 wickets, 27.5 overs (Nimish Vora 48, Aryan Sanghvi 31). Result: United XI CC won by 5 wickets.
Patan CC 282 for 6 wickets, 45 overs (Jigar Shah 103, Deven Dhruva 80, Rachit Shah 48*; Ajinkya Dhumal 3/57) lost to Bhama CC 285 for 5 wickets, 40.1 overs (Shardul Bhave 80, Aryan Chouhan 53*, Mohd, Riyaz 47; Krish Vora 3/47). Result: Bhama CC won by 5 wickets.
Dombivali CC 163 all out, 41.1 overs (Ankit Naiksatam 34; Nishant Mane 3/7, Sameer Dighe 3/53) lost to Prime Group CC 166 for 6 wickets, 33.2 overs (Sangeet Kamble 43; Yashwant Parab 4/36). Result: Prime Group CC won by 4 wickets.