Sagar Mishra- a left arm spinner and a middle order batsman has been proving his all-round prowess right from his early days, whether it was smashing 6 sixes in an over in Times Shield in 2016 for Western Railways to topping the charts of top all-rounders in almost every season of different MCA Tournaments, 28yr old Sagar who last played a first class match 6 years back has still not given up any hopes and continues to work hard to break it into the domestic circuit. Sagar has been selected in the Mumbai’s squad for Vijay Hazare this season and his performance in the Police Shield seems to have come at the right time.
In the opening match of Payyade vs New Hind Sporting Club on their homeground, Payyade Sports Club notched up a total of 291/9 in 70 overs with Sagar Mishra scoring almost half of the team runs. Coming at no.4, Sagar went on to top score for Payyade smashing 140 off 154 balls which had 11 fours and 5 sixes. Sagar backed it up with a brilliant bowling performance of 4/44 alongwith Dhrumil Matkar’s 4/59 which eventually restricted New Hind to 162 all out in 41.5 overs handing over a massive 129 runs win to Payyade Sports Club.
Played at the Fatima Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar, Mumbai, RRoaring Lions opting to bat first scored a total of 141/9 in 20 overs with opener Neeraj Doshi top scoring with 35 runs. It was a disciplined bowling performance from Yes CC bowlers with Meer being the pick of the lot with 3/27 in 4 overs followed by Bhushan who took 2/21 in 4 overs.
Chasing 142, Yes Cricket Club went on to win the match by 8 wickets courtesy an unbeaten 128* run stand between Daiwat Rane and Rishikesh for the 3rd wicket. Daiwat coming at no.3 continued his good form with the bat as he went on to score a match winning 79* off 60 balls smashing 10 fours while he received good support from Rishikesh who scored 35* off 34 balls. It was a commanding win for Yes CC team while Daiwat Rane was declared “man of the match”
Scorecard Link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=240588&team_id=129983&tab=scorecard
Just fresh from scoring impressive hundreds in Vedh U12 Cup and Vengsarkar U12 Tournaments, Ved Tendulkar continues his good form with the bat this time scoring crucial knocks for Vijay Indap Cricket Academy in U12 Aimees Cup Boys Tournament.
In the match vs Yuva Multi Blue Team, Indap CC without losing a wicket posted a handsome total of 182/0 in 20 overs courtesy a brilliant 118* off 71 balls by Ved Tendulkar. Ved opening the innings smashed 23 fours and 2 sixes while received good support from his opening partner Divyesh Hadkar who remained unbeaten on 49* off 54 balls. Yuva Multi Blue in reply managed to score 145/3 in 20 overs handing over a 37 run win to Vijay Indap CC. Ved Tendulkar for his unbeaten hundred was declared “player of the match”
In the match which followed vs Boys CC at Union Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyan, Indap CC posted a modest total of 118/5 in 20 overs and it was Ved again leading from the front as a skipper after losing both the openers on ducks. Ved came in at no.3 and scored a gutsy 51 off 36 balls pushing his team towards a respectable total. Boys CC in reply were all out for 112 runs with Pratik being the pick of the lot taking 4/27 in 4 overs. Indap CC won the match by 6 runs and Ved was declared “player of the match” for his crucial half century.
Played at the Green View Cricket Ground in Hyderabad, M-11 team after being put to bat first scored a total of 195/10 in 44.5 overs. More than half of the team runs were scored by Vikranth Reddy who came at no.3 to score 114 runs off 106 balls (16 fours, 2 sixes). The rest of the batters suffered in the hands of Iqbal Academy bowlers with Ukarsh, Aryan Reddy & G Prem bagging 2 wickets a piece. Aryan Reddy with 2/5 in 1.5 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 196 looked like a mere formality for Iqbal Cricket Academy as both the openers chased it down with absolute ease in a span of just 31.1 overs. Iqbal Cricket Academy won the match without losing a single wicket as openers Aryan Reddy and G Prem wrecked havoc over the opposition bowlers. Aryan scored a well made 93* off 85 balls (12 fours) while G Prem scored 80* off 102 balls (8 fours) to anchor their team towards a memorable win.
Aryan Reddy for his all-round performance was declared “man of the match”
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2557024/individual/M-11-(U-14)-vs-Iqbal-Cricket-Academy-(T25)
MIG Cricket Club opting to bat first posted a healthy total on board notching up 397/9 in 70 overs. Anand Bais who is also a First Class Cricketer performed exceedingly well for MIG notching up an impressive knock of 118 runs. Anand brought in all his experience to top score for MIG while India U19 all rounder Atharva Ankolekar once again displayed his batting prowess scoring 103 runs. CCI’s Krutik Hanagawadi who made his T20 Debut for Mumbai in 2019-20 season impressed one and all with a spell of 5/99 being the pick of the lot amongst CCI bowlers.
Cricket Club of India in reply got all out for 192 runs in 50.4 overs with Akash Anand (50 runs), Krutik Hanagawadi (38 runs) & Aarya Satpute (37) being the notable contributors with the bat. Atharva who already grabbed attention with a century was the pick of the bowlers too taking a fifer returning with match winning bowling figures of 5/72 providing crucial breakthroughs as MIG Cricket Club went on to win the match by a massive margin of 205 runs.
When a ordinary person does something extra-ordinary, that person is called “Special”. Imagine you are physically disabled and still asked to do a job or an activity which only a regular person can do on daily basis? Would’nt that be tough? Yes it certainly would be and here we bring an interesting story of a professional cricketer Ravindra Sante who is nothing but an inspiration for the determination and fighting spirit he shows on the cricket field.
Born to a regular middle class family in Dombivali, Ravindra was declared physically disabled with his right hand when he was hardly 6-7 months old, Ravi was brought up in a modest environment where he did not have access or any knowledge about professional leather ball cricket almost till he turned 18 yrs old. As a cricket loving teenager, he kept playing all forms of cricket right from gully cricket to maidan cricket and even represented his college team despite his right hand almost of next to no use due to his disability.
At the age of 19, he finally got the kick of professional leather ball cricket, he joined Boys Cricket Club under Coach Rajan Dhotre, he received training, started playing practice matches and then eventually progressed to higher MCA Affiliated clubs like Ours Cricket Club and Sainath Cricket Club which is one of the top division clubs of Mumbai Cricket Association. The crucial moment in his life came when corporator of his area arranged a handicap cricket match where he performed well, the organizer of the match Vikas Mhatre later took Ravindra to then Indian Handicap Team Captain Ravi Patil. Captain Ravi invited him to practice at Virar & Ravindra would wake up daily at 4:30am in the morning, reach there by 5 and practice there daily. Santes”s skills got noticed and soon he got selected for Maharashtra team at state level where he played Nationals in Ranchi giving impressive performances.
The further transformation in his life came when he got to interact with Coaches at Sainath Sports Club namely Vivek Kadam, Bharat Mestri and S.N Pagdhare sir. Though, being a top division club, Ravindra got to play less matches at Sainath, but it was the guidance he recieved from those 3 coaches which motivated him & other players to play regular club level cricket. Ravi shared ” Vivek Kadam and other coaches at Sainath taught us and instilled belief in us that we can play normal regular cricket, Patghare sir also pushed us hard, he even made MCA Cards for us & that is how we started playing club cricket”
His all-round skills and ability with the bat and ball in hand got so popular, that by 2014, Ravindra got a call up to represent the Indian Team (Disabled) & that is where life took a big turn. It was a dream come true moment for him, holding the Indian Cricket kit, holding the English willow, entering the Indian Team Bus, wearing that Indian Jersey, those were many firsts for him! However, Ravi did not have a memorable debut getting out cheaply for 21 runs only to return back in the 2nd match to score a record 33 ball 100 for India in South Africa!
Since then, Ravi also represented India in Physical Disabled Cricket Cricket World Series 2019 at England and he alongwith the entire team made the country proud bringing the Cup home emerging as World Champions! Ravindra played 5 matches in World Series taking 7 wickets alongwith 2 half centuries including a crucial half century vs England in the finals where India eventually became the World Cup Champions.
Story of Ravi has been nothing but inspiring but that’s not the end of it, Ravi continues to play professional cricket at regular club level in Mumbai playing alongside regular teams and regular players! What’s more, in 2019, representing Central Railways team, Ravi even bagged 2 fifers and that too seven wicket hauls in Times Shield which is one of the oldest marquee tournaments of Mumbai Cricket.
Ravi remembers taking 7/40 vs JP Morgan & 7/23 vs Navi Mumbai Police in the 2019 Times Shield stunning the cricket world with his grit and determination. Ravindra also has a fifer vs Gaud Saraswat CC in Kanga League”19 representing Bohra Cricketers apart from bagging a man of the match award in T20 Samat Cup in 2020. Ravindra has played in almost all the major MCA Tournaments and cut down to 2021, he plays for Bohra Cricketers and his team has already qualified to the semi finals of MCA Madhav Mantri Centenary One Day Tournament’21 at C&D Division.
The story of Ravindra inspires each and every sportsman to have a fighting spirit and never give up no matter how challenging the situation gets! Here’s wishing the World Cup Winner & our very own Mumbaicha porga Ravindra all the luck for a great cricketing career ahead.
Islam Gymkhana opting to bat first on their homeground posted a total of 295/9 in 70 overs with opener Kaustub Pawar (67 runs off 110 balls), Salman Ahmed (61 runs off 106 balls) & all-rounder Salil Agharkar (54* off 38 balls) scoring half centuries. From the bowlers, left arm pacer Darshan Mangukiya with 3/67 in 14 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 296, Automotive CC displayed a good fighting spirit on Islam Gymkhana’s homeground falling short of just 6 runs on what could have been a great win. Young U19 prospect Rugved More who already impressed one and all in Madhav Mantri topping the leading run scorer charts in C &D Division continued to show promise, this time scoring 55 runs off 59 balls opening the innings for Automotive. Mayur Sanap who came at no.3 almost proved to be the game changer scoring a brilliant 124 off 135 balls (11 fours, 4 sixes).
Automotive CC eventually got all out for 289 runs in 66.1 runs courtesy a brilliant spell of fast bowling by Nadeem Shaikh who returned with match winning bowling figures of 5/77 in 19 overs with 7 maidens as Islam Gymkhana won the match by 6 runs.
Into the quarter finals of the C & D Division tournament, Matunga Gymkhana after being put to bat first on their home ground batted well scoring 269/5 in 40 overs. Opener Ishaan Amin scored an impressive 114 runs off 93 balls laced with 18 boundaries while also stitched 148 runs stand with no.5 batsman Deepak Bandgar who scored an unbeaten hundred batting till the end. Deepak Bandgar scored 104* off 101 balls which had 10 fours and 4 sixes.
Chasing 270 in 40 overs in opposition’s homeground, the pressure was certainly on Bohra Cricketers. However, Bohra Cricketers displayed a lot of grit and determination defeating Matunga Gymkhana on their homeground chasing a total at more than 6 runs per over. The openers Harsh Mogaveera and Pradeep Kshirsagar turned the game around stitching a 159 run stand for the 1st wicket. Harsh scored 59 runs off 54 balls while 52 yr old Pradeep Kshirsagar brought in all his experience under pressure smashing a match winning 89 off 85 balls laced 10 fours and 3 sixes.
It was a close encounter where both the teams gave their everything into the match as Bohra Cricketers crossed the victory line in 38th over winning the match by 2 wickets.
In more ways than one, this could be one of the memorable wins of Bohra Cricketers as they consist of an exciting playing XI right from a 19yr old opener Harsh Mogaveera scoring a matured knock of 55 runs to 32yr old Ravindra Sante who plays regular club cricket despite his disability to 52yr old Pradeep Kshirsagar anchoring the chase like a pro and the entire chasing down a big total in a high pressure quarter finals on opposition’s homeground!
Mumbai, November 28: Nikhil Patil Jr.’s marathon unbeaten double century knock of 205 was the highlight of Parsee Gymkhana’s thumping 118 runs victory against a spirited Bombay Gymkhana in a high-scoring Group-C match of the Automotive Manufacturing-74th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2021-2022 and played at the Parsee Gymkhana ground on Sunday.
Parsee Gymkhana resuming at the overnight total of 337 for the loss of six wickets in 61 overs added a further 90 runs from the remaining nine overs to compile a mammoth total of 427 for 8 wickets. Bombay Gymkhana tried to chase the target but they were dismissed for 309 in 58.4 overs.
Nikhil Patil who was unbeaten 154 runs continued in his aggressive batting fashion putting on another 51 runs to his innings which came from just 159 balls and was studded with 18 boundaries and 11 sweetly-timed sixes. Parag Khanpurkar also made huge contribution, scoring 115 runs from 112-balls with 12 hits to the ropes and 4 sixes. Siddhant Singh who picked up 4 for 75 runs was Bombay Gymkhana’s most successful bowler.
Bombay Gymkhana’s Sidharth Akre top-scored with a century effort of 113 runs (123b, 16×4) and received good support from Nikhil Patil 76 runs and Swapnil Bhiwalkar 39 runs. Parsee Gymkhana bowlers Yash Dicholkar (4/74) and Sidharth Raut (4/109) were responsible for completing the victory.
In an interesting Group-A match, Automotive Manufacturing Cricket Club went down fighting to Islam Gymkhana by a narrow 6-run margin. Batting first, Islam Gymkhana managed to score 295 runs for 9 wickets in 70 overs. Kaustubh Pawar 67 runs, Salman Ahmed 61 runs and Salil Agharkar unbeaten 54 runs propped the Islam Gymkhana innings. In reply Automotive Manufacturing CC riding of the century effort of Mayur Sanap who cracked 124 (135b, 11×4, 4×6) and Rugved More 55 runs came close to surpass the winning target. But their efforts were foiled by Islam Gymkhana’s Nadeem Shaikh who claimed 5 for 77 to deny Automotive Manufacturing CC from earning a win.
In another Group-A tie, defending champions Payyade Sports Club defeated New Hind Sports Club by 129 runs and in a Group-D encounter, hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana recorded a 6-wicket victory against Karnatak Sporting Association.
Brief scores – Group-A: Payyade Sports Club: 291/9 in 70 overs (Sagar Mishra 140 (154b, 11×4, 5×6), Aashay Sardesai 53; Akshay Jambhekar 4/108) beat New Hind Sporting Club: 162 all out in 41.5 overs (Sidhant Adhatrao 68; Sagar Mishra 4/44, Dhrumil Matkar 4/59). Result: Payyade Sports Club won by 129 runs.
Islam Gymkhana: 295/9 in 70 overs (Kaustubh Pawar 67, Salman Ahmed 61, Salil Agharkar 54*, Neelkanth Parab 34; Darshan Mangukiya 3/67) beat Automotive Manufacturing Cricket Club 289 all out in 66.1 overs (Mayur Sanap 124 (135b, 11×4, 4×6), Rugved More 55; Nadeem Shaikh 5/77). Result: Islam Gymkhana won by 6 runs.
Group – B: MIG Cricket Club: 397/9 in 70 overs (Anand Bais 118 (105b, 11×4, 5×6), Atharva Ankolekar 103 (108b, 10×4, 3×6), Kevin D’Almeida 49, Swapnil Salvi 33, Nikhil Date 31; Kruthik Hangawadi 5/99) beat Cricket Club of India: 192 all out in 50.4 overs (Aakash Anand 58, Kruthik Hangawadi 38*, Arya Satpute 37; Atharva Ankolekar 5/72). Result: MIG Cricket Club won by 205 runs.
National Cricket Club: 219/9 in 70 overs (Prasad Patil 59*, Vaishnav Narvekar 38; Akshay Barma 2/31) lost to P.J. Hindu Gymkhana: 220/4 in 38.1 overs (Hiken Shah 101* (100b, 16×4), Bins Neyyoth 48*, Rahul Lad 46; Shashikant Kadam 2/63). Result: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana won by 6 wickets.
Group – C: Parsee Gymkhana: 427/8 in 70 overs (Nikhil Patil Jr. 205* (159b, 18×4, 11×6), Parag Khanapurkar 115 (112b, 12×4, 4×6); Siddhant Singh 4/75) beat Bombay Gymkhana: 309 all out in 58.4 overs (Sidharth Akre 113 (123b, 16×4), Nikhil Patil 76, Swapnil Bhiwalkar 39, Yash Salunkhe 30; Yash Dicholkar 4/74, Sidharth Raut 4/109). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 118 runs.
Sainath Sports Club: 237 all out in 61.2 overs (Karan More 40, Yash Chavan 40; Aakash Mishra 3/53, Aaradhya Shinde 3/56) lost to Shivaji Park Gymkhana: 239/7 in 61 overs (Pratik Shukla 76, Sanket Bhaye 64; Asif Shaikh 4/87). Result: Shivaji Park Gymkhana won by 3 wickets.
Group – D: Karnatak Sporting Association: 305 all out in 60.4 overs (Amey Soman 122 (105b, 14×4, 5×6), Vinayak Bhoir 44, Manan Khakar 39; Yogesh Jagtap 4/84) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana: 306/4 in 65.3 overs (Rohit Pol 133* (181b, 11×4, 4×6), Swapnil Kulaye 70, Shrikant Limbole 42, Tanmay Mayekar 26; Atul Singh 2/61). Result: Mumbai Police won by 6 wickets.
Parkophene Cricketers: 201 all out in 60 overs (Sangram Bhalekar 81*; Aditya Dhumal 4/61) beat MCA Colts: 182 all out in 54.2 overs (Aditya Dhumal 53; Karsh Kothari 3/57). Result: Parkophene Crickters won by 19 runs.
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Mumbai, November 27: Formidable Parsee Gymkhana bolstered by the solid batting performances of Nikhil Patil Jr. (unbeaten 154 runs) and Parag Khanapurkar (115 runs) are placed in a commanding position having amassed a huge total of 337 for the loss of six wickets in 61 overs of their 70-over innings against Bombay Gymkhana in a Group-C match at the end of the first day’s play of the Automotive Manufacturing Private Limited-74th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2020-2021 and played at the Parsee Gymkhana ground on Saturday.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Shri Hemant Nagrale, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai and Chairman & Chief Patron of Police Invitation Shield and in the presence of Guest of Honour, Jatin Paranjape, former Test cricketer, and MCA Executive Committee members, including Hon Gen Secretary Sanjay Naik, and Hon Jt. Secretary Shahalam Shaikh, and other dignitaries at the Police Gymkhana ground.
Addressing the players and dignitaries a modest Nagrale said, “Honestly, I did not know much about this tournament being organized by the Mumbai Police. I learnt that this tournament has a long tradition as it is being conducted since 1947 when India gained its independence. I think it’s worth supporting and organizing this tournament as it provides encouragement to the cricketers and we will ensure this tournament continues forever.”
Paranjpe believes this tournament is the key for Mumbai cricketers to get noticed. “I have played this tournament for many years and we won it for CCI (Cricket Club of India) in 2002. This tournament is very important because it’s like a curtain-raiser for the season. Earlier, the Police Shield at the weekend and Times shield during the week and that’s your red ball preparation for the season, so that’s why this tournament assumes a lot of importance. The Mumbai selectors watch this tournament because it becomes a selection tournament. There is a lot of tradition to it, so even players also look forward to this tournament because there is a lot of history and tradition to it,” Paranjpe mentioned.
“This tournament is very dear for me. That’s because my father, Vasu Paranjpe used to captain the police team for almost 15-20 years and when I was a kid I watched my father play this tournament,” Paranjpe further stated.
Reigning champions Payyade Sports Club riding on Sagar Mishra’s unbeaten 93 runs and Aashay Sardesai’s 53 runs managed to score 210 runs for the loss of 5 wickets against New Hind Sports Club.
Meanwhile, Karnatak Sporting Association powered by the century effort of Amey Soman 122 runs and useful contributions from Vinayak Bhoir 44 runs and Manan Khakar 39 runs managed to put up a total of 295 for 8 wickets in 58.2 overs against hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
Brief scores – Group – A: Payyade Sports Club: 210/5 in 58 overs (Sagar Mishra 93*, Aashay Sardesai 53; Akshay Jambhekar 3/88) Vs New Hind Sporting Club.
Islam Gymkhana: 247 /7 in 64 overs (Kaustubh Pawar 67, Salman Ahmed 61, Neelkanth Parab 34; Darshan Mangukiya 3/38) Vs Automotive Cricket Club (Sponsors XI) .
Group – B: MIG Cricket Club: 328/5 in 57.4 overs (Anand Bais 118, Atharva Ankolekar 99*) Vs Cricket Club of India.
National Cricket Club: 154/9 in 59 overs (Vaishnav Narvekar 38; Rohit Singh 2/20) Vs P.J. Hindu Gymkhana.
Group – C: Parsee Gymkhana: 337/6 in 61 overs (Nikhil Patil Jr. 154*; Parag Khanapurkar 115; Siddhant Singh 3/20) Vs Bombay Gymkhana.
Sainath Sports Club: 226/9 in 57.3 overs (Karan More 40, Yash Chavan 40; Aakash Mishra 3/42, Aaradhya Shinde 3/56) Vs Shivaji Park Gymkhana.
Group – D: Karnatak Sporting Association: 295/8 in 58.2 overs (Amey Soman 122, Vinayak Bhoir 44, Manan Khakar 39; Yogesh Jagtap 3/77) Vs Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
Parkophene Cricketers: 201 all out in 60 overs (Sangram Bhalekar 81*; Aditya Dhumal 4/61) Vs MCA Colts: 11/1 in 3 overs.
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