In match number four of U-25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy, an MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) affiliated tournament that was played between Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Chandrakant Pandit XI, Jayesh Pokhare of Chandrakant Pandit XI top scored for his team with a scintillating 97. Coming in to bat under pressure when his team was tottering at 100-4, Pokhare showed nerves of steel as he absorbed the pressure and played an instrumental role in his team’s total of 356-9. The left hand batter held the innings together along with Minad Manjrekar (74 not out) and Divyansh Saxena (65). Pokhare stood there like a rock, while the other batters played around him.
“Our coach Rajesh Sanil sir just told me to bat out time and play as close to my body. He asked me to be patient and play every ball only on its merit. Sir’s advice paid off as I was able to help my team recover from a pressure situation. I am glad that I was able to contribute to my team’s success”, Jayesh told CricketGraph.
He further added, “The wicket was green and the new ball was swinging quite a bit. Our opponents had some good fast bowlers in their ranks, including Arjun Tendulkar, who used the new ball well and exploited the green wicket. When I went in to bat, the ball became relatively old. There was not much swing, however there was some reverse swing on offer. It was important for me to play the reverse swingers well. I was determined to play as close to the body as possible as advised by Rajesh sir. I enjoyed facing the spinners and was able to hit some good shots off them.”
The three day match between Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Chandrakant Pandit XI ended in a draw. Batting first, Dilip Vengsarkar XI declared their innings at 379-9 in 77 overs. In reply, Chandrakant Pandit XI scored 356-9 in 85.1 overs. Batting in the second innings, Dilip Vengsarkar XI were bowled out for 208 in 59.2 overs, while Chandrakant Pandit XI put together 89-0 in 12 overs, before the match ended in a draw.
Wonder kid Shardul Joshi, not yet nine even, was the synosure of eyes of those watching this tiny boy capturing five wickets to bring the MCC ‘B’ a fine victory over Kaustab Pawar Crickeet Academy by six wickets in the MCC Talent Search under-12 cricket league (Season-1), co-hosted by Jwala Sports Foundation at Santacruz’s Air India Sport Cub at Kalina.
Electing to bat, KPCA boys stuggles and were dismissed for 119 with Shardul Joshi returning with figures of 5-0-23-5. Chasing 120 to win, MCC junior sring were home with six wickets in hand.
Brief scores: Kaushtab Pawar Cricket Academy 119 all out (Arham Jain 47; Shardul Joshi 5/23, Arav Agarwal 2/22) lost to MCC ‘B’ 120/4 off 22.2 overs (Yuv Shah 28, Darsh Singhania 3/12). Player of the match –Shardul Joshhi.
Brain-4 Sports 63/7 off 25 overs ( Praveer Singh 29; Advait Bhat 3/10, Devang Tandel 2/8) lost to Pro Talent CA66/1 (Yash Rawat n.o. 27, Aryan Pawart 27) by nine wkts.
It seemed to be a very challenging and difficult task for Vidarbha at first, but all thanks to the skipper, Md. Faiz and Danish Malewar’s impressive ton that lead Vidarbha to a respectable total against Jharkhand in the Cooch Behar Trophy (2021-22)
The toss went in the favour of Vidarbha and they chose to bat first. The pitch was a batting pitch. But things didn’t work accordingly and Vidarbha lost 2 early wickets. Both the openers were dismissed on a score of 2. It was Danish Malewar, (104 off 162 balls) and Md. Faiz, (103 off 243 balls) and were backed by Tejas Soni, ( 57 off 100 balls). The Vidarbha team were restricted on a score of 397 in 124.4 overs.
The Jharkhand team, in reply scored 420 runs in 149 overs. Sanyog Bhagwat, took 3 wickets in 26 runs by giving 81 runs. Jharkhand had the lead in the first innings and the match was drawn.
The tournament is now in it’s most important phase and all the teams are struggling really hard to make it to the top and surely the fittest will survive.
Yes Bank after opting to bat first at Cross Maidan posted a moderate total of 129/4 in 20 overs where in openers Sarvesh scored 58 off 57 balls. Even though, they did not lose many wickets, Yes Bank could not up the tempo in the final overs which resulted in a below par total. The bowlers bowled tight with most of the bowlers maintaining a good economy rate not allowing the batters to score freely.
Chasing 130, Macleods Pharma went on to win the match by 5 wickets and 2.4 overs to spare. Macleods Pharma crossed the victory line in the 18th over with opener Amar Narkar anchoring the chase with an aggressive half century. Aman scored 59 off 42 balls which had 7 fours and 2 sixes while was nicely supported by Hanumant at the middle order who scored 41* off 43 balls.
Macleods Pharma won the semi finals of the tournament while opener Amar Narkar was declared ‘man of the match’
E, F & G Division
Souvenir Cricket Club after being put to bat first posted a total of 230/8 in 40 overs. Akhand Singh from Souvenir CC anchored the innings with an impressive knock of 86 runs which helped the team reach a defendable total. Apart from Akhand, Saqib Mulani and Prakash Patil chipped in with 30’s at the middle order.
Gamdevi Cricketers in reply were all out for 83 runs as Souvenir CC won the match by 147 runs. Spinner Akshay Ambike returned with match winning bowling figures of 4/16 as he did not allow the opposition to settle down. Sumit Prajapati with 3/13 also contributed with the ball as Souvenir won the match in a commanding manner.
Played at Air India Sports Club, Kalina in Santacruz East, Bhosle Cricket Academy opting to bat first scored a massive total of 249/1 in 25 overs. Both the openers Manveer and Arya stitched a record 203 run partnership which is so far the highest in MCC U12 tournament. Manveer Jain scored 80* off 68 balls which included 10 boundaries while Arya Karle retired hurt after scoring a magnificent 110 off 64 balls laced with 19 boundaries.
Kaustub Pawar Cricket Academy in reply were cleaned up for 45 runs in 20.3 overs out of which 5 dismissals were affected through run outs. Aryan Keni and Amar Kadam bagged 2 wickets each as Bhosle Cricket Academy won the match by 204 runs. Arya Karle for his impressive hundred was declared ‘man of the match’
Scorecard Link: http://www.cric-score.in/series/matchscorecard/MCCTH/M3892
Team Haryana opting to bat first were all out for 247 runs in 71.2 overs with Sarvesh Rohila at no.6 being the highest scorer with 55 runs. All-Rounder Musheer Khan who has been amongst the runs as well as amongst the wickets this season continued his good form taking 4 crucial top & middle order wickets returning with bowling figures of 4/74 in 22 overs.
Mumbai in reply batted well with scoring 342/7 in 106 overs so far. No.3 batsman Suryansh Shedge played a solid knock of 97 runs off 125 balls falling short of a well deserved century. At the middle order, it was all-rounder Musheer Khan and Sourabh Singh stitching a crucial partnership as both the batters smashed half centuries. Musheer scored 66 off 99 balls while Sourabh Singh is still batting at 53* off 128 balls.
With a lead of 95 runs and still 3 wickets in hand, Mumbai certainly looks in a strong position at this stage.
Kalpavruksha Cricket Academy opting to bat first at Cross Maidan posted a decent total on board scoring 270/10 in 74.2 overs. Even though, they lost the openers early, it was Ayush Mhatre at no.3 who brought his team back into the game anchoring the innings with a brilliant hundred. Ayushs scored 127 off 125 balls laced with 16 fours and 3 sixes while also stitched a 154 run partnership with no.6 batsman Pritish who scored a crucial 62 off 114 deliveries. Kavya Gori with 4/58 in 26 overs alongwith 9 maidens was the pick of the lot.
Syed Alamdar Cricket Academy were all out for 246/10 in 73.4 overs. Captain Laksh at no.3 scored 58 off 80 balls while rest of the batters found it difficult to convert their starts. Ayush Mhatre completely owned the match shining with the ball too taking a stunning 6/37 in 21.4 overs including 11 maidens.
Kalpavruksha Cricket Academy won the match by 24 runs becoming the champions of MSV Multi Day Tournament while Ayush Mhatre was declared ‘man of the match’
Awards:
Best Batsman: Abhigyan Kundu
Best Bowler: Darsh Murkute
Best Fielder: Aayush Patil
Man of the Series: Ayush Mhatre
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2625412/MSV–MULTI-DAY-CRICKET-TOURNAMENT/Kalpvruksha-CA-vs-Syed-Alamdar-CA
Played at Nerul Gymkhana in Navi Mumbai, Bhosle Cricket Academy opting to bat first posted a total of 207/7 in 30 overs. From Bhosle CA, Praveer Singh at the middle order was the highest scorer with 52 runs off 42 balls. From the bowlers, Jasmit Singh and Vyom with 2 wickets each were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 208, Achievers Cricket Academy chased down the total successfully in 27 overs winning the match by 5 wickets. Opener Ved Tendulkar anchored the chase with a composed knock of 85* coming in mere 62 balls. Ved smashed 9 fours and 3 sixes at an aggressive scoring rate keeping the scoreboard ticking and taking the game away from the opposition. Ved was well supported by Kavish Gosalia who scored 44 off 44 balls.
Result: Achievers Cricket Academy won by 5 wkts, Ved Tendulkar declared ‘man of the match’
Scorecard Link: https://cricheroes.in/scorecard/2696315/AT-Sports-Under-11/Bhosale-Cricket-Academy-U-11-vs-Achievers-Cricket-Academy-U-11
MUMBAI: Openers Agastha Kashikar (73 n.o.) and Aarav Thakar (43) put on 161 runs in MCC ‘A’ s 76 runs win over Kaushtab Pawar Cricket Academy win in the 6-Team MCC Talent Search under-12 cricket league (Season-1), played at Air India Ground at Kalina (Santacruz) here today.
Batting first, the MCC’s senior string rattled up 197 for two off the allotted 25 overs with Agastha remaining unbeaten with 73. In reply, the Pawar CA strugged and ended with 121 for five. In another tie, Bhosale CA kept their unbeaten record intact as they beat Brain-$ Sports by 69 runs for their fourth win . Opting to bat first, they made 184 for the loss of just two wickets. The highlight of their win was the third wicket century partnership of Aarya Kale (54 not out) and Ram Shandilya (50). Chasing 198 for win, Brain-4 Sports could muster only 115 for four in the allotted overs.
Brief scores:
Bhosale CA 184/2 off 25 overs (Arya Karle n.o. 54, Ram Shandilya 50, Dony Dias n.o. 28) bt Brain-4 Sports 1154 off 25 overs (Aaush Shetty 36, Vihaan Jain n.o. 32).
MCC ‘A’ 197/2 off 25 overs (Agastha Kashikar n.o. 73, Aarav Thakar 43) bt Kaushtab Pawar CA 121/5 off 25 overs (Parth Thakkar 26).
