Into the all important finals between Mumbai Police A and Valuable Sports Club at the Dadaji Konddev Stadium, Thane, Valuable SC after being put to bat first posted a total of 188/7 in 35 overs. For Valuable SC,Bharat Patil at the middle order was the lone warrior fighting it out with 93* off 103 balls. From the bowlers, Santosh Shinde with 3.33 and Siman Dube with 2/26 were the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 189, two experienced senior players of Mumbai Police, Humayun Hirapure opening the innings and Rohit Pol at no.3 finished off things in style for their team. Humayun top scored the innings with 74 runs in 82 balls while Rohit Pol played an anchoring knock of 53 in 70 balls. Shrikant Limbole remained unbeaten on 33* as Mumbai Police A were crowned champions of the prestigious Thane Vaibhav Tournament.
On the other hand, Datamatics team who reached the semi-finals recieved the “Fairplay Award” for its highly sporting and disciplined conduct on and off the field out of the 33 participating teams in the Thane Vaibhav tournament.
SAMAT T20 Cup 5th Feb’2020- Updates from the Quarter-Finals
- 1st match at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana 1
- Mumbai Municipal Kreeda bhavan VS Mahindra & Mahindra Allied Co. Sports club, Toss- Mumbai mun. Kreeda bhavan won the toss elected to field first
Mahindra & Mahindra – 107/10 in 19.5 over
- Kunal Gawand – 46 in 26, (4 boundries , 3 sixes)
- Sunil B – 3.1-0-20-2
Mumbai Mun. Krida Bhavan – 111/5 in 17.1 overs
- Swapnil Bhosale – 30 runs in 38 balls ( 3 boundries)
- Santosh Dhande 4-0-20-3
- Sandesh Parelkar-2.5-0-10-3
Result – Mumbai Mun. Krida Bhavan won by 5 wkts
Man of the Match-– Santosh Dhandhe (Mumbai mun. Kreeda bhavan)
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2nd match at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana 1, Reserve Bank of India Sports Club vs Godrej
Toss-RBI won the toss and elected to bat first
RBI-139/6 in 20 over
- Sumit Ghadigaonkar – 42 in 35 (4s -5)
- Sandeep V – 43 in 32 (4s-4 & 6s-2)
- Poovaya Gounder -(4-0-30-3 )
2nd inning-Godrej Staff Club 140/8 in 19.3 overs
- Vivek Patil- 29 runs in 25 balls (4’s-3, 6’s-1)
- Sagar Dhanavde-27 runs in 18 balls (4S:4, 6s:1)
- Anirudh Rangnekar-4-0-23-3
- Rajesh More-2-0-12-3
Result-Godrej Staff club won by 2 wkts
Man of the match– Poovaya Gounder who took 3 wkts
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- 3rd Match- BEST ARTS & SPORTS CLUB VS MAFATLAL CRICKET CLUB
- Toss-BEST ARTS & SPORTS CLUB WON THE TOSS ELECT TO FIELD FIRST
1st inning- MAFATLAL CRICKET CLUB-208/8 IN 20 OVERS
- KARAN SINGH NANDEY-83 IN 48 BALLS (4S:7, 6s:5)
- SIDDHANT ADHATRAO-33 IN 17 (4S: 4, 6S:1)
- PUNEET TRIPATHI-30 in 14 (4S: 1, 6S:3)
- MAHESH NAIK (4-0-52-3)
2nd inning-BEST ARTS & SPORTS CLUB-136/7 IN 20 OVERS
- VIJAY YADAV 32 in 34 balls (4S: 5, 6S:0)
- KARAN SINGH NANDEY-4-0-14-4
Result-MAFATLAL CRICKET CLUB WON BY 72 runs
Man of the Match-Karan Nandey, 83 runs & 4 wkts
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- 4th Match at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana 2
- MUMBAI CUSTOMS SPORTS CLUB VS DMCC
- Toss- DMCC WON THE TOSS ELECT TO BAT FIRST
DMCC-189/5 IN 20 OVERS
- PRATHMESH BELCHADA 60 IN 42 (4S:4, 6S:3)
- MAYUR PANHALKAR 40 IN 32 (4S:4, 6S:1)
- SHIVAJI YADAV-4-0-33-2
2nd INNING-MUMBAI CUSTOMS SPORTS CLUB -193/4 IN 16.4 OVERS
- SACHIN YADAV 63 IN 37 (4S:6, 6S:3)
- PARAG KHANAPURKAR 60 IN 30 (4S:2, 6S:6)
- VAIBHAV PATIL-4-0-29-2
Result– MUMBAI CUSTOMS SPORTS CLUB WON BY 6 wkts
Man of the Match-Parag Khanapurkar, 60 runs & 1 wkt
After an eventful season which had some exciting matches and brilliant individual performances, it was time for the two best teams to pit against one another for one final encounter for the coveted PPL title.
SK Strikers batting first at Central Railway Cricket Ground were all out for 67 runs in 13.4 overs. Captain Kushal Jhaveri’s 25 was the only double digit score in an otherwise dismal batting performance. The bowlers did an excellent job with Rachit Shah (3/12 in 4 overs, 1 maiden) and skipper Vishal Patani (3/14 in 2.4 overs) coming up with match winning bowling performance. Mihir Shah with 2/10 in 3 overs was equally supportive with the ball.
Chasing 68, ZNL Challengers finished off the game in just 8.1 overs winning the finals by 9 wkts. Opener Jigar Shah remained not out on 26* while Mihir Shah at no.3 remained unbeaten on 27* off just 12 balls which had 3 sixes to become the champions of the tournament in style.
Result- ZNL Challengers win finals by 9 wkts, Rachit Shah declared ‘man of the match”, Kushal Jhaveri declared “player of the match”. Mihir Shah was declared the Man of the Series and Best Bowler while Smit Shah was declared the Best Batsman of the Tournament.
Played at the Somaiya Cricket Ground, Wicketing Wizards batting first could only muster a total of 75 runs as they were bundled out in 13.4 overs on the back of some tight bowling by the ACE Bowlers. Most of the bowlers were spot on but it was Tripoorraj Dhavale who was bang on right on the money coming up with a crucial spell of 4/12 in 3.4 overs alongwith a maiden.
Chasing 76 looked like a mere formality for the ACE XI as opener Jitin Manji (16* off 17) and no.3 batsman Niraj Bajaj finished off things in style with 9 wkts in hand alongwith 11.1 overs to spare. Niraj Bajaj played a fearless knock of 40* in mere 30 deliveries (5 fours. 1 six) as he was in no mood to take the game till the fag end.
Result- ACE XI won the game by 9 wkts, Tripoorraj Dhavale was declared man of the match’
Mohan CC after being put to bat first were off to a brilliant start with openers Prashant Yadav (49) and Nirdosh Yadav putting on 127 runs for the 1st wicket. The positive momentum was further carried on by Ameya Dighe as Nirdosh and him stitched another 59 runs for the 2nd wicket. Opener Nirdosh went on to score a blazing 103 off 70 balls laced with 14 boundaries while Ameya Dighe batted till the end remaining unbeaten on 100*off just 98 balls (8 fours). While Nirdosh was all about taking on the bowlers with confidence, Ameya on the other hand played the role of anchor guiding his team towards a strong total on the board.
MG Vartak Sports Club in reply were cleaned up for just 49 runs thanks to their experienced campaigner Sagar Khatri who proved to be too heavy for the opposition. The left arm spinner wrecked havoc over Vartak players as he came up with envious bowling figures of 5/17 in 4 overs resulting in Mohan CC winning the match by 301 runs.
MIG CC batting first on their homeground did lose a few quick wickets in between but it was their skipper and opener Kevin Almeida stamping a strong presence with a knock of 140 runs. Playing his natural game, the left hander scored 140 off mere 135 balls laced with 22 fours and 4 sixes while the rest of the batters batted around him with cameos as MIG reached a total of 295 runs in 60.5 overs. From the Parsee Gymkhana bowlers, Shivam Malhotra and Aditya Dhumal bagged 3 wkts each.
Parsee Gymkhana who boast of an equally strong batting line up found it difficult to get going thanks to fiery spell by Nikhil Date who came up with excellent bowling spell of 6/54 in 16.5 overs (3 maidens). Date alongwith Harsh Tanna ran through Parsee Gymkhana’s top order while Date’s onslaught continued till Parsee Gymkhana were all out for a low total of 148 runs.
Result-MIG Club won by 147 runs
TIMES SHIELD 2019-20 – F DIVISON: Abhyudaya bank VS LIC, date- 1st Feb 2020,Venue- M.B. Union, LIC won the toss and elected to BAT first. The pitch was wet and suitable for the bowlers.
Each of the openers scored 20 each and no.4 batsman Atul Kerkar played a vital innings of 47 runs, he laid a good base and also built partnerships with the middle and lower middle order batsmen here and there. In the lower order, Prashant Bhabal and Abhijit Durafe played brilliantly and stuffed up the score to a decent climb. Durafe scored 38 and Bhabal scored 37 and remained not out. With a combined effort, they reached a total of 227 in 43 overs losing 7 wickets. Abhyudaya bank’spacer Prashant. Kuperkar picked up an impressive figure of 3 for 30 in 9 overs. He was very lethal and extremely economical.Medium pacer Atul Rane also picked up 2 wickets in 6 overs.
Abhyudaya bank lost the first wicket in the very first over then, opener Akshay Pujari had a brief partnership with Pradeep Kachan who scored 23 runs. Pradeep had a small partnership with Sanjay Raut in the middle. Sanjay scored a brilliant 72 and Pujare scored a commendable 40 in the top. The Sanjay-Rajesh partnership was the game changer, it was more than 100 runs and it sealed the match for them. Sanjay played aggressively in the initial period but later played sensible due to the loss of wickets in the middle. To complete the job, Rajesh Vichare scored 60 runs in the middle and fetched the win for the team. They chased down the score in 34.3 overs.
Result- Abhyudaya won the match by 6 wickets.
25TH JANUARY 2020 IN MUMBAI, JOLLY FRIENDS SPORTS SHIVAJI PARK PREMIER LEAGUE 2019-20 : The match between Arero Rocks and SS Travels was played at Dadar Union cricket club, Matunga on 25th January 2020. SS travels won the toss and elected to BAT first. The pitch was akin a medium turner.
SST had a wonderful start and were 65 for 1 at 6.5 overs. Rohit Shirgaonkar scored 26 runs off 20 balls. Opener Rahul Gavit scored a impressive 53 runs off 39 balls with 6 fours and 1 six. Amogh Bodas also scored 35 off 35 balls. With continuous and comprehensive endeavors of all the batsmen, they scored a total of 175 runs in 20 overs losing 4 wickets. ARERO bowlers’ star performer was off spinner Rutvik Rajpara who picked up 3 wickets foe 31 runs in 4 overs.
ARERO were off to a flying start with a opening of 82 runs in 6 overs. Manan Zatakia palyed with a comprehensive outlook and scored a gritty 69 runs off 39 balls with 6 fours and 5 sixes. He laid a base for a formidable chase and ultimately it did pay off. Jigar Soni played the hand of the second fiddle and gave the maximum strike to Manan. He scored 21 runs off 20 overs. After the dismal of the openers, the team looked to be in a slump due to loss of quick wickets and low scorers. They lost 8 wickets in the course of 73 runs. Ultimately, Krish Trivedi scored 16 off 14 balls at the end to clutch the win at the end moments and the match was dramatically won in the penultimate ball of the match by hitting a boundary. SST’s Ranjit Patki bowled an incredible spell of 6 for 31 runs in 4 overs. Despite his brave efforts, the team fell short of the win.
RESULT- ARERO won by 2 wickets.
Manan Zatatkia was awarded the MAN OF THE MATCH.
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Dadar Union Sporting Club opting to bat first posted a total of 296 runs in 69.1 overs and more than half of the runs were scored by the talented Siddarth Akre. Opener Sagar Chabbaria with 75 runs and no.4 batsman Siddarth Akre stitched a massive partnership to take their team towards a strong position. Akre on the other hand went on to score a fluent 153 off 156 balls laced with 9 fours and 12 sixes. Yes you heard that right! Siddarth took on the bowlers with absolute ease displaying his stroking cavalery despite losing wickets from the other end.
Regal CC on the other hand were cleaned up for 65 runs thanks to a tearaway spell by fast bowler Siddarth Raut who came up with exceptional bowling figures of 7/32 in 8.4 overs. Raut who is eager to make a comeback into higher levels of cricket has made a strong case for himself with such match winning spell which helped his team Dadar Union win the game by a massive margin of 231 runs.
Played between DMCC and DTDC at the scenic BKC Ground, DTDC after being put to bat first were all out for 187 runs in 44.2 overs. Rakesh Naik at the middle order top scored with 45 runs while Siddhesh at no.3 scored 34 runs. From DMCC, Prathamesh and Asjad bagged 2 wkts each while the rest of the bowlers also did a fairly decent job.
DMCC in reply chased down the score in 40.4 overs winning the match by 6 wkts. Opener Lalit S (44) and no.3 batsman Vaibhav Patil (65*) laid the foundation for a successful chase while Vaibhav was well supported by Rahul C who remained unbeaten on 31*as DMCC crossed the victory line winning the finals of the D Div Times Shield and emerging as the Champions.