ICICI Sports Club winnings the toss invited Ajanta Pharma to bat first at Bharat CC, Shivaji Park.. Ajanta’s openers Omkar Rilkar & Ganesh Kadam gave a steady start of 42 runs in 9.3 overs. Ganesh got bowled to Aniket KS on 22 (28). Prashant Prindavankar walked in at No. 3. Prashant & Omkar carried the game nicely ahead till 95 runs. Partnership of 53 runs between Omkar & Prashant helped Ajanta to build up a strong base. Prashant 27 (41) got leg before to Nikhil S and then skipper of Ajanta Hanumant Matkar walked in & join with Omkar Rilkar in the situation of 95 for 2 in 20.5 overs.
Omkar & Hanumant moved ahead confidently with plenty of 1’s & 2’s. Both of them set a tremendous fitness example to the team & put an Ajanta’s total on 179 for 3 in 35.3 overs. Omkar 67 (103) was leg before to Aniket KS. Dhaval Panchal the next batter joins with skipper. Both, most experienced players of Ajanta Pharma and have played professional cricket in the past and playing currently as well.
It was a perfect time for Dhaval to walk in and accelerate the inning & he did it quite well. Dhaval scored quick 36 runs in 22 balls along with 4 hard hitting boundaries. Hanumant & Dhaval jointly made a partnership of 47 runs in just 4.3 overs and pushed Ajanta to 226 runs in 40.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ajanta’s hard hitters Jayesh Mhatre & Krishna Humane tried their best to raise the decent total on the board.
Skipper Hanumant Matkar’s knock was remarkable as he remained unbeaten scoring 80* in 57 balls with classic copy book 7 boundaries helping Ajanta to put a final total of 257 runs in 45 overs. Aniket KS of ICICI SC bowled tight 9 overs (9-1-33-2)
Nilesh Singh & Vishal Pawar gave a solid start for ICICI which set up a positive momentum. Nilesh hammered 6 boundaries in his 38 (54) while both the batters stitched a 51 run stand in 12.3 overs not before Akshay Amibke cleared the way for Vishal Singh by taking his wicket with a leg before. In the same over Nilesh got bowled by Akshay in what was a quick arm ball.
Akshay Ambike, Prashant Prindavankar & Krishna Humane bowled very tight line and restrict ICICI SC on 144/10 in 37.5 overs. There was a brilliant catch by Krishna Humane at long on. Krishna bowled nicely (7-1-28-0). Prashant Prindavankawhor’s spell also was awesome (9-0-39-2). Star of Ajanta was certainly Akshay Ambike put ICICI on backfoot by his outstanding spell (9-1-23-4).
Words from skipper of Ajanta Pharma Hanumant Matkar:
We had planned before the match day that we are going to play on our strength. On match day, only one thing I told to my team that we are working hard and we don’t want to returned empty hands. After losing the toss, ICICI Bank invites us to bat first, which was part of our plan. As we have played many matches on Bharat C.C, we all knew that how good is the wicket to bat on. According to plan we were focusing on singles and doubles and put bad balls to boundary line. Our batters did a great job and we had scored a big total of 258 runs on the board.
We have good bowling options and they bowled very good spell when it was required. I must say we have good batting and bowling combinations and they are doing their best job. I have set a tag line for times shield (guys chodna nahi) hope we will continue to do our best on big day i.e the finals.
Into the all important finals at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana, New Hind Sporting Club opting to bat first posted a 1st innings total of 239/10 in 55 overs. After a decent opening start of 55 runs, New Hind lost some quick middle order wickets but it was all rounder Parikshit Valsangkar at no.7 who played a stellar knock of 92 runs in 99 balls (12 fours, 3 sixes) pushing his team out of trouble and taking the scoreboard to 97/5 to 239 runs. From DY, it was Sairaj Patil who wrecked havoc over the opposition taking 6/46 in 11 overs coupled with 3 maidens.
DY Patil in reply batted well with 4 players scoring half centuries which took the team total to 261 runs in 70 overs. Openers Kaustubh Pawar and Sumit Ghadigaonkar gave a brilliant opening start with both the players scoring classy half centuries. KP was rock solid as usual scoring 66 off 141 balls while Sumit kept himself busy at the crease scoring a timely 51 off 65 balls. Siddarth Chitnis who came at no.5 also looked good for his 51 runs while it was the senior pro Pravin Tambe showing some skills with the bat too with an unbeaten 50* off 70 balls at no.9
New Hind SC in the 2nd innings scored 244/10 with half centuries by opener Bhavin Thakkar (57) and Sachin Yadav (73) while Akshay Jambhekar at no.9 scoring 46 runs. From the bowlers left arm spinner Karsh Kothari (4/64) and Sairaj Patil (3/35) were the pick of the lot. Sairaj also completed a 9 wkt haul in the match with overall bowling figures of 9/81.
Chasing 223, DY Patil on the back of their opener Hitesh Chauhan’s 78 remained alive in the game with scoreboard reading 205/8 in 40 overs at the end of the game’s play. Left-arm spinner Nehal Katakdhond (4 wkts) was quite close to providing New Hind a memorable win but DY showed resistance with 2 wkts in hand before the end of the game’s where they won the match on 1st innings lead.
With this win, DY Patil lift the prestigious Purshottam Shield Title.
Highest Run Scorers-
- Hashir Dafedar-302 runs in 4 innings @75.50
- Nikhil Patil-272 runs in 3 innings @136.00
- Sachin Yadav-240 runs in 4 innings @80.00
- Sumit Ghadigaonkar-221 runs in 5 innings @44.20
- Mayuresh Tandel-200 runs in 3 innings @66.67
Highest Wicket-takers
- Akshay Darekar-14 wkts in 3 innings @13.03
- Sairaj Patil-12 wkts in 4 innings @10.00
- Karsh Kothari-12 wkts in 5 innings @22.00
- John Abraham-11 wkts in 5 innings @18.00
- Irfan Mullick- 11 wkts in 4 innings @17.00
25TH JANUARY 2020 IN MUMBAI – THE DREAMZ TROPHY T20 LEAGUE 2019-20 : Abhyudhaya bank VS Bestseller, 28th January 2020, Abhyudhaya won the toss and elected to BAT first. The match was played at M.B. union.
Abhyudhaya Bank tried to get off to a steady start and they lost their 1st wicket at 37. Akshay Pujari scored a brilliant 71 of 41. Then, shyam also scored a brilliant 34 off 15 along with Atul Rane who acted as the booster in the later phases by scoring 40 runs off just 21 balls. Eventually they scored a big score of 195 runs and lost 6 wickets in the process. For bestseller, Vijay and Daniel picked up 2 wickets each.
Bestsellers openers had a decent start of 33 runs. After losing 2 wickets at the score of 84 runs, Ashish and Jayesh stitched a partnership that led them to the victory. Ashish was already set when Jayesh came at no.5 and they went about their business. Ashish scored a belligerent ton off just 49 balls, he was all aggressive starting from ball one. Jayesh also hammered a quick 40 off 18 balls. Eventually they won by 7 wickets and 10 balls remaining.
RESULT: BESTSELLER won by 7 wickets.
ASHISH DHANMEHER was awarded the man of the match.
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MATCH 1-Municipal Co.op Bank Employees Recreation Club vs Mafatlal Cricket Club
Toss won by-Mafatlal Cricket Club elect to field
1st innings-
Municipal Co.op Bank Employees Recreation Club 32/10 in 18.1
- Prashant Kamble-5 runs in 20 balls
- Puneet Tripathi-1.1-0-1-2
- Anandendu Parsekar-3-1-4-2
2nd innings-
- Mafatlal Cricket Club 33/2 in 4.4 overs
- Umang Shah 14 runs in 13 balls
- Karan Nandey 9 runs in 11
Bowlers-
- Nityanand Girkar-1-0-7-1
- Sanjay Ghadi -2.4-0-12-1
- Mafatlal Cricket Club won by 8 wkts
Man of the match-Karan Nandey
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SAMAT T20 CUP 30TH JAN 2020 Venue- (Government Law College Ground)-MATCH #2
Western Railway Traffic Sports Club vs Godrej Staff club
Toss won by-Western Railway Traffic Sports Club elect to Bat
1st innings-
Western Railway Traffic Sports-125/7 in 20 overs
- Venkat Mudliar-53 runs in 42 balls (4s: 6,6s: 0)
- Ashraf Khan 4-0-18-2
2nd inning
Godrej Staff Club-126/8 in 20 overs
- Sagar Dhaiavade 54 runs in 54 balls (4s: 2,6s: 1)
- Hitesh Patel 4-0-33-3
Result: Godrej Staff club won by 2 wkts
Man of the match – Sagar Dhaiavade
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SAMAT T20 CUP – 30TH JAN 2020 Venue – (High court) MATCH 3
Mumbai Port Trust Sports Club vs Mahindra and Mahindra Allied Co. Sports club
Toss – Mumbai Port Trust Sports Club / field
Mahindra and Mahindra Allied Co. Sports club – 175/2
- Aakash Lanjekar – 93 runs in 64 balls ( 8 boundaries , 2 sixes )
- Kunal gawand – 45 runs in 36 balls (4 boundaries)
2nd innings
Mumbai Port Trust Sports Club-165/6 in 20 overs
- Nilesh Patwardhan 33 runs in 25 balls
- Yogesh Dicholkar 27 runs in 30 balls
- Kunal Gawand 4-0-34-2
Result: Mahindra and Mahindra Allied Co. Sports club won by 10 runs
Man of the Match -Aakash Lanjekar
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SAMAT T20 CUP – 30TH JAN 2020 Venue – (High court)-MATCH 4
Central railway sports Association VS Mumbai Customs Sports Club
Toss – Mumbai customs / Bat
Mumbai Customs Sports Club – 167/9 in 20 overs
- Vikrant Auti – 53 runs in 34 balls ( 7 boundaries , 1 six )
Central Railway Sports Association-139/10 in 19.5 overs
- Kushal Kakad-40 runs in 26 balls (1 boundaries, 2 sixes)
- Pusharaj Chavan 4-0-27-3
Result: Mumbai Customs Sports Club won by 28 runs
Man of the match- Vikrant Auti
26TH JANUARY 2020 IN MUMBAI – T20 MASTERS’S CUP (CORAL BLUE) 2019-20 : Axis bank group VS Willis tower Watson, played at ELF Vengsarkar Oval on 26th January 2020, toss won by Axis bank and they elected to bat first.
Axis bank openers produced a swift start for the team and they were 54-1 at the end of first 6 overs. Amar Padhye scored a quick 30 off 18 balls. Jagdeep Bawa also played a handy innings of 37 runs off 31 balls. Following them, Ravi shinde and Omar Tulaskar stitched a wonderful partnership of 98 runs. Ravi Shinde slammed a super quick 68 off 33 balls and Omkar played the anchor’s role and gave the maximum strike to Ravi for the good. Omkar also scored 29 off 26 balls. They scored 174 runs in 20 overs losing 6 wickets. Willis tower’s Brihaspati Singh picked up 3 wickets in 4 overs.
Willis tower Watson had a brilliant start of 52 runs with the efforts of openers Shailesh and Devarshi but after the fall of the first wicket, they lost wickets in bundles and were reduced to 81 for 6. With the loss of major wickets and the pressure to chase down the target, they ended up scoring only 133 runs in 20 overs. For Axis bank, Japdeep Bawa bowled a wonderful spell of 3 for 28 in 4 overs. Akash Saini also picked up 2 wickets. They managed to pick up a total of 8 wickets in total.
RESULTS- Axis Bank Group won by 41 runs.
Played between SVIS Gorai and Gokuldham High School at the Mahim juvenile, Shivaji Park, SVIS G batting first posted a mammoth total of 320/5 in 43 overs. Openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (96 off 80) and Swaroop (28 off 57) gave a good 92 run opening stand while the positive momentum was further carried ahead by Ayush Vartak who went on to score 140 runs off mere 88 balls. Vartak smashed 17 boundaries and a six as he exuded a lot of confidence to push SVIS to a strong position.
Gokuldham High School in reply were all out for 83 runs, thanks to a brilliant spell by Adwait Lotlikar who took 4/33 in 10.5 overs. The rest of the bowlers also gave a good support as SVIS G went on to win the game by 237 runs.
Played at Dadkar Maidan, New Hind SC batting first posted a decent total of 233/10 in 43 overs. Opening the innings, Karan Shah played a whirlwind knock of 96 runs in 63 balls laced with 15 fours and 3 sixes. Karan who is known for his aggressive batting took on the bowlers with some smacking shots despite wickets tumbling from the other hand. Apart from him, Sagar Jadhav down the order at no.10 scored 37* off 36 runs. From the bowlers, it was Puneet Tripathy showing his experience coming up with excellent bowling figures 5/34 in 12 overs coupled with 3 maidens.
Sind SC in reply had 9 players getting out in single digits with Jaideep Pardeshi’s 38 being the only shining grace. Fast bowlers Sagar Jadhav (3/44) and John Abraham (2/30) looked lethal while Akshay Jambhekar with 3/12 in 5 overs coupled with 3 maidens were the pick of the lot restricting the opposition to just 90 runs all out in 24.2 overs.
Result-New Hind SC won by 143 runs
Kusum Warriors batting first at PJ Hindu Gymkhana suffered a batting collapse getting all out for 73 runs in just 13.3 overs. Smit Shah at no.3 top scored with 32 runs while as many as 9 players got out in single digits. It was a superb bowling performance by ZNL Challengers team with Mihir Shah and skipper Vishal Patani leading from the front. Mihir Shah was the pick of the lot with 4/11 in 4 overs while Vishal Patani with 3/20 in 4 overs was equally impressive.
ZNL Challengers in reply chased down the score with quite some ease winning the match by 6 wkts and 9 overs to spare. Opener Jigar Yatin Shah played a very good knock of 44 runs in 41 balls (8 fours) to push his team to the finals of the tournament.
Played at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana Ground, Turf Blasters batting first did a fairly good job posting a total of 186/7 in 20 overs. Despite a shaky top order start, Manit Shah at no.3 batted till the end scoring an impressive knock of 53* in 42 balls (2 fours, 2 sixes). Skipper, Ambish Shah coming at no.4 top scored for his team hitting a brilliant 75 off 41 balls laced with 11 fours and 2 sixes. From the bowlers, Ravi Shah with 2/15 and Yatin Bhavsar with 2/30 were the pick of the lot.
SK Strikers in reply chased down the score in just 18.2 overs making even a total of 186 runs look like a cakewalk. Openers Harshal Shah (36) and Kavish Jhaveri (28) gave good starts while the finishing touch was provided by Bhavik Shak who scored 53* off just 34 balls. Bhavik was nicely supported Samir who also played a crucial cameo of 30* in 18 balls (2 fours, 2 sixes) as SK Strikers won the semis by 7 wkts and 9 balls to spare.
Played between Stup Consultants and Royal Falcons at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul, Stup Consultants batting first could only manage a total of 132/5 in 20 overs which is anyday a modest total to defend. Sachin Kale at the middle order top scored 47*off 31 balls while Kiran Bodade at no.4 scored 43. From the bowlers, Nilesh Pradhan with 2/14 in 2 overs was the pick of the lot.
Royal Falcons in reply won the match in the best possible way they could thanks to a brilliant knock by Paresh Ghanekar. Opening the innings, Paresh took on the bowlers with quite some confidence as he plonked 9 biggies and 5 fours while also stitched an 113 run opening stand with Chintan Seth who played the supportive role scoring 36 runs.