Parsee Gymkhana batting first on their homeground batted well posting a total of 367/9 in 70 overs. With a sluggish top order start, it was the experienced Suryakumar Yadav scoring a match saving 180 off 191 balls. It was an innings which spoke a lot about his current composure and the zone which he is in as he smashed 24 fours and a six en-route his thumping 180. Nikhil Patil at no.6 was the 2nd highest scorer hitting 62 off 85 balls (8 fours, 1 six).
Mumbai Police who boast of an equally experienced line up found it difficult to get going vs the quality bowling attack on opposition’s home ground as they were all out for 69 runs. Left arm spinner Aditya Dhumal came up with match winning spell of 5/24 in 10 overs while quickster Shivam Malhotra was equally effective bagging a brilliant 5/35 in 12.2 overs as both these bowlers attacked in tandem to restrict Mumbai Police team to a very low total.
T20 MASTER’S CUP (GREEN) 2019-20 : Kotak Mahindra took on Greensole Titans at ELF Vengsarkar Oval, Mumbai on 22nd December, 19. Greensole Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first.The match was organized by ONEWORLD SPORTS. The wicket was damp and slow during the first 10 overs but it later improved along the course of game.
Titans’ bowlers dominated in the middle and were lethal in attacking together. The fast bowlers got healthy purchase of the wicket and at 15.4 overs, they had tied the Kotak Mahindra batsmen to only 101 runs and also earned 4 wickets.
After that, Chandrashekhar patil stepped onto the wicket and went hell for leather. He dominated the bowlers and went on scoring 31 off the last over which included 4 sixes and 1 four. He eventually scored an express 55 off only 19 balls. He took his team score to 167 in 20 overs. Opener Mayurghag played an anchor innings of 48 runs and carried his bat through the innings.
Chasing a score of 168, the Greensole titan’s batsmen needed to build partnerships but they didn’t succeed. The mix attack of spin and pace proved effective for the Kotak Mahindra team and they bowled out the Titans in 134 runs. The Titan batsmen were struggling to play the spinners especially. Nishant Sawant and Mayur Ghag picked up couple of wickets each. Overall, it was an exhibition of aggressive bowling backed with strategy.
Result – KOTAK MAHINDRA won the match by 33 runs.
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Datamatics Global team opting to bat first at the Azad Maidan Ground mustered a decent total on board scoring 210/10 in 38.1 overs. Openers Yogesh Shinde and Aditya Biswas (28) gave a good start of 66 runs for the 1st wicket while Yogesh top scored for his team with an anchoring knock of 60 runs in 66 balls laced with 9 boundaries. Apart from him Rasik Naik (47) and Shashank Jadhav (43) at the middle order gave crucial contributions. From the bowlers, Dhananjay Keni with 3/29 was the pick of the bowlers.
Express Marketing chasing 219 were cleaned up for 129 runs all out in 23.2 overs. Saiel Surve bowled a important spell of 3/38 in 7 overs while Ritesh Palav and Shashank Jadhav bagged 2 wkts each in what turned out to be a collectively tight bowling performance.
Result-Datamatics won the match by 89 runs while Shashank Jadhav was declared ‘man of the match’
Parel SC batting first at Dadkar Maidan were all out for 188/10 in 43.3 overs with top scores by Viraj Hadkar (43), Vicky Patil (31) & Gaurav Chavan (30). From the bowlers, it was Yash Mahale with 3/56 being the pick of the lot.
Defending a modest total of 188 runs, it was Parel SC’s medium fast pacer Meghan Pednekar coming up with a scorcher of a spell taking 6/61 in 10 overs. Meghan provided timely blows and took some important wickets at the right junctures to ensure the opposition team DPC Sports Club were restricted to 118 runs all out.
Result– Parel SC won the match by 60 runs
Even though Mumbai with every passing day is getting modern in terms of technology, speed & infrastructure but silently there have been a few things which have taken a beating and one of them is quality cricket grounds for cricketers to play and practice. With infrastructure development projects taking place in every corner of Mumbai, the lush green areas of the city & many big grounds which were supposed to be only for sports have gone under the hammer for various projects. Hence, Mumbai at present needs a really good cricket ground where players can be groomed & bred .Amidst such ground crisis, we have a new jewel unearthed for Mumbai Cricket in the form of Somaiya Cricket Ground.
The Somaiya Cricket Ground at Vidyavihar is a Class 1 facility that is set for top-level Competition. The ground has a lush green outfield of international standard with a 68-meter boundary. The Cricket ground boasts of having four floodlights installed to meet the Class 1 criteria of 750 average Lux level. This ground will help train the students and those participating in the Somaiya Sports Academy to train under world-class conditions. The ground will also attract major Cricket enthusiasts in Mumbai city.
Mr Aazaz Khan– the brainchild behind this beautiful ground is the current Director of Somaiya Sports Academy. He has over 25 years of experience in the field of sports as well as marketing. He pursued Cricket in India, played Tennis and Squash in Corporate leagues. He has also done Cricket coaching certification under international coach, Nic Pothas. He pursued the intricacies of spin bowling with Imran Tahir (currently plays for South African national team) while he has played Cricket for Hamble (A Division – Hampshire) and various other Cricket Clubs in England and India.
He has served as a consultant for Hazaribagh Olympic Association and assisted their efforts in grassroots infrastructure and sports development among children and youth across various sports.
Putting the right infrastructure in place and giving emerging players a platform to showcase their talent and learn the sports they love has been a priority for Somaiya Trust. A lot of credit also goes to Samir Somaiya who is the President of the Somaiya Trust and Chairman of the Somaiya Group. There are currently 12 Cricket teams at Somaiya Vidyavihar University which are playing Cricket at a competitive level under the guidance of highly-qualified coaches and fitness trainers. This widening of the player base in an educational institution will ensure a steady supply of quality players helping Indian Cricket’s priority to keep pace with international cricket.
Snaps of the Somaiya Cricket Ground in Vidyavihar
Sunrise Sports Club batting first at Western Railway, Cross Maidan posted a total of 261/7 in 45 overs. In an innings where the 2nd highest score was 25, it was their all-rounder Rajeev Kamath at the middle order top scoring with a brilliant 131* off mere 100 deliveries. His innings consisted 15 fours and 3 sixes as he single handedly pushed his team towards a more than decent total to defend.
For Esplanade Liberals, even though they did not have anyone who could score a big innings but as we say where there is teamwork, there is less homework as almost every player contributed with crucial cameos which contributed towards the win for Esplanade Liberals. Amit Sharma at no.6 scored a match winning 52 while openers Dushyant Kadam (38) & Dhruv Thakkar (37) gave an ideal opening start to the innings.
Result- Esplanade Liberals won the game by 2 wkts.
Mumbai: Abhiyanshu Jha produced a superb bowling spell picking up five wickets which helped Team Yellow Sapphire record a convincing 5-wicket victory against Team Bleed Blue in the final of the Rising Star Premier League Boys’ Under-14 Cricket Tournament, played at the Belapur Sports Association Cricket Ground, Navi Mumbai.
After Team Blue elected to bat first, Yellow Sapphire’s left-arm spinner Abhiyanshu unsettled the rival bastmen with a teasing line and length. Team Blue innings folded for 118 runs in 30.1 overs with Abhiyanshu finishing with impressive bowling figures of 5 for 16 from 6.1 overs. Pratik Laharuka took 2 for 16 from four overs.
Rudra Sukale 29 runs, Lokesh Rathod 28 runs and Pranav Dawoolkar 18 runs were the only Team Blue batsmen to get some runs on the board.
Later, Yellow Sapphire easily chased down the target reaching 119 for the loss of five wickets in 24.5 over and emerge champions.
Smit Kochrekar top-scored with 28 runs while Karan Rajput was unbeaten on 19 runs and Atharva Mayure contributed 18 runs to ensure the team crossed the finish line. Team Blue bowlers Atul Jha 2 for 13 and Lolesh Mistry 2 for 29 picked the wickets.
Brief scores: Team Bleed Blue – 118 all out, in 30.1 overs (Rudra sukale 29, Lokesh Rathod 28, Pranav Dawoolkar 18; Abhiyanshu Jha 5 for 16, Pratik Laharuka 2 for 16) lost to Team Yellow Sapphire – 119 for 5 wickets, in 24.5 overs (Smit Kochrekar 28, Karan Rajput 19 not out, Atharva Mayure 18; Atul Jha 2 for 13, Lolesh Mistry 2 for 29).
SPORTSZONE T20 (JFSC) PUNE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2019-20 – The match between VCA Achievers and Soft hard was played at Verrock vengsarkar cricket ground, Pune on 21st December. VCA Achievers won the toss and elected to bat first.
Except Prithviraj Shimlikar who scored 35 runs off 26 balls, no other batsman really upped their game and eventually due to lack of big scorers they were bundled out a score of 126 runs in 19.2 overs. For Soft hard, the trio of Vaibhav Agarkar, Abhijeet Jagtap and Rohan Fund picked up 3 wickets each.
Soft hard openers finished off the game with sheer ease and panache, Openers Rishi Raut scored 50 off 47 and Amit Kadam scored a quick 61 off 42 balls. The openers took their time as needed and importantly, they played comprehensively in the middle. They chased down the target in 14.5 overs. The VCA Achievers’ bowlers didn’t have any luck with the ball and were unable to pick any wickets.
Result – SoftHard won the match by 10 wickets.
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Played between Sunrise Sports Club and North Brook CC at the New Hind SC, Dadkar Maidan, Sunrise SC after being put to bat first could only managed a total of 129/10 backed by Swapnil Rawool’s crucial 40 runs. Karan Patel with 5/27 was the best bowler for Lord North Brook team.
Lord North Brook in reply scored 231/7 in 44 overs with Zakir Shaikh (64) & Nishant Shivalkar (55) scoring crucial half centuries. All-rounder Swapnil Rawool was the best bowler coming up with excellent bowling figures of 6/62 making it an all-round show.
Lord North Brook CC won the match on 1st innings lead while the match witnessed some impressive performances from the likes of Karan Patel, Swapnil Rawool, Zakir Shaikh and Nishant Shivalkar.
Don Bosco Matunga after being put to bat first at the Parsee Gymkhana ground lost both their openers quite early. However, it was Aryaraj Nikam at no.3 playing an anchoring knock of 95 runs in 179 balls laced with 15 boundaries. Aman Yadav who came at no.7 played the perfect foil hitting a quick 86 off 85 balls (10 fours, 3 sixes). Aman also stitched a 148 run stand with Aryaraj which ensured Don Bosco reached a competitive total of 275 runs in 61 overs. From the bowlers, Vishal Prasad with 5/56 in 11 overs bowled an impressive spell being the pick of the bowlers.
VK Krishna Menon School in reply were all out for just 60 runs thanks to their in-form bowler Harsh Mendon cleaning up the middle to lower order in style. Harsh who has been amongst the wickets this season for his school once again came good with a spell of 5/23 in 9 overs. It was on the back of his vicious bowling, Don Bosco won the match by 215 runs.