Greater Mumbai Police A after opting to bat first notched up a big total of 191/2 in 20 overs. Openers Sunil Patil (37) and Mayur gave a flying start of 78 runs while Mayur converted his good start into an anchoring knock of 66*in 60 balls laced with 5 boundaries and a six. Mayur smashed his 2nd back to back t20 fifty while the experienced Rohit Pol smashed a breath taking 32 ball 78 much to everyone’s delight pushing the team towards a big total. Both the batsman also stitched a crucial 103 run stand for the 2nd wicket.
Mumbai Port Trust who were at one point looking really good and giving tough fight were eventually all out for 180 runs with opener Shrikant top scoring with 60 runs. Swapnil Kulaye with 3/34 was the pick of the bowlers as Greater Mumbai Police A won the match by 11 runs and reach the all important finals of the tournament.
There is something about this girl which makes her stand apart from everyone, there is something inside her which makes her one of the very best batswoman at present in India. The way Jemimah has been piling on runs, it feels surreal to an extent and her consistency is something which can make even Virat Kohli sit back and notice!
After batting the whole 50 overs opening the innings and scoring an unbeaten ton in the quarter-finals, Jemimah is not done yet as this time she goes on to score her career best 185*. Mumbai after opting to bat first scored 263/4 in 50 overs and once again Jemimah scored more than half of the team runs. Throughout the tournament, she batted with composure but in the semis, she went all guns blazing playing aggressive taking mere 139 balls to score a scintillating 185*laced with 29 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Himachal in reply were bundled out for 125 runs, thanks to a majestic bowling spell by Saniya Raut. If Jemimah has been a force to reckon with the ball, Saniya has lead the bowling department bagging 24 wkts in 10 ODI’s and this being her 2nd five-wicket haul. Saniya’s spell of 5/19 in 7.2 overs was nothing short of a match winning bowling spell troubling the opposition with her accurate line and length.
Mumbai team won the match by 136 runs and qualify for the semi finals of the tournament.
Some unbelievable stats-
Jemimah Rodrigues so far in the Tournament-
ODI’s-10, Not-outs-4, 50’s-5, 100’s-4, Runs-907, Average-151.17, Strike Rate-103.32, Best- 185*
Saniya Raut so far in the Tournament-
ODI’s-10, wkts-24, 5wh-2, 4wh-1, Best-5/19, Average-20.57, Econ-3.62
Ruparel College after being put to bat first managed to muster up 125/7 in 20 overs which is somewhat a modest total. Openers Shivam and Kashish chipped in with 20’s while Manal Kawle remained unbeaten on 27* off 22 balls. From Rizvi, Alpesh, Sidak and Tanush chipped in with 2 wkts each.
Defending a low total, Ruparel bundled out the powerful Rizvi team which consisted many players of Mumbai and Ranji Trophy to just 95 runs in 15.3 overs. Fast bowler and man of the match Rishikesh Jadhav came up with sensational spell of 3/16 in 3 overs with a maiden while Kedar Sardesai came up with 3/16 in 3.3 overs.
Rishikesh speaking exclusively with Cricketgraph said- “We were sure the powerful Rizvi team which consisted of prolific players would take us lightly and we pounced on that opportunity and their approach giving our best in what was a combined team performance”
RIZVI Team post losing the match were certainly looking disappointed after being defeated by a team which mostly consisted players from the local level.
Ruparel won the semi-finals by39 runs and reach the finals of the tournament.
Brief Scores: Ruparel College-125/7 in 20 overs, Manal Kawle 27*, Alpesh, Sidak and Tanush from Rizvi chipped in with 2 wkts each.
Rizvi College– 87/all out in 15.3 overs, Rishikesh Jadhav (3/16 in 3 overs), Kedar Sardeasai (3/16 in 3.3 overs)
Result- Ruparel College won by 39 runs
Man of the Match-Rishikesh Jadhav
After opting to bat first at the TVM Cricket Ground, TVM Superstars notched up a healthy total of 258/10 in 44 overs. Opener Shivam scored 42 runs while Utsav Koti coming at no.6 came up with a game changing knock of 79 runs taking the team towards a competitive total.
In reply, TVM Superstars bowled out Chinchani Coaching Centre for just 152 runs in 34 overs thanks to some really tight bowling by the TVM bowlers. Ashley with 4/25 in 5 overs was the pick of the bowlers coming up with crucial breakthroughs as TVM Superstars won the semis by 106 runs where in Utsav Koti was declared ‘man of the match’ for his gritty 79. Now, finals will be played between Tvm superstars and Sainath Sports Club on 13th April 2019.
Rohidas Koyande with his fine all-round performance hogged the limelight and guided Datamatics Global Services Limited to an easy 10-wicket win over LIC of India Sports Club in a second round match of the Air India Invitation T20 tournament organized by Air India Western Region and played at the Air India ground, Kalina on Thursday.
Koyande took three wickets as LIC of India was dismissed for 77 runs in 19.2 overs. Later Koyande chipped in with unbeaten 49 runs to ensure his team surpassed the winning target without losing a single wicket.
2nd Match – Mahindra & Mahindra VS WNS Global Service Pvt Ltd.
Man of the Match – Ajinky Patil From WNS Global Service Pvt Ltd Team
Brief Scores: –
LIC of India SC 77 all out in 19.2 over (Ritesh Palav 4/6, Rohidas Koyande 3/5) lost to Datamatics Global Services Ltd 83 for no loss in 7 overs (Rohidas Koyande 49 not out, Swapnil Sawant 26 not out) by 10 wickets. Man of the match: Rohidas Koyande (Datamatics Global).
Mahindra and Mahindra SC 107 all out in 18.1 overs (Rohan Kalbhor 28; Ketan Kharar 3/5, Ajinkya Dhumal 3/16, Kiran Desai 2/32) lost to WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd 109 for 3 in 15.2 overs (Ajinkya Patil 65 not out, Jitendra Mandawkar 2/18) by seven wickets. Man of the match: Ajinkya Patil (WNS Global Services).
In the match between, Podar College and Jhunjhunwala College at the Vengsarkar Academy, Jhunjhunwala after being put to bat first managed to muster only 130/8 in 20 overs. Podar College in reply chased down the score and won the match by 6 wkts and 1.1 overs to spare.
Opener Bhupen Lalwani scored a fine knock of 77* in just 60 balls hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes ensuring his team wins in a commanding manner.Bhupen has now scored as many as 9 tons in the last 5 or 6 months. He is scoring runs with dominance and consistency across all the formats across various tournaments.
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In the other match between GN Khalsa College and Thakkur College at the Vengsarkar Cricket Academy, Khalsa Boys batting first posted a total of 138/9 in 20 overs. Opener Japjeet (27) and Akshay Majgaonkar (27) chipped in with 20’s while it was the handy 29* by Aditya Khanvilkar at no.9 which pushed the team towards a defend-able total.
Thakur College in reply managed to muster only 130/6 in 20 overs failing to keep up with the run rate against the tight bowling of Khalsa bowlers. Ninad Thakur (2/27 in 4), Aatif Shaikh (2/28 in 4) and Santh Vagal (1/25 in 4 overs) were the pick if the bowlers as Khalsa team won the match 46 runs
Now both the teams GN Khalsa College and Podar College will lock horns for the all important semi finals of the Tournament.
Brief Score : –
RA Podar College Team VS Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College Team : –
Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College Team (Batting Inning)
Maxwell Swaminathan – 26 runs in 13 balls (1 Fours and 2 Sixes)
Sheesh Shetty – 24 runs in 17 balls (5 Fours)
RA Podar College Team (Bowling Inning) –
Parag Ovhal – 2 Wkts (Ovr-4, Rns-20)
RA Podar College Team (Batting Inning) –
Bhupen Lalwani – not out 77 runs in 60 balls (7 Fours and 2 Sixes)
Rohit Desai – 33 runs in 23 balls (2 Sixes)
Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College Team (Bowling Inning)
Tushar Kadam – 1 Wkts (Ovr-4, Rns-19)
Maxwell Swaminathan – 1 Wkts (Ovr-4, Rns-24)
GN Khalsa College Team VS Thakur College Team : –
GN Khalsa College Team VS Thakur College Team : –
Thakur College Team (Batting Inning)
Adhiraj Dabholkar – 30 runs in 28 balls (1 Fours)
Manan Zatakia – 26 runs in 23 balls (2 Fours)
GN Khalsa College Team (Bowling Inning) –
Atif Shaikh – 2 Wkts (Ovr-4, Rns-28)
Ninad Thakur – 2 Wkts (Ovr-3, Rns-27)
GN Khalsa College Team (Batting Inning) –
Rupen Chaurasia – 29 runs in 17 balls (4 Fours and 1 Sixes)
Aditya Khanvilkar – 29 runs in 24 balls (2 Fours and 1 Sixes)
Japjeet Singh Randhawa – 27 runs in 24 balls (2 Fours)
Akshay Majgaonkar – 27 runs in 32 balls (2 Fours and 1 Sixes)
Thakur College Team (Bowling Inning)
Omkar Ghule – 4 Wkts (Ovr-4, Rns-15)
Akshay Mishra – 3 Wkts (Ovr-4, Mdn-1, Rns-19)
Both the players mentioned in the title have been performing consistently past few seasons. Japjeet Singh has been one reliable opening batsman scoring half centuries in almost every opportunity throwed at him, Aatif has been amongst the wickets in the Inter College Tournament.
In the quarter finals match between, G.N Khalsa College and Viva College at the Azad Maidan, Viva College were bundled out for 95 runs thanks to a brilliant bowling spell by Aatif Shaikh. Aatif came up with impressive bowling figures of 5/41 in 9 overs running through the opposition with his accurate bowling.
Khalsa College in reply chased down the score with superlative ease thanks to their solid opener Japjeet Singh Randhawa coming up with 55* anchoring the chase as GN Khalsa college won the match by 9 wkts.
Rohan Bhosale’s huge 132 off just 55 powered Mumbai Police B to a 170 runs big victory against Navj Mumbai Police in a round match of the Inter Corporation Cricket Tournament 2019 (ESTD.1979), organized by Sahara Foundation and played at the Cross Maidan, Churchgate, Mumbai on Tuesday. This tournament is possible mainly because of Mr. Hayat J.Khan (President), Mr.Arvind V.Karam (Secretary) and Mr.Donwalkar (Treasurer). And 22 individual corporate teams are participating this time.
After the toss, Mumbai Police B had made massive 220 for 4 in 20 overs. They didn’t face any difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs freely and they amassed a huge total, and they also produced a 82 run partnership for the first wicket. While, the death overs were bit difficult for the them, as they lost 2 for just 3 runs.
Navi Mumbai Police’s Rahul batted in scoring 17 runs but unfortunately received no support from the other batters. Yogesh and Kailash struck thrice as the Navi Mumbai Police collapsed from 19 for 2 to 50 for 8 in pursuit of 221 in 20 overs. Sudhakar also took 2 wickets in a same over.
Rohan Bhosale of Mumbai Police B won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed unbelievable 132 off just 55 balls, including thirteen fours and eight sixes. This performance was full of energy and strong dedication.
“We won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a good wicket to bat. Start was good for us and the first wicket partnership was quite appreciable. We were trying to score around 250. But, during the death overs, we lost 2 wickets. And we ended up at 220. In reply, we were continuously taking the wickets from the start. It was one of the best strategy to defend and it went well for our team. After the first wicket, Jayesh was giving me a good company. It was a good start for our team.” – Rohan Bhosale, from Mumbai Police B, said to Cricketgraph.
At the same day, Mayur Sapan’s solid 56* off 45 powered Mumbai Police A to a 28 run victory against HPCL in a round match of same tournament. Put in to bat first, Mumbai Police A had made just 147 for 6 in 20 overs. Bhusan Patil was the best pick of the HPCL. In reply, HPCL were at 119 for 6 after 20th over. Mumbai Police A won the match by 28 runs because of Mayur performance. He also won the ‘Man of the Match’ title.
Brief Stats:- Mumbai Police B vs Navi Mumbai Police
Best Batting Figures from Mumbai Police B – Rohan Bhosale (132 off 55) Tanmay Mayekar (34 off 38 ) and Siddharth Ghule (32 off 11)
Best Batting Figures from Navi Mumbai Police – Rahul (17)
Best Bowling Figures from Mumbai Police B – Yogesh Sawant 3-11, Kailash Kolekar 3-19 and Sudhakar 2-2
Best Bowling Figures from Navi Mumbai Police – Rahul 1-23
Brief Stats: -Mumbai Police A vs HPCL
Best Batting Figures from Mumbai Police A – Mayur Sanap (56* off 45) and Amit Jadhav (25 off 15)
Best Batting Figures from HPCL – Gautam Waghela (34 off 31)
Best Bowling Figures from Mumbai Police A – Prashant Solanki 3-22 and Yogesh 1-20
Best Bowling Figures from HPCL- Bhusan Patil 3-19
DY Patil boys after opting to bat first at the DY Patil Stadium amassed a good total of 399/8 in 129.4 overs. The experienced Subramaniam Doraswamy opening the innings brought up his 4th A Division ton of the season scoring a sublime 105 runs laced with 15 boundaries.
On the other hand, left-handed top order batsman Kevin Almeida coming at no.3 who is a batting mainstay for MIG continues to impress this time scoring an effortless 126 off 156 balls (18 fours, 4 sixes) to change the course of the game alongwith a 200+ run stand with Subbu for the 2nd wicket.
All-rounder Harmeet Singh coming at the middle order chipped in with crucial 66 runs propelling DY Patil to a respectable total.
Left-arm pacemen Royston Dias was the pick of the bowlers for Air India Sports Club coming up with excellent bowling figures of 6/68 at a time when DY Patil batsman were dominating the Air India bowlers.
Air India SC in reply scored 390/10 falling short of just 9 runs as they faced a defeat on 1st innings. Indian Wicket-keeper Naman Ojha scored a polished 83 runs while India A’s all-rounder Shams Mulani scoring a valiant 74. Harmeet Singh with his wily left arm spin churned out 5 wkts for 106 runs spinning a web on the opposition batsman. Harmeet seems to be back at what he does best as he was bowling spot on while was able to generate decent spin on the DY Patil track which is a good indication coming out from him.
DY Patil B won the match on 1st innings in what was a performance laden match from both the sides.
Captain Jeetendra Mulchandani’s unbeaten 81 off just 38 powered Rising Phoenix to a seven-wicket big victory against Digital Broadcast in a league match of the Jolly Friend Sports United League 2nd Edition 2018-19 and played at the Fatima School Cricket Ground, Vidyavihar West, Mumbai on 6th April 2019.
Digital Broadcast won the toss and decided to bat first. And they managed to get past the three-figure mark mainly due to major contribution from the Captain Atul Shrivastava, who was on 48 off 37 balls. After the end of 13th over, they were at 83 for 2 and then they lost 2 wickets in 14th over. This was the epic turning point of this game. And they ended up at 125 for 7 in 20 overs. Abhijit Desai (2-15) was the best pick for Rising Phoenix.
In reply, the start for the Rising Phoenix was extremely bad and shocking as they lost 2 early wickets in a very first over of the inning. Scary Moment for Phoenix! But Jeetendra Mulchandani was playing very calmly and aggressively, both at the same time. Tarun Kundnani gave him a good company and scored 35 of 31 balls. By the end of this beautiful inning, Jeetendra Mulchandani smashed unbeaten 81 off 38 balls, including ten fours and four sixes, and amazing strike rate of 213. His real name is Jitendra Mulchandani. And he also won the title of ‘Man of the Match’.
Brief Stats: Rising Phoenix vs Digital Broadcast
Best Batting Figures from Digital Broadcast – Atul (48 off 37)
Best Batting Figures from Rising Phoenix – Jeetendra Mulchandani (81* off 38) and Tarun Kundnani (35* off 31)
Best Bowling Figures from Digital Broadcast – Naveen 2-26
Best Bowling Figures from Rising Phoenix – Abhijit 2-15