A solid batsman as well as a coach, Rohan Bane who is one of the experienced batsmen in the Mumbai Cricketing circuit who has been playing consistently since years for various teams across all formats.
In the Tata Inter Companies A Division Tournament, Tata Steel and Wire batting first notched up 228 runs in 20 overs. Chasing a mammoth 229, Tata Power had a lone warrior in their opener Rohan Bane who went on to score a swashbuckling 124 runs off just 69 balls. Rohan smashed 10 fours and 7 sixes at a brisk pace despite the fact that as many as 9 batsman struggled to score in double digits.
Tata Power lost the match but it was the sparkling ton by Rohan which won the hearts of many.
Having a brother is always a special feeling, you grow with them, have your fair share of fun and adventures, always together in everything. There have been many successful pair of brothers right from Irfan and Yousuf Pathan, Mark and Steve Waugh and the Flower brothers who played backyard and gully cricket together while also reached international cricket representing the same nation together.
Yesterday two young kids must have felt very special scoring centuries for the same team in a professional MCA tournament. Bombay Scottish opting to bat first at Cross Maidan scored 276/4 in 40 overs with Aditya opening the innings going on to score an aggressive 139 off 104 balls (15 fours, 3 sixes). Despite two early wickets, Anuj Giri coming at no.4 stitched a 242 run stand with his brother scoring 104 runs off 103 balls (12 fours, 1 six) as both the boys brought their team back into the game.
St. Paul’s High School in reply were all out for 177 runs where in Anuj Giri with 4/31 with the ball was the pick of the bowlers making it a power packed all-round performance. Bombay Scottish won the match by 99 runs in what will become a memorable match for the Giri brothers.
Vinayak Marine Services opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul notched up 172/6 in 20 overs. Rakesh Trivedi with a 42 ball 59* at no.5 was the highest scorer while the rest of the batsman gave starts. All-rounder Nishikant with 2/27 in 4 overs was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 173 which is quite a decent t20 total, Nishikant opening the innings for Kotak Mahindra Bank ensured the chase was taken care of. Nishikant went on to score a brilliant 111* off 61 balls which had 10 fours and 7 sixes at a healthy strike rate of 181.97.
It was Nishikant’s dominating performance which helped Kotak chase down the total in just 17.5 overs winning the match by 7 wkts.
Shardashram Vidya Mandir High School for Girls after being made to bat first at Goregaon Sports Club managed to score a very impressive total of 199/3 in 20 overs. The openers gave a flying start of 124 runs in 12.5 overs with opener Tanisha Gaikwad scoring an impressive half century hitting 56 off 57 balls. Her opening partner Jetsun scored a solid 37 while Ketki Dhure scored an unbeaten 36* off 23 balls lending finishing touch to the innings.
St.Columbia School Girls, Gamdevi though did not lose wickets but they failed to keep up with the required run rate. Shardashram girls were spot on coming up with economical spells as they won the match by 88 runs while Tanisha was declared ‘man of the match’
National Education Kannada Education Society High School (Wadala) opting to bat first at Azad Maidan were in deep trouble. Little did they knew on the bowling storm which was about to hit them and that storm was called Emaad Jindani.
Such was his fiery spell that the opposition were 5 down for mere 14 runs and all out for 27 runs in mere 10 overs. Medium pacer Emaad grabbed everyone’s attention with his super line and length making the batsman’s life miserable coming up with 7/6 in 5 overs alongwith 3 maidens. What’s more his bowling spell also included a hat-trick as he cleaned up the lower order in style.
It was Emaad’s record breaking spell which are now the best bowling figures in the tournament which helped his team Anjuman Islam win the match by 9 wkts.
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign has been receiving a brilliant response from the cricketing community across Mumbai & the concept has certainly been loved by all. There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category.
Let’s take a look at the 3 winners of the Automotive Professional Category Cap leaders for December 2018.
Hitesh Pawar (Yellow Cap)- Most Popular Player in the Professional Category for the month of January 2019
Hard Hitter Hitesh Pawar smashed one of the fastest fifties in T20 Format in Mumbai Cricket recently. It was a knock to behold as he scored 54* off mere 12 balls in the Barku Patil T20 League’19 which consisted a mammoth 8 sixes. It was a knock which won the hearts of many which also made him popular bagging the most popular award with 123 votes.
Rehan Khan- Winner of the Purple Cap in the Professional Category for the month of January 2019
Rehan Khan from RIAMS team with 9 wkts to his name in January in T20 won the Purple Cap and he certainly deserved it. His bowling spell of 4/26 in 4 overs vs VK Architects and a brilliant fifer where he took 5/30 in 4 overs vs Team Hafeez Contractor made him one of the leading bowlers for the month of January.
Chintan Seth- Winner of the Orange Cap in the Professional Category for the month of January 2019.
Chintan achieved overnight fame thanks to a breath taking knock of 143 runs for which he took mere 55 balls in the Architect T20 Championship ’19. Chintan smacked 27 fours and 3 sixes in what was one of the most entertaining knocks of the tournament. Chintan on the back of that belligerent batting won the Orange Cap.
All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign has received healthy appreciation from the cricketing community across Mumbai. There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was intense out of which 3 players emerged out to be the winners in each category.
Let’s take a look at the 3 winners of the Automotive Professional Category Cap leaders for January 2019.
Suraj Pingulkar (Motilal Oswal Team)-Winner of Most Popular Player-Yellow Cap
Suraj won the most popular player award in the Corporate Category bagging the coveted Yellow Cap with 244 votes. Suraj has been one utility all-rounder and his economical spell of 3/24 in 4 overs along with 20* vs Deustche Bank in the Masters Cup was a testimony of his skills.
Ritin Ravindran (Kotak Mahindra Team)-Winner of Purple Cap
Ritin Ravindran came up with one of the best bowling spells in T20 cricket taking a brilliant 6 wkts for 12 runs in 4 overs. Not only that was one of the best bowling figures in the T20 Masters Cup, it was a spell which helped his team Kotak Mahindra win dominantly.
Vicky Patil (IDBI Federal Team)-Winner of Orange Cap
One of the most consistent and dependable batsman of IDBI team in the corporate format, Vicky has been one player who has scored runs at a healthy average. Fifties were always coming easily from his bat but in the month of January, he came up with a stellar knock converting his 50 into something big. Vicky scored a match winning 133 off mere 65 balls which had 14 fours and 6 sixes while also took 3wkts for 24 runs in the same match vs Corporate Solution Pvt. Ltd which made him earn this orange cap.
All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.
Played between Abbott Healthcare and the Central Railways Institute at Zorastrian Ground, Central Railways after being made to bat first were all out for 208 runs in 44.5 overs. Opener Prashant Nair with 59 runs was the highest scorer while the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts into big scores. Abbott bowlers did a collectively good performance coming up with wickets at regular intervals.
Chasing 209, Abbott chased it down successfully in 34.4 overs winning the match by 3 wkts. Rehman Siddique opening the innings scored a crucial 63 ball 64 (7 fours, 1six) while Ishan Mithbavkar (6 fours, 1six) at no.4 came up with 46 runs in 54 balls as both the batsman ensured their team crossed the victory line.
With this win, Abbott now reach the quarter finals of the F Div 3rd Round of Times Cricket Shield.
In the match between IDBI and Sony TV, chasing down a target of 115, it was IDBI’s dependable opener Vicky Patil coming up with an impressive knock of 78* off 47 balls (12 fours, 1 six). Vicky played aggressively and anchored the chase successfully as IDBI Federal Insurance won the match by 8wkts and 7.5 overs to spare.
Vicky for his consistent batting in T20 Cricket was also recently awarded the Automotive Award, he was the winner of the Orange Cap.
In the recent match of IDBI vs D11, D11 batting first were bundled out for mere 35 runs thanks to an envious bowling spell by Darshan Manjrekar and Rohan Thakkar. Darshan came up with 5wkts for 9 runs in 4 overs with 2 maidens while Rohan took 4 wkts for 9 runs in 2.5 overs making the life miserable for the batsman. Both the bowlers were spot on with their line and length as IDBI won the match by 10 wkts in a commanding manner.
Smt. Sulochandevi Singhania School after opting to bat first at the Raymond Sports Club Thane made a decent score of 272/8 in 36 overs. Left-handed opener Aarush Patankar who has now become one of the dependable top order batsmen of his school again came good with a sparkling 73 off 72 balls (9 fours) while Ritwik Mohanty at no.5 scored an aggressive 50 ball 70 which proved to be quite crucial at the middle order.
Defending a total of 273 runs, it was off-spinner Anuj Iyer again making life miserable for the batsman coming up with excellent match winning bowling figures of 7wkts for mere 4 runs in 4.2 overs with 2 maidens. Anuj has been growing leaps and bounds as a spinner and this spell was certainly one of the best in the tournament as Saraswati Vidyalaya were all out for just 35 runs handing over a 238 run win to Singhania School.