Arch Mavericks opting to bat first at Vengsarkar Academy Mahul notched up 165/7 in 20 overs. Despite their openers failing to give a good start, Karan Malushte at no.3 and Mehul Rathod at no.4 brought their team back into the game with an 89 run stand. Karan scored 38 runs while Mehul chipped in with a crucial half century scoring 58 off 44 balls taking the team total to 165/5 in 20 overs.
AESA Pune in reply were bundled out for 88 runs thanks to some really tight bowling by the Arch Maverick bowlers. Vinay, Vimal, Pranay and Gaurav all bagged two wickets each in what was a combined bowling performance which helped them win the match by 77 runs and win the finals of the tournament.
Pointers-
- The Best Batsman Award goes to Chintan Seth (Royal Falcons)
- The Best Bowler Award goes to Vimal Hansraj (Arch Mavericks) with 19 wickets
- Huzefa Mehsaniya (RIAMS) gets the Most Valuable Player trophy with 72.38 points on the leaderboard table virtue an excellent all round performance
- Nikhil Jain (Arch Mavericks) wins the best fielder with 9 catches and 2 direct run outs , Huzefa Mehsaniya (RIAMS) hit 12 x 6 to claim the Maximum 6’s honours.
- The Man of the Finals was taken by Mehul Rathod virtue a match winning 58 off 44 balls which rescued Arch Mavericks from a slow start and gave Nikhil Jain the base to blast 40*(15) and make the target just a bridge too far for AESA PUNE
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Mumbai: Hosts Sanjeevani Cricket Academy (SCA) comfortably defeated Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy by nine wickets to be crowned champions of the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy Under-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Bhakti Park ground in Wadala. Electing to bat first, Dilip Vengsarkar CA were restricted to 109 for 7 in their quota of 21 overs. Mayank Kardile (22 off 34) and Siddhant Mohite (18 of 27) tried their best, but SCA’s bowlers led by Saurish Deshpande (3/16) and Nihar Magre (2/11) bowled wicket-taking spells and gave nothing away.
In reply, SCA got off to a great start as their opener Aditya Baliwada scored a match-winning unbeaten 62 in 54 balls. He got solid support from his partner Omkar Patankar who scored a steady 25 off 31 balls. After losing Omkar’s wicket, Sanskar Panaskar joined Aditya Baliwada to help SCA win the match and the title.
The winners and runners-up received glittering trophies, while individual award winners were rewarded with cricketing equipments. SCA’s Hrishikesh Gore was adjudged the player of the series for his consistent and all-round performance in the tournament. The prizes were given at the hands of former Maharashtra Ranji trophy player, Nandan Phadnis, Reliance Health Insurance’s Marketing Head, Shamik Banerjee in presence of the trustees of SCA.
Brief Scores – Dilip Vengsarkar CA 109/7 (Mayank Kardile 22, Siddhant Mohite 18, Saurish Deshpande 3/16, Nihar Magre 2/11) lost to SCA 112/1 in 16.3 overs (Aditya Baliwada 62*, Omkar Patankar 25, Rohan Sood 1/2) by 9 wickets.
Man of the Final – Aditya Baliwada (SCA)
Best Bowler – Saurish Deshpande (SCA)
Best Batsman – Krish Kanawde (Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy)
Player of the Series – Hrishikesh Gore (SCA)
Warriors Sharks opting to bat first on their home ground notched up a very healthy total of 185/3 in 20 overs. Openers Prashant Kadam (48 off 26) and Shailesh Patel gave a flying start of 122 runs in mere 9.4 overs which set the tone for their innings. Opener Shailesh on the other hand batted till the very end scoring a match winning 89* off 49 balls laced with 12 fours and a six.
Yaduvanshi Cricket Club in reply failed to keep up with the run rate managing only 95/8 in 20 overs. Warriors Sharks bowlers did a brilliant job while Malcolm Menzes with 3/24 was the pick of the bowlers.
Warriors Sharks won the match by 87 runs while it was Shailesh Patel’s unbeaten 89* which remained the highlight performance of the match.
Played between Gayatri International School and Jain Heritage International School, Jain Heritage batting first were bundled out for mere 98 runs in 16.3 overs. Manish Puru with 47 runs fought hard but he lacked support from the other end. The main reason for Jain Heritage School’s batting collapse was a match winning bowling spell by Pradyuman Tiwari. Pradyuman was spot on with the ball running through the opposition’s batting coming up with envious bowling figures of 8wkts for 38 runs in 7.3 overs.
Gayatri Public School in reply chased down the score in mere 12.4 overs with Devesh Thakkur(47) and Sachin (33) finishing off the chase with just one wicket down.
Gayatri Public School won the match by 9 wkts while it was Pradyuman’s bowling spell which remained the highlights package of the match.
The 2nd Edition of Mumbai’s Own Cricket Awards was conducted at Mithibai College, Vile Parle on 20th February. The awards function turned out to be quite exciting with numerous personalities from cricketing community attending the event. From renowned BCCI umpires to coaches, from School Principals to State as well as National level cricketers came to the awards function adding relevance & meaning to the awards evening.
The Jury which consisted of Umesh Patwal (Nepal National Team Batting Consultant), Sangeeta Kamat (MCA Women’s Selector) and Ajay Kadam (Former MCA Selector and BCCI Level 1 Coach) who brainstormed their way to decide the winners across 6 categories.
Let’s take a look at the Winners in the Women’s Category
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BEST BATSWOMAN
Aachal Valanju from Mumbai U16 Team – Winner of U16 Category, Best Batswoman
One of the most swashbuckling batswoman at present in Mumbai Cricket, Aachal Valanju has been destructive to say the least. With 296 runs including a brilliant 136 off mere 56 balls in the MSSA Tournament, Aachal Valanju wins the best batswoman award in the U16 women’s category.
Sejal Raut from Mumbai U19 Team – Winner of U19 Category, Best Batswoman
Sejal Raut who is a very busy batswoman always keeping the scorecard ticking scored 254 runs in 8 innings including 184 runs in the U19 Women’s T20 league with a best score of 92 which also helped her team clinch a win.
Vrushali Bhagat from Mumbai U23 Team-Winner of U23 Category Best Batswoman
With 380 runs in 17 innings at a healthy average, Vrushali has been a batting mainstay for the U23 Mumbai Team. She also scored 197 runs in 9 matches with a best score of 76 runs.
Shweta Haranhali from Mumbai U23 Team- Winner of U23 Category Best Batswoman
Shweta Haranhali has played some brilliant knocks this season. In the U23 Women’s T20 League, she amassed 191 runs in 9 innings with a best score of 58.
Jemimah Rodrigues from Mumbai Senior and Indian Cricket Team- Special Cricket Award, Winner of Best Batswoman, Senior Category
Jemimah is not only the rising sensation, she has been an inspiration to many. The hard working batswoman notched up 435 runs alongwith 14 wkts in 9 matches in the Senior Women’s One Day League. Jemimah is also at the 2nd place in the ICC top runs scorer for the current year 2018-19.
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BEST BOWLER
Sharvi Save from Mumbai U16 Team-Winner of Best Bowler in Mumbai U16 Category
With 13 wkts in 6 matches in the Under 19 Women’s T20 League, Sharvi Save has been a fruitful bowler for the Mumbai team bagging the best bowler award in the Mumbai U16 Category.
Sayali Satghare from Mumbai U19 Team-Winner of Best Bowler in Mumbai U19 Category
Sayali came up with dream bowling figures which also became the best in her Women’s category when she took 6 wkts for mere 2 runs vs Manipur in the U19 Women’s T20 League. She also bagged 19 wkts alongwith 117 runs in 14 innings this season.
Saima Thakore from Mumbai U23 Team – Winner of Best Bowler in Mumbai 23 Category
With 17 wkts in 12 innings, Saima has been a threatening bowler for the opponents with her pace and swing. She has bowled some excellent deliveries this season and helped his team win on several occasions.
Manali Dakshini from Mumbai Senior Team – Winner of Best Bowler in Mumbai Senior Team Category
Hailed as one of the most promising All-Rounders in the Senior Category of Mumbai Cricket, Manali has the numbers to prove that with 149 runs and 12 wkts in 15 innings making her one of the most bankable players of Mumbai team.
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MOST POPULAR PLAYER in Women’s Category
It must have been one of the easiest guesses for many as Jemimah is our Nation’s daughter now. Her attacking style of batting, some stellar knocks and her big sixes have made her popular worldwide in a span of just one year. She won the Most Popular Award with 343 votes to her name.
The 2nd Edition of Mumbai’s Own Cricket Awards was conducted at Mithibai College, Vile Parle on 20th February. The awards function turned out to be quite exciting with numerous personalities from cricketing community attending the event. From renowned BCCI umpires to coaches, from School Principals to State as well as National level cricketers came to the awards function adding relevance & meaning to the awards evening.
The Jury which consisted of Umesh Patwal (Nepal National Team Batting Consultant), Sangeeta Kamat (MCA Women’s Selector) and Ajay Kadam (Former MCA Selector and BCCI Level 1 Coach) who brainstormed their way to decide the winners across 6 categories.
Let’s take a look at the Winners of the Professional Category –
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ADVOCATES
BEST BATSMAN Winner – Roshan Shetty from Thane Advocates A
Roshan Shetty has been in terrific form this season performing exceedingly well both with the bat as well as with the ball. This season Roshan has bagged a stunning 14 wkts in 5 matches alongwith 151 runs which helped his team win on numerous occasions.
1st Runner Up – Omneel Jadhav from Legal Eagle (Advocate team)
With 162 runs and 5 wkts in 4 matches, Omneel was a serious contender to bag the Best Batsman winner. However, Omneel won the 1st runner up award on the back of some impressive performances in the last 4 months.
2nd Runner Up-Bhaskar Nar from Thane D Champions XI
Bhaskar amassed 225 runs in 3 matches with a best score of 89 in the TASC Challengers Cup 18. Some great knocks by Bhaskar brought him into the contentions eventually winning the 2nd runner up award.
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ARCHITECT
WINNER – Huzaifa Mehsaniya from RIAMS Architect Team
Total – 177 runs and 7 Wkts in 3 Matches (Best performance 105* Runs and 5wkts )
1st Runner up Architect – Chintan Sheth from Royal Falcons Architects Team
Total – 291 Runs in 3 Matches (Best score -143runs in T20 Format)
2nd Runner up Architect- Jagdish Sure from Arch Mavericks Architects Team
Total – 165 Runs in 3 Matches (Best 80 Runs)
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DOCTOR-
WINNER – Dr.Rushikesh Jain from Airoli Doctors Team
Rushikesh bagged the best batsman award amongst the doctors scoring 174 runs and 11 wkts in 5 matches.
1st Runner up Doctors – Suyog Gurav from Tata Hospital Doctors Team
Total -10 wkts and 65 runs in 5 matches.
2nd Runner up Doctors – Aniket Jain from Andheri Doctors Team
Total – 223 Runs and 4 Wickets 5 Matches
The 2nd Edition of Mumbai’s Own Cricket Awards was conducted at Mithibai College, Vile Parle on 20th February. The event turned out to be quite successful with various personalities from cricketing ecosystem gracing the event. From BCCI umpires to coaches, from school principals to State as well as National level cricketers graced the awards function adding the silver lining to the event.
The Jury which consisted of Umesh Patwal (Nepal National Team Batting Consultant), Sangeeta Kamat (MCA Women’s Selector) and Ajay Kadam (Former MCA Selector and BCCI Level 1 Coach) who brainstormed their way to decide the winners across 6 categories.
Let’s take a look at the winners of the School Category –
BEST BATSMAN WINNER-SARFARAZ KHAN from Payyade Sports Club (Plays for RCB in IPL and now for Kings XI Punjab)
Sarfaraz with 520 runs in 8 innings this season made a comeback to Mumbai Cricket with a bang. With 284 runs in 5 matches including a hundred, Sarfaraz was also the highest scorer in Kanga League A Division while he scored consistently in other MCA Tournaments.
1st Runner Up- Srujan Athavale from Parel Sporting Club Team
Srujan with a total of 485 runs in 11 Innings (2 Centuries included one in Purshottam Shield and
one in Police Shield Cricket Tournament) grabbed the right attention while he was also the top run getter in Kanga League 2018-19 “B” Division with a total of 183 Runs in (5 Innings).
2nd Runner Up-Kevin Almeida from MIG Cricket Club
The MIG Skipper who has certainly changed the fortunes of MIG team in the last one year winning various matches and tournaments always led from the front scoring a total of 643 runs in 14 innings. Kevin was also the top run getter this year in Purshottam Shield amassing 289 runs in 3 innings while he scored a brilliant 122 in the finals of the Talim Shield leading from the front as a skipper.
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BEST BOWLER IN CLUB CATEGORY WINNER- ATIF ATTARWALA (31 wkts in 13 innings) from Payyade Sports Club Team
Atif has certainly been a force to reckon with, the left arm medium pacer has been spot on with his line and length picking up wickets under crunch situations. ATIF was on a rampage in Talim Shield too where he was the top-wicket taker this season.
1st Runner Up- Parikshit Valsangkar– (29 wkts in 9 innings) from New Hind Sporting Club Team
Apart from being a very consistent batsman who has consistently scored those 40’s and 50’s in whichever tournaments he has played his year, Parikshit has been impressive with the ball too. In the finals of the Purshottam Shield, Parikshit took 5wkt hauls in both the innings of the match and also came up with a crucial half century to steer his team towards the title win.
2nd Runner Up- Badrey Alam (29wkts in 9 innings from Payyade Sports Club Team)
One of the fastest bowlers at present in the Club Category of Mumbai Cricket, Badrey has always been the frontline bowler for his team. This season with 29 scalps in 9 innings made him the 2nd runner up while he was the winner last year.
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Most Popular Player in Club Category
Winner – Sagar Mishra from Parkophene Cricket Club
Votes – 651 Votes
All-rounder Sagar Mishra won the most popular award in the club category with quite a big margin amassing 651 votes to surpass his contemparies. In the Purshottam Shield, Sagar scored a fashionable 103 alongwith a 6 wkt haul vs PJ Hindu Gymkhana which brought gave him limelight overnight. Even in the Young Comrade Tournament, Sagar gave an impressive performance vs National CC scoring 70* and 4 wkts which had helped his team win the match with ease.
Nataraj pens Mumbai’s own cricket awards, corporate category felicitation
The 2nd Edition of Mumbai’s Own Cricket Awards was conducted at Mithibai College, Vile Parle on 20th February. The event turned out to be quite successful with various personalities from cricketing world attending the event. From experienced BCCI umpires to coaches, from School Principals to State as well as National level cricketers came to the awards function adding relevance & fun to the evening.
The Jury which consisted of Umesh Patwal (Nepal National Team Batting Consultant), Sangeeta Kamat (MCA Women’s Selector) and Ajay Kadam (Former MCA Selector and BCCI Level 1 Coach) who brainstormed their way to decide the winners across 6 categories.
Let’s take a look at the Winners of the Corporate Category –
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BEST BATSMAN WINNER – Anil Bhalala from Trafigura Global Team
Anil has been one destructive batsman and his form this season has been simply excellent. Anil Bhalala notched up 522 runs in 9 innings this season helping his team win on numerous occasions which helped him bag this coveted award in the Club Category.
1st Runner Up – Mandar Todankar from Star India Team
Mandar known for his aggressive batting scored 294 runs in 7 innings with a best score of 100 which came in mere 47 balls in the Masters Cup making him a very dangerous batsman in the T20 format.
2nd Runner Up – Ajay Singh Janu from Montage Team
Ajay is one player who shot into limelight this season by hitting two glorious back to back centuries in the T20 Format. Ajay scored 287 runs in 4 innings and probably a few more matches would have given Anil Bhalala a tough fight.
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BEST BOWLER WINNER – UMESH PANCHAL from JP Morgan Team
Umesh with 15 wkts in 7 innings has been one consistent bowler for JP Morgan. He has also been very economical with impressive run rate making him a bowler to depend on in the T20 Format which helped him bag the best bowler award.
1st Runner Up – Mohammad Amir from Route Mobile
With 12 wkts in 5 innings, Mohamad Amir was tough contender for the winner’s spot but he eventually became the 1st runner up. He has been the frontline bowler for Route Mobile and has bowled some impressive spells this season.
2nd Runner Up– Manish Kumar from Star TV Team
Manish Kumar has bagged 16 wkts in 9 innings for Star TV this season making him a more than reliable bowler. He has delivered consistently for his team and struck wickets whenever the team required breakthroughs.
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Most Popular Player in Corporate Category
Winner – Kshitij Iyengar from Morgan Stanley Team
Vote – 465 votes
With 465 votes to his name, Kshitij not only became the most popular player in the Corporate Category but he is also the Mr. Consistent. Khsitij has smashed some quick half centuries as well as some brilliant hundreds for Morgan Stanley and he is certainly one of the batting mainstays of his team. His 54 ball 100* vs MTM Ship Management in the Dreamz Corporate Trophy still remains fresh to many of the opponents in the corporate category.
In the match between Avinash Salvi Foundation Vashi and Vasant Vihar High School at the SPCA ground I Kalyan, AVFS opted to bat first notching up 130/3 in 20 overs. Opening the innings Abhigyan Kondu who has been scoring runs consistently continued to impress with a yet another stellar knock smashing 107* off 87 balls. Abhigyan smashed 16 fours and 3 sixes staying unbeaten from start to end.
Vasant Vihar Thane in reply managed to score 109/6 despite a hard fought 56* by opener Kedar Ambre. Avinash Salvi Foundation Vashi won the match by 21 runs while Abhigyan was declared ‘man of the match”
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In the match between Titans Cricket Academy and Vasant Vihar High School Thane, VVHS opening the innings scored 115/4 in 20 overs where in Sharvil Ranade top scored with an impressive 64 runs off 65 balls. Titans Cricket Academy in reply were bundled out for 102 runs thanks to the tight bowling by the bowlers. VVHS won the match by 12 runs where in Sharvil Ranade was declared ‘man of the match’
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In the match between Hiranandani School and Shreyas Cricket Academy, Hiranandani School batting first managed to score only 98/8 in 20 overs. Shreyas Cricket Academy Dombivali chased down the score in mere 15.5 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Gaurav Chandure who scored 40 runs while chasing was declared “man of the match”
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In the match between Vijay Indap Cricket Academy and Kalyan Sports Foundation, VICC batting first scored 108/9 in 20 overs. Kalyan Sports Foundation despite a low total failed to chase it down successfully managing only 98/9 in 20 overs. Harshal Madake’s spell of 3/13 in 4 overs with a maiden proved to be quite crucial which made him earn “man of the match” award.
Played between WNS Global and HPCL at the Central Maidan Thane, WNS after being made to bat first scored an impressive 239/4 in 30 overs. Ajinkya Patil opening the innings score a quickfire 112 off 94 balls laced with 6 fours and 5 sixes. His opening partner Dnyansagar Patil also gave good support scoring 62 off 67 balls as both the openers stitched a 170 run stand which set the tone for their innings.
HPCL in reply failed to keep up with the run rate managing only 146/8 in 20 overs. Spinner Ajinkya Dhumal with 3/30 was the pick of the bowlers while the rest of the bowlers also bowled tight as WNS won the match by 93 runs.