We have seen Kumble-Harbhajan, we have seen Zaheer and Nehra leading the pace attack, we have seen Javagal and Venkatesh doing the same, similarly it was Aryan Irani and Mayur Deolekar in this particular match who attacked the batsman in tandem together like a team to clean them up. Played at the Worli Sports Club, Parsee Cyclists won the toss and elected to bowl first since they have a in form and a strong bowling attack.
Their decision to bowl first was accurate as they restricted Taki CC to just 133/10 in 38.2 overs where in left-arm spinners Mayur Deolekar and Aryan Irani castled the batsman with their wily spin. In form pace bowlers Farhad and Ajit who have been stunning in this year’s kanga decided this time to let these two bowlers take the onus of troubling the batsman. Aryan Irani came up with stellar bowling figures of 5/19 in 7.3 overs while Mayur Deolekar was equally impressive with his 5/43 in his 13 overs. Both the spinners took 5wkt hauls and showed a great variety of spin and consistency in their bowling.
Bipin after scoring an aggressive 80
In reply, Parsee Cyclists declared their innings at 153/6 in 34.5 overs where in Bipin Waghela at no.4 took on the bowlers and gave a fair dose of entertainment as he scored 80 off mere 54balls(8fours, 4sixes) at a strike rate of almost 150. Experienced Bipin counter attacked the bowlers and took Parsee cyclists to a score where they could easily declare. Taki Team in their 2nd innings were again 12/5 in 6overs before the end of the game’s play where Parsee Cyclists won the match on 1st innings. It was a match dominated by Parsee Cyclists and Bipin’s counter attacking cricket along with Aryan and Mayur’s bowling remain the highlight perfomances of the match.
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Played at the iconic wankhede stadium, it was a match between two strong sides namely Sind Sports Club and Dadar Union where in Sind SC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of scoring a decent 1st innings total.
Their decision to bat first seemed to be correct as they made a very competitive total of 315/9 declare in 70 overs. Even though the top order failed to create any impact, it was left handed Alpesh Ramjani at no.5 who scored a terrific ton scoring 104 off 149 balls (6fours, 3sixes). Coming in at no.5, Alpesh resurrected the innings for Sind SC and brought his team back into the game. What’s more he also stitched a match winning partnership of 165runs with the aggressive Aditya Dhumal who also played a gem of a knock coming down the order at no.8 to score 92 off just 97balls(7fours, 1six). Aditya who played at a very healthy strike rate of 96 kept the scorecard ticking while it was their partnership which changed the script of the game. From the bowling side, fast bowler Siddarth Raut was the pick of the bowlers taking 4wkts for 72runs in his 21 overs.
In reply, Dadar Union were all out for 185/10 in 57.2 overs where in Rohit Rane and Siddarth Raut top scored with their respective 30’s down the order. Slow left arm spinner Aditya Dhumal also contributed with the ball as he was pick of the bowlers taking 4/30 in 16overs. Sind SC won the match on 1st innings but it was definitely Alpesh’s ton and Aditya’s all round show which remained the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates both the players while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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Harsh Tank was awarded the “cricketer with attiitude” award for his fiery knock of 186 runs off 174 balls. His knock was punctuated with 15 fours and 7 sixes. Panel selected Harsh’s performance over others since this was a A divison match wherein his batting helped Payyade SC win against New Hind Sports club.
The other contenders for this award was Karan Shah for scoring 100 of 60 balls in U/19 vindoo Mankad trophy and Vednat Gadia for scoring 220 runs.
Attiitude will be back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Attiitude signs off.
Played at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai, the police shield tournament witnessed amazing performances right from its opening day and one of the best came out from this talented fast bowler Badrey Alam who rattled the opposition with his genuine fast bowling. Parkophene Cricekters won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict CCI to a low total.
Their decision was spot on as they bundled out CCI boys in their own turf for just 51runs in 17.5 overs with only 2players managing to get in the two figure mark. The bowler who destroyed the batting line up single handedly was this right arm fast bowler Badrey Alam Khan who came up with exceptional bowling figures of 7/22 in 9overs. Badrey bowled consistently in the right areas with the right amount of pace which reaped excellent rewards for him. In fact over the years he has proved that he can lead the bowling attack as a reliable 1st seamer for any team he plays for. Badrey was also supported well by Sagar who took 3wkts.
In reply, Parkohpene Cricketers chased down the score comfortably as they made 55/1 in just 8.5 overs and won the match by 9wkts. Parkohpene Cricketers achieved a dominating win while Badrey’s terrific bowling was the standout perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Badrey and the whole team while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Sainath Sports Club in Mumbai, it was the all important semi finals between two promising teams namely CPCC and Payyade SC where in CPCC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big total and putting the opposition under pressure.
CPCC were unaware on the storm which was about to wreck them as they were bundled out for just 81runs in 28.2 overs. All-rounder Ayush jethwa was the pick of the bowlers once again impressing one and all with his off-spin taking 6/5 in 8overs which included 4 maidens. Those stunning bowling figures just prove how he is growing day by day as an out and out proper all-rounder. Vedant Gadia also chipped in with 2wkts with his left arm spin.
In reply, the strong batting line up of Payyade SC scored 309/9 and batted for 90overs before the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings lead. Opener Vedant continued his good form from the last match as he scored 50 along with his opening partner Malhar chipping in with 35. However, it was Ayush Jethwa at no.3 who once again smashed a rock solid ton scoring 119 off 170balls (15fours) at a healthy strike rate of 70. Left-handed Ayush is looking all set for bigger things in cricket and he is definately amongst the very few players this year in Mumbai who has scored a century as well as taken a 5wkt haul in the same match. Payyade SC win the semi-finals and it was Ayush’s rock solid batting and confusing spin which remained the highlight perfomance of the day! Cricketgraph congratulates Ayush and the whole team while also wishes them luck for the finals.
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Played at the Bengal Club, Shivaji Park in Dadar, Bluestar took on Sportsmen CC Kalyan where in Sportsman CC won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
Batting first, Bluestar CC declared their innings at 196/8 in 48.1 overs out of which right handed opener Tousif Peerzade scored almost half of the runs. Tousif who opened the innings scored a well crafted 92 off 132balls which included 12fours at a healthy strike rate of 70. Hardly any batsman fired apart from him with Yuvang Shah being the 2nd highest scorer with a score of 26. Had Tousif not played this knock of 92, Bluestar could have been all out for a very low score.
Sportsmen CC in reply scored 117/5 in 41.1 overs where in Nishant Mane top scored with 47 before the end of the game’s play where no 1st innings result could have been obtained. The match was declared drawn but it was certainly Tousif’s solid 92 which was the most impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates Tousif while wishes all the players luck for a great season ahead.
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Played at the DY Patil ground in Nerul, this match proved once again that left arm spinners are indeed rare but special. Watching them bowl in their full flow is nothing but a treat for the cricket connoisseurs and once such example was slow left arm spinner Ashwin Shelke in this particular match between Pandurangwadi CC and Young Stars Marine Drive where in Pandurangwadi won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as Young Stars Marine Drive were skittled out for mere 99runs in 39overs. The bowler who single handedly ran through the batting line up of Young Stars Marine Drive was Ashwin Shelke as he bamboozled the batsman with his terrific spin. Ashwin came up with envious as well as match winning bowling figures of 7/15 in 10 overs with 5 maidens which is amongst the bowling figures in this year’s Kanga. Shelke’s 7/15 was supported well by Himanshu who also took 3wkts.
In reply, Pandurangwadi CC declared their innings at 108/4 where in Vighnesh Pashte top scored with 47 in 21 overs. Young Stars Marine Drive scored 101/6 in 31 overs before the end of the game’s play. Ashwin took another 4wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets in the match to 11/48 which helped his team win the match on 1st innings. Cricketgraph congratulates Ashwin for such a wonderful perfomance while wishes luck to all the players for a great cricketing season ahead.
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Played at the Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between two heavy weight teams consisting of talented domestic level cricketers where in MCA colts won the toss and elected to bat first considering that they have a good batting line up.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as their top order gave an excellent start with opener Suved Parkar scoring an aggressive 81 off just 91balls while no.2 and 3 batsman chipped in with 20’s. Pranav Menon at no.4 fell just 1run short of what could have been a classy century. Unfortunately Pranav remained unbeaten till the end as he anchored the innings with his 99* off 142balls which included 6fours and 4sixes. Pranav was supported excellently by Atif Sheikh who scored a gutsy half century at no.10. From the bowling side, Vignesh Solanki once again proved his mettle with the ball taking 6/96 in 18 overs.
In reply, Karnatak SA gave a fitting reply with the bat as they scored 315/4 in 60.5 overs to win the match on 1st innings. Right handed Eknath kerkar at no.3 who is known to fire at the right occasions once again came in and took on the bowlers as he went on to score 169 off just 161balls to help his team surpass MCA colt’s score. Eknath smashed elegant as well as some powerful cricketing shots as he hit 13fours and 6sixes at a strike rate of 100+ while Sagar Chabbria and Vidyadhar Kamath chipped in with half centuries. It was a match full of positives as there were many good performances but it was certainly Eknath’s ton which caught everyone’s notice. Cricketgraph congratulates Eknath and his team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Azad Maidan Ground in Mumbai, it was the final face of between Podar College (Matunga) and Siddarth Anand Bhavan (Fort) where in Siddarth Anand Bhavan won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big 1st innings score.
However, they could not capitalize much on their decision to bat first as they managed to score only 80/8 in 15 overs. Had they scored above 100, things could have been a little tough for the opposition. Akshad at no.3 was the highest scorer with run a ball 27 while rest of the batsman failed to create much of an impact. From the bowling side right-arm off spinner Rohit Desai really bowled a tight spell taking 3/17 in 3 overs. Rohit kept the economy under 6 while bowling and also gave important breakthroughs.
Podar College in reply chased down the score in just 13.5 overs with the loss of just 3wkts. Even though the openers fell early but Parag chipped in with an important contribution scoring 31* off just 25balls which helped Podar chase down successfully. Podar College win the tournament while Rohit Desai was declared ‘Player of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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Played at the Worli Sports Club, it was the all important finals between two teams who have fought their way hard to reach the ultimate face off. MIG- a team full of young talents while Rizvi- a proven strong & powerful team who have been winning this title since the last 3years clashed against each other for the finals. MIG won the toss and elected to bat first in order to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, MIG scored 175/10 in 96.4 overs where in middle order bat Akash Singh scored 32 while Shavraj Durve once again gave a useful contribution down the order with his unbeaten 38. Right arm fast bowler Abhishek Jaiswar bowled an excellent spell of fast bowling as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/38 in 20overs.
However, MIG boys gave a fitting reply with the ball as they restricted the strong Rizvi batting line up to just 100 runs in 44.1 overs. Apart from opener Awais Khan, not a single batsman crossed the 20run mark. Slow left arm spinner Aryan Dalal keeps on proving his worth with the ball as he took 4/30 in 15 overs while Jay Dhatrak chipped in with 3/25 in 10.1 overs.
MIG batted again for the second innings till 67/2 in 24 overs before the end of the game’s play where in MIG won the finals on 1st innings. It was a memorable win for MIG dethroning Rizvi after 3years. Abhinav Singh was declared the best batsman of the tournament, while Umar Khan with 2 five wkt hauls was declared the best bowler, Arjun Dani was awarded the best fielder while all-rounder Akash Singh with 177runs at an average of 40+ with 2 fifties & 8wkts(BBI-3/37) was declared ‘man of the series” Cricketgraph congratulates all the young awardees while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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