Played at the New Hind Sports Club, Dadkar Maidan, it was a match between two big teams Payyade SC and New Hind SC where in New Hind won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
However, Payyade SC batted really well scoring 307runs in their 1st innings in 65.4 overs. Attacking opener Harsh Tank took on the bowlers from the word ‘go’ as he counter attacked everyone en route his 186 coming off just 174balls. Right-handed Harsh smashed 15fours and 7sixes while equally did good running between the wickets. In fact it was Harsh’s batting which helped them score 300+ or else the rest of the batsman just managed to score in their 20’s and 30’s. Parikshit Valsangkar bowled well taking 4/80 in 20 overs.
In reply, New Hind were all out for just 203 runs in 56.3 overs. Even though the top 3 failed, Bhavin Thakkar at no.4 scored 81* off 135balls to keep the hopes alive. Bhavin lacked support from the other end or they could have managed to atleast draw the match. Kalpesh Sawant and Rohan Raje were the pick of the bowlers taking 4 & 3wkts respectively. Payyade SC won the match by 104 runs on 1st innings and Harsh Tank’s batting was definitely an eye opener to the cricketing circles that he has a appetite for scoring big as this was not the 1st instance where he scored big.
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It was the all important finals between two teams who have fought their way hard to reach the ultimate face off namely Al-Barkat MMI & Rizvi Springfield High school at the cross maidan where in Al Barkat boys won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big total and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Al Barkat scored a decent 97/4 in 15 overs which is defendable though a score of 110+ could have done no harm! Opener Shadak Khan was the highest scorer as he scored 46 off just 28balls (2fours, 2sixes) to steer his team to atleast 90+ . Saad Sheik bowled well taking 2wkts while the rest of the bowlers also did a fairly decent job.
Chasing 98 at 6runs+ per over, opener Faizan Rabbani from Rizvi Springfield took the responsibility of chasing on his shoulders as he scored a match winning 60* off just 42balls(7fours, 2sixes) which helped his team chase down the score successfully. Faizan played confidently and anchored his team’s chase as they won the match comfortably by 8wkts and 8balls to spare while Faizan was declared ‘player of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Rizvi Springfield High School for their title win while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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The police shield tournament witnessed an excellent perfomance right on its opening day as Prashant Bhoir ran through the entire batting line up with his fast bowling. Played between MIG CC and DY Patil at the National CC, cross maidan, DY Patil won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Made to bat first, DY were spot on with their decision as they restricted MIG CC to just 112 runs in 32.4overs. The entire top order failed to give a good start with Siddarth Chitnis at no.5 and Sahil madhgaonkar at no.9 top scored with 36 & 39 respectively. Right arm fast bowler Prashant Bhoir was excellent in his line and length as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/29 in 9 overs. Prashant hit the deck hard and generated consistent pace to trouble the batsman while experienced bowler Pravin Tambe chipped in with 3/22 in 7.4 overs.
In reply, DY Patil scored 114/5 in 27.3overs and chased down the score comfortably. DY Patil won the match by 5wkts and it was definitely pacer Prashant Bhoir whose bowling remained the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates Prashant while wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming encounters.
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When you hear the initials of some of the cricketing legends like SRT and SMG, immediately the bell starts ringing in your head. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and Sunil Manohar Gavaskar are the names that you utter instantaneously. These two legends are unequivocally the best among the fraternity, however, equally important are their super fathers or in more popular terms their super dads, who played a pivotal role in their child’s upbringing.
“Super Dads Premier League” is a KOOH Sports property which will kick start on Nov 18 in Surat. The league will be played across 10 cities out of which the schedule for first four locations is declared; Surat (Nov 18), Delhi (Dec 16), Ahmedabad (Dec 16), and Indore (Jan 6). KOOH (Keen On Outdoors & Health) Sports is an international Sports Education, Training and Technology Centre set up with the aim of getting kids out of their homes and encouraging them to play a sport which will ensure a healthy life.
“Make Your Kid Proud & Become a Super Dad” is the tagline of Super Dads Premier League. This league gives an opportunity to all the fathers to become Super Dads. It is a novel cricketing league that offers a chance to the fathers to represent their kids and make them proud. It is also a platform for all those to reminisce their fond memories of playing cricket.
The league has already garnered tremendous response from the super enthusiastic fathers. 128 cricket loving fathers from each of the 10 cities will be raring to showcase their talents in the KOOH Sports’ Super Dads Premier League. The League is indeed going to be a unique treat to watch.
So, all the cricket loving fathers pull up your socks and register yourself to make your kid proud. Kindly visit http://superdadspl.com/ for registration details and more information.
Since many years, Police Shield Tournament is conducted annually and this has turned out to be one of the most respected and high profile tournaments of Mumbai. Over the years, we have got to see numerous performances and numerous talents coming out from this tournament. The teams are top notch, the competition is intense and all eyes are on your perfomance when you are participating in this tournament.
In fact the Police Shield Tournament has become a breeding ground for professional talented cricketers as they whole heartedly get an opportunity to showcase their talent. The opening ceremony was conducted today on 28th october at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana as the tournament kickstarted under various esteemed guests of the Mumbai police including the (ACP) Assistant commissioner of police and various other dignitaries showering their presence.
Some bowling spells come once in a blue moon, like Pathan’s hat trick against Pakistan or Malinga’s 4wkts in 4balls or Chaminda Vaas’s 8/19 vs Zimbabwe or Kumble’s all 10wkts in an innings vs Pakistan. Well, It would be an exaggeration to compare this perfomance with those international ones but what Sail did against Sporting CC was nothing short of awe inspiring which took everyone’s attention.
Held at the Payyade Sports Club in Kandivali, Sporting CC won the toss and elected to bat first to put PDTSA under pressure. However, Sporting CC were bundled out for just 123runs in 53.3 overs where in Soham Pawar top scored with 34. Sail Dawane and Adwait Palsule were the pick of the bowlers taking 3wkts each. In reply, PDTSA were bundled out for 95runs in their 1st innings where in Dhir Thakker and Soham Pawar were the pick of the bowlers with 4/13 and 3/14 respectively.
In the 2nd innings, Little did they knew on the storm which was about to come as PDTSA restricted Sporting CC to just 90/all out in 38.1 overs. The bowler who was responsible for that damage was PDTSA’s left arm spinner Sail Dawane who went through the entire batting order of Sporting CC as he came up with stunning bowling figures of 8/17 in 10.1 overs (4maidens). Chinaman Sail bowled in the right areas and kept on troubling the batsman with his consistent spin which reaped him rewards. PDTSA successfully chased down the score as they scored 119/6 in 26.4 overs and won the match by 4wkts. Ayush Vaity (34) and Sail Dawane(34*) were the top scorers. PDTSA won the match but it was Sail with his 11wkt haul and an unbeaten 34* who will remain the standout performer in the match. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team and Sail while wishes luck to all the players for a great season ahead.
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Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Mumbai, two teams full of young prodigies namely Sachin Tendulkar XI and Sunil Gavaskar XI clashed against each other where in Sunil Gavaskar XI won the toss and elected to bat first in order to make a big score and put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Sunil Gavaskar XI were skittled out for just 130/10 in 48.4 overs. Left-arm spinner Sahil Shetty and Kanak Kini were the pick of the bowlers with 4/18 and 3/25 respectively. Sachin Tendulkar XI on the other had were also bundled out for just 98 runs in 50.2 overs where in prolific run scorer of this year Vedprakash jaiswal once again stamped his authority scoring more than half of the runs with a gritty 48. Left-arm spinner Musheer Khan made full use of the pitch as he scalped a terrific 5wkt haul coming up with excellent bowling figures of 5/15. Musheer bowled really well and he is certainly growing leaps and bounds as a proper all rounder.
Gavaskar XI in the 2nd innings fought back as they scored 246/7 declare in 86 overs. Left-handed Skipper Pragnesh Kanpillewar scored a captain’s innings as he scored a match winning 76 off 130balls which included 10fours and a six. As Pragnesh shared with Cricketgraph “the wicket was slow and ball was turning, initially ball was not coming on to the bat…..but after staying on the pitch for some time…we adapted to the situation” Tanmay Bhuram and Musheer Khan also gave important contributions with the bat as they scored 42 and 40 respectively. Gavaskar boys did an equally good job with the ball too in the 2nd innings as they restricted Tendulkar’s XI to 175/10 in 63 overs and won the match by 103runs. Right-arm leg break bowler Satyam Chaudhary once again proved his talent with the ball as he bagged 6/53 in 17overs. Satyam has evolved as a bowler in the last one year and you can certainly see that he is made for the bigger things in the time to come while Yash Jathar supported well taking 4/37. Satyam also had the same thing to say like his skipper when he spoke to Cricketgraph “ that the wicket was slow and the ball was not turning initially but after some time the ball started turning, the wicket later on was definately more in the favor of the batsman”
Sunil Gavaskar XI won the match and it was a collectively good team perfomance especially their skipper Pragnesh and bowlers Satyam & Musheer. Cricketgraph congratulates the boys while wishes all the players luck for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Payyade Sports Club at Kandiavli in Mumbai, it was a match between two promising teams namely Payyade SC and PDTSA where in PDTSA won the toss and elected to bowl first in order to restrict the opposition to a low total.
However, little did they knew on the storm which was about to come as Payyade SC scored a mammoth 541/6d in 89overs. Left-handed opener Vedant Gadia took everyone’s breath away as he scored one of the most entertaining and exquisite knocks of the season smashing 220runs off just 174balls. Young Vedant’s aggressive batting approach in tests gave us a déjà vu of other left-handers like Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer who would bat the same way at the international stage when they were at their peak. Vedant belived in counter attack as he smashed 26fours and 6sixes en-route his double ton while his opening partner Malhar Mane also scored a brisk 86 off 123balls. That was not all from the Payyade boys as the entire top order was impressive. Ayush jethwa at no.3 scored an aggressive 94 off just 92balls falling just 6runs short of a yet another wonderful ton from his bat while right handed Ayush Vartak at no.4 impressed one and all as he scored an unbeaten 104* off 108balls. Ayush kept the scorecard ticking till the end as he smashed 14fours and a six in his 108ball stay at the crease.
In reply, PDTSA scored 52/9 in 22.3overs before they were given a follow on where they were again bundled put for just 82runs in 26.3 overs in the 2nd innings. All-rounder Ayush Jethwa took a combined 6wkts in the match followed by 5wkts in the match for Akshat Pathak. Payyade SC displayed their might as they won by a big margin of an innings and 407runs while Vedant, Ayush Vartak, Ayush Jethwa and Akshat were the standout performers in the match. Cricketgraph congratulates all Payyade for their big win while wishes all the boys luck for a great season ahead.
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Two exciting young talents helped their team Podar win the Quarter finals as well as the Semi-finals of the DSO under 19 tournament which has now taken them to the finals. The 1st quarter final was held at the Elf Vengsarkar groud,Oval where in HR college won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, HR College scored 69/9 in 15 overs where in openers gave a good start with Tasyam top scoring with 28 while the rest of the batsman struggled to convert their starts. Left-arm spinner Dhruv Vedak was excellent with the ball as he was the destroyer in chief taking a stunning 4/8 in 3 overs which included 1 maiden. Dhruv came up with excellent bowling figures considering it was just a 15 over match where the batsmen try to hit every ball for a boundary. Eventually Podar College chased down the score comfortably in just 7.2 overs. Openers Rohit Desai (23 off 13b) who is also the skipper and all-rounder Shreeraj (38 off just 21balls) almost finished the match single handedly. Podar College won the quarters by 8wkts and advanced to the semi-finals which was against Khalsa college on the same day and the same ground where in Podar won the toss and elected to field first.
Khalsa college notched up a healthy score of 140/7 in 15 overs which is a good score to defend. Right arm spinner Shreeraj was the pick of the scorer with 3/3 in an over while rest of the bowlers also contributed really well and especially Dhruv and Parah who bowled a fantastic spell as share by Shreej with Cricketgraph. While talking to Cricketgraph Shreeraj also shared that ‘ When we went to bat in, the pitch was playing a good role and keeping that in mind khalsa bowlers came up with their plan by bowling a negative line outside the off stump, So for us it was difficult to get runs and to hit the big shots. By the time it was difficult to hit big ….we came up with the plan to rotate the strike with singles & just focus on ones and two’s rather than big shots and at last we succeeded in our plans & all the batters contributed equally in this win” as they chased down the score in 14overs and won the match by 6wkts with Aman Sharma and Shreeraj top scoring with 29 & 24 respectively. With two back to back wins Podar college qualify for the finals while players like Dhruv and Shreeraj have certainly been impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates the boys and wishes Podar College luck for their finals.
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