It was the all important semi-finals between two strong teams namely Reefit Gym Warriors & Lion Warriors at the Skyline Cricket ground at Gurgaon in Haryana. RGW won the toss & elected to bat first as the skyline wicket has always been decent to bat on.
Batting first, RGW were not able to create much of an impact which they were looking for as they managed to score only 135/8 in 20 overs. Even though their opener Hitesh gave a sparkling start with his 50ball 59, the rest of the batsman failed to convert their starts. Mukul Yadav bowled 6.1 overs and was pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 3/39.
Chasing 136 for Lion Warriors was just a formality as their in-form opener Inder Yadav and aggressive batsman Deepak made a complete mayhem of the opposition with their barbaric batting. Both the openers remained unbeaten where in Deepak scored a 74* off mere 31balls which included 9fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 238 while in form Indersingh remained unbeaten on 59*(27balls) which included 7 fours & 4sixes at a strike rate of above 200. Lion Warriors qualify for the finals and win the match by 10wkts and 10.2 overs to spare and all-rounder Inder was declared ‘man of the match’ for his 59* and 1wkt.
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Held at the Cricket Adda Sports Ground in Gurgaon, Passion for Cricket clashed with SSCC where in SSCC won the toss and elected to bat first in order to put the opposition under pressure by posting a big total on the board.
Batting first, SSCC scored 166/9 in 20 overs though they could have crossed the 180 run mark considering the good start which they had from Ajay Bhandari who scored a 45ball 58 at the top of the order. Bhism Singh with 3/35 was the pick of the bowlers followed by 2/20 by Arjun Mishra.
In reply, P4C chased down the score successfully in just 18.4 overs. The openers Dilip Dhunna(42 off 23) and Karamveer gave a terrific start while no.3 batsman Jaladh Day continued the positive momentum as he scored a match winning 56* off just 44balls(4fours, 3sixes) to steer his team to a win by 7wkts. P4C won the match comfortably and Jaladh was declared ‘man of the match’ Cricketgraph congratulates Jaladh while wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Cricket Adda Sports Ground at Gurgaon, Haryana, two promising teams namely Game Swingers and DRS clashed against each other where in Delhi Royal Strikers won the toss & elected to bat first in order to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, it wasn’t the best of the starts with the top 3 batsman falling out cheaply but it was Saikat at no.4 & Praveen at no.5 who chipped in with quick 30’s to steer their team out of trouble. Saikat scored a 25ball 33 while Praveen chipped in with a 26ball 33. From the bowling side, Chetan was the pick of the bowlers as he took 4/26 in his 4 overs followed by 3/22 by Sitesh.
In reply, DRS did a good job with the ball as they restricted Game Swingers to 146/5 in 20 overs falling just 3runs short of a victory. Top-order batsman Dixit scored a fighting 53ball 52*(4fours, 2sixes) but lacked support from the other end apart from Deepan’s 28* off 11balls who fought hard in the end overs to help his team win. All-rounder Saikat contributed with the ball too as he picked up 3/19 in 4 overs with one maiden. It was a nail biting and a close match between both the teams fought hard while Saikat was adjudged ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Saikat while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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T20 matches are always an exciting format to watch and one such match was played at Gurgaon in Haryana at the Skyline Cricket Ground between Veterans Cricket Club & Warriors Cricket Club where in VCC won the toss & elected to bat first.
Batting first, VCC made a decent total of 167/7 in 20 overs which is always a defendable score. Even though the top 4 batsman got out early it was their middle order which resurrected the innings as Ronak scored a 51* off just 35balls (3fours, sixes) at no.5 while he also got good support from Bharat who scored a quick 35 off 23balls. The bowlers did a good job of bowling in the right areas while also taking wickets at regular intervals.
In reply, WCC did a great job with the bat as they successfully chased down the score in style in just 14.4 overs. Openers Vishal and Gaurav gave a perfect start where in Gaurav remained unbeaten till the end scoring a strokefilled 51* off 32balls (8fours at a SR of 159.46). Gaurav also created a good partnership with Jai Lal who scored a 33ball 47 at no.3 while Satish at no.4 remained not out on 23*. WCC won the match by 8wkts and opener Gaurav was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Gaurav while wishes the entire team luck for their upcoming matches.
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Held at the New Era C.C (Azad Maidan) ground in Mumbai. Two promising teams namely Lord North Brook & MV Sports Club clashed against each other for a exciting encounter where in North Brook boys won the toss & elected to bat first.
However, their decision to bat first did not turned out to be beneficial as the wicket looked good for bowling. Lord North Brook boys were all out for just 123/10 in 47.1 overs with Manoj Sahani being the highest scorer with a fighting 29(45b). The destroyer in chief with the ball was certainly their left arm spinner Vijendra Yadav as he bamboozled the batsman with his spin bowling taking 6/29 in 14.1 overs which also included 6 maidens.
In reply, MV Sports club declared their innings at 128/8 where in Rohan Gawde at no.4 top scored with a 73ball 34. Nitin Ghorpade took 3/20 while slow left arm bowler Satish Naidu also chipped in with 2/23 in 7 overs.
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Held at the Azad Maidan ground in Mumbai, two experienced and strong teams namely Fort Vijay CC and Payyade SC clashed with each other where in Payyade won the toss & elected to bowl first in order to restrict the strong batting line up of Fort Vijay to a low total. Their decision to bowl first was quite spot on as Fort Vijay managed to score only 148/10 in 49.1 overs. Openers Divyansh (29 off 55) and Gandhar(43 off 90) gave a solid start but the rest of the batsman below them could not capitalize. Left-arm seamer Royston Dias impressed one and all with his terrific display of pace bowling coming up with envious bowling figures of 6/33 which included 5maidens in his tight spell of 13.1 overs. Rohan Raje was also impressive as he took 4/13 in 13 overs.
In reply, Payyade SC scored 137/9 in 26 overs before the end of the game’s play. Opener Praful Waghela top scored in the match with a fiery 34ball 54 which consisted impressive strokeplay. Experienced left-arm spinner Farhan Kazi was back to business as he did what he does best as he was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 5/35 in 8 overs. It was a close match where Fort Vijay fell short of just 1wkt from a win. The match was drawn but it was Royston & Farhan’s bowling which was the highlight perfomance of the match. Cricketgraph congratulates both the boys while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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Held at the Skyline Cricket Ground in Guragaon, Haryana, Avenu Cricket club won the toss & elected to bat first to put GSR boys under pressure by posting a big total on the board.
However, their decision to bat first completely backfired as they were bundled out for just 63 runs in 13.4 overs. It was a poor batting perfomance where not a single batsman was individually able to cross 20 runs. From the bowling side, the destroyer in chief was their right-arm fast bowler Preet who came up with superb bowling figures of 5/11 in 4 overs. He bowled in the right areas and took wickets at regular intervals making the batsman trouble. Preet also got good support from Pradeep & Anubhav who took 2wkts each.
In reply, GSR Boys chased down the score successfully in just 7.2 overs for the loss of just 2wkts. Chandu Sir & Preet remained unbeaten on 19*(22b) & 17*(9) respectively. GSR won the match by 8wkts and 12.4 overs to spare & Preet was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Preet as well as the whole team while wishes them luck for a great cricketing year ahead.
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Played at the M.B Union C.C, Cross maidan in Mumbai. Young Man CC Vasai took on Dahisar Sports Club where in Dahisar SC won the toss & elected to field first considering the vulnerable rainy and damp conditions to restrict the opposition to a low total.
However, batting first, Young Men CC made a decent score of 208/8 before they declared their innings after playing 50.5 overs. Even though their openers Kunal & Kashish failed to create an impact at the top, it was Vinish Phillips at no.3 who scored a gutsy century to steer his team out of the trouble. Right-handed Vinish scored 103 off just 135balls at a healthy strike rate of 80 which included 11fours and 2sixes. From the bowling side Paras Shah was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/63 in 12.4 overs.
Dahisar SC in reply scored 50/3 in 34 overs at a run rate of below 2 until the end of the game’s play where the match was declared drawn. It was a tight match but it was Vinish’s perfomance which took everyone’s notice. Cricketgraph congratulates Vinish while also wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming matches.
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This Tournament has always been a breeding ground for budding cricketers to not only showcase their skills but to also improve their game overall. A talented pool of players and teams participated in this year’s tournament and there were also some terrific individual performances. The matches were played on April while its prize distribution was held recently.
- Team Yogi Cricket Club who had won the finals of the tournament eventually lifted the cup and won the series. The team was awarded a seth govardhandas rotating shield & replica along with a cash prize of Rs 15,000/- along with 15 shirts in the memory of Appa Babrekar.
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- The runner-up team which was Kandivali Cricket Association was also awarded a seth govardhandas rotating shield along with a replica, cash prize of Rs 10,000/- + 15 shirts in memory of Appa Babrekar.
- Aggressive batsman Akshay Powale who impressed one and all in the tournament with his attacking batting was declared ‘the best batsman’ of the tournament’ after notching up 176 runs which also included an aggressive century. Akshay who is currently in London playing professional county cricket was awarded C.A Navalkar Trophy replica by Rohan Gavaskar along with a cash prize of Rs 10,000/-
- Talented all-rounder Akash Bharadwaj (Kandivali Cricket Assn.) who took 11wkts in 4matches while conceding only 61runs was awarded ‘the best bowler of the tournament’. Akash was presented with a C.A Navalkar trophy, replica and a cash prize of Rs 3000/-
Similarly, prizes were awarded for Khar Gymkhana Cricket Tournament too where in SVIS team were the tournament winners while Rizvi Springfield Bandra were the runners up. Rahul Kesari with 259 runs & 2centuries from SVIS was the best batsman of the tournament while Yashaswi Jaiswal with 12wkts for just 147 runs was declared the ‘best bowler of the tournament’. SVIS(Borivali’s) Suved Parkar with 221runs and 10wkts was declared the ‘best all-rounder of the tournament’ Cricketgraph congratulates all the players who were awarded while also wishes all the teams and their participating players a great cricketing year ahead.
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Held at the L.I.C ground, cross maidan in Mumbai, it was a match between Canara Vijay & Superstar SC where in Superstar SC won the toss and elected to put Canara Vijay to bat first considering the damp rainy conditions in Mumbai.
Superstar SC’s decision to bowl first was definitely spot on as Canara Vijay crumbled like a pack of cards getting all-out for just 43/10 in 22.5 overs. Right-arm fast bowler Risabh Karwa exuded pure display of pace bowling as he came up with stupendous bowling figures of 7/7 in 10 overs which also included 6maidens. Risabh was also able to hit the deck at 130kmph on a consistent basis. Such was his line and length, the batsman were hardly able to decode his tight & consistent fast bowling in the 1st innings.
In reply, Superstar SC declared at 126/5 in 26overs where in opener Tanmay Mayekar top scored with a 44ball 34. In 2nd innings, Canara Vijay again failed to make an impact as they scored 82/6 in 23 overs before the end of the game’s play where Superstar SC won the match on 1st innings. Risabh Karwa took another 2wkts to make it a 9wkt haul with bowling figures of 9/33 in 16overs (7 maidens). Superstar SC won the match and Risabh’s bowling was certainly the highlight of the innings. Cricketgraph congratulates Risabh while wishes both the teams luck for their upcoming matches.
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