It was a match at Bandra BKC between two promising young teams namely Mumbai vs Saurashtra where in Mumbai won the toss and rightly elected to field first considering the bowler friendly conditions.
Batting first, Saurashtra boys scored a decent 208/8 in 43 overs and a major credit for this total should go to their opener Tarang Gohel. Tarah smashed more than half of the team runs and brought up his century in just 60balls impressing one and all with the bat. Tarang scored 100 off 60balls (14fours and 5sixes) while H. Desai also chipped in with a useful 49 at no.4. Abhumanyu Vasishta was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/46 followed by 2wkts for tanush kotian.
Chasing 209 on a wet bowler friendly track is always a confusing situation but openers Karan Shah and Divyansh Saxena gave an excellent opening start. Left-handed Karan Shah scored a brutal 24ball 68 (11fours, 3sixes) which completely led the game slip away from Saurashtra’s hand. Karan attacked the bowlers with complete domination while Divyansh gave him good support as he remained unbeaten till the end scoring 69* off 83balls. Yashaswi scored 34 while all-rounder Tanush remained unbeaten with Divyansh on 28*(28b). Mumbai chased down the score in just 32.4 overs and won the match in style by 8wkts. Mumbai won the match comfortably but it was Karan’s swashbuckling 24ball 68 and Tarang’s 60ball 100 which remained the highlight perfomance of the match.
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Young opener Divyansh Saxena has impressed one and all in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy as he has scored two really solid half centuries in the two matches he has played. Not only has he displayed a lot of calm and a cool head, he has also shown that he can bat long and till the end.
In the 1st match against Baroda, Mumbai were all out for just 143 in 35.4 overs. Hardly any batsman managed to create any impact but it was Divyansh who scored a well crafted 77 off 96balls (8fours1six) under pressure situation. Even though his 77 ended on a losing cause but he definitely grabbed everyone’s attention. In the 2nd match which followed, Divyansh stitched a match winning opening partnership with Karan Shah and scored an unbeaten 69* off 83balls to steer his team to a thumping 8wkt win against Saurashtra.
Divansh’s timing the ball really well and his temperament is commendable as he does not tries to hit every ball out of the park, rather he tries to settle in and play till the end which is a very good quality. It has been a great start to the season for Divyansh who averages 146 in the two games he has played so far. Cricketgraph wishes him that his form with the willow continues and he keeps on progressing in cricket.
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Fireblaze-Cricketgraph partnership has come out with yet another set of best performances for the period of first week of October 2017.
Out of the six solid performances, the expert panel, which boasts of umpires, IPL players and former Ranji players, picked up the best performance in the form of Amogh Karthik of Vasant Vihar High School (VVHS), Thane. The panel brainstormed to reach at a consensus. Needless to say, all these boys have played some excellent cricket in the last 10 days which was considered as the period of judgement. The lads have not only done themselves proud but also made a good name for their school/academy in cricketing sphere.
Amogh Karthik of Vasant Vihar High School, Thane, bagged the Fireblaze Junior Cricket Award for his fabulous performance with the ball against Shiv Samarth School in the DSO U-17 Tournament that was played at the Oval Ground, Mumbai. He was awarded Fireblaze Batting Gloves from Fireblaze, a cricket equipment brand. This bowler was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped an unbelievable 8-2 in just 2.4 overs. This is by far the best bowling figures ever heard in the Mumbai cricketing circles. Amogh hit the right areas often and reaped the sweet fruits of his effort. His line, length, and pace were too good to be true. With his solid bowling performance, Karthik was the sculptor of VVHS’s victory against Shiv Samarth.
The Junior Performance Cricket Awards will come back soon with a new set of winners shortlly.
Just started two years back, Attiitude is an international apparel brand, based out of London, United Kingdom with another office in Bengaluru, India. The brand is for all those who are not afraid to wear their rebellious streak on sleeve. Attiitude could have not found a better brand ambassador than Chris Gayle, who is one of the most destructive batsmen in international cricket, to be the face of the brand. In collaboration with Cricketgraph.com, Attiitude has launched weekly awards for the best batsman, best bowler, and best fielder. Adding to this, Attiitude will acknowledge the best performance (in batting, bowling, and fielding) for the quarter. The awardees will receive attractive gifts from Attiitude which includes their top-quality merchandise.
Swapnil Salvi is the first recipient of the Attiitude award. Playing for MIG Cricket Club, the aggressive middle order batsman essayed a craft knock of 95 coming off 116 balls helping his team to reach a commanding position. The 28-year old played a rather unusual knock that comprised of just two boundaries but seven huge sixes. The Shivaji Park Gymkhana bowlers were smacked all around the park at MIG and were found helpless, thanks to some wonderful batting showcased by Swapnil.
Mangesh Vaity of Koli Combined XI (106* off 122 balls) and Yash Nahar of Sind Sports Club (87* off 51 balls) were the other two contenders competing against Swapnil Salvi for the Attiitude best performance award.
Attiitude will be back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Attiitude signs off.
September was certainly a season dominated by spinners, there were numerous left-arm spinners who took 5wkts hauls. There were pacers too who impressed one and all. In fact the whole season of Kanga League 2017 was also dominated by bowlers as the average team score on any grounds was not more than 150-160 in the Kanga League.
The Cricketgraph’s panel of experts and journalists unbiasedly went through numerous performances to shortlist on the final top 5 bowling spells which were nothing short of breath taking!
The Top 5 Perfomances for the month of September 2017 are-
5. Farhad Daruwala (Right-arm fast bowler)- 6/10, Team- Parsee Cyclists, Kanga League
It was Farhad Daruwala’s attack in the 2nd innings which helped them to change the game between Parsee Cyclists and Shree Lad Club. In the 1st innings Shree Lad Club were all out for just 41, Parsee Cyclists in reply declared their innings at 124/5 while Farhad completely ran through the entire batting line up of the opposition in the 2nd innings with his 6/10 which eventually reduced them to just 27runs all out. It was his bowling figures with Ajit which helped them to win the match comfortably.
4. Ajit Rodrigues (Right arm medium pacer)- 7/20, Team- Parsee Cyclists, Kanga League
This was the same match where Farhad rattled the batting line up of Shree Lad Club in the 2nd innings. The man who destroyed the Shree Lad Batting line up in the 1st innings was this right arm medium pacer Ajit Rodrigues who came up with exceptional bowling figures of 7/20 in 9.3 overs which did the maximum damage. Ajit kept on hitting the deck hard and bowled in the right areas which resulted in a match winning spell for his team. Also, Ajit has been in excellent form with the ball for his team as he again scalped a 7wkt haul in his next match of the Kanga League.
3. Deven Dhruva (Left-arm Spinner)- 7/19, Achievers SC vs Young Muslim, Kanga League
Deven dhruv’s bowling proved that left-arm spinners are just a treat to watch as much as they are a rarity in the cricketing world. It was a match between Achievers SC and Young Muslim where Deven came up with envious bowling figures of 7/19 in the 1st innings followed by another 2wkts in the 2nd innings which helped his team win the match on 1st innings. Deven’s bowling figures of 9/28 was certainly commendable to say the least!
2. Rohit Talreja (Fast Bowler)- 8/14,
It’s not necassarily true that only A & B Division have the finest players playing in the Kanga, we have observed that even G, E and F Divisions have class apart players who usually go unnoticed by the masses. One such example was this talented lot of bowlers from Achievers SC- Rohit Talreja
Fast bowler Rohit Talreja came up with one of the best bowling figures of this year’s Kanga as he scalped 8/14 vs Youngstars Marine Drive which eventually led to the team getting all out for just 24runs. It was because of his fiery bowling spell that Superstar SC won the match comfortably on 1st innings lead.
1.Rajesh Pawar (Left-arm Spinner)- 6/0, Parkophene Cricketers vs Mumbai Police Gymkhana
Rajesh Pawar has been one of those talents who has got an extensive experience in the field of cricket, he has been there, done that bowler who has been playing cricket in numerous formats since the 90’s. The wily left-arm spinner once again showcased his worth with the ball as he stunned the cricketing world with record bowling figures of 0/6 in 6overs with 6maidens. It was his tremendous perfomance with the ball which helped his team win the match comfortably on 1st innings.
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The boy who has scored 9 centuries last season, the boy who has started with a tremendous form in this season too. Yes we are talking about this 14yr old Jash Ganiga who has time and again impressed us with his effortless batting. Jash has definitely proved that he possesses the temperament as well as the right amount of aggression with the willow which will help in progress in Cricket.
One of his recent matches was between IES English School and Rajrani Malhotra Vidyalaya on 5th October at United Cricketers ground where in IES won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, IES scored a mammoth 187/1 in 15 overs. Thanks to this 14yr old prodigy who scored a brutal century smashing 103* off mere 54balls. Jash attacked the bowlers at will as he smashed 17fours and a six enroute his unbeaten century which came at a strike rate of 190.74. Right-handed Jash took on the bowlers effortlessly
as he also got good support from his opening partner Anuraag Nair who also scored a well made 43 off 26balls(4fours, 1 six).
Chasing 188 in 15overs, RMV school were bundled out for a record lowest score of just 3runs. Yes you heard that right! From the bowling side, the destroyer in chief was their right-arm medium pacer Om Vadher who took 5wkts/for 1run in just 2.4 overs(1 maiden). What’s more Om Vadher took 2wkts in his very 1st over followed by a superb hat trick in his 2nd over reminding us of Irfan Pathan who did the same thing on a international stage vs Pakistan in a test. IES English school won the match by 184 runs and it was definitely Jash and Om who stole the hearts of many with their impressive performances. Jash definitely seems to be in a great form as he scored a solid 112 just before this hundred vs Club of Maharashtra in Pune and followed it up with this 54ball ton and a 76 in the 3rd match! Cricketrgaph congratulates Jash and Om while wishes all the boys luck for a great season in cricket ahead.
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Played at the Khar Gymkhana, it was a match between two promising teams namely Khar Gymkhana and Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana where in Ghatkoper won the toss and elected to bowl first which most of the teams have been doing this season. What’s more the boys had the chance to play with the domestic legend and Indian Cricketer Wasim Jaffer who led Khar Gymkhana.
Batting first, Islam Gymkhana were all out for 121 in 33.1 overs. Skipper Jaffer top scored with a 53ball 33 while the rest of the batsman were not able to convert their good starts. Slow left arm spinner Prashant Karia was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/6 in 4 overs(2maidens). Prashant was extremely impressive with the ball and succeeded in troubling the batsman to the hilt.
Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana were all out for 144 in 47.3 overs where in Omkar Rahate scored a solid 44 while all-rounder Prashant Karia chipped in with the bat too scoring 36*. Left-arm spinner Anirudha Mainkar was the pick of the bowlers taking 6/36 in 17.3 overs(7maidens) Anirudha bowled in the right areas which helped him to consistently take wickets. Khar played an over in their 2nd innings before the match ended and Ghatkoper won the match on 1st innings lead. It was a tough fight given by both the teams and Anirudha was simply impressive with the ball while it was a treat to watch Wasim Jaffer after a long time. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at Islam Gymkhana, Marine Lines, it was a B Div match between two promising teams namely Islam Gymkhana and Palghar Dahanu TSA where in Palghar won the toss and elected to bowl first on a bowler friendly wicket.
Batting first, Islam Gymkhana were all out for 123/10 in 39.3 overs where in one down batsman Prem Salvi top scored with a 43ball 48 while the rest of the batsman crumbled. From the bowling side, it was this young fast bowler Sumit Jaiswal who came up with excellent bowling figures of 6/37 in 13.3 overs. Right arm pacer Sumit was perfectly hitting the deck hard and generated decent pace to make the batsman struggle. The season which has been dominated mostly by spinners, it was good to see a fast bowler running through the batting line up of the opposition.
In reply, Palghar Dahanu TSA batted strongly as they declared their innings at 165/6 n 24.1 overs. All the batsman chipped in with runs and it was good to see their positive approach of attacking the bowlers. In the 2nd innings, Islam Gymkhana were 42/4 in 16 overs before the end of the game’s play where Palghar Dahanu TSA won the match on 1st innings. Palghar won the match and it was definitely Sumit Jaiswal’s 7wkts which became the highlight perfomance of the match.
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Just fresh from a deadly bowling spell of 7/34 last to last week, seems like skipper Rohan Sadarjoshi is not done with the ball yet as he again troubled the batsman with his disciplined and consistent pace bowling. Played between Youngstars Marinedrive and New Hindu CC at Dadkar Maidan (Dadar Parsi Colony), Youngstars won the toss and elected to bowl first to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, New Hindu CC scored a decent 167/8d in 44.4 overs. Right-handed opener Pratik Patil scored a solid looking 53 off 65balls which helped his team reach a respectable score. From the bowling side, it was their skipper Rohan again who led from the front as he came up with yet another impressive bowling figures of 5/46 in 16overs (4maidens).
However, Youngstars could not emulate their good bowling perfomance into their batting as they were all out for just 86 runs in 32.5oevers. Karan Chottath and Kartik Mishra chipped in with 3wkts each while Yash Mahale took 2wkts. New Hindu CC were 52/2 in 8 overs before the match ended. New Hindu CC won the match on 1st innings lead but it was Rohan who impressed everyone with the ball. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to all the players for their upcoming matches.
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Played at the Sassanian CC, Azad Maidan, it was a match between two strong teams namely Parsee Cyclists and Dahisar Youngsters where in Dahisar Youngsters won the toss and elected to field first on a good bowler friendly wicket.
Batting first, Parsee Cyclists declared their innings at 177/9 in 45.4 overs. Opener Prasad Patil was the highest scorer with 42 while the rest of the batsman chipped In with 20’s. Ajit Rodrigues created a unique and a rather ‘one of a kind record’ as he scored 28runs in 28balls in 28 minutes. Spinner Sagar Dugaonkar was the pick of the bowler taking 4/36 while Nikhil & Azim took 2wkts each.
Parsee Cyclists gave a equally good perfomance with the bat as they skittled out Dahisar Youngsters to just 53runs in 26.4 overs. Right-arm medium pacer Yogesh Patil was the pick of the bowlers taking 5/27 in 10 overs. Mayur also bowled equally well as he came up with impressive bowling figures of 4/12 in 9.4 overs. Parsee Cyclists won the match on 1st innings and the match witnessed a lot of interesting performances. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while wishes luck to both the teams for their upcoming matches.
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