Jaycool’s father Dr.Gokulsing Girase entertained us as a commentator through the All-India Radio Station in the 2011 World Cup Finals & now it was the turn of his kid Jaycool to do something special in cricket. Two talented & promising teams namely Boys Cricket Club & KC Gandhi School clashed for a crucial encounter at the Union Cricket Academy Ground at Kalyan in Mumbai. KC Gandhi School won the toss & elected to bat first with an aim of posting a big total on the board and put the Boys CC players under pressure.
Their decision to bat first was spot on as they managed to score a mammoth 192/1 in 20 overs which is a good score to defend on any part of the day. KC Gandhi skipper Jaycool Girase stamped his class as he went on to score a match winning knock of 99* off just 67balls. In fact such was the partnership developed by the openers, KC Gandhi school were almost wicketless in their 20 overs as Jaycool’s partner Gautam was unfortunately run out on the 2nd last ball of the innings after scoring a superlative half century(55) supporting his skipper till the end. Right-handed Jaycool smashed 14fours & did equally good running between the wickets in his 67ball knock which took their team total to a very competitive score of 192/1 in 20 overs.
Chasing at almost 10runs per over, Boys Cricket Club almost to the pressure of chasing as they were bundled out for just 88 runs. KC Gandhi School won the match by a big margin of 104 runs as they also did equally bowling to trouble the opposition. Leg-spinner Parth Darange was the pick of the bowlers scalping 3 wkts followed by 2wkts for off-spinner Sahil Gupta. Skipper Jaycool also chipped in with 2wkts with his medium pace to make it a complete all-round perfomance. Left-Arm spinner Hemaksh & medium pacer Aditya also took a wicket each making it a collective bowling effort from KC Boys.
KC Gandhi won the match & skipper Jaycool who played the captain’s role to perfection was declared ‘man of the match’. It was a great team perfomance where all the boys worked hard & cricketgraph congratulates KC Gandhi team for their commendable win and also wishes them all the luck for a great future ahead.
Perfomances like these time & again show that India has a pool of cricketing talents which no other world has. In every nook & corner of India are unexplored talents who are just too good in cricket. One recent example about talented kids in India are Jay Dhatrak & Nirek Gavant While Jay is not only a promising batsman but is also a spin wizard who can bowl with both the hands while Nirek showed exemplary display of leg spin.
It was a match between Singhania School & Dnyanganga school at the Raymonds Cricket Ground in Mumbai. Singhania school won the toss & elected to bat first in order to post a big total on the board. Right-handed opening batsman Jay Dhatrak scored a splendid hundred to steer his team to a big total. Jay Dhatrak scored an unbeaten 115* & played the anchors role till the end. Jay scored 115* off just 81 balls and kept the scoreboard ticking. Jay smashed 10 boundaries in his 81 ball stay and also did equally good running between the wickets. What’s more this boy is showing his class, as this is his 9th hundred in the past 6months which is not a small achievement for his age. Apart from him the in-form Jay Jain scored a gutsy 39ball 43 along with 32* and 32 by Viraj & Ashar pushing their team total to 285/3 in 35 overs.
Chasing 286 in 35 overs is literally tough & especially when the opposition has a good bowling attack. Left-arm spinner Nirek Gavand literally bamboozled the batsman with his effective spin scalping 6/14 in 4 overs. Nirek was so bowling so nicely, he will certainly be nominated for the Cricketgraph bowler’s rankings for the month of April. Apart from him, Jay Dhatrak was also not done yet even after scoring a wonderful century Jay came up with a hat-trick to add icing on the cake. Dnyanganga school was eventually all-out for 93runs in 19overs & Singhania school won the match by 193runs.
Jay Dhatrak has been a big asset & certainly has a promising future ahead, his statistics in the last 12 months are a testimony towards that fact-
| Matches- | 66 |
| Runs- | 2400 |
| 50’s- | 24 |
| 100’s | 9 |
| Average- | In 40’s |
| Wickets- | 70 |
Cricketgraph feels proud of these amazingly talented kids & also wishes them all the luck for a great future ahead.
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Ltosa & Igate clashed with each other for a crucial face off at Western Railways cricket ground. On a track (plot no.5) which was slightly tilted towards the bowlers, Ltosa elected to field first and put the opposition under pressure by restricting them to a low total.
Batting first, igate managed to put a really good total on the board of 191/8 in 20 overs. The bowlers could have been a little more tight and effective as they leaked as many as 43 runs or they could have been easily restricted to just 150-160 on the board. Kaustub Vechare, Akshay Yadav & no.4 batsman Singh were the top scorers with 29, 24 & 32 respectively. Deepak Kathiyal & Looman Vanu were the pick of the bowlers taking 2/35 & 2/16 respectively. Ajinkya Parte also chipped in with a wicket in his quota of 3 overs.
Chasing 192 in 20 overs is always tough in a T20 format but Ltosa team won the match by 7wkts and chased down the score in 19.5 overs. The batsman did a fantastic job & it was a good start by the openers which laid the foundation for their innings. All the batsman did a great job but the highlight of the innings was Ajinkya Parte who scored a match-winning 55 off just 31balls. Ajinkya completely dominated the bowlers & did not spare any corner of the ground to help his team wincomfortably by a big margin of 7wkts.
Cricketgraph congratulates Ltosa for their commendable win & also wishes Ajinkya for his good batting. Cricketgraph also wishes Ajinkya & all the players to keep playing good brand of cricket in the future too.
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Hit out or get-out, give your best or rest are certain terms related to semi-finals because semis are always full of pressure where both the teams have to give their best and the one who loses goes out of the tournament. One such match was between Parsee Gymkhana & Islam Gymkhana at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Islam Gymkhana won the toss & elected to field first as the pitch was tilted slightly towards the bowlers.
Batting first, their right-handed opener Aakarshit Gomel who is in good touch once again scored a quickfire 73* off just 55balls to steer Parsee Gymkhana to a respectable total of 167/5 in 20 overs. Gomel played the anchor’s role playing at a decent strike of 135+ smashing 7boundaries & a six and remaining unbeaten till the end. Apart from him hardly any batsman was able to make much of a difference as Raunaq Sharma with a 17ball 24 was the 2nd highest scorer. From Islam Gymkhana, Jay Dave was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/22 in his 4overs followed by a wicket each for Salman, Harsh & Hitesh kadam.
Chasing 168 at more than 8runs per over, Islam Gymkhana felt the pressure of chasing as they were all out for 130/10 in 19.5 overs. Even though their openers Abdul Aziz (32 off 32) & Mehboob Shaikh(25 off 16) gave a good start but the rest of the batsmen below them could not capitalize . Right-arm leg spinner Khizar Dafedar was the pick of the bowlers with enviable bowling figures of 3/11 in 3 overs followed by a stunning bowling spell of 2/8 in 4 overs by Abhimanyu Vaishistha. Abhimanyu certainly bowled one of the most economical spells of the tournament.
Parsee Gymkhana won the match by 32 runs & the highlight of the match was Aakarshit Gomel’s flashy 73 followed by some good bowling by Khizar and Abhimanyu. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their commendable semis win & also wishes them all the luck for a great finals.
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Last month cricketgraph had announced its association with a promising sports brand Zeven to sponsor the best batsman and best all rounder from Mumbai cricket circle. The winners were to be selected from the best of the best performances in Mumbai. Cricketgraph team maintained a close track of the performances in the month of March to select the 2 winners.
The shortlisted candidates for the Zeven best batsman award were Kaustubh Pawar, Ashish Fauzdar, Vishal pandey, Manish Ambavane, Akash Patil, Aditya Dhumal and Mangesh Palav.
Aditya Dhumal’s performance stood out from the entire shortlisted players for his knock of 80 runs of 42 balls.
Cricketgraph team awarded Aditya Zeven’s running shoes for his stunning knock for his team TATA Power in the TATA inter-corporate cricket tournament. Aditya Dhumal’s performance was such that, had he played alone he would have still won the match for his side. Aditya’s knock was decorated with 5 fours and 4 sixes. One of the main reasons for selecting Aditya Dhumal over other players was of his innings during the final match and at a crucial time when his team had lost wickets in quick succession.
The shortlisted candidate for the Zeven best all rounder award were Rohan Raje, Sujit Harvai, Shivam Dubey, Badre Alam and Hemant Buchade.
Shivam Dubey ‘s performance in the Young Comrades Final match for D.Y.Patil Sports Academy, shone above all other performance. In the finals of Young Comrades, Shivam Dubey picked up 4 key wickets of Fort Vijay cricket club. He also contributed with bat scoring 61* at an aggressive rate. Finals of any cricket tournament are always high on stress and this match was no exception.
Cricketgraph and Zeven congratulate both Aditya Dhumal and Shivam Dubey for their excellent performances in the month of March 2017.
We will be back soon with new set of winners for the month of April 2017 wherein brand new Zeven cricket shoes will be awarded to the winners. To nominate any performances, please drop an email to support@cricketgraph.com or call on 8879418366
Semi-finals are always nail biting and full of pressure, you have to give your best or else you are out of the game & one such match was between two experienced teams namely Payyade Sports Club & Souvenir Cricket Club at the Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai. Souvenir CC won the toss & elected to bat first as the pitch was good to bat on.
Batting first, their openers Shoaib Shaikh(16 off 22) who has been in a good touch along with Rohan Kalbhor (0 off 1) failed to give a blazing start but right-handed batsman Aman Khan made his presence felt & fired at the right time when his team needed the most as he scored a solid half century to stabilize the innings. Aman scored 57 off just 45 balls & smashed 7 fours & a six to keep the scoreboard ticking. Rugved & Azhar also fell early but it was Ronak who scored a run a ball 27 to create a crucial partnership & help their team reach 145/7 in 20 overs. Royston Dias & Parag Khanapurkar were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/35 & 2/25 for Payyade.
Chasing 146 is not the toughest of tasks but it isn’t the easiest either. Add to it the good bowling by the Souvenir Boys made things all the more difficult for Payyade boys as they were all out for 136/10 in 19.3 overs. Off-spinner Sarfaraz Imtiyaz was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/21 in his 4 followed by 2/22 by Mohmd. Azeem & 2/29 by left-armer Asif sheikh. Aman Khan also made it an all-round perfomance as he also took a wicket in his 3.3 overs.
Souvenir CC won the semi-finals of the tournament by 9 runs & the highlight of the match was Aman’s half century which stabilized the innings. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for putting up a great show & wishes them all the luck for the finals.
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It was the all-important finals of the Dreamz Corporate T20 Tournament at the LIC Ground in Mumbai. The wicket was wet initially so Reliance ADAG elected to bowl first and make the most of the due to restrict Automotive CC to a low total.
Automative CC were off to a good start with their openers giving a decent start followed by their one down batsman Satish Nair who scored a solid 53 off just 40 balls. They were really looking good at one point but the rest of the batsman below the top 3 failed to convert the positive momentum & the good start left by them as they managed to score only 148/9 in 20 overs though they were looking good enough to score 170 at one point. The bowlers did a fairly good job with the ball with medium pacer Dyaneshwar Gandhe picking up 3/23 in his 3 overs followed by 3/33 by their left-arm spinner Vijayendra in his 3.3 overs. Vijay was also quite effective as he picked up 2/22 in 3 overs to trouble the opposition.
Chasing 149 in finals does become a pressure situation but Reliance boys just nailed it as they chased down the score in 19.2 overs with 4balls & 4wkts to spare. Right-handed opener Raj Choughle scored a match-winning 63 off just 43balls which played a big role towards their victory. In-form Bharat singh also chipped in with a quick 29 followed by a solid 34 by Navin. The top 3 batsman completed 80% of the job while chasing as they won the match comfortably. Kartik from Automative acted as a lone wolf as he bowled a brilliant spell of 4/31 in his 4 overs but lacked support from the other end.
Reliance ADAG won the finals of the tournament with Raj Choughle being declared ’man of the match’ for his crucial half-century while his opening partner Bharat singh with 280 runs along with 4 fifties & 6wkts in the tournament was adjudged ‘man of the series’ Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win & wishes them all the luck for a great future ahead.
Bharat Singh Man of the Series
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Two strong teams HAV Solutions and Mahindra & Mahindra faced each other for a crucial encounter at the Western Railway Cricket Ground in Mumbai. On a ‘Paata track’ like western railway, Mahindra elected to bat first and make the most of the pitch conditions to post a big total on the board.
Batting first, Mahindra & Mahindra managed to post a competitive total on the board as they scored 152/7 in 20 overs. Opener Kishore was out for a duck but Raju More managed to give a good start with his run-a-ball 32(3fours, 1six). Apart from him, the man who made the difference was their southpaw Deepesh Gawad as he scored a flashy 64 off just 45 balls to steer his team total to cross the 150+ run mark. Deepesh Gawad smashed 9 fours & did equally good running between the wickets to keep the scorecard ticking. Hardeep Singh & Rijesh Bharathan were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 2/29(4) & 2/27(3) respectively.
Chasing 153, HAV almost came nearby to the total as they lost the match by just 11 runs. Initially it felt, the match was completely over & there seemed to be no chances of winning for HAV as their first 5wkts fell under 25runs but it was Ajit Saun at no.6 who played a fighting knock of 74 coming off just 47balls(3sixes) followed by a quick 22 by Jay Gautam which almost brought them near to a thrilling win. Had they won this match, Ajit’s knock could have been rated as one of the best finishing knocks in the recent past. Fast bowler Mukesh Gawad was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/22 in 4 overs followed by 2wkts each for Nirbhay, Jitendra & Madhav.
It was a wonderful team perfomance by the Mahindra boys which helped them win the match while Deepesh was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Deepesh & the whole team for their commendable win & wishes them to keep playing good brand of cricket for a long long time.
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It was a crucial match between two competitive teams namely Osian’s Cricket Club & Indiacast XI. On a track which was slightly tilted in the favor of the bowlers, Indiacast XI elected to bowl first at the Elf Vengsarkar Academy to restrict Osian’s XI to a low total and put them under pressure.
Their decision to bowl first almost proved to be true as their top 7 batsman failed to make much of an impact but it was Osian’s hidden wild card Aditya Singh who came in at no.7 & smashed a quickfire 54 off just 26balls to bring his team back into the game. Aditya smashed 5fours & 4sixes to keep the run rate ticking & it was certainly a knock which changed the script of the game again in their favor as they were able to reach a respectable 182/7 in 20 overs. In fact it was the lower order who did the job with the bat as Rahul Lapasiya & P Tolia at no.8 & 9 also chipped in with 21* off 18 & 26* off 8 to push their team total to a very healthy score of 182/7.
Chasing 183, Indiacast were all-out for 130/10 in just 17.3 overs & Osian’s XI won the match by a decent margin of 52 runs. Once again it was Aditya singh who was the pick of the bowlers as he took 2/10 with his left-arm spin to make it a complete all-round perfomance. N Bhedda & H Dhadda also took 2wkts each to trouble the Indiacast batsman.
Osian’s Cricket Club won the match by 52 runs & Aditya Singh was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round show. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for putting up a great effort while also wishes Aditya all the luck for a great future ahead.
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Some kids give signs of a promising future at a very young age & 11year old Arjun bagaitkar is one such example as he has consistently played good cricket over the past few seasons to stamp himself as one of the rising and promising talents in the field of cricket. One such display of perfomance by Arjun was against the recently held match against Dnyansagar International School where his team (Billabong high school) won the toss & elected to bat first at the Raymonds Cricket Ground in Mumbai.
Batting first, Billabong High School managed to score a decent 273/7 in 45 overs. Though openers Aarush Patankar (27) & Rishi (13) gave a small but a good start but it was their no.3 batsman Arjun Bagaitkar who scored a very solid looking half-century to stabilize the Billabong innings. Right-handed Arjun scored 57 off 82balls where he smashed 5 fours & did equally good running between the wickets showing a lot of patience & resilience at the crease. Aman Sarda (40 off 52) & Sai Anurag (28 off 19) also chipped in with solid knocks to push their team total further to a highly competitive one. The bowlers could have done a better job to restrict them to a total around 200 but Aryan Parad lacked support from the other end as he was the lone wolf from Dnyansagar school scalping 5/51 in 9 overs.
Chasing a healthy total of 274 in 45 overs is always a task & Dnyansagar boys did appear to succumb to the pressure of chasing as they were all out for just 100 runs. Left-arm spinner Arush Patankar once again showed what he is capable with the ball as he bowled a brilliant spell of 5/32 in 8 overs. Arjun who had scored a half century also chipped in with 2wkts with his right-arm spin.
Billabong High school won the match by 174runs & Arjun and Aarush’s perfomance was the highlight of the match while Arjun was declared ‘man of the match’
Arjun has been commendable for his age just like Aarush as his track record since the last 6 months is quite a testimony towards that fact as he averages around 39with the bat & has also taken wickets at regular intervals making him a vital cog in the team:
Arjun Bagaitkar
His notable performances since the last 6months are-
| Score/wkts | Date | Opposition | Tournament |
| 42runs | 8th December 2016 | – | Kalyan Premier League |
| 18runs & 3wkts | 15TH December 2016 | – | Kalyan Premier League |
| 27runs & 3wkts | 21st December 2016 | – | MCA U-14 Ghantali trophy |
| 57runs & 2wkts | 24th December 2016 | Dnyanganga School | MCA U-16 Bhandari Trophy |
| 64 | 23rd January 2017 | Gundecha Public Schoool | Mini Olympic Tophy-SF |
| 44 | 24TH January 2017 | Vasant Vihar School | Mini Olympic Trophy Finals match |
| 39runs | 10th Feb 2017 | Singhania School | Kalyan Premier League |
| 28runs & 3wkts | 20th March 2017 | VPM Mulund | Sri Maa Trophy |
| 24 | 23rd March 2017 | Singhania School | Sri Maa Trophy Finals |
| 57 & 2wkts | 20th April 2017 | Dnyansagar School | MCA Bhandari Trophy |
Also the credit must go to their talented coaches Ajay Bhagat sir & Datta Vaity who toil hard to extract the best from the kids who come to get coached under their wings at the Rising Star Cricket Academy. Arjun himself has been attending this academy since the past 2 years & we are sure Arjun must be thankful towards their hard-working coaches.
Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their win while also wishes Aarush & Arun all the luck for a great future ahead & continue playing awesome cricket to reach dizzling heights in the field of cricket.
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