It’s certainly the season of left arm spinners as they are taking the market by storm. Starting from Steve O’Keefe troubling India with 6 wkts in the 1st test to R Jadeja recently taking a 5 wkts haul against Australia to recent performances by Sumeet Sharma & Rahul Mishra at the local level getting featured by Cricketgraph for their effective left-arm spin bowling. Now it’s the turn of another left-arm off-spinner Harsh Mishra who bowled a mind-blowing spell of 5/15 in 4 overs.
Dream’s won the toss & elected to bowl first as the wicket was good to bowl on. Batting first, AIRPA (All India Registered Pharmacist Association) made 192/8 in 20 overs. Right-handed opener Rupesh Khadgi scored a confident half century at the top of the order to give a solid start. Rupesh Khadgi scored 51 off 35 balls followed by quick 30’s by Gaurav kurkute (35 off 21) & Krutik Hangawadi (35 off 20). Anil was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/27 for Dream’s.
Chasing 193, Dream’s were all-out for just 139/10 in 17.3 overs and lost the match by 54 runs. Left-arm off spinner Harsh Mishra wreaked havoc as he took 5 wkts (3 LBW’s & 2 bowled) for just 15 runs in his spell of 4 overs. The rest of the bowlers bowled well around him which helped them win the match comfortably.
It was a great victory by team AIRPA & thanks to some wonderful bowling by Harsh too which made things easier. Harsh Mishra was declared ‘man of the match’ & Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their semi-final win. Looking at their current form, their finals against Nair Hospital will be a match to lookout for.
The Parsee Cyclists Ground witnessed an exciting match between MET Sports Club & Fountainhead Entertainment on 18th march, 2017. Winning the toss, MET Sports Club elected to bat first with an aim of putting a big total on the board and make the most of the pitch conditions.
Pratahmesh Mahadik was the standout batsman today for MET as he scored a brilliant 71* off just 52 balls to steer his team to a healthy total of 187/3 in 20 overs. Opener Harish Narvekar gave a wonderful start scoring 64 off just 51 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) but it was Prathamesh who continued the positive momentum & dominated the bowlers with tact. Prathamesh smashed only 7 fours & did a lot of running between the wickets. He was busy all the time at the crease & kept the scoreboard ticking. It wasn’t the best of the days for Fountainhead bowlers, however Sunil Yadav, Pratik Jadhav & Abhijeet Patil chipped in with a wicket each.
Chasing 188 in 20 overs at a run rate of more than 9 runs per over, Fountainhead entertainment succumbed to the pressure of chasing a big score & managed to reach only 117/8 in 20 overs. Opener Manish Yadav’s 42(35) was the only commendable score as the rest of the batting line up crumbled. Jayant Satghare bowled a tight spell & took as many as 4 wkts in 4 overs to restrict the opposition to a low total. Jayant not only remained economical but also took crucial wickets.
MET Sports Club won the match & Prathamesh Mahadik was declared ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Pratham & the whole team for their thrilling win & wishes them to go on and win the tournament.
Leg spin is an art which is hard to conquer & when you do become good at it, you get results like how Sumeet Sharma got in the Finals. It was a performance which helped his side restrict ICICI to a low total and chase the score comfortably.
Winning the toss, ICICI elected to bat first, however their decision did not go in their favor as they managed to score only 117 runs. The bowlers did a wonderful job & hardly allowed any batsman to settle. Kishore Waghela (3/18 in 9 overs) took the cream wickets of the top 3 in the batting line-up while it was Sumeet Sharma who cleaned up the whole opposition innings by taking 4 wkts. Spinners Aakash Bharadwaj & Virendra Yadav also bowled tight spells & bowled at good length. However, Sumeet was the pick of the bowlers with envious bowling figures of 4/13 in 5 overs & acted as the chief destroyer.
Chasing 118, DTDC were off to a good start though they lost 3 early wickets. However Manager Gupta & Virendra Yadav stitched a crucial 40+ partnership which brought them back into the game. Manager Gupta scored a blazing 30 off just 15 balls while it was Bharat & Virendra (40* off 40b) who finished the rest of the job in 25 overs and 6 wkts to spare.
It was a commendable victory where the players gave their best & leggie Sumeet Sharma was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his smart bowling. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team for their victory & wishes them all the luck for a wonderful future ahead.
Left-arm spinners are as rare as tigers and lions in India & when you get to see some good left-arm bowlers doing their job, it’s nothing but a treat. Rahul Mishra has been one such case who has been performing consistently with the ball & making his mark as a tough left-arm spinner to crack.
It was the all important finals of the South Mumbai Shield at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai where both the teams were required to give their best. Winning the toss, Souvenir Cricket Team elected to field first as the wicket was good to bowl first. Gaud Saraswat managed to score 207/10 in 45 overs where left-handed Mayuresh yadav was the leading scorer with a solid 43 off 53 balls (3 fours & 3 sixes) Mayuresh was confident & developed a positive momentum after the top order fell early. Ishaan also played a handy knock of 37 off 44balls. The team could have crossed 250 but the lower middle order and the lower order could not fire when it was needed. It was a decent bowling performance from Souvenir C.T where Rohan Bane, Jayshal Wadiyal, Aliasgar Badami & Ronak Shinde took 2 wkts each.
Chasing 208, Souvenir C.T managed to reach only 151 runs & were all-out in 38.3 overs. Left-arm spinner Rahul Mishra was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 4/29 in 8.3 overs. Rahul took the big fish Rohan Bane in the 1st over itself where shinde took a wonderful catch. Rohit Bhalla and Mayuresh Yadav also chipped in with 2 wkts each.
It was a memorable victory for Gaud Saraswat & all-round performance of Mayuresh (43 & 2 wkts) earned him the ‘man of the match’ award. Cricketgraph congratulates the whole team & wishes them to continue playing good cricket in the future.
Two batsmen stole the limelight in the semi-finals of the Thosar Shield Tournament as Modern C.C won a thrilling encounter against Royal Cricket Club at Central Maidan, Thane. One was the talented Shubham who scored a 66 ball 76 while the other was the ‘wonder boy’ who shocked the entire world with his talent when he scored ‘1000’ runs in a single inning-Pranav Dhanawade.
After winning the toss, Royal C.C elected to bat first & they managed to reach 175/10 in 42.1 overs with opener Saurabh Joshi being the leading scorer with his 42 followed by a crucial 34 by Mandar Garavde. Yash Kadam was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/24 followed by 2/32 by Shreyas Hadkar. Royal C.C could have batted a little longer to score a 200+ target but the rest of the batsman were not able to make much of a difference.
Chasing 176 for a semi-final match is not the toughest of tasks for sure as their talented opener Pranav Dhanawade scored a solid half-century (50) off 55 balls. Anmar was out for a duck but what followed was a knock which almost took the match towards victory single-handedly. Right-handed Shubham Punyarthi scored 76 off just 66 balls & he only dealt in boundaries. Quite evident from the fact that he got 52 runs (13 fours) from his 76 in boundaries.
Modern C.C won the semi-finals & looking at their current form they are looking all poised to win the finals too. Cricketgraph wishes them all the luck & go on to win the tournament.
Fireblaze-Cricketgraph partnership has come out with yet another set of best performances for the period of first 15 days of February 2017.
Out of the six solid performances, the expert panel, which boasts of umpires, IPL players and former Ranji players, picked up the top three performances in the form of Suved Parkar, Aayush Jethwa and Jay Dhatrak. The panel brainstormed to reach at a consensus and finally chose the terrific three.
Needless to say, these boys have played some excellent cricket in the last 15 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. All these three players will be showered with accolades and appreciation for their wonderful accomplishments in the form of gifts, vouchers and certificates of acknowledgement.
Suved Parkar of Swami Vivekananda School, Borivali, was awarded for his fabulous performance with both, bat and ball, in the final match of Khichadiya Trophy. He will be bestowed with a Fireblaze Thigh Pad and a certificate of appreciation. Suved scored a delightful 71 off 50 balls smacking 11 boundaries and a maximum against Rizvi in the final of U-16 inter-school tournament. He also scalped 4-62 in 11 overs in the 45-over game. As the skipper of the team, Parkar set a perfect example for his team and led his team to win the Khichadiya Trophy.
Aayush Jethwa of Naren Tamhane XI team impressed one and all with his all-round performance. The south paw and spin monster bagged two, four (including a hat-trick) and two wickets in the three matches that were played from 7th Feb – 9th Feb. In the third match, he played a captain’s knock scoring a blistering 94 off just 82 balls. Jethwa’s performance was recorded for the U-13 Vijay Tulpule Tournament that hosts 45 over games.
Playing for Sulonia Cricket Academy Thane/Singhania School Team in Kalyan Premiere League U-13 tourney, Jay Dhatrak, played a gem of an innings when he muscled a power packed knock of 144 runs in just 73 balls. His strike rate was close to 200 and the opening bat leading from the front helped his team to win the knock-out stage match. Jay, who is also a handy right arm medium pace bowler, has been selected to play for MIG U-14.
Aayush Jethwa and Jay Dhatrak will not only receive the certificate of appreciation but also win Fireblaze hand gloves.
The other three contenders who were fighting for this prestigious Cricketgraph-Fireblaze Junior Performance Cricket Awards were Atharva Temkar of Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya, Musheer Khan of Mumbai U-14 and Prateek Kumar Yadav of Mumbai Police Gymkhana.
The Junior Performance Cricket Awards will come back soon with a new set of winners in the coming 15 days.
Be it at local or international level, every team desires to have their own Symonds or Afridi in the middle order who can chip in with the bat as well as with the ball. Such players are a big asset for any side & one such performance was displayed by Sajid Shaikh from Arbuda who took 5/29 & 19*(14) in the crucial knock-outs for his team.
Winning the toss, VIVA Supermarkets elected to bat first as the wicket was good to bat on. VIVA batman managed to reach 171/10 in 38 overs & it was some tight bowling by Arbuda bowlers which made it possible. Umesh Gurjar was the leading scorer at no.3 where he scored a solid 67 off just 77 balls. Akshay Mhapankar also batted well & remained unbeaten on 40* off 49 balls. The bowler who acted as a major dent for VIVA Supermarkets was Sajid Shaikh who came up with amazing bowling figures of 5/29 in 9 overs. The right arm spinner did an excellent job and took wickets at the right time which restricted VIVA to a low total. Aniket Khadpe also bowled well as he took 3/30 in his 9 overs.
Chasing 172, Team Arbuda won the knock-outs and completed the chase in 44.2 overs with the loss of 7 wkts. It wasn’t a good start by their top order batsman but a solid partnership between Imran Khan (42*) & Vishweshwar Singh (38) at the lower middle order helped them seal a victory. Sajid Shaikh remained unbeaten on 19* off just 14 balls as Arbuda won the knock-outs by 3 wkts.
Cricketgraph congratulates Team Arbuda & Sajid Shaikh who was declared ‘man of the match’ for his all-round contribution. Cricketgraph also wishes them luck to continue their good form till the end of the tournament.
Right-arm medium pace bowler Vijendra Chaurasia bowled a tight spell which helped his team sail through a victory against Hindustan Unilever in the ongoing Dreamz Corporate T20 Tournament.
Winning the toss, Hindustan Unilever elected to field first & restrict the opposition to a low total. However, it was a decent batting performance by Credit Agricole players as they managed to reach 151/8 in 20 overs. Opener Prathamesh Nerkar played a fine knock of 41 at the top of the order & so did their skipper Rahul Mishra who scored a quick 37. The rest of the batsman did not manage to trouble much or else they could have reached a score bigger than 151 in 20 overs. Sujay’s bowling performance from Hindustan Unilever was also noteworthy as he bagged 4/28 in 4 overs.
Chasing 152, Hindustan Unilever were restricted to 148/7 in 20 overs & it was some wonderful bowling which made it possible. Medium pacer Vijender Chaurasia reminded us of Shaun Pollock the way he was bowling as he scalped important wickets at crucial moments coming up with bowling figures of 4/24 in 4 overs. Skipper Rahul Mishra also bagged 2wkts for 21 runs with his spin bowling & made it a complete all-round perfomance.
It was a match which remained exciting till the end where both the teams gave their best. Credit Agricole eventually won the match by 4runs & Vijender Chaurasia was declared ‘man of the match’ for his good bowling performance. Cricketgraph congratulates Rahul & Vijender as well as their whole team & wishes that their good form continues till the end of the tournament.
It was a match which witnessed great performances from two individual players. Though KC Gandhi as a team was outright dominating but when it comes to individual performances one player from both the teams impressed us with their brilliant performances. While Ayush Mogal took 7 wkts for Sri Ma Vidyalaya it was Akash Singh who scored a magnificent hundred for KC Gandhi.
Winning the toss, Sri Maa Vidyalaya was all out for just 92 runs. The decision to bat first did not go in their favor as it was surely not the 1st innings score which they would have expected to make. Rugved Amre was the only batsman who looked confident for his stay at the crease as he smashed a 55 ball 30 for his team. Aakash Singh took 3/25 which was quite commendable & so did Sarvesh Mahajan who took 3/30 in 9 overs.
Then came the turn of KC Gandhi to bat and they did their job exceptionally well. It wasn’t the best of the starts from the top 3 but Akash Singh at no.4 smashed a big hundred playing at almost run a ball. Right-handed Akash Singh scored 158 off just 156 balls which included 22 fours to steer his team to a big total of 305 in 71.4 overs. Slow-left arm bowler Ayush Mogal was the star bowler & lone wolf as he alone scalped 7/85 in 23.4 overs. Left-arm spin bowling is itself a tough art & Ayush defied all the odds to provide an exceptional performance. Had he got little support from the other end, the opposition could have been restricted to a low total.
Sri Maa Vidyalaya in the 2nd innings were again all out for 127 runs & lost the match by 86 runs.
It was a great performance by Smt. KC Gandhi boys & they rightly deserved to be the winners. Aakash Singh & Ayush Bogal were the standout performers & quite a revelation in the match. Appreciation should also reach their coach Mahendra Kadam who works hard on his boys to make them perform well on the field. The same team had also won the tournament last year.
A match is fun to watch & exciting enough to play only when players from both the teams give their best to each other & end up in a great level of competition. One such match was the finals between DY Patil & Fort Vijay club of the Young Comrade Shield Tournament at MIG Cricket Ground, Mumbai.
Fort Vijay who have an equally strong batting line up elected to bat first after winning the toss. Fort Vijay scored 307/10 in the 1st innings which was surely a defendable 1st innings score. Rahul Lad was the pick of the batsman falling just 2 runs short of a wonderful century. Rahul was looking extremely confident & poised at the crease and deserved a century but it was a good knock none the less. Unfortunately Rahul was run-out when he was trying to snatch a second run a bit slowly. Karan Nandey & Sanket Bhaye also chipped in with 43 & 36 respectively. All-rounder Shivam Dube was the leading bowler for DY Patil as he scalped 4/56 to trouble the batsman.
In reply, D.Y Patil scored 315/2 & won the ‘match by an innings’. Right-handed Shoaib Shaikh regained form in the finals as he scored a sublime 127 ( 210 balls) at the top of the order. Subramaniam D also scored a fantastic 91(194) & also stitched a great partnership with Shoaib. Aggressive Shivam Dube at no.4 scored a very quick 61 too coming off just 35 balls.
It was a commendable performance and a great win for D.Y Patil cricketers. Cricketgraph congratulates both the teams for giving a great final and wishes them all the luck for a bright future ahead.