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.
Kimati Sports,, one of the leading manufacturers of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Corporate Bowler Award this February to recognize the bowling talent in the corporate sphere. The award will be bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the corporate cricket leagues. Beginning February 2017, the best bowler will be awarded with attractive prizes which include a certificate of appreciation and a Kimati leather cricket ball.
Latesh Devadiga of Mediacom bagged the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award for his bowling brilliance that was exhibited against Accenture at Elf Vengsarkar Academy, Oval Maidan, Mumbai on 4th March 2017 in one of the league matches of Masters’ Cup Edition 5. Devadiga bowled a dream spell, picking up a fifer to record envious figures of 5-15 in three overs. The right arm leggie bowled good lines and lengths making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely off him. He was instrumental in scripting his team’s success story as he ran through the opposition’s batting line-up in no time. Mediacom won the match by 25 runs, courtesy Latesh’s bowling heroics.
The panel of judges had a tough decision to make as the other two contenders; K Rafid of MSCI and Akshay of CGI, both accounting for four scalps, were fighting hard for the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award.
Kimati Corporate Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.
Amar Bhuta is known to fire at the right time & what a better time than the finals for him to fire again. Amar Bhuta who is considered to be one of the most ferocious batsman and one of the genuine hard hitters in the KSG circles once again showed his mettle with the bat as he scored a 27 ball 50 against KSG Warriors in the all-important finals at the Payyade Ground, Kandivali, Mumbai.
Winning the toss, KSG Warriors elected to field first & their decision to field proved to be almost correct as KSG Strikers had lost 5 top order wickets in the 1st half within just 30 runs. However, right-handed Amar Bhuta came in & changed the whole script of the game in his team’s favor as he smashed 2 fours & 3 sixes in his brutal 27 ball 50 to steer his team to a respectable total of 150/11 in 20 overs. Sitanshu Parekh’s bowling was noteworthy & not to be neglected as he bowled a tight spell of 4/15 in 4 overs.
KSG Warriors succeeded in restricting them to 150 but did not manage to bat well as much as they did with the ball. KSG Warriors managed to reach 145/6 falling short of just 6 runs to clinch a victory. The bowlers did a good job & succeeded in containing the batsman. Ashish Vora (2/14) & Jitesh Parekh (2/15) were the pick of the bowlers for Strikers.
Team KSG Strikers won the finals & Amar Bhuta from KSG Strikers Team was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his brilliant batting, while Advait Chitalia from KSG Warriors team was adjudged the best batsman & Right Arm Fast Bowler Sitanshu Parekh from KSG Warriors Team awarded the best bowler of the Tournament.
KSG Strikers won the finals & Amar Bhuta was declared ‘man of the match’ for his swashbuckling half century. Cricketgraph congratulates Amar Bhuta & the whole team for their finals victory.
It was a Glenn Maxwell type Show at the Aarey Bhaskar Ground when SKN Sports Club & Raheja Sports Club faced each other for the league match. Winning the toss, SKN had their solid opener Deep Karandikar at the top who remained unbeaten till the end scoring 54*off 54 balls.
As Deep shared with Cricketgraph ‘he likes to build the innings rather than hitting every ball for a boundary’. The wickets tumbled from the other end and things were looking difficult for SKN Sports Club at one point when they were 5 down under100 runs. However, came in at no.7 was their aggressive batsman Pranav korgaonkar who smashed a blazing 81* off just 25 balls on a damp wicket. Pranav was outright dominating the bowlers & he was really connecting the ball nicely which was a treat to watch. A 25ball entertainment by Pranav which included as many as 7 big sixes led their team to a healthy total of 195/5 in 20 overs.
Chasing 196 in 20 overs, it was a tough fight given by Raheja Sports Club as they lost the match by just 8 runs. Opener Vikas Chandak played a fine knock of 72 coming off just 46 balls (10 fours,4 sixes) & so did their no.3 batsman Ravishankar B who scored 56 off just 35 balls (6 fours,2 sixes). The partnership did gave some jitters to SKNSC but eventually the rest of the batting line-up crumbled below them & could not chase the score successfully.
SKN Sports club won the match by 8 runs & Pranav Korgaonkar was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his destructive batting down the order.
Vighnesh Sports Academy (VSA) & Boys Cricket Academy (BCA) faced each other for an important Quarter-final encounter at Santosh Sports Academy Ground in Kalyan Thane. Vighnesh Cricket Academy won the toss & elected to bat first as the wicket was supportive for the batsman.
Batting first, it wasn’t the best day in the office for team VSA as they lost quick wickets within the first 6 overs. The openers and the top order could not make much of a difference to the scorecard & eventually they were all out for just 96/10 in 16.3 overs. Shivam kumar at no.4 was the only leading scorer who scored a quick 16 ball 30 for team VSA. The bowler who won the hearts for Boys Cricket Club was surely Atharva Datar as he completely bamboozled the batsman with his right-arm leg spin & turned out to be quite a revelation for his side. Atharva Datar bowled a mesmerizing spell of 7/29 in 4 overs & acted as the chief destroyer of VSA’s batting line up. What’e more Atharva was so potent & effective with the ball he also took a hat-trick in the match.
Chasing a score of 97 in quarter-finals is surely not the toughest of tasks as BCA finished up the chase in just 11.4 overs without the loss of any wickets. Openers Aditya Rawat & Shantanu finished up the chase remaining unbeaten on 32* & 29 * respectively.
Boys Cricket Academy won the match comfortably & thanks to Atharva’s splendid performance with the ball who was proving to be a mystery spinner like Ajantha Mendis for Vighnesh Sports Academy. Looking at his current form Team BCA will be pleased to have Atharva in their arsenal for the semi-finals & finals.
Kimati Sports, one of the leading manufacturers of leather cricket balls in India, in collaboration, with Cricketgraph, launched Corporate Bowler Award this February to recognize the bowling talent in the corporate sphere. The award will be bestowed on the best bowler of the week, based on the performance in the corporate cricket leagues. Beginning February 2017, the best bowler will be awarded with attractive prizes which include a certificate of appreciation and a Kimati leather cricket ball.
Hitesh Parmar of Route SMS bagged the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award for his bowling brilliance that was exhibited against Thane City Police at Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane on 2nd March 2017 in the B division final match of Thane Vaibhav Cricket Tournament. Parmar bowled a dream spell, scalping 7-19 in seven overs at an economy rate of just 2.72. The left arm spinner bowled good lines and lengths making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely off him. He was the wrecker-in-chief as he ran through the opposition’s batting line-up in no time.
The panel of judges had a tough decision to make as the other two contenders; Sagar Khatri of Kotak and Prabhat of Cleartrip, both accounting for four scalps, were fighting hard for the Kimati Corporate Bowler of the Week Award.
Kimati Corporate Bowler Award will come back next week with a new winner, till then Cricketgraph and Kimati wishes you all the very best.