It was a very crucial encounter between two exciting teams namely Diamond Star Cricket Club vs Rizvi Sports Club. Diamond star won the toss and elected to bat first after winning the toss and put the strong batting line up of Rizvi under pressure by posting a big target.
It was a good batting overall by the Diamond Star team as they scored 162 in 30 overs with a loss of only 4wickets. Asif Khan scored a crucial 42 followed by Tushar Singh and Prem Lengre scoring 32 & 30 respectively. All this batsman started off nicely but could not convert their scores into something big which could have taken their team’s total to at least 200 in 30 overs. Rizvi bowlers were not able to take many wickets but they did a good job overall on containing the batsman thus keeping the run rate always below 6.
Chasing 163, the strong batting line up of Rizvi completed the chase and won the match by 6 wickets and 4.5 overs to spare. Talented Owais Khan scored a gutsy 28 which included one six and so did Mohit Tanwar who also scored 26. However, Tejas Chalke was the pick of their batsman remaining unbeaten till the end on 32* & clinching a semi-final victory for his side.
Rizvi won the match comfortably and qualify for the further rounds of the tournament. Cricketgraph wishes them to go on & win the tournament and keep performing nicely.
It was a nail biting pre quarter finals of the Dreamz T20 Tournament between Vodafone vs FSS at MB Union, Cross Maidan in Mumbai. F.S.S won the toss and elected to field first since they have a good bowling line up to keep the opposition under pressure.
Vodafone were off to a shaky start with their openers losing their wickets quickly but it was their no.3 batsman Rajesh who scored a solid 69 to resurrect the team’s position. Rajesh was hitting the ball nicely but he hardly got any support from the other side as none of their batsman could fire apart from Abhishek who scored a 20.It was also some great bowling from FSS and more importantly their fast bowler Ravi who took 3 wickets and their right arm leg spinner Rakesh Rao taking a fifer (5/24 in 2.5 overs) Rakesh Rao gave important breakthroughs and also took a important wicket of the set batsman Rajesh who scored 69. In fact his wicket was his favorite amongst all the five wickets he took. Mayuresh also took a great catch over midwicket in Rakesh’s bowling which was a good moment of the day.
Chasing 132, FSS chased the target comfortably with 2 overs and 3 wickets to spare. Opener Suryankant Kumar scored a quickfire 50 off just 38 balls & Rakesh Rao also chipped in with a handy cameo of 21 off just 14 balls. At one point FSS were 80 for no loss but they lost some wickets in between which did give them some jitters. However, they won the match with 2 overs to spare and Rakesh Rao was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his fantastic bowling and a cameo with the bat too.
It was a great Pre-quarter final match where both the teams gave their best and Cricketgraph wishes FSS to continue playing good cricket and go on to win the tournament.
Bharti Airtel & Deutsche bank were pitted against each other for the crucial finals of the Tata Motors Tournament at the Air India Sports Club in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. Deutsche bank won the toss and elected to bowl first with an aim of restricting them to a low score and putting the opposition under pressure.
Bharti Airtel were not off to the most memorable starts as their opener Vishal kambli was clean bowled in the very 1st ball of the innings. However, Jitesh Purabia (23 off 23 balls) and Prakash Aswani resurrected the innings together with an important partnership. Right handed Aswani was the leading scorer in the match scoring a match winning 78 off just 58 balls. Prakash smashed 4 fours and 3 big sixes and also did equally good running between the wickets. R Katoch & M More also gave important cameos at the middle order scoring 34 and 28*(14 balls) respectively
Chasing 175 is always tough and especially against a good bowling attack of Airtel. Deutsche Bank were all out for 110 in just 16.3 overs thanks to some great bowling by Airtel. Aswani who shined with the bat also became the star bowler bowling a fabulous spell of 4/21 in 4 overs with his left arm spin. M More was also wonderful with the ball taking 3/7 in his 1.3 overs.
Bharti Airtel won the finals in style by 64 runs and ‘All-rounder’ Prakash Aswani was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his stupendous performance. Mayur More was adjudged “Man of the series” for his consistent batting (Jitesh Purabia who was only 15 runs behind him also played well throughout the tournament) Prakash Aswani who has been playing good cricket throughout the series was also awarded ‘the emerging player’ for his promising performance in the series.
Cricketgraph congrats Bharti Airtel for their win in the finals and wishes them to continue playing good cricket in the future.
It was a competitive encounter between Vijaychandra Cricket Club vs Achievers Cricket Club at Bengal Cricket Ground, Shivaji park in Mumbai. Achievers SC won the toss and elected to field first as they have good bowlers in their arsenal and put VCC under pressure.
Batting first, Vijaychandra Club were off to a great start where Rohan Bhosale and Aman Suraiya stitched a great partnership. Rohan & Aman gave a good start where both the batsman scored 37(25) & 38(29) respectively. Both the openers were outright aggressive and counter attacked the bowlers at will. However, the rest of the batsman could not capitalize the good start given by the openers. Vijaychandra eventually reached 143/9 in 20 overs whereas they could have easily reached 170/180 if the other batsman had fired. Praful Devkate (2/22) and Sumedh kamble(2/8) were the pick of the bowlers taking 2 wickets each. Ashwin & Abhay also bowled well taking a wicket each.
Chasing 144, Achievers Cricket Club chased wonderfully and won the match by 9 wkts & 8.5 overs to spare. Opener Gaurav Kurkute was the pick of the batsman who scored an entertaining 87* coming off just 39 balls. Skipper Gaurav Kurkute played a captain’s knock & was hitting the ball nicely in all the parts of the ground. It was a complete knock which had every shot in the books right from pulls, cover drives, hooks & lofted shots to enthrall his team and the spectators. Gaurav also got good support from Hitesh who scored a quick 39 which included a massive six over midwicket off a medium pacer.
Achievers SC won the match comfortably in style & Gaurav Kurkute was adjudged ‘man of the match’ for his fabulous batting. Cricketgraph wishes Gaurav keeps batting like this & continues his good form with the bat for a lot more matches to come.
It was the all important Finals of the Padmakar Talim Shield Cricket Tournament between Parsee Gymkhana and New Hind Sports Club at MIG Stadium in Mumbai. New Hind won the toss and elected to field first though the conditions were favorable for batting.
Parsee Gymkhana who have some big names including the IPL Star Suryakumar Yadav did a very good job with the bat to score 360/6 in 42 overs. It was a total carnage as the run rate was always above 8.5 runs per over. Right handed opener Bravish Shetty turned all the heads towards him as he displayed one of the finest knocks of the tournament. Bravish Shetty scored a splendid 186 off just 139 balls and almost stayed till the end (till the 39th over). Bravish’s knock was a right mixture of controlled aggression and good hitting whenever it was needed as not only was he good in running between the wickets but he also smashed 20 fours and 3 big sixes in his 139 ball stay at the crease. Star player Suryakumar Yadav and Arjun Shetty also capitalized the good batting conditions as they both scored 62 & 59* respectively.
Chasing at almost 9 runs per over, New Hind Sports Club could not catch up with the speed required and they were all out for 231 in 40.3 overs. Left-handed Sagar Mishra scored a well fought 62 followed by 45* from Akshay Jambhekar. Fast bowler Shivam Malhotra was the pick of the bowlers scalping three wickets along with leg spinner Pranav Sharma who also bagged 3 wickets.
Parsee Gymkhana won the finals by 129 runs and opener ‘Bravish Shetty’ was adjudged man of the match for his superb knock. Cricketgraph wishes him luck and wishes that he keeps continuing his good form for many more matches to come.
It was an exciting 1st match between two competitive teams namely Sulonia cricket academy vs Sporting Union of the Kalyan Premier League. Mumbai sporting Union (Thane) won the toss and elected to bowl first with an aim of reducing them to a low score.
However, things took a complete u-turn when Sulonia cricket academy displayed a great batting performance. Sulonia Cricket Academy Team managed to reach a big total of 315 in 31 overs. A run rate if above 10 runs throughout the innings is not an easy task but Sulonia team did a good job with the bat especially their right handed opener Jay Dhatrak who scored a sensational 144 at the top of the order. Jay came and completely dismantled the entire bowling line up of Mumbai Sporting Union as he was looking comfortable hitting against both the pacers as well as spinners. Jay cleared the ropes with ease and some of his boundaries demanded attention as they were nothing short of class. Apart from Jay, A
yush Iyer and Aarush Patankar gave important cameos and contributed overall to the team’s total scoring 62 & 36 respectively.
In reply, Sulonia cricket academy troubled the opposition with their bowling too as they were all out for just 36 runs in 15.4 overs. Aarush Patankar who had contributed with the bat also became the star bowler of Sulonia as he picked up a 5 wkt haul along with hardly giving any runs to the opposition.
It was a bad day in the office for a good team like Mumbai Sporting Union and a great day for Sulonia cricket academy where everything was going in their favor. It was the 1st match and many more matches are about to come & Cricketgraph wishes both the teams to excel and enjoy the tournament.
We have all seen Sehwag, Afridi, Maxwell & Warner smash those quick centuries but we hardly come across any news where we get to see a woman from Women’s cricket scoring a century with such a swag. But today, Cricketgraph will present you a woman cricketer who smashed one of the most entertaining centuries in the Manoramabai Apte Memorial U-16 Girls Tournament.
It was an exciting semi-final match between two strong teams namely Shardashram School and St. Joseph Convent High school at Islam Gymkhana in Mumbai. Shardashram school won the toss and elected to bat with an aim of putting the opposition under pressure. Shardashram openers lost wickets early but what followed was a sight to behold, it was a carnage by this batsman called Aachal Valanju who made her presence felt at the crease. Aachal came and completely changed the game single handedly with a match winning knock of 111 coming off just 64 balls. Aachal did not only dominate the bowlers but she also smashed boundaries at her will and always kept the run rate floating above 8 runs per over which took her team’s total to 169/3 in 20 overs. Aachal Valanju smashed 20 glorious boundaries and a big six and it was completely a ‘Paisa vasool’ knock from her!
Chasing 170, St.Joseph managed to reach a total of only 103/6 in their 20 overs and Shardashram won the match comfortably by 67 runs. Krutika Mahindrakar and Akshi Gaurav were the pick of the bowlers taking 3/20 and 2/43 respectively. With this they won the semi-finals of the tournament.
WHAT FOLLOWED was a final match against SVIS(Swami Vivekanand) which was a low scoring encounter(SVIS all out for 30 in 8.4 overs). In that match, Shardashram skipper Krutika Mahindrakar took 3/11 followed by 3/11 by Akshi Gaurav. Nirmithi Rane was the pick of the bowlers with a great spell of 3wkts with just 1 run in her 1.1 overs. Chasing just 33 was a cakewalk and Aachal again remained unbeaten on 18* before she helped her team win the finals by 9 wickets.
Who told only man can bat aggressively? Here she is proving everybody wrong with her batting prowess.
Cheers to woman’s cricket..Cricketgraph wishes them all the luck for a great future.
It was a nail biting encounter between two competitive teams namely HPCL & Thane City Police at HPCL ground in Mumbai. HPCL won the toss and elected to field first as the conditions were favorable for their bowlers to put pressure on the Thane Team.
Batting first, Thane City Police managed to reach a very healthy and a competitive total of 230/9 in 35 overs. Openers Saidesh Bhagat and Kishor Suryavanshi gave a good start with Saidesh scoring a fluent 41 off 36 balls. No. 3 batsman Amit Sakpal score 37 runs in 54 balls and No.5 batsman Prakash Patil was the pick of the batsman scoring a well crafted 52 off 56 (5 fours, 1six) balls at the middle order. From HPCL, Abhijit More and Bhushan Patil were the pick of the bowlers taking 4/53 & 2/37 respectively.
It was a wonderful match and a great tough fight put by HPCL too where the match could have gone in anybody’s favor as both the teams were giving their best till the end. Eventually HPCL were all out for 222 in 33.4 overs and fell just 8 runs short of a victory. Even if they would have played 8 more balls, the outcome could have been possibly different. Prashant Suryavanshi the all-rounder of Thane again showed his mettle with the ball taking 5/41 in 7 overs. Prashant broke partnerships time and again and most importantly he striked when the wickets were needed the most.
This is ‘Man of the Match’ Prashant’s second 5 wkt haul in the tournament and he will certainly be a player the opponents will have to be worried in the coming matches of the tournament.
It was the all important final of Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal Inter School Cricket Tournament encounter between two strong teams namely Matunga Premier School and Shardashram School. This Tournament organised by Shree Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal & Matushri Vimlaben Khimji Tejukaya Sports. Shardashram who have a decent batting line-up elected to bat first after winning the toss & put Matunga under pressure.
However, Matunga school bowled well as Shardashram boys were all out for just 189 all out. Their wicket-keeper batsman Vedant Murkar who is also the skipper of the side was the saving grace scoring a well crafted 76. Right handed Vedant scored a classy 76 and looked confident throughout his stay at the crease. Mayuresh kadam was the only other batsman apart from Vedant who looked good for his 30. Ayush Singh was the pick of the bowlers from Matunga taking 3 wickets.
Chasing 190 is not the toughest task but Shardashram boys gave their best in the finals as they won by a narrow margin of just 4 runs. Both the teams fought till the en
d before Matunga lost their last batsman in the 45th over. Sachin Rao was the highest scorer from Matunga scoring a fluent 58. Sachin played well but he hardly got any support from the other end. Right arm off-spinner Vignesh Tirlotkar had saved his best for the finals as he scalped 4 important wickets at the right time which played a huge role in restricting Matunga to 184.
Shardashram won the tournament finals & they must be proud of their own performance in the series. Vedant Murkar was adjudged ‘Man of the match’ for the third consecutive time in the tournament while Sachin was awarded ‘Best batsman in the finals” followed by Vignesh (8 wkts in the tournament) and Adarsh Patil getting the ‘Best Bowler’ & Best Fielder” in the finals. It was a wonderful tournament overall & Cricketgraph wishes all of them luck for a great future.
Ayush Jethwa the ‘all-rounder’ we all know by know is not being featured for the first time. Ayush has been a consistent performer in the last few seasons and he is all set for a big leap in the field of cricket. Not only is this kid extremely useful with the ball, he bats like a pro too & on his day he can single-handedly take a match away from the opposition with his all-round skills. He was recently also the recipient of Fireblaze Junior Cricket Awards presented by Cricketgraph.
Ayush who had scored 1425 runs in 25 matches in 2016 with as many wickets was also in the news currently for scoring 156 against IES Bandra in Giles Shield Tournament in January, 2017. But seems like he is not done yet and the boy seems to have become ‘media’s’ darling as he again comes in the limelight with a promising all-round performance in the recently held Vijay Tulpule Cricket Tournament. Ayush was the skipper representing Naren Tamhane’s XI and he played the captain’s role to perfection in the series. In the 3 matches Ayush played, he grabbed two wickets in the 1st match, the last two matches were quite memorable as he took 4wickets in the 2nd match against Ramnath Keni’s XI where in he also took a fabulous hat-trick in the 2nd innings. It was because of his bowling the opposition was all out for just 96 & led his team to a victory comfortably.
In the 3rd match against Vasu Paranjpe’s XI, Ayush elected to bat first and he decided to open the innings as he wanted to leave behind a mark with the bat too before the series ends. Ayush scored a scintillating 94 off just 82 balls which included 11 fours and 1 six and was out trying to hit a six and fell just 5 short of what could have been a memorable century. He also bowled well taking 2 wickets for 22 runs in 7overs. It was a good match for Ayush though his team had lost that match as JSH Ganiga had scored a match-winning 90 for his side.
In the final day, esteemed guests like Dilip Vengsarkar, Amol Muzumdar, Gaitonde Sir and Vasu Paranjpe were present. The guests enjoyed the last day’s play and also distributed awards to the players.
Ayush has been nothing short of excellent in his short journey of cricket so far & he looks all poised to achieve great heights in the field of cricket.