Tata AIG and Ratnakar bank locked horns against each other on 21st May at Azad in the final match of Plate A Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Ratnakar Bank posted 146-7 in 20 overs, thanks to some solid batting at the top order. Sandesh Rumde (30 runs off 32 balls) and Pranesh Pawar (22 runs off 25 balls) provided a good start to their team. Ravi Parmar, coming in at no.3, top scored with a blistering 35 off 22 balls. Parmar was aggressive in his intent and played some delightful looking shots. Prasad Ghadigaonkar was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-27 in his four overs.
In reply, Tata AIG was bundled out for a modest 107 in 18.5 overs, losing the match by 40 runs. Samir Bhatankar was the star bowler grabbing 3-14 in his economical four-over spell. Mahesh Muslondkar chipped in with 2-23 in his 3.5 overs. Apart from Ravi Kadam (33 runs off 42 balls) and Prashant Pawar (25 runs off 20 balls), rest of the Tata batting line-up looked listless. It was a clinical performance by Ratnakar Bank to clinch the Plate A Dreamz T20 Tournament.
The young and budding cricketers of Mumbai and Bangalore came together to participate in Lashkaria Little Champs League 2016 that was played in Mumbai from 17th April to 1st May 2016. 10 teams faced off against each other and 48 matches were played among them. It was a successful tournament as over 200 players participated in it. Tons of runs were scored during the 15-day tournament and bowlers played their part too picking up 624 wickets in total. The batsmen played aggressive cricket peppering the boundary 1357 times and hitting 102 sixes. The league saw 39 half centuries and five centuries.Let us have a quick glance at the five centuries.
Suryansh Shedge of Payyade Sports Club (123 vs Sanjeevani Cricket Club) played a splendid knock against Sanjeevani Cricket Club. Shedge played some delightful looking shots and was pivotal in his team’s success. Suryansh had the perfect blend of defence and aggression in his century.
Gautam Khanapuri of Bangalore United Cricket Club (102 vs Venus Sports Academy and 100 vs Goregaon Sports Club) was the other player who went on to make century. Gautam scored two centuries and had a wonderful tournament. Khanapuri led his team’s batting right from the front and shouldered the responsibility brilliantly.
The third person to reach the century milestone was Vedant Murkar of Shivaji Park Gymkhana (143 vs Mahim Juvenile). Vedant scored a big hundred and was difficult to tame. He made a mockery of Mahim Juvenile’s bowling, and smashed them all-round the park.
Rocky Raj of Sanjeevani Cricket Club (119 vs Bangalore United Cricket Club) was yet another boy to score a wonderful century. Raj’s knock came at good time against the visiting team of Bangalore. He was good on both, front foot and back foot and looked solid all through his innings.
These four centurions have already made their mark in the junior level cricket. Let’s hope that they go a long way in establishing themselves in the professional circuit.
Ghatkopar Jets locked horns against Mumbai Police City Riders on 20th May at Police Gymkhana, Mumbai in the grand final of Mitsui Shoji T20 Tournament. Batting first, Jets put on a magnificent 194-5 in 20 overs. Opening bat Karan Nandey (48 runs off 47 balls) and no.3 batsman Shivam Dube (58 runs off 33 balls) played well together and helped their team to put up a big score on board. Both these batsmen ran well between the wickets and played some good looking cricketing shots. The bowlers had a tough time as both these players were looking to score of every opportunity. Ashwarya, Amit and Vinayak picked up one wicket each.
In reply, City Riders were bundled out for 150 in 19.4 overs, falling short of 44 runs. Shrikant Limbole (94 runs off 60 balls) played a gem of an innings but failed to see his team home. He was the lone fighter for the City Riders, getting no support whatsoever from his fellow teammates. Vishwakarma Singh and Karan Nandey were exceptional with the ball, accounting for three scalps each. Nandey had a wonderful day at office as he shined with both, bat and ball.
Karan Nandey (48 runs off 47 balls and 3-36 in 4 overs) was announced as the Man of the Match and Man of the Series for his clinical performance. Shashank Singh (Shivaji Park Warriors) was awarded with the Best Batsman prize and Ajinkya Belose (Ghatkopar Jets) won the Best Fielder award.
It was a low scoring semi-final at Police Gymkhana on 18th May between Mumbai Police City Riders and Shivaji Park Warriors, when the Warriors could manage a modest 108 in 20 overs. Opening bat Shashank Singh top scored with 19 runs but failed to play a big knock. The Warriors batting failed to click as a team and went down in the all-important semi-final. On the other hand, the City Riders’ bowlers had their tails swinging as they bowled out the Warriors cheaply. Amir Khan, Aquib Shaikh and Amit Kadam bowled well in tandem to grab couple of wickets apiece. Shaikh was a miser in giving away runs and made it very difficult for the batsmen to score of him. He pitched in right areas which bore him the sweet fruits.
In reply, it was a good chase by the City Riders as they chased down the target in 14.5 overs, winning the match by four wickets. Opening bat Sunil Patil (24 runs off 24 balls) provided a solid start to the run chase, which was followed by good collective batting efforts in the middle order. Shashank Singh and Parth Sawant picked up two wickets each.
Aquib Shaikh (2-13 in 4 overs) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his brilliant bowling efforts.
In the semi-final of Mitsui Shoji T20 Tournament that was played between Ghatkopar Jets and Bandra Heroes on 18th May at Police Gymkhana, Mumbai, the Jets posted a mammoth 213-7 in 20 overs. Opening bat Karan Nandey was fantastic with the bat, cruising to a blistering 81 off just 45 balls, smacking 10 boundaries and three sixes in his entertaining knock. Nandey was aggressive right from the start, striking at a rate of 180, and was a delight to watch. Towards the end Puneet Tripathi (34 runs off 23 balls), Pushkaraj Chavan (41 runs off 19 balls) and Akhtar Shaik (17 not out off 4 balls) played cameos to take their team over 200-run mark. Manish Rao and Akshay Darekar picked up two wickets each.
Chasing 214 runs was going to be a daunting task. Though Jiniv Joshi (31 runs off 22 balls) and Swapnil Salvi (37 runs off 21 balls) got off to solid starts, they failed to capitalize. Also the rest of Bandra Heroes batting line up looked out of shape. The Heroes were bundled out for 152 in 17.3 overs, losing the match by 61 runs. After shining with the bat, Karan Nandey rolled his arm over to pick up 4-20 ion his four overs. Karan bowled a disciplined line and length and was duly rewarded for his consistency. Vishwakarma Singh chipped in with 3-30 in his 3.3 overs.
For his splendid all-round performance, Karan Nandey (81 runs off 45 balls and 4-20 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, SS Travels posted a respectable 154-8 in 20 overs against Kapil Cricket Club on 14th May at Cross Maidan, Mumbai in the quarter-final of Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Vaibhav Supe (57 runs off 47 balls) scored a brilliant half century and played a pivotal role in helping his team to put up a challenging score on board. Supe played some good looking cricketing shots and was a delight to watch. Karan shined with the ball picking up 3-21 in his four overs.
In reply, Kapil Cricket Club was bundled out for 103 in 17.5 overs, losing the match by 51 runs. Opening bat Ankit top scored with 28 runs off 30 balls and was the lone fighter for his team. It was a good team effort by the bowlers of SS Travels, with Shekhar and Vaibhav picking up two wickets each. Vaibhav, who had earlier made his mark with the bat, rolled his arm over to grab 2-10 in his two overs.
Vaibhav Supe (57 runs off 47 balls and 2-10 in 2 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match prize for his fantastic all-round performance.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lupin managed to put up a modest 103-8 in 20 overs against Arbuda on 14th May at Cross Maidan, Mumbai in the Champions semi-final of Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Apart from middle order bat Talib (60 not out off 47 balls), rest of the Lupin batting line up looked listless. Rohit was the strike bowler for Arbuda picking up 3-18 in four overs.
Arbuda was clinical with the bat as they chased down the target in 18.3 overs, winning the match by eight wickets. Coming in at no.4, Sagar played a good knock contributing 34 in 31 balls, which included five boundaries. He batted till the end and saw his team through. Lalit (20 not out off 36 balls) gave good company to Sagar and capitalized on the strong start provided by the opening pair of Dheeraj (15 runs off 21 balls) and Jitesh (22 runs off 18 balls). Both the wickets were picked up by Siddharth,
Sagar (1-15 in 2 overs and 36 not out off 31 balls) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his all-round efforts.
Batting first, Ratnakar Bank posted a challenging 157-7 in 20 overs against Mahindra & Mahindra on 14th May at Cross Maidan, Mumbai in the Milan Mega Corporate T20. Opening bat Ravi had a fantastic day with the bat as he cruised to a blistering 58 off just 37 balls. He was aggressive right from the start and was a treat to watch. Amit was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-21 in his economical spell of four overs. Krupesh gave him good support grabbing two scalps.
Though Rishikesh provided a solid start by scoring 40 off 30 balls, the middle order failed to click and Mahindra was bundled out for 120 in 17.5 overs. They lost the match by 37 runs. Sandesh was the star bowler for Ratnakar Bank as he accounted for 4-34 in his four overs. He bowled disciplined line and length and was duly rewarded for his efforts.
Ravi (58 runs off 37 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his wonderful knock.
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Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Payyade Cricket Club posted a mammoth 265-5 in 30 overs against Olympia Sportz on 15th May at Venus Cricket Club, Mumbai, in the final match of Lashkaria Little Champs Tournament 2016. Middle order bat Vedant Gadia top scored with 75 runs off 57 balls, smacking six boundaries and a six. Gadia played some good looking cricketing shots, exuding oodles of confidence. He was a delight to watch. Vedant received good support from Abhishek Walia (49 runs off 34 balls) and Suryavansh Shedge (61 runs off 37 balls). Out of the eight bowlers used by Olympia, four of them picked up a wicket each.
It was a disastrous batting performance by Olympia as they were done and dusted for a paltry 66 in 26.3 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 199 runs. With only two batsmen scoring in double digit, Olympia batting looked listless. Slow left arm bowler Om Sawant was the wrecker-in-chief as he ran through Olympia’s batting line-up in no time. Sawant finished off with 6-13 in 3.3 overs and was the best bowler for Payyade. He bowled well and did not let the batsmen to score of him easily.
Vedant Gadia (75 runs off 57 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his match-winning performance.
