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.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, HP posted a decent total of 136 in 20 overs against Tata Communications on 7th May in Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Middle order bat Ishan Shaikh top scored with a quick-fire 30 off 18 balls, helping his team to post a respectable total on board. Shaikh was a delight to watch as he played some good looking cricketing shots. Gopal, Vishal and Pratik bowled well in tandem to account for two scalps each.
After getting off to a solid start that was provided by Chandan Patil (30 runs off 27 balls) and Sujit Ghag (20 runs off 10 balls), Tata Communications lost their way in the middle overs, getting all out for 115 in 19.5 overs, falling shy of 21 runs. Brijesh, Pritam and Ajinkya were rewarded with couple of wickets apiece for their disciplined bowling efforts.
Ishan Shaikh (30 runs off 18 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his wonderful knock.
Batting first, Mumbai Police City Riders posted a mammoth 211-6 in 20 overs against Bandra Heroes on 12th May at Mumbai Police Gymkhana during the Mitsui Shoji T20 Tournament. Sunil Patil (46 runs off 47 balls) and Shrikant Limbole (47 runs off 43 balls) played some good knocks helping their team to put a daunting total on board. Karsh Kothari, though went away for plenty of runs picked up three wickets in his four overs. Manish Rao was economical and grabbed 2-19 in his four overs. Rao was exceptional with the ball not allowing the batsmen to score freely of him.
Chasing 212 runs was going to be tough but the Bandra Heroes held their nerves and achieved the target in just 17.5 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Jiniv Joshi (62 runs off 37 balls) provided a solid start right at the top and was well-supported by the middle order. Manish Rao (51 runs off 27 balls) and Alpesh Ramjani (52 runs off 19 balls) hit twin half centuries to see their team through. Amir Khan was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-38 in his 3.5 overs.
Manish Rao had a fantastic day with both, bat and ball was deservingly awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his outstanding contribution.
Scorecard link: http://mitsuishojit-20-season-6-mumbai.cricketgraph.com/tournament/scorecard/6782/mumbai-police-city-riders—–_v_bandra-heros—–_2016
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Achievers Cricket Academy Red posted a challenging 159-4 in 20 overs against Achievers Cricket Academy Blue on 15th May in the final of Achievers Cricket Academy U-12 Cricket Tournament 2016. Ayush Vijaydas (52 runs off 47 balls, 4’s: 2) and Harsh Tathare (43 runs off 40 balls, 4’s: 4) played wonderful knocks to help their team post a respectable total on board. Both these players played some good looking cricketing shots and were a delight to watch. Om Kulkarni and Ritwik picked up one wicket each.
In reply, the Blue team was done and dusted for a paltry 83 in 17 overs, losing the match by a big margin of 76 runs. Joswa top scored with an unbeaten knock of 20 runs off 28 balls and had Ronald Fernandes for company who made 10 off 10 balls. Harsh Tathare bowled well to grab 3-17 in his economical four over spell. Aryan Agle too chipped in two wickets.
Ayush Vijaydas (52 runs off 47 balls) was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning knock.
HDFC Life managed to put up a humble 118-9 in 20 overs against Citius Tech on 7th May at Oval Maidan, Mumbai, during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Middle order bat Mateen top scored with 22 runs off 19 balls. Rohit grabbed 2-11 in his economical four over- spell.
Chasing 119 runs was not going to be that difficult. Opening bat Divyen Bari (56 runs off 50 balls) provided a solid start to his team and his wonderful half century was pivotal in Citius’s success. Bari smacked seven boundaries and a six in his wonderful knock. Citius chased down the target easily, winning the match by five wickets. Out of the seven bowlers used, four of them picked up a wicket each.
Divyen Bari (56 runs off 50 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his splendid batting display.
Batting first, Automotive posted a daunting 177-6 in 20 overs against Naaptol on 7th May at Karnataka Cricket Club, Mumbai, during the Milan Mega T20 Cricket Tournament. Chetan Jaiswal top scored with an unbeaten knock of 55 runs off 37 balls smashing four boundaries and a six. Lokesh Yadav chipped in with a quick-fire 35 off 25 balls, hitting four boundaries. Avinesh and Pritam bowled well to pick up couple of wickets apiece.
Naaptol had a challenging score to chase but their batting looked off-colour. Apart from Ashish (36 runs off 34 balls), rest of the batting line-up could not contribute much with the bat. Lokesh Yadav was fantastic with the ball grabbing 3-1 in 0.5 overs. Yadav looked confident in his very first over and provided the necessary breakthroughs. Naaptol was bundled out for 111 in 17.5 overs, falling short of 66 runs.
Lokesh Yadav (35 runs off 25 balls and 3-1 in 0.5 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his excellent all-round efforts.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Wipro posted a challenging 152 in 18.4 overs against Indus Towers on 7th May at Azad Maidan, Mumbai during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Opening bat Saurabh top scored with 31 runs off 22 balls and received good support from his partner Amit who made 30 runs off 21 cherries. Saurabh played some delightful looking shots and provided a solid start to his team. John was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-24 in his four overs.
Though Yogesh (16 runs off 11 balls) played well at the start, Indus Towers could not put up a decent show with the bat. Saurabh who had earlier shined with the bat, rolled his arm over to pick up 4-27 in his four overs. He bowled disciplined line and length and was duly rewarded for his consistency. Navin grabbed couple of wickets as well. Indus Towers was bundled out for 89 in 13.4 overs, losing the match by 63 runs.
Saurabh (31 runs off 22 balls and 4-27 in 4 overs) was announced as the Man of the Match for his fantastic all-round efforts.