Don Bosco High School Matunga took on Mumbai Police School during the DSO U17 Cricket Tournament on December 26 at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Mumbai Police School won the toss and elected to field.
Put into bat first, Don Bosco piled up 129/2 in 10 overs. Riding on Shravan’s unbeaten 59, which came off just 25 balls, Don Bosco put up a daunting total on board. Shravan hammered eight boundaries and a six in his entertaining innings. On the other hand, Mumbai Police School’s Uqba and Prince were the only wicket-takers.
In reply, Mumbai Police School were bowled out for a paltry 28, losing the match by 101 runs. Uqba was the lone warrior in the fight, scoring 10 for Mumbai Police School. On the other hand, Dos Bosco’s Arnav Gupta was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball, scalping five wickets.
Siddhesh Jadhav scored an emphatic 132* for Redbox India against the Royal Strikers CC. Batting first, Redbox India hammered a thundering 286 in just 25 overs losing 2 wickets. in the process. Siddhesh Jadhav opened the innings and contributed 132 off just 73 deliveries with 19 fours to his name. Scoring at a strike rate of 180.82, Jadhav’s ton came in quick time. He formed a 208-run partnership with Kamal who also scored 90 off 47 runswith 7 fours and 5 sixes.
Their commanding partnership gave them the upper hand as the bowler’s sealed the game for Redbox India in the second innings.
Siddesh Jadhav trains at the Rising Stars Sports Foundation Cricketgraph Academy in Bhayandar under the supervision of Coach Nandu Jadhav. The Rising Stars Sports Foundation Cricketgraph Academy has partnered with Cricketgraph in the Cricketgraph Academy Partnership Program which helps existing cricket academies grow to new levels.
Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club ‘A’ and Space Sports Club locked horns against each other from December 27 to 29 during the Times Shield. These two teams form a part of the ‘B’ Division in the tournament.
Batting first, Space Sports Club posted 299 in 95.3 overs. Gautam Waghela (92) and Rugved More (124 not out) were the star performers with the bat for Space Sports Club. While Waghela smashed 13 boundaries, More hammered 14 and cleared the rope thrice. On the other hand, Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club’s Yogesh Patil was the pick of the bowlers with 56/4.
In reply, Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club were bowled out for 168 in 60.5 overs. Siddhant Singh top-scored with 63 for Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club. On the other hand, Space Sports Club’s Siddharth Mhatre was the most successful bowler with 14/3.
Taking a healthy lead of 131, Space Sports Club added another 80 runs for the loss of two wickets in the second innings. Picking up from where he had left in the first innings, Rugved More chipped in with an unbeaten 22 off 32. On the other hand, Yogesh Patil and Atharv Bhagat claimed one scalp apiece for Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club.
Chasing 212, Gr. Mumbai Police Sports Club got off to a flying start, scoring 65/1 in 10 overs. Rohit Pol took the attack to the opposition with his 25-ball 42, which included three boundaries and four sixes. For Space Sports Club, Varun Joijode was the lone wicket-taker.
The match between CGST and Mafatlal ended in a draw, with Space Sports Club taking a first-innings lead.
Arnav Lad impressed everyone with his magical spell of 9 wickets giving away only 6 runs in the process. Playing for Swami Vivekanand International School, Gorai against the Anjuman I-Islam Allana English, the former had a strong beginning to the game as Anjuman I-Islam were bowled out for just 66 runs in the two-day interschool Giles Shield Tournament. This result was only possible due to Arnav’s spell as he claimed 9 out of 10 Anjuman I-Islam wickets.
Despite having the lead, SVIS were bowled out early for 105 on the tricky pitch in their first innings. Day 1 ended with Anjuman I-Islam trailing. Lad picked up 5 wickets in the second innings and pushed his finally wickets tally to a grand 14.
SVIS won the game and have qualified for the semi finals.
Rohit Sharma is a supremely talented sidearmer from Haryana who has made his way from rags to now being appointed as the official sidearm feeder of the Indian Railways Ranji Trophy Cricket Team. Having worked hard the last two years, Sharma finally received his big break when he was contracted by the Railways team.
Rohit Sharma has experienced an incredible journey so far. From dreaming of playing cricket for India at the age of 11 to playing for his district & DDCA, an injury which nullified his dream to being almost on the verge of breaking into an IPL team, Rohit has been through immense trauma, overcame and worked hard for each and every achievement. With passion, dedication and little fortune along the way, he finally got a well deserved break by getting contracted with the Indian Railways Ranji Trophy Team for the 2022-23 season. This provides him with an opportunity to work with players such as Karn Sharma, Upendra Yadav and Shivam Chaudhary.
I am more than grateful for the Indian Railways team and management for giving me an opportunity to work with them. I have been waiting for something like this for a long time now and it seems I’ve gradually started reaping the rewards. This is an incredible chance for me to work with supremely talented cricketers and improve my sidearm skills as well. I hope to contribute and help the Indian Railways towards their overall goal.
Rohit Sharma
Sidearm Specialist
After a switch to sidearm in the 2019-20 season due to a career-threatening injury, Sharma developed innate feeding skillset when sidearm careers were on a rise. Under the supervision of Ranji Trophy player Chandra Pal Saini, Sharma amplified his abilities as he worked with top quality players. This improved his consistency, accuracy and speed making him a hot commodity instantly. Fast forward two years and Sharma is touring with the Indian Railways Team.
Over the years, Rohit has worked with top level IPL, Indian and State Level Cricketers right from the likes of Shikhar Dhawan (India & IPL), Mohit Sharma (India & IPL), Robin Bist (India A & IPL), Jayant Yadav (IPL), Rahul Tewatia (IPL), Shahbaz Ahmed (IPL and India A) & Paras Dogra (IPL player) to name a few.
Rohit Sharma persistently works hard and aims to be contracted with an IPL team.
Sane Guruji English Medium School Dadar obliterated ST Xaviers High School by a mammoth 252 runs in the ongoing Mumbai Indians Junior U-14. Batting first, Sane Guruji School managed a massive total of 416 for the loss of 9 wickets in 40 overs. The first innings belonged to Swapnik Paresh Waghdhare who hammered an unreal 250 of mere 98 balls. His 2-hour long innings consisted of 30 fours and 15 sixes, total of 45 boundaries with a sparky strike rate of 255. His innings put his team in the commanding position from the get go.
In reply Xaviers could manage only 164 as they were bowled out in the 28th over of the second innings. Swapnil Gollar’s spell of 5/37 in 6 overs made sure Sane Guruji school win by a massive margin.
Swapnik Waghdhare trains under coach Karan Nandey at the KN Academy in Shiavji Park. Coach Nandey was present during his student’s immaculate innings and lauded his effort with the bat.
CGST & C.Ex, Mumbai Zone took on Mafatlal Cricket Club during the Group ‘C’ game of the ‘B’ Division Times Shield tournament. Batting first, Mafatlal scored 299 in the first innings and 102/2 in the second innings. Krunal Nar was the top run-scorer for Mafatlal with an unbeaten 58.
In reply to Mafatlal’s 299, CGST posted a mammoth 415, thanks to Karan Vasodia’s stellar century. Vasodia plundered 168 off 184 balls, hitting 25 boundaries and clearing the ropes twice. The prolific batter helped his team take a sizeable first-innings lead of 116 runs. Mafatlal bowlers, barring Vishwanath Parmar, who scalped 140/6, had no answers to Vasodia’s onslaught.
The match between CGST and Mafatlal ended in a draw, with CGST taking a first-innings lead.
DMCC and Nirlon Sports Club clashed against each other during the Times Shield. The two teams form a part of the ‘B’ Division in the tournament. The match was played from December 27 to 29. DMCC won the toss and elected to bat.
Riding on Ankit Tiwari’s 143 and Jagdish Jadhav’s undefeated 92, DMCC posted a challenging total of 279 in 70.4 overs. While Tiwari smashed 17 boundaries and a six in his 171-ball knock, Jadhav blasted eight fours and a couple of sixes in his 126-ball innings. On the other hand, Nirlon Sports Club’s Hemant Buchade was the pick of the bowlers, scalping 93/4 in 27.4 overs.
In reply, Nirlon Sports Club were bowled out for 243 in 69.2 overs, conceding a lead of 36 runs. Agni Chopra and (61) Arya Satpute (58 not out) struck fighting half-centuries to help their team inch closer to DMCC’s first innings score. On the other hand, DMCC’s Ankit Tiwari was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball, claiming 29/5 in 13.2 overs.
DMCC, in their second innings, scored 101/2 in 29 overs. Opening batter Yash Patil muscled an unbeaten 54, and number four batter Ramanpreet Singh Ghoman chipped in with 44. For Nirlon Sports Club, Hemant Buchade was the lone wicket-taker with 10/2 in six overs.
The match between DMCC and Nirlon Sports Club ended in a draw, with DMCC taking the first-innings lead.
In a nail-biting thriller, Western Railways ‘B’ pipped Repro India by eight runs in the Times Shield. The two teams locked horns against each other at the Western Railways ground in Mumbai from December 27 to 29. Western Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Western Railways were bowled out for a paltry 160 in 44 overs. Kunal Karamchandani was the lone warrior for Western Railways as he mustered 66 off 105, including nine hits to the fence. On the other hand, Repro India’s pace sensation Sumit Markali wreaked havoc with the ball, scalping 46/5 in 18 overs, including three maidens.
In reply, Repro India were bundled out for 121 in 35.5 overs. Western Railways’ Atish Walinjkar, Jay Chauhan and Kunal Karamchandani bowled well as a unit. The trio scalped three wickets apiece. On the other hand, Repro India’s Yash Singh was the top scorer with 34 off 75, including three boundaries and a six.
Western Railways took a lead of 39 runs and added another 200 runs in 52.5 overs to set a target of 240 for Repro India. Karan Joshi (49) and Nikunj Mohite (89 not out) played brilliant knocks to take Western Railways to a commanding position. For Repro India, Yash Mahale and Yash Singh were the most successful bowlers, with four wickets each.
Repro India fought hard in response and scored 231, falling short of eight runs in the end. Harsh Salunkhe led the run chase from the front with a gritty 108 off 93. However, Harsh’s innings went in vain as he could not find able allies. On the other hand, Kunal Karamchandani was the pick of the bowlers for Western Railways, accounting for a four-wicket haul.
Aniket Verma played the innings of his life and scored a record 407 in U22 Division cricket in Bhopal. Playing or Faith Cricket Club, Verma had an dreamy outing with the bat as he contributed a whopping unbeaten 407 off 357 balls. In his unreal innings, he slammed a record 41 fours and 16 sixes, a combine count of 57 boundaries. Faith Cricket Club is from Bhopal playing against Chambal Division.
Ankit dedicated his quadruple ton to his childhood coach Nanjeet.
It is an unreal feeling to have score a 400 that too on your home ground. I am very grateful for my club for all the support & regular match practice that we get here. It is because of all those matches that my game has got better over the last two years. I would dedicate this innings to my childhood Coach Nandjeet sir.
Aniket Verma