In their 5th game against Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, The Indian Railways swiftly won the game with 8 wickets in hand.
Bowling first, the Railways gave a splendid performance as they restricted Assam for just 134 runs in 20 overs. Bowling with the new ball, Pradeep Poojar provided a stable start as he finished his 3 overs with a wicket giving away just 14 runs. The pick of the bowlers being Yuvraj Singh who purchased 2 wickets in his 4 overs at the economy rate of 4.5 per over. Apart from timely bowling changes, skipper Karn Sharma had a wicket to his name. Star batsman Shivam Chuadhary bowled a crucial spell of 2 overs and 4 runs, picking up a wicket. Despite Riyan Parag’s effort, Assam managed 134 only.
A flying opening stand of 92 sealed the fate. Pratham Singh (38 off 35) and Shivam Chaudhary (62 off 53) gave a dream start to the Railways. One down batsman Vivek Singh and keeper Upendra Yadav finished off the innings as they won by 8 wickets.
The Railways go up against the mighty Mumbai in the next game.
The 50 over selection tournament for the Mumbai U-25 squad had enthralling encounters. In the four selected teams, there were 5 fifties scored but only one century. Bhupen Lalwani from MCA D scored a brilliant 114 and was the only batsmen to do so. Raj Waghela, Siddharth Akre, Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Harshal Jadhav and Sahil Jadhav were the other 5 batsmen who scored half centuries. Although Bhupen’s ton was in a losing cause, he has certainly made his case for the Mumbai U-25 team in the first game itself.
Anjdeep Lad’s exceptional spell of 4/27 ensured a close victory for MCA B against MCA A. He was well supported by Harsh Tanna (3/50). In the same game, Shreyas Gurav had 4 scalps to his name.
Brief Scores:
MCA A vs MCA B
Toss: MCA B won the toss and elected to field
Result: MCA B won by 1 wkt
MCA A- 252/10 in 49.4 overs
(Vedant Murkar 47, Rugved Girish 44, Anjdeep Lad 4/27, Harsh Tanna 3/50)
MCA B- 253/9 in 44.5 overs
(Raj Waghela 66, Siddharth Akre 65, Khizar Dafedar 36, Shreyas Gurav 4/61)
MCA C vs MCA D
Toss: MCA D won the toss and elected to field
Result: MCA C won by 39 runs
MCA C- 331/6 in 50 overs
(Pragnesh Kanpillewar 80, Harshal Jadhav 71, Sahil Jadhav 71)
MCA D- 292/7 in 50 overs
(Bhupen Lalwani 114, Pranav Kela 46, Rupen Chaurasia 32)
On October 16, the final of the fifth edition of the Tyrant Premier League (TPL) was played at the Catholic Gymkhana Turf in Mumbai. Super Strikers and Dark Knight Riders locked horns against each other in a best-of-three affair. Super Strikers won 2-1 to clinch the TPL championship.
Match 1: Dark Knight Riders win by 4 wickets
Batting first, Super Strikers piled up 64/9 in 13 overs, riding on captain Abhishek Ajbani’s 22 off 23. Shanay Chokshi and skipper Nilay Dani accounted for two wickets each for Dark Knight Riders. In reply, Dark Knight Riders overhauled the target in 12.1 overs, winning the match by four wickets. Chokshi top-scored with an unbeaten 15 of eight, while for Super Strikers, six out of the 10 bowlers used picked up one wicket apiece.
Match 2: Super Strikers win by 9 wickets
After going down 0-1 in the three-match affair, Super Strikers came out all guns blazing as they trounced Dark Knight Riders by nine wickets in the second game. Super Strikers skittled out Dark Knight Riders for 60 and, in reply, cruised to the target in just seven overs. While Chintit Vora was the lone warrior in the fight for Dark Knight Riders with 28 runs off 35 balls, Manit Varaiya (24 not out) and Harsh Mehta (23 not out) ensured that their team’s hopes were kept alive in the finals. Among the bowlers, Shanay Chokshi was the only wicket-taker for Dark Knight Riders, while for Super Strikers, Yashesh Parikh was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 7/2 in two overs.
Match 3: Super Strikers win by 3 wickets
With the three-match series being evenly poised at 1-1, Super Strikers and Dark Knight Riders fought their hearts out in the last and final game. Batting first, Dark Knight Riders posted 70/7 in 13 overs, with captain Nilay Dani top-scoring with an unbeaten 20 off 19. Dani’s counterpart, Abhishek Ajbani, was the most successful bowler for Super Strikers as he claimed 6/2 in two overs. Super Strikers chased down the total on the last ball as the match went down the wire. Harsh Mehta led the run chase from the front, scoring 22 off 30, while for Dark Knight Riders, Shaival Sheth was the pick of the bowlers as he accounted for 4/3 in two overs.
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On October 16, three matches were played during the fifth edition of the Tyrant Premier League (TPL) to arrive at the competition’s finalists. Four teams, namely, Aashni Legends, Super Strikers, Dark Knight Riders, and Shah Nawabs, were the contenders for the top two spots. Qualifier 1, Eliminator, and Qualifier 2 were the three games played at the Catholic Gymkhana Turf in Mumbai. All the matches were 13-overs-a-side.
Qualifier 1: Dark Knight Riders pip Super Strikers by 11 runs
Riding on Shaival Sheth’s unbeaten 43 off 32, Dark Knight Riders posted a competitive score of 85/7 in 13 overs. For Super Strikers, Yashesh Parikh and Harsh Mehta were the most successful bowlers, claiming two wickets each. In reply, Super Strikers fought hard but failed to chase the target, as they fell short of 11 runs. Super Strikers were restricted to74/9 in 13 overs. Parikh starred with the bat for his team as he mustered 12 off 13. For Dark Knight Riders, captain Nilay Dani and Rahil were the top performers with the ball, as they accounted for two scalps apiece.
Eliminator: Aashni Legends beat Shah Nawabs by 22 runs
In a low-scoring encounter, Aashni Legends handed a 22-run defeat to Shah Nawabs after scoring 61/9 in 13 overs, batting first. Vishal top-scored with an undefeated 21 off 29 to help Aashni Legends post a fighting score on board. For Shah Nawabds, captain Rushabh Shah and Rushabh Doshi wreaked havoc with the ball as they struck three wickets each. In response, Shah Nawabds had a terrible day with the bat as they scored only 39/9. Apart from Amit Shah (13), none of the other batters of Shah Nawabs scored in double digits. For Aashni Legends, Deep Shah, Roshan Sanghvi, and Vishal chipped in with two scalps each.
Qualifier 2: Super Strikers trounce Aashni Legends by 6 wickets
The loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Eliminator locked horns against each other in Qualifier 2 for a spot in the finals of TPL. Batting first, Aashni Legends put together 57/9 in 13 overs, with Atit starring with the bat, muscling 21 not out off 18. Yashesh Parikh was the pick of the bowlers for Super Strikers as he accounted for 2/3 in two overs. Chasing a modest 58, Super Strikers made light work of the run chase as they completed the formalities in 10.3 overs with six wickets in hand. Harsh Mehta and Sahil Shah contributed 19 runs apiece to seal the deal for their team. On the other hand, Jash Desai was the most successful bowler for Aashni Legends, as he picked up 3/2 in one over.
The Season 1 of the Vanjari Premier League concluded on a successful note on 16th October, 2022. With bitter battles and enthralling competitions between the 10 teams, the final two teams competing for the championship were Vanjari Legends and Golden Eagles.
Unlike other previous league games, the finale was one sided and dominated by Vanjari Legends. Batting first, the Legends hammered the Eagles all over the place scoring 104 in just 8 overs. This batting display was orchestrated by the openers. Wicketkeeper Manoj Jaybhave scored 34 off just 14 deliveries with 5 sixes to his name. His partner Nahush Sanap faced only 10 balls but hit 7 of those for a boundary, 2 fours and 5 sixes. Sumeet Kapse provided the finishing touch scoring 25 in 15 balls.
The batting of Golden Eagles crumpled under pressure as they managed to score only 70 runs. Sumeet shined with the ball as well taking 4 wickets and contributing towards a 34-run victory and the Vanjari Premier League Championship.
In the prize distribution ceremony, there was only one name called upon for the batting awards, Manoj Jaybhave. In 7 games that he contested in, Manoj scored an impressive 300 runs in 8 over games. With a highest of 70, he scored another 2 fifties with an average of 60. The wicketkeeper batsman was almost 200 runs clear of his closest competitor. He was rightfully awarded the Man of The Series and Best Batsman. He was also awarded for hitting the most number of boundaries, 20 boundaries and 29 sixes.
The details of the tournaments were brought to our notice by Mr Sunil Sangle. His goal was to bring forth the outstanding performance of Manoj and the exceeded success of the inaugural season of the Vanjari Premier League.
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The Indian Railways had another close encounter in the 3rd league game after their dominant victory in the previous game.
Against Rajasthan, Railways were asked to chase. After a slow start, Mahipal Lomror (50 off 44) and Samarpit Joshi (39 off 27) propelled the innings to a competitive total of 167. Yuvraj Singh was the pick of the bowlers taking 2 wickets giving away only 25 runs in his 4 overs. Pradeep Poojar and Dhrushant Soni had a wicket each to their name.
Chasing the total of 167, Railways were off to a shaky start, losing 2 wickets in the first over itself. Shivam Chaudhary anchored the innings well playing 55 balls scoring 70 with 7 boundaries and a maximum to his name. Wicket keepet Upendra Yadav chipped in with 35 off 33 in the middle stages to keep the runchase alive. Scoring a quick fire 22 off just 11, Suraj Ahuja’s cameo had come to an end as he was run out.
Although in the 19th over, the umpire made a mistake and didn’t call which seemed an obvious no ball. The outcome would’ve been drastically and favored the Indian Railways.
Rajasthan sealed the victory in the last over.
The Indian Railways are 2-1 in the league stages. Their next league game against Madhya Pradesh is on 16th of October.
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The Vikings XI had a close encounter against the Shippoars Shipping. An enthralling battle between the two teams saw the former win by just 15 runs.
Batting first, The Vikings hammered 229 in 30 overs, just losing 3 wickets. Openers Shoaib and Ajjay Solanki set the tone with a partnership of 82. Shoaib fell short of a fifty by just 5 runs as Ajjay scored 32 at a strike rate of 132. Coming in number 3, Nitil scored 61 off 55 with 2 maximums. His 126 run partnership with Ricky Sehrawat propelled the Vikings to the stiff total of 229. Sehrawat faced 48 balls but hit 10 of them for boundaries and ended up scoring 62. Allowing Vikings to scorw at a run rate of 7.73, it was a disappointing bowling performance by the Shippoars Shipping.
Nitin Kasana provided a flying start to the run chase. Scoring 70 at an aggressive strike rate of 205, Kasana hit 8 fours and 5 sixes in his incredible innings. With opener Sidhant Sharma, they shared an opening partnership of 99 in just 9 overs. After the fall of Nitin Kasana, Tarun Chhonekar took over and scored 62 off just 54 but while he was adding runs to his name, the other side fell apart. There was a huge shift in momentum and the Shippoars Shipping were found wanting. Ultimately, they fell short by just 15 runs as they were bowled out with 8 balls to spare. A late comeback in the game sealed the deal for the Vikings. Lakshay Bubna and Himanshu had 2 wickets each to their name but the star being Karamveer Solanki who gave away only 28 runs in his 6 overs with 3 scalps.
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After a host of riveting contests during the league stage of the fifth edition of the Tyrant Premier League (TPL), four teams have qualified for the knock-outs of the competition. The four qualifying teams are Super Strikers, Dark Knight Riders, Aashni Legends, and Shah Nawabs.
On October 14, Super Strikers will take on Dark Knight Riders in Qualifier 1 at 7.30 PM IST. After this match, Aashni Legends and Shah Nawabs will lock horns against each other in the Eliminator. The game will begin at 8.30 PM IST. The winner of Qualifier 1 will advance to the finals of the TPL. On the other hand, the loser of Qualifier 1 will play against the winner of Eliminator in Qualifier 2 for a spot in the finals. Qualifier 2 will commence at 9.45 PM IST.
All the three matches will be played at Catholic Gymkhana Turf in Mumbai.
The Indian Railways tasted the first victory of the season against Mizoram in game 2 of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Mizoram. The toss was won by Mizrom who opted to set a target. This decision proved to be costly that afternoon as the Railways chased the target down with ease.
Batting first Mizoram managed the total of only 96 in 20 overs with half the side in the dug out. Needless to mention, the Railways bowlers had an emphatic afternoon. Pradeed Poojar and Susheel Kumar bowled tight lines with the new ball. Harsh Tyagi and Akshat Pandey restricted the run flow quite well as they played the deputy roles in this game. The real stars with the ball were Mohit Raut and Karn Sharma. Raut bowled an exceptional spell of 4 overs in which he gave away only 11 runs and picked up 2 crucial wickets. Skipper Karn Sharma bowled quite economically and purchased a wicket for himself.
The bowling unit had already caused the damage, it was time for the batsmen to pick up the pieces. At the loss of 3 wickets, the Indian Railways chased down the target in mere 13 overs. Opener Pratham Singh (17 off 19) and Shivam Chaudhary (25 off 17) provided a steady start to the chase. Mohammad Saif, the 3 number batter scored a quickfire 32 off just 20 deliveries with 4 boundaries and a maximum to his name. Vivek Singh and keeper Upendra Yadav hammered the final coffin as they finished off a dominant game at Rajkot.
Given the close match ending in disappointment for the Indian Railways against Uttarakhand a day prior, this comeback victory is commendable to set a positive momentum for the upcoming games.