Union Cricket Academy opting to bat first in pre-quarter finals of SRCA Trophy at JSP Cricket Ground, Ambernath entered the field with intensity amassing 246/4 in 20 overs. Opening the innings, Rohit Khot entertained one and all with his swashbuckling innings of 100* in mere 55 balls. Rohit smashed 8 fours and 6 sixes batting till the very end to push his team towards a big total. Apart from him, Shashwat Jagtap (50 off 30 balls) and Parag Jadhav (43 off 20 balls) were the top scorers for the team.
Dnyanraj Sports in reply were all out for 84 runs thanks to a disciplined bowling performance by the bowlers. Sahil Shetty with 2/5 in 2.1 overs was the pick of the lot while Bhavin Darji, Saroj Chaubey and Prasad Shingote also bagged 2 wkts a piece.
- Hell of a Cricketer: Rohit Khot (Player of the match)
- Result: Union Cricket Academy won by 162 runs while Rohit Khot’s scintillating performance was indeed worthy of recieving of “Hell of a Cricketer Award” powered by Hell Energy.
Played at JSP Cricket Ground, Ambernath, Maharashtra Cricket Academy opting to bat first were struggling at one stage with their top 3 back in the hut and scoreboard reading 4/3 in 3.1 overs. However, the middle order batters consisting of Siddhesh Gawande (15 runs), Shekhar (27 runs off 15 balls) brought back some momentum. Coming at no.6, Rohit Khot provided a crucial contribution smashing an unbeaten 34* off 17 balls with 3 sixes to push his team towards a defendable total of 123/10 in 18.3 overs.
SRCA Team in reply could only muster 109/7 in 20 overs with skipper Swapnil Rawool (27* off 29 balls) fighting it out top scoring for his team. The bowlers did a really good job with Kazim coming up with a brilliant spell of 2/13 in 4 overs alongwith a maiden. Apart from him, Gafoor Shaikh, Arib Dolare and Rohit Singh chipped in with a wicket each.
Maharashtra Cricket Academy with some brilliant team performances throughout the tournament proved worthy of the title “Hell of a Cricket Team” while Rohit with his all-round performances certainly made an impact winning the Hell of a Cricketer Award.
- Result: Maharashtra Cricket Academy win by 16 runs and win the SRCA Trophy’21
- Hell of a Cricketer: Rohit Khot (player of the match for scoring 34* off 17 and 1/20 in 3 overs with the ball)
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It was a difficult day at the office for Islam Gymkhana as they struggled to pile on runs on their home ground getting all out for 69 runs in 16.2 overs. With most of the batters struggling, Neelkant Parab’s 26 off 17 was the highest score from Islam Gymkhana team. Parsee Gymkhana bowlers performed really well striking at regular intervals and maintaining discipline with the ball. Medium pacer Shivam Malhotra with 2/8 in 3 overs and one maiden proved to be quite impressive. Apart from Shivam, Aditya Dhumal with 3/17 in 2.2 overs and Manish Rao with 2/11 were the pick of the lot.
Chasing 70 looked like a mere formality for Parsee Gymkhana as opener Aakarshit Gomel went all guns blazing smashing an unbeaten 44* off mere 12 balls smashing 5 fours and 4 sixes. Gomel has continued to prove his skills in the shorter formats and he was even selected in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Squad this season for Mumbai. Gomel was well supported by Swapnil Pradhan who played the second fiddle with 24* off 15 balls.
- Result: Parsee Gymkhana win by 10 wickets
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64254/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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Young Comrade CC after opting to bat first at Goregaon Sports Club were reeling at one stage with 3 wickets down & not a single run on board! The trouble did not end there with scoreboard reading 0/3, 4/7 and 5/19 until Swapnil Bivalkar chipped in with 22 runs at the middle order alongwith some contributions by the lower order taking their total to 69/10 in 19.5 overs.
The bowler who provided maximum impact was left arm pacer Jai Kothari who came up with a disciplined bowling spell of 4/8 in 3.5 overs alongwith one maiden. Jai was bang on and took some crucial top order wickets while Yashraj Malap with 3/16 in 4 overs (1 maiden) was equally impressive.
Dadar Union Sporting Club chased down the score in mere 5.4 overs winning the match by 10 wickets. Openers Sagar Chabbaria (34* off 15 balls) and left hander Divyaansh Saxena (37* off 15 balls) wasted no time in finishing the game as both the openers thrashed the bowlers with disdain to push their team to a commanding win.
- Result: Dadar Union Sporting Club win by 10 wkts
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64264/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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Parkophene Cricketers opting to bat first at Karnatak Sporting Association, Cross Maidan batted really well posting 192/4 in 20 overs. Openers Bhupen and Japjeet gave a quick 52 run stand which laid the foundation for their innings.
Bhupen Lalwani top scored for Parkophene Cricketers smashing a quick 67 off 50 balls laced with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from him, Suved Parkar (36 off 21) and Adeeb Usmani (46* off 15 balls) at no.4 gave a perfect finish in the death overs to push his team towards a good total.
DY Patil Sports Academy in reply chased down the score in mere 18.4 overs winning the match by 7 wickets. Openers Srujan Athawale (43 off 20 balls) and Sumit Ghadigaonkar (40 off 16 balls) simply changed the game stitching 90 runs for the 1st wicket in mere 34 balls. After a brilliant opening start, the chase was taken care by the talented Arman Jaffer (43 off 32 balls) and Shashank Singh who remained unbeaten on 48* off 40 deliveries.
- Result: DY Patil won by 7 wickets
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64251/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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Payyade SC after being put to bat first at Cross Maidan in Mumbai (Karnatak Sporting Association Ground) amassed a huge total of 222/4 in 20 overs. Courtesy their openers Musheer Khan and Hersh Tank who clobbered bowlers all over the park with a 136 run opening stand in mere 76 deliveries. Young Musheer looked supremely confident in his knock of 76 off 41 balls (11 fours, 2 sixes) while Hersh Tank scored a fluent 63 off 42 balls smashing 7 fours and 2 sixes.
Quick cameos at the middle order by Sagar Mishra (30* off 13 balls) and skipper Prasad Pawar (42 off 15 balls) ensured a perfect finishing touch in the death overs as Payyade reached in a commanding position with 222 runs on the board.
Karnatak Sporting Association in reply could only muster 134/9 in 20 overs with skipper Eknath Kerkar being the only shining grace with a fine innings of 50 runs off 28 balls. Payyade bowlers were bang on restricting the opposition to a low total. Spinner Kalpesh Sawant was the pick of the lot coming up with a game changing spell of 4/10 in 4 overs.
- Result: Payyade Sports Club won by 88 runs
- Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64250/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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India First Life Insurance opting to bat first at Matunga Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai had a blast batting as their top 3 batters single handedly decimitated the opposition bowlers with as many as 22 sixes amongst them. Opener Akshay Gaikwad and Amit Rathod (51 runs) stitched 99 runs together while Akshay pounced on the positive momentum going on to score 103* off 55 balls. Akshay smashed 8 fours and 7 sixes batting till the very end while Anil Kumar R was the star attraction of the day smashing one of the fastest hundreds of 2021 in Mumbai Cricket.
Anil Kumar R took mere 33 balls smashing as many as 12 sixes with a strike rate of 306.06 en-route his unbeaten 101*. What’s more Anil and Akshay also stitched an unbeaten 158 run stand for the 2nd wicket taking the team total to 257/2 in 20 overs.
RBL Team in reply scored 174/6 in 20 overs falling quite short of their target of 258 runs in 20 overs. From RBL, opener Dipesh Monde top scored with 57 runs off 46 balls while Vishal Bhayje down the order was the 2nd highest scorer with 45* off 22 balls. From the bowlers, Bubli Sharma with 3/25 was the pick of the lot.
- Result: India First Life Insurance won by 83 runs
- Man of the Match: Akshay Gaikwad
- Scorecard Link: https://chauka.in/index.php/scoreboard/display_scoreboard/220297
Fort Vijay CC after opting to bat at Goregaon Sports Club first performed really well notching up 201/4 in their quota of 20 overs. Piyush Sohane opening the innings top scored for Fort Vijay smashing a well crafted 81 off 51 balls. Piyush looked really confident in his stay smashing as many as 8 sixes while Nikhil Patil Sr. at the middle order chipped in with 44* off 32 balls. From the bowlers, Siddarth Akre with 2/29 in 4 overs was the pick of the lot.
Chasing 202 in a T20 game is always difficult and Dadar Union were not to the best of the starts either with scoreboard reading 2/19 in the 3rd over. However, skipper Siddarth Akre and Agni Chopra laid the foundation for a successful chase stitching 82 runs in mere 42 balls. Akre scored 42 runs off 29 balls while it was Agni who set the stage on fire smashing 8 fours and 8 sixes with a strike rate of close to 233 en-route his match winning 93* off mere 40 balls. Agni was well supported by Khizar Dafedar (44* off 20 balls) as both the players stitched 91 runs for the 5th wicket helping their team win in a commanding manner.
Result: Dadar Union Sporting Club won by 6 wickets
Scorecard link: http://tripoturf.com/Tournament/match-details/64272/tournament-details/PadTalShi2
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Mumbai: Strong batting performances from Manan Bhatt and Palash Pawar enabled Lord Northbrook Cricket Club register a 5-wicket victory against Bombay Gymkhana in a Group-C match of Lord Northbrook CC orgainsed 1st LNCC Omni Global Trophy Invitation Under-19 (45 overs) Cricket Tournament 2021, conducted under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, Azad Maidan.
Both Manan and Palash batted confidently and cracked unbeaten knocks of 86 runs and 79 runs respectively and their unbeaten 167-run sixth wicket partnership helped Lord Northbrook overhaul Bombay Gymkhana’s mammoth total, reaching 283 for the loss of 5 wickets from 43 overs. Aditya Pabalkar 39 runs and Karan Suraiya 60 runs were the other two Lord Northbrook batsmen who made useful contributions which sealed their win.
Earlier, Bombay Gymkhana after electing to bat first put up a challenging total of 282 for 5 wickets from 45 overs. Harsh Mogaveera led Bombay Gymkhana’s charge recording a century 104 runs, while Anshul Murli chipped in with 74 runs to build the innings. Both their efforts went in vain.
In a Group-A clash New Hind Sports Club defeated Payyade Sports Club by six wickets.
New Hind deciding to field first did well to dismiss Payyade SC to a paltry 130 runs in 36.2 overs. Atharva Bhosale 4 for 25 and Abhinav Singh 3 for 4 were the bowlers responsible to demolish the rival batting. In reply New Hind SC comfortably reached the winning target scoring 134 runs for 4 wickets in 32.4 overs. Sahil Jadhav 57 runs and Aayush Zimare 43 runs steered New Hind to victory.
Brief scores – Group-A: Payyade Sports Club 130 all out, 36.2 overs (Atharva Bhosale 4 for 25, Abhinav Singh 3 for 4) lost to New Hind Sports Club 134 for 4 wickets, 32.4 overs (Sahil Jadhav 57, Aayush Zimare 43). Result: New Hind SC won by 6 wickets.
Group-B: John Bright Cricket Club 201 for 9 wickets, 45 overs (Saahil Gode 73; Shaunak Menon 3 for 27) beat Omni Global Sports Management 139 all out, 41.5 overs (Harshal Jadhav 44). Result: John Bright CC won by 62 runs.
Group-C: Bombay Gymkhana 282 for 5 wickets, 45 overs (Anshul Murli 74, Harsh Mogaveera 104) lost to Lord Northbrook Cricket Club 283 for 3 wickets, in 43 overs (Aditya Pabalkar 39, Karan Suraiya 60, Manan Bhatt 86*, Palash Pawar 79*). Result: Lord Northbrook CC won by 5 wickets.
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MISFITS after opting to bat first at MIG Cricket Club in Bandra posted 140/4 in their quota of 20 overs. Opener Mihir Shah top scored with 34 runs off 33 balls while rest of the players contributed with 20’s to ensure a decent total on board.
Chasing 141, it was a dominating win by Quantei Titans chasing it down in mere 14.1 overs. The openers laid the foundation with a 44 run stand while it was Rohit Sheshadri almost finishing off the match single handedly with a brilliant knock of 61* off 39 balls. Rohit smashed 8 fours and a six with a strike rate of almost 157 while rest of the batters batted around him crossing the victory line smoothly.
- Result: Quantei Titans win by 6 wickets
- Man of the Match: Rohit Sheshadri
- Scorecard link: http://www.jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=218904&team_id=112303&tab=scorecard