The quarterfinal of the Millenium Cricket League USA- Forty 40 , Division B was played between Global C.C and United Falcons. The Global C.C won the toss and decided to bat first.
Global C.C got of to a great start with opener Sean Stanslaus scoring 44 but the innings really kicked off when Praneeth Nemarugommula came into bat. He scored a blistering 96 of just 63 balls , which included 12 fours and 3 huge sixes ! This helped Global C.C to end their innings with a match winning total of 244. Shariq Zia Khan was the star with the ball for United Falcons , as he took 3/64.
Chasing 249 runs for a place in the semi finals , United Falcons could only manage 202. Shariq Zia Khan followed his impressive bowling display with a half century as he scored 52 of 38 balls. The star with the ball for Global C.C was Neil McGarrell ! He took 4/20 and formed a formidable bowling partnership with Bhargav Patel who took 3/31 !
Global C.C won the match by 46 runs and were confirmed as the semi finalists ! Praneeth Nemarugommula was the “Man of the Match” for his match winning knock of 96.
Match- The Grand Finale
Team United 11 vs NCML
After Winning Toss Team United 11 elected to bat first. With the help of powerful hitting by Hitesh, Jeevandutt And Deepak Lohmod, Team United 11 reached a massive total of 240/6 in 20 overs. Hitesh top scored with a fiery 59 while Jeevan scored 54 runs. Deepak also played a handy cameo of 35 runs.
From the NCML bowlers, Chaman & Aditya Tomar bagged 2 wkts each. 240 runs target is always difficult to achieve and NCML Team under pressure of chasing a big total managed to Score only 168 runs for the loss of 7wkts In 20 Overs
Sarthak was the highest run getter while from NCML Team as he fought till the end & scored an impressive 66*. Apart from him, Harsh Vardhan Saharan scored 36 runs but they lacked support from the other end. From the Team United 11 bowlers, Deepak Lohmod took 3 wkts & PK Gurjar chipped in with 2 Wkts.
Team United 11 won the match by 71 runs & become the 4th Champion of Mahi Champions League.
Man of the Match : Deepak Lohmod
Fighter of the Match : Sarthak
Best Batsmen of the Tournament : Hitesh
Best Bowler of the tournament : Jwala Aryan
Best Fielder : Himanshu Bhardwaj
Man of the Series: Himanshu Bhardwaj
A Big Congratulations to the Champion Team & hard luck to the Runner Up Team.
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With this, Mahi Sports Management Succesfully finishes 2nd Tournament of the Year.
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Sanjay Dalal Cricket Club batting first at R Max Ground in Gurgaon managed to put a total of 172/10 in 38.4 overs. Despite a poor start by the openers, Aryan at no.3 scored a solid 50 while Dakshveer Singh scored 49 runs at no.4. From the bowlers, it was Vishal Prajapati providing breakthroughs at regular intervals coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/34 in 8.1 overs. Vishal was spot on with the ball as he single handedly took the middle order wickets.
Chasing 173, RMAX Cricket Club won the match by 5wkts as they chased it down in just 28.1 overs with most of the batsman contributing with handy cameos.
With this win, RMAX CC reach the finals while Vishal who bowled a terrific spell of 5wkts was declared ‘man of the match’
For a professional Cricketer, the biggest fear they can face is injury! Any injury whether its calf, shoulder, knee, ankle, finger or back can be career threatening for an athlete. Treating it the right way with the best of consultation under modern infrastructure then becomes the need of the hour for them & most of the times when they have to opt for injury recovery, they end up spending lots of money on various treatments & physiotherapies.
However, we got some good news to rejoice as far as sportsmen are concerned. Adam Wylie Physio Rehab Center is going to be inaugurated on 5th of September 2019. The rehab center boasts of world class professionals available for various physio therapies and injury recovery treatments. Well that’s not the only USP, they have all the modern machinery for treating a fast bowler, their injuries while they also have the latest machinery to treat various types of injuries in a cricketer.
The treatments are done at very concessional rates for sportsmen as it’s an initiative by Indian Red Cross Society, Mumbai which is a voluntary humanitarian organization to protect human life and health based in India. You can opt for various physiotherapies and injury treatments at very affordable rates almost 40 to 60% lesser than the prevailing market rates.
Speaking with Nadeem Memon, one of the well wishers of this initiative, he said any school or college level cricketer or any sportsman who is in search of affordable treatment can come here once to witness what this initiative is all about! Well, Cricketgraph wishes Indian Red Cross Society and Adam Wylie Group all the luck for their future endeavors.
Inaugration– on 5th September, invite open for all
Address-Adams Wylie Memorial Building, 7th Floor, 1877, Dr.Anandrao Nair Marg, Red Cross St. Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400011
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From the National Cricket club at Cross Maidan to playing in top cricket leagues in the United States, Saiprasad Bhosale is proving no hurdles are big enough if you have the passion for cricket.
Born in Mumbai , Saiprasad started playing cricket at the St. Francis School in Borivali. He captained his team to the quarter finals of the Giles Shield. He then joined the National cricket club at Cross Maidan and started to learn the cricketing traits under watchful eyes of Sir Sudhir Naik and Vidya Paradkar.
In 2016, Saiprasad decided to go to the USA for his masters degree and decided to join the University of Illionois and ofcourse , joined their cricket team.
Saiprasad bowls right hand medium pace and he was in top 10 wicket takers in 2016 in Midwest leagues that takes place in Illinois.
His highest score this season is a match winning 130. His knock came of just 88 balls with 12 sixes and it was even more special as his team were chasing 264 and were 40 for 2 when Saiprasad came in to bat !This season , playing for his team , ‘THE SHIELD‘ , Saiprasad has scored 614 runs at a staggering strike rate of 190.38 and he has backed that up with 16 wickets !
Saiprasad is currently in New Jersey working for IT company Futran Solutions. On weekends , he plays professional cricket across New Jersey.
\Saiprasad is an aggressive batsman by nature and is thriving in the US. His future plans include playing in various leagues across the country and playing for the USA cricket team !
With just 1 win in 4 games, Mumbai team did have a tough time with the opponents in the Vizzy Trophy’19 which was conducted in the last part of August. However, Mumbai team did witness some impressive performances from their players and especially Prashant Solanki with the ball and Ashay Sardesai with the bat topping the charts from their team.
With 8wkts in 4 matches and best bowling figures of 4/50 vs ACA Secretary XI, Prashant Solanki has been the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai lending the consistency factor in the bowling department. Ashay on the other hand began with a brilliant 55* off 68 balls vs Himachal which had helped Mumbai win its 1st match win by 7wkts.
Though he got out early in his next two games vs Pondicherry and Madhya Pradesh, he made a comeback of sorts in the 4th game vs ACA Secretary XI where he scored a solid 100 off 112 balls at no.5. Ashay came at a time when Mumbai were reeling at 89/4 in 20 overs while his century propelled the team total to 246/6 in 50 overs.
Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana after batting first at LIC Cross Maidan were all out for 127 runs in 39.4 overs. They lacked someone who could convert their 10’s and 20’s into something substantial while Bins Neyyoth at no.6 top scored with 43 runs off 76 balls. From the bowlers, left arm spinners Rahul Jogadia (4/17) and Harshit Jain (3/44) were the pick of the lot.
United Friends Sports Club in reply were all out for 107 runs in 35 overs thanks to an impressive spell of spin by Akshay Pancharia. Akshay who was the pick of the bowlers from Ghatkoper Jolly team came up with an impressive fifer taking 5/45 in 11 overs ensuring that the opposition was kept under his leash. The rest of the bowlers also bowled well around him as Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana won the match on 1st innings lead.
Div-B
Islam Gymkhana after being put to bat first on their homeground did a fairly decent job posting a good total of 192/5dec in 45.1 overs. Opener Shoeb Khan top scored for his team smashing a classy 75 runs off 116 balls. It was a strokeful innings by Shoeb as he smashed 10 boundaries in it while Mohammed Ishaque Shaikh scored an unbeaten 54* off 67 balls (8 fours) at no.4 providing good support to Shoeb.
Bhatnagar Sports CF in reply were in deep trouble at one stage when they were 2/5 in the 1st 3 overs. However, Akshat Jain played a fighting knock of 36* in 86 balls (7fours) batting unbeaten till 31 overs. It was his fightback which resulted in a draw against the powerful Islam Gymkhana side.
Div-D
MV Sports Club after being put to bat first at Azad Maidan declared their innings at 140/7dec in 49.2 overs. Though it was a dismal batting performance, it was their opener Kapilsingh Yadav top scoring with a solid 73 runs off 135 balls which included 5 fours and a six. From Kandivali Cricket Association, left arm spinner Niraj Shah was the pick of the lot taking 6/30 in 12.2 overs. Niraj took 6 of the 7 lost wickets of MV Sports Club as he extracted decent amount of spin alongwith tight line & length helping him provide breakthroughs at regular intervals.
Kandivali Cricket Association scored 84/5 in 35 overs at the end of the game’s play where match ended in a draw. Kandivali CA lost two quick wickets but it was Rajesh Vayal scoring a gritty 40*off 81 balls. Aaryan Sen with 4/25 in 14 overs was the pick of the lot from MV Sports Club.