Sobo Supersonics were off to a patchy start batting first at Wankhede with their scoreboard reading 71/4 at the start of the 11th over. However, the experienced Yogesh Takawale smashed some clean shots en-route his quick 32 while Japjeet did the anchoring role scoring 27 off 25 to lay a foundation for Sobo Supersonics to reach a respectable total of 151/8 in 20 overs. Quickster Nikhil Date with 3/29 in 4 overs was the pick of the bowlers while A Dhumal with 2/28 in 4 overs was the 2nd best of the lot.
Chasing 152, opener Eknath Kerkar who did not have the best of the beginnings to the tournament finally showed his batting capabilities hitting a sparkly 70 off 52 balls (9 fours). Always a busy man on the crease, there wasn’t a single moment he did not provide excitement to the viewers and especially the inside out shots to the spinners meant he signaled his arrival in style. Skipper Iyer (31) and Prasad Pawar at no.5 (31 off 16) gave the finishing touch to the chase. Prasad Pawar in particular smashed some gorgeously powerful shots which were a treat to the eyes.
Namo Bandra Blasters win a crucial match by 4 wkts and 4 balls to spare while it was our very own Mumbai lad Ekya stealing the limelight with his classy knock.
- Brief Scores-
- Sobo Supersonics-151/8 in 20 overs, Yogesh T 32, Japjeet Randhawa 27. Nikhil Date 3/29, A Dhumal 2/28
- NAMO Bandra Blasters- 152/6 in 19.2 overs, Eknath Kerkar 70, S Iyer 31, Prasad Pawar 31, Khizer Dafedar 2/23, Parag Khanapurkar 2/9
- Result- Namo Bandra Blasters win by 4 wkts
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Deepak Bandgar’s all-round performance ( 53 runs & 2 for 30) and Left Arm spinner Vivek Tatkare’s devastating spell ( 5 for 26 in 9 overs) were the highlights of Merry Cricketers 42 runs victory over star-studded Kurla Sports in the finals of Kanga Knock out tournament played at Sharad Pawar Indoor Academy, Bandra. Deepak gave a crucial performance in a pressure situation while Vivek Tatkare was simply spot on with the ball getting wickets at regular intervals.
Merry Cricketers were coached by Sangam Lad sir , who as a coach of Vijaychandra CC and ICICI Bank won Kurla Bapat tournament and Inter – Bank tournament respectively a fortnight ago. It’s Hattrick of winning MCA conducted tournaments as a coach for Sangam Lad sir.
Brief score –
Merry Cricketers- 212 for 9 in 45 overs ( Deepak Bandgar 53, Sarthak kolambekar 33, Nikhil Shigvan 37 *, Vishal Shinde 3 for 25) beat Kurla Sports Club 170 all out in 32.1 overs( Viren Dhatia 2 for 27, Vivek Tatkare 5 for 26, Deepak Bandgar 2 for 30 )
Tournament sponsored by NATARAJ PENS (HINDUSTAN PENCILS Ltd)
Kochipata Sports Academy opting to bat first at the SPCA Ground notched up a total of 141/6 in 20 overs. With 3 wkts down for 16 runs and a top order collapse, it was a brilliant fightback by Purshkar Pawar (35) and Soham Zope (48* off just 21 balls) at the lower order which pushed the team towards a respectable total. From the bowlers, Harsh Palan with 2/29 in 4 overs was the pick of the bowlers.
In what was a tough fight received by Shreyas C.A, they eventually chased down the score in 19.4 overs winning the match by 3 wickets. Opener Aradhya Chaudhary top scored for his team hitting a quick 25 ball 33 providing a headstart to the innings while the rest of the batsman chipped in with 10’s and 20’s
Shreyas Cricket Academy won the match by 3 wkts while Aradhya Chaudhary was declared ‘man of the match’
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Manav Super Kings after opting to bat first managed to put a modest total of 62/8 in 25.1 overs. At one stage they were struggling at 8/3 and 30/7 thanks to some really tight bowling by the Aditya Knight Rider bowlers. Off-spinner Mann Bhanushali was the pick of the bowlers coming up with a miserly spell of 4/10 in 7 overs. Mann who is known for his economical bowling took wickets at regular intervals while he got good support from Ayush Wadekar who also bagged 2 wkts.
Chasing 63 runs was a mere formality for the Aditya Knight Riders team as their Mr.Consistent Abhigyan Kundu anchored the chase with a 30* off 35 balls helping his team win the match by 6 wkts in just 12.1 overs.
It was a dominating performance by Aditya Knight Riders where in Mann Bhanushali was declared ’man of the match”. Young spinner Mann has also bagged 5 wkts in his previous two outings as he continues to impress with the ball.
Tournament sponsored by NATARAJ PENS (Hindustan Pencil Ltd)
Mulund Gynkhana opting to bat first at the SPCA Ground in Kalyan West posted a total of 126/6 in 20 overs. Opening the innings, Abhinav Saha scored a solid 51* off 65 balls batting till the end at a time when wickets were falling from the other end.
Kalyan Sports Foundation in reply managed to reach only 82/9 in 20 overs thanks to some really tight bowling by Vedant Toprani who came up with impressive bowling figures of 4/9 in 4 overs which also had 2 maidens. Abhinav who top scored with the bat also took 2/17 in 3 overs with the ball making it an all-round performance as Mulund Gymkhana went on to win the match by 44 runs while Abhinav Saha was declared “man of the match”
Into the all important finals, Mohan CC batting first at National CC ground were off to a mixed start with in form opener Prashant Yadav scoring an impressive 58 but they did lose some quick wickets in between with scoreboard reading 126/5 at one stage. However, Nirdosh Yadav who came at no.6 played a crucial knock of 53 runs in mere 40 balls (9 fours) when the chips were down. Nirdosh also received excellent support from Fazil & skipper Kawaldeep who came at no.7 & 8 contributing 39 runs and 31 runs respectively pushing the team total to a respectable 261/9 in 45 overs.
Brothers CC in reply were all out for 192 runs as they lacked batsman at the top who could play an anchoring knock. Sameeran Chalke and Abhijeet Verma smashed fighting half centuries at the lower order however the efforts went in vain as Mohan CC went on to win the finale by 77 runs. Skipper Kawaldeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3/29 while Fazil Mukadam with 2/9 was also impressive with the ball.
Kawaldeep speaking with Cricketgraph post the emphatic win said- It was our Mentor Mr. Ashutosh Tipnis’s dream along with the club owner Mohan Jaywant who has supported us through our ups and downs and here we are emerging as the champions on the back of collective team efforts.
T20 Mumbai has certainly been a great platform for the young budding cricketers. It has opened up a huge window to perform for the state and club level local cricketers. Some of the finest talents in Mumbai have got a chance to represent in T20 Mumbai and it thus makes the tournament very very special. Some players who were relatively unknown with their performances are getting recognized all over the country and one of them is definitely spinner Ankush Jaiswal.
Not many know that the 26yr old is a Ranji Player who has represented the Mumbai team. Ankush has played for Mumbai at various levels which includes U15, U19, U25. The budding off- spinner studied in IES New English School Bandra, did his junior college from G.K Khalsa while completed his senior college studies from Rizvi.
Speaking with Cricketgraph, Ankush shared his heart out with us and we could feel the hardwork which he has gone through over the years. Ankush quipped “My academy coach was Chandrakant Bhatkar sir who is himself an offspinner & he is still our MIG Cricket academy coach. Then as i was promoted to MIG A team, i worked a lot with Kiran Mokashi (Off spinner) ex Ranji player, this two coaches have helped me to make sure my basics became strong after that when i was selected for Mumbai Ranji team, Omkar Salvi helped me alot to become a different bowler & now Prashant Shetty our Eagle Thane Strikers coach gives me tactical advice”
Ankush who at present is employed with Mumbai Customs has played in various tournaments across various formats.
We told Ankush to elaborate more extensively about his struggles and he shared–“ I credit everything to my mom and dad. My father is a groundsman at MIG cricket club, he has worked hard to make what i am today & unconditional love alongwith hard work from my mother who use to wake up early and make food for me, she never tried to send me empty stomach to the ground even if it is 6.30 or 7 am. She always made sure that i get something to eat before or after the match and I will be forever indebted to my parents”
Ankush who was born &brought up in Mumbai also looks up to his elder brother Lavkush Jaiswal who he believes has been a great support. Ankush said when I was small I grew up watching him play!
Well it was indeed a touching story from the grassroot level of cricket & we wish Ankush a great cricket career ahead!
Shivaji Park Lions batting first were not able to make much of an impact with the bat registering a modest total of 125/9 in 20 overs. There was nothing much to boast about apart from Siddhesh Lad scoring 37 off 42 balls at no.3 while Tamore’s 29 ball 40* at no.6 played a crucial role in team atleast crossing the 120 run mark. Left-arm quickster Royston Dias was simply stunning with the ball returning with excellent bowling figures of 4/26 in 4 overs. The left-arm pacemen who also represents Mumbai Ranji team who had surprised Tendulkar in 2013 with a vicious bouncer in the nets has come a long way since his teens as he was simply spot on with the ball making life difficult for the batsman. Mohit Avasthi (2/29) and Akash Parkar (2/15) were also quite impressive with the ball.
There is no better sight than watching two classy batsmen stitching a partnership and it was exactly the case with Triumph Knights as Parikshit Valsangkar 52* off 48 (3 fours, 2 sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav 56* off 35 (6 fours, 2 sixes) stitched an unbeaten 106* run stand in 77 balls.
Both the right handers smashed some really pleasing shots to the eyes as they sealed the chase in 15.4 overs winning the match by 8 wkts.
- Brief Scores-
- Shivaji Park Lions- 125/9 in 20 overs, Hardik Tamore 40*, S Lad 37, Royston Dias 4/26, Akash Parkar 2/15
- Triumph Nights Mumbai North East- 126/2 in 15.4 overs, Suryakumar 56*, Parikshit 52*, S Lad /26, Shivam Malhotra 0/12
- Result- Triumph Nights Mumbai North East won the match by 8 wkts and 4.2 overs to spare.
North Mumbai Panthers batting first at Wankhede were off to a flying start thanks to their openers Vikrant Auti and Vishal Dhagaonkar putting on 97 runs in mere 8.3 overs. Auti scored a quick 37 ball 52 (6 fours, 1 six) while Vishal plonked some big sixes en-route his 26 ball 46 (4 fours, 3 sixes). The rest of the batters gave starts of 10’s and 20’s as they reached a decent total of 169/6 in 20 overs. Arjun Tendulkar bowled an impressive spell taking 3/27 in 3 overs which consisted big wickets of the middle order hitters. Skipper Dhawal Kulkarni with 1/25 in 4 overs was spot on with the ball.
Chasing 170 at more than 8 runs an over, Aakash Tigers were struggling at 57/3 in 8 overs and 87/4 in 12 overs. However, a match winning partnership between the 16yr old Suryansh and India A Shams Mulani ensured the script of the game was changed. Suryansh being the youngest of the lot did felt some jitters but he overcame everything to play a supporting role under pressure scoring 27* off 24 balls. It was an impressive debut for the young man while Shams Mulani thrashed the bowlers showing ample of experience and calmness hitting a belligerent 60* off 31 balls (3 fours, 4 sixes).
What’s more Mulani ended the game in style hitting veteran Pravin Tambe for a six and a boundary as Aakash Tigers won the match by 6 wkts and 4 balls to spare.
- Brief Scores-
- North Mumbai Panthers- 169/6 in 20 overs, Vikrant Auti 52, V Dhagaonkar 46, Arjun T 3/27, Dhawal K 1/25
- Aakash Tigers-171/4 in 19.2 overs, Shams Mulani 60*, Suryansh Shedge 27*,Rahul Sawant 2/22, V Auti 1/18
- Brief Scores- Aakash Tigers won by 6 wkts
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Both the boys Raj and Roneet have been promising since their U10 days and over the years they both have give some consistent performances across various tournaments. This time batting together in the same team for Kalina Center A, Raj opening the innings went on to score a brilliant 113 off 199 balls (12 fours) while Roneet Thakur who came at no.3 not only stitched a 236 run stand for the 2nd wicket with Raj but he also went on to play a marathon knock of 248*off 288 balls. It was a strokeful innings which consisted 41 boundaries and a six as he confidently toiled with the bowlers staying for almost 100 overs on the crease. Late cameos by Krish (52) and Divyam (32) further pushed the team to a total of 519/6 in 104.5 overs.
Virar Center were 164/7 in 52 overs at the end of the game’s play where the match was eventually declared drawn. Opener Tanish Meher (54*) and Shivam Ghosh (44) looked good but the team lacked someone who could score big. Roneet also bagged a stunning 3 wkts for mere 3 runs in 5 overs along with Shubham Kharat who took 3/36 in 16 overs.
It was a match which ended in a draw but Kalina Center appeared to be dominating while tons by Raj and Roneet remain the highlight performance in the match.