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Salgaonkar Cricket Academy after opting to bat first made a huge total of 247/7 in 30 overs. The batters did an excellent job of playing solid cricket. The top order chipped in with 20’s and 30’s but it was Devavrat coming at no.7 and changing the game with his brilliant 65 off just 40 balls. His innings included 10 fours and a six at a strike rate of 162.5 as Salgaonkar team reached a healthy total.

Chasing 248, SK Cricket Academy Lonavala were bundled out for just 68 runs in 18.4 overs. Arpit Desai bowled a wonderful spell of 3/5 in 2 overs while Ayush Parab with 2/6 in 1.4 overs was the 2nd best of the lot.

Salgaonkar Sports Club Thane won the match by 179 runs while Devavrat who scored 65 runs and also took a wicket was declared ‘man of the match’

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Raju Rane Sports Academy after being put to bat first mustered an average total of 116/6 in 20 overs. Opener Rohan Karandikar top scored the innings with 42 runs while the rest of the batsman struggled to make big scores. From the bowlers, Darshan Rathod with 2/14 in 4 overs was the pick of the bowlers.

Chasing 117, it was a mere formality for SSCA as openers Shardul and Ayran sealed of the chase in style. Shardul scored a scintillating 59* off 51 balls (7 fours, 1 six) while Aryan played the supporting role with a solid 25*off 50 balls as Santosh Sports Cricket Academy went on to win the match by 10 wkts.

Both the players Shardul and Aryan were declared ‘man of the match’ for their opening stand which helped their team dominate over the opposition.

A cricketer spends a lot of time under the sun during training and playing. The body controls its temperature by losing fluids, and failing to replace those fluids is a problem. Excessive fluid loss strips your electrolytes, reduces your endurance capacity, power, and concentration and decreases reaction time in the game. An easy practical way to monitor sweat loss is to weigh oneself before and after activity. Each pound of weight lost equals one pint of fluid, and each kilogram equals one and a half liters. These losses should be replaced as soon as possible by drinking water and sports drinks.

If the time of activity for an individual cricketer is fairly continuous for 1 hour or longer, a sports drink is the better replacement fluid. However, if the activity lasts less than 1 hour, water is the best option. In either case, one should have about half a litre of fluid replacement every 30 minutes during strenuous, continuous activity. How much one needs to drink depends on how much sweat one loses. Energy-electrolyte drinks can replenish the minerals lost through sweating, thus ensuring that the body has the fuel to work, even on hot days!

About Hydration!

Cricketers can rely on various sports drinks for this purpose. Ideally, a sports drink should:

 

Batting first, Aakash Tigers Mumbai managed to post a modest total of 136/8 in 20 overs. The top order chipped in with starts with opener Gomel top scoring with 38 runs. However, the match turned upside down when spinner Ankush Jaiswal came in to rattle the entire middle order of Aakash Tigers. The 26yr old came up with the 1st hat-trick in the history of T20 Mumbai so far which is certainly a feat he will cherish for a long long time.  Striking in the 11th and 15th over, In the last two balls of the 11th over, Ankush came up with crucial wickets of  Arjun Tendulkar & Siddarth Akre and followed it up with a wkt in the 1st ball of the 15th over of Dhawal Kulkarni as Aakash Tigers were in deep trouble. Krutik Hanagawadi with 2/17 in 4 overs was also quite impressive with the ball.

Chasing 137, Eagle Thane Strikers lost their openers within the 1st two overs as the match became evenly balanced. However, skipper Aditya Tare played the rescue act smashing back to back half century scoring a solid 57 off 45 balls (8 fours). Tare also got excellent support from Sarfaraz who rectified his past mistakes to score a more matured and a classy 57* off 49 balls (5 fours, 1 six). It was good to see Sarfaraz guiding the team to a comfortable win as he smashed the winning runs with an impressive boundary of Dhawal Kulkarni.

Eagle Thane Strikers won the match by 6 wkts while it was Ankush, Tare and Sarfaraz coming up with crucial individual performances for their team.

Ankush Jaiswal

Speaking with Cricketgraph when asked how he felt about the hat-trick and were there any plans in mind when he entered the game, Ankush quipped “It’s a great feeling to take the 1st hat-trick of the tournament & for the new team & also my 2nd match of t20 mumbai. Yes there was a little bit of help from the wicket too. Some of them were not aware of the hat-trick but i was knowing it because i took the two wickets on the last 2 balls of the 11th over and then came back on 15th over. Yes we had a plan for every batsmen & it hopefully worked for us!

Mahul Center after opting to bat first were off to a solid start with Anees (37) & Bhupen putting on a good opening stand. Bhupen as usual known to convert his good starts into hundreds went on to play a brilliant innings of 150 runs in 226 balls (13 fours, 5 sixes). It was a knock of a man in form as some of the shots which he smashed were simply surreal. 11 hundreds in a span of 5-6 months is a big feat to achieve as he that’s almost the highest number of tons as well as runs amongst the current players in his age category. Atharva’s 70 at the middle order further lended a base as Mahul Center reached a total of 366/10 in 98 overs.

 

Satyalaksh Jain

Nalasopara Center despite a top order collapse posted 352 runs thanks to two brilliant tons by Satyalaksh Jain (105) and Pratik Patle (122) as both the batters stitched a massive partnership saving their team from an embarrassing defeat.

Mahul Center won on 1st innings and it was certainly three tons in the match which remained the highlight performance of the match.

 

The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Caps has been receiving great response from the cricketing community across various tournaments in Mumbai.

Cricketgraph team monitors performances of cricketers playing in various tournaments played by professionals like architects, doctors & advocates, on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, purple cap for maximum wicket taker and yellow cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.

There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category.

Here are the winners of the Professional Cricket Cap leaders for April 2019

Abhijeet Patil – from Govandi Doctors Team (Winner of the Purple Cap)

 Abhijeet Patil rightly wins the Automative Purple Cap for the month of April and why not when he achieved a feat of taking 6 wkts in a t20 match. Right arm medium pacer Abhijeet came up with envious bowling figures of 6/32 in 4 overs which restricted Dahisar to just 153 runs which his team Govandi Doctors chased it down successfully. These bowling figures were also the best in the month of April in the T20 Format which helped him bag this coveted cap.

 Satish Shetty- from Malad Thunga Hospital (Winner of Orange Cap)

 A successful doctor off the field and a successful batsman on the field, yes that’s the dynamic Satish Shetty from Malad Thunga Hospital winning the Automotive Orange Cap for the month of April 2019. Satish’s blazing innings of 92*in just 63 balls which had 11 fours and 2 sixes helped Malad Thunga Hospital win the match in the Shri Barku G Patil T20 Tournament’19. It was indeed one of the most promising knocks in the month of April followed by some crucial cameos coming from him which helped him win the Orange Cap.

 Bhavil Acharya-from Andheri Doctors Team (Winner of Most Popular Player)

Left-handed batsman Bhavil Acharya who also bowls right arm medium bagged the most Popular Player Automotive Cap for the month of April 2019. Bhavil certainly enjoys a lot of popularity as he received a stunning 457 votes to his name. A handy all-rounder, Bhavil had come up with a stunning spell of 4/18 in 4 overs vs Mulund Doctors which played a crucial role in his team’s win. It was that miserly spell from him which also helped him gain a lot of limelight amongst his peers as he went on to become the winner of Automotive Most Popular Player Cap for the month of April.

All these winners are awarded with mini-IPL type caps, certificates & Automotive vouchers worth Rs.2500/- which can be availed within the wide network of Automotive Maruti service centers. The Top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs.1000/-. Automotive has service centers in Kurla, Dombivali, Nerul & Panvel.

Triumph  Knights Mumbai North East batting first at Wankhede were off to a dismal start with the top order collapsing in a span of 1st 10 overs. The team which was struggling at 54/4 in 9.2 overs at one stage somehow managed to post a respectable total of 143/8 in 20 overs on the back of Karan More’s aggressive 55 at no.6. The bowlers did an excellent job and especially Deepak Shetty (3/18) and Vaibhav Mali (2/28) coming up with great spells.

Chasing 145, Sobo Supersonics were off to a flying start with Bista and Hersh Tank putting on 38 runs in the 1st four overs. Hersh Tank laid the foundation with a solid 47 off 39 balls while the rest of the batters chipped in with cameos to seal the chase in 19.5 overs winning the match by 4 wkts.

Harsh Tank who had scored a triple century at a very small age has consistently played well at the local level and his big hundreds in the Police Shield’17 brought him into limelight. Getting a opportunity at the big stage, tank seems to be making most of it as he played a crucial role today in Sobo Supersonics winning the game.

Dadaji Konddev Thane after opting to bat first at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy were off to a brilliant start by their openers Akash Savle (30) and Omkar Rahate *43), pouncing on the good momentum, Ashay Sardesai who scored a brilliant 147 in his previous outing went on to play a marathon innings of 206 runs in 246 balls (31 fours, 5 sixes). Ashay plonked the bowlers for sixes while also played some graceful shots en-route his double hundred. What’s more the young lad reached his double century with a six! It was a brilliant knock by Ashay which pushed the team total of 385/10 in 106.5 overs. Rehan Shaikh with 4/52 was the pick of the bowlers.

Saif Shaikh who took twin 5wkt hauls

Thanks to Saif Shaikh’s stunning spell of 5/47 alongwith 4/13 by Prasad Shingote, Ghatkoper Jolly Gymkhana were bundled out for 156 runs in their 1st innings. Receiving a follow on, Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana again suffered a collapse thanks to left arm speedster Saif Shaikh this time bagging 5/46 in 16 overs taking his tally in the match to 10/93.

Dadaji Kondev Thane won the match outright by an innings and 71 runs while it was Ashay with the bat and Saif with the ball doing wonders.

MUMBAI: Lanky lefthander Yashasvi Jaiswal, India under- 19  opener thrashed the pace and spin attack of Shivaji Park Warriors to lead  Bandra Heroes to facile 9-wicket win  as the Bandra outfit inscribed their name on the coveted Mitsui Shoji T20 League   – 2019 trophy on their maiden appearance in the eight edition of the league sponsored by Lal bhawraney( owner of mitsui shoji)  organised my Mumbai cricket club and jwala sports foundation.

Put into bat, the Warriors struggled as their top-order batsmen after getting good start fumbled a bit to end with 148 all out in the allotted 20 overs.

Their opener Kushsal Davane top-scored with 47. Chasing 149 to win, Yashasvi alongwith Omkar Jadav  put on century stand before Omkar going for a big hit, was caught in the deep. Omkar’s well-made 47 contained four fours and two sixes. However,it hardly made any difference, as Yashasvi went about  hammering fours and sixes in his unbeaten 85 to steer his side through.

winner won the pize of 70000 while runnerup recived 30000 along with trohies.

Brief scores of the final: Shivaji Park Warriors  148 all out (Kushal Davane 47 (4×4,1×6),  Siddhant Adatrao 31, Ravindra Jadhav 24; 1×6); Varun Jojode 3/21) lost toBandra Heroes 149/1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal n.o.85 ( 8×4, 4×6), Omkar Jadav 46 (4×4, 2×60).by 9 wkts.MOM-Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Other prizes : –

Man of the Series- kushal dawane

Best Batsman- Mayur sanap

Best Bowler- Aniruddh maninkar

Best Fielder- saddam  Mulani 

 

Namo Bandra Blasters batting first at Wankhede were off to a dismal opening start with Kerkar and Iyer getting out early. However, a strong middle order consisting of Prasad Pawar (47), Nikhil Patil (55*) and Sujit Nayak (52) ensured NAMO Bandra Blasters reached a competitive total of 176/3 in 20 overs. Prasad and Nikhil stitched a crucial stand of 75 runs while Nikhil and Sujit put on a quick 83* runs to steady the ship. It was a paisa vasool entertainment provided by Sujit Nayak as the big man smacked some monstruous sixes en-route his 21 ball 52* (1 four, 5 sixes) which happens to be fastest so far in this edition.

Sujit Nayak

What’s more Sujit also broke the glass of the prized Skoda Car on display which he had adored before entering the crease!

Chasing 177, the due of the wicket had surely changed making it a bit difficult to connect the ball. Opener Akhil Herwadkar kept on playing wise cricket taking ones and twos anchoring the innings at a time when a few wickets were lost in between. The way he was playing, he was looking all set to bat till the end, however he got out on a very solid 46 ball 56 (3 fours, 2 sixes). At one stage, he and Shubham (39 off 24) stitched a crucial 71 run stand soaking the pressure by ticking the scoreboard.

Now the onus was on middle order bats Gaurav Jathar and Azhar Ansari where they put on a match winning 54* run stand in the last 28 balls to help their team emerge victorious. Gaurav (27* off 19) was taking ones and twos very smartly while Azhar Ansari (24* off 11) went all guns blazing trying to hit every ball for a boundary.

In what became a last over thriller, Gaurav who was initially finding it difficult to connect smashed the last two balls for boundaries resulting in a brilliant win for Arcs Andheri.

Man of the match Akhil Herwadkar speaking with Cricketgraph said “it was all self believe and god’s grace” when asked how he felt about his crucial half century.

Gaurav Jathar

Gaurav Jathar who was feeling a lot of pressure who finally smashed the winning runs shared with Cricketgraph “ The pressure was obviously there, the wicket had become two paced and it wasn’t easy to connect but we had to do it somehow”

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