ICICI Prudentials after opting to bat first were not able to post a big total getting all out for just 101 runs in 16 overs. IDBI bowlers did an excellent job and especially Yogesh Shinde who came up with a crucial spell of 5 for 27 in 4 overs. Yogesh was not only spot on with the ball but also kept on giving breakthroughs which stopped the opposition from making a big total. Shravan Gawde with 4/11 in 3 was equally impressive with ball coming up with an economical t20 spell.
IDBI in reply chased down the score with ease winning the match by 7 wkts and 6.4 overs to spare. Opener Jitendra Raut with 34 off 20 and Raghu Gaikwad with 37*off 30 ensured the chase was taken care of while Yogesh Shinde was declared ‘man of the match”
On Saturday, Osian Cricket Club locked horns against Malabar Hill Club during the GDCL at PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Osian Cricket Club put up a mammoth 215-5 in 20 overs, courtesy 122 run opening partnership between Vishal Shah (73 off 46) and Kamran Ahmad (57 off 36). Ankit Zaveri (27 off 12) and Ankit Chopra (25 off 11) played couple of good cameos at the end to take the total over 200. With the ball, Manan Shah and Brijesh Ved accounted for two wickets each, with Amit Photographer scalping one wicket.
Chasing a daunting total of 216 was always going to be difficult and it did no good to Malabar Hill Club as they lost their first wicket on the fourth ball. Krish Jogani (17 off 13) and Vineet Dujodhwal (22 off 27) looked to consolidate and received good support from Sandeep Chatwani (30 off 24) and Manan Shah (20 off 16). However the team fell short of 64 runs as they were dwindled down for 151-7 in 20 overs. Nirav Bheda and Jignesh Thakker picked up two wickets each with Vishal Shah scalping one wicket.
Osian Cricket Club’s Vishal Shah won the Man of the Match for his brilliant all-round performance.
Tournament was started on 2nd April 2019. And inauguration was done by Shri Kirti Rao (Executive Director Finance) along with Padma Shri Mr. Dhanraj Pillay (former captain of the Indian National Hockey Team). In current year (2019) sixteen teams are participating and divided in four groups. They will play in league basis and two teams from each group will qualify to play in quarter finals. From quarter finals to final tournament will be played on knockout basis. The quarter-finals will be played on April 9,2019.
Tournament was started in year 1962 and organized by Indian Airlines Sports Club (WR), that time tournament named as Indian Airlines Invitation Tournament and it was of 30 overs and knockout basis. Tournament was continued till 2011, but due to financial crises tournament discontinued. After renaming of Sports Club as Air India Sports Club (WR) management appointed Padmashri Mr.Dhanraj Pillay as Honourable secretary of Sports Club. With his efforts and guidance tournament once again started in year 2018 with a popular format of T-2O in league cum knockout basis after gap of six years.
1st Round, Match Updates : –
Match 1
Air India Sports Club(WR) vs NKGSB Co.Op.Bank
Man of the Match- Aditya Pandey
Air India Sports Club won by 55 Runs.
Brief Scorecard:
Air India Sports Club(WR) – 156 for 6 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Aditya Pandey 56, B.M.Mudliar 33
Best Bowl- Chetan Jadhav 2-29, Rajeev Kamath 2-19
NKGSB Co.Op.Bank – 102 for 10 (19.2 overs)
Best Bat- Rajeev Kamath 35
Best Bowl- B.M.Mudliar 2-3, Aditya Pandey 2-24 and Ruchit Jani 2-23
Match 2
Mumbai Fire Brigade vs MBPT Sports Club
Man of the Match- Hanuj Ambhire
Mumbai Fire Brigade won by 96 Runs.
Brief Scorecard:
Mumbai Fire Brigade – 185 for 5 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Hanuj Ambhire 57, Tenmay Buram 27
Best Bowl- Harshal Jadhav 2-32
MBPT Sports Club- 89 for 8 (20 overs)
Best Bowl- Harsh Adsul 2-14 and Gangadhar Rane 2-12
Match 3
Times Shield Cricket Team vs GIC Sports Club
Man of the Match- Manoj Singh
Times Shield Cricket Team won by 6 wickets.
Brief Scorecard:
GIC Sports Club – 105 for 9 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Nitesh Bhimte 35
Best Bowl- Manoj Singh 5-19, Sandeep Rana 2-21
Times Shield Cricket Team – 109 for 4 (16.3 overs)
Best Bat- Manoj Singh 38 and Sandeep Rana 25
Best Bowl- Kiran D 2-14
Match 4
Western Railway Traffic Sports Club vs Ordnance Factory Sports Club
Man of the Match- Parag Patil
Ordnance Factory Sports Club won by 120 runs.
Brief Scorecard:
Ordnance Factory Sports Club – 178 for 6 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Rugved More 57, Parag Patil 46
Best Bowl- Anand Mane 2-35
Western Railway Traffic Sports Club – 58 for 10 (12.2 overs)
Best Bowl- Vijay 3-8, Parag Patil 2-12, Yogesh Kashyap 2-3 and Brijesh Yadav 2-23
Match 5
DMCC Sports Club vs Century Rayon Sports Club
Man of the Match- Sahban Shaikh
DMCC Sports Club won by 64 runs.
Brief Scorecard:
DMCC Sports Club – 175 for 7 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Sahban Shaikh 59* and Haresh Dodia 42
Best Bowl- Roshan Jadhav 3-25
Century Rayon Sports Club – 111 for 10 (19.4 overs)
Best Bat- Omkar Keni 30
Best Bowl- Rahul 3-15 and Jagdish Jadhav 2-11
Match 6
Sachivalaya Gymkhana vs MET Sports Club
Man of the Match- Harish Narvekar
MET Sports Club won by 104 runs.
Brief Scorecard:
MET Sports Club – 195 for 3 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Harish Narvekar 130*
Sachivalay Gymkhana Team – 91 for 10 (16.1 overs)
Best Bat- Jagdish Waghela 49
Best Bowl- Shadab Usmani 3-11 and Noel Fernandes 3-3
Match 7
Datamatics Global Services vs WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd
Man of the Match- Ketan Kharat
WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd won by 6 wickets.
Brief Scorecard:
Datamatics Global Services Pvt Ltd – 87 for 10 (19.5 overs)
Best Bowl- Chetan Kharat 4-6, Ajinkya Dhumal 2-11 and Aditya Nikam 2-12
WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd – 88 for 4 (15.2 overs)
Best Bat- Dhyansagar Patil 39 and Kshitij Kanade 29*.
Best Bowl- Rasik Naik 2-2
Match 8
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd vs The LIC of India Sports Club
Man of the Match- Rohan Kalbhor
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd won by 7 wickets.
Brief Scorecard:
The LIC of India Sports Club – 125 for 9 (20 overs)
Best Bat- Atul Kerkar 32 and Prasant 29
Best Bowl- Madhav Sawant 3-20, Ranu Morel 2-21 and Nikhil 2-22
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd- 129 for 3 (18.2 overs)
Best Bat- Oswal D’costa 39* and Rohan Kalbhor 58*.
Best Bowl- Atul Kelkar 2-9
On Friday, Bombay Gymkhana XI faced off against PJ Hindu Gymkhana XI during the GDCL at the latter’s den. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Bombay Gymkhana posted a challenging 162-5 in 20 overs. Opening batsman Sohrab Khusrushahi (70 off 55) and number 3 bat Jehangir Jejeebhoy (50 off 34) played an instrumental role in piling up the score. With the ball, it was Dwij Adhvaryu who was the top performer as he scalped 3-32 in his four overs. Kunal Shroff bowled well in tandem with Adhvaryu as he struck with 2-21 in his four.
In reply, it was a cake walk for PJ Hindu Gymkhana as they chased down the target in 17.4 overs, winning the match by seven wickets. Opening batsman Saurabh Bahutule (58 off 46) played a pivotal role in PJ Hindu Gymkhana’s win. Bahutule partnered well with Anand Gandhi (23 off 20) and Megh Adhvaryu (19 not out off 11) to take his team to a safe position. First with the ball and then with the bat, Kunal Shroff (35 not out off 15) had an fantastic outing.
Half centurion Saurabh Bahutule was presented with the Man of the Match for his match winning knock of 58.
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Mumbai: R.A. Podar College’s opening bastman Bhupen Lalwani scored a century (108 runs), but his efforts went in vain as they suffered a five-wicket defeat against Rizvi College in a quarter-final match of the Mumbai University Inter-College Cricket Tournament which was played at the National CC ground, Cross Maidan on Friday.
The dashing opener Bhupen’s0 fine 86-ball innings was studded with 12 sweetly-timed boundaries and three powerful sixes. He received good support from Sanket Kashte 67 runs and Arya Satpute 33 but they could only muster to score 258 for the loss of five wickets from their quota of 45 overs.
Rizvi comfortably chased down the target as both the opening batsmen Srujan Athawale (91 runs) and Rudra Dhandey (84 runs) laid the foundation for their win with a soild 173-run partnership for the 1st wicket. Later, Sidak Singh scored an unbeaten 40* to steer Rizvi to 259 /2 in 39.4 overs clinching an emphatic win.
Brief scores:
R.A. Podar College: 258 for 5 wickets, 45 overs (Bhupen Lalwani 108, Sanket Kashte 67, Arya Satpute 33; Krutik Hangawadi 3 for 49) lost to Rizvi College 259 for 5 wickets 39.4 overs (Srujan Athawale 91, Rudra Dande 84, Sidak Singh 40*; Vedak Druve 4 for 54).
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Gordon Dcosta
Edelcap after being made to bat first at Cross Maidan were off to a decent start with opener Vipul Yadav scoring a 36 ball 49. Rajesh coming at no.4 changed the course of the game smashing an electrifying 91 runs in just 38 balls. His innings included a massive 9 sixes with 5 boundaries while Chandan’s Dre Russ type cameo of 13 ball 38* (2 fours, 4 sixes) further pushed the team total to a massive 232/6 in 20 overs.
Bernard Shipping in reply managed to score only 160/8 in 20 overs out of which Rohan Jagdale impressed one and all with the ball coming up with one of the best bowling figures of the tournament. Rohan conceded mere 11 runs in 4 overs and managed to bag 5 wkts keeping the opposition under control as Edelcap went on to win the match by 72 runs.
Ajit Rai, right-handed opener batsman of Central Bank Recreational Club, provided the strong and decent start. A target of 183 always seemed too much for Oriental Insurance Sports Recreational Club, even on this super-flat New surface. The Oriental Insurance Sports Recreational Club made a valiant charge in their own innings, but did not have the firepower that Central Bank Recreational Club possessed, and ultimately went down by 18 runs in a last league match of the 60th Sir Benegal Ramarau Inter Bank Cricket Tournament, organized by RBI Sports Club and played at the Youth’s Own Union(Cross Maidan), Mumbai on Friday. Sixteen banks have participated in this tournament and from each group, two teams will qualify for the quarter finals.
Central Bank Recreational Club won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers stole the show,78-run stand off 63 balls between Ajit Rai and Vinod had already set Central Bank on track for a mammoth score. Ajit Rai and Rohit also responded with a 76-run third wicket stand to put Oriental Insurance Sports Recreational Club in the driver’s seat. Ajit Rai, wicketkeeper of Central, smashed unbeatable century, 100 off just 60, including seven fours and three sixes. Ajit Rai also won the title ‘Man of the Match’ . Because of Ajit Rai’s brilliant ton, they were at 182 for 3 after the end of 20th over.
For Oriental Insurance Sports Recreational Club, Rahul hit 44 off 27, and Prasad made 52 off 45, but even with a strong support, they never looked like getting extreme close. Three bowlers disappeared at more than 8 an over. The Oriental Insurance collapsed from 76 for 1 to 164 for 5 in pursuit of 183 in 20 overs. with Vinod (26) and Prasad (52) adding 57 runs for the third wicket.
“We won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a good wicket to bat. Our score was 76 without any loss in just 10 overs. But, then Vaishnav tried to hit a pull shot and unfortunately got out in the 11th over. It was a good partnership. I was playing without any pressure. And we ended up at 182. Opponents were also playing in a good way, and their starting was good. But we also got the wicket always at the right time. Now we’re hoping best for the quarter finals.” – Ajit Rai said to Cricketgraph.
Brief Stats – Central Bank vs Oriental Insurance
Best Batting Figures from Central Bank – Ajit Rai (100 off 60) and Vaishnav (43 off 34)
Best Batting Figures from Oriental Insurance – Rahul (44 off 27) and Pradad(52 off 45)
Best Bowling Figures from Central Bank – Ratan 1-26
Best Bowling Figures from Oriental Insurance – Jasbir 1-34
RJ College after batting first vs the powerful Rizvi Team posted a total of 295/9 in 44 overs which is quite a defendable total. Despite a top order collapse with the top four batsmen falling out quickly it was Viraj coming at no.5 and rescuing his team with an impressive 105 runs. What’s more, he also stitched a match saving partnership with the talented Maxwell Swaminathan who again proved to be useful down the order at no.7 scoring 79 runs to take the team to a strong position.
Rizvi College in reply were bundled out for 81 runs thanks to RJ bowlers who made life difficult for the Rizvi batsman. Viraj who scored a hundred also became the pick of the bowlers taking 4/30 in 8 overs while Maxwell who scored 79 also chipped in with 2 wkts for just 5 runs helping RJ College win by 214 runs.
Tvacha Team after opting to bat first at Belapur Sports Association scored a big total of 207/6 in 20 overs. Opener Ganesh Samant opening the innings smashed the bowlers in every corner of the ground hitting a blistering 53 runs off just 24 balls.
Samant’s knock consisted 7 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 228.00 while Shikhar Singh coming at no.3 proved to be equally destructive hitting a magnificent 64 runs in just 32 balls which had 4 fours and 4 sixes propelling the team total to 207/6 in 20 overs.
Tata Hospital in reply suffered a heavy collapse which made even Devendra Chaukar (44* off 35) and Suyog Gaurav’s (29* off 18) efforts down the order go in vain as Tata reached a total of 149/6 in 20 overs giving a 58 run win to the Tvacha team.
In a one of its kind tournament organized every year by the Kapol Samaj-The Kapol Premier League this year has also been thrilling coming up with some nail biting matches and exciting individual performances. Let’s take a look at some of the good performances so far in the tournament-
In the match between Parajiya Soni United and Khambat Visa Srimali, KVS after being put to bat first at the Old Payyade Ground notched up a competitive total of 197/4 in 20 overs. Khanjan Choksi’s 40 ball 88* at no.4 was entertaining to the eyes which had as many as 9 sixes taking his team to a healthy total.
However, Parajiya openers put up a massive 179 run stand for the 1st wicket thanks to some brilliant onslaught by the Dhakans. Opener Vicky Dhakan went on to score a match winning 90 in mere 43 balls (10 fours, 6 sixes) while his opening partner Prem Dhakan scored an equally impressive 58 off 33 balls (6 fours, 4 sixes) setting up the tone for a easy chase. Parajiya Soni team eventually won the match by 7 wkts and 4.2 overs to spare.
Brief Score: KVS (197/4 in 20 overs), Khanjan Choksi 88*off 40b, Parajiya United-200/3 in 15.2 overs, Vicky Dhakan 90 off 43b, Prem Dhakan 58 off 33b, Result- Parajiya United win by 7 wkts
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In the match between Halai Lohana Mahajan Mumbai and Parajiya Soni United on 31st March at the Old Payyade Cricket Ground, Parajiya team after opting to bat first scored a massive total of 224/5 in 20 overs which in most of the cases is a match winning total. Vicky Dhakan this time coming at no.3 continued his blazing form scoring a brilliant 80 off just 36 balls (7 fours, 6 sixes). Deven Satikuvar at no.5 played the finishers role for his team scoring an impressive unbeaten 83* off 38 balls (8 fours, 6 sixes)
Halai Lohana Mahajan Mumbai who were at one point needing 148 runs in 72 balls with 7 wkts in hand got back into the game thanks to a match winning partnership by Parth Rughani and Shivam Thakkar.
Parth who is known to be a clean hitter of the ball stayed true to his reputation scoring a flashy 60 off just 26 balls at no.5 while Shivam’s 45 ball 76 at no.4 which had 7 sixes was nothing short of a game changing knock. Both the players-Parth and Shivam rescued their team from jaws of defeat as Halai Lohana chased down the score successfully winning the match by 5 wkts and 5 balls to spare.
Brief Score:Parajiya United-224/5 in 20 overs, Vicky Dhakan 80 off 36b, Deven S 83* off 38b, Halai Lohana Team- 227/5 in 19.1 overs, Parth Rughani 60 off 26b, Shivam Thakkar 76 off 45. Result-Halai Lohana team win by 5 wkts
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In the match between KSG Stars and NVVS, KSG stars after opting to bat first at New Payyade Ground had their openers falling out cheaply but it was the 144 run stand for the 3rd wicket between Umang Sheth and Umang Shah which brought their team back into the game. Umang Shah coming at no.3 scored an anchoring knock of 61 runs in 44 balls while Umang Sheth remained unbeaten on 91* off 48 balls (8 fours, 4 sixes) in what could have been a blazing ton taking the team from 22.2 to 210/5 in 20 overs.
NVVS on the other hand were bundled out for 105 runs as KSG bowlers proved to be too difficult to handle with their spot on bowling helping their team win the match by 104 runs.
Brief Score: KSG Stars-210/5 in 20 overs, Umang Shah 61 off 44 ball, Umang Sheth 91* off 48b, NVVS-105 all out. Result-KSG Stars win by 104 runs