Vishal has been one of the most destructive openers in the T20 Format in Mumbai coming out from Sony Team in the recent past. Just few months ago he was in the limelight for a record breaking knock of 154* in 63 balls in the T20 Masters Cup and now again he shows his immense capabilities in the Dreamz T20 Trophy.
Sony Pictures opting to bat first at Sydenham Ground were off to a flying start with openers Pratik Patil and Vishal Pandey stitching an aggressive 177 run stand in 103 balls. Both the openers are known for their firebrand batting as Pratik scored a gritty 54 ball 74 (8 fours) while Vishal batted till the end scoring a swashbuckling 111* off 61 balls (18 fours) anchoring the team to 213/1 in 20 overs.
Trafigura in reply did manage to give a tough fight with Sabin’s hard fought 82* but eventually the team fell short of 39 runs ending their chase at 174/7 in 20 overs.
Sony Pictures won the match by 39 runs while openers Pratik and Vishal’s 177 run stand remain the highlight performance of the match.
After defeating Star India in semi-finals by 109 runs, Viva Supermarkets steered their way into the finals. Viva Supermarket’s top order batsman Akshay Mhapankar who has scored runs consistently this season including a brilliant 179 off 164 balls (26 fours, 1 six) vs Bank of Baroda on 3rd march will be a batsman to watch out for in the finals.
On the other hand, Mahindra team clinched a narrow win over Datamatics by one wicket in what was basically a low scoring game. Datamatics who have been a powerful team and favorites in F Div were disturbed by a promising Mahindra Team. Narayan Sawant from Mahindra who took 5wkts for just 17 runs in the semis will be a bowler who can ruffle the feathers in the finals and it will be an interesting battle between these two teams as both the teams have worked their way hard to reach at the top of their division.
The finals are to be conducted on Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana on 23rd of March 2019.
GN Khalsa College Team batting first scored a healthy total of 271/9 in 42.1 overs. Khalsa.s dependable opener Japjeet Singh Randhawa once again displayed solid batting as he top scored the innings with 102 runs which had 10 fours in it. Sanath Vagal at no.3 gave good support to Japjeet scoring a strokeful 55 (7 fours).
Defending a total of 271, Khalsa’s promising leg spinner Aditya Khanvilkar came up with a match winning bowling spell running through VG Vaze’s batting line up bundling them out for just 58 runs. Aditya came up with envious bowling figures of 6/11 in 4.1 overs with a maiden as he helped Khalsa College win by 213 runs.
Team Wronguns batting first were already off to a good start with opener Pavan Singh scoring an aggressive 62 off 34 balls. Tushar More coming at no.4 pounced on the positive momentum not only stitching a partnership but also going on to score a match winning 116 runs in mere 42 deliveries.
Tushar covered every corner of the ground hitting 12 fours and 10 sixes at a humungous strike rate of 276.19 taking his team to a big total of 217/4 in 15 overs.
UTI Champions chasing 218 in 90 balls failed to keep up with the run rate managing 145/9 in 15 overs as Wronguns clinched a win by 72 runs with Tushar More’s 116 being the highlight performance of the match.
Played at the Fatima Ground, JLT team batting first managed to score only 95/10 in 17.2 overs. IDBI’s spinner Kedar H came up with a sensational spell taking a stunning 6/18 in 4 overs. What’s more his spell also included 2 maidens which are some amazing numbers for a t20 match. A wicket every 4th ball and a dot every 2nd ball makes it one of the most impressive T20 spells in the tournament.
IDBI Federal Life Insurance chased down the score with ease winning the match by 7 wkts and 8.2 overs to spare. Opener Arvind Sharma (23 off 11) who took a wicket with the ball also gave a quick start while Vicky Patil remained unbeaten scoring 38* off 30 balls which had 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Deutsche Bank opting to bat first at Elg Vengsarkar Oval were all out for 105 runs in 17.1 overs. The bowler in chief who destroyed the batting line up of Deutsche was Saajan Kanan coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/18 in 4 overs. Taking a fifer in T20 is always commendable as well as rare feat which medium pacer Saajan managed to achieve for his team.
Chasing 106, ICICI chased it down in just in 15.2 over winning the match by 5 wkts and 4.4 overs to spare. Javeed Siddiqui at no.3 top scored with 44 runs in 30 balls while the rest of the batters chipped in for a dominating win for ICICI securities.
Gannon Dunkerley Invitational Championship 2019 (also known as GDCL) kick started with a bang on March 17 when Cricket Club of India XI and Malabar Hill Club locked horns against each other at CCI, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Malabar Hill Club went for plenty as CCI scored a daunting 179-5 in 20 overs. The opening pair of Raj Khandwala (31) and Tejas Patani (28) provided a solid start with a 55-run partnership in six overs. The start was capitalized well by the middle order batsmen Sahil Purohit (36 not out) and Zaosh Irani (32 not out) to give CCI a challenging total to defend. With the ball, Vishal Shah starred with 2-28 in his four overs.
Chasing a mammoth 180, Malabar Hill Club succumbed to pressure and was dwindled down to a paltry 98-7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 81 runs. They got off to a horrendous start as the opening pair was shown the dressing room inside three overs. Coming in at number 3, Samir Mogul was the lone warrior as he played a masterclass innings of 55. However, Mogul failed to find able allies and when he found one in Ankur Jhaveri (21) it was too late in the day. Credit goes to the CCI bowlers for keeping it tight and not allowing Malabar Hill Club to come even close to the target. Tejas Patani and Minesh Shah bowled well in tandem to scalp couple of wickets apiece.
CCI XI’s Sahil Purohit was presented with the Man of the Match award for his gritty unbeaten knock of 36 in 21 balls (4’s: 5, 6’s: 1) down the order.
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Played between RA Podar College and Elphinstone College at the LIC Cross Maidan, Elphinstone College batting first managed to score 178/8 in 42.1 overs with their opener Dilshad Sayed top scoring with 55 runs.
Chasing a total of 179, R.A Podar College chased down the score with ease winning the match by 7 wkts. Opener Bhupen Lalwani anchored the chase with a match winning 102* off 84 balls laced with 12 fours and 3 sixes. After scoring 7 tons in the season and getting selected for the Ranji too, Bhupen seems to be on a roll batting consistently at a healthy average.
RA Podar College won the pre-quarters while Bhupen’s ton remained the highlight performance of the match.
RBI after being made to bat first at Cross Maidan were least affected notching up 208/3 in 20 overs. Sumit Ghadigaonkar opening the innings scored a blazing 131 runs in mere 65 balls. Sumit at a strike rate of 200.00 smashed 14 fours and 6 sixes single handedly taking his team towards a healthy total. Sumit has been scoring runs consistently across all the formats and tournaments becoming one of the dependable openers at present and it’s just a matter of time before some big team knocks the door of opportunity for him.
Mumbai Police B in reply were all out for 126 runs thanks to some really tight bowling by the RBI Bowlers. Left-arm spinner Monu Chauhan with 3/22 was the pick of the bowlers while Kunal and Abubakr bagged 2 wkts each.
RBI won the all important finals of the prestigious Insurance Shield Tournament while Sumit becomes the star performer of the final match.
Mangrol SC getting all out for 102 runs in their first innings had a tough job to defend a low total. However, off-spinner Yogesh Shinde bowled impressively coming up with match-winning bowling figures of 5/14 in 9 overs with 4 maidens. It was his bowling spell which restricted Brothers CC to just 69 runs all out helping his team win a low scoring match by 33 runs.
In the match vs Rocket Sports Club at Azad Maidan, Mangrol SC restricted them to just 73 runs where in Yogesh had taken 4wkts for 9 runs in 5.1 overs. Mangrol SC chased down the score in return winning the match by 10 wkts. Yogesh who had taken 23 wkts in the Kanga league continues to bowl consistently coming up with match winning bowling spells.