Sanika who has been scoring runs as well as taking wickets consistently in the Manoramabai Tournament continued to impress this time with a blockbuster all-round performance. RR Education batting first scored 135/2 in 15 overs with Sanika Chalke opening the innings top scored with a stylish 101. Sanika took on the bowlers with confidence covering every corner of the ground with her attacking batting style reaching her hundred in 54 balls laced with 20 fours.
CNM School in reply were bundled out for 35 runs in 11.3 overs with Sanika Chalke being the pick of the bowlers taking 6/18. Sanika was spot on with the ball troubling the batters with her impressive spin as RR Education won the match by 100 runs.
Played at the Islam Gymkhana Ground, Shardashram Vidyamandir English School Dadar batting first scored a massive 191/1 in 15 overs. Opening the innings Aanchal Valanju who scored a 46 ball ton in 2018 & usually is known for her firebrand batting style tore apart the bowlers with disdain going on to score a brilliant 130 off 56 balls. Her innings was a display of pure flamboyance as she smashed some brilliant fours and sixes at a strike rate of 250.00+
RR Education in reply managed to score only 67/4 in 15 overs, thanks to some tight bowling by the Shardashram Girls.
Shardashram School win the semis by 125 runs and qualify into the finals of the tournament.
Johnson & Johnson after being made to bat first at the Sachivalay Gymkhana managed to score 144/7 in 20 overs. The top order players lost wickets quickly but crucial 40’s by N Shivalkar and Rohan Jadhav chipped in with crucial 40’s at the middle order.
RIKA Global once again chased down the score with superlative ease thanks to their aggressive opener Aakash Patil. Aakash went on to score a quickfire 85* off 49 balls at a strike rate of 173.47 as RIKA Global won the match by 9 wkts and 5.3 overs to spare.
Played at the Rajkot Railway Cricket Ground, Jamnagar District C.A electing to bat first scored 320/10 in 87.5 overs. Dev Dand with 5/71 in 28.5 overs & 6 maidens was the pick of the bowlers while Fenil Soni chipped in with 2 wkts.
Kachch Rural Dist.CA in reply managed to score 350/9 in 90 overs as opener Fenil Soni went on to score a elegant 172* off 220 balls. Fenil smashed 18 fours and 1 six as he kept the scoreboard ticking hitting some really impressive shots despite lacking support from the other end.
Even though Jamnagar District Association got back into the game and won the match in 2nd innings, it was Fenil from kachcch team with 172* and 4 wkts who grabbed all the attention with his all-round performance.
All Saints High School after opting to bat first at the All Saints High School Ground were all out for 148 runs in 22.2 overs. They had their batsman chipping in with 20’s and 30’s with the likes of Moksh, Tushar Ansh & Raj, but a good bowling spell by medium pacer Nikhil Dhotre who took 5/31 proved to be crucial for DMC school.
Defending a low total of 149 runs, the all Saints bowlers did a terrific job of restricting the opposition to 110 runs in 26.4 overs. Yuvraj Vagal’s spell of 5/30 in 7.4 overs proved to be the turning point in the game while he also got great support from Ayush Andure and Ansh Chavan who chipped in with 2 wkts each.
All Saints High School won the match by 38 runs and successfully defended a low total on the back of their strong bowling performance. All Saints school now progress to the next round of H.T Bhandary challenge trophy.
The 26yr old left-handed batsman is certainly rising up the ranks as he continues to impress with the bat. Wicket-keeper batsman Harmesh Somaiya who was amongst the top scorers in the C Div Kanga with 3 half centuries again played a knock which defines a lot about a class of a batsman.
Jamnagar District Association after electing to bat first at Railway Cricket Ground, Rajkot made a massive total of 491 runs thanks to a impressive 272* by Divyaraj Chauhan. Rajkot Div Sports Association were all out for 147 runs in 51.1 overs but there was only one batsman fighting it out alone.
Harmesh opening the innings scored a solid 101 off 147 balls laced with 18 fours at a time when only one batsman apart from him managed to score in 2 figures. Even though the match did not go in his team’s favor, Harmesh won the hearts of many with his brave batting performance for Rajkot Division Sports Association.
This is not the 1st time Harmesh has played a rescuing knock, in 2018 he played a similar sort of knock scoring 73 opening the innings taking Young Maharashtra team to 127/9 and helping the match end in a draw from nowhere.
Played between Don Bosco School and Shree Amulakh Amichand Eng Med School at the Matunga Gymkhana Ground, Amichand School won the toss and elected to field first.
Don Bosco notched up a massive total of 427/7 in 45 overs despite their top order collapse. Sahil Jadhav who came at no.4 scored a swashbuckling 151 off mere 110 balls smashing 20 fours and 2 sixes. Sahil also got great support from Bhushan Sawant who came at no.6 as he scored a brilliant 133 of 77 balls (18fours, 2 sixes). Sahil and Bhushan ensured their team got back into the game as they dominated bowlers upfront taking Don Bosco to a very big total.
Amulakh Amichand School were bundled out for 108 runs where in medium pacer Harsh Mendon was the pick of the bowlers coming up with 5/29 in 7 overs.
Don Bosco won the match by 319 runs earning a big win in the tournament.
SVIS after electing to bat first at Khar Gymkhana Ground scored a very decent total of 267/6 in 45 overs. Openers Atharva Deshpande & Ishan Roy gave a solid start stitching 89 runs for the 1st wicket. Ankrish Raghuvanshi and Sourabh Singh who came at no.4 and 5 further solidified SVIS’s innings with a 130 run stand for the 4th wicket. Ankrish top scored for SVIS scoring 73 runs while Sourabh was the 2nd highest scorer with a quick 67 runs.
Rizvi Springfield High School in reply had all their batsman chipping in with starts but they lacked someone who could take the match till the end and convert his good start into a match winning knock. All-rounder Sourabh who scored 67 runs was the pick of the bowlers with 4/53 in 10 overs while Ayush Jethwa and Mihir Gawade taking 3 wkts each.
One of the most rising and cricket specialist schools in regards to Mumbai Cricket, SVIS keeps on adding feathers to its caps.
Zooter International School’s Dad Tournament witnessed a one sided affair on February 2 at RCF Sports Club, Mumbai, when OIS Blasters locked horns against Camp Rangers. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Camp Rangers restricted OIS Blasters for a paltry 127-8 in 20 overs, thanks to the bowling brilliance of Sudarshan Roongta. Coming in as the first change, the slow left arm bowler had a wonderful day at office as he struck with 4-14 in his four overs. Roongta’s bowling was typically characterized by disciplined line and length on a consistent basis. For OIS Blasters, it was Rajan Chhibber who top scored with 36, lower down the order.
In reply, Camp Rangers achieved the target convincingly, finishing off the game in just 14 overs with nine wickets in hand. Opening bat Kaushal Parikh (49 not out) and number three batsman Anish Bhansali (51 not out) batted right through the innings steering their team to an easy win. Both these batsmen never allowed the opposition to get in the game, and were a treat to watch. For OIS Blasters, Anal Patwa was the solitary wicket taker, who picked up Mukund Jalan (5).
Sudarshan Roongta of Camp Rangers was awarded as the Man of the Match for his spectacular performance with the ball. Roongta stated, “The wicket was pretty good to bowl on. The ball was skidding on to the batsmen and I took full advantage of this. It is always a proud feeling for us to play the Zooter’s tournament. It is one of the best competitions in the city and is an extremely well-organized affair”.
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Bluestar CC after being made to bat first at the New Hind Sports Club Ground were 4/43 and 5/85 at one point but they got back into the game thanks to Bluestar’s most reliable set of all-rounders Prathamesh Golatkar and Rakesh Naik. Prathamesh at no.6 scored a 51 ball 50 while Rakesh Naik at no.7 scored a brilliant 97 off 86 balls hitting 5 fours and 6 sixes to change the script of the game as the team total reached a defendable 248/8 in 45 overs.
Milton CC on the other hand despite their openers falling out quickly were back into the game with a 134 run stand by Rahul & Darshan. However, it was Rakesh’s day as he changed the game with the ball too coming up with game changing bowling figures of 5/39 in 9 overs as Milton CC were all out for 231 runs.
Bluestar CC won the match by 17 runs and reach the semi-finals of the Bombay Junior Tournament’19