On 29th December numerous records were broken and it was a paisa vasool match for the spectators as KSG team just gave a batting feast to all the people who had come to watch. KSG after electing to bat first at the New Payyade Ground scored the highest ever T20 Total of 299/1 in 20 overs. They were just one run away of achieving the feat of becoming the 1st team in India to score 300 runs in a T20 game! The highest total till now was 260 by Sri Lanka in International T20, 263 in IPL and 273 in Local cricket. Hence KSG surpassed all the records to create a record highest team total which is something they will cherish for years.
The major reason for this successful feat was their opener Umang Shah. The openers Gaurang Parekh (77) and Umang gave a 161 run stand in mere 12 overs while Umang went on to bat till the very end scoring 160* off just 70 balls. The opener was in a different zone altogether smashing 17 fours, 11 sixes & a strike rate of 228.60! Umang scored the fastest hundred in the tournament as he thrashed every bowler not sparing any corners of the Payyade ground. JVPG in reply managed to score only 113/4 as KSG also won by a record margin of 186 runs where in Umang was declared ‘man of the match”
Records Achieved in the Game-
Highest ever t20 total-299/1 in 20 overs
Fastest Hundred-Umang Shah-160* off 70 balls)
Win by a highest Margin in T20’s- By 186 runs
Highest sixes smashes in a single innings by a team- 30 Sixes (KSG) means every 4th ball!
Played between Police Gymkhana and Maharashtra Young Cricketers at the Cross Maidan Ground, Police Gymkhana opted to bat first after winning the toss notching up 241/10 with Harsh Pandey top scoring with 59 runs at the middle order. From the bowlers it was Harsh Salunkhe taking 5/58 in 20 overs with his off-spinners being the pick of the bowlers.
Maharashtra Young Cricketers in reply were all out for 95 runs and again the man who stood out was Harsh Salunkhe with the bat too. Harsh fought it out alone with a gritty 54 off 85 balls (6 fours) at a time when the rest of the batsman struggled to score runs in two digits.
Even though Police Gymkhana team dominated over Maharashtra Young Cricketers, it was Harsh who turned out to be the standout performer in the match.
Played between Stylo Cricket Club and United CC at the Zoroastrian Ground, Stylo CC after being made to bat first scored 277/8 dec in 102.5 overs where in Ashish Pal top scored with 71 runs at no.3.
United CC on the other hand batted for 62 overs scoring 235/3 before the end of the game’s play where the match ended in a draw. Angrish who came at no.3 scored an impressive 101* off 141 balls which had 15 fours as he batted confidently staying unbeaten till the end of the game’s play. Ankrish smashed some proper cricketing shots as he ensured that he anchored his team and kept the scoreboard ticking.
Match 2- ESWA retains Pride cup by Fight back from Suhas Mulik 65(75) in match 2 after being 4 down in 3rd over and disciplined bowling attack by ESWA bowlers lead by Vinay Agrawal (3/28) ensure second straight win for ESWA.
ESWA now lead 5 match series Pride Cup series by 2-0 against Abhinav cricket Cup.
ESWA won the toss and put Abhinav CC to bat who managed 143 in reduced 32 overs match which overs shouldered by young right hander Rutunjay Rahane who scored hard fought 43.
Pace battery Vinay Agrawal, Samir Sawant and Yogesh Poojari never let the opposition to score freely with tight line and length.
Chasing a low tricky target, ESWA top order faltered and were once facing scare of defeat at 4/4 in 2 overs due to Rutunjay Rahane swing bowling who bagged 3/29.
Suhas Mulik talented right hander not only absorbed pressure from Opposition during chase but ensured ticking of scoreboard with graceful strokes. ESWA scored 147 in 30th over and ensured a comprehensive win for ESWA with 4 wickets in hand.
Pramod Nayak speaking to Cricketgraph shared-
“ESWA won Pride cup 2-0. Actually it was 5 match series but we had to cancel rest matches due to other upcoming T20 tournament of mine that is EPL which ESWA organizes. So mutually we have decided to wrap up Series”
Final Score
Abhinav CC – 143- 29.2(32)overs
ESWA – 147/6- 29.1 overs
Man of the match
Suhas Malik
Special award for Match 2
Rutunjay Rahane for All-Round Performance with bat and ball.
Man of Series
Yogesh Poojary for grabbing 6 wickets in 2 matches.
Airoli after being made to bat first managed to score 141/8 in 20 overs with Hemant Baheti top scoring with 45 runs. Mulund bowlers managed to keep a tight hold on the batsman as they did not allow Airoli to cross the 150 run mark.
Chasing 142, Team Mulund were in deep trouble with both their frontline openers falling out for ducks with the score card reading 2/4 in 1.2 overs. However, Amol Khedkar brought some change in the game as he anchored the team to a commanding win. Amol smashed 56 ball 88* which had 16 fours at a strike rate of 157.19 as he single handedly pushed his team toward the victory line.
Mulund won the match by 6 wkts and 2.5 overs to spare with Amol being declared ‘man of the match’
Titans after being made to bat first posted a defendable total of 155/7 in 20 overs thanks to a crucial 34 ball 50* by Navin Rupani at no.7 or else they would have been bundled out for a low total against the tight bowling of the JSW bowlers.
JSW Steel despite losing openers early made sure they took care of the chase as Ishaque Shaikh who came at no.9 went on to score a match winning 89 off mere 53 balls smashing 17 fours at a strike rate of 167.93.
It was his blazing half century which helped JSW chase down the score in just 17 overs with 7 wkts in hand. Ishaque was also declared man of the match for his match winning knock.
Already touted as the future of Indian cricket by many, these two boys Yashashvi and Arman have an appetite to score big hundreds. They have already proved it by scoring consistently across major tournaments and now they shine for Mumbai team vs Andhra in a thriller of a match.
Mumbai team were bundled out in 1st innings for 131 runs thanks to a magical spell by Karthik Raman who took 8/58 for Andhra. Andhra team in reply posted 321 runs for 1st innings putting Mumbai into the backfoot as well as putting the boys under pressure.
However, Mumbai team which is not known to give up easily gave a major fightback in their 2nd innings as they notched up a massive total of 462/6 in 108 overs. Yashashvi Jaiswal and Arman Jaffer coming at no 3 and 4 stitched an epic 277 run stand which shattered Andhra’s hopes of winning the match. Jaiswal remained unbeaten scoring a classy 241* off 280 balls which had 28 boundaries while Arman was equally rock solid in his 217 ball stay at the crease where he scored 147 laced with 19 fours and 3 sixes.
Andhra team were 230/6 at the end of the game’s play where the match which at one stage was looking a clean win for Andhra ended in a draw.
Al-Barkat team batting first at Islam Gymkhana Ground made a team total of 233 runs where in the batsman did dominated at one point but eventually they could not post an imposing total. OLPS School in reply were all out for 167/8 where in most of the batsman struggled to make runs. OLPS batters batted slow but there was only one shining point in their opener Harsh Tathare who remained unbeaten from start to end. Harsh scored 104* off 106 balls (8 fours) at a time when the rest of the batsman were struggling to score runs in two digits.
Harsh now has scores of 122 and 87 in Harris Shield, 208, 61 and 104* in Giles Shield & 117* in the ongoing Ghosh Trophy ‘18.
Even though OLPS lost the match, Harsh has been one impressive player coming out from OLPS School.
The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign has been receiving great response from the cricketing community across various tournaments in Mumbai. 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 Corporate Cricket Cap leaders for December 2018.
Gandharva Shetye won the “Automotive Purple Cap” in the Corporate Cricket Category after becoming the leading wicket-taker in the Corporate Category for December. Gandharva who plays for FSS recently came into the news for his amazing bowling spell where he stunned everyone by taking 6 wkts in a T20 match. Gandharva came up with stunning bowling figures of 6/10 in 4 overs which reduced Nerolac to mere 127 runs as he single handedly helped his team win in the Dreamz T20 Tournament’18. Apart from his 6 wkt haul too, he has been quite an impressive bowler in the T20 format as he rightly won the Purple Cap for December.
Ajay Singh Janoo with 238 runs won the “Automotive Orange Cap” for being the leading scorer in his category. Ajay truly deserved it as he scored not once but twice quick hundreds in T20 in December. Ajay Singh Janoo who is Team Montage’s regular opener came into the limelight after scoring a swashbuckling 62 ball 133 vs Kotak and a 66 ball 105 vs IDFC in the ongoing Automotive Cricket League. Ajay has now developed a reputation of being a dangerous opener who can change games in a span of few overs. With 238 runs in 3 matches, Ajay went on to win the Purple Cap.
Taking a 6 wkt haul even in a 50 over format is a difficult task. Hence it was quite commendable for Gandharva Shetye to achieve the feat of taking 6 wkts in a T20 match. That spell of him definitely made him popular overnight as he won the most “Automotive Popular Cap” too in the Automotive Corporate Cricket Cap Category for the month of December. Gandharva with 115 votes won with commanding ease as his nearest competitor was Suryakant Pawar with 108 votes.
Sporting Union Club after being made to bat first at Azad Maidan Ground were all out for 121 runs in 45.1 overs. Spinner Vatsal Thakkar was the tormentor in chief taking 4 wkts for mere 4 runs being the pick of the bowlers while medium pacer Kevin Chitania taking 4/37. Both the bowlers bowled tight and gave crucial breakthroughs as opposite team was bundled out for a low total.
Payyade in reply chased it down with ease as they scored 155/4 with Mitra (27*) and Vatsal (33*) remaining unbeaten steering Payyade to a commanding win by 6 wkts winning the match on 1st innings lead.