Played at the Asahi Glass ltd, Taloja, SHM Ulhasnagar and CCD took on each other for the all important finals where in SHM Ulhasnagar won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their good batting line up.
SHM Ulhasnagar batting first notched up a very competitive total of 176/8 in 20 overs on the back of their skipper Simmit Chaddha who opened the innings. Simit scored a fantastic 73 off 47balls smashing 13 fours and 2sixes to take the game away from the opposition. The rest of the batsman batted around him giving starts while Simit anchored his team’s ship helping SHM Ulhasnagar reached a defendable total. From the bowlers, Santosh Gole with 3/26 was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 177, CCD must have felt the pressure of chasing in the finals as they managed to score only 139/9 in 20overs with Devendra being the only one scoring a fighting knock of 62 off 42balls. Sagar M and Manish Nagdev were the pick of the bowlers taking 3 & 2wkts each.
SHM Ulhasnagar won the match by 34runs and skipper Simmit was declared ‘man of the match’ while the whole team lifts the trophy.
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Played at the Parsee Gymkhana in Marine Lines, Parsee Gymkhana and Parkophene Cricketers took on each other where in Parsee Gymhana won the toss and elected to bowl first as the wicket had some due for the bowlers too.
However, Parkophene Cricketers were off to a flying start on the back of their solid openers Akhil Herwadkar and Sandeep Kunchikor. While the talented Akhil went on to score a brazen 104 off 125balls which had 12fours and 3sixes, Sandeep on the other hand also looked impressive smashing a quick 74 which had 7fours and 4sixes. Both the openers dominated the bowlers with a 140run stand but the batting line up below them could not pounce on the positive momemtum left behind by these two apart from Omprakash Jaiswal who scored a valiant 63 at the middle order. From the bowlers, all-rounders Punit Tripathy and Manish Rao scalped 3wkts each as Parkophene Cricketers were all out for a healthy total of 390/10 in 69.5 overs.
Chasing 391, Parsee Gymkhana ensured that the chase was taken care of as their reliable set of openers Akarshit Gomel and Ajinkya Patil gave an 112runs opening stand. While Gomel as always looked solid in his 49ball 56, Ajinkya on the other hand anchored the chase with a fluent 112 off 129balls (12fours, 2sixes). Ajinkya toiled hard in between the wickets while also played some elegant shots. What’s more, he got able support from Ashay Sardesai (96 off 122, 16fours) who fell just 4runs short of what could have been a classy match winning ton. Promising Ashay who has been in good form this season engaged in a 149runs stand with Ajinkya as Parsee Gymkhana chased down the score successfully in just 64.1overs winning the match by 7wkts.
Parsee Gymkhana qualify for the finals of the Young Comrade on the back of excellent batting display by Ajinkya, Ashay and Akarshit while Akhil and Sandeep from Parkophene were also impressive giving their best.
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Played at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, DY Patil B and Air India Sports Club took on each other for the all important semi finals of the Times Shield Tourament where in DY Patil batted first on a track which had assistance more for the bowlers.
Batting first DY Patil notched up a decent total of 290/10 in 68.4 overs even though they have had tendency to score more batting first. The top order and the middle order chipped in with good starts with Hardik Tamore(51), Kevin Almeida(51) and Siddarth Chitnis(56*) chipping in with crucial fifties. Hardik batted in a solid way while Kevin seemed to be getting back to his usual self with his flawless batting. All-rounder Siddarth Chitnis also came good smashing 4fours and 3sixes to push the team total to almost 300. From the bowlers, the one bowler who grinded hard and bowled a marathon spell was their star spinner Harmeet Singh who came up with a superlative 8wkt haul taking 8/129 in 29.4 overs. Harmeet looked really good and made full use of the wicket had some turn for the spinners.
Defending a moderate total of 291, if Air India had Harmeet, then DY Patil had their most experienced wild card Pravin Tambe who is on fire with some aggressive cricket. Pravin once again shut down all the critics and showed who is the boss when it comes to quality leg break spinners in India. The veteran came up with 6/115 in 33 overs which played a major role in restricting Air India to 253all out in 73.4 overs. Left arm spinner Karsh Kothari also assisted tambe well scalping 3wkts. From Air India, Rohit Prakash and Sandeep Sawaal smashed fifties while Harmeet scored an unbeaten 34*.
DY Patil cruise to the finals on the back of their good batting and PT’s excellent bowling.
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KRP XI has always been a team to reckon with because of their balance in the side. They have a solid top order batting while the depth of their batting is there till almost no.7 and 8 with as many as 4 all-rounders in the side making it a very strong team. They have performed exceptionally well in Kanga Knockout and it was the deciding quarter-finals vs Stylo Cricketers at the Western Railways Ground.
KRP XI after being made to bat first were least affected as they went on to score a very healthy total of 297/9 in 45 overs. Even though it was a shaky start but solid no.3 bat Yogesh Rajput scored a crucial 54 off 55balls (7fours) lending stability. KRP XI has always stood out because of its middle order and even in this match it was their middle order consisting of Yuvang Shah, Rakesh Naik and Rohan Chowghule who did the job for their team. While Yuvang chipped in with a handy 41, Rakesh Naik continued his good all-round form scoring a superlative 50 off 53balls consisting of 4fours and 2sixes while the talented Rohan Chowghule who came at no.7 basically changed the game attacking the bowlers and hitting almost every one in every corner of the ground. Rohan scored 64 off mere 38balls (5fours, 4sixes) which pushed the team total to almost 300. From the bowlers, Rahul Bhadreshwar with 4/50 was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 298 is always difficult in 45 overs and KRP XI bowlers just made it all the more difficult with Padmanubham Mudaliar coming up with a match winning bowling spell of 5/26 in 9overs with 2 maidens. Padmanubham was completely focused and in a different zone while bowling and it helped hin as well as his team while Rakesh Naik and Manoj Soni also came good with 2wkts each restricting Stylo Cricketers to 143/all out in 35.5overs. Rahul Bhadreshwar seemed like a lone warrior not only being Stylo’s best bowler but also scoring a hard fought 56 off 55balls at no.10.
KRP XI won the quarter finals on the back of great team perfomance while Rahul Bhadreshwar also won the hearts of many with his all-round fight against KRP XI.
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Played at the DY Patil Groud in Nerul, DY Patil team took on MIG CC for the all important semi finals of the Young Comrade Tournament. Both the teams have performed exceptionally well so far and an intense competition was bound to happen to seal the finals spot.
MIG CC batting first did a commendable job notching up 300/10 in 69.2 overs. Right handed opener Swapnil Pradhan who has been playing really well past one year continued to impress as he went on to score a solid 101 off 148 balls at the top of the order. Swapnil smashed 12fours while the reliable middle order batsman Gaurav Jathar scored a gritty 69 off 82balls at no.5. From the bowlers, all-rounders Arun Yadav and Shashank Singh bagged 3wkts each being really impressive with the ball bowling in the right areas.
Even though a total of 300 is decent enough to defend but not if it’s against the powerful and famed batting line up of DY Patil who have scored in excess of 350-400runs in almost every game in this tournament. As always, the reliable and experienced pair of openers Shoaib Shaikh and Subramaniam D gave a solid 95run opening stand while two of the most prolific run getters in Mumbai cricket Shashank Singh(64*) and Shubham Ranjane(54) smashed match winning half centuries. Both the boys as always looked in sublime touch taking away the pressure and eventually helping DY Patil win the semi finals.
It was as always an impressive win for DY Patil with Shashank’s all-round show and overall good batting by the DY Patil boys. Swapnil was also impressive with his valiant ton. Shashank who recently won one of the ‘Best all-rounders award’ in Mumbai Cricket by NATARAJ PENS & Cricketgraph is staying true to his title!
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Cric IT T20 Tournament started off with a bang with two matches in its opening day held at the Thakkur Cricket Stadium. Both the matches were lively and full of excitement which a T20 games is all about and this tournament certainly looks like a success. Here are the latest match reports from the 1st day of the Tournament:
Match 1- Dell EMC Spartans vs Tech Data Smashers
Toss won by- Dell (Bat first)
Batting first Dell made a very competitive total of 157/9 in 20overs with their two batsmen Chinmay Mohite and Adesh Manjrekar top scoring with 30’s. From the bowlers, Aditya Salaskar bowled immaculately well as he came up with stunning bowling figures of 5/25 in 4overs. Aditya was really impressive with the ball as he kept on taking crucial breakthroughs. Chasing 158, Tech Data Smashers were all out for 98/10 in 12.5overs. Dell EMC Spartans won the match by 59runs and Amit Dahiya who scored 20 runs and also took 2wkts was declared ‘man of the match” while Aditya’s fifer was the ‘highlight perfomance of the match’
Match 2- HP Avengers vs IBM
Toss won by- IBM (Bat First)
IBM batting first made a healthy total of 147/9 in 20 overs on the back of their solid openers Nadeem Hamdare and M Kamath. While Nadeem scored an anchoring knock of 43 in 40balls which had 3fours and a six, M Kamath also chipped in with a supportive 40 which did the job for IBM. From the bowlers, Sumeet Shanbag came up with stunning bowling figures of 4/11 in 4overs which made him obviously the pick of the bowlers. Chasing 148, HP Avengers were all out for 117 with Amit Sawant’s 38 being the highest score. Nignesh Nayak and Vamsi Reddy from IBM came up with match winning bowling perfomance taking 3wkts each. Eventually IBM won the match by 30runs and opener Nadeem was declared ‘man of the match’ for his anchoring knock of 43 at the top of the order.
It was a day when the bowlers really dominated with Aditya and Sumeet bowling really well. However, the opposite teams clinched away victories with their batting.
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Played at the High Court Ground at Oval Maidan between Mandvi Muslim CC and Our Own Club, Mandvi Muslim CC won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket had some due for both the bowlers as well as the batsman.
However, their decision to bat first fell flat as Mandvi Muslim CC were bundled out for just 93runs all out in 26.5overs. Not a single batsman fired with Suraj Kathore’s 20 being the highest score. Off-spinner Sameer Vengurlekar was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/28 in 9overs. Sameer was impressive with the ball while left arm spinner Sushil Kamble also bowled well taking 3/19 in 6.5overs. All-rounder Suhas Nandoskar also chipped in with 2wkts.
Chasing 94, Our Own Club chased down the score in just 17.2 overs and won the match by 8wkts. Suhas Nandoskar opening the innings scored a match winning 53* off 47balls smashing 7fours in it. Suhas batted really confidently and took on the bowlers with dominance helping Our Own Club clinch a whitewash win.
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As friendship cup is at its twilight, the tournament was an amazing success where we got to see some really well fought matches to some great individual performances and that is what this tournament is all about. This Saturday were the two intense semi-finals and these are the latest reports staright from the ground-
1st Semi Final Match – SHM ULHASNAGAR VS SIEMENS CORPORATES
Played at the Asahi ground, SHM Ulahsnagar won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up. Manish Nagdev who opened the innings scored a match winning 63 off mere 33balls smashing 14fours setting the tone for the SHM Ulhasnagar innings. Deepak at no.3 also gave a crucial hand smashing a quick 42 pushing the team total to 177/9 in 20 overs. Defending a total of 178, all-rounder Manish Nagdev delivered with the ball too taking a stunning fifer (5/32 in 4overs) restricting Siemens to just 100/all out in 15overs. SHM Ulhasnagar won the match by 77runs and Manish Nagdev completely owned the match with his brilliant all-round perfomance.
MoM – Manish Nagdev
Manish Nagdev – SHM
2nd Semi Final Match – Rangers Reliance vs CCD
Played at the Asahi Glass ltd, Rangers won the toss and elected to bat first. However, their decision to bat first was not the best of the ones as they were bundled out for 73runs in 15 overs. Right arm spinner Vasudev bowled one of the most crucial spells giving away only 15runs while scalping 3wkts which really damaged the opposition. Aniket with 3/8 and Sachin with 2/21 also bowled tight which did the job for CCD.CCD chased down the score in merely 7.2 overs with Sandip scoring a scorching half century smashing 57 off mere 22balls making it one of the fastest half centuries of the tournament so far. CCD won the semi-finals by 8wkts and Vasudev Mhatre was declared ‘man of the match’.
MoM – VASUDEV MHATRE
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Played at the Raymond Cricket Ground, it was the all important quarter finals match between Hiranandani and Singhania School where in Singhania boys won the toss and elected to bat first on the back of their strong batting line up.
Singhania School did a fairly good job with the bat as they notched up a very healthy total of 281/9 in 44 overs. Even though the openers failed to provide a flying start, Tejas Chavan(42) who came at no.3, Om Keshkamat at no.5(41) and Parth ingale(78) at no.5 ressurected the Singhania innings. Parth remained the highest scorer smashing an impressive 78 off mere 49balls laced with 6fours and 4sixes. Parth looked really confident and aggressive while Rohit Tambe at no.7 also gave a handy contribution with 36runs. From the bowlers, Siddarth Kalde was the pick of the bowlers with 3/83.
Singhania school has won most of the matches successfully while defending and the major reason for that has been Singhania’s wild card Aryan Dalal. Aryan who has been piling wickets in large numbers this season and has taken 5wkt hauls in almost every 3rd match he plays. As usual, Aryan again came to the rescue coming up with match winning bowling figures of 5/32 in 9overs grinding hard for almost 9hrs on the field. Aryan gave crucial breakthroughs and did not allow the opposition to settle as Hiranandani School was all out for 119runs in 30.2 overs.
It was a yet another commendable win for Singhania School where in Parth impressed one and all with the bat while all-rounder Aryan continues to generate consistency with the ball.
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This year’s edition of Kanga Knockout has been exciting with some great individual performances as well as nail biting matches. Kanga matches always extract the best out of the batsman while polishes the skills of the bowlers and hence it’s a very important platform for Mumbai cricketers to play in this tournament. Here are some of the latest updates from the tournament-
FORT YOUNGSTER vs BORIVALI CC,
Played at the Sunder CC, Cross Maidan, Fort Youngsters won the toss and elected to field first. Their decision seemed to be perfecta s Borivali CC were all out for 205runs in 44.2 overs with Riyaz Shaikh (55) and Vinayak Pawar(45) top scoring with the bat. From the bowlers, Kunj Vora with 4/37 in 9overs was the pick of the bowlers as he bowled at impressive line and lengths. Chasing 206, Fort Youngsters chased down the score successfully with Kamal Savla(46) and Keval Haria(35) being the highest scorers. Kunj who came at no.3 made it an all round show as he also contributed with the bat scoring 33 helping his team win the match by 4wkts.
APOLLO CC vs KRP XI
Played at the Western Railway Cross Maidan, Apollo Youngsters won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they were all out for 154 in 36.1 overs where in everyone failed to score runs apart from Ameya Desai single handedly impressing one and all with a solid 57 off 70balls (4fours). The bowlers did a terrific job with spinners Vishal Karia(3/24) & Yuvang Shah(3/24) being the pick of the bowlers while all-rounder Rakesh also taking 2wkts. Chasing 155, KRP XI did felt some jitters with their top order losing wickets quickly. However, all-rounders Rakesh Naik(48) and Yuvang Shah(38*) took care of the chase at the middle order. Rakesh scored a crucial 48 off 41balls which had 5fours and 3sixes and continued his prolific run in Mumbai cricket while KRP XI won the match by 4wkts.
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