2nd edition of Friendship T20 Trophy started on a good note for host Friends Cricket Club and Datamatics team. Both these teams are well placed towards the Semi’s. FCC are at top place in Group-B with 4 points in the pocket winning two consecutive matches. Datamatics are at top place in Group-A with 2 points since they played and won one match till now.
The balance team’s positions in the tournament are as follows:
| GROUP – A
Points Table |
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| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| Datamatics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | + 3.07 |
| Thane Advocates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | + 0.36 |
| Reliance General Insurance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – 0.36 |
| Vrindavan Cricket Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – 3.07 |
| GROUP – B
Points Table |
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| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| Friends Cricket Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | + 4.44 |
| SHM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – 0.45 |
| Cricket Club of Dombivli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – 0.69 |
| Panvel Advocates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – 3.30 |
In Group-A, still many group matches are balance, so it’s difficult at this stage to say about who will qualify for Semi’s. However in Group-B, the situation is quite interesting. The fight to qualify for Semi’s is majorly between CCD, SHM and FCC. All these three teams are looking forward to play their last league match. For CCD & SHM it will be a Do or Die match to stay in tournament. To keep at top of the table FCC also must be ready with their game plans.
Brief Story of the Tournament as of now:
Day-1 & 2 at ALL SAINTS SCHOOL Ground, Bhiwandi
Match-1 : FCC v/s PANVEL ADOVCATES (Toss : FCC elected to Bat)
FRIENDS CRICKET CLUB – 167 / 7
Ankit Sharma 57 (32 balls, 6×1, 4×7), Prashant Nair 36 (43 balls, 4×4), Manoj Sonawane 25 (16 balls, 4×5), Mahesh Deshmukh (2/29 in 4 overs)
PANVEL ADVOCATES – 124 / 10
Siddesh Hingawale 36 (41 balls, 4×1, 6×2), Harris Huda 26 (26 balls, 4×2, 6×1), Manoj Sonawane (4/22 in 4 overs), Ankit Sharma (2/28 in 4 overs)
Result: FCC won by 40 runs, MoM – Ankit Sharma
(MoM – Ankit Sharma)
Match-2 : THANE ADVOCATES v/s RELIANCE GENERAL (Toss : Reliance elected to Bat)
RELIANCE – 129 / 9
Santosh Karpe 37 (31 balls, 4×3, 6×2), Avinash Chaudhary (2/7 in 3 overs), Latesh (3/25 in 4 overs)
THANE ADVOCATES – 130 / 9 in 19.1 overs
Dinesh Bhoir 46 (30 balls, 4×3, 6×2), Tushar Shilotri 24 (28 balls, 4×4), Parikshit Tripathi (2/18 in 4 overs)
Result: Thane Advocates won by 1 wkt., MoM – Dinesh Bhoir
Match-3 : CRICKET CLUB OF DOMBIVLI v/s SHM ULHASNAGAR (Toss : CCD elected to Bat)
CRICKET CLUB OF DOMBIVLI – 132 / 10
Sylvester Kunder 57 (47 balls, 4×7, 6×1), Vaibhav Janjirker 22 (22 balls, 4×2), Hemant (3/21 in 4 overs) Latesh (3/25 in 4 overs)
SHIVCOLONY HANUMAN MANDIR ULHASNAGAR – 97 / 10 in 15.4 overs
Deepu 29 (21 balls, 4×5), Vasu Mhatre (3/23 in 4 overs), Milind Mohite (2/0 in 0.4 overs)
Result: CCD won by 35 runs, MoM – Vasu Mhatre
(MoM – Vasu Mhatre)
Match-4 : VRINDAVAN CRICKET CLUB v/s DATAMATICS (Toss : VCC elected to Bat)
VRINDAVAN CRICKET CLUB – 130 / 9
Jitu 30 (40 balls, 6×2), Sagar 25 (24 balls, 4×2), Sagar N. (2/17 in 4 overs), Santosh N. (2/21 in 4 overs)
DATAMATICS – 134 / 1 in 14 overs
Nikhil Patil 71 (45 balls, 4×9, 6×3), Sudhir K. 40 (28 balls, 4×4, 6×2), Sandeep (1/22 in 4 overs)
Result: Datamatics won by 9 wkt., MoM – Nikhil Patil
Match-5 : FRIENDS CRICKET CLUB v/s CRICKET CLUB OF DOMBIVLI (Toss : CCD elected to Bat)
CRICKET CLUB OF DOMBIVLI – 105 / 10 in 19.3 overs
Aniket Desai 20 (26 balls, 4×2), Santosh Gole 19 (14 balls, 4×2), Dange (0/4 in 3 overs), Sandesh (2/13 in 3 overs), Ajay (2/22 in 3.3 overs), Ankit (1/18 in 4 overs)
FRIENDS CRICKET CLUB – 110 / 4 in 14.3 overs
Manoj Sonawane 56 (42 balls, 4×7, 6×2), Hiren Lakhmani 30 (29 balls, 4×4), Chetan Dunakhe (3/14 in 4 overs)
Result: FCC won by 6 wkt., MoM – Manoj Sonawane
(MoM – Manoj Sonawane)
Match-6 : PANVEL ADVOCATES v/s SHM ULHASNAGAR (Toss : SHM elected to Bat)
SHIVCOLONY HANUMAN MANDIR ULHASNAGAR – 139 / 10 in 19.5 overs
Hemant 33 (35 balls, 4×2), Deepu 25 (36 balls, 4×2), Nilaksha (2/16 in 4 overs), Kailash (2/18 in 4 overs)
PANVEL ADVOCATES – 113 / 9
Mayur Divekar 47 (34 balls, 4×6), Manish (3/18 in 4 overs), Hemant (2/30 in 4 overs)
Result: SHM won by 26 runs, MoM – Hemant
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Article by Sachin Rajput, Sr. Business Associate – Cricketgraph.com
To quench the thirst of cricket in the wake of Mumbai’s summer heat, Yuva Premiere League (YPL) has made its way to the middle, starting 22nd April. The YPL follows the IPL model when it comes to the auctioning of players and their retention. Every team is given a corpus of Rs.10 crore (virtual money) which is used to buy players. There is a systematic bidding that takes place for every player and the team that bids the highest gets the player. YPL was a big hit last year. This year there are eight teams that will be locking horns against each other to win the coveted YPL title. Here is a quick insight into the teams of YPL:
Badshah: Amit Jain is one of the owners of the team. This year they have retained one of the best performers of last season, Aditya Dagga. Dagga was bought for Rs.30 lakhs last year and this year he was worth Rs.35 lakhs. The other players to watch out for in Badshah are Aniket Patil and Sahyog. Patil is a genuine all-rounder who is purchased for a whopping Rs.2.7 crore, while Sahyog, a right arm medium pace bowler was valued at Rs.1.7 crore. This year the team would like to play to their strengths, which means that they will make full use of their fast bowlers, who will generate lot of pace and bounce from the wicket. “Khiladi is the team that can give us a tough competition, says Amit Jain.
Baazigar: Rohit Agarwal is the happy owner of the winning team of the last year; Baazigar. “This year as well we have a balanced team and we hope to defend our YPL title”, averred Rohit. Mohit Padwal and Shubham Tare, both of them being fantastic all-rounders were retained for a combined sum of Rs.2.8 crore. Rishabh Talwar, who is the new addition to the Baazigar outfit will be a player to watch out for. Talwar is quick with the ball and more than decent with the bat. “We have done our home-work well and have studied each player carefully”, added Agarwal.
Dabbangg: Finishing off at no.3 position last year, Dabbangg owner Girish Ahuja is confident of his team’s performance ahead of this year’s YPL. Pallav Bansal and Mishra ji are the two players that have been retained by the team for a decent amount of Rs.30 lakhs and Rs.40 lakhs respectively. Both these players are medium pace bowlers. Saurabh Gupta, who was the Man of the Series last year, will serve Dabbangg this year. Gupta, who is worth a mammoth sum of Rs.2.8 crore, is a perfect all-rounder that any team would like to have. He picked up 10 wickets and scored tons of runs last season.
“This year we have made a strategic auction, keeping in mind team composition, which will help us to perform better”, reiterated Girish Ahuja, one of the owners of team.
Sikanders: Mr.Avadhani is one of the owners of the team. Sikanders have retained two players; Kashyap, all-rounder and Amogh, a left arm medium pace bowlers. Both these players were retained at a combined cost of Rs.3.2 crore. “The other teams need to watch for Rajeev, who is a southpaw and Paresh, a right hand batsman, who if gets going can tear apart any bowling attack”, said Avadhani. According to the owner, last year champions; Baazigar is the toughest team to beat.
Khiladis: “Our team is a fresh looking one as we have not retained any of the players, instead, the three of us, who are the owners of Khiladis will be on the field to play”, exclaimed Rajesh Ahuja, one of the owners. Milind and Daniel are the two players to watch out for. They are genuine all-rounders and match winners in true sense. Milind was bought for Rs.1.6 crore, while Daniel, who is the most expensive player in the team was purchased at a daunting amount of Rs.1.7 crore. The winners of YPL 2014, Khiladis will look to come out all guns blazing in this year’s YPL.
YPL starts from 22 April 2016 at Whispering Palms, Kandivali Lokhandwala.
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Sixth edition of Mumbai,s biggest Mitsui shoji T-20 league will be played from 2nd May 2016 till 20 th may2016 at Mumbai police gymkhana marine lines .
Selection trails will be held at Mumbai police gymkhana on 26 April Tuesday, at 10 AM . Selected players will get chance to play in any four teams such as Bandra Heroes, Thane Marathes, Ghatkoper jets, Shivaji park warriers. There will be total 23 T-20 matches in this league. Each team will play eight league matches and then top four teams will play knock out rounds.
Total prize money would be approx 2lakhs. Please note there is no entry is free for this league . Boys those are above 18 years of age can only participate in this selection trail.
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It was a pretty one-sided affair at National Cricket Club, Mumbai on 9th April when Credit Agricole clashed against Deloitte during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament match. Batting first, Credit Agricole posted a challenging 149-8 in 20 overs. Middle order bat Rahul (56 runs off 50 balls) was pivotal in taking his team to a respectable total. Opening bat Suresh (24 runs off 18 balls) also played a good knock which helped Credit Agricole to get off to a steady start. Sourabh was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-37 in his four overs.
Deloitte had a disappointing day with the bat as they were done and dusted for a modest 88 in 17.5 overs. They lost the match by 61 runs. Coming in at no.3, Aniket (45 runs) played well and scored more than half of his team’s total. Vicky was the wrecker-in-chief grabbing 4-15 in his miserly spell of four overs. He pitched in right areas and bowled disciplined line and length for which he was duly rewarded. The batsmen found it difficult to score off him and succumbed to the pressure that was created.
Vicky (10 runs off 7 balls and 4-15 in 4 overs) was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his fantastic bowling display.
Batting first, Welspun managed to post a humble 130 in 18.4 overs against Tech Mahindra on 9th April in Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 tournament. Deepak Tamhankar (22 runs off 19 balls) was the top scorer for Welspun and found able ally in Nikhil (20 runs off 12 balls). Swapnil Nigudkar was the best bowler for Tech Mahindra accounting for 3-23 in his 3.4 overs.
A target of 131 runs was not completely a daunting task. However Tech Mahindra made a mess of the run chase as they were bundled out for a paltry 87 in 15.1 overs, losing the match by 43 runs. Apart from the opening bat Moyeed (22 runs off 20 balls), none of the other batsmen looked in shape. Deepak Tamhankar, who had earlier shined with the bat, was back into the action with the ball, as he picked up 4-15 in his economical four-over spell. Deepak asked many questions to the batsmen, for which they had no answers. He was a delight to watch and led the Welspun bowling attack.
Deepak Tamhankar (22 runs off 19 balls and 4-15 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his match-winning all-round performance.
It was quite a dismal batting performance from Mahindra on 9th April at Cross Maidan, Mumbai, when they faced off against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 tournament. Batting first, Mahindra was all out for a humble 115 in 19.3 overs. Deepak Shetty (25 runs off 24 balls), Yogesh Jadhav (29 runs off 35 balls) and Krupesh Patil (23 runs off 15 balls) were the major conytributors for Mahindra with the willow. Pritam and Pinkesh bowled well in tandem to account for three scalps each. They maintained consistent line and length not allowing the batsmen to score freely off them.
In reply, TCS chased down the target in 16.1 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Openers Roshan (17 runs off 18 balls) and Pradip (22 runs off 26 balls) provided a solid start to the run chase and the middle order complimented their efforts to see their team home. Out of the eight bowlers that were used by Mahindra, four of them grabbed one wicket each.
Pritam (3-35 in 4 overs) was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his brilliant bowling efforts.
Payyade Premier League, an inter club tournament within the various clubs under the parent group of Payyade, begins on 19th April 2016. This tournament is first of a kind initiative by Gaurav Payyade to scout the right talent within these clubs.
PPL will be played within 16 teams in a round robin format. To ensure everybody gets a fair chance to showcase their talent, each team will allow 15 batters to bat. Matches will be of 35 overs and will be played at multiple venues in Mumbai. One of the objectives of PPL is to see how players respond to different match situations.
Some of the teams participating in PPL are Blue Star, Amar CC, Canara Vijay, Young Parsee, St.Marrys, Kerawala CC,Apollo Youngsers, John Bright, Baronate CC, Vijay CC, Bhatnagar CC, Mulund Challengers, New Amarit CC, Parkophene.
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CricketGraph.com team wishes PPL all the very best on this initiative.
Batting first, Ratnakar Bank posted a mammoth 173-6 in 20 overs against Greatship India on 9th April in Mumbai during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Opening pair of Sandesh Rumde (60 runs off 34 balls) and Pranesh Pawar (80 runs off 61 balls) were exceptional with the bat. They provided a solid start to their team’s batting innings. Pawar was the dominant partner, who not only hit the big shots but also ran well between the wickets. Both Rumde and Pawar were a treat to watch. Vinod was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-24 in his four overs.
In reply, Greatship India was restricted to a paltry 103-7 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by 70 runs. Vinayak was the lone fighter for Greatship. He remained unbeaten on 51 off just 45 balls, but received no company from his fellow team-mates. Ratnakar Bank bowlers bowled well as a unit and did a decent job in taming Greatship.
Pranesh Pawar (80 runs off 61 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his brilliant batting.
Batting first, HAV Solutions was restricted to a paltry 117-6 in 20 overs against MET Sports Club on 9th April at Cross Maidan, Mumbai during the semi-final of Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Middle order bat Vijay Eddandi (50 not out off 46 balls) was the lone fighter for HAV as he could not find any able ally in his team. His efforts went in vain as the rest of the batting failed to click. Vinit was brilliant with the ball picking up 2-21 in his four overs.
Coming in at no.3, Prathamesh Mahadik (40 not out off 47 balls) single-handedly chased down the target for MET. Mahadik partnered well with opening bat Jayant (23 runs off 15 balls) and then with Aniket (20 runs off 17 balls) and Dipesh (21 runs off 19 balls). Prathamesh played some good cricketing shots in his innings and was a treat to watch. Harmeet Singh grabbed 2-20 in his four overs. MET chased down the target 18.2 overs, winning the match by six wickets.
Prathamesh Mahadik (40 not out off 47 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his match-winning unbeaten knock.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, CGI posted a modest 130-6 in 20 overs against Liberty Videocon 9th April at MB Union Ground, Mumbai, during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament match. Rohit (39 runs off 41 balls) and Debdeep (39 not out off 30 balls) were the top scorers for CGI, but they failed to capitalize on their starts. The credit needs to be given to Liberty Videocon bowling for restricting CGI to a below par score. Amol Pawar was the pick of the bowlers for Liberty, picking up 3-18 in his economical four-over spell. Pawar bowled in right areas throughout his spell, not allowing the batsmen to score freely off him.
Chasing 131 runs was not going to be that challenging a task. However CGI bowled well to grab seven wickets of Liberty. Opener Chetan departed cheaply for 2 runs off 6 balls, which meant that the middle order had to shoulder the responsibility. Navnath and Rohit accounted for two scalps each. In the middle overs, Abhay (25 runs off 14 balls) and Amol (35 runs off 24 balls) stitched a wonderful partnership and ensured that their team was safe. Liberty Videocon chased down the target in 16.5 overs, keeping three wickets in hand. Amol shined with both, bat and ball and played a pivotal role in his team’s win.
Amol Pawar (3-18 in 4 overs and 35 runs off 24 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his fantastic all-round efforts.