North Zone locked horns against Central Zone at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi in the on-going Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. The match was played on 26th and 27th Jan. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, North Zone closed their first innings for 213 runs in 107.5 overs. Sneh Rana (53) scored a brilliant half century and was well-supported by Harleen Deol (30), Laxmi Yadav (33) and Rajni Devi (31*). Tanu Kala was the pick of the bowlers for Central Zone as she grabbed 3-42 in her 29 overs.
In response, Central Zone scored 162-7 in 99 overs, courtesy a fabulous batting display from the opener Nuzhat Parween (51). Ekta (43) and Yashi Pandey (36*) also chipped in to contribute with the bat for their team. Sneh Rana was the star bowler for North Zone as she picked up a five-for giving away just 36 runs in 33 overs. The match ended in a draw, with both, the North Zone and Central Zone bagging 1 point each.
Brief scores: North Zone 213-10 in 107.5 overs (S Rana 53, L Yadav 33; T Kala 3-42) vs Central Zone 162-7 in 99 overs (N Parween 51, Ekta 43; S Rana 5-36)
Date: 25.01.2016
Venue: Payyade Sports Club
Eliminator Round II
Team Lohana Holidays v/s Team Terabytes Infosys
Lohana Holidays skipper’s all round performance shatters dream of Terabytes Infosys to reach the Finals
In a hard fought match all round performance of skipper Nikhil Dodhi of Lohana Holidays sealed the place in finals of OMTEX CUP 2015-16.
Today all went right for Nikhil, starting by winning the toss and inviting Terabytes Infosys to bat first on very true strip at Payyade Sports Ground. Team Terabytes suffered early set back by losing Umesh, but men in form Kapil Sota (88) had a decent partnership with Sandeep Bharucha. During middle overs loss of three quick wickets jolts Team Terabytes but again resistance came when Captain Mitesh Rawal(34) steadied ship in Kapil Sota’s company. Again a mini collapse hampers the teams progress of reaching a big target but in the end Kunal Patel(33runs) played responsible knock with Jigar Shah(29 runs ) and took Team Terabytes to respectable total of 274 runs . Team Lohana Holidays bowlers Amit Sheth, Mitul Sheth, Nikhil Dodhi & Khalid Mulani restricted the opposition in the death overs and team Terabyte were bowled out in the 39 th Over
In reply regular openers started slowly, after losing Jitu Mehta and Amit Shah it was all the way Team Lohana as brilliant and responsible knock by Rajesh Mehta (60 in 52 balls) and Deep Thakkar missed the well deserved century by 2 runs (66 balls 98 runs) provided solid platform to chase the target of 275 runs . Later unbeaten 76 runs in 59 balls by Skipper gets Team Lohana Holidays home with more than 3 overs to spare. It was hard fought game as Skipper of Terabytes used 10 bowlers but all efforts goes in vain.
With the results levelled at 1 -1 between the two finalists ,Lohana holidays once again meets Team Omtex in the finals on 30th Jan 2016…
Ycc -Symbol of Unity! !
Parth Shah s 165 not out ends the winning run Of Lohana holidays… .Takes Team Omtex to the finals ….Captain Lohana holidays, Nikhil Dodhi s sizzling 121 runs in Vain …..But …One more opportunity for Lohana Holidays to qualify for the Finals …. .
Put into bat first by Team Omtex. .Lohana holidays got off to a poor start by loosing wickets early in the innings and where 69 for 4 in 11 overs …Partnerships are the key to put up a big score .. Nikhil Dodhi who walked in at No 4 ..sizzled ..and was back to his best.. scored a brilliant 121 runs in 80 balls ( 17 fours and 4 sixes ) , he along with Nishant Mahidhar who scored 51 runs of 49 balls had a partnership of 114 runs in 13 overs and overcame the earlier setback of loss of quick wickets and gave team Lohanas a steady platform for a big score . Nikhil Dodhi was bowled by Manish shah for 121 with the team on 183 runs after 24 overs ..Deep thakkar walked in to join Nishant Mahidhar could not last long & was caught behind the wicket of the bowling of Manish Shah after scoring 6 runs .Nishant and khalid( 34 runs of 21 balls) had a decent partnership of 70 runs in 7 overs before Nishant was out lbw to Sagar for a well played 51 runs , the middle lower order too contributed , Sachin parekh – 27 runs of 17 balls & Amit Shah 24 runs of 15 balls and Lohana Holidays set up a target of 322 runs in their stipulated 40 overs .
Opening the batting Parth Shah and Atit got Team Omtex off to a run a ball start before Atit(21 runs ) was caught at point by Deep Thakkar with the score on 57 in the ninth over .Chetan sanghavi and Parth had a match winning partnership which avoided further loss of wickets of 108 runs in 9 overs before Chetan Sanghavi was out caught at point by Khalid mulani for 29 runs with the score on 165 runs ..Captain Bhavesh ( 36 runs in 27 balls ) walked into join Parth shah and had another crucial partnership of 52 runs before Bhavesh was stumped of the bowling of Nishant with the score on 217 in 27 overs .With last match centurion and in form Manav walked to the crease and with Sagar Pania still to bat and with 106 runs required in 13 overs it seemed that the run chase would be a catwalk but both Manav pasad ( 19 runs of 12 balls ) and Sagar Pania (13 runs of 13 balls) got out cheaply and the lower middle order too collapsed quickly the pressure was all on opener Parth who hold on to his nerves to reach his century and then 165 runs n.o.( 28 fours and 2 sixes) and took the team to victory in the 39th over with Jayesh Shah hitting the winning runs with a six to qualify for the Finals. .
Being unbeaten in the tournament and topping the table Lohana holidays however have another chance to qualify for the Finals and they play the winner of second Semifinals to be played on Sunday 24th Jan 2016 on 26th Jan 2016.
Ycc – Symbol of Unity! !
Pedhmala faced Rintoda on 24th Jan at RBI, Azad Maidan in the on-going TMBB Cup 2016 tournament. Pedhmala won the toss and elected to bat first. Pedhmala thrived on this opportunity and scored a handsome 246-5 in their full quota of 35 overs. It was a splendid batting display as three of their players scored half centuries; Nismid (50), Yagnesh (51) and Manish (52). A cameo from Daksesh (42 runs off 23 balls) took his team post the 200-run mark. Mukesh picked up 2-47 in his seven overs and was the best bowler for Rintoda.
In reply, Rintoda were restricted to 196-5 in 35 overs, thereby losing the match by a big margin of 50 runs. Urvish (43) top-scored for his side but failed to take his team home. First with the bat and then with the ball, Manish contributed to Pedhmala’s win. He picked up 3-40 in his seven overs. He was awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his all-round performance (52 runs and 3 wickets).
HUS Films Pvt. Ltd. locked horns against Omni Marine Engineering on 24th Jan at Prabhu Jolly Young Cricketers Club, Mumbai in the on-going Shiraz-e-Hind tournament match organized by Mariya Sports. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Omni were bundled out for 73 in 25.2 overs, courtesy the wonderful bowling efforts of Azeem Dayatar (3-11) and Hamid Raza (3-4). Opening batsman Aakash Patil (20) top-scored for Omni receiving no support whatsoever from rest of the batting line-up.
Chasoing a modest target of 74 runs was always going to be a cake walk for HUS Films. They finished off the match in just 10.2 overs, keeping nine wickets in hand. The openers Rehan Khan (21) and Suresh Kamble (30*) gave a solid start and in the end Irfan Ansari (20*) also contributed to take his team through. Azeem Dayatar was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his splendid bowling efforts.
Ontrack took on VFCL on 24th Jan at Yashwant Nagar ground in the on-going Friends Premier League. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Ontrack posted 126 on board, courtesy Ashish Joshi (33) and Aditya Salaskar (21). Praful Tambe was the pick of the bowlers for VFCL as he finished with figures of 4-18 in his four overs.
Chasing 127 runs was never going to be a worry for VFCL. Arsalan Shaikh made the chase look easy as he raced to a blistering 70 off just 44 balls, hitting 10 boundaries. He received good support from Mitul Barot (24) and Praful Tambe (24). Niketan Pandey and Sanath Patel of Ontrack bagged a couple of wickets apiece. VFCL chased down the target in just 17.3 overs, keeping five wickets in hand. Arsalan Shaikh was honoured with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning knock.
HMV Sports locked horns against Pyramids XI in the on-going 5th Corporate Cricket League, which is being organized by Smashtrees and is played in Delhi. Pyramids XI won the toss and put HMV Sports to bat. Batting first, HMV Sports posted 132-8 in their full quota of 20 overs. Bobby top-scored for his team with 53 runs off just 40 balls and remained unbeaten at the end of the innings. Amit Tomar (36) also contributed with the bat. Shekhar was the pick of the bowlers for Pyramids as he finished off with 3-14 in his three overs.
Chasing 133 runs should not have been a daunting task for Pyramids. However they were restricted for a paltry 93 runs in 20 overs. Mohit (29) and Varun (18) got off to good starts but failed to capitalize on the same. After shining with the bat, Amit Tomar swinged his arm and picked up 3-12 in his four overs. HMV Sports won the match by 39 runs and Amit Tomar was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
Central Zone faced South Zone at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi in the on-going women’s U-19 inter-zonal two day tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Central Zone declared their innings for 248-9 in 111.5 overs. Disha Kasat played a brilliant knock of 116 runs and was the star performer for Central Zone. Challa Jhansi Lakshmi (2-63) and Challuru Prathyusha (2-40) were the pick of the bowlers for South Zone.
In response, South Zone posted 199-9 in 83 overs. Neeragattu Anusha’s half century (59) steadied South Zone’s innings. Poonam Soni picked up 4-39 and was well-supported by Tanu Kala (3-45) from the other end.
The match ended in a draw with both the teams securing 1 point each.
Brief scores: Central Zone 248-9 in 111.5 overs (D Kasat 116, S Kumawat 26; CH Jhansi Lakshmi 2-63, C Prathyusha 2-40) vs South Zone 119-9 in 83 overs (N Anusha 59, S Shubha 36; P Soni 4-39, T Kala 3-45)
West Zone and North Zone locked horns against each other at Ranchi in the on-going women’sU-19 inter-zonal two day tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Zone was bundled out for a paltry 149 in 59.5 overs. Renuka Chaudhari (53) and Tejal Hasabnis (54) were the only two batswomen to have scored majority of the runs. Harleen Deol rattled the West Zone batting line-up with a five wicket haul and received good backing from Vandana Chaturvedi (3-38) and Komalpreet Kour (2-11).
In response, North Zone scored 210 in 76.3 overs, taking the first innings lead of 61 runs. After shining with the ball, Harleen Deol (47) came out strong with the bat, as she top scored for her team. Tejal Hasabnis swinged her arm to pick up 4-36 in 25.3 overs.
In the second innings, when West Zone trailed by 61 runs, it was important for them to not lose wickets. Yastika Bhatia (43*) and Jemimah Rodrigues (45) just did what the doctor had ordered for and provided West Zone with a solid start. The two-day play ended with West Zone scoring 101-1 in 39 overs in their second innings. North Zone grabbed 3 points, thanks to their first innings lead and West Zone had to settle with 1 point.
Brief scores: West Zone 149-10 in 59.5 overs (R Chaudhari 53, T Hasabnis 54; H Deol 5-39) and 101-1 in 39 overs (Y Bhatia 43*, J Rodrigues 45) vs North Zone 210-10 in 76.3 overs (H Deol 47, S Gulia 34; T Hasabnis 4-36)
SS Travels faced Kotak Mahindra Bank on 23rd Jan, in the on-going Milan T20 Mega Corporate Cricket League, organized by Mr. Niranjan Jana and is being played in Mumbai. Kotak Mahindra won the toss and elected to bat first. They went off to a flyer as the openers Nishikant (46 runs off 31 balls) and Rugved (71 runs off 40 balls) played brilliantly and gave a great start to the team. Kotak Mahindra scored a massive 218-5 in their full quota of 20 overs.
In response, SS Travels were done and dusted for 121 runs in 18.2 overs, thus losing the match by 97 runs. Sameer Rane (25 runs off 30 balls) fought hard, but had no backing from rest of the batting line-up. Vikki was the pick of the bowlers for Kotak, finishing with 3-27 in his four overs. Rugved was adjudges as the Man of the Match for his match winning knock of 71 runs.
