Kalpesh Koli Cricket Tournament: Silver Jubilee Edition Flags Off in Mumbai
Best Batsman: Satyalaksha Jain 169*; Best Bowler: Yash Singh 6/46
One of the most premier and prestigious Under 16 cricket tournaments in Mumbai, Kalpesh Koli Cricket Tournament started simultaneously at 8 different grounds in Mumbai on Saturday, 9th May. Former India International Kiran More was the Chief Guest while famous Marathi Actor Mr. Yedekar was the guest of honour at the 25th year of the tournament.
Following is a brief history of the tournament followed by the Round 1 results:
Inception
The tournament is named after late Kalpesh Koli, a promising young 14 year old leg spinner who lost his life in a tragic accident. Nagesh Thakur, then the coach with MCA wanted to provide a platform to youngsters to play competitive cricket rather than just practice. Therefore his idea of tournament was approved by MCA and BCCI and the first edition was conducted in 1991. He is currently the tournament secretary.
Every match is witnessed by a group of selectors who keep a close eye on the upcoming talent who are then selected to play for Mumbai state teams.
Format & Teams
Earlier the tournament was played in One Day format, but since 2002, two day matches are being conducted. All boys from age group of 14-16 years participate in the tournament. Few special rules include bonus points for scoring more than 300 or bowling out a team for a low score. Also a bowler is not allowed to bowl more than 20 overs in order to give all bowlers an equal chance to showcase their talent.
Currently 16 teams are participating as follows:
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Results: Round 1 (Matches conducted on 9th & 10th May)
Group A:
- Kandivili Center : 157 (75.3 overs) (Kaustubh Kadam 3/45, Shubham Singh 3/18)
& 178/4(54overs) (Suved Parkar 68, Omkar Ghule 75, Kaustubh Kadam 3/45)
Drawn with
Virar Center: 116(43 overs)(Yashovardhan Mayekar 4/30, Manav Doshi 3/34)
MOM : Kaustubh Kadam
- Vasai Center: 339/6 (78 overs) (Satyalaksha Jain 169*, Aslam Shaikh 55)
Drawn with
Dahanu Chinchani Center: 136 (68 Overs) (Tanvish Waza 34, Navi Khan 31) &
Follow on 92/5 (30 Overs) Tanvish Waza 35)
MOM: Satyalaksha Jain
Group B:
- Shivaji Park Center : 134 (58.1) (Rohit Desai 65, Vignesh Solanki 3/23) and 138/8 (71 overs) Aarya Satpute 37, Varun Joijode 35, Vighnesh Solanki 3/5 )
Drawn with
Venus Malad Center : 279 (64.2 overs) (VaibhavKalamkar 117, Atharva Ankolekar 65*, Rohit Desai 4/59,Varun Joijode 4/57)
MOM: Vaibhav Kalamkar
- Kalina Center : 250 (95.1 overs) (Jayam Birawat 54, Aditya Srivastava 41, Varun Lavande
106, Deep Bhojne 3/38)
Drawn with
Worli Center 125 (47.2 Overs)Sameer Parab 4/21, Dev Patel 4/18) and 81/4 (28 Overs)
MOM : Varun Lavande
Group C :
- Mahul Center : 220 (60.4 overs) (Hitesh Chauhan 103, Ritesh Sharma 57, Yash Singh 6/46)
Won against
Ambernath/Bhiwandi Center: 118 (38.5 Overs) (Priyanshu Shrivastav 45, Mukund Sardar 4/34, Rajesh Sardar 3/24, Azar Shaikh 3/23) and 142 (63.5 Overs) Shrihari Madiyalkar 33, Rajesh Sardar 4/30, Ritik Sharma 3/12)
MOM : Ritik Sharma
- Oval Maidan Center: 206 (69 overs) Shabaz Qureshi 45, Viren Shukla 45, Ninad Thakur 5/37) and 161/3 (30 Overs) Del. Pratik Mhatre 85*, Rahul Vishwkarma 40
Drawn with
Mulund Thane Center: 107(39.4 overs) (Purav Parikh 4/21) and 73/3 (31Overs) Siddhant Singh 31*
MOM : Ninad Thakur
Group D :
- Bandra Center : 120 (47.2 overs) Sagar Sawant 5/80) and 297/9 (57 Overs) Arjun Tendulkar 78, Sagar Chabriya 59, Sanket Kaste 62,Akash Panchal 62, Sagar Savant 5/93) Drawn with
Ghatkopar Center : 176 (62.5 overs) Sahil Savant 37, Sagar Sawant 43, Shrinatha Chavan 3/36)
MOM : Sagar Sawant
- Bhakti Park : 197 (60.1 overs) Sanath Nakte 47, Jayesh Mohite 46 ,Anuj Bhosle 4/44) & 80 (31.5 Overs) Anuj Bhosle 3/18, Divyansh Saxena5/16
Lost to
DY Patil Center : 194 (52.1overs) Divyansh Saxena 33,Sidhant Mhatre 43,Shaksham Jha 44,Sanath Nakte4/39,Manoj Prajapti 3/37)
MOM : Divyansh Saxena
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Article By:
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph