Kandivli win 25th Kalpesh Koli Tournament ;Suved Parker Man of the Series

The stage was set. All the effort put in for the last 3 weeks was at its climax. Players, organizers, sponsors, media and all concerned were present to celebrate the conclusion of the Silver jubilee edition of Kalpesh Koli Memorial Cricket Tournament in Matunga.

As mostly happens in our movies, the final match between Kandivli and Malad also went through twists and turns to complete a fitting end. Kandivli pipped Malad by just 5 runs in the low scoring final to emerge as winners. 

Kandivli were all out for just 111 runs in their first innings. Those betting against them after the end of their innings were left with disappointment as their bowlers bowled with their hearts out to hand their team a victory and lift the cup. Malad were all out for 106.

The tournament  which holds a very important significance in state team selections had a star studded ceremony. Former India skipper Mohd. Azharuddin was the Chief guest while bollywood actor Sunil Shetty was the guest of honour. The guest list also included top dignitaries from Mumbai Cricket Association.

Following individual awards were given at the ceremony :

Man of the match : Omkar Bhule 

Man of the Series : Suved Parkar

Best Batsman : Vaibhav Kalamkar 

Best Bowler : Rajesh Sardar

Keep following Cricketgraph for updates on other tournaments around the city. 

Reported by

Sumanyu Jain

Regional Manager  & Editor @CricketGraph