On 3rd April, Kipril Pvt Ltd locked horns against HDFC Bank in Mumbai during the Woods T20 Bowled Out Corporate Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Kipril posted a challenging 151-8 in their full quota of 20 overs. Coming in the lower middle order Akash Sheth (17 runs off 25 balls) and Jaysingh Dhaliwal (75 not out off 37 balls) played some wonderful knocks to help their team post a respectable total. Jaysingh was a treat to watch as he smacked the ball all-round the park. He scored at a strike rate of over 200 and was lethal on the bowlers. Prathamesh and Nishant were the pick of the bowlers picking up two wickets each.
HDFC managed to put up a strong fight but were bundled out against the run of play for 141 in 19.3 overs, falling short of just 10 runs. Opening bat Darshan top scored with 35 runs off 38 balls but his efforts went in vain as none of his team-mates gave him company in the run chase. Anand Thakkar shined with the ball as he grabbed 4-28 in his four overs. Jaysingh also rolled his arm over to pick up 2-35 in his four overs.
Jaysingh Dhaliwal (75 not out off 37 balls and 2-35 in 4 overs) was bestowed with the Man of the Match prize for his scintillating all-round performance.
Kwality Sports Club posted a daunting total of 389-6 in 45 overs against Surve Sports on 6th April at Central Maidan, Thane. Vaibhav Mali left the spectators speechless with his fantastic batting performance as he cruised to a blistering 174 runs, smacking 15 sixes and nine boundaries. It was a magical batting display and Vaibhav was just unstoppable on the day. Mali was undoubtedly the star of the day and was shining bright and big for his team. Kiran Arothe (51) and Nitin Shenoy (35) were the other batters who chipped in useful contributions. Pratap and Kundan picked up two wickets each.
Surve Sports was no match to the power packed batting of Kwality, as they were cheaply bundled out for a paltry 131 in 21 overs, losing the match by a mammoth margin of 258 runs. Shantanu Phanse’s well-made half century went in vain as none of the other batsmen could chip in. Tushar Shilotre (24) was the other batsman, who looked good, but could not capitalize on his start. Vaibhav Mali was not yet done for the day, as he came back into the game with a splendid five wicket haul. Mali finished off with excellent figures of 5-3 in three overs. He bowled consistently in right areas for which he was rewarded with as many as five wickets. Darshan Dyante grabbed three wickets as well.
Vaibhav Mali (174 runs and 5-3 in 3 overs) was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his mind-blowing all-round performance.
Since the last eight years, summer vacation of the school-going kids has become synonymous with the Indian Premiere League (IPL). This year too, the IPL will kick start from the second week of April. The young cricket lovers see their favourite players on the big screen and dream of seeing themselves on the same platform somewhere down the line. Monty Desai, who has been working closely with one of the best IPL teams; Rajasthan Royals for seven years, has decided to come up with somewhat similar concept, which will help this budding talent to realize their dreams. The name of the tournament is Little Champs League, which will be played by U-14 boys during the April-May period.
Desai, who is also the first Indian to be an ECB Level 3 Coach, organized this tournament last year as well. Six teams participated and they played 30-over matches, donning coloured jerseys. 14 players were required to be on field during the play as recommended by the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar to MCA. MIG, GSC, Venus Sports Academy, Naman Payyade, Parekhone and RXCA, the invitational team from Bangalore, participated last year. Rahul Dravid’s son Samit Dravid was a part of RXCA team. Every team played 10-12 matches amongst themselves. MIG was the best team winning all 10 matches.
Sachin Tendulkar, Amit Dani, Dr.PV Shetty, Rahul Dravid are all the well-wishers of this novel concept Dravid was there at the ground to see two of the matches. Some of the IPL players like Sagar Trivedi, Harvinder Saran and Pradeep Sahoo witnessed the final match in 2015.
Just like any other international match, every game that was played in the Little Champs League was followed by a formal post-match presentation, which meant that the Man of the Match award was given to the match winner. Also the best player from the losing team was felicitated by the Man of the Match, which was something unique but a great gesture.
Little Champs League is a serious cricket tournament where the boys play some intense cricket. Last year, four boys who played this tourney graduated to play for the Mumbai U-14 team, which is the biggest reward any aspiring Mumbai player would get at that age.
After the sweet success of last year, this year, Little Champs League has already garnered tremendous response, with 15 teams wanting to participate. However the organizers had to restrict the number to 10. The new teams are: Praveen Amre Cricket Academy Mahim Juvenile, Aditya Birla Cricket Academy, Sanjeevani Cricket Club Bandra, Shivaji Park Gymkhana and Aarey Bhaskar Club. This year there are 10 teams and each team will have 20 players. Rahul Dravid has extended his hand of support so we will get to see Jr. Dravid and his team from Banglore playing the League. New venues have been added to the existing list. They are Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Parsee Gymkhana, Aarey Bhaskar, Mahim Juvenile and Payyade Gymkhana.
This tournament is surely going to be the talk of the town as there will be a big number of matches that will played on good and competitive pitches, the match scores will be available online, the name of Top Players will be published and to top it all there will be a Fantasy League as well.
This tournament is organized by SportsLife Performance Managment Private Limited based in Mumbai. People associated with this tournament are Lashkariya Group and Venus Sports Academy, who have stood like a pillar last year as well. Other supporters are Swiss Wraps and Daddy’s Army Cricket Team.
CricketGraph.com team hope that this League is a grand hit this time around as well and may the young and talented boys make a cut into the coveted Mumbai team.
CEX had a disappointing day with the bat against Citi bank at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 2nd April during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, CEX managed to post a modest 117 in their full quota of 20 overs. Nikhil Tanna top scored with 29 runs off 32 balls and received good support from Sumeet (21 runs off 16 balls). Apart from these two, rest of the CEX batting looked rusty. Alok Shastri was the star performer with the ball as he picked up a five wicket haul. Shastri finished off his miserly four-over spell with envious figures of 5-11. He bowled consistent line and lengths, not allowing the batsmen to score freely off him.
Chasing 118 runs was not a daunting challenge for a power-packed Citi batting line-up. The openers Rajeev (29 runs off 20 balls) and Hasnain (41 runs off 25 balls) provided the best possible start to their team and ensured that the run chase was a smooth one. Viraj chipped in with 26 runs off 22 balls to see his team home. Citi achieved the target in 14 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Pranav was the pick of the bowlers for CEX picking up 2-23 in his four overs.
Alok Shastri (5-11 in 4 overs) was declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling efforts.
It was a pretty one-sided contest at M.B.Union ground, Mumbai on 2nd April when Airtel took on Seaspan in Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament match. Batting first, Airtel posted a mammoth 201-4 in 20 overs, thanks to some excellent batting at the top of the order from Jitesh Purabia (48 runs off 33 balls) and Daiwat (46 runs off 40 balls). These two provided a wonderful start and were a treat to watch. Both of them not only played attacking shots but also ran well between the wickets. In the middle order, Mayank contributed with a quick-fire 38 off 22 cherries to help his team go past the 200-run mark. Sumit and Chetan were the wicket-takers picking up couple each.
Seaspan could not match Airtel in the run chase as they were bundled out for a paltry 100 in 18.5 overs, thus losing the match by a big margin of 101 runs. Sumit top scored with 23 runs off 19 balls, but was not enough to see his team through. Shantanu was fantastic with the ball as he grabbed 3-15 in his four overs.
Jitesh Purabia (48 runs off 33 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his wonderful knock.
Tournament Name – Aamdar Chashak T-20 Cricket Tournament – 2016 ( Maval ) – Lonavala
Tournament Starts From 15th April
Its Open For all team ( Any Interested Club Corporate Team can Participate in this tournament )
Entry Fees : – Rs. 20,000/-
Total 34 teams can take part in this tournament
This is T-20 Format Tournament
Benifits to Teams : –
1. First Prices Rs. 2 Lac’s
2. Second Prices Rs. 1,11,111/-
3. All Teams Sports Wear
Other Benifits : –
Free Wi-Fi On Ground
Free Stay for Players
Free Breake Fast / Mineral Water
All Teams give 3 League Matches Compulsory
This league cum – knock tournament
Provide Coloured Dress to All Teams
Automotive Cricket Club had a fantastic outing with the bat when they faced Nomura in the semi-final of Champions Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament on 2nd April at Karnataka Ground, Mumbai. Batting first, Automotive posted a daunting 208-5 in their full quota of 20 overs. The openers Aamir Tase (63 runs off 35 balls) and Dipesh Golam (72 runs off 51 balls) provided the best possible start to their team and were a treat to watch. Golam was outstanding with the bat as he found gaps at regular intervals and peppered the boundary rope 11 times, including one six. He made a mockery of a relatively decent Nomura bowling attack. Deepak Nayak was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-23 in his two overs.
In reply, Nomura made a mess of the run chase as they were restricted to a humble 130-9 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by a huge margin of 78 runs. Coming in at no.3 Anshul Garz played brilliantly for his 85 which came off just 58 balls, but his efforts went in vain as none of his team-mates could step up. Laxman Manjrekar was the wrecker-in-chief, who finished off with envious figures of 3-14 in three overs.
Dipesh Golam (72 runs off 51 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his match-winning knock.
It was a quite ordinary batting performance from Zycus against Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on 2nd April at National Cricket Club, Mumbai during the Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Zycus posted a dismal 109 runs on board. Saumya top scored with 33 runs off 15 balls and received good support from Reetam who made 22 off 23 balls. Sanhil was exceptional with the ball as he picked up 3-17 in his three overs. Karthik too, was handy with the ball grabbing 2-19 in his three overs.
Chasing 110 runs in 20 overs was not going to be that difficult. Add to this the solid start provided by the openers Nirmith (22 not out off 41 balls) and Sachin (51 runs off 44 balls) which made the chase look very easy. Sachin played some outstanding cricket and single-handedly took his team to a comprehensive victory. He had the perfect mix of defence and aggression in his entertaining knock. HUL chased down the target in 17 overs, winning the match by nine wickets.
Sachin Kawade (51 runs off 44 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his fantastic fifty.
Parajiya Soni put up a strong total of 162 runs on board in its full quota of 20 overs against KSG Superiors on 2nd April at Payyade Ground, Kandivali, Mumbai during the first semi-final of Kapol Premiere League. A couple of useful contributions with the bat in the middle order from Premal Soni (62 runs off 38 balls) and Devansh Hironi (43 runs off 22 balls) helped Parajiya Soni to cross the 150-run mark. Gaurang Parekh was the star performer with the ball as he picked up a five wicket haul. Parekh finished off with the excellent figures of 5-24 in his four overs. He was consistent with his line and length and was duly rewarded for his brilliant bowling display.
In response, KSG Superiors chased down the target easily in 17 overs, winning the match by seven wickets. After shinning with the ball, opening bat Gaurang played gem of an innings when he scored 59 runs off 32 balls. His knock was composed of seven boundaries and three sixes. Parekh was a treat to watch. Maulik Mehta (42 not out off 32 balls) and Umang Shah (28 runs off 17 balls) too chipped in with some useful contributions. Devansh, Sanjay and Vicky picked up one wicket each.
Gaurang Parekh (5-24 in 4 overs and 59 runs off 32 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his excellent all-round performance.
Batting first, Digital Broadcast posted a challenging total of 165-7 in its full quota of 20 overs against Radio Mirchi on 2nd April in Mumbai during the Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament. Amarjeet scored a fantastic half century which came off in just 27 balls. He smacked seven boundaries in his entertaining knock. Sujay Shetty (2-42 in 4 overs) and Deepak Shirke (2-24 in 4 overs) were the pick of the bowlers for Radio Mirchi. Shirke was economical and bowled in good areas not allowing the batsmen to score freely off his bowling.
Radio Mirchi chased down the target easily in 19 overs, winning the match by five wickets. Riding on Vikesh Gupta’s (50 runs off 50 balls) and Deepak Shirke’s (34 runs off 26 balls) splendid batting efforts, Radio Mirchi ensured a great win against Digital Broadcast. Deepak shinned with both, bat and ball, and played a pivotal role in his team’s victory. Tarun and Amarjeet accounted for couple of wickets each.
Deepak Shirke (2-24 in 4 overs and 34 runs off 26 balls) was bestowed with the Man of the Match award for his wonderful all-round efforts.
