Police Invitation Shield Cricket report
Mumbai’s young all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar was at his brilliant best and grabbed all the attention as he smashed a 31-ball unbeaten 77 runs and picked up 3 wickets for 41 runs as MIG Cricket Club handed Islam Gymkhana a 194-run defeat in a second round Group-A match of the D.Y. Patil Group sponsored 73rd Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2020-2021, at the Islam Gymkhana ground on Sunday. This prestigious tournament, is organized under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), and is the first cricket competition in the city since the lockdown due the Covid-19 pandemic.
Arjun Tendulkar
The 21-year-old left-hander Arjun batted solidly and blasted the rival attack, hitting five boundaries and eight hits over the ropes. He picked off-spinner Hashir Dafedar for special treatment hitting the bowler for five sixes in one over.
Besides Arjun’s superb efforts, his teammates opener Kevin D’Almeida (96 runs) and no.4. bat Pragnesh Kandillewar’s century knock (112 runs) also played significant in MIG’s massive margin of victory.
Arjun Tendulkar
Electing to bat first MIG scored a mammoth 385 runs for 7 wickets in 45 overs. Islam Gymkhana found the target too stiff and were bundled out for a paltry 191 on 41.5 overs. Mihir Agarwal top-scored with a composed 77 runs and Praful Waghela chipped in with 57 runs. Ankush Jaiswal (3/31) and Shreyas Gurav (3/34) along with Arjun shared the wickets.
Meanwhile, hosts Mumbai Police CC rode on the fine performances of left-arm spinner Pushkaraj Chavan (3 for 33) and opening batsman Sunil Patil to record a convincing 8-wicket victory against Cricket Club of India in a Group-B encounter.
Deciding to field first, Mumbai Police dismissed Cricket Club of India for a low total of 127 in 34 overs. Pushkaraj Chavan (3/33), Amit Pande (2/24) and Yash Chavan (2/15) were responsible in taking the wickets. Later, Mumbai Police easily chased the target scoring 128 runs for 2 wickets in just 27.1 overs. Open Sunil Patil made 70 runs to ensure their win.
Brief scores:
Group-A: MIG CC 385 for 7 wickets, 45 overs (Kevin D’Almeida 96, Pragnesh Kandillewar 112, Arjun Tendulkar 77*; Viraj Gamre 3/62) beat Islam Gymkhana 191 all out, 41.5 overs (Mihir Agarwal 77, Praful Waghela 57, Ankush Jaiswal 3/31, Shreyas Gurav 3/34, Arjun Tendulkar 3/41). Result: MIG CC won by 194 runs.
D.Y. Patil SA 268 for 8 wickets, 45 overs (Bravish Shetty 51, Shubham Ranjane 52, Anand Bous 40, Pravin Tambe 49) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 272 for 7 wickets, 44.3 overs (Vikrant Auti 71, Aakarshit Gomel 63, Vaibhav Kalamkar 40). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 3 wickets.
Group-B: Cricket Club of India 127 all out, 34 overs (Nishad Gabhawalla 43; Pushkaraj Chavan 3/33) lost to Mumbai Police CC 128 for 2 wickets, 27.1 overs (Sunil Patil 70). Result: Mumbai Police CC won by 8 wickets.
Bombay Gymkhana 242 all out, 43.4 overs (Sandeep Kunchikor 48, Bhupen Lalwani 58, Saurabh Singh 45; Vishwajit Thakur 5/49) lost to Parkophene Cricketers 243 for 4 wickets, 39.5 overs (Jaspeet Randhawa 91, Prasad Pawar 52). Result: Parkophene Cricketers won by 6 wickets.
Group-C: National CC 266 for 9 wickets, 45 overs (Sachin Gill 95, Neil Narvekar 42, Sashikant Kadam 40; Salil Agharkar 4/42) beat P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 247 all out, 42.3 overs (Karan Nandey 57, Megh Adhvaryu 51; Shashikant Kadam 3/40, Prasad Patil 3/52). Result: National CC won by 19 runs.
New Hind SC 233 for 9 wickets, 40 overs (Karan Shah 40, Kushal Dawane 51; Vignesh Solanki 3/32) lost to Karnatak SA 237 for 5 wickets, 39.4 overs (Karan Vashodia 47, Shrideep Mangela 100). Result: Karnatak SA won by 5 wickets.
Group-D: D.Y. Patil Group (Sponsors XI) 305 for 5 wickets, 42 overs (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 54, Kaustabh Pawar 57, Iandev Chavan 58*, Sarvesh Damble 44) beat Shivaji Park Gymkhana 267 all out, 43.4 overs (Jayesh Pokhare 91, Gandhar Bhatawadekar 43; Rakesh Prabhu 5/60). Result: D.Y. Patil Group (Sponsor XI) won by 38 runs.
Payyade CC 312 for 5 wickets, 45 overs (Musheer Khan 52, Siddhesh Lad 54, Prayag Bhati 58*, Raunaq Sharma 66) beat MCA Colts 283 for 5 wickets, 45 overs (Akhil Rajput 46, Nikhil Patil (Jr)112, Sangram Bhalekar 43*). Result: Payyade CC won by 29 runs.