Chavan excels for United CC as fortunes fluctuate in PDCA league

Seemingly rising to the challenge, SBM8217;s Ankush Kulkarni and Amol Ashtekar held the fort for some time, with 47 and 36 respectively, before the team returned from the crease with 152 for nine. Crucial in restricting the SBM batsmen were bowlers Deepak Pawar and Ashish Sangat who bagged three wickets each, at the cost of 15 and 38 runs respectively.

For Shrikrishna Cricket Club, the win came by the margin of four wickets, after taking the crease second. Chasing a target of 106, set by Kotamb Club, Rajendra Lonkar fell just four runs short of a half-century, at 46. Never looking like an imposing total from the beginning, the target was achieved by Shrikrishna CC for the loss of just six wickets, with Nitin Ranavir top scoring at 28.

The fortunes of United Cricket Club were evened out by NM Wadia club after they defeated the former with six wickets to spare in what fast turned into a one-sided encounter, notwithstanding Radhu Dhal8217;s 47. It was all-rounder Sanjay Wagela who was at the root cause of United CC8217;s misery, as he first tore the opponent8217;s innings to tatters with a brilliant bowling performance bagging six wickets at the cost of only 26 runs. He completed the downfall of United CC when he returned at the crease to pile up a 70 run contribution in his team8217;s victory total of 151 for five.

The credit for what was widely regarded as one of the easiest and most comprehensive victories of the day belongs to Smarsh Cricket Club, who overtook Pune Housing Cricket Club with a last ball of the innings six which took them to 155 for one, way ahead of Pune Housing CC8217;s 145 all out. Raju Mehtre was the top scorer for Smarsh CC, with his 71, while Vijay Mehtre followed close behind at 42. Rajiv Khare 45 held the fort for Pune Housing CC for some time, before an explosive four for 26 reduced by Sachin Rathod their innings to 145 all out.

Another of the upcoming all-rounders thrown up by the league 8212; Namdev Chakankar 8212; excelled with both, the willow and the ball, for Freedom Cricket Club as they notched up a massive 112 run win over Pravin Masalewale. Batting first, the Freedom CC line-up built on the contributions of Santosh Mohite 32, Sunil Kaduskar 33, Namdev Chakankar 30 and Swapnil Gandhile 30, to define the scoreboard at 185 for seven.

And, if this was not enough, when Freedom CC started their defence, Namdev returned in his avatar as bowler to reduce Pravin Masalewale8217;s innings to 73 all out, with an extremely economical bowling of three wickets at the cost of a meagre two runs.

Another comprehensive defeat was witnessed in the match between Vilas Eleven and New Golden Eleven Club when the former defeated the latter by a margin of 36 runs. The pair of Sachin Gogavle 64 and Navnath Gosavi 60 helped Vilas Eleven to pile up 148 for six by the end of their essay at the crease, after which the team bundled out their opponents for 112-runs.

Maheshwar Cricket Club8217;s five wicket win over Suvarna Club was anchored by Rupesh Jain8217;s bowling 8212; having taken six wickets for the cost of 11 runs. Thus, batting first, Suvarnayug Club put up 135 on the board before returning to the dressing room.

Maheshwar Cricket Club, in reply, went beyond the target with a last minute flick to the boundary ropes, ending their innings at 140 for 6. Charanjit Singh top scored at 31 for the winners.

Brief Scores
United Cricket Club: 193 Shailendra Chavan 77, Shyam Kachi 38, Rohit Kulkarni 3/31 bt SBM: 152 for 9 Ankush Kulkarni 47, Amol Ashtekar 36, Ajay Kulkarni 28, Deepak Pawar 3/15, Ashish Sangat 3/38.
Kotamb Club: 106 Rajendra Lonkar 46, Santosh Tapkir 3/30 lost to Shrikrishna Cricket Club: 107 for 6 Nitin Ranavir 28, Pratap Lonkar 3/16.
United Cricket Club: 148 Radhu Dhal 47, Dutta Walke 24, Sanjay Wagela 6/26 lost to NM Wadia Club: 151 for 5 Sanjay Wagela 70.
Pune Housing Cricket Club: 145 Rajiv Khare 45, Sachin Rathod 4/26 lost to Smarsh Cricket Club: 155 for 1 Raju Mehtre 71, Vijay Mehtre 42.
Freedom Cricket Club: 185 for 7 Santosh Mohite 32, Sunil Kaduskar 33, Namdev Chakankar 30, Swapnil Gandhile 30 bt Pravin Masalewale: 73 Namdev Chakankar 3/2.
Suvarnayug Club: 135 Shirish Sharma 31, Rupesh Jain 6/11 lost to Maheshwar Cricket Club: 140 for 6 Charanjit Singh 31, Wilson Salve 3/20.
Vilas Eleven: 148 for 6 Sachin Gogavle 64, Navnath Gosavi 60 bt New Golden Eleven Club: 112 Manoj Raste 34, Rocky Rajwat 25, Navnath Gosavi 3/17, Vilas Dhankawde 3/28.
Hadapsar Sports Club: 171 for 8 Sandeep Salvi 60, Vishwas Divekar 31, Anil Sannrkar 26, Sandeep Lokhande 3/22 bt Swanand Cricket Club: 177 for 4 Sandeep Ghag 62, Arjun Kasab 55, Rajendra Bandre 35.
Anandnagar: 73 Avtar Singh 3/13, Jayant Harkal 3/6 lost to West Side City Eleven: 75 for 1 Jayant Etkal 63 n.o.
Jay Cricket Club: 140 Ramesh Pujari 26, Shrikant Sawant 5/20 lost to Telco Trainning Division: 141 for 2 Pramod Wackal 50, Sandeep Aher 37.
SBM: 177 for 9 Amol Ashtekar 32, Ajay Kulkarni 31 bt MSP: 160 for 4 Vinod Jaiar 46, Balbir Singh 36.
Thermax Sports Club: 188 for 8 Gajanan Rajguru 55 bt Mighty Cricket Club: 181 for 8 Alan Anthony 35, Prem Raut 32 n.o., Vinay Shirsagar 3/10, Subhash Naik 3/30.
Sudhir Eleven: 133 Uday Dixit 5/19, Mohan Kelkar 4/7 lost to Modern Cricket Club: 134 for 5 Uday Dixit 38, Sachin Mane 28.
Trinity: 228 for 5 Pravin Gaikwad 77 n.o., Unnikrishnan 51, Ali Shekh 30 bt Royal Sports Club: 74 Mahesh Jadhav 25, Shinak Rege 3/9.