By Sudharsan Ramarao
The 2021 cricketing season in Capital District of NY kicked off in May with the curtain raiser T10 tournament, nine teams were split into 2 groups with 4 teams in Group A and 5 teams in Group B.
The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semis. With 12 games into the tournament, the Jaguars and the Gujarat Lions have been the in-form teams in the tournament with both having won all their 3 group games so far and leading their respective groups.
Jaguars with their power hitting and fast bowling have won games comfortably while the Gujarat Lions relied more on their teamwork and some disciplined effort with both bat and ball.
David Latchaya of Jaguars has been batsman of the tournament so far, notching up 91 runs at a strike rate of 168 that included a splendid match winning half century off 26 balls against Rangers. David also leads the charts in the bowling department with his tidy off spin fetching him 6 wickets so far.
Other notable batting performances include: Saravanan Manickavasagam’s (Knights) a breezy 36 off 24 balls in a comfortable chase against Everglade Strikers, Harsh Jogi’s a rapid 32 off 19 balls and Akash Ayana’s 20 ball 41 both coming for Gujarat Lions against the Everglade Strikers, Shoaib Hassan’s (Highlanders) 16 ball 32 against Rangers, Mahesh Dassram 30 against JET Albany.
On the bowling front, Naveen Punyala is second on the chart with 5 wickets while Mike Persaud, Ankur Bhanot, Steven Mangal, Arun Ghanta, Rahul Bandaru and Akash Ayana have 4 wickets each so far.
SCORES:
Knights CC beat Everglade Strikers by 8 wickets
Everglade Strikers: 72/9(10.0), Knights CC: 74/2(8.2)
Schenectady Jaguars beat Panthers CC by 50 runs
Schenectady Jaguars: 87/5(10.0), Panthers CC: 37/5(10.0)
Jet Albany beat United Warriors by 4 wickets
United Warriors: 54/9(10.0), Jet Albany: 57/6(9.0)
Albany Highlanders beat Rangers by 6 wickets
Rangers: 53/5(10.0), Albany Highlanders CC: 54/4(7.4)
Gujarat Lions won by 5 Wkts against United Warriors
United Warriors: 74/7(10.0), Gujarat Lions: 75/5(9.3)
Schenectady Jaguars won by 79 Runs against Rangers
Schenectady Jaguars: 116/1(10.0), Rangers: 37/10(7.5)
Gujarat Lions won by 48 Runs against Everglade Strikers
Gujarat Lions: 112/4(10.0), Everglade Strikers: 64/6(10.0)
Schenectady Jaguars won by 14 Runs against Highlanders
Schenectady Jaguars: 87/4(10.0), Albany Highlanders CC: 73/5(10.0)
Rangers won by 7 Wkts against Panthers
Panthers CC: 63/4(10.0), Rangers: 64/3(8.3)
Jet Albany won by 6 Wkts against Knights CC
Knights CC: 63/7(10.0), Jet Albany: 64/4(9.3)
Albany Highlanders CC won by 62 Runs against Rangers
Albany Highlanders CC: 106/8(10.0), Rangers: 44/8(10.0)
Gujarat Lions won by 22 Runs against JET Albany
Gujarat Lions: 96/1(10.0), Jet Albany: 74/3(10.0)