Jadhav’s heroics in vain

Western Railway defeated Union Bank of India by nine runs in a Group ‘B’ match of the Police Commissioner’s Twenty20 D/N Cup played at the Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive.

Western bowled well to defend their total of 162/8 from their 20 overs by restricting Union Bank of India (UBI) to 153 for eight from their quota of overs.

Batting first, Western lost an early wicket, but thereafter managed to make steady progress as their No.3 Vinayak Bohir made a timely half-century (51) to lift Western’s innings and set UBI a challenging target to win.

In reply, Union Bank had things under control with their one-drop batsman Sanket Jadhav on top of the bowling and striking the ball well to gave the innings the much need momentum. However, Jadhav, who scored an unbeaten 69, received little support from the other batsmen and as a result UBI fell short by nine runs.

Income Tax were beaten quite comfortably by Mumbai Port Trust in an earlier match. Rohit Pawar scored an unbeaten 53, and with support from Sanjeev Shrivastav’s 37 saw his team home with eight balls to spare. Income Tax only scored 129 in their 20 overs, and Port Trust cruised to victory losing just five wickets.

Brief Scores: Group B: Western Railway 162 for 8 in 20 overs (Vinayak Bohir 51) bt Union Bank of India 153 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanket Jadhav 69 n.o.); Group A: Income Tax 129 all out in 18.5 overs (Ajitesh Argal 32) lost to Mumbai Port Trust 130 for 5 in 18.4 overs (Rohit Pawar 53 n.o., Sanjeev Shrivastav 37).

Five star win for Karnatak SA

Karnatak Sporting Association (KSA) were in cracking form as they handed Intelenet SC a crushing 5-0 defeat in a Super Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) league at the St Xavier’s ground, Parel on Tuesday.

Dominating the proceedings from the outset, KSA raced to a 2-0 first half lead and later added three in the second session to complete the opponents’ demolition. Melwyn Pereira, Wilfred Pereira, Gilroy Aranha, Saad Ansari and Nigerian Uchenna Arihi, all contributed a goal each towards the victory.

Earlier, G M Franco East Indians received a walkover after Mumbai United did not turn up for their match.

Results: Super Div: KSA 5 (Melwyn Pereira, Wilfred Pereira, Gilroy Aranha, Saad Ansari, Uchenna Arihi) bt Intelenet SC 0.

Malcolm saves the day

Malcolm Patel’s heroics under the bar, especially in the crucial tie-breaker, helped his team overcome Warriors SC 4-2 and advance to the semi-finals of the MHA organized S D Biwandiwalla Cup Memorial hockey tournament at the MHA Stadium, Churchgate on Tuesday. There was not much to separate the two teams in this engrossing quarter-final contest, which ended goalless. And it was Catholic Gymkhana’s goalkeeper who proved to be the difference between the two teams in the end. However, in the ensuing penalty strokes duel, Catholic Gym held their nerves and successfully converted their first four attempts. In contrast, Warriors could only convert two of their attempts as goalkeeper Patel stopped the other two, to seal Catholic Gym’s passage to the last four on a day he will always remember.

Results: 2nd round: Catholic Gymkhana 4 (Gavin Vandrine, Sandeep Patelia, Arthur Castelino, Sheldon Fernandes) bt Warriors SC 2 (Joginder Singh, Roxy Rodrigues) via the tie-breaker.

Carmel rink hockey from May 9

The Carmel Sports Committee in collaboration with Kripa Foundation will be organising the annual Mt Carmel Invitation Floodlit Rink Hockey Tournament at the Mt Carmel Church compound from May 9-12.

The five-a-side tournament will feature a men’s and women’s section and will feature some of the best teams in the city like Western Railway, Mumbai Customs and Union Bank of India playing alongside top club teams like Companeroes, Bombay Republicans, Rebels Sports Club and Sea View. Both sections will be played on a ‘knockout’ format with the finals to be held on May 12. Each match will be played over a short 20 minute duration for women and 30 minute duration for men.

Participating teams: Women: Rhema SC, Khalsa College, F-United, Marcelinians, Sea View SC, Western Railway; Men: Western Railway, Khalsa College, Sea View Brothers, Catholic Gymkhana, Companeroes, Freunds, Boscoites, Hockey Santacruz, Mumbai Customs, Union Bank, SAISA, Rebels, Abhi Foundation, Rhema, Bombay Republicans, Wenden Carters.

Mixed day for Pune, Thane

Both Pune Lions and Thane Strikers had a mixed day out in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) under-14 hockey tournament at St Stanislaus School in Bandra on Tuesday. For starters, they could not be separated when they met each other in the competition, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw. Anand Pawar scored for the Lions while Pradeep Vahle found the back of the wooden cage for Thane.