20/20 MIT Sydney Cup

SKLPS Simba

The 20/20 format of cricket has taken the sport by storm not only at the international level but within smaller cricket communities all around the world.

Sydney’s Parramatta region has been host to a unique cricketing championship in this very format in recent weeks.

Teams made up of South Asian origin settlers have been vying for top honours in the MIT Sydney Cup. Two rounds have been played as this paper goes to press. The eighteen teams participating have gone an extra yard to lure players with high credentials and varied cricketing abilities and experience.

For that matter it has been an exciting few weeks of cricket in Parramatta. Honours have been shared in the previously played 8-A-Side Indian Link Cup and 30/30 GCA Macquarie Bicentennial Cup between Nando’s Srilankan Lions and Mantra Ryde Chandigarh, with GCA and Gujarat finishing runners up respectively.

With so many brilliant players appearing in such a community based cricket and with no weak teams, the 20/20 MIT Sydney Cup ought to be the topic on the tip of every cricket follower in the community.

Teams of the Week

Ryde Automotives Haryana Bulls

Ryde Automotives maybe the best team in the championship, but they have failed in two semi-finals. This side has plenty of experience and all sorts of points to prove. They have made their intentions clear with two wins in the opening two rounds of the tournament. Jai Poria (NSW under-19 player) made amends to his previous failures during the 30/30 series, winning Man of the Match in both the games in the 20/20 series.

Team members: Laddi, Jay, Deepak, Zeeshan, Ritesh, Vicky, Sukhvinder (C), Mohammed, Vishal, Bindar.

SKLPS Simba is another side bound to catch the eye. With Kenyan under-19 player Naran in the ranks, Simba are all set to prove their mettle. In them, we have a true sample of the old adage that a representative team is an expression of the national culture. It might not reveal everything about a country’s psyche, but the way a sporting team goes about its work offers an insight. It’s not the finishing that tells the tale, it’s the starting point and SKLP Simba made a point loud and clear by trouncing ICAI Challengers in the opening game.

Team members: Naran (c), Vijay, Manish, Harish, Jadavji, Uttam, Dilip, Preetesh, Suresh, Manish, Rahul, Nehul, Dhankush, Mukesh, Hiten, Ravji

Round 1 Results

Ryde Automotives Haryana (157 for 9) defeated MIT Yellow (84 all out)

Man of the Match Jai Poria 55 runs (Ryde Automotives)

Nando’s Srilankan

Lions (5/95) defeated Macquarie Eleven (93 all out)

Man of the Match: Ouska 24 not out

Lankan Cobras (7/ 100) defeated GCA Yellow (98 all out)

Man of the Match: Mohamed Alawi: 4 for 20 West Ryders (219) defeated GCA Reds (8/148)

Man of the Match: Vikas Nooli 55 runs MIT Red (1/112) defeated ICAI Challengers (109 all out)

Man of the Match: Aman 35 not out.

Round 2 Results

Ahmedabad Warriors (130) defeated GCA Yellow (78 all out)

Man of the Match: Mayank

West Ryders (219/9) defeated GCA Red (158 all out)

Man of the match: Pranav 68 runs and 3 wickets (GCA Red)

Mantra Ryde Chandigarh (2/104) defeated Lankan Cobras (103)

Man of the Match: Ranjit 4 for 13

MIT Yellow (150) defeated GCA Red (133 all out)

Man of the Match: Ashu 39 West Ryders (2/64) defeated CQU Challengers (62)

Man of the Match: Kalisha 3

Ryde Automotives Haryana Bulls (3/98) defeated Nando’s Srilankan Lions (97 all out)

Man of the Match: Jai Poria 36

SKLPS Simba (3/37) defeated ICAI

Challengers (38 all out)

Man of the Match: Naran 22 Runs and 1

Limra (8/117) defeated Vibrant Gujarat

Man of the Match: Asim 38 runs

Hyderabad Travels SDC (121) defeated Macquarie Eleven (107 all out)

Man of the Match: Arif 32 not out

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