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Mehdi, Vivek Nair & Ben Burgess were all on song in Jakarta Barbarians’ defeat of TKCC Royals

Jakarta Barbarians’ bowling was on song after they had put TKCC Royals in to bat. Mehdi rattled the stumps twice with movement of the seam, while Vivek Nair mixed it up beautifully to account for the top order. Amidst this mayhem, Mukesh Khetan stood out for both his calm and his impeccable timing as he […]

Juni Ariyadi & Repen Desnika the stars in Rawamangun CC’s hammering of Rebels CC in their T20 game

Rawamangun CC, the debutant Indonesian side, caused a big upset by defeating a full-strength Rebels CC in their T20 game on Sunday. Agi Saptiazi started the bowling very well, getting good shape and bowling good lines and forced the Rebels CC batsmen to take on the bowling from the other end. The Rebels CC top […]

Prabhukaliraj continues his fine batting form to help Metro Indians lord over WPP India XI to win their 35 overs game

WPP India XI must have rued putting Metro Indians in to bat, when the openers Prabhukaliraj, who is enjoying a fine vein of form, and Ajay Mishra piled on 72 for the first wicket. Gaurang Kapadia, then led the fight-back for WPP as he took 3 wickets to create a wobble, but Murali & Sakthi […]

Abhay Bhalerao & Harry Siddhu ‘bond’ together to help Jaguar CC knock out Ceylon CC in a closely fought game

Jaguar CC took Ceylon CC in a 35 overs game on Saturday and were off to a rollicking start through Abhay Bhalerao who blasted a 19 ball 45 runs including a 24 runs over off Mufasil. On his fall, Harry Siddhu initially & later, Jagdeep Singh kept the tempo going with some lusty hitting. Ceylon […]

Debutant Nadeem Shahzad & Jagdeep Singh team up to give Jaguar CC a big win over Mavecrics CC

The last game on Sunday between Jaguar CC & Mavecrics CC had to be reduced to an 18 overs affair due to rain. After electing to bat first, the Jaguars innings started off briskly with Amit Lala & Harry Sidhu hitting boundaries at will. Pradeep Patnaik struck back for Mavecrics with 3 wickets, but some […]

Lindsay Wood’s 5 wicket haul ensures Jakarta Barbarians have the wood on Emerio CC in their emphatic win at Cibubur

In the first of the two T20 games on Sunday, Jakarta Barbarians took on Emerio CC, whose struggles with the bat this season continued. The Barbarians opening bowlers kept things tight and had the Emerio CC struggling to force the pace. When they tried to go after the spin of Lindsay Wood, wickets fell in […]

Skipper Nitin Joshi’s superb all-round performance helps Indorama CC knock over Rebels CC in Purwakarta

In the other 35 overs contest of the weekend, Indorama CC hosted Rebels CC at the Purwakarta ground. Rebels CC must have rued their decision to bowl first as Vinod Verghese and skipper Nitin Joshi piled on the runs. The experienced Srikkanth then blasted a few sixes and Indorama were looking poised for a huge […]

A fighting knock by Rajesh Santharaman and a knock-out spell by Mukesh Khetan help TKCC Royals beat Challengers CC

Bowlers dominated this weekend’s Texmoda JCA league games as Lindsay Wood, Nitin Joshi & Jaganathan Krishnan bagged 5 wicket hauls in their games. After being put in to bat, TKCC Royals lost their top order quickly to the pace of Satheesh Kumar, but a splendid counter-attacking knock by Rajesh Santharaman in partnerships with Poonam Bumb […]

William Noronha’s early blitz with the bat knocks out any challenge that Challengers CC could offer as WISCI record big win

WISCI Wanderers took on Challengers CC and would have had revenge on their minds for the loss in last season’s Champions Cup. Skipper William Noronha was in a dangerous mood as he played the destroyer’s role while Rajeev Rajeswaran played anchor in a huge 70 runs stand for the 2nd wicket. Bob Plath & Sasitharan […]

Jakarta’s Inziman, Faisal Hashmi, blasts Senayan CC to a comfortable win over WPP India XI in their T20 clash

Senayan CC, last season’s Champions Cup winners took on the strong WPP India XI in a much-anticipated T20 clash on Sunday. WPP India XI would have been very pleased when they got the dangerous Viraj Bhammar out early. The bowlers also chipped away with wickets and Senayan were 90 for 4 in the 14th over. […]

Repen Desnika steers Rawamangun CC to their first ever win in the JCA league as they fight hard to beat Mavecrics CC in a low scoring game

The younger Indonesian side, Rawamangun CC, who were desperately looking for their 1st win, took on Mavecrics CC in the other 35 overs game of the weekend. Tight lines by their opening bowlers Agi Saptiazi & Juni Ariyadi, made batting very difficult as the Mavecrics batting just couldn’t get going. Six of the 7 bowlers […]

Gamantika & Anjar Tadarus help the Yadavas Chairos Tigers tame the Jaguars in the clash of the Big Cats

Yadavas Chairos Tigers took on Jaguar CC in a 35 overs game on Saturday and after being put in to bat, Anjar Tadarus in the company of Frengky Shony authored a solid opening stand. Gamantika Kadek then, took on the responsibility to build the innings and when he fell to Ansar Subramanian for a well-made […]

Prabhakar Dutta’s superb knock and good bowling by Waqar Ali & Praveen Uppal guides Jaguar CC to a crushing win over Rawamangun CC

Jaguar CC played Rawamangun CC in a 35 overs game at Karawaci ground on Sunday. Prabhakar Dutta batted very well to anchor the Jaguar innings and good support from Shabbir Hussain & some big hitting by Jagdeep Singh, ensured the Jaguars finished strongly on 200 in their 35 overs. Juni Ariyadi (Indonesian women’s team player) […]

Wayan Budiarta’s superb spell (incl. a 3 wicket over) helps Yadavas Chairos Tigers defend a small total against Ceylon CC

The two fully Indonesian teams, Yadavas Chairos Tigers & Rawamangun CC had a mixed day, with one win and a loss. Yadavas Chairos Tigers took on Ceylon CC in a T20 game at Cibubur and were rocked early by the pace of Senanayake Mudiyanselage. The experienced, Muhaddis & Gamantika, then consolidated for the Tigers as […]

Ajay Mishra’s anchoring knock & Aditya Khurana’s superb spell give Metro Indians a dominating win over Emerio CC

In the only Division 1 game of the weekend, Metro Indians thrashed Emerio CC by 67 runs in their T20 game. After being put into bat, Ajay Mishra & Prabhukaliraj batted brilliantly to notch up a 90 runs stand for the 1st wicket in just 10 overs. The loss of a few wickets including Ajay […]

Cameron Knox’s vintage knock brings back old memories & helps Rebels CC beat Mavecrics CC

As the Texmoda JCA League started warming up with more games being played over the weekend, the games went as predicted with no big upsets. Rebels CC took on an under-strength Mavecrics CC in the first game of the weekend, a 35 overs affair on Saturday. Some wayward bowling and poor catching saw Mavecrics off […]

Indian team Raju CC lift the 21st Jakarta International 6s Cricket trophy with a dominating display

10 teams including four foreign teams from Singapore, Malaysia & India participated in the 21st edition of the Jakarta International Sixes cricket tournament, a fast, action-packed format which celebrates the pleasures of boundary hitting. Raju CC from Hyderabad, India comfortably won the trophy on their debut, defeating a strong Selular Lions team from Singapore, in […]

Dihan Silva blasts an unbeaten 70 of just 35 balls to take Ceylon CC to a huge win over Rawamangun CC

The young Rawamangun side, then took on Ceylon CC in the second game of the weekend and started strongly, though slowly, as Rohan Shirodkar & Aditya Gustama put on 53 runs for the first wicket stand in the first 10 overs. RCC needed to accelerate in the remaining 10 overs, but the wily Dihan Silva […]

Aman Singh’s mature knock & good bowling by Deepak & Vipin Chawla help WISCI choke Emerio CC for a 38 runs win

Meanwhile, in the Texmoda JCA league, Ceylon CC and WISCI Wanderers scored easy wins in their respective T20 games this Sunday. Emerio CC would have been happy with their decision to bowl first as Maneesh Dubey’s superb opening spell had WISCI in early trouble. A mature, anchoring knock by Aman Singh with good support from […]