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Satheesh Kumar’s brilliant 7 wicket haul sets up big win for Challengers CC versus GMIS CC

Challengers CC crushed GMIS CC by a huge 137 runs in the other 35 overs game of the weekend.  Sunil Samtani (49) & Sidhu Singh (46)  put together a breezy 65 run 2nd wicket partnership to set up a great platform. Jalaj Chaturvedi (4/31) then sparked a middle order collapse where Challengers CC lost 6 […]

Singapore Recreation Club & WPP India XI joint winners of Tata Motors Jakarta International 6s cricket tournament 2016

This weekend witnessed an exciting see-saw battle not only between the 10 teams, but also between the elements and the organizers as torrential rain threatened the 20th edition of the Tata Motors Jakarta International 6s cricket tournament played at the Cibubur Cricket Ground. Ten teams including 3 foreign teams from Singapore & Malaysia faced off […]

Bowlers dominate this weekend’s action in the Texmoda JCA League, including a 2nd hat-trick of the season for Keyur Moradia

The Indonesian youngsters of Yadavas Chairos Tigers beat Mavecrics CC by 4 wickets in a low-scorer. Mavecrics were off to a decent start but some tight bowling coupled with very good fielding & catching restricted the scoring & Mavecrics who are struggling for batting form, folded up for a low 105 runs. Sanjeev Modi (19) […]

Rajeev Rajeswaran’s unbeaten 50 helps WISCI comfortably beat Jakarta Barbarians in a rain-shortened 13 over game at GMIS grounds on Sunday

Jakarta Barbarians and WISCI managed to get a reduced game of 13 overs a side as the ground conditions improved. Once again, Ben Burgess (58no) carried his bat but didn’t get support from the other end as Jakarta Barbarians finished at 93 for 5 in 13 overs. Gaurav Tiwari (2/14) was the pick of the […]

Gamantika & Chetan Suryawanshi help Yadavas Senayan CC beat WISCI Wanderers in the marquee, top of the table clash at Cibubur on Saturday

The game between last season’s toppers, Yadavas Senayan CC & WISCI Wanderers had all the makings of a marquee clash and the presence of strong players from Singapore & Bali in both the teams, took up the expectations even further. The match also provided a great opportunity for the best of young Indonesian cricketing talent […]

Gaurav Tiwari is the Player of the Week in a week that saw WPP India XI, WISCI Wanderers, Emerio CC & Indorama CC register wins

A full-strength WISCI Wanderers chose to bat first against the recently promoted Metro Indians in the 35 over encounter at the Cibubur Ground. Some wayward bowling (26 wides) and a Gaurav Tiwari blitzkrieg (120 of just 73 balls) saw WISCI get off to a flyer. When Govind Sodani (21) got out, the score was a […]

Rahul Pagad’s quickfire 58 helps WPP India XI continue their winning streak as they beat Jakarta Barbarians by 7 wickets in T20 game

WPP India XI’s experienced duo of Kishore Gunwani (2/17) & Dhiraj Nagpal (1/12) kept things very tight & when Jakarta Barbarians wanted to increase the scoring rate, wickets fell regularly to Gaurang (2/32) & others. Ben Burgess (53no) carried his bat through the innings, but received support only from Vivek Nair (23). So, tight bowling […]

Dilip Udayashankar (54) & Maneesh Dubey (44*) power Emerio CC to an easy win over Challengers CC in their T20 game at Cibubur

Challengers CC gambit to open with a spinner failed as Dilip Udayshankar (54) went on a rampage, especially picking on Vimal Nair. Satheesh Kumar (2/24) fought back with a few wickets and when Manickavasagan (2/22) & Satinder Minhas (2/29) got rid of the middle order, Emerio CC was looking in some trouble. The ever reliable […]

Abhishek Sharma(41*), Ashish Khaitan(3/33) & Rohan Rajpal(4/3) help Indorama CC to their first win of the season against Fez Rebels

Fez Rebels travelled to Purwakarta to take on the home team Indorama CC in the second 35 over game of the weekend. When Warwick Peters (53) & Corbon Loughnan (48) put on a 98 run partnership for the opening wicket, memories of their 225 run unbeaten partnership in the season opener last year, were revived. […]

Iron man Gaurav Tiwari bludgeons the season’s first ton to take WISCI Wanderers to a big win over Metro Indians

A full-strength WISCI Wanderers chose to bat first against the recently promoted Metro Indians in the 35 over encounter at the Cibubur Ground. Some wayward bowling (26 wides) and a Gaurav Tiwari blitzkrieg (120 of just 73 balls) saw WISCI get off to a flyer. When Govind Sodani (21) got out, the score was a […]

Dhiraj Nagpal, Pankaj Jain & Dwaraknath Naidu take WPP India XI to a comfortable win over PHM Jaguar CC

WPP India XI were put in to bat by PHM Jaguar CC in the last game of the day. Dwaraknath Naidu (32) took a liking to Sasikumar and helped provide WPP India XI a good start. Sasi fought back with the wickets of the openers and the speed of Jagdeep Singh (2/18) coupled with the […]

David Surjit & Karthigai Deepan fight hard to help Emerio CC win a low-scoring thriller against GMIS CC at Cibubur Grounds

Match Write-up Courtesy: Emerio CC The Div 2 match between Emerio CC and GMIS CC was a testament to the fact that low scoring games can still be humdingers. A cracker of a contest was expected at the recently relegated teams from Div 1 were clashing at Cibubur under overcast conditions and the outfield covered […]

Dihan Silva & Rajeev Kumar help Ceylon CC fight-back to beat the spirited Yadavas Chairos Tigers in the T20 game at GMIS grounds

The Indonesian youngsters from Yadavas Chairos Tigers were taking on the experience of Ceylon CC in the first T20 game on Sunday. After Sanjeeva had knocked out the openers early, the DKI province players, fresh off their PON games performances, put together good partnerships. Aditya Gustama (27) & Repen Desnika (36) helped the Tigers recover […]

Gamantika & Andriani the stars, of a great show put-on by young Indonesian cricketers at the PON Games in Bandung.

Cricket shone brightly in its historic debut at the PON Games in Jawa Barat. More than 200 young Indonesian players, many of whom had not even heard of Cricket till 2 years back, made Bandung sit-up and take notice as they demonstrated not only excellent team-spirit, but also a knowledge, keen-ness & grasp of the […]

Amar Kapadia & Viraj Bhammar help Yadavas Senayan CC win big over Menara CC in their T20 game at GMIS grounds

The Yadavas Senayan CC (playing 5 Indonesian players) won comfortably against Menara CC in the second T20 game of the day. Viraj Bhammar (50) & Amar Kapadia (46no) set up a good platform and a few lusty blows by Anjar Tadarus (18) took Senayan CC to 173/7 in 20 overs. In reply, Menara CC couldn’t […]

Neeraj Chaddha & Rakesh Gowda bat TKCC Royals to a hard-fought win over Metro Indians in a tight game at GMIS grounds

Metro Indians took on TKCC Royals in the first of the two T20s. In what has now become a very predictable pattern, Kirubasankar (73 not out) once again was the batting star as he & Sabu Joy (44) took Metro Indians to a seemingly comfortable 163/3 in 20 overs. In hind-sight, maybe they should have […]

Debutant Chander Pandey & experienced Satinder Minhas help Challengers CC prevail over Mavecrics CC in a low scoring battle

The second 35 over game was a low-scoring, attritional fight of temperaments as Challengers CC prevailed over Mavecrics CC by 3 wickets. The Mavecrics batting once again struggled to force the pace & wickets for each of the first 5 bowlers had the Mavs in deep trouble at 21/5. Samir Sharma (35) & Ishan Gambhir […]