Super all-round bowling performance led by Fernandes Nato helps Yadavas Chairos Tigers get off to winning start
After a long break for holidays, the cricketing action in Jakarta kicked off with the start of the Advanced Offshore JCA league this weekend. Current title holders Yadavas Chairos Tigers began their title defence in style winning both their games this Sunday. The threatened wet weather stayed off long enough to ensure all 3 games […]
Gowtham Rajaram & Kirubasankar star as Daehan Smashers lift Indonesian Cricket League (ICL) 2019 trophy
Daehan Smashers won this year’s edition of the Indonesian Cricket League (ICL), Indonesia’s premier franchise based T20 cricket tournament. They lifted the cup after comfortably beating Crickingdom Lions in the finals on Sunday. Daehan Smashers were the most consistent side in the tournament having lost only 1 game and they stormed into the finals with […]
Gufran Khan, Viraj Bhammar & Gamantika help Crickingdom Lions beat Yadavas Archean Tigers in the ICL semi-finals
Earlier on Saturday, Crickingdom Lions comfortably beat Yadavas Archean Tigers in the semifinals to head into the finals. After electing to bat first, the Tigers were had a horror start as David Surjit accounted for Gede Darma Arta early. Muhaddis was batting sensibly at the one end but he kept losing partners at the other […]
Andriani becomes first woman player to take 4 wickets in JCA tournament as she combines with Raj Kapadia to take Crickingdom Lions into the Semi-finals
Crickingdom Lions took on Jaguar Punjab XI in the quarterfinals and the Lions lost Gufran Khan fairly early. The Jaguars had an off day in the field which helped the Lions recover and accelerate. Parag Haldankar set the tone and Viraj Bhammar continued the acceleration. Shubham Patni’s double-strike helped the Jaguars have a mini-recovery but […]
Anjar Tadarus & Hariharasudhan bat well to take their Daehan Smashers into the ICL 2019 finals
Meanwhile, the playoff games of the Indonesian Cricket League were played this weekend with Daehan Smashers becoming the first team to enter the ICL 2019 finals after comfortably defeating Yadavas Archean Tigers. The Tigers now get another chance to fight for the place in the finals when they meet Crickingdom Lions in the semifinals this […]
Danny Morrison joins in celebrating an historic Jakarta Cricket season
Former New Zealand fast bowler and now a very popular cricket commentator, Danny Morrison, was the chief guest at Jakarta Cricket Association’s annual JCA Gala Dinner held on 9th November at Hotel LeMeridien. Danny Morrison spoke about the importance of both vision & resilience in the pursuit of success in sport and shared several anecdotes […]
Abhay Sharma’s brilliant 5 for 8 off just 3 overs helps Jaguar Punjab XI steal a win from TKCC Royals
Jaguar Punjab XI then faced off against TKCC Royals in a crucial clash and were sent in to bat. Sandeep got among the wickets early and the Jaguars were soon 15 for 3, but, Hanan Khalid kept one end up to restrict the damage. His departure sparked another collapse as Gema Fajar was in the […]
Yet another all-round effort led by Keyur, Kiruba & Anjar helps Daehan Smashers extend their unbeaten streak
The Tigers came back to take on the unbeaten Daehan Smashers in the first game on Sunday and lost their skipper early. Gede Darma Arta sparked a brief revival but Keyur Moradia & Kirubasankar combined well to reduce the Tigers to 53 for 6. The Tigers lower order had to chip in once again as […]
Faheem Butt’s brilliant spell & Nitin Sharma’s blitz helps Jaguar Punjab XI comfortably beat Yadavas Archean Tigers
With just one game left in the league stages of the Indonesian Cricket League, the battle for one remaining spot in the playoffs is still to be decided. Jaguar Punjab XI raced into contention for this spot with 2 big wins in this weekend’s games. Crickingdom Lions make it into the playoffs on account of […]
The Ashish-Ashit duo help Ceria Komodos rise from the Ash’es for one last time in their last game of the ICL
Only pride was at stake in the bottom of the table clash between Ceria Komodos & Challengers Superkings as both teams were looking to end on a winning note. Challengers chose to bat first and their batsmen were soon up against a superb opening spell by Vivek Nair who conceded only 6 runs in his […]
Riski Sanjaya’s brilliant rear-guard knock helps Daehan Smashers extend their unbeaten streak to storm into the playoffs
TKCC Royals took on Daehan Smashers in a crucial game on Saturday and were off to a flying start after choosing to bat first. Jimmy Bumb & Gema Fajar went after the Daehan Smashers opening bowlers and the score raced away to 55 inside the 6th over. A solid platform was set and TKCC were […]
Gufran Khan’s brilliant 91 helps Crickingdom Lions end the league stage with a big win over Apacs Warriors
With just 4 games left in the league stage of the Indonesian Cricket League, Yadavas Archean Tigers & Daehan Smashers have booked their places in the final four. The fight for the remaining two slots is still on with four teams in contention. Gufran Khan’s fabulous 91 of just 57 balls helped his team Crickingdom […]
Yogi Prastama’s fighting knock helps Yadavas Archean Tigers recover from Swaroop Chavan’s fiver to win comfortably against TKCC Royals
Yadavas Archean Tigers chose to bat first against TKCC Royals and were in early trouble against some good bowling by Swaroop Chavan. Yogi Prastama & Agung Gunawan then put on a brilliant & mature 100 run partnership to get the Tigers right back into the game. Elvidus tried to accelerate towards the end but Swaroop […]
A brilliant all-round performance by Desandri helps Apacs Warriors prevent Challengers CC from registering their first win
Apacs Warriors were off to a strong start as their openers Dwaraknath Naidu & Santosh Kumar batted sensibly. The introduction of Satheesh Kumar & Yeri Rosongna helped Challengers Superkings fight back as the Warriors collapsed to 87 for 6. Desandri & Suren counter-attacked well to help Apacs Warriors finish on a fighting 131 for 7. […]
Darma Arta’s controlling knock & Hashmatullah’s late blitz help Yadavas Archean Tigers beat Ceria Komodos
The Komodos then took on Yadavas Archean Tigers in the afternoon game and the openers Aman Singh & Danilson Hawoe got them off to a good start with a 50 run stand. The introduction of spin in the form of Agung Gunawan & Muhaddis put the brakes on the Komodos inning who were soon struggling […]
Nitin Sharma’s opening blast & Jagdeep Singh’s closing spell help Jaguar Punjab XI push Ceria Komodos closer to extinction
As the Indonesian Cricket League 2019 gets into its last month of action, the competition for the top 4 spots heated up as Yadavas Archean Tigers pulled ahead of Daehan Smashers at the top of the table with back to back wins this weekend. Ceria Komodos, much like their mascot, were struggling to prevent extinction […]
Gema Fajar’s brilliant ton sets up a superb win for TKCC Royals after a record chase
Crickingdom Lions chose to bat first TKCC Royals and Gufran Khan got them off to a speedy start. Mukesh Khetan got rid of the dangerous Gamantika early on but Syed Kabir & Virak kept the Lions innings on track. The prolific Poonam Bumb struck twice to bring TKCC back into the game but that marked […]
Anjar Tadarus’ prolific form continues as his superb all-round performance helps Daehan Smashers extend their unbeaten streak
Daehan Smashers extended their unbeaten run with yet another comfortable win, this time over Jaguar Punjab XI. Gaurav Tandon kept one end quiet while Karthigai Deepan chipped away with early wickets at the other end as Jaguars were off to a poor start. Repan Desnika & Harry Sidhu started the rebuilding but Anjar Tadarus bowled […]
Gamantika’s breezy knock helps Crickingdom Lions comfortably trash Ceria Komodos
Eki Antaria played an anchoring role as wickets fell around him after Ceria Komodos has chosen to bat first against Crickingdom Lions. Rizky Julian hit a few big ones towards the end but the Komodos could only manage 117 in their 20 overs. Suhail Modak and the spinners Gamantika & Amar Kapadia were the Lions […]
Ajay Kurtkoti’s all-round performance helps Apacs Warriors register a tense win against Jaguar Punjab XI
It was a weekend for chases in the Indonesian Cricket League with all four games being won by the team batting second. Indonesian players across 3 teams took home the man of the match honors with Gema Fajar’s magnificent ton in a record chase being the highlight. The weekend kicked off with Apacs Warriors taking […]