MI Junior 2024: Knockout rounds begin in Mumbai

In the Boys’ Under-16 super knockout round (round of 32) of the MI Junior tournament in Mumbai, left-arm spinner Sahil Khan (7 for 15) stole the show for Tarapur Vidyamandir, Palghar, bowling out Saraswati Vidyalaya, Thane for a lowly 84 runs on Tuesday.

Tarapur Vidyamandir then sealed the win in 15 overs, despite a strong fightback by Saraswati Vidyalaya.

In another fixture in the same category, Kalpesh Mishra (170 off 99) and Shreeraj Tarte (157* off 118) slammed stunning tons to lead KC Gandhi English School, Kalyan to a mammoth 367/4 in 40 overs against Cardinal Gracias High School, Bandra.

In response, Cardinal Gracias were restricted to 94 runs before being bowled out, thanks to three-wicket hauls by Saish Khorjuvekar (3-9) and Yash Kharade (3-20).

Elsewhere, in a Girls’ Under-15 league game in Mumbai, Nandini Devadiga (5 for 4) dismantled Expert International School, Virar for a measly 51. Opponents Holy Cross High School, Mira Road chased down the minuscule target in only 1.2 overs.

Brief Scores:

BOYS U16 (Super Knockouts)

1. National English High School, Virar 99 all out in 24.1 overs (Prasoon Singh 3-26, Aayush Makwana 2-21) lost to Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali 102/2 in 11.2 overs (Vedant Patil 40*).

Player of the match: Aayush Makwana

2. Vibgyor Root and Rise, Malad 90 all out in 20.3 overs (Vedant Gurav 6-20, Sachirth Poojari 4-24) lost to Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English School 93/1 in 9.3 overs (Aditya Muley 55*).

Player of the match: Vedant Gurav

3. Vishwa Gurukul High School 98 all out in 35.4 overs (Aayush Shete 36; Anuj Kore 4-13) lost to GES, Chembur 99/4 in 10.4 overs.

Player of the match: Anuj Kore

4. Saraswati Vidyalaya, Thane 81 all out in 23.3 overs (Sahil Khan 7-15) lost to Tarapur Vidyamandir, Palghar 84/6 in 15 overs (Pratham Meher 45; Bhagya Patel 3-31).

Player of the match: Sahil Khan

5. Al-Barkaat Malik Muhammad Islam English School, Kurla 264/8 in 40 overs (Siddhartha Sharma 79, Deven Yadav 40; Bhumik Khedekar 3-54) beat NG Vartak English School, Virar 101 all out in 26.1 overs (Jeet Raut 39; Aagneya Aadi 4-3).

Player of the match: Aagneya Aadi

6. IES Secondary School, Mulund 129/9 in 37.4 overs (Shaurya Salunkhe 44) lost to Shardashram Vidyamandir, Dadar 130/3 15.1 overs (Akshay Chinchwadkar 58*, Aryan Sakpal 45).

Player of the match: Akshay Chinchwadkar

7. Rizvi Springfields High School, Khar 257/4 in 40 overs (Devansh Rai 100*, Meet Patel 51*; Jay Tolia 3-53) beat Jamnabai Narsee School, Juhu 81 all out in 21.3 overs (Dev Damania 5-20).

Player of the match: Devansh Rai

8. R.R. Education Trust, Mulund 194/6 in 40 overs (Deveshu Desale 59, Smin Kini 34) beat Oxford Public School 124 all out in 33.5 overs (Shardul Khanolkar 33).

Player of the match: Deveshu Desale

9. KC Gandhi English School, Kalyan 367/4 in 40 overs (Kalpesh Mishra 170, Shreeraj Tarte 157*) beat Cardinal Gracias High School, Bandra 94 all out in 29.2 overs (Vedant Mestry 34; Saish Khorjuvekar 3-9, Yash Kharade 3-20).

Player of the match: Kalpesh Mishra

10. IES New English School, Bandra 223 all out in 31.1 overs (Lakshya Jhawar 48, Harshvardhan Barmukh 45, Atharva Dhond 34; Shree Dhanawade 4-44) beat IES High School, Navi Mumbai 56 all out in 18.2 overs (Dhavet 4-7, Dhairya Shah 3-10).

Player of the match: Dhairya Shah

11. St. Joseph High School, Orlem, Malad 127 all out in 38 overs (Advik Mandlik 4-24) lost to Sri Ma Vidyalaya 128/4 in 19.5 overs (Rujul Rajne 35).

Player of the match: Advik Mandlik

12. Vasant Vihar High School 206 all out in 40 overs (Parth Turmure 37, Vedant Chavan 33, Parth Panchmatia 32; Aditya Thakur 4-23) lost to St. Rock High School 207/7 in 35.2 overs (Rudra Kachhadia 76).

Player of the match: Aditya Thakur

13. Lakshdham High School, Goregaon 172/9 in 40 overs (Tirth Vanarase 49, Tanish Shetty 38; Arnav Lad 4-27) beat Swami Vivekanand International School, Borivali 164 all out in 39.4 overs (Yug Asopa 47, Yash Jambhulkar 32; Tirth Vanarase 4-30, Sourish Deshpande 3-18).

Player of the match: Tirth Vanarase

14. VK Krishna Menon Academy, Borivali 301/9 in 40 overs (Sameer Singh 158, Yuvraj Yadav 81*; Karansinh Wadher 3-45, Dheer Haria 3-57) beat Amulakh Amichand Bhimji Vidyalaya English Medium, Matunga 45 all out in 17 overs (Soham Shinde 5-15).

Player of the match: Sameer Singh

15. St Mary's High School, SSC, Mazgaon 250 all out in 38.5 overs (Sarthak Khond 80, Anish Shetty 72; Bhavik Pawar 4-34, Kiran Mali 3-35) beat St. Xaviers High School, Borivali 152/9 in 40 overs (Rudra Devlekar 85*; Shivang Kale 5-16).

Player of the match: Shivang Kale

16. Modern English School, Chembur 151 all out in 38.3 overs (Kaushal Jadhav 46; Arnav Ramdasi 3-24) beat Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School 50 all out in 21.2 overs (Deekshant Patil 2-3).

Player of the match: Deekshant Patil

GIRLS U15 (League)

1. SVKM - JV Parekh International School, Vile Parle 60 all out in 16 overs (Riya Bhavsar 4-4, Aarya Kesarkar 3-10) lost to Vasant Vihar High School 62/0 in 2.2 overs (Sharvari More 32*).

Player of the match: Riya Bhavsar

2. Expert International School, Virar 51 all out in 16.2 overs (Nandini Devadiga 5-4) lost to Holy Cross High School, Mira Road 52/0 in 1.2 overs (Nandini Devadiga 29*).

Player of the match: Nandini Devadiga