Shardashram Vidyamandir Girls High School, Dadar started their Mumbai Indians Junior Cricket Tournament campaign with a crushing 81-runs victory over Sri Ma Vidyalaya, Thane in the opening match of the Under 16 Girls category at Worli Sports Club on Wednesday.

Jetsun Chee (36) and Shraddha Shetty (35) played crucial knocks to help Shardashram score 178/6. Disha Chandak’s three crucial wickets played a pivotal role to help her team wrap up Sri Ma Vidyalaya’s innings for a paltry 97 in 21.1 overs. Disha was declared ‘Player of the Match’ for her superb performance.

In another match in the girls category, Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School defeated Seven Square Academy, Mira Road by eight wickets in a low scoring affair. Ishwari Gaikwad starred in the win by bagging 5 wickets and scoring 20 runs. She grabbed the ‘Player of the Match’ title for her all-round performance.

In the boys Under 14 category, Priyanshu Pandey bowled a spectacular spell to set up a seven wickets win for St. Aloysius High School, Nalasopara. Pandey took six wickets for 11 runs in 7.5 overs which included a maiden over, to fashion the downfall of  the opponent - Amulakh Amichand Bimji Vividhlakshi Vidyalaya - at Cross Maidan. St. Aloysius batsmen chased down the 98 runs target with ease in 11.1 overs.  Aryan Parte top scored with 29 while Anuj Kartwe stayed till the end at the crease to struck an unbeaten 27 to guide his team home. Pandey won the 'Player of the Match' title in this Under 14 category match.

In another boys match, Raza Mirza struck a fluent ton to star in an emphatic 117-runs win for Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English Medium School over St. Xavier's High School. ‘Player of the Match’ Mirza punished the St. Xavier’s bowlers to score 136 runs of 130 balls as his team scored 276/6 in their stipulated 40 overs. In response, St. Xavier’s batsmen were never really in the chase and their side folded up for 99 runs in 26 overs.

At the adjacent pitch, Sarvesh Yadav also struck a blazing hundred to lead Kanchan High School, Nalasopara to a massive 283 runs win over Don Bosco International School, Matunga.  Yadav walked home with the 'Player of the Match' title for scoring 101 off 69 balls as his team put up a mammoth score of 328/5 on the board in 40 overs. Don Bosco hardly put up a fight and capitulated for 45 in 18.5 overs against a clinical bowling performance.

Brief Scores

U-16 Girls:

Worli Sports Club, Match no. 1

Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) 178/6 in 23 overs (Jetsun Chee 36, Shraddha Shetty 35) beat Sri Ma Vidyalaya (Thane) 97/10 in 21.1 overs, by 81 runs.

Player of the Match: Disha Chandak of Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) for taking 3 wickets.

Worli Sports Club, Match no. 2

Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School 51/2 in 6.1 overs (Ishwari Gaikwad 20, Prajane Vishe 11) beat Seven Square Academy (Mira Road) 50/10 in 16.1 over, by 8 wickets.

Player of the Match: Ishwari Gaikwad for scoring 20 runs and taking 5 wickets.

U-14 Boys:

Sunder C.C, Cross Maidan

St. Aloysius High School (Nalasopara) 98/3 in 11.1 overs (Aryan Parte 29, Anuj Kartwe 27*) beat Amulakh Amichand Bimji Vividhlakshi Vidyalaya 97/10 in 21.5 overs, by 7 wickets.

Player of the Match: Priyanshu Pandey from St. Aloysius High School (Nalasopara) for taking 6 for 11 runs

Western Railway, Cross Maidan

Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Eng. Med. School 276/6 in 40 overs (Raza Mirza 136, Yashas gang 74) beat St. Xavier's High School 99/10 in 26 overs, by 177 runs

Player of the Match: Raza Mirza for scoring 136 runs of 130 balls

Youths Own Union, Cross Maidan

Kanchan High School (Nalasopara) 328/5 in 40 overs (Sarvesh Yadav 101, Jay Nadar 49) beat Don Bosco International School (Matunga) 45/10 in 18.5 overs, by 283 runs.

Player of the Match: Sarvesh Yadav from Kanchan High School for scoring 101 of 69 balls.

M.B. Union, Cross Maidan

Anjuman-I-Islam (Vashi) 95/10 in 21 overs (Armaan Sayyed 12, Yashwant Rathod 12) beat Ryan International School (Sanpada) 52/10 in 12.3 overs, by 43 runs.

Player of the Match: Ankit Yadav from Anjuman-I-Islam (Vashi) for taking 6 wickets.

United Cricketers, Cross Maidan

St. Mary's ICSE School (Mazgaon) 159/8 in 34.4 overs (Arav Rawte 63, Gautam Kamat 30*) beat IES High School (Navi Mumbai) 156/10 in 39.5 overs, by 2 wickets.

Player of the Match: Arav Rawte fro scoring 63 runs and taking 2 wickets.

National C.C, Cross Maidan

RBK Global School 104/7 in 17.1 overs (Shubhojit Mandal 28, Shivam Singh 27) beat Matunga Premier School 103/10 in 24.3 overs, by 3 wickets.

Player of the Match: Shubhojit Mandal for scoring 28 runs and taking 3 wickets.

Karnatak, Cross Maidan

Dhirubhai Ambani International School 264/8 in 40 overs (Abhiviraj Goel 67, Harshavardhan Jhaveri 35) beat Vibgyor High School (Goregaon)89/10 in 23.3 overs, by 175 runs.

Player of The Match: Abhiviraj Goel for scoring 67 runs

LIC, Cross Maidan

Sheth Virchand Dhanji English Medium School 234/9 in 36 overs (Nilay Shah 69, Friday Jethna 35) beat Utpal Sanghvi Global School 175/9 in 36 overs, by 59 runs.

Player of the Match: Nilay Shah for scoring 69 runs.