In what turned out to be a heavily one-sided affair, Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) triumphed over National English School (Virar) by a decisive margin of 109 runs in a Super League match of the MI Junior Interschool Cricket Tournament in Mumbai on Friday.

After electing to bat first, Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School managed a score of 181 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 40 overs. Hardik Gajmal starred with ball in hand by picking up 3 wickets. However, it was opener Arhaan Patel’s perseverance that saw him score 69 runs. Handy contributions from Darshav Ojha (27) and Anuj Singh (26) ensured that Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School reached a competitive total of 181 runs.

In response, National English School kept losing wickets at an alarming rate and they were eventually bundled out for just 72 runs. Skipper Aarav Yadav (5/21) and Vedant Kadu (3/14) worked in tandem, with the former taking a 5-wicket haul to ensure a thoroughly deserved victory for Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School.

In the Girls’ U-15 category, St. Joseph Convent High School triumphed over St. Marys High School with a dominant 10-wicket victory. Batting first, St. Mary's High School could only manage a total of 70 for 9, as skipper Rutuja Wandhe led the bowling attack, ending the match with figures of 4 for 15. With just 71 runs required to win, St. Joseph Convent High School raced to a commanding 10-wicket victory as they chased down the target in just 7.1 overs with opener Tanvita Yuvaraja top-scoring with a 34 not out.

Brief Scores:

Boys’ U-14:

• Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) 181/9 in 40 overs (Arhaan Patel 69, Darshav Ojha 27, Anuj Singh 26; Hardik Gajmal 3/24) bt National English School (Virar) all out 72 in 17.4 overs (Arush Patade 22; Aarav Yadav 5/21, Vedant Kadu 3/14).

• Modern English School (Chembur) 203/9 in 40 overs (Aaradhya Chavan 58, Nishad Parab 48 n.o, Pugazh Sundarraj 20; Advit Tiwari 3/47, Om Lokhande 2/35, Shravan More 2/51) bt Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Vidyalaya (Vikhroli) 192/9 in 40 overs (Sanmit Kothmire 74, Arnav Shelar 28, Akshay Akrikeri 28, Advit Tiwari 20; Lakshya Bhor 2/34, Nishad Parab 2/36, Shaurya Ketan 2/39).

Boys’ U-16:

• General Education Academy (Chembur) 158/7 in 34.3 overs (Achyut Yadav 42 n.o, Aarya Karle 35, Sumedh Desai 21 n.o; Deekshant Patil 3/22, Sparsh Chavan 2/28) bt Modern English School (Chembur) all out 157 in 28.3 overs (Saif Khan 46; Achyut Yadav 4/50, Aayush Shinde 2/23).

• Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School (Kurla) 132/6 in 26.5 overs (Aakash Mangde 58; Yuvan Sharma 3/39, Niraj Yadav 2/24) bt Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) all out 128 in 34.1 overs (Krrish Upadhyay 61; Karthik Kumar 3/15, Vedant Bane 3/20, Aaditya Pandey 2/12).

Girls’ U-15:

• St. Joseph Convent High School (Bandra) 71/0 in 7.1 overs (Tanvita Yuvaraja 34 n.o) bt St. Marys High School (Mulund) 70/9 in 19 overs (Rutuja Wandhe 4/15, Avani Vengurlekar 2/10).

• Vasant Vihar High School 314/3 in 16 overs (Reeya Bhavsar 89, Delisha Angchekar 36) bt Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School all out 54 in 15.4 overs (Reeya Bhavsar 6/18, Bhuvi Jadhav 2/11).