
MI Junior: Manit, Rishi, Aarush and others shine for their teams in Mumbai
Manit Vijan, Rishi Mody, Aarush Thakur, Shubham Palai and others produced match-winning performances for their respective teams in the ongoing MI Junior inter-school cricket tournament on Friday.
Manit Vijan and Rishi Mody starred in Dhirubhai Ambani International School’s thumping 306 run win against St. Xavier’s High School (Virar) in a Boy's under 16 match.
Manit's unbeaten century (120* off 110) led Dhirubhai Ambani International School to a commanding total of 349 runs. St. Xavier’s were then bundled out for 43 runs, with Rishi (6-3) being the chief destroyer.
Elsewhere, Aarush Thakur’s 138* and Nehal Meher's 6 for 16 guided Tarapur Vidya Mandir, Palghar to an emphatic 228-run win against SVP High School (Mira Road) in a Boy's U-16 match. Sahil Khan also contributed with bat and ball, scoring 83 runs and taking 3 wickets.
Shubham Palai's brilliant 4-3 led IES New English School to nine-wicket win over Lok Puram Public School, Thane, who were bowled out for just 25 runs in a Boy's U-16 match.
In another Boy's U-16 match, Chauhan Tanveer (3-16) and Mahboob Alam's (3-23) superb bowing effort helped Al Barkaat Malik Muhammad Islam English School thrash St Francis Xaviers School, Kanjur Marg by 10 wickets,
Singh Sunny Bakar's unbeaten 56 helped Al Barkaat team to chase the target of 112 comfortably without losing any wicket.
Riding on Jay Tolia's unbeaten half-century (74*), JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL, JUHU thrashed Anjuman-I-Islam Mustafa Fakih Urdu High School, Turbhe by nine wickets in another Boy's U-14 match. Before Tolia's innings, Ansh 3-15 helped Jamnabai Narsee bowl out Anjuman-I-Islam team for 109 runs.
Ishaan Khandelar's superb unbeaten century (152*) led Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane to 173 run win over VIBGYOR ROOTS AND RISE (MALAD), who were bowled out for 114 runs in a Boy's U-14 match.
Meanwhile, Vihaan Sheth's all-round show ( 71 and 3-25) led Bombay Scottish School, Mahim to 156 run win over Ryan International School, Kharghar in another Boy's U-14 match.
Brief Scores:
Boys U-16
Lok Puram Public School, Thane 25 all out in 16.4 overs (Shubham Palai 4-3) lost to IES New English School, Bandra 26/1 in 3.5 overs.
Player of the match- Shubham Palai
St Francis Xaviers School, Kanjur Marg 111 all out in 33.5 overs (Bhumit Sawant 36; Chauhan Tanveer 3-16, Mahboob Alam 3-23) lost to Al Barkaat Malik Muhammad Islam English School 112/0 in 11.1 overs (Singh Sunny Bakar 56*)
Player of the match- Chauhan Tanveer
Anjuman-I-Islam Mustafa Fakih Urdu High School, Turbhe 109 all out in 25.5 overs (Mohammad Sohail Abdul Gafur Shaikh 41; Ansh 3-15) lost to JAMNABAI NARSEE SCHOOL, JUHU 110/1 in 16 overs (Jay Tolia 74*).
Player of the match- Jay Tolia
Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane 284/7 in 40 overs (Ishaan Khandelar 152*; SUHAAN BERIWAL 3-24) beat VIBGYOR ROOTS AND RISE (MALAD) 114 all out in 25.2 overs (Areen Parekh 3-9).
Player of the match- Ishaan Khandelar
Dhirubhai Ambani International School 349/4 in 37 overs (Manit Vijan 120*) (including 60 penalty runs) beat ST XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL (VIRAR) 43 all out in 19.5 overs (Rishi Mody 6-3).
Player of the match- Manit Vijan
Bombay Scottish School, Mahim 296/6 in 40 overs (Jehaan Kubadia 94*, Vihaan Sheth 71; Om Urankar 2-53) beat Ryan International School, Kharghar 140 all out in 23.4 overs (Siddhant Kamble 52; Rohil Venkat 4-18, Vihaan Sheth 3-25).
Player of the match- Vihaan Sheth
Boys U-14
Tarapur Vidya Mandir, Palghar 284/4 in 40 overs (Aarush Thakur 138*, Sahil Khan 83; Anuj Singh 2-34) beat Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel High School (Mira Road) 56 all out in 12.3 overs (Nehal Meher 6-16, Sahil Khan 3-14)
Player of the match- Sahil Khan