MI Junior 2024: Bowlers hog the limelight as Centre Point Schools win

Siddhant Akhare (7-14) wreaked havoc to knock over Delhi Public School, Lava for a meagre 55 runs in a Boys’ Under-14 game in the MI Junior tournament in Nagpur on Friday. Opponents Centre Point School, Dabha then sealed the win easily in 10.2 overs.

Elsewhere, in the only Boys’ Under-16 game in Nagpur, Palash Khandekar (7-9) put up an exceptional display of fast bowling to dismantle the Shrinivas Public School batting for a measly 27 runs. The miniscule target was chased down by Centre Point School, Dabha in 4.1 overs.

Additionally, in the Girls’ Under-15 category in Nagpur, Purvi Pradeep Arora (114* off 72) and Krishna Barri (8-10) were instrumental in The South Public School’s victory over Siddheshwar Vidyalaya, Manewada Road.

Purvi’s stunning ton guided South Public to a massive 204/7 in 20 overs, before Krishna demolished Siddheshwar Vidyalaya with the ball, bowling them out for just 16 runs.

Brief Scores:

BOYS U14

1. Delhi Public School, Lava 55 all out in 25.4 overs (Siddhant Akhare 7-14) lost to Centre Point School, Dabha 56/2 in 10.2 overs.

Player of the match: Siddhant Akhare

2. Tip Top Convent School 106 all out in 20.1 overs (John Mallaikurwan 5-19, Rajveer Hitesh Kaul 5-29) lost to Delhi Public School, Mihan 110/3 in 21 overs (Rajveer Hitesh Kaul 33*).

Player of the match: Rajveer Hitesh Kaul

3. Reliance Foundation School, Mouda 33 all out in 10 overs (Harman Singh 5-16, Viraj Verma 4-12) lost to Sanskar Vidya Sagar School, Nandanvan 34/2 in 5.1 overs.

Player of the match: Harman Singh

4. Bhavan’s BP Vidhya Mandir, Ashti 318/9 in 40 overs (Saksham Mishra 107, Sarthak Umrey 57, Riddhish Vijay Bhange 44*; Ridam Dinesh Walmik 4-46) beat The CDS School, Subhash Nagar 36 all out in 16.4 overs (Saksham Upadhyay 4-11, Parth Chandak 3-0).

Player of the match: Saksham Upadhyay

5. The South Public School 309/5 in 40 overs (Yashwardhan Ingole 103*, Vihan Naik 75, Dhruv Thawale 56; Parth Netaji Funde 4-60) beat Siddheshwar Vidyalaya, Manewada 51 all out in 17.5 overs (Dhruv Thawale 6-18).

Player of the match: Dhruv Thawale

6. Aspire International School,Wardha Road 307/5 in 40 overs (Kashyap Pataskar 173*, Abhimaan Singh 37; Yogesh Vaidya 3-52) beat Gayatri Convent, Nandanvan 51 all out in 18 overs (Siddharth Gupta 5-20).

Player of the match: Kashyap Pataskar

7. Bhavan’s BP Vidhya Mandir, Srikrishna Nagar 222/6 in 40 overs (Parv Pagariya 72, Krishna Bawankar 53, Sanay Chindhalore 37) beat Priyadarshi School 130 all out in 37.1 overs (Dhairya Armorikar 3-4, Atharva Inkane 3-16).

Player of the match: Krishna Bawankar

8. Centre Point School, Katol Road 204/8 in 40 overs (Avanish Jichkar 78, Laksh Rohit Sangar 50; Aariz Khan 3-27) beat Shri Rajendra High School 170 all out in 37.3 overs (Kuwar Parve 42, Aariz Khan 31).

Player of the match: Avanish Jichkar

9. Saraswati Vidyalaya 109 all out in 36.5 overs (Balram Lokhande 36; Agam Kubde 3-12) lost to Essence International School 112/3 in 29.3 overs.

Player of the match: Agam Kubde

BOYS U16

1. Shrinivas Public School 27 all out in 9.2 overs (Palash Khandekar 7-9) lost to Centre Point School, Dabha 31/2 in 4.1 overs.

Player of the match: Palash Khandekar

GIRLS U15

1. Bhavan’s BP Vidhya Mandir, Ashti 36 all out in 9.1 overs (Rima Paunikar 3-4) lost to Shri Rajendra High School 40/2 in 3.5 overs.

Player of the match: Rima Paunikar

2. The South Public School 204/7 in 20 overs (Purvi Pradeep Arora 114*; Anushka Devendra Ninave 4-23) beat Siddheshwar Vidyalaya, Manewada Road 16 all out in 6.4 overs (Krishna Barri 8-10).

Player of the match: Purvi Pradeep Arora