Kushal Patil (105 off 83) slammed a breathtaking ton to lift Matunga Premier School to a 130-run win over Swami Vivekanand International School (Borivali) in an MI Junior Boys’ Under-14 pre-quarterfinal clash in Mumbai on Thursday.

Kushal, who was well supported by Shryash Gowari (73* off 70), took Matunga Premier to an impressive 265/7 in 40 overs. Kushal then struck twice with the ball (2 for 24) to dismiss SVIS for 135 runs.

Meanwhile, Varad Phadtare (6 for 11) shone for IES VN Sule English School (Dadar) as they dismantled KC Gandhi English School (Kalyan) for a meagre 78 runs. IES then sailed to victory comfortably in 20.3 overs.

In another match in the same category, Praanav Iyengar (4 for 17) and Nishad Parab (3 for 19) wreaked havoc to bowl Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English School out for just 79 runs. In response, Modern English School (Chembur) chased down the target in 12.4 overs for the loss of only two wickets.

Elsewhere, in a Boys’ Under-16 quarter-final in Mumbai, Svanik Waghdhare (74 off 66) and Om Mhashilkar (53* off 65) snatched a close 3-wicket win for Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) against Lakshdham High School (Goregaon).

Batting first, Lakshdham put up a total of 209/3 in 40 overs thanks to a stellar ton by Tanish Shetty (106* off 112). Chasing a challenging total, Svanik and Om guided Shardashram across the finish line with just 9 balls to spare.

Brief Scores:

1. Parle Tilak Vidyalaya English School 79 all out in 32.4 overs (Praanav Iyengar 4-17, Nishad Parab 3-19) lost to Modern English School (Chembur) 82/2 in 12.4 overs (Vyom 31*, Sudhan Sundarraj 31).

Player of the match: Praanav Iyengar

2. Dr. Antonio D’Silva School (Dadar) 142/8 in 30 overs (Nikhil Verma 103; Ayushmaan Yadav 3-16) lost to National English School (Virar) 143/4 in 26.3 overs (Gandharv Haldankar 62*).

Player of the match: Gandharv Haldankar

3. GES (Chembur) 126 all out in 31.3 overs (Harsh Nadkar 35; Abdur Rahman Khan 4-26) lost to Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) 127/4 in 29 overs (Laxmanprasad Vishwakarma 57).

Player of the match: Abdur Rahman Khan

4. KC Gandhi English School (Kalyan) 78 all out in 26.4 overs (Arnav Nikalje 30; Varad Phadtare 6-11) lost to IES VN Sule English School (Dadar) 79/3 in 20.3 overs (Eshan Kale 28*).

Player of the match: Varad Phadtare

5. IES New English School (Bandra) 202/7 in 40 overs (Harsh Kadam 52, Saurabh Kumar Sinha 43*, Aarav Gupta 39; Atharva Parab 3-22, Shourya Sachin Oswal 3-46) beat Don Bosco High School (Matunga) 179/5 in 40 overs (Swanand Umesh Palav 76*, Yash Rahul Jagtap 38; Darshan Rathod 2-45).

Player of the match: Harsh Kadam

6. VPMS Vidyamandir (Dahisar) 159/9 in 40 overs (Nilesh Sharma 81; Rudra Kulawade 3-22) beat Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) 152 all out in 39.2 overs (Raj Shekelli 31; Smit Kerkar 3-20, Shivank Parab 3-21).

Player of the match: Nilesh Sharma

7. R.R. Education Trust (Mulund) 208/5 in 40 overs (Kabeer Balmiki 86*, Yash Sagvekar 36; Samridh 3-26) beat Parag English School (Bhandup) 205/8 in 40 overs (Samridh 92*; Advait Joshi 2-23).

Player of the match: Samridh

8. Matunga Premier School 265/7 in 40 overs (Kushal Patil 105, Shryash Gowari 73*, Devashish Sandip Ghodke 51; Arnav Dere 3-57) beat Swami Vivekanand International School (Borivali) 135/9 in 36.5 overs (Kushal Patil 2-24).

Player of the match: Kushal Patil

BOYS U16 (Quarter-Finals)

1. Lakshdham High School (Goregaon) 209/3 in 40 overs (Tanish Shetty 106*, Sourish Deshpande 71) lost to Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) 210/7 in 38.3 overs (Svanik Waghdhare 74, Om Mhashilkar 53*; Tirth Vanarase 4-24).

Player of the match: Tanish Shetty