MI Junior 2024: Kshitij Kupekar, Indraneel Nikam shine in Mumbai
Kshitij Kupekar (169* off 135) and Raghav Bayaskar (5 for 8) shone in New Horizon Public School, Airoli’s emphatic 261-run win over SVKM - JV Parekh International School, Vile Parle in a Boys’ Under-14 league fixture in Mumbai.
Opting to bat first, New Horizon got to 309/5 in 40 overs, thanks to Kshitij’s unbeaten ton. Raghav was then instrumental with the ball, knocking over JV Parekh for 48.
In a Boys’ Under-16 match in Mumbai, Indraneel Nikam’s stylish knock (150* off 107) led Matunga Premier School to a total of 276/2 in 32 overs. Opponents St. Arnold’s High School were bowled out for 83, with Kaushik Solanki taking a brilliant five-wicket haul (5 for 8).
Brief Scores:
BOYS U14
1. New Horizon Public School, Airoli 309/5 in 40 overs (Kshitij Kupekar 169*, Atharva Titame 41) beat SVKM - JV Parekh International School, Vile Parle 48 all out in 15 overs (Raghav Bayaskar 5-8, Ahan Jain 3-17).
Player of the match: Kshitij Kupekar
2. Bombay Scottish, Mahim 333/1 in 38 overs (Athang Khanolkar 129*, Aarav Thaker 106*) beat The Universal High School, Ghatkopar 96 all out in 22.1 overs (Shravya Shah 44; Athang Khanolkar 3-4, Arnav Nalawade 3-23).
Player of the match: Athang Khanolkar
3. St. Francis D'assisi High School, Borivali 298/6 in 40 overs (Aryan Mukesh Purohit 172*) beat Ryan International School, Nerul 124 all out in 34.4 overs (Jayant Gharat 40).
Player of the match: Aryan Mukesh Purohit
4. Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School, CSMT 243/5 in 40 overs (Laxmanprasad Vishwakarma 117, Afzal 51*, Bhagwanshree Vijay Gaonkar 39) beat Parle Tilak Vidyalaya (ICSE), Vile Parle 66 all out in 23.5 overs (Atharva Kini 3-8, Smith Tandel 3-17).
Player of the match: Laxmanprasad Vishwakarma
5. Parag English School, Bhandup 382/4 in 37 overs (Soham Sandeep Mohite 73, Gandhar Bhanse 66, Aryaman Bhavsar 63) beat St. Francis Xaviers High School, Kanjurmarg 63 all out in 18.1 overs (Mayank Mahajan 5-10).
Player of the match: Mayank Mahajan
6. Pawar Public School, Bhandup 130/7 in 23.5 overs (Krishiv Gandhi 36*) lost to Hiranandani Foundation School, Powai 132/7 21.5 overs (Jaivardhan Jain 48; Vihaan Bhanushali 3-30, Siddhant Mirji 3-31).
Player of the match: Siddhant Mirji
7. Cardinal Gracias High School, Bandra 35 all out in 16.2 overs (Avnesh Shukla 3-1, Arin Keluskar 3-8, Shlok Khasgiwale 3-11) lost to Oxford Public School 36/2 in 8.3 overs.
Player of the match: Arin Keluskar
8. Vasant Vihar High School 76 all out in 31.2 overs (Neel Bhalekar 4-24, Rudra Mehta 3-19) lost to Swami Vivekanand High School, Borivali 77/3 in 9.4 overs (Aayush W 3-15).
Player of the match: Neel Bhalekar
BOYS U16
1. Podar International School, Powai, CBSE 426 all out in 40 overs (Daksh Kulkarni 106, Moksh Shah 65, Aryan Patel 59, Jainish Jain 51; Rajiv Yadav 4-97) beat St. Jude High School, Kurla 85 all out in 18.2 overs (Jainish Jain 5-19, Anshul Vaidya 4-23).
Player of the match: Jainish Jain
2. Vibgyor High, Airoli, CBSE 12/9 in 12.4 overs (Jash Nayak 4-2, Aditya Thakur 3-0) lost to St. Rock High School 16/0 in 1.3 overs.
Player of the match: Jash Nayak
3. Amulakh Amichand International School, Matunga 56 all out in 13.5 overs (Rudransh Poojari 5-11) lost to Greenlawns High School, Breach Candy 57/2 in 10.1 overs.
Player of the match: Rudransh Poojari
4. Christ Church School, Clay Road, Byculla 121 all out in 34.4 overs (Neel Vichare 49; Saish Khorjuvekar 3-13) lost to KC Gandhi English School, Kalyan 125/3 in 19.5 overs (Neel Shinde 51*, Aayush Saylu 37*).
Player of the match: Neel Shinde
5. Modern English School, Chembur 322/8 in 40 overs (Rajveer Nimbalkar 83, Devesh Birje 54, Saif Khan 53, Shrihann Haridaass 53; Atharva Bagwe 3-48) beat Swami Vivekanand High School, Chembur 66 all out in 26.4 overs.
Player of the match: Rajveer Nimbalkar
6. Matunga Premier School 276/2 in 32 overs (Indraneel Nikam 150*, Sourastra Pattanayak 50*) beat St. Arnold’s High School 83 all out in 16.3 overs (Kaushik Solanki 5-8).
Player of the match: Indraneel Nikam
7. St. Xavier’s High School, Mira Road 188/9 in 40 overs (Abdul Ansari 39; Aarav Gite 3-44) beat St. Peters School, Mazgaon 187 all out in 34.4 overs (Aarush Ashish Chindarkar 33, Shahbaz 31; Jyoti Patil 3-30).
Player of the match: Jyoti Patil
8. Vibgyor High School, Malad 201 all out in 38.1 overs (Alok Gupta 56; Arya Hariya 3-55) B.A.K. Swadhay Bhavan, Matunga 202/8 in 32.5 overs (Rishi Dedhia 103; Sabyasachi Mahapatra 3-57).
Player of the match: Rishi Dedhia
9. IES Digamber Patkar Vidyalaya, Dadar 185 all out in 37.5 overs (Ayush Manjre 87) beat Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School, Vile Parle 70 all out in 18 overs (Sanyam Ubhare 5-17, Ayush Manjre 4-23).
Player of the match: Ayush Manjre
10. St. Joseph High School, Orlem, Malad 200 all out in 33.4 overs (Vihaan Singh 38, Vansh Teli 36*; Sathya Thangavel Devendra 3-31, Aryan Khurade 3-50) beat SIWS High School, Wadala 128 all out in 25.3 overs (Anuj Choudhari 5-34, Teghbir 3-38).
Player of the match: Anuj Choudhari