Modern English School (Chembur) dominated proceedings as they marched past Lakshadham High School (Goregaon) by a commanding margin of 195 runs in the Quarter Final of the MI Junior Interschool Cricket Tournament.

Batting first, the middle-order duo of Rishabh Sadake and Praanav Iyengar stitched together a 195-run partnership, with the former scoring an impressive century worth 109 runs, while Praanav came agonisingly close himself, only to fall short by 4 runs as he was dismissed for 96. Despite skipper Shamik S’s 3 for 39, Modern English School amassed a staggering 328 runs.

Lakshadham High School captain Shamik capped a brilliant all-round effort as he backed up his 3 wickets with a well-constructed knock of 53 runs. However, Shaurya Ketan (3/25), Kanav Saini (2/14) and Sparsh Chavan (2/30) struck at regular intervals to ensure a 195-run victory for Modern English School.

In the Girls’ U-15 category, St. Columba School emerged victorious as they defeated St. Joseph Convent High School by a margin of 222 runs. Batting first, openers Mayura Raorane (49) and skipper Aarya Wajge (112) put together a 172-run opening stand, with the latter scoring a fantastic century. Capitalising on the positive start and Bhavna Sanap’s quick-fire 35 not out, St. Columba School reached 294/3 at the end of their innings. Chasing 295, St. Joseph Convent High School never looked in contention as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 72.

Brief Scores:

Boys’ U-14:

• General Education Academy (Chembur) 170/2 in 34.3 overs (Harsh Vachhani 47 n.o, Arnav Patil 36, Akshat Joshi 35 n.o, Shardul Fagare 28) bt Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School (Kurla) all out 167 in 39.2 overs (Sanil Tamkhade 52, Jai Gupta 24, Aaditya Pandey 21; Sidhant Desai 3/22, Akshat Joshi 2/20, Arnav Patil 2/21).

Boys’ U-16:

• Modern English School (Chembur) 328/8 in 40 overs (Rishabh Sadake 109, Praanav Iyengar 96, Kanav Saini 25, Shaurya Ketan 20; Shamik S 3/39, Mithun Raja 2/57) bt Lakshadham High School (Goregaon) all out 133 in 31.1 overs (Shamik S 53; Shaurya Ketan 3/25, Kanav Saini 2/14, Sparsh Chavan 2/30).

Girls’ U-15:

• St. Columba School (Gamdevi) 294/3 in 19 overs (Aarya Wajge 112, Mayura Raorane 49, Bhavna Sanap 35 n.o) bt St. Joseph Convent High School (Bandra) all out 72 in 15.3 overs (Shalan Mulla 2/5, Bhavna Sanap 2/8).

• Parag English School (Bhandup) 16/0 in 0.4 overs (Tanisha Sharma 16 n.o) bt Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School all out 15 in 12.1 overs (Swaraa 4/1, Rajasi 2/0, Advaita Toraskar 2/2).