Mumbai Indians bowling coach and former India cricketer Paras Mhambrey hailed the tournament for its positive impact on grassroots cricket in Mumbai while attending the final in Mumbai on Thursday.

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School emerged champions in the Boys’ U-14 and Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School were triumphant in the Boys’ U-16 category, while defending champions Shardashram Vidyamandir took the trophy home in the Girls’ U-15 category of the MI Junior Inter School Cricket Tournament for 2025.

The final was also graced by officials from the Mumbai Cricket Association. Mhambrey, who was bowling coach of the India team which won the men’s T20 World Cup last year said, “I would like to thank Mumbai Indians and the Maharashtra Cricket Association for organizing such a good tournament. The kids get to play in some of the most iconic maidans of Mumbai, so MI Junior providing top class facilities to kids so young is truly commendable. Speaking from personal experience, I never had access to such great venues and facilities when I was that young. I hope some of the kids go on to play at the senior level and learn from this experience.”

The second phase of the tournament, MI Junior Rising stars, which will get underway on Friday, will feature the top performers from the first stage who have been segregated in four boys and two girls’ teams.

• Boys’ U-14 Final:

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) vs Modern English School (Chembur)

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School defeated Modern English School to register a 99-run victory. After losing the toss, Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School raced to a total of 228 for 2 as all four batsmen crossed the 30-run mark, with skipper Aarav Yadav (86) and Arhaan Patel (69 n.o) scoring half-centuries. Despite skipper Aryan K’s 34, Modern English School were bundled out for 129 runs as Vedant Kadu (3/25) and Aman Yadav (3/34) struck at regular intervals to hand Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School the Boys’ U-14 Title.

• Girls’ U-15 Final:

Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) vs St. Columba School (Gamdevi)

Shardashram Vidyamandir cruised to a commanding 8-wicket win over St. Columba School. In the first innings, Bhavna Sanap top-scored with a brilliant knock of 43, while Mayura Raorane scored 22 runs. However, it was Aarya Adke that stole the show with her exceptional bowling that saw her pick up a 6-wicket haul to bowl out St. Columba  School for 103. With 104 runs required to win, skipper and tournament top-scorer Ira Jadhav spearheaded the chase with a stellar half-century worth 57 runs that crowned Shardashram Vidyamandir the Girls Under-15 champions.
 
• Boys’ U-16 Final:

Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School (Kurla) vs Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT)

Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School dominated proceedings as they triumphed over Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School by a commanding margin of 93 runs. Batting first, middle-order duo of Dhairyasheel Deshmukh (56) and Om Bangar (49) notched up a 109-run partnership to power Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School to a total of 205, before they were bowled out due to exceptional bowling by Yuvan Sharma (4/41), who received support from skipper Abdur Rahman (2/31) and Shane Raza (2/46). With the championship up for grabs, Aaditya Pandey (4/15) and Shiddarth (4/41) tore through the batting line-up as they bowled out Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School for 112 runs.
 
Brief Scores:

Boys’ U-14 Final: Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) 228/2 in 34 overs (Aarav Yadav 86, Arhaan Patel 69 n.o, Yuvraj Bhingare 35 n.o, Laxmanprasad Vishwakarma 34) bt Modern English School (Chembur) all out 129 in 26 overs (Aryan K 34, Pugazh Sundarraj 25; Vedant Kadu 3/25, Aman Yadav 3/34).

Girls’ U-15 Final: Shardashram Vidyamandir (Dadar) 104/2 in 12.1 overs (Ira Jadhav 57) bt St. Columba School (Gamdevi) all out 103 in 20 overs (Bhavna Sanap 43, Mayura Raorane 22; Aarya Adke 6/20).

Boys’ U-16 Final: Al-Barkat Malik Muhammad Islam English School (Kurla) all out 205 in 35.3 overs (Dhairyasheel Deshmukh 56, Om Bangar 49, Deven Yadav 26; Yuvan Sharma 4/41, Abdur Rahman 2/31, Shane Raza 2/46) bt Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CSMT) all out 112 in 23.2 overs (Abdur Rahman 27, Shane Raza 26, Krrish Upadhyay 22; Aaditya Pandey 4/15, Shiddharth 4/41).