CHANDIGARH, APRIL 18 : A brilliant century by Shivam Sharma helped DAV Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh beat AVR E-Techno School, Vijayawada by 39 runs in the Inter-State Under-16 Coca-Cola Cricket Cup at Mahalaxmi ground in Mumbai today.
DAV Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh won the toss and opted to bat first. They materialised the fresh pitch and scored 253 runs for eight wickets. Chandigarh’s star batsman Shivam Sharma and Amrit Luhana strengthened the batting line-up with their brilliant knocks of 104 and 53 runs, respectively.
For AVR E-Techno School, Vijayawada, S.Noor Basha (4 for 45) and M. Rafi (2 for 32) were the main wicket-takers.
In reply, AVR E-Techno School, Vijayawada’s U.M.S Girinath and M.Rafi scored impressive 53 and 50 run,s respectively but could not succeed in achieving the target in 45 overs and lost the match by 39 runs. DAV School’s Amrit Lubana took three wickets for the team.
Shivam Sharma was later adjudged man of the match for his excellent batting.
In another match, DonBosco M Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu chased their target of 163 in 26 overs against Al. Barkat Malik M. I. English School, Mumbai and won the match by eight wickets. While,Kiddys Corner Higher Sec. School, Gwalior, MP won the match by 88 runs against Debinagar K.C.R. Vidyapith, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal.
In the last match of the day, St. Jones Jr. College, Hyderabad won the match by just 7 runs against Shreyas Samarpan Vidyalay, Baroda.
Brief scores:
DAV Sr. Secondary School, Chandigarh: 253 for 8 in 45 overs (Shivam Sharma 104, 11×4, Amrit Luhana 53, 4×4, 1×6; S.Noor.Basha 4 for 45, M.Rafi 2 for 32) beat AVR E-Techno School, Vijayawada: 214 for 8 in 45 overs (U.M.S.Girinath 53, 3×4, M.Rafi 50, 5×4, Amrit Lubana 3 for 39, Vikas 2 for 41).
St. Jones Jr. College – Hyderabad: 177 for 7 in 45 overs(Mikhil Jaiswal 36, 3×4, Girish Gour 47, 3×4, Sireesh Gour 43,1×6, 5×4, Hemant Punde 2 for 26, Vijay Chauhan 2 for 31) beat Shreyas Samarpan Vidyalay- Baroda: 170 all out in 41.3 overs (Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, 12×4, Karan Pawar 24, 4×4, Abhishek Singh 2 for 19, Raj Mani 2 for 32).
Kiddys Corner Higher Sec. School, Gwalior, MP: 200 all out in 44.2 overs (Sanket Shrivastva 62, 3×6,7×4, Nikhil Shikarwar 27, 4×4), Abhishiek Varma 26, 2×4, Neerak Gour 26, 1×4, Tanmay Aditya 4 for 39, Nobin Dey 2 for 33, Narayan Rana 1 for 45) beat Debinagar K.C.R. Vidyapith, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal : 112 all out in 41.3 overs (Rahul Saha 22, 3×4, Arindam Podar 21, 2×4, Bishal Das 15, 2×4, Prankesh Rai 2 for 8, Atul Kushwaha 2 for 1, Himachal Mishra 1 for 13).
Al. Barkat Malik M.I. English School (Mumbai): 162 all out in 41.5 overs (Mohd. Monis 40, 4×4, Shoaib Khan 39, 4×4, Karthik 3 for 29 in 8.5 overs, Rahul Misra 2 for 30) lost to Don Bosco M Higher Secondary School (Tamil Nadu): 165 for 2 in 26 overs (Joy Kenny 92, 13×4, Taryn Ferrario 48,7×4, Jhangir Ansari 1 for 39, Arsalan Khan 1 for 31).