CHANDIGARH, JULY 27 :An unbeaten knock of 124 by Manan Vohra helped Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36 beat better St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45 by six wickets in the PCA-Boost Inter-School Cricket Tournament at the GNP School ground here today. The winners moved into the final as it was their third successive victory in the league programme.
Manan Vohra scored 124 off 121 balls embellished with 15 boundaries. He was associated in a third wicket stand of 72 runs with Vaibhav (10). St. Stephen’s were restricted to 198 for 6 in their allotted 40 overs. Their innings were propped up by Lovish Bansal (61), Abhilash (56) and Harmanpreet (40). Hitesh Bhutani (2 for 32) and Shashank Chhabra (2 for 50) were the most successful bowler for GNPS.
GNPS achieved their target in 39.1 overs by scoring 202 for 4 with main contribution coming from Manan Vohra, Jaskaran (23) and Shubham Mahajan (20). Harmanpreet (2 for 39) and Jaspreet (1 for 26) were the most successful bowlers for St. Stephen’s School.
In the second match played at DAV Sector 8, DAV School defeated St. Annes by six wickets in a match reduced to 35 overs. Winning the toss St Annes elected to bat and scored 192 for 7 in 35 overs. They were well served by Anirudh (70, 10x4s) and T.P. Singh (29 not out) and Shivdeep (20). Akshay (2 for 37) and Vishal (2 for 33) were the most successful bowlers for DAV School.
In reply DAV scored 195 for 4 in 30.3 overs. Opener Prashant Chopra scored a quick fire 101 off 88 balls studded with 9x4s and 3x6s. He was associated in a second wicket stand of 66 runs with Akshay (42, 4x4s). Adil remained unbeaten on 31 with the help of 3x4s. Shivadeep (2 for 22) and Anirudh (1 for 33) were the main wicket takers for St. Annes School.
Brief scores St. Stephen’s School: 198 for 6 in 40 overs (Lovish Bansal 61, Abhilash 56, Harmanpreet 40, Hitesh Bhutani 2 for 32, Shashank Chhabra 2 for 50).
GNPS Sector 36: 202 for 6 in 39.1 overs (Manan Vohra 124 not out, Shubham Mahajan 20, Jaskaran 23, Harmanpree 2 for 39, Jagpreet 1 for 26).
GNPS School win by 6 wickets.
Brief scores: St. Annes School: 192 for 7 in 35 overs (Anirudh 70 , T.P. Singh 29 not out, Shivadeep 20, Akshay 3 for 37, Vishal 2 for 33).
DAV School: 195 for 4 in 30.3 overs (Prashant Chopra 101, Akshay 42, Adil 31 not out
Shivamdeep 2 for 22, Anirudh 1 for 33). DAV win by 6 wickets.