Dubai, 14 November: Delhi Private School, Sharjah, and DPS Dubai won the girls’ and boys’ finals of the DP World ILT20 Schools Cup 2026 at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday. DPS Sharjah beat Gems Legacy School by 10 wickets in the girls’ final, and DPS Dubai beat defending champions Gems Modern Academy by 17 runs in the boys’ final.
The finals headlined the DP World ILT20 Junior Cricket Festival, which came ahead of DP World ILT20 Season 5.
Harini Doss Prakash’s four wickets set up the girls’ win
Gems Legacy School were bowled out for 46 in 14.1 overs after batting first. Harini Doss Prakash took 4 for 0 in 2.1 overs, including three wickets in the 11th over. Akshita Jha took 2 for 19 and Ishita Jha 1 for 16. Akshara Veeranan top-scored for Gems Legacy with 15 off 16 balls.
DPS Sharjah made 49 without loss in 4.2 overs. Sanskriti Singh was 22 not out off 17 balls and Ishita Jha 21 not out off nine, with four boundaries.
Naman Bhatt and Naman Das lead DPS Dubai
DPS Dubai made 163 for 7 in their 20 overs after batting first. Naman Bhatt scored 70 off 49 balls, Naman Das 45 off 37, and Shaurya Mehta 25 off 11.
Gems Modern Academy finished on 146 for 9. Izyan Shahryar top-scored with 43 off 32 balls, Jaidev Gattani made 30 off 24 and Rudra Bankar 18 off five. Reyansh Pillai took 3 for 18 for DPS Dubai, while Naman Das (2 for 43) and Shaurya Mehta (2 for 25) took two wickets each.
The tournament
The fourth edition of the Schools Cup ran from 30 September to 13 November 2026. It had 42 teams from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, including 13 hardball teams in the girls’ competition, which was held for the second time. The organisers describe it as a pathway from school cricket to the DP World ILT20.
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