New Delhi, 26th November 2013: Yatharth’s brilliant half-century helped Salwan Public School, Mayur Vihar beat Mount Abu Public School, Rohini Sec. 5 by 10 wickets in a Group D match of the Coca-Cola Cricket Cup under-16 inter-school tournament, played at Parmarth ground today.
Mount Abu Public School won the toss and opted to bat first. They managed to score 135 runs with the help of Sandeep Yadav’s gutsy knock of 48 runs. Salwan Public School’s Rahul and Yatharth’s two-wicket hauls helped their team to bowled-out the opposition in 30 overs.
While chasing, Salwans achieved the target without losing a wicket. Openers Yatharth and Ganesh scored 61 and 37 runs respectively and remained unbeaten to win the match in 21.3 overs.
Yatharth was adjudged Man-of-the Match for his all-round performance.
Brief Scores:
MAPS-R: 135 all out in 30 overs (Sandeep Yadav 48; Rahul 2/31, Yathartha 2/20).
SPS-MV: 138 for no loss in 21.3 overs (Yatharth 61 n.o., Ganesh 37 n.o.).
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Match 2: In another league match in the same Group D, ITL Public School, Dwarka defeated Muni International School, Vikas Puri by a huge margin of 123 runs, played at Govt. School-Vikas Puri ground today.
ITL Public School won the toss and elected to field first. Muni International School materialised the opportunity and scored a competitive 187 runs for five wickets in 30 overs. Himanshu Suri led the batting line-up with his spectacular 64-run knock. He was well-supported by Anmol Sharma, who scored useful 43 runs.
Batting second, ITL Public School managed to score 64 runs for nine wickets. Muni’s Mohd. Shoaib spearheaded the bowling attack with his four-wicket haul and destabilised opponent’s batting line-up. From the other end, Gurdeep Sodhi claimed two wickets.
Shoaib was adjudged Man-of-the-Match for his best bowling performance.
Brief Scores
MIS-VK: 187 for 5 wkts in 30 overs (Himanshu Suri 64, Anmol Sharma 43; Tushar Tokas 1/27, Lakshay 1/32).
ITLPS-D: 64 for 9 wkts in 30 overs (Ritik Sharma 21; Mohd. Shoaib 4/13, Gurdeep Sodhi 2/17).