Prabhat Pandey of Anjuman-I-Islam Allana came up with al-lround show in the Harris Shield semifinal |
Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School set up title clash with Modern English School Chembur by defeating Al Barkaat MMI English School Kurla by two wickets in the 128th Harris Shield, MSSA U-16 cricket tournament at Mumbai Cricket Association’s BKC ground on Wednesday. In another semifinal, Modern English defeated Dnyandeep Seva Mandal by 23 runs at Parsee Gymkhana. The final will be played at Brabourne Stadium from December 16 to 18.
Resuming their batting on the final day at 6 for 0, the Anjuman team went about the chase strategically and reached 144-8 in 39.4 overs, just after lunch. Shahid Khan remained unbeaten on 43 off 57 deliveries to ensure Anjuman win the match amid pressure cooker situation. He smashed only three boundaries during his measured knock. Arhaan Patel chipped in with 31 runs. Off spinner Deven Yadav picked a three-wicket haul in 15 overs.
Prabhat Pandey was the star of the match for Anjuman Allana and was awarded the Man of the Match for his match-haul of eight wickets and key contribution with the bat. Pandey scored 43 in the first innings to enable Anjuman score 191 in 60.3 overs. He then grabbed a five-wicket haul during Al-Barkaat’s second innings to bundle them out for 132 in 35.1 overs. Anjuman had conceded 11-run first innings lead, but Prabhat’s bowling effort meant they just required to chase 144 in the second essay.
Al-Barkaat had posted a commendable 202 in 58.2 overs in their first innings. Off spinner Pandey picked (3-26) in that innings also.
Deekshant Patil of Modern English School was awarded the Man of the Match at Parsee Gymkhana due to his 10 wickets in two innings |
For Modern English, Deekshant Patil was awarded the Man of the Match for match-haul of 10 wickets. Chasing 104 runs for victory, Dnyandeep Seva Mandal were bowled out for 80 in 35.5 overs on the third and final day on Wednesday. Left arm spinner Patil grabbed 6-22 in 12.5 overs.
On day 2, Patil picked 4-30 as Dnyandeep Seva Mandal were bundled out for 125 in 52.1 overs in first innings. Modern English made an identical total of 114 runs in both their innings. Left arm spinner Zaid Khan was the stand out performer for Dnyandeep with match-haul of 12 wickets but unfortunately it came in the losing cause.
Brief Scores
At Parsee Gymkhana
Modern English School Chembur: 114 all out in 39.5 overs (Kanav Saini 41; Zaid Khan 6/19, Virat Yadav 3/43) & 114 in 35.3 overs (Kanav Saini 41; Zaid Khan 6/38, Virat Yadav 3/53) beat Dnyandeep Seva Mandal: 125 all out in 40 overs (Deekshant Patil 4/30) & 80 all out in 35.5 overs (Deekshant Patil 6/22, Jasmeet Singh 2/23, Shashank Naik 2/21) by 23 runs. Man of the match: Deekshant Patil of Modern English School
At BKC
Al Barkaat MMI English School: 202 all out in 58.2 overs (Om Bangar 69, Deven Yadav 47; Yuvan Sharma 4/50, Prabhat Pandey 3/56, Abdurrahman Khan 2/32 ) & 132 all out in 35.01 overs (Aakash Mangde 47, Vedant Bane 35; Prabhat Pandey 5/34, Shane Raza 3/46) lost to Anjuman I-Islam Allana English High School: 191 all out in 60.3 overs (Prabhat Pandey 43, Afzal Shaikh 34; Nitesh Nishad 4/51, Wali Sayyed, 4/40) & 144 /8 in 39.4 overs (Shahid Khan 43*, Arhaan Patel 31; Deven Yadav 3/47) by 2 wkts. Man of the Match- Prabhat Pandey of Anjuman Islam School.
