Defending champions Rizvi Springfield, thanks to their allrounder Yashasvi Jaiswal’s brilliant form, outplayed Parle Tilak Vidyalaya by 154 runs to storm into the semifinals of the of the B.Kichadia-Khar Gymkhana Suburban Inter-School Cricket tournament, played at Azad Maidan on weekend. Batting first, Yashasvi hit up an unbeaten 155 as Rizvi Springfield rattled up 237 for three in the allotted 40 over. In reply, they bowled out the Parle Tilak boys for 99 with Yashasvi ( 3 for 17) and Abhishek Yadav (3 fro 12) sharing the spoils.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
The holders next take on Dhirubhai Ambani, who squeezed past Vibgyor (Goregaon) by a solitary run. While the other semifinal will be contested by IES New English (Bandra), who defeated last year’s finalist Swami Vivekanand (Borivali) by narrow four runs and Dr. Radhakrishanan, who too, piped Gokuldham by eight runs.
Brief scores: (Quarterfinals): Rizvi Springfield 237 for 3 (Yashasvi Jaiswal n.o.155, S. Siddhiki n.o. 36) bt Parle Tilak Vidyalaya 99 (Abhishek Yadav 3 for 12, Yashasvi Jaiswal 3 for 17) by 138 runs. Dhirubhai Ambani 255 (Vir Khimji 47, Shail Saraiya 62, Ishant Mulchandani 40, Shubham C. 3 for 22) bt Vibgyor (Goregaon) 254 (Arya S. 40, Daksh 76, Kabir 47, Agni Chopra 3 for 70 by 1 run.
IES New English (Bandra) 182 (Darshan 79, Abishek Surve 46, Pillai 4 for 7, Saket Desai 3 for 63) bt Swami Vivekanand (Borivali) 178 (Pillai 42, Vignesh Solanki 5 for 53, Parag 3 for 84) by 4 runs. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 154 (Aman Morarka 5 for 71) bt Gokuldham (Goregaon) 146 (Gash 55, Bharat Mani 4 for 64) by 8 runs.