Openers Anurag Nair (103) and Karan Saraya (128) hit centuries as IES (Bandra) thrashed Vibgyor (Malad) by 339 to make the pre-quarterfinals of the Khar Gymkhana- B.Khichadia Under-16 Suburban schools cricket tournament, here today.
With their openers going great guns, IES (Bandra) rattled up 434 for 3. Apart from Anurag and Karan, Yash Ganiga, too joined the fun and hammered an unbeaten 89. In reply, The Malad boys, facing such an imposing score, had no chance whatsoever and were dismissed for 96.
Aditya Anand’s fine bowling (6/14) saw IES Secondary (Charkop) bundled outy for 33. In reply, Dhirubhai Ambani International’s were home with 8 wicket spare. Sharing day’s bowling honours with Aditya was Raghav Ramchandran (6/16) as Goregaon’s Lakshadham beat Vibgyor, also from Goregaon by 7 wickets.
Brief scores: (Pre-quarterfinals): IES ( Bandra) 434/3 (Anurag Nair 103, Karan Saraya 128, Jash Ganiga n.o. 89; Rishikhesh P. 3/67) bt Vibgyor ( Malad) 96 (Aryan Desai 4/30) by 339 runs
Vibgyor (Goregaon) 64 (Raghav Ramchandran 6/16, Shrey Parikh 3/27) lost To Lakshadham (Goregaon) 65/3. by 7 wkts.
Pare Tilak ( English) 160 (Viraj Tambe 33, Raj Vardhan 3 For 24) bt VPM Vidyamandir 93 (Tirth Trivedi 5 For 17) by 78 runs.
IES. Secondary (Charkop) 33 (Aditya Anand 6/14) lost to Dhirubhai Ambani Int. (Bandra) 34/2. by 8 wkts.