Rajath Gaikwad’s seven-wicket haul single-handedly ensured Vidya Vardhaka School, Rajajinagar’s thrilling, 13-run victory over APS High School in the U-16 inter-school cricket tournament for the B.T. Ramaiah Shield tournament. Batting first, Vidya Vardhaka scored a respectable 158-8 in 30 overs. Rajath C. scored an unbeaten 51 while Manjunath and Pawan scalped two wickets each.
In reply, Rajath, whose figures read 7-24, wreaked havoc as APS were bowled out for 145 in 24 overs. For the vanquished, Darshan scored 48, while Nagarjun chipped in with 44 but it didn’t prove enough.
Ryan win
In other matches, Karthik’s unbeaten 73 guided Ryan International school to a facile 85-run win over Indiranagar High School.
Chasing a target of 163, Indiranagar were skittled for 77 in 26 overs.
Brief scores:
Vidya Vardhaka Sangha, Rajajinagar: 158 for 8 in 30 overs (Rajath C 51 n.o., Manjunath 2/30, Pawan 2/23) bt APS High School: 145 all out in 24 overs (Nagarajun 44, Darshan MK 48, Rajath Gaikwad 7/24) by 13 runs.
Ryan International School: 162 for 6 in 30 overs (Akshay D 21, Karthik 73 n.o., Adityan 30, Preetham 3/37) bt Indiranagar High School: 77 all out in 26 overs (Vinay 2/18, Kulwanth 2/5) by 85 runs.
School Vivekananda: 135 for 5 in 16 overs (Punith 36, Dipendra 42) bt St. Michael’s High School: 67 all out in 13.5 overs (Shoaib 3/16, Naveen 4/7) by 58 runs.
National High School: 94 for 7 in 15 overs (Pradeep 29, Ajmel DM 25) bt MES Kishore Kendra: 56 for 9 in 15 overs (Nishan CJ 24, R Gokul Jamadagni 2/3) by 38 runs.
Carmel High School, Basaveshwarnagar: 134 for 5 in 20 overs (Gautam 51, Jayadev 37, Sachin 2/23) bt Hymamshu Jyothi Kalapeetha: 118 for 8 in 20 overs (Vishwas 33 n.o., Vijeeth 2/24) by 16 runs.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, DRDO: 101 for 8 in 25 overs (Rubin Sangwan 45 n.o., Deepak 4/13, Swaroop 2/22) lost to St. Paul’s English School: 62 for 1 in 10.2 overs by 9 wickets. Due to rain target reduced to 61 runs in 15 overs.
Jyothy Kendraiya Vidyalaya: 188 all out in 24 overs (Sarthak N 22, Darshan BV 42, Shishirath 3/30, Nikilesh 2/22, Shashank 2/19) vs RV Public School: 32 for 3 in 8 overs (Vinay 2/9) match was called off due to heavy rain.
East West School: 43 all out in 14.2 overs (Aditya 3/10) lost to KV Hebbal: 44 for 2 in 7.5 overs by 8 wickets.