Ajman: Shoun Roger cracked an unbeaten century and an unbeaten half-century to guide Our Own English High School Sharjah into the semi-finals of the Elite School League, conducted by Robin Singh Sports Academy, at Ajman MCC ground.
Roger’s 67-ball knock took Our Own to a stiff total of 168 for one, which proved too high for Emirates Future, who were all out for 75.
Roger also had hit an unbeaten 51 to help Our Own defeat Al Sadiq Islamic English School by ten wickets to enter the quarter-finals of the knockout tournament.
Tight bowling by school cricketers was witnessed during the latter stages of the league. Harshit Seth’s five-wicket haul enabled Gems Modern Academy outwit Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School Sharjah by four wickets in the other quarter-final.
Earlier, Nikhil Menon’s three-wicket haul conceding no runs enabled Bright Riders School Abu Dhabi bundle out Gems Winchester School Dubai for a paltry 42 while Adithya Shetty’s spell of four for nine helped Gems Modern Academy beat Dubai Scholars Pvt School by nine wickets.
Another two great spells were Nirmit Patel’s four for 16 and Ishit Patel’s four for 25, which helped Emirates Future International School defeat Central School by 26 runs.
Meanwhile, Robin Singh Sports Academy will organise a three-day high performance camp for selected boys from the Elite School League. Those selected will be announced by Vipul, Consul General of Indian Consulate Dubai, after the final of the tournament on Friday.
This tournament is sponsored by Aster and Transworld Group and has Cold Stone, Sbarro and Crystal Arc, Radio Partner is Tamizh FM89.4 and Al Rawabi as support sponsors.
Brief scores:
Quarter-finals
Gems Modern Academy beat Pakistan Islamia Higher secondary School Sharjah by four wickets. Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School Sharjah 120 for 9 in 20 overs (Mohammed Aizaz 37, Abdullah Saleem 28, Harshit Seth 5/26) Gems Modern Academy 124 for 6 in 17.5 overs (Shivam Ghosh 28, Adithya Shetty 24 not out, Kazim 3 for 16)
Delhi Private School Dubai beat Bright Riders School Abu Dhabi by 20 runs. Delhi Private School Dubai 122 for 4 in 20 overs (R. Aakash 56, Harsh Bobade 28) Bright Riders School Abu Dhabi 102 for 5 in 20 overs (Soorya Sathish 37, Nilansh Keswani 3 for 16)
Our Own English High School Sharjah beat Emirates Future International School by 93 runs. Our Own English High School Sharjah 168 for 1 in 20 overs (Shoun Roger 100 not out, Pradhyumna J 27 not out) Emirates Future International School 75 all out in 18.2 overs.
Gems Our Own Indian School, Al Quoz beat Sponsors XI by 6 wickets. Sponsors XI 142 for 6 in 20 overs (Anand Kumar) Gems Our Own Indian School Al Quoz 146 for 4 in 16.2 overs (Mirdulman Manoj 47, Nithin Kumar 32).
Second round:
Bright Riders School Abu Dhabi bt Gems Winchester School Dubai by 10 wkts. Gems Winchester School Dubai 42 in 12.2 overs (Nikhil Menon 3 for 0, Abhimanyu Vijay 3 for 11) Bright Riders School Abu Dhabi 43 for no loss (Soorya Sathish 24n.o).
Gems Modern Academy bt Dubai Scholars Pvt School by 9 wkts. Dubai Scholars 74 for 9 in 20 overs (Adithya Shetty 4 for 9) Gems Modern Academy 75 for 1 in 5.1 overs (Ronak Panoly 29, Swabhanu Khosla 25n.o)
Emirates Future International School bt Central School by 26 runs. Emirates Future International School 156 for 7 in 20 overs (Fazal Shahid 40, Ishit Patel 30, Mohammed Adib 3 for 29) Central School 130 for 9 in 20 overs (Faisal Muhammed 48, Nirmit Patel 4 for 16, Ishit Patel 4 for 25).
Our Own English High School Sharjah bt Al Sadiq Islamic English School by 10 wkts.Al Sadiq Islamic English School 89 in 19.2 overs (Raunak Vaswani 3 for 16) Our Own English High School Sharjah 92 for no loss in 11.2 overs (Shoun Roger 51n.o, Niel Lobo 34n.o).
Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School Sharjah bt Arab Unity School by 6 wkts. Arab Unity School 90 in 19.3 overs (Rahed Ali 25, Mohammand Aizaz 3 for 11) Pakistan Islamia Higher Secondary School Sharjah 94 for 4 in 13.3 overs (Mohammand Aizaz 33n.o).
Delhi Private School Dubai bt The Indian High school by 32 runs. Delhi Private School Dubai 143 for 8 in 20 overs (Harsh Bobade 35, Sanket Zavar 35) The Indian High School 111 in 18.5 overs (Kushal Chiluka 39, Nikhil Pancholi 35, Nilansh Keswani 3 for 15).
Gems Our Own Indian School Al Quoz beat Cambridge International School Dubai by 7 wkts. Cambridge International School Dubai 121 for 7 in 20 overs (Ahaan Fernandes 32, Nadil Kanhbukage 28, Cherian George 3 for 15) Gems Our Own Indian School Al Quoz 122 for 3 in 16 overs (Cherian George 34n.o, Mirdul Manoj 26).
