Jatin Dalal’s unbeaten 50 and his 76-run fourth-wicket partnership with Abhishek Vats 34 saw Ganga International School pip a determined Muni International School on the last delivery and claim a pre-quarter-final berth in the 1st Fast Trax Daredevils Schools Cup here on Friday.
Needing eight to win in the final over and two from the final delivery, Ganga International got home to top the Group C league. It was the second successive last-ball finish for Muni International but unlike against St Sophia’s School, they ended up on the losing side despite Rishabh Triyal’s 63.
Suraj Rai produced the best bowling effort in the tournament with figures of 7/14 in four overs to star in a quick win for Salwan Boys (Rajinder Nagar) over Government School (Bharat Nagar) and secure a slot in the knockout stage from Group N with two wins.
Lakshay’s heroics (36, 3/19) saw St Michael’s School beat Salwan Public School (Old Rajinder Nagar) by three runs in Group O and force a triple tie. However, SPS had the best run rate (6.92) of the three teams and made it to the pre-quarters ahead of St Michael’s and Bal Bharati Public School (Dwarka).
Scores:
Group C: Muni International 120/8 in 20 overs (Rishabh Triyal 63, Rohit Mehta 3/27) lost to Ganga International 121/6 in 20 overs (Jatin Dalal 50 not out, Avinash Kashyap 2/17).
Group N: Government School (Bharat Nagar) 29 in 9.1 overs (Suraj Rai 7/14, Sufiyan Alam 2/6) lost to Salwan Boys (Rajinder Nagar) 30/2 in 4.2 overs. Group O: St Michael’s 138/4 in 20 overs (Lakshay 36) bt Salwan Public School (Old Rajinder Nagar) 135/8 in 20 overs (Lakshay 3/19).
PQF fixtures:
Dec. 10: Delhi Public School (Mathura Road) vs Ryan International (Faridabad), Chiranjiv Bharti School (Gurgaon) vs Vidya Jain Public School, Bal Bhavan International School vs Delhi Public School (Vasant Kunj).
Dec. 11: Bharat National Public School vs Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Amity International School (Noida) vs Kulachi Hansraj Model School. Dec. 12: Ganga International School vs Laxman Public School; Salwan Boys Senior Secondary School vs Frank Anthony Public School; Delhi Public School (RK Puram) vs Salwan Public School.