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TRIUMPHANT Head Start Educational Academy, winners of the KSCA BTR Shield under-14 Divsion III tournament. STANDING (L-R): Manvir Kapoor, Dhruv Padam, Advait Sethi, Prithvi Bapna, Krishiv Bajaj, Nihaal L, Siddarth Sriram, Mayank Miraskar, Zahaan Ladak, Akshar Krishnan, Darshan Surendra. SITTING: Riad Mahmood (founder), Shiv Kapur, RaviWahal (cricket coach), Samina Mahmood (principal), Ved Vikraman (captain), Loynel Johnas (Director Sports), Arokianathan (trainer).
Head Start Educational Academy trounced St Paul’s English School by 97 runs to emerge champions in the KSCA BTR Shield under-14 Division III tournament. Batting first in the final, Head Start lads managed to post 200/9, thanks largely to a 41 from Darshan S and handy efforts by Manvir K (30) and Shiv K (25).
For St Paul’s, Hussain NC was the wrecker-in-chief with three for 51 while Gaurav K M (2/19) and Shamanth Karthi (2/47) shared two wickets apiece. Dhruv P then turned out to be the hero for Head Start as his fine performance of 4/19 helped dismiss St Paul’s for 103 in 31 overs. Manvir K shone with the ball too, taking 2/22.
Brief scores: Head Start Education Academy: 200/9 in 50 overs (Manvir K 30, Shiv K 25, Darshan S 41; Gaurav K M 2-19, Shamanth Karthi 2-47, Hussain NC 3-51) bt St Paul’s English School: 103 all out in 31 overs (Vishnu P 30; Manvir K 2-22, Dhruv P 4-19).
For St Paul’s, Hussain NC was the wrecker-in-chief with three for 51 while Gaurav K M (2/19) and Shamanth Karthi (2/47) shared two wickets apiece. Dhruv P then turned out to be the hero for Head Start as his fine performance of 4/19 helped dismiss St Paul’s for 103 in 31 overs. Manvir K shone with the ball too, taking 2/22.
Brief scores: Head Start Education Academy: 200/9 in 50 overs (Manvir K 30, Shiv K 25, Darshan S 41; Gaurav K M 2-19, Shamanth Karthi 2-47, Hussain NC 3-51) bt St Paul’s English School: 103 all out in 31 overs (Vishnu P 30; Manvir K 2-22, Dhruv P 4-19).
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