Smaran, Bhuvan guide EIBS to victory

Smaran and Bhuvan JP hit unbeaten half-centuries as Ebenezer International School trounced Cathedral High School by eight wickets in an under-16 category match in the Cottonian Shield tournament.

Put into bat after losing the toss, Cathedral lads could only manage 106/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Adithya top-scored with a 58.

Ebenezer then galloped home in just 15.5 overs, thanks to Smaran (50 n.o.) and Bhuvan (52 n.o.).

Brief scores: Under-16: Cathedral High School: 106/4 in 20 overs (Adithya 58; Bhuvan 3-28) lt to Ebenezer International School: 108/2 in 15.5 overs (Smaran 50 n.o., Bhuvan JP 52 n.o.).

Bethany School: 161/2 in 20 overs (Naman 80, Krishna 51 n.o.; Anand 2-22) bt Cambridge Public School: 102 all out in 17.5 overs (Saurav 50; Taran 3-27, Vamshi 2-25, Sayam 2-16).

Under-14: St Joseph’s Boys High School: 171/6 in 20 overs (Shivam 47, Srijan 37) bt Cambridge Public School: 47 all out in 8.2 overs (Aldrin 4-23, Aditya 3-23).

Ebenezer International School: 126/9 in 20 overs (Vishal 65; Arayan 3-15) lt to Bishop Cotton Boys School: 132/3 in 19.2 overs (Yuvraj 39, Vishal 34 n.o., Namith 26, Aryan 25).