<p>Bishop Cotton Boys’ School prevailed over St Joseph’s Boys’ High School by five runs to win the under-14 section of the All-India Cottonian Shield cricket tournament on Friday.</p>.<p> <br /><br />Opting to bat first after winning the toss in the day-night encounter, Bishop Cotton made 133/6 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. <br /><br />The total wasn’t a huge one and St Joseph’s made a serious bid to go for the runs. However, they lost wickets at regular intervals and only Dev Dutt BP, who made a significant conribution of 66 runs, occupied the crease for any length of time. <br /><br />Still, they came close to overhauling the target, falling short narrowly in the end, leaving Cottons victors.<br /><br />Tharun (2/25), Shrikar (2/18) and Raghav (2/23) all chipped in with wickets for Bishop Cottons, paving their path to victory.<br /><br />Earlier, Ayush (42 n.o.), Emmanuel (31) and Mihir (47) did the bulk of the scoring for Bishop Cotton, while Adithyan (2/13) got amongst the wickets for St Joseph’s.<br /><br />Bishop Cotton have the chance to make it two in two finals when the Under-16 side face off against Ebenezer International School on Saturday. <br /><br />While the hosts defeated La Martiniere, Kolkata by two runs in the first semifinal on Thursday, Ebenezer saw off Frank Anthony Public School in the second last-four clash to make the title round.<br /><br />Brief scores: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School: 133/6 in 20 overs (Ayush 42 n.o., Emmanuel 31, Mihir R 47; Adithyan K 2-13) bt St Joseph’s Boys’ High School: 128/9 in 20 overs (Dev Dutt BP 66, Tharun 2-25, Shrikar 2-18, Raghav 2-23).</p>
<p>Bishop Cotton Boys’ School prevailed over St Joseph’s Boys’ High School by five runs to win the under-14 section of the All-India Cottonian Shield cricket tournament on Friday.</p>.<p> <br /><br />Opting to bat first after winning the toss in the day-night encounter, Bishop Cotton made 133/6 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. <br /><br />The total wasn’t a huge one and St Joseph’s made a serious bid to go for the runs. However, they lost wickets at regular intervals and only Dev Dutt BP, who made a significant conribution of 66 runs, occupied the crease for any length of time. <br /><br />Still, they came close to overhauling the target, falling short narrowly in the end, leaving Cottons victors.<br /><br />Tharun (2/25), Shrikar (2/18) and Raghav (2/23) all chipped in with wickets for Bishop Cottons, paving their path to victory.<br /><br />Earlier, Ayush (42 n.o.), Emmanuel (31) and Mihir (47) did the bulk of the scoring for Bishop Cotton, while Adithyan (2/13) got amongst the wickets for St Joseph’s.<br /><br />Bishop Cotton have the chance to make it two in two finals when the Under-16 side face off against Ebenezer International School on Saturday. <br /><br />While the hosts defeated La Martiniere, Kolkata by two runs in the first semifinal on Thursday, Ebenezer saw off Frank Anthony Public School in the second last-four clash to make the title round.<br /><br />Brief scores: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School: 133/6 in 20 overs (Ayush 42 n.o., Emmanuel 31, Mihir R 47; Adithyan K 2-13) bt St Joseph’s Boys’ High School: 128/9 in 20 overs (Dev Dutt BP 66, Tharun 2-25, Shrikar 2-18, Raghav 2-23).</p>
