The final of 128th Harris Shield opening ceremony and toss took place at the iconic Brabourne Stadium, CCI in Mumbai where celebrity Bollywood actor Boman Irani graced the occasion as Chief Guest, along with MCA office bearers, Apex Council Members, and selectors.
Several former Mumbai stalwarts who have played the game in maidans for the last 15-20 years and contributed immensely to cricket as players and coaches were felicitated by Boman Irani and MSSA Cricket Secretary Nadim Memon. SG-MSSA T-shirts and caps were given to every young cricketer. This is an 80-80, 40-40 format to be played across three days. For the very first time, SG balls are being used.
Anjuman Islam won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted 267 in 79.1 overs at the end of day 1 at stumps. Opener Hamza Khan showed his prowess with the bat making 64 with 10 fours while all-rounder Abdurrahman Khan contributed 34 in 70 balls with three boundaries. Shahid Khan also played well for his half-ton, 50 in 60 deliveries with four boundaries.
The Anjuman batters had a clear plan to go all out and get a big score in the first innings itself. Left arm spinner Vivaan Jobanputra from the Modern English side snapped a four-wicket haul, (4-71) in 25.1 overs. His consistency with the ball has been tremendous all through the tournament, and is very well a future star prospect in Mumbai cricket.
Brief Scores (Harris Shield) End of Day 1
Anjuman I-Islam Allana English High School: 267 all out in 79.1 overs Hamza Khan 64, 122 balls, 10x4s, Shahid Khan 50, 60 balls, 4x4s, Abdurrahman Khan 34, 70 balls, 3x4s, Vivaan Jobanputra (SLA) 4/71) vs Modern English School Chembur
(Giles Shield): St Joseph School: 87 all out in 22.1 overs Christine Buthello 32, Shreyas Khilare 5/18 lt to IES New English School: Bandra: 88/1 in 11 overs Harshal Sonawane 35 not out, Shreyas Khilare 35 not out) by 9 wkts.
2. Oxford Public School : 289/8 in 45 overs Slok Jadhav 89, Aryan Patade 49, Shaurya Patel 30 not out, Akarshan Gupta 5/124 beat Rizvi Springfield CBSE: 155 all out in 38.4 overs Utkarsh Bhardwaj 52, Ayush Bendai 36, Rudra Acharya 4/44) by 134 runs.
3. St. Xaviers Goregaon : 7/7 all out in 5.3 overs Apurva Bhopi 4/1 lost to Our Lady of Salvation : 10 no loss in 0.3 overs.
4. St. Augustine’s High School Vasai: 194 all out in 35 overs Arjun Bhanushali 65, Divyansh Chaudhary 5/31 beat Ryan International School Kharghar: 61 all out in 16.1 overs Akash Tripati 5/15, Yash Rawat 3/13) by 133 runs.
5. St. John’s 37 all out in 13.1 overs Sarthak Ambre 5/9 lost to Parag Eng School :40 for no loss in 2.4 overs) by 10 wkts.
6. Arya Vidyamandir Bandra: 241 all out in 31 overs Devansh Gwalani 54, Samvit Patankar 39, Laksha Gautam 37, Vivaan Jhaveri 33, Parth Mavadiya 4/19, Rishabh Chitrakar 3/29 beat Holy Family Andheri : 111 all out in 24.4 overs Naitik Mali 51) by 130 runs.
