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Dhruwa, Siddarth shine as DPS prevail

SHARJAH - Dhruwa Parveen and Siddharth Sekar batted with authority and conviction to guide Delhi Private School, Sharjah, to an emphatic 133-run victory over New Indian Model School, Sharjah, in the SCC Inter-School Under-16 Tournament, a press release said.

The event was organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council under the auspices of the Emirates Cricket Board.

In other matches which also turned out to one-sided affairs, Our Own High School, Al Warqa, got the better of Al Taawan Private School, Abu Dhabi, by 46 runs while Emirates English Speaking School, Dubai, defeated Delhi Private School, Dubai, by eight wickets.

Dhruwa belted a blistering 91 not out while Siddarth smashed an entertaining unbeaten 86 to help Delhi Private School Sharjah post a massive 231 for two in the allotted 20 overs.

New Indian Model School Sharjah, in reply, simply cracked under the pressure of chasing a mammoth score and were bowled out for 98 in the 18^th over. Aman Handa rattled the New Indian Model School batting, taking two wickets for just six runs while Siddarth rounded off a brilliant all-round performance, claiming two wickets for 15 runs.

Only Mohammed Sarhan offered some worthwhile resistance to a charged-up DPS attack, scoring 28, but New Indian Model School were never in a position to threaten their opponents.

Delhi Private School, Dubai, did well to score 160 for no loss with Akhilesh (74) and Tanmy Anand (61) showing good form, but Emirates English Speaking School batsmen fared even better to overhaul what looked a healthy score with seven balls to spare.

Karan Raju (34), Pratik Shetty (34), Kuldeep Kumar (31) and, Faisal Khan (26 not out) all batted well to seal a comfortable win for their side.

Our Own High School, Al Warqa, rode on fine all-round performance by Afsal Shavanas to beat Al Taawan Private School, Abu Dhabi.

BRIEF SCORES

Our Own High School Al Warqa beat Al Taawan Private School Abu Dhabi by 46 runs: Our Own High School 157 for three (Sai Pranav 69, Afsal Shanavas 37 not out, R.Singaravel 30; Faraz 1-34) Al Taawan Private School 111 for eight (S.Vijayakumar 36, Mohammed Ansaar 16; Afsal Shanavas 3-11, Raghunath 3-20, Akram Niazi 1-25). Man of the match: Afsal Shavanas of Our Own High School, Al Warqa. Umpires: Farid Malik and Hamid Mukhtar.

Emirates English Speaking School Dubai beat Delhi Private School Dubai by eight wickets: DPS 160 for no loss (Akhilesh 74 not out, Tanmy Anand 61 not out) Emirates English Speaking School 162 for 2 in 18.5 overs (Karan Raju 34, Pratik Shetty 34, Kuldeep Kumar 31, Faisal Khan 26 not out; Shihan 2-32). Man of the match: Karan Raju of Emirates English Speaking School, Dubai. Umpires: BM Abdullah and Aamir Mustaq.

Delhi Private School Sharjah beat New Indian Model School Sharjah by 133 runs: DPS 231 for two (Dhruwa Parveen 91 not out, Siddharth Sekar 86 not out) New Indian Model School 98 all out in 17.3 overs (Mohammed Sarhan 28; Aman Handa 2-6, Siddarth Sekar 2-15). Man of the match: Siddharth Sekar of Delhi Private School Sharjah. Umpires: BM Abdullah and Aamir Mustaq.