Nikil Sekhar, Dhruv and Ganesh shine with five-wicket hauls in inter-school cricket

Hyderabad’s inter-school under-14 cricket knock-outs saw standout performances with five-wicket hauls from Nikil Sekhar, Dhruv and Ganesh Rao, and centuries by Shreyas Ande and Sai Suchit Reddy. DPS Nacharam posted 399, while women’s under-15 matches highlighted Sai Dhruvigna and Yamuna

Hyderabad: Fine spells by G Nikil Sekhar (five for 25) for St Mark’s Boys Town, V Dhruv (five for 11) for Hyderabad Public School (Ramanthapur) and Ganesh C Rao (five for 22) for DPS Nacharam, along with centuries by Shreyas Ande (107 not out) for Gowtham World School and T Sai Suchit Reddy (108) for DPS Nacharam, were the highlights of the day’s play.

The scores:

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Inter-schools (under-14) one-day knock-out: Slate The School (Abids) 61 in 25.4 overs (Krish 4/22, Md Nurhaan 4/4) lost to Gowtham Model School (West Marredpally) 64/2 in 8.2 overs.

The Premia Academy (Langerhauz) 94 in 22.2 overs (Ishaan 4/8) lost to Little Flower School (Uppal) 97/2 in 14.4 overs.

Santinos Global School (Meerpet) 100 in 30.3 overs (G Nikil Sekhar 5/25) lost to St Mark’s Boys Town (Jahanuma) 101/1 in 13.2 overs (G Rakesh 33 not out, Md Kamran 61).

HPS (Ramanthapur) 182 in 40.3 overs (D Vihaan 82, G Kartikeya 32, Ashish 3/25, Siddharth 3/25) beat Nagarjuna School (Vanasthalipuram) 114 in 30 overs (V Dhruv 5/11).

HPS (Begumpet) 138 in 38.2 overs (Rishin Kandi 65, CH Anirudh 3/26, Divesh Raghunandan 4/38) lost to Pallavi Model School (Alwal) 139/1 in 25.2 overs (Divesh Raghunandan 76 not out).

Gowtham World School (Saroornagar) 232/5 in 50 overs (Shreyas Ande 107*, M Aryan 49, Venkat Sagar 3/56) beat Mahboobnagar District 146 in 37.2 overs (P Sai Ram 34, M Purohit 4/26).

DPS (Nacharam) 399/7 in 50 overs (Arjun Diwakar 83, T Sai Suchit Reddy 108, Vihaan Shah 46, N Prateek 72 not out) beat Chirec International School (Kondapur) 70 in 17.5 overs (Amaan Khan 33, Ganesh C Rao 5/22, Amarnath 3/33).

Medak 230 in 45.1 overs (Nishanth Reddy 55, K Charan Jith 61, C Sai Nitish 39 not out, Vihan 4/38, Harshith 3/50) lost to St Andrews HS (Suchitra) 231/7 in 46 overs (Harshith 99, P Ashwith 45, A Shiva Raghava 52, Shreejan Reddy 3/41).

Women (under-15) selection matches:

Team B 172/2 in 35 overs (Akshara Rathod 50, S Neetha 31) lost to Team E 176/3 in 32.3 overs (Akshaya 34, Sai Dhruvigna 53 not out).

Team C 167/7 in 35 overs (B Yamuna 50, Bhavishya Reddy 37) beat Team D 143/8 in 35 overs (P Shanvi 50, Geethika 36, Swagatika Panda 3/27).