Kartikeya hits ton for Rizvi in drawn game of Giles Shield against Little Stars English High School

Rizvi Springfield batter Kartikeya Sharma after his ton vs Little Stars. Pic/Rufus Vedanayagam

Kartikeya Sharma was the standout performer for Rizvi Springfield High School (Khar), thanks to his splendid century against Little Stars English High School (Worli) on Day Two of the Dream Sports Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school Round-Two league-stage Giles Shield match at the Western Railway ground (Cross Maidan) on Friday.

The rain-affected two-day match ultimately ended in a draw - Day One was completely washed out - after Rizvi declared at a commanding 237-3 (46 overs), riding on the back of Kartikeya's 105 off 139 balls. He received solid support from Sujal Khot (58 off 63) and Siddhant Desai (53 off 41).

For Little Stars, Karan Kamble (1-79) and Shivam Yadav (1-94) picked up a wicket each.

In reply to Rizvi's total, the Worli outfit ended the match at 102 for 4 in 31 overs, with Shivam top-scoring with 38, while Akshat Joshi scored 26. For Rizvi Springfield, Abdulla Khatri struck twice (2-33), while Afridi Ansari 1-13, and Avanish Sawant (1-17) also picked a wicket each. On Thursday, MSSA secretary Nadeem Memon had announced that each team would receive one point due to the fixtures being truncated.