Aryan Deshmukh's fighting 180-ball 85 took Anjuman-I-Islam Allana (CST) to 216-8 against Swami Vivekanand International School (Borivli) on Day One of the two-day MSSA-organised U-14 Giles Shield first semi-final at Parsee Gymkhana on Monday.

Put in to bat, the CST school were reduced to 28-2 at the start with pacer SVIS Aayush Vaity claiming both wickets. Aryan, however, toiled hard and went on to share a 51-run partnership for the third wicket with Shlok Bhise.