Sri Ma Vidyalaya (Thane) advanced to the semi-finals of the MSSA Manormaben Apte U-16 girls cricket tournament after beating St Joseph’s Convent High School by six wickets at Jolly Gymkhana. A disciplined bowling effort restricted St Joseph’s to 51-4 before Sri Ma chased down the target comfortably in 7.1 overs
Sri Ma’s Vallari Deshmukh, who top-scored with 22 vs St Joseph’s. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Sri Ma Vidyalaya (Thane) secured a hard-fought six-wicket win over St Joseph’s Convent High School (Bandra) to book their spot in the semi-finals of the girls U-16 Mumbai School Sports Association Manormaben Apte cricket tournament at Jolly Gymkhana (Vidyavihar) on Thursday.
After electing to bat first, St Joseph’s found runs difficult to come by against a disciplined Sri Ma bowling unit and finished on 51-4 in their quota of 10 overs. Tanvita Yuvraja top scored with 25 off 21 balls. Kavya Bhagwat (1-22) and Vallari Deshmukh (1-24) were the pick of the bowlers for the Thane outfit.
In reply, Sri Ma chased down the target for the loss of four wickets in 7.1 overs thanks to Deshmukh (22 off 34). IlIyana Lopez (2-22) and Rutuja Wande (2-28) were the standout bowlers for St Joseph’s.
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