Sparsh Golap’s century in the second innings helped General Education Academy (GEA), Chembur, beat IES English School, Bandra, in the three-day Dream Sports MSSA Harris Shield Elite Division inter-school cricket semi-final at Bombay Gymkhana (CST) on Thursday.

Resuming the final day on 87-3, GEA posted 190-5 in their allotted 40 overs in the second innings to stretch their overall lead to 406 runs. Sparsh top-scored with a splendid 101 off 109 balls, including 10 fours and a six. Shreyas Naik (3-89 in 20 overs) and Shivraj Thorat (2-58 in 12 overs) were the wicket-takers for IES.