Al-Barkaat MMI (Kurla) defeated former champions IES VN Sule Guruji (Dadar) by 10 wickets to enter the final of the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) Harris Shield boys U-16 Elite Division inter-school cricket tournament at Azad Maidan yesterday.


Mukund (left) and Rajesh Sardar at Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Atul Kaamble 

It was the bowling performances of Al-Barkaat MMI's (Kurla) Sardar brothers — Mukund (medium pacer) and Rajesh (left-arm spinner) — that stood out in the semi-final match. In the first essay, Mukund's 5-17 and Rajesh's 3-17 ensured that the Dadar school were bowled out for 88 runs. Al-Barkaat then got out on 155, with Shubham Singh scoring 40 runs.