<p>Delhi Public School (East) prevailed in a low-scoring final against St Joseph’s Boys’ High School to emerge champions in the KSCA inter-school under-14 tournament (Division I) for the BT Ramaiah Shield here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Batting first, DPS batsmen struggled to get going against a disciplined St Joseph’s attack. <br />Gautham Ajey K and Sankarshana scored identical scores of 35 as DPS posted a modest 179 all out in 48.2 overs. Prithvi chipped in with 33.<br /><br />Hemankith Reddy took 2/18 and Chinmay NA, who took 2/21, shared the bowling spoils for the Josephites as they grabbed the upper hand at the break.<br /><br />Chasing a rather smallish target, the Josephites were kept in the hunt through Danish’s 46 and Vinay’s valuable contribution of 32.<br /><br />Adithya shines<br />Apart from Danish and Vinay, none of the other batsmen could get going thatnks to a good bowling perfomance from Adithya M.<br /><br />Adithya M spelt their doom with a four-wicket haul (4/18) and ensured that the Josephites could not get across the line.<br /><br />Aditya found able support in Shashank and Shray Singh Choudhary. Shashank picked up two for 29, while Shray on the other hand was a tad expensive, bagging two for 46 to give their side a thrilling six-run victory.<br /><br />DH News Service <br />Brief scores: Delhi Public School, East: 179 all out in 48.2 overs (Gautham Ajey K 35, Prithvi 33, Sankarshana 35; Hemankith Reddy 2-18, Chinmay NA 2-21) bt St Joseph’s Boys High School: 173 all out in 45.3 overs (Danish 46, Vinay 32; Shashank 2-29, Adhitya M 4-18, Shray Singh Choudhary 2-46).</p>
<p>Delhi Public School (East) prevailed in a low-scoring final against St Joseph’s Boys’ High School to emerge champions in the KSCA inter-school under-14 tournament (Division I) for the BT Ramaiah Shield here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Batting first, DPS batsmen struggled to get going against a disciplined St Joseph’s attack. <br />Gautham Ajey K and Sankarshana scored identical scores of 35 as DPS posted a modest 179 all out in 48.2 overs. Prithvi chipped in with 33.<br /><br />Hemankith Reddy took 2/18 and Chinmay NA, who took 2/21, shared the bowling spoils for the Josephites as they grabbed the upper hand at the break.<br /><br />Chasing a rather smallish target, the Josephites were kept in the hunt through Danish’s 46 and Vinay’s valuable contribution of 32.<br /><br />Adithya shines<br />Apart from Danish and Vinay, none of the other batsmen could get going thatnks to a good bowling perfomance from Adithya M.<br /><br />Adithya M spelt their doom with a four-wicket haul (4/18) and ensured that the Josephites could not get across the line.<br /><br />Aditya found able support in Shashank and Shray Singh Choudhary. Shashank picked up two for 29, while Shray on the other hand was a tad expensive, bagging two for 46 to give their side a thrilling six-run victory.<br /><br />DH News Service <br />Brief scores: Delhi Public School, East: 179 all out in 48.2 overs (Gautham Ajey K 35, Prithvi 33, Sankarshana 35; Hemankith Reddy 2-18, Chinmay NA 2-21) bt St Joseph’s Boys High School: 173 all out in 45.3 overs (Danish 46, Vinay 32; Shashank 2-29, Adhitya M 4-18, Shray Singh Choudhary 2-46).</p>
