Anjuman Islam thrash Matunga Premier school in Harris Shield match

Anjuman Islam school (English medium) showed their prowess in the Harris Shield when they took on Matunga Premier school on 19^th Jan.  Three centuries in Anjuman’s innings helped them to post a formidable 539-10 in 88.2 overs. A blistering performance by Owais Ahmed (117 runs off 75 balls) and an aggressive innings from Shivam Singh (126 runs off 123 balls) was a treat to watch. They smashed the Matunga Premier school bowlers all around the park.  Undoubtedly, Anjuman Islam had a wonderful day at office.

First with the bat and then with the ball, Anjuman Islam bowlers had their tails up and ran through Matunga Premier’s batting line-up in no time. Matunga Premier school was bundled out for 189 in 60.1 overs, thanks to Musheer Khan (4-54) and Ravikumar Chaudhary (4-34). Anjuman boys enforced follow-on as they were ahead by a huge margin of 350 runs.

The final day saw Anjuman Islam cruising, picking up all 10 wickets of Matunga Premier school for 255 runs in 73 overs, thus winning the match by an innings and 95 runs. Though Matunga batsmen batted well, Anjuman Islam boys were too good to handle. All-round performance of Shivam Singh (126 runs 5-24) was a treat to the eyes.