Giles Shield Updates: Raj 148*, Shubham (108), Shaikh Azim (6 wkts), Aarav (131), Rahil Mehta (5 wkts) shine for their teams

In the match between Utpal Sanghvi Global School and St.Mary’s at the Azad Maidan Ground, Utpal Sanghvi School after being made to bat first scored 233/6 in 40 overs where in Aarav Pushkarna who came at no.3 scored a brilliant 131 runs to help his team reach a good total. Hridik Hingorani (51) and Rahil Mehta (41runs) chipped in with the bat too. St.Mary Mazgaon in reply were all out for 95 runs where Rahil Mehta made it an all-round show taking 5/22 in 9 overs while Prem Parekh taking 3 wkts as Utpal Sanghvi Global School won the match by 139 runs.

In the match between Anuman-E-Islam School and Campion School at the Azad Maidan Ground, Campion after electing to bat first were all out for 36 runs thanks to a terrific bowling spell by Azim Shaikh who came up with 6/18 in 7 overs. Azim was spot on with the ball and impressed everyone while Sujit Dalvi also took 3 wkts for 2 runs in 1.4 overs. It was a mere formality for Anjuman boys to chase as they won the match by 8 wkts.

Raj Desmukh who is in brilliant form this year continued his batting onslaught in the Giles Shield. After scoring 175 in his previous match, there is no stopping him as he scores this time. VN Sule after electing to bat first at Oval Maidan once again posted a big total of 293/1 in 45 overs. Raj Desmukh opening the innings took on the bowlers once again as he scored 148* off 124 balls laced with 12 boundaries. Shubham Shinde also batted really giving excellent support to Raj Desmukh as he scored 108*. Lakshadham School in return were all out for 87 runs where in Raj chipped in with the ball too taking 2 wkts for 4 runs.