Rizvi Springfield beat Swami Vivekanada in Harris Shield match
Swami Vivekanada International School took on Rizvi Springfield High School in the Harris Shield Elite Division match on 19th Jan. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Swami Vivekanada school could only manage to score 172 in 61.4 overs, with Manan Zatakia (42 runs off 85 balls) being the highest scorer. Slow left arm bowler Nabeel Aziz of Rizvi created magic by picking up a fifer and rattled the Swami Vivekananda batting line-up.
In response, Swami Vivekananda bowlers came in hard at Rizvi and dismissed them for 170, taking a small but useful lead of 2 runs. Shoaib Siddique scored a half century but did not receive much support from other batsmen. Swami Vivekananda skipper Hem Patel picked up a five wicket haul and put his team in a strong position.
In the second innings, Swami Vivekananda were done and dusted for 163, courtesy Gautam Waghela’s patient half century (51 runs off 177 balls). Vaibhav Kalamkar (4-27) and Shreyansh Bogar (4-35) rattled Swami Vivekananda’s batting. In reply, Rizvi came all guns blazing and achieved the target in just 44.1 overs, winning the match by 4 wickets. Skipper Hem Patel (4-72) tried his best but did not get much support from rest of the Vivekananda bowlers. Ranveer Yadav (50) and all-round performance of Vaibhav Kalamkar (40 runs and 4-27) helped Rizvi Springfield to seize the match.
