Strokeful Shahid guides Oxford to big win over St Xavier in Giles Shield

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Shahid Khan smashed a brilliant 143 to help his school Oxford Public score a massive 331-run win over St Xavier High School, Airoli, in the MSSA U-14 Giles Shield cricket tournament at Azad Maidan on Tuesday.

Shahid struck 24 fours in his fine innings. Teammates Saif Ali (67), Arhaan Patel (66') and Arham Jain (38) contributed to Oxford's 374-4 in 45 overs. In response, the Airoli outfit were bowled out for 43 in 19.1 overs. Meanwhile, Harsh Kadam scored an unbeaten 84 as IES New English School, Bandra, piled up 188-7 in 45 overs against Matunga Premier School. The Matunga outfit were bowled out for 162, falling short by 26 runs.

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In a thrilling match, Kanchan HS were bowled out for 99 in 31.3 overs with Samridh Kumaresh claiming 6-32 against VPMS Vidyamandir Dahisar. VPMS were bowled out for 94 in 25 overs with Darshan Dandekar top-scoring with an unbeaten 33. Pacer Ujjwal Singh (5-49) and Adarsh Yadav (4-13) were the heroes for Kanchan as they ended up with a five-run win.