Giles Shield: VK Krishna Menon Academy, IES New English School Match Ends In Draw

The match between VK Krishna Menon Academy and IES New English School ended in a draw.

IES New English School took the first innings lead. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, IES New English declared at 243-9 in 58.5 overs. Number three batter Yaksh Salvi batted well to score a good 80 off 109 balls, aced with 13 fours. He made sure he stuck in there to get his team into a commanding position and clinched the Man of the Match award. Parin Dubey also contributed 42.

In reply, VK Krishna Menon were bowled out for 196 in 68 overs. Hridhaan Mistry scored 45. Ayush Debey was the pick of the bowlers snapping up (5-42) in 18 overs. Harish Hirdodhi picked three wickets. Batting during their second innings, IES New English were 169-6 in 40 overs. Ujaan Phadnis top scored with 47 at the end of day 2.