Abu Dhabi Indian School Enter Semifinals

ADIS remained unbeaten in Group A. Pankaj Samant (84) and Zakir Hussain (65) set the platform for their third win with a partnership of 168 for the third wicket to post 210 for seven. And Al Taawan in reply were bowled out for 47.

It was Samant’s second half century. He hit half-a-dozen fours and claimed two wickets for four runs to take the man-of-the-match for the second time in the tournament.

Hussain’s knock contained a couple of boundaries and a six.

Dan D’Souza led from the front for the International School of Choueifat by hitting a match winning 79 not out against Indian Islahi Islamic School.

The captain hit eight fours and shared an unbroken 89-run stand for the third wicket with Sriram Balaguru (14 not out) as they got the required runs in 19.5 overs after restricting Indian Islahi to 145 for six.

The Pakistan school captain Tauqeer Saeed produced a fine all-round performance to make it two-out-of-two for them in the U-14 group B.

Saeed made 56 and took three wickets to lead his team to a 116-run victory over Al Khubairat, who were restricted to 128 for nine in reply to Pakistan School’s 254 for seven.

Brief scores: Group A under 16: Abu Dhabi Indian School bt Al Taawan Private School by 143 runs. ADIS 210 for 7 in 25 overs (Pankaj Samant 84, Zakir Hussain 65, Samitha Hasith 3-41). Al Taawan 47 all out in 19 overs (Zakir Hussain 2-11, Pankaj Samant 2-4, Ishrafil Hussain 2-3). Man of the Match – Pankaj Samant

Group B Under 16: International School of Choueifat bt Indian Islahi Islamic School by 7 wickets. Indian Islahi 145 for 6 in 25 overs (Hariram Subramaniam 31, Jubair Ahmed 34, Fazal Abdul Majeed 21, Aman Jethmalani 2-20). Choueifat 146 for 3 in 19.5 overs (Dan D’Souza 79 not out). Man of the Match: Dan D’Souza.

Group B Under 14: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Pakistan School bt British School-Al Khubairat by 116 runs. Pakistan School 254 for 7 in 25 overs (Farukh Tanveer 45, Touqeer Saeed 56, Yasir Mohammad 4-40). Al Khubairat 128 for 9 in 25 overs (Touqir Saeed 3-39, Ali Shah 3-9). Man of the Match: Touqeer Saeed.