Viraj stars for Horizon Academy

Viraj Sonawane’s all round performance steered Horizon Academy into the third round with an emphatic 93-run win over Ryan International, Khargar in the Association of ICSE Schools in Maharashtra (AISM) Regional T20 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament. The event was organised by N.L. Dalmia High School, Mira Road, at the Oval Maidan on Thursday.

After Horizon won the toss and elected to bat in a Group B match, Sonawane slammed 73 runs to guide his team to 149 for 6. Inspired by his half-century, Sonawane later snared four wickets for 15 runs that earned him the man-of-the-match and helped skittle out Ryan for just 56 runs.

In another Group B second round tie, Kapol Vidyanidhi International registered a narrow 16-run win over St. Peter’s after man-of-the-match Krish Dalal’s impressive 70. Electing to bat, Kapol scored 181 for five and survived anxious moments as St. Peter’s came close but were restricted to 165 for six.

Cathedral & John Connon, Gokuldham and Ryan International, Malad were second round winners in Group A.