Sparsh Golap’s century in the second innings helped General Education Academy (GEA), Chembur, beat IES English School, Bandra, in the three-day Dream Sports MSSA Harris Shield Elite Division inter-school cricket semi-final at Bombay Gymkhana (CST) on Thursday.
Resuming the final day on 87-3, GEA posted 190-5 in their allotted 40 overs in the second innings to stretch their overall lead to 406 runs. Sparsh top-scored with a splendid 101 off 109 balls, including 10 fours and a six. Shreyas Naik (3-89 in 20 overs) and Shivraj Thorat (2-58 in 12 overs) were the wicket-takers for IES.
In reply, IES managed 195-5 in 40 overs. Swaraj More claimed 2-66 in 11 overs, while Samsuddin Mansebdar returned figures of 2-34 in six overs. Rajvir Kashid picked up one wicket for one run.
In the other semi-final at the MIG Cricket Ground in Bandra, defending champions Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School (CST) defeated Sitaram Prakash Higher Secondary School (Wadala) by 10 wickets to seal their place in the final.
Sitaram Prakash were dismissed for 172 in their first innings and managed only 134 in the second. Anjuman-I-Islam, who had scored 263 in their first innings, chased down the 44-run target in just 6.3 overs without losing a wicket.
The three-day final will be held from November 4 at the MCA-BKC ground.