St Andrews top in LEPL

St Andrews School annexed the coveted Louis Emanuel Premier League Inter-school cricket tournament-2016-17 trophy with a decisive 49-run margin in the final against All Saints High School at the St Andrews School ground.

Riding on a quick-fire 94 by man of the match Shubham, the host posted a massive 176 for the loss of six wickets. All Saints High School was never in the chase as the batsmen failed to come to terms with the spells by Mayank (5/26) and Vashist (2/25). Mohd Junaid delayed the inevitable with his 35-run knock.

P Shiva of All Saints School was declared as the player of the series while Abhishek P from the titlist topped in batting (192 runs) and fielding (four catches). N Sathwik Reddy (10 wickets) from All Saints School was the best bowler.

Later, former Test spinner SL Venkatapathy Raju gave away the prizes. Brief scores-Finals: St Andrews School 176 for six wickers (Aryan 34, Shubham 94) bt All Saints School 127 (Adnan Ahmed 23, Sathwik Reddy 22, Mohd Junaid 35, Mayank 5/26, Vashist 2/25).