Jawahar beats St John’s in final

In the final, Jawahar Vidhalaya, which batted first, posted 175 runs on the board from its stipulated overs – 30. Defending a little less than six runs per over, the winning side bowled St John’s out for a paltry 70 in 28.2 overs. B Rajveer Singh (4/6) was the wreaker-in-chief for Jawahar Vidhalaya, taking an invaluable tally of four wickets.

Earlier, in the semi-finals, Jawahar Vidhalaya defeated DAV by a big margin of 119 runs. In the other last four stage meeting, St John’s edged Nellai Nadar by three wickets.

Brief scores: Final: Jawahar Vidhalaya 175 all-out in 30 overs (Venesh Varshan 47, Ankit 35, Shubh Yadav 4/19, Mukhul 2/35) beat St John’s Public 70 all-out in 28.2 overs (B Rajveer Singh 4/6, Shrinand 2/7).

Semi-finals: Nellai Nadar 116 for 8 in 30 overs (RT Jishnu 42, Mukhul 3/22, Rahul 2/7) lost to St John’s Public 117 for 7 in 29.1 overs (Sarvesh Saravanan 26*, RT Jishnu 3/36);

Jawahar Vidhalaya 233 for 4 in 30 overs (Shrinand 91, B Rajveer Singh 89) beat DAV 114 all-out in 28.5 overs (Naren Santhosh 30, N Yogendhiran 3/12, Saketh Ram 2/15, Jeevitesh 2/18).