By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Jail Road Boy’s HS School defeated All Saint’s Diocese HS School by 19 runs to enter the finals of the Inter School Cricket League 2011 (Senior Category) organised by the Shillong Cricket Association and the Meghalaya Cricket Association in collaboration with Directorate of Sports at the Cricket Ground Polo here on Monday.
Batting first after being invited by All Saint’s, Jail Road Boy’s put up 117 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The highlight of their innings was a steady 38 runs from Jaffar Nongrum. Gopi Chettri (2-23) was the most successful bowler for All Saint’s.
In reply, All Saint’s started well only to collapse for 98 runs in 18.5 overs. Suresh Sunar with 29 runs was the main contributor with the bat. Pawan Ray claimed 3 wickets for 18 runs.
The other semi-final match will be played between Buddha Vidya Niketan HS School and Laban Bengalee Boy’s HS School on Tuesday.
The final is slated for Thursday.