Giles Shield: Aarav’s 163 powers Bombay Scottish to big win

MUMBAI: A fine century (163, 138b, 23x4) by Aarav Thakkar helped Bombay Scottish (Mahim) score a massive 202-run win over St Arnold (Andheri) in a Giles Shield first-round match at the Matunga Gymkhana on Monday.

Brief Scores

Bombay Scottish School Mahim 283 in 44.3 overs (Aarav Thakker 163, Athang Prabhukhanolkar 41; Rajveer Singh 3-16, N Bavkar 3-90) beat St Arnold 81 in 16 overs (Athamg Prabhukhanolkar 4-16) by 202 runs.

Sharda Mandir 299-7 in 45 overs (Bhavya Shah 112, Chetan Jadhav 52, Laksha Chaudhary 35) beat St Xaviers (Fort) 75 in 25 overs (Arnav Sangle 3-6, Yohan Gala 3-21) by 224 runs.