Dubai (News Desk) : GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai (Gulf Giants representative) lived up to the billing as they defeated The Winchester School (Dubai Capitals representative) in the final of the ILT20 Schools Cup by six wickets in a match that went down to the final over.
The two teams were supported by DP World ILT20 Season 2 stars at the final at the ICC Academy Oval. The Gulf Giants coaches Ottis Gibson and Grant Flower and players Gerhard Erasmus, Sanchit Sharma, and Aayan Afzal Khan attended the final. Dubai Capitals star Roelof van der Merwe also made an appearance while Desert Vipers coach Azhar Mahmood and players Ali Naseer and Karthik Meiyappan also saw the youngsters in action.
Akshat Rai was awarded the Player of the Final award for his match-winning 74 runs from 53 deliveries that was studded with eight boundaries after he conceded just 19 runs in his quota of four overs when his team took the field to bowl in the first innings.
Brief Scores:
The Winchester School: 168-2 in 20 Overs (Vansh Kumar 74 off 5 balls, Angad Nehru 60 off 50 balls, Uddish Suri 29* off 18 balls, Adhvait Sharma 1-16, Hishaan Rajwani 1-43)
GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai: Akshat Rai (74 off 53 balls, Mahatru Hariharan 31 off 25 balls, Shrey Sethi 42 off 31 balls, Toshith Bhaumik 1-25, Angad Nehru 1-30, Aaradhya Sharma (1-38)
