Rahul Dravid's son Samit slams double century in school's title win
Samit hit 24 fours and one six in his 144-ball 211, putting on 266 runs in the company of Akash Shetty (110) for the second wicket.
Published : Feb 26, 2020 22:50 IST
Samit Dravid, son of former India captain Rahul Dravid, struck an impressive unbeaten 211 to power Mallya Aditi IS to victory in the final of the BTR Shield under-14 Group I, Division II tournament at RSI ground here. Samit hit 24 fours and one six in his 144-ball 211. Samit put on 266 runs in the company of Akash Shetty (110) for the second wicket, which ensured a big 132-run win over BGS National Public School.
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Samit finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament. He recorded 681 runs in five matches, which included three hundreds and one fifty. The one-down batsman finished with an average of 227, at a strike-rate of just over 134. Samit’s brother Anvay, incidentally, also had a decent run for Mallya Aditi. Anvay, a wicketkeeper-batsman, had scored 90 in the quarterfinal. Anvay made 238 runs at an average of 35 in the tournament. The score (final): Mallya Aditi IS 386/3 in 50 overs (Akash Shetty 110, Samit Dravid 211 n.o., S. Agastya 35) bt BGS NPS 254/3 in 50 overs (Arnav Mishra 137 n.o., Aditya Agarwal 55).