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Despite his effort of nine for 26, Fatima High School's Nekh Karkal was disappointed. After putting his team in a commanding position against St Xavier's Boys Academy, the left-arm spinner was sad that he could not emulate Anil Kumble's feat of all-10 in an innings.

Apart from Karkal's show with the ball, his teammate Jay Sangani scored 175 which guided their team to score 465, and put them in the driver's seat in the Harris Shielf match against St Xaviers, who were asked to follow after they were bowled out for a meagre 69.

During the follow on, St Xavier's played defensively but ended up losing four wickets as they struggled to put 56 runs on board.

Thirteen-year old Karkal, who began playing cricket at the age of five, said, "I'm unhappy to have not got my 10th wicket. Harsh Kataria (captain) told me to bowl every second over so that I could get all 10." However, he added that he is happy with the team's performance.

About the weakness of the opposition, he said, "They went wrong in their shot selections and some of the basics."

Karkal said the match isn't over yet as they have to bowl the way like they did in the first innings to win big. "We have to ensure that we bowl the perfect line and length."

Fatim High School coaches Subhash Salvi and Ganesh Lohar agreed that Karka;s effort put their team in position of strength.

"Karkal was named the best bowler in the Coca Cola Trophy, and his performance enabled us to be in the strong position," said Salvi.

Lohar added, "It's great to see a bowler like him take nine wickets. We have never witnessed this in any match. It's uncommon. It's a great experience for him and the team."

Brief scores: Fatima High School (Vidyavihar) 465 (Rishit Shah 81, Jay Sangani 175; Devansh Joshi 4/57) vs St. Xavier's Boys Academy(Churchgate) 69 (Nekh Karkal 9/26) & 56/4; Swami Vivekanand International School (Kandivali) 181 (Ashutosh Jaiswal 63, Vighnesh Solanki 5/33) vs IES New English School (Bandra) 9 for 1

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