Ira Jadhav, who scored a century against Parag English School. Pics/Satej Shinde

Left-handed batter Mugdha Parte chipped in with 26 as Shardashram scored 165 for 6  in 20 overs. Later, Parag English made steady progress, but were unable to accelerate the scoring. They were always behind the run-rate in their chase.

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Parag restricted to 98-5

Opener Tanish Sharma scored 33 while her opening partner Laxmi Saroj and Akshara Singh contributed 19 each; the team finishing at 98 for five in 20 overs. Ira was thrilled to make a big impact on her team’s success.

“It feels great to score a ton on my special day and emerge champions. Scoring a century in the final proves that my hard work is paying dividends and there is a definite improvement in my batting,” said Ira, who is Mumbai’s Under-15 captain and a member of the Under-19 team.

Ira also opened the bowling and after three overs, wore the wicketkeeper’s gloves. “I am a complete all-round cricketer,  capable of playing all roles,” she said. Earlier in the day, former India captain Diana Eduji was the chief guest at the toss.