Delhi Private School Dubai claimed a commanding victory in the 12th annual Sandeep Batavia Memorial Inter School Cricket Tournament, beating opponents GEMS Modern Academy by 78 runs in the final.

Aditya Shetty was the star man for DPS as he shone with both bat and ball.

After winning the toss, DPS elected to bat first and they put on 112 in their allotted 15 overs with the help of a scintillating knock of 74 by Shetty, which included four sixes and eight fours from just 41 balls.

Tanish Suri supported him with a score of 28, while Utkarsh Kohli took one of the two DPS wickets.

The chase from GEMS never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals, managing to post just 54-9 in an under-pressure innings.

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Hrushel Bhatt top-scored with 11 for GEMS as Shetty was once again their tormentor, picking up two wickets which unsurprisingly saw him named man of the final for his all-round show.

Abel Thomas also took three wickets for the champions.

DPS reached the showpiece following a six wicket win over Our Own Sharjah in the last four, a game in which Suri starred.

DPS Dubai Chased down Our Own’s total of 82 in just 11 overs with 40 off just 23 balls from Suri, which included eight boundaries.

GEMS had reached the final with an eight-wicket victory against Our Own Al Warqa, Dubai.