Riding on a century by Saumil Malandkar, defending champions Al Barkaat MMI (Kurla) ended Day One of the three-day Mumbai Schools Sports Association-organised U-16 Harris Shield final against IES New English (Bandra) on 253 for five at Bombay Gymkhana yesterday.

But it was a tough day for Al Barkaat's coaches, who struggled as they also tried to keep track of their school's U-14 Giles Shield match against Anjuman I Islam (CST) which was in progress at the Oval Maidan.