Solid batting performances from opening batsmen Dhairya Patil (81) and captain Rishabh Sadake (83) helped Modern English School (Kandivli) take a valuable 53-run first innings lead over Oxford Public School (Chembur) on Day 2 of their three-day MSSA inter-school Giles Shield cricket tournament final at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.

After restricting Oxford Public School to 218 all out in the first innings on Friday, Modern English School amassed 271 for nine in the first (80 overs) innings.