Seventeen wickets fell on the opening day of the three-day Mumbai Schools Sports Association-organised U-14 Giles Shield final between Al Barkaat MMI (Kurla) and Rizvi Springfield (Khar) at the Wankhede Stadium yesterday.

Batting first, defending champions Rizvi were bowled out for a paltry 111, thanks to a maiden five-wicket haul (5-45) from left-arm pacer Javed Sharif. In reply, Al Barkaat were struggling at 83-7, trailing Rizvi Springfield by 28 runs. At stumps, No. 4 batsman Yaseen Saudagar was unbeaten on 26.