Jitesh Purabia drives Airtel home against Seaspan in Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament match
It was a pretty one-sided contest at M.B.Union ground, Mumbai on 2nd April when Airtel took on Seaspan in Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament match. Batting first, Airtel posted a mammoth 201-4 in 20 overs, thanks to some excellent batting at the top of the order from Jitesh Purabia (48 runs off 33 balls) and Daiwat (46 runs off 40 balls). These two provided a wonderful start and were a treat to watch. Both of them not only played attacking shots but also ran well between the wickets. In the middle order, Mayank contributed with a quick-fire 38 off 22 cherries to help his team go past the 200-run mark. Sumit and Chetan were the wicket-takers picking up couple each.
Seaspan could not match Airtel in the run chase as they were bundled out for a paltry 100 in 18.5 overs, thus losing the match by a big margin of 101 runs. Sumit top scored with 23 runs off 19 balls, but was not enough to see his team through. Shantanu was fantastic with the ball as he grabbed 3-15 in his four overs.
Jitesh Purabia (48 runs off 33 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his wonderful knock.