Jitesh Purabia’s 32 ball 69 helps Bharti Airtel defeat Voltas in the Tata Corporate Cricket Championship

It was the T10 knockout match between two powerful teams namely Bharti Airtel vs Voltas House at the Air India Ground in Mumbai. Both the teams are strong and it was equally crucial for both the sides to win as it was a knockout match. Voltas who won the toss elected to bowl first with an aim of restricting them to a low score.

However, things did not go in their favor as Airtel simply plundered the bowlers in all the parts of the ground and posted a mammoth 138/3 in 10 overs. Opener Kalpesh Mehta was retired hurt on 5 after injuring his finger but his partner Jitesh Purabia was the star of the match. Aggressive opener Jitesh who is known for aggressive cricket again scored a blazing 69 off just 32 balls. He was thoroughly destructive and entertaining with the bat and smashed  4 fours and 5 big sixes in his 32 ball stay at the crease. Jitesh also got good support from M More who scored an unbeaten 50* off 23 balls.

Chiang 139 in 10 overs at  14 runs per over is always a pressure situation and Voltas managed only 87/3 in 10 overs. Jitesh also did good fielding and took an important run out through his direct hit.  It was a great performance by him and his team altogether as they won the knockout match by 51 runs. Jitesh was adjudged ‘man of the match’ and he will surely be a batsman to look out for in the coming matches of the Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship 2017 Tournament.