Jitesh Purabia’s herculean efforts just fall short as Diamond brite win by 5 runs

It was a high scoring semifinal  thriller between team Diamond Brite and team Airtel in the Dreamz T20 Champions Division Cup.

Airtel’s star batsman Jitesh Purabia was in his element and a victory for Airtel seemed eminent. Needing 8 runs to off the last 2 deliveries, Jitesh went for a big one and was out caught. He missed his century by 2 runs and also missed the winning target by 5 runs.

Diamond Brite team batted first, posting a challenging 171 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Bhupen Lalwani top scored with 54 runs and was unfortunately run out. The flamboyant and aggressive Vishal Jain scored rapid 45 runs. Khalid too chipped in with 33 runs. Jitesh Purabia starred with ball to picking up 2 wickets.

It was the team effort of Diamond Brite that paid off in the end over the one-man heroics by Jitesh Purabia as Airtel scrambled home by 5 runs.