Rollicking Rajeev Ranjan shines against TC Challengers to take Highflyers to the Semi-final of FPL
Highflyers took on TC Challengers in the second semi-final of Friends Premier League (FPL) on 28th Feb at Yashwant Nagar ground, Mumbai. Batting first, Highflyers posted a challenging 152-7 in 20 overs. Coming in to bat at no. 3, Niranjan remained unbeaten on 30 off 24 balls, hitting two boundaries. He found able allies in openers Jigar (25) and Vasant (29). Ganesh Patil was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed 4-18 in his three overs.
In reply, TC Challengers played well, but fell short of mere four runs as they were restricted to 148-8 in 20 overs. Pramod top scored with 26 runs but failed to take his team through. Rajeev Ranjan was the wrecker in chief as he rattled the TC Challengers’ batting line up accounting for 4-11 in his four overs. He was right on the money throughout the spell and left the batsman clueless. His consistency and accuracy was rewarded as his team made it to the Final of FPL.
Rajeev Ranjan (4-11 in 4 overs) was honoured with the Man of the Match prize for his match winning bowling performance. Highflyers has made it to the final of FPL.
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