Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Riyan Parag played another magnificent innings in progress. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The youngster oozes class too against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 24th match of the league at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Riyan Parag, who has gone through the purple streak in the ongoing IPL 2024, made sure to defend his team once again in the pressure situation. He came to bat when his team was struggling at 42/2 and got his team out of trouble and took them to a big total.
Riyan Parag first made sure to relax in the innings. But once he got his eye on him, he made sure to take the game away from his opponent. The young batsman, along with Sanju Samson (67), put pressure on the Gujarat Titans bowlers and gave their home crowd everything to cheer at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Riyan Parag looked threatening from the 1st ball and made no mistake in his innings. The batsman looked set for a grand finish to the game but his stay at the crease was cut short by Vijay Shankar’s brilliance in the field as the all-rounder took a brilliant catch.
During the fourth ball of the 19th over, Mohit Sharma bowled a slower ball with the back of his hand completely outside off stump. Riyan Parag bowled it flat and the ball looked like it would go over the boundary rope. But Vijay Shankar showed great catching skills.
Vijay Shankar, who was close to the ropes, caught the hook but realized that his feet were close to the cushions. He stumbled a little but made sure to throw the ball up. Then the all-rounder came out and hit the wings, but at that moment he had the ball in the air. He came back to catch it and send the batsman packing.
Here is the video:
A solid catch ends a splendid inning!
Riyan Parag departs for 76 courtesy of the brilliance of Vijay Shankar’s outfield 👏👏
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Riyan Parag played a great innings for his team. He finished with 76 runs off 48 balls. The right-hander batted at a strike rate of over 158 and also hit three boundaries and five sixes in his innings. His knock propelled Rajasthan Royals to a total of 196 runs.
Hard after returning from back surgery – Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan played a vital role for his team in the match against Rajasthan Royals. He returned with figures of 1/18 in his 4 overs and took the important wicket of Jos Butter who scored a century in the last match.
Rashid Khan admitted that he had problems with the ball in the first few matches. He said that he is not at his best yet but that he will be back soon. He explained:
“The first few games I had problems with line and length. I’ve been working on getting to the right area consistently. Hard after returning from back surgery. I didn’t feel good in the first games. I didn’t have the satisfaction. I felt like I was between 90 and 94 percent today. We hope to do it 100 percent. The further you go into the wicket, the harder it will be for the dough. “We will look to have a positive mentality in the chase.” He concluded.