Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals are currently facing off in an IPL 2024 game in Jaipur. Delhi capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to field first. Riyan Parag has not delivered for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL over the years. However, the franchise still backed him all throughout these years. Fans and everyone raised questions on why RR were investing their money on Riyan Parag.
However, today, he came out clutch against Delhi Capitals in their second game in IPL 2024. Parag repaid the faith and the trust that the Rajasthan Royals management had on him with a splendid innings of 84 runs off 45 balls. In the stroke of the 15th over, Rajasthan Royals were 108/4. However, the late surge from RIyan Parag took their score to 185/5 in their 20 overs.
Parag was absolutely breathtaking in the final over. He smashed 25 runs in the final over oFF the bowling of Anrich Nortje. Nortje is one of the fastest and ferocious bowlers in the world. However, nothing seemed to derail Parag on this night. He smashed 3 fours and 2 huge sixes in the final over to absolutely destroy one of the premier pacers in the world.
Rajasthan Royals were 58/3 at one stage in 10 overs and were struggling badly. However, Riyan Parag came to the rescue. He first stitched together a partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin and then joined the forte with Dhruv Jurel. The most highlighting fact of his innings was how he paced his innings. When RR was under pressure, he soaked in the pressure and played with maturity, something that was missing in him in all the previous IPL seasons.
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However, this time around, he nudged the ball in the gaps and kept the scoreboard ticking. When it was upto him, he unleashed his inner beast and gave Rajasthan Royals the much needed finish. Finally, Riyan Parag has stamped his authority in the IPL. The RR and the Indian fans will be hoping that it is the start of good things for him and a new star is born.
