Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Riyan Parag had a decent outing with the bat during the game against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is hosting the 11th game of the tournament.
Riyan Parag, who walked out to bat number four, looked pretty positive during his stay at the crease. The Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper kept his team in a decent position till the time he was on the crease, as he hit timely boundaries to keep the run rate going.
Riyan Parag played some crisp shots in his innings to put CSK under pressure
Riyan Parag played some crisp shots in his innings and was looking all set for his first half-century of the season. But the batter had a terrible end to his innings as he first coped with a blow on his elbow, which saw the lapse of concentration for him and he ended up giving his wicket.
On the 4th ball of the 18th over, Matheesha Pathirana bowled a shortish delivery and Parag was early into the pull and missed. The ball hit his right forearm/elbow, and he looked in immense pain. He immediately put the bat down and ran to the side of the pitch in pain.
The ball hit the bone flush as the batter was wincing in the pain. The physios also came up rushing and after some treatment, he was back on the foot. But, it surely hampered his confidence, and Matheesha Pathirana cashed on that on the very next ball.
Matheesha Pathirana bowled a pin-point off stump yorker, which arguably was the best ball of the match. The ball went on to hit the base of the off stump as Parag attempted to swing across the line and missed.
Watch: Matheesha Pathirana injures and then cleans up Riyan Parag with thunderbolt yorker
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Riyan Parag played a decent hand for his team, scores 37 runs off 28 balls
Parag played a decent hand for his team as he ended with a score of 37 runs off 28 balls. The stand-in captain batted with a strike rate of over 132 and also hit 2 fours and 2 sixes, helping his team go past 150 runs on the board.
The hero of the innings for Rajasthan Royals was Nitish Rana. Batting at three, the Southpaw played a magical innings of 81 runs off 36 balls. He hit 10 fours and 5 sixes as he helped the Riyan Parag-led side post a total of 182 runs on the board.
For Chennai Super Kings, Noor Ahmad and Matheesha Pathirana were the pick of the bowlers as they both returned with figures of 2/28. Apart from them, Khaleel Ahmed also bagged two scalps, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bagged one wicket.
Also Read: Watch: Nitish Rana does cradle celebration after slamming sensational fifty vs CSK in IPL 2025
