Riyan Parag smashes an impressive score of 48 runs during the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings on May 15 at Barsapara Stadium. He crosses 500 run-mark in the IPL for the first time on Wednesday Clash.
Riyan Parag has been one of the best batters and had a quality time in the batting lineup across the season. He is the leading runscorer for Rajasthan and stands in the fourth place of most run scorer in the IPL 2024 season.
After securing a spot in the playoffs, Rajasthan is currently playing their 13th match of the campaign. He amassed 531 runs in 13 matches he played with a high score of 84* runs and a strike rate of 153.46.
An in-form Riyan Parag has just crossed 500 runs in IPL 2024 on home soil! 🔥🧿 pic.twitter.com/QypfHf4ArG
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 15, 2024
Coming to the match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore opened the innings where Jaiswal was sent out for four runs while Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 18 runs. Sam Curran dismissed Jaiswal while Sanju Samson scored 18 runs on 15 deliveries. With the dismissal of Tom Kohler for 18 runs, Rajasthan Royals lost three wickets for 42 runs.
Riyan Parag helped the side to recover from the dismissals. Ravichandran Ashwin joined Parag as he scored 28 runs before being sent out to the dugout by Arshdeep Singh on the last ball of the 13th over.
Dhruv Jurel was sent back to the dugout for a golden duck by Sam Curran while Chahar and Harshal Patel dismissed Rovman Powell and Donovan Ferreira for single-digit scores.
With Trent Boult’s 12 runs, Rajasthan Scored 144 runs in the match by the end of 20 overs. With a target of 145 runs, Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow opened the innings where the former was sent out for six runs by Trent Boult in the fourth ball of the first over.
Avesh Khan dismissed Rilee Rossouw and Shashank Singh for 22 and 0 in the fifth over of the match. By the end of powerplay, Punjab Kings scored 39 runs losing 3 wickets of the Match. Chahal bagged the wicket of Jonny Bairstow for 14 runs.