Riyan Parag hit 20 off 12 balls (PC: AFP)
New Delhi.IPL 2023 has not been anything special for Riyan Parag. This season he faced hatred of people, heard bitter words, even got abused. His bat flopped everywhere in Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Ahmedabad. Not only this, Guwahati is his home. In his home, he was able to score 20 against Punjab Kings and just 7 against Delhi Capitals. People had broken down on Parag after being beaten up badly in the house.
When he was able to score only 20 runs in 12 balls against Punjab in Guwahati, people criticized him fiercely, but now when he scored 20 runs in 12 balls again against the same team, people are clapping. . In about one and a half months, Parag changed his time, changed people’s feelings for him. Those who started hating him, became his fans. Rajasthan Royals batsman Parag’s inning of 20 runs in 12 balls turned the entire match this time.
victory looked difficult
In fact, the 66th match of IPL 2023 was played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. A win was necessary for both the teams to keep their playoff hopes alive. Batting first, Punjab scored 187 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Rajasthan had scored 155 runs for 4 wickets in 17 overs. To win in the last 3 overs, Rajasthan needed 33 runs in 18 balls. Shimron Hetmyer and Ryan Parag were standing at the crease. Rajasthan’s victory seemed difficult from here.
hit 2 consecutive sixes
Kagiso Rabada came on the attack in the next over and he threw the very first ball no ball. What happened after that made Parag a hero. He hit a six over deep midwicket on a free hit. On the second ball of the over, Parag once again hit a six in the same direction. Where earlier Rajasthan needed 33 runs off 18 balls. After two consecutive sixes of Parag, that need became 20 runs in 16 balls. These 2 sixes removed the pressure on Rajasthan.
Don’t give unnecessary hate to a young player just because he is confident in his ability.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 19, 2023
Less pressure on Rajasthan
Although Parag Rabada was caught out on the last ball of the same over after scoring 20 runs off 12 balls, but before returning to the pavilion, he laid the foundation for Rajasthan’s victory. After this, Hetmyer and then Dhruv Jurel made Rajasthan win by 4 wickets in the first 2 balls by hitting some good hits. This season Parag has played innings of 7, 20,7, 5, 15 *, 4 and 20 so far. Once again Parag was able to score only 20 runs, but this time he managed to leave his mark on the hearts of the people again. Irfan Pathan also tweeted in his support. He said not to hate any young player.
