Rajasthan Royals (RR) batting all-rounder Riyan Parag has pointed out his goals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and said the target is to “hit the ball”. Parag scored an unbeaten 54 runs off 39 balls against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 138.46. The 22-year-old was awarded the ‘Orange Cap’ for a serious knock in IPL 2024. The Rajasthan-based team defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.

In his post-match speech, Parag admitted that he has not played in a T20 tournament in the past three to four years. He added that he has been practicing hard this time around.

“Nothing has changed, it’s just that I’ve simplified things. I used to think too much, this year the goal is simple, see the ball, hit the ball. It’s been 3-4 years since I’ve been performing well (in games) IPL.) When the performances don’t come, you have to start over. I have practiced hard, I have practiced for such scenarios,” Parag said.

To sum up the match, RR chose to bowl first after winning the toss. Trent Boult (3/22) destroyed the MI top order in the powerplay, reducing them to 20/4. Captain Hardik Pandya (34 off 21 balls, including 6 fours) and Tilak Varma (32 off 29 balls, including 2 sixes) A 56-run partnership brought some order to the match but MI collapsed again and ended up with 125/125. 9 times in 20 rounds.

Yuzvendra Chahal (3/11) and Nandre Burger (2/32) bowled brilliantly for RR and rocked the MI batting line-up with regular wickets, never giving them a chance to breathe.

In the run chase, RR lost openers Jos Buttler (13 balls), Yashasvi Jaiswal (10 balls) and captain Sanju Sam Sanju Samson scored only 12 goals in 10 goals. Reduced to 48/3, they were in a sticky situation. But Riyan Parag once again performed well and scored 54 runs in 39 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes, to help his team win by 6 wickets with 27 balls remaining. .

Akash Madhwal (3/20) is the bowler for MI.

With the win, the Rajasthan-based team tops the table with six points and a net win rate of 1.249. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya’s team is currently at the bottom of the table and is yet to score a point.

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