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KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2024: Parag finds a way

Tushar Bhaduri: For the first couple of balls of Riyan Parag's innings, he tried to move towards the leg-side and flay at the ball. Maybe, he was finding the pace generated by Harshit Rana a bit disconcerting. It was not in keeping with the version of him one has been accustomed to seeing in this IPL, when Parag has shown impeccable class, maturity and hitting power to be one of the mainstays of the Rajasthan Royals middle order. But it didn't take him long to revert to the methods that have brought him so much success in the competition. After the first two shots betrayed anxiety with the head and feet all over the place, the youngster soon got himself together and focused on staying still, watching the ball, and trusting his talent and technique to do the rest. His first boundary came via a leading edge past short third, but he was soon finding the middle of the bat. Vaibhav Arora's pace was used to deflect one to long leg for four before an extraordinary pick-up shot over deep midwicket left a few jaws on the floor. On the last ball of the over, a picture perfect cover-drive provided some tough competition. When Rana came on, he was given the same treatment as Parag first whipped him over the deep square-leg boundary, and then a sort and wide one was guided to the point boundary. But chasing a tall total allows no chance to take a breath. Parag had to keep going, and an ungainly heave brought about his downfall, but not before providing some more evidence of what he is capable of.