Following the one-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match, the all-rounder of Rajasthan Royals, Riyan Parag, who has had a breakout season with the franchise, admitted that he is not in his best form since he could not finish the game and has a lot of areas to improve. In reply to the target of 202 runs set by SRH following half-centuries from Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan almost won it for the Royals with a century partnership. But death-bowling masterclass from SRH Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar left the Pink franchise just one run short of a victory.
Following the game, Parag said during the post-match press conference, “I got a lot of areas to improve. I am not in my best form; I would have finished the game otherwise. I have a lot of areas to perfect. I try to learn from my mistakes and not repeat them. Is it my best inning? No. I would say that if I got a hundred,” said Parag.
Parag described the defeat as “dramatic” and said that some small errors cost them the game.