Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said his team\u2019s first Indian Premier League (IPL) defeat of the season was caused by a combination of factors, including his usually explosive batters\u2019 inability to read the pace of the deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/p>\n
After an underwhelming display with the ball, it was a rare collective failure of Rajasthan\u2019s explosive top order, comprising Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel, as SRH handed the Royals a 57-run hammering in Hyderabad on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was a mix of everything. I felt we were a little surprised by what the pace of the ball was when it left the hand and how it came off the wicket,\u201d Parag said at the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n
\u201c…I think Vaibhav expected it a little quicker, came a little stickier. Same for Dhruv, nipped back in. Jaiswal, he hits that 9 out of 10 times, and that stopped. I got a really full ball, I couldn\u2019t hit that. I won\u2019t say we were unlucky, but then it was a mix of a lot of variables that came into play, hence we couldn\u2019t connect those shots,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Parag, who has taken over the RR captaincy this season, felt the bowlers also came up short in execution despite having the required quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitially, I think we were okay, but then in the middle overs, they were 30 runs over for sure. I think we could have found better options, used the wicket a little bit more, used more slower balls, maybe slower bouncers, wide yorkers or whatever it is. But I think just the execution lacked a bit, nothing about the quality of our bowlers. I don\u2019t doubt that at any time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Parag was full of praise for teenage sensation Suryavanshi, backing the youngster to go a long way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 10 years, he\u2019s going to be my age, so I don\u2019t know how to look that far up ahead, but as far as now is concerned, I hope he is in a really good mental state. (He should) just win more games, bat as flamboyantly as he has been doing throughout the four or five games, whatever it is, and win us a title, and hopefully he plays for India very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Suryanvanshi, who made his IPL debut last year, has played 12 matches in the league across two seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel one thing you gain every time you step onto a cricket field is experience, and regardless of his age, he might be 15 years old, but he has gained a lot of experience playing last year. From the sidelines, you do gain a little bit of experience, you do understand how the game works, how IPL works, but then him having played seven games and then keeping that momentum, playing the World Cup (Under-19), Asia Cups (age-group), and he\u2019s scored runs everywhere he\u2019s gone. I think he has earned a lot of experience from those games, being in match situations, winning games, scoring a lot of runs, big runs, like daddy hundreds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Published on Apr 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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