Piyan Parag best finisher of IPL 2024 In such a situation, their claim for the 20th World Cup, which will start right after the IPL, is being considered strong. He has been compared with Surya Kumar Yadav.
Riyan Parag has played three matches so far for Rajasthan Royals in this IPL season and he has won all three matches. In the first match against Lucknow Super Giants, he scored 43 runs, in the second match he scored unbeaten 84 runs. His runs came on just 45 balls, which included 7 fours and 6 sixes.
| Format | Match | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Class | 29 | 1798 | 50 |
| List-A | 49 | 1720 | 50 |
| T20 | 101 | 2224 | 41 |
| IPL | 57 | 781 | 4 |
Riyan is the son of former Assam state cricketer Parag Das and national record-holding mother swimmer Mithu Barua. Riyan Parag's father Parag Das has also been a cricketer. Parag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni used to play together in railway tournaments in Kharagpur and Guwahati. Whereas in Ranji, Dhoni and Parag Das played for Bihar and Assam. When Parag Das's son Ryan made his debut against Chennai in the IPL, it was a coincidence that Dhoni was standing behind the wicket at that time.
Riyan Parag is looking completely different in this IPL, especially his patience. While batting, he is not in a hurry till now. The special thing was that in only three matches he played shots according to merit. In such a situation, if Riyan Parag form continues, then it will not be surprising that he can be selected in the team for T20 World Cup 2024.
Riyan Parag had so far scored 600 runs in 54 IPL matches at an average of just 16.22. During this period he played half-century innings only twice. Despite continuous poor performance, Rajasthan Royals continued to have faith in Ryan. Ryan was a member of India's 2018 U19 World Cup-winning team. In the third and final round of players auction before IPL 2019, Riyan Parag was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh.
Riyan Parag played a total of 4 matches for Assam in the Ranji Trophy in the last season (2023-24) and scored 378 runs at an average of 75.6 and a strike rate of 113.85. During this period, Ryan scored two centuries and one half-century. Parag scored a century in 56 balls in the match against Chhattisgarh, which was the second fastest century in the history of Ranji Trophy. Riyan Parag was the highest run scorer in the Deodhar Trophy. He was also the third highest wicket taker in that tournament.
Ryan's best performance was at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2023. Ryan scored 510 runs in 10 matches at an average of 85 and a strike-rate of 182.79. Ryan scored half-centuries against Bihar (61), Services (76), Sikkim (53*), Chandigarh (76), Himachal (72), Kerala (57*) and Bengal (50*). Ryan is the first batsman in the world to score seven consecutive half-centuries in T20 cricket. Ryan performed even better with the ball in that tournament, taking 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.29. Under his captaincy, Ryan had taken Assam to the knockout stage.
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