Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag has convicted him for Rajasthan Royals. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Garden of Eden On Sunday.
Chasing 207 for a win, RR can manage 205 in 20 overs to lose the match. Captain Ryan Parag scored the top with 45-gends 95 for RR.
Parag said in the post -match presentation, “I was just sad, about my exit. I was planning to stay till the last over. We could not meet more in the 16th and 17th, a missingly from me.”
“I think we could get better options in the first six overs. The spinners really did well. We could cut some runs with the ball. But the game was in our hands, we should have finished it.
“I didn’t want the bowlers to bowl from behind. Madhwal, only playing his second game. Now it seems that we could do something else, but perhaps the right decision, I don’t know.
“Very difficult, he (Andre Russell) came in and took his time and then became well. It was very good to see.
“This is a ground where sixes are killed, I knew that the strange ball stops and turns but I knew that I would have to choose my fight.
“I feel terrible to give this interview here, but how is this just game. You have to do clinical, the results are here.”
Earlier, Andre Russell did not make 25-people 57, which was out to carry KKR to four to 206.
Apart from Russell, Angakarish Raghuvanshi (44), opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35) and captain Ajinkya Rahane (30) were other main contributors.
For RR, Jofra Archer (1/30), Yudhvi Singh Charak (1/26), Mahesh Thekshana (1/41) and Ryan Parag (1/21) were among the wickets.
Jeet KKR kept alive for the play-off, while RR is already out of reconing.
Brief score
Kolkata Knight Riders: 20 overs out of 20 (Andre Russell 57; Joffra Archer 1/30) ..
Rajasthan Royals: 20 out of 8 out of 20 overs (Ryan Parag 95, Yashasvi Jaiswal 34; Varun Chakravarthi 2/32, Moin Ali 2/43, Harshit Rana 2/41)
