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Business News/ News / India/  Tewatia, Parag star as Royals down Hyderabad in IPL thriller
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Tewatia, Parag star as Royals down Hyderabad in IPL thriller

Tewatia, a left-hand batsman starred in Royals' record IPL chase of 224 last month
  • Parag, 18, also turned on the heat as he hit two fours and two sixes in his 26-ball blitz after the team lost wickets of their big guns
  • Rahul Tewatia of Rajasthan Royals and Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals during match 26 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL). Premium
    Rahul Tewatia of Rajasthan Royals and Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals during match 26 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL).

    Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag played crucial cameos on Sunday as Rajasthan Royals pulled off a thrilling chase in star player Ben Stokes' first outing this Indian Premier League season.

    Royals were 78 for five chasing 159 for victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad when Tewatia, who smashed 45, and Parag, hitting 42, put on 85 runs to complete the chase with one ball and five wickets to spare in Abu Dhabi.

    The match ended with Parag hitting a six off Khaleel Ahmed and heated words exchanged between Tewatia and the paceman as Hyderabad skipper David Warner stepped in to calm tempers.

    Tewatia, a left-hand batsman who starred in Royals' record IPL chase of 224 last month, once again came good at number seven as he took the attack to the opposition in his 28-ball knock.

    Parag, 18, also turned on the heat as he hit two fours and two sixes in his 26-ball blitz after the team lost wickets of their big guns including Stokes (5), Smith (5) and Jos Buttler (16).

    "I thought Rahul and Riyan as a young kid showed great composure," Smith said after Royals snapped their four-match losing streak in the Twenty20 tournament in the UAE.

    "Stokesy obviously didn't come off tonight. Our top four didn't fire, but today showed our depth. With Stokesy back it brings a nice balance to us."

    Stokes was out early in his first match of the season after finishing his six-day quarantine on Saturday. He reached UAE last week following spending time with his ailing father in New Zealand.

    The left-hand batsman was made to open the innings but he was bowled off Ahmed who took two wickets.

    Hyderabad's Rashid Khan claimed two wickets but Tewatia took on the leg-spinner in the 18th over to hit three successive boundaries of him.

    Earlier Warner made 48 and Manish Pandey hit a brisk 54 to guide Hyderabad to 158 for four after electing to bat first.

    "Couldn't get across the line there but it happens in cricket," said Warner.

    "We probably bowled the wrong ball at the time. Lots of positives coming out and we'll take it on to the next game."

    England paceman Jofra Archer returned figures of 1-25 while Stokes gave away seven runs from his one over of pace bowling.

    New Zealand-born Stokes was in Christchurch with his father, who has been battling cancer, since pulling out of the Pakistan Test series in August.


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    Published: 11 Oct 2020, 08:25 PM IST
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