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'Seeing 240-260 scores where wickets are flat': Riyan Parag's layered 'got to work for runs' nudge on RR's Jaipur return
Riyan Parag made an interesting remark on IPL's high-scoring games as RR play their first match in Jaipur in the ongoing season.
IPL 2025 witnessed absolute carnage on Saturday as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off one of the most dominant chases in tournament history, hunting down a massive 246 with nine balls to spare and just two wickets lost. At the heart of the demolition job was Abhishek Sharma, who unleashed mayhem with a jaw-dropping 141 off just 55 balls. His whirlwind knock, laced with 14 boundaries and 10 towering sixes, turned a daunting target into a walk in the park for Hyderabad. On Sunday, the action resumes in IPL with Rajasthan Royals taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home (Jaipuir), but ahead of the game, Riyan Parag, the RR batter, made a rather interesting remark on the high-scoring matches in the league.
Parag, talking about the conditions in Jaipur, stated that the surface is considerably tricky for batters as compared to “flat” wickets, where 240-260 scores are considered par.
“The wicket's a little different (at home). We've been seeing all these 240-260 high-scores where the wickets are pretty flat and the bounce is pretty consistent. Here, it's a little different, the bounce is a little low, you've got to work for your runs, hit a lot of boundaries, run a lot of twos and then once you do that, then you are set, the big shots come in. We're just figuring those things out, and we've been practising here a lot; we know that really well,” Parag told the host broadcasters ahead of the game.
The Rajasthan Royals' match against RCB will be their first in Jaipur; they played the opening three home games in Guwahati, Assam. The Royals have had an inconsistent start to the season, losing three of their five matches so far. The site is currently seventh in the table.
RCB opt to bowl
RCB's captain, Rajat Patidar, opted to bowl after winning the toss in Jaipur. The Royal Challengers are unbeaten on the road but have lost both of their home games so far. They are fifth on the points table.
Wanindu Hasaranga, meanwhile, made a return for the Royals as the Sri Lankan spinner faces his former franchise. Fazalhaq Farooqi, the Afghanistan pacer for RR, made way for Hasaranga.
