Rajasthan cricketer Riyan Parag has been criticized by fans for missing the catch during the IPL play-off match against Bangalore.
The 15th season of the ongoing IPL series in India has reached its final stage. The Gujarat Titans, led by Hardik Pandya, have qualified for the final. In this context, the play-off round was held yesterday (27.05.2022) at the Ahmedabad Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed in this match. There has been great anticipation among the fans as the winning team will qualify for the final. Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bowl.
Batting first, Bangalore scored 157 for 8 in 20 overs. Rajat Patidar top scored with 58 runs. For Rajasthan, Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy took 3 wickets each while Aswin and Trent Bolt took 1 wicket each.
At this crucial juncture in the match, Rajasthan's Riyan Parag failed to catch the ball scored by Bangalore's youngster Rajat Patidar. At that time Rajat Patidar had scored only 13 runs. This was followed by an action-packed fifty. Fans have been critical of Riyan Parag.
Riyan Parag gestured as if he had caught the catch in an earlier match and teased the umpire. This caused dissatisfaction among the fans. So many people criticized him then.
- Prasidhkkk11 (@ prasidhkkk11) May 27, 2022
The day has come for Riyan Parag #riyanparag @ ParagRiyan GG🤣 pic.twitter.com/1xTxajP8l7
- rAJ🥀 (@iamrjstark) May 27, 2022