Rajasthan Royals lost the match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 11 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, April 24.
Opting to bowl first in the match, Rajasthan Royals stopped Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 205/5 with Sandeep Sharma (2/45), Jofra Archer (1/33), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1/30) picking up the wickets.
Speaking after the match, Riyan Parag said that they did a good job with the ball but didn't show enough intent with the bat. He said:
It does play a part but support staff has given us a lot of freedom - Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag admitted that mentally, they have faced trouble while chasing targets, but revealed that the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has given them a lot of freedom.
"We speak a lot as groups. We try to be very honest with our conversations about how everyone was feeling in different situations. We've spoken about situations like this, just couldn't execute it tonight," he added.
"We've got to play for pride now. There are a lot of fans who support us. There are a lot of people who work really hard for us to come out here and play in a tournament like this. Have got to do it for them. Have to be very grateful and honoured to play this game and play for this franchise and we've got to show it next time we play."
How did RR perform in the previous IPL match against RCB?
RR were invited to bat first and started the innings cautiously. Sanju Samson got out in the 7th over after playing a poor knock of 15 runs in 19 balls, but Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed maturity and slammed 75 off 47 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Defending the score, the Rajasthan Royals looked awful with the ball. Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande, and Maheesh Theekshana all went wicketless as RCB chased down the target in just 17.3 overs. Only Kumar Kartikeya managed to get a wicket by dismissing the dangerous Phil Salt for 65. But by then, the damage was done.
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