Assam cricketer Riyan Parag, often tries to pull off innovative stuff for on-field celebrations - sometimes his dance moves and sometimes his creative shot selection. The Rajasthan Royals young player managed to grab everyone's attention when he celebrated Pat Cummins' catch in a 'unique style' on Saturday during Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match.
A picture of Parag's 'selfie celebration' with Rahul Tewatia after completing a catch near the boundary ropes to dismiss Pat Cummins was shared by the Rajasthan Royals on Twitter.
On the second ball of the final over of Kolkata's innings, speedster Pat Cummins was caught by Riyan Parag near the boundary line off all-rounder Chris Morris' delivery. After this, Rahul Tewatia and Parag started to act like they were taking a selfie.
A career-best bowling performance from Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Chris Morris (4 wickets for 23 runs) helped former champions Rajasthan Royals defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets in the 18th match of IPL 2021 on Saturday at Wankhede Stadium. BAtting first, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scored 133 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs, after which Rajasthan achieved the target in 18.5 overs after losing four wickets.
With this win, Rajasthan Royals registered their second win this season and the team has now reached number six in the IPL 2021 Points Table with 4 points. At the same time, KKR suffered their fourth defeat in 5 matches and the team is now at the bottom of the IPL 14 Points table.
RR captain Sanju Samson remained unbeaten till the end and scored 42 runs off 41 balls with the help of two fours and a six. David Miller too remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs. Both shared a 34-run partnership for the 5th wicket. For KKR, Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets while Shivam Mavi and Prasidha Krishna got 1 wicket each.