Delhi: All-rounder Riyan Parag slammed maiden fifty of his Indian Premier League career to helps Rajasthan Royals reach a respectable total of 115 against Delhi Capitals in its IPL contest here at Feroz Shah Kotla.
Riyan scored 50 runs in 49 balls studded with two maximums and four boundaries. The 17-year-old broke his teammate Saju Samson's record of the youngest batsman to score fifty in IPL. Samson was just 18 years old when he scored fifty in IPL in 2013.
Interestingly, only three RR batsman managed to make three double-digit scorers.
Rajasthan had very poor start as their captain Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed in the second over of the match by Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma. RR's other opening batsman Liam Livingstone also got out in the next over of Ishant. Sanju Samson, Rajasthan's inform batsman was unfortunate to get run out.
For Delhi, Ishant and Amit Sharma clinched three wickets each. Ishant was slightly expensive as he leaked runs at an economy of 9.50. Trent Boult and Keemo Paul also picked one wicket each.
