I would blame myself, says Riyan Parag

Parag also pointed out that one big final over from Sandeep Sharma in which Abdul Samad hit four sixes hurt RR’s cause

HYDERABAD: Rajasthan Royals stand-by captain Riyan Parag said he would blame himself for the defeat and that probably he should have finished it in the 19th over.

In the post-match briefing after Royals lost to Lucknow Super Giants at Jaipur on Saturday night, Parag said he didn’t know what they did wrong.

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“I felt we were in the game probably till the 18th over and 19th over, actually. I think it’s something along those lines,” Parag said. “I blame myself for this. I probably should have finished it in the 19th over. But then, I don’t know if that was a bad decision for myself. I mean, we [have] just got to put one game together collectively for 40 overs. Only then can we expect a win,” he said.

But Parag also pointed out that one big final over from Sandeep Sharma in which Abdul Samad hit four sixes hurt RR’s cause.

“I think we did really well with the ball. The last over was unfortunate,” he said. “I kind of thought we would stop them at like 165 or 170 max. The last over was unfortunate. Sandy bhai is trusted.

I think he just had one bad game, and Abdul Samad batted really well,” he said. “So, I thought we were like probably 20 runs over par, [or] 15 runs over par. But we should have chased that down,” Parag said.