Sandy paaji

Indian Premier League: Rajasthan Royals (RR) stand-in captain Riyan Parag said that his side could have executed better chasing 286 against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they suffered a 44-run defeat in the IPL 2025 encounter here on Sunday. Parag admitted that it was a tough day for them but credited last year's runners-up for winning the clash after posting the second-highest total in IPL history.

"It was tough, just like I expected. Credit to SRH but we could have executed better. Will have a sit-down and chat about today," Parag said in the post-match presentation.

Explaining the rationale behind opting to bowl first, Parag said, "I feel collectively we took that decision, it was the right decision but it was about executing better. You’d mind if 280 is on the board, in the toss I said 200 was what I expected but 220-240 would have been good to take."