Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Riyan Parag’s slim run with the bat in IPL 2026 continued as the Rajasthan Royals skipper endured another disappointing outing, scoring just 12 off 14 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders. While his leadership has remained calm and measured, his inability to contribute with the bat is starting to hurt the team at crucial times.That’s all Para in IPL 202614* (11) vs. Czech Republic8 (4) vs. GT20 (10) vs MI3 (5) vs. RCB4(6) vs. SRH12(14) vs KKR In six matches this season, Parag has amassed just 61 runs with a top score of 20. His average of 12.20 and strike rate of 122 underline a prolonged slump in form for a player expected to anchor the middle order. Despite this, his captaincy was not a concern. Parag handles leadoff pressures well, rotates the bowlers smartly and keeps his composure even when the games are running away.
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RCB admit batting failure after narrow defeat | IPL 2026 In this competition, Rajasthan Royals really got off to a very good start after being put in to bat. Yashasvi Jaiswal and youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took full advantage of the Powerplay, racing to 63 without loss and scoring more than 10 runs per rep against a very ineffective KKR pace. At this stage it looked like the RR would be well over 180 overall.However, the turning point came with the introduction of spin. Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine combined to completely change the course of the innings. Chakravarthy removed Sooryavanshi for 46, triggering a collapse that saw RR slide from a dominant position to 118/4.Parag came in during this crucial phase but failed to stabilize the innings. Struggling for batting spin and unable to counter the threat of spin, he was dismissed for 12, adding to RR’s woes. Chakravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/14 while Narine picked up 2/26 to stifle the scoring in the middle overs.Rajasthan eventually limped to 155/9, a total that looked well below par after their flying start. For Parag, his batting form remains a bigger concern. While his skipper continues to show maturity, RR will need their skipper to start with the bat to revive their campaign.
