GT vs RR: Did Rajasthan Royals lose because of heavy roller? Big statement of captain Riyan Parag

GT vs RR Highlights: The Qualifier 2 match of IPL 2026 was played in Chandigarh on Friday. In this match, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets and confirmed their place in the final. Whereas Rajasthan’s journey ended in this season. At the same time, the statement of RR captain Riyan Parag after the defeat in the knockout match has sparked a lot of debate.

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In fact, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said after the defeat that there was a heavy roller on the pitch in the second innings. Due to which it became easier to bat, whereas during Rajasthan’s batting in the first innings, the spinners were getting a little more grip and the short, slow balls were coming with a little more pause. He said that the target of 215 could have been defended. However, Ryan also admitted that his team scored 20-30 runs less.

Let us tell you that after winning the toss in this match, Rajasthan had decided to bat first and thanks to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s inning of 96 runs, the team managed to reach 214 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. During this period, Rajasthan batsmen were seen struggling on slow and short balls. Whereas batting in the second innings seemed easy.

What did Riyan Parag say…

“It was an average score. I think 215 was saveable, but I thought the wicket got a little better after the heavy roller in the second innings. In the first innings, I felt the spinners were getting a little more grip and the shorter, slower balls were coming in a little more late. So I think it was a decent score, but it could have been better,” said Riyan Parag after the Qualifier 2 loss.

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He further said, “At one time it looked like a score of 230 would be the thing that can make the difference in these big matches – those extra 15-20 runs. I think if it had been a score of 230-240, it would have been really difficult to chase the target. But with a score of 215, looking at their batting lineup, we knew that we had to get the openers out early, which we could not do. And after that it was going to be difficult.” Was.”