
Rahul Tiwari
khelja|07-08-2024
The last match of the 3 ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is being played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In this match, the Indian team has come with two changes. Riyan Parag and Arshdeep Singh have got a place in the playing 11 in place of Arshdeep Singh and KL Rahul. This is Riyan Parag's first ODI international match. Earlier, he has also got a chance to debut in T20 for India. Riyan Parag has won the hearts of the fans in his very first ODI.
In this match, the host Sri Lankan team decided to bat first after winning the toss. After this, the team also got a good start. Sri Lanka's first wicket fell at 89 runs. On the other hand, an amazing innings was seen from opener Avishka Fernando. Indian bowlers had to work hard to get Avishka Fernando's wicket. In the end, Riyan Parag ended his innings. Fernando was just 4 runs away from his century, then Riyan Parag averted a big danger from the Indian team by getting him out LBW. Due to which Fernando returned to the pavilion after scoring 96 runs off 102 balls.
After Avishka Fernando, Riyan Parag also made Charith Asalanka his victim. He also got Charith Asalanka out LBW. Due to which Asalanka could only score 10 runs in 12 balls. These two wickets came at a very important time for Team India. Sri Lanka was once in a strong position after losing 1 wicket for 171 runs. From here, Riyan Parag took the team to 3 wickets for 183 runs.
Riyan Parag got a chance to debut in T20 on the Zimbabwe tour. Since then he has played 6 T20 matches for Team India. During this time, Riyan Parag has scored 57 runs and also taken 3 wickets. Riyan is performing well for Team India as an all-rounder. For a long time, Team India was lacking a player who could score runs in the lower order as well as contribute to the bowling. Riyan Parag is now doing something similar which can be very useful for the team in the coming times.




