Riyan Parag, at 17 years, Saturday became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in IPL after he struck 50 off 49 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to 115 for nine against Delhi Capitals in a losing cause. The all-rounder from Assam played seven games for Rajasthan in his maiden IPL this year and impressed all and sundry by scoring 160 runs at an average of 40.

"It has been decent for me. As it was my first IPL I did not think I will be playing as many matches. I came here to just learn as much as I can and have the experience and go home, but now I am really happy I could contribute to my team," Parag told reporters after Rajasthan lost to Delhi by five wickets to draw curtains on their IPL campaign this season.
"My journey has had a lot of ups and downs. The U-19 World Cup was a really high point in my career and now the IPL. Playing for RR was a different experience altogether.