Riyan Parag

Cummins bowled a superb 19th over followed by Bhuvneshwar successfully defending 12 in the final over

Uncapped, even unknown, Indian players have had a greater impact in the first 30 games of IPL 2024 than in previous seasons

Shubman Gill set up the chase but it looked like Royals had wrested control, until Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan came together

Says Royals tweaked their squad this season with a view to getting the most out of "extreme talent" Parag

He found it "pretty simple to calculate everything" in a tricky phase during Royals' chase against Mumbai

Royals chased the total down with 27 balls to spare to move to No. 1 on the points table with a hat-trick of wins

All the runs in domestic cricket, "that constant support from myself to myself", and a maturity that's taken time coming have lifted Parag to the next level

Chahal and Burger struck with Sandeep and Avesh closing things out with wide lines and yorkers

He took down Nortje and powered Royals to 185 for 5 with his career-best 84* off 45 balls

"He understands his game more and taking on more responsibility has become non-negotiable to him"

Pooran, Rahul fifties took the chase deep but LSG fell short by 20 runs

The format, the big names, notable absentees and everything else you might have been wondering about

Assam's dream run ended on Saturday, as did the campaign led by young Dhull for Delhi

Ashutosh's record fastest T20 fifty, Ravi Teja's six-wicket haul, Parag's four half-centuries in a row the highlights of the competition so far

Two allrounders and a fast bowler feature among the top performers in the competition

Parag, Kushagra fifties not enough as East Zone fall short by 45 runs chasing 329

Highlights from the latest round where 15 out of the 19 matches produced outright results

Jani's all-round performance knocks TN out and sets up semi-final clash against Karnataka

From the way their spinners have outwitted opposition batters to the way they've backed their youngsters, this campaign has had the late great Australian's DNA all over it