Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Riyan Parag on Tuesday (April 26) silenced his critics with a stunning half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at MCA Stadium, Pune.

Parag was struggling for runs in the ongoing IPL and questions were raised over his place in the RR side. However, the 20-year-old returned to form as he slammed 56* off 31 balls in pressure situation against RCB.

The highlight of Parag’s unbeaten knock was his assault on Harshal Patel in the last over of RR’s innings. He smashed Harshal for a boundary, a couple and two sixes to aggregate 18 runs in the final over, powering RR to put a competitive 144/8 on the board after the top-order collapse.

In the final delivery of the innings, Riyan Parag also engaged in a verbal battle with Harshal Patel. While exchanging the words, the two came close to each other before one of RR’s subs put his arm around Harshal to calm things.

Here’s the video of their altercation:

For RCB, Josh Hazlewood (2-19), Wanindu Hasaranga (2-23) and Mohammed Siraj (2-30) claimed two wickets each while Harshal Patel returned with the figures of 1 for 33 in his four overs.