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India and Sri Lanka started their journey with a victory in the 3-match T20 cricket series. Team India, led by Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav, defeated Sri Lanka by 43 runs and took the lead in the series. The Indian team performed brilliantly while batting first and scored a huge score of 213 runs.
After this, the bowlers made a great comeback in the last overs and bowled out Sri Lanka for 170 runs on their home ground. Team India may have won this match but the team captain Suryakumar Yadav had already predicted which player would perform the best in this match.
This player was called the X factor
Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke to the media before the match against Sri Lanka and praised Riyan Parag wholeheartedly. Riyan Parag also played an important role in Team India's victory. Suryakumar Yadav called Riyan Parag the X factor. Suryakumar Yadav said in the press conference before the match that 'Ryan Parag is the X factor for us. He is a game changer for us.' He has the ability to change the course of the match on his own.
How did Ryan perform in the match?
Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav handed the ball to part-time spinner Riyan Parag instead of fast bowlers to bowl the last overs. Riyan Parag, who came to bowl in the 17th over, took 3 wickets of Sri Lanka by giving 5 runs in just 1.2 overs. He pushed Sri Lanka towards defeat by taking the wickets of Kamindu, Mahish Theekshana and Dilshan Madushanka. In response to the Indian team's 213 runs, the Sri Lankan team was all out for just 170 runs.
Praise again after the match
After winning the match, the Indian captain once again praised Riyan Parag. He said that if such a batsman also takes wickets, then my job will become very easy. It feels great when teammates support each other like this. If we keep getting this support, we will keep winning in the future as well.
What did Parag say?
BCCI has shared a video from its official social media account. In this video, Riyan Parag is seen saying that he practiced how to bowl in the last overs. Gambhir Surrey also made him practice, which also benefited him while bowling the last over.
Made his debut on Zimbabwe tour
Riyan Parag recently made his international cricket debut on the Zimbabwe tour. Riyan Parag has participated in both T20 and ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour. Riyan Parag will be seen playing under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav in the T20 series and Rohit Sharma in ODI cricket.