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'Let's Build RR Partnership' - Riyan Parag Reveals His Chat With Samson In 5th T20I vs ZIM

Mayank

Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson during 5th T20 vs Zimbabwe [BCCI]Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson during 5th T20 vs Zimbabwe [BCCI]

Riyan Parag after India's first batting in the 5th T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Sunday, July 14, spoke about his conversation during partnership with Sanju Samson after early wickets in powerplay.

India found themselves 40/3 at the end of 5 overs when Riyan Parag joined his IPL captain, Sanju Samson in the middle to steer India's ship in the final match of the series.

After adding 65 runs for the 4th wicket, Parag got dismissed for 22(24), letting the finishers take over for the final 5.4 overs. India went on to score 167 runs and won the match by 42 runs.

Following the win, in the post-match interview, Riyan Parag spoke about his conversation in the middle with Samson when India lost some quick wickets,

"Sanju bhai kept talking with me and he told me let's build a Rajasthan Royals partnership here," revealed Riyan.

The 22-year-old from Assam broke into the Indian side with some solid domestic performances followed by his breakout IPL season where he finished third in the orange cap tally with 583 runs, behind Virat Kohli's 741 and Ruturaj Gaikwad's 583.

In his debut series for India, Parag, unfortunately, didn't get to bat a lot and just scored 24 runs in 2 innings.