Riyan Parag Creates History After Smashing Sixth Half-Century In A Row In SMAT 2023

Continuing his red-hot form with the bat in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 (SMAT 2023), Riyan Parag, on Friday (October 27), created history. The right-handed batsman scored yet another half-century in the competition as he played an unbeaten knock of 57 runs for Assam against Kerala.

Asked to bat first, Kerala could only post a modest total of 127 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. At one stage, they were reeling at 63 for 6 before an unbeaten stand of 64 runs between Abdul Basith and Sachin Baby guided them to a respectable total. Basith top-scored for his side with 46. For Assam, Mrinmoy Dutta and Avinov Choudhury picked up two wickets each.

In reply, Assam started poorly too, and were reeling at 48 for 3. They kept losing wickets at crucial intervals and were 8 down for just 101 runs. However, Riyan Parag stood firm at one end and scored an unbeaten fifty to help his team register a hard-fought win. His 57-run match-winning knock came off 33 balls and was studded with 1 four and 6 sixes.

Riyan Parag creates history:

The half-century against Kerala saw Riyan Parag creating history. He now holds the record for scoring the most number of half-centuries in consecutive matches in T20s. The latest half-century was his sixth in a row as he became the first player to achieve the feat in the shortest format of the game.

He opened his campaign in the competition with a 45-run knock against Odisha before going on to hit six fifties in a row. So far in 7 games, he has smashed 440 runs at an average of 62.86. He has impressed with the ball too and has picked up 9 wickets.

Riyan Parag’s performance in SMAT 2023 so far:

Earlier in the game, he had gone level with Virendra Sehwag, Devon Conway, Hamilton Masakadza, Kamran Akmal, Jos Buttler, David Warner, and Wayne Madsen to have scored five half-centuries in consecutive innings after his 72-run knock against Himachal.