DC vs RR | Twitter and Hetmyer left awestruck after Parag demolishes Nortje with 25-run final over

‌Rajasthan Royals staged a remarkable recovery from 33/3 in the eighth over to put up a daunting total of 185/5 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium after being asked to bat first by Delhi Capitals on a lush green deck. The turnaround in fortunes was largely due to a stellar Riyan Parag that featured seven boundaries and six maximums. After repetitive failures in the past seasons, the Assamese repaid the team management's faith by registering a career-high T20 score of 84 from just 45 deliveries. The 22-year-old was going run-a-ball till he was on 26 before unleashing some monstrous hits, the brunt of which was borne by Anrich Nortje in the final over. 

The onslaught began with some fortune for Parag after a thick edge saw Nortje's opening yorker sail between the keeper and short third man for four. The next shot was pure skill though as he climbed onto a bumper to send it racing to the ropes before dispatching a slot delivery into the crowd with disdain. Nortje responded by going back to the wide yorker, only to end up with a repeat of the first delivery, but Parag had saved the best for the very end. Nortje banged a 144 kph bouncer into the deck but not only did the batter remain uncluttered but pulled it across his body with ridiculous ease. The Kookaburra sailed high into the night sky and cleared midwicket by a mile, leaving Parag's batting partner Shimron Hetmyer in shock as he congratulated the youngster.

Twitterati was similarly in awe of the gigantic hits and took to social media to express their praises.

What a shot!!

Another step!

Unbelievable

At last!

Delightfull!

Future predicted

The new ruler

Crazy!

Strong core

Just wow!