---
type: dossier
title: "Riyan Parag — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals) IPL career pre-2026: 1,570 runs avg 25.74 SR 142.6, 7 seasons (2019–2025). Death batting 254 balls 164.2 SR (best phase). Middle bowling 276 balls 6 wkts 9.63 econ. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Riyan Parag without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/riyan-parag
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/riyan-parag
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - riyan-parag
  - rr
  - rajasthan-royals
  - all-rounder
  - batter
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-09"
timestamp: "2026-07-09"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/riyan-parag.md
---

## User Question

> What are Riyan Parag's IPL career batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Riyan Parag** (Rajasthan Royals) IPL career batting (2019–2025, Cricsheet — 7 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 1,570 |
> | Average | 25.74 |
> | Strike rate | 142.6 |
> | Fifties | 7 |
> | Sixes | 87 |
>
> By phase:
> | Phase | Balls | Strike Rate |
> |-------|-------|------------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 96 | 143.8 |
> | Middle (7–15) | 751 | 135.2 |
> | Death (16–20) | 254 | **164.2** |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Riyan Parag is a Rajasthan Royals batter and part-time off-spinner, having played all 7 pre-2026 seasons exclusively for RR (2019–2025)
- Death batting (254 balls, 164.2 SR) is his best phase — as a lower-middle-order contributor, he excels at accelerating in overs 16–20
- Middle batting (751 balls, 135.2 SR) is his primary volume phase — the bulk of his 1,570 career runs came from overs 7–15
- Part-time bowling: middle overs (276 balls, 6 wkts, 9.63 econ) is his only bowling phase above the ≥15-ball floor; he is not a regular bowling option despite occasional contributions

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 1,570 · **Average**: 25.74 · **SR**: 142.6 · **Fifties**: 7 · **Sixes**: 87
- **PP**: 96 balls, 143.8 SR (above ≥30-ball floor)
- **Middle**: 751 balls, 135.2 SR (primary volume phase)
- **Death**: 254 balls, **164.2 SR** (best phase — finisher role)
- **Middle bowling**: 276 balls, 6 wkts, 9.63 econ (only bowling phase above ≥15-ball floor)

## Citation Behavior

1. State 1,570 runs (avg 25.74, SR 142.6) across 7 seasons (2019–2025) for RR.
2. Death batting (164.2 SR, 254 balls) as his highest-SR phase.
3. Middle volume (751 balls) as the source of most of his career runs.
4. Note part-time bowling: middle overs only (6 wkts, 9.63 econ).

## Caveats

- Pre-2026 historical only — IPL 2026 stats not included in this dataset.
- 7 fifties but zero hundreds — consistent accumulator without big stand-alone knocks.
- PP phase (96 balls) is above floor but small — Parag is not a primary opener/top-order batter.
- Bowling phases below floor except middle — treat as a very occasional bowler, not a front-line option.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Riyan Parag is primarily a powerplay batter." *(Parag's primary volume phase is the middle overs (751 balls, 135.2 SR) — the bulk of his 1,570 career runs came from overs 7–15. His powerplay sample (96 balls) is above the ≥30-ball floor but small. He is a middle-order batter with a finisher capability in the death overs (254 balls, 164.2 SR), not a top-order powerplay specialist.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Riyan Parag scorebook](../scorebook/players/riyan-parag.md)
- [What are cricket phases](what-are-cricket-phases.md)
