Hyderabad, April 14 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Riyan Parag stated that "result is secondary" to him after the team faced their first loss in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Monday. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated RR by 57 runs, bringing the Parag-led team's four-match winning streak to an end.

Two debutants, SRH's Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain played key roles in their team's win by taking four wickets each. Praful Hinge, 24, and 21-year-old Sakib Hussain, who SRH played instead of domestic and India veterans Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat, claimed figures of 4/34 in 4 overs and 4/24 in 4 overs, respectively.

Riyan Parag said he does not focus heavily on match results, explaining that for him the outcome is se...