India, April 26 -- Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag admitted that the dropped catch of Abhishek Sharma proved to be the turning point as his side failed to defend a 229-run target against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He felt that the missed opportunity shifted the momentum at a crucial stage and eventually cost them the match despite putting up a strong total on the board. It came on a day when no score looked safe, with the Punjab Kings earlier chasing down 265 against the Delhi Capitals. SRH then followed a similar script later in the evening against RR, making light work of the target and underlining the dominance of batters in the ongoing high-scoring IPL season.

Parag reflected on Rajasthan Royals' defeat, pointing to missed chances in ...