New Delhi, May 25 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag on Sunday admitted he wasn't fit enough to play his team's last league-stage match of IPL 2026 against the Mumbai Indians (MI), but he played anyway.

Parag had missed RRs' previous game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) due to a hamstring injury, and Yashasvi Jaiswal stood in as captain for that game.

However, with a playoff spot at stake, Parag returned to the RR playing XI and scored 14 runs from eight balls. He helped RR seal a 30-run win over MI on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, as the inaugural champions qualified for the IPL 2026 playoffs.

"Yeah, I'm definitely not fit. I was not supposed to play today, I'm not supposed to play another game [in this season...