RR skipper Steve Smith in utter disbelief after Riyan Parag's bizarre dismissal

Rajasthan Royals held ir nerves to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. re were some memorable moments in game which included Varun Aaron's impressive bowling spell, a captain's kck from Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell's perfectly balanced catch, Riyan Parag's stellar cameo and Jofra Archer's finishing touches. However, re was one bizarre incident that created a lot of confusion and restlessness in game.

incident happened in 19th over of Rajasthan's run chase which was bowled by Andre Russell and Riyan Parag was on strike. In fourth ball, Russell bowled a bouncer as youngster attempted a hook shot. But, while attempting shot, his bat hit bails and reby, disturbing timber. shot which he had attempted was perfectly timed and ball went over keeper's head for four. Meanwhile, umpire Ian Gould t only signalled it as a boundary but he also signalled a -ball as Russell pointed towards wicket to indicate that batsman was out. Astonishingly, Gould signalled it as a dead ball. With a lot of confusion out in middle, umpire decided to approach third umpire. Replays showed that Parag's bat had made contact with stumps and he was given out 'Hit-Wicket'. 

It brought curtains on 17-year old's splendid kck. He scored a 31-ball 47 at a strike rate of 151.61 and brought his team to cusp of victory. However, manner in which he was dismissed stunned everyone in dugout. Rajasthan skipper Steven Smith was seen putting his hands on head in disbelief.

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video of this bizarre incident was posted on Twitter. Take a look.

Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer stitched in a match-winning partnership of 44 runs after Royals were staring at barrel after being reduced to 123/6. Archer sealed it with a six for Royals with four balls to spare.

Earlier Dinesh Karthik had played a captain's kck of an unbeaten 50-ball 97 which helped KKR get to a competitive total of 175/6 in ir 20 overs.

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