From being in cruise control for most part to losing the way in the end, Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag took all the blame on himself for the narrow two-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing 181-run target, victory looked a foregone conclusion when openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi blasted off like a rocket, stitching together an 85-run partnership in the ninth over.

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