Riyan Parag's splendid knock guided Assam to the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 on Monday (November 28). The Kunal Saikia-led side defeated Jammu & Kashmir by seven wickets in the third quarter-final match at the Gujarat College Ground in Ahmedabad.J&K rode on remarkable centuries from opener Shubham Khajuria (120) and No.3 Henan Nazir (124) to set a humongous target of 350. But Parag shouldered responsibility in the crunch moments after the openers Saikia (23) and Rahul Hazarika (8) departed inside the powerplay overs.Parag joined forces with Rishav Das and the duo revived Assam's chances in a strong chase. The 21-year-old played the aggressor in their spectacular 277-run stand for the third wicket.Parag belted 12 boundaries and 12 sixes in his 116-ball 174, with his third List A hundred having come up in just 77 balls. The grit and determination of the youngster was the massive difference between the two teams in the second innings. Parag was caught by Shubham Pundir off Yudhvir Singh's bowling in the 43rd over. However, Rishav Das remained not out on 114 from 118 balls (11 fours and a six) as Assam chased the challenging score with 23 balls to spare.Not surprisingly, Twitter took no time to hail Parag's stupendous knock against Jammu & Kashmir in Ahmedabad. Here's a sampling of what fans had to say about the Assam youngster.Jay Shah@JayShahWhat an eventful day at #VijayHazareTrophy2022. Congratulations to @Ruutu1331 on historic 7 sixes in an over and what a fabulous knock by @ParagRiyan chasing 351 runs against J&K. Just Unbelievable !! @BCCIdomestic75560What an eventful day at #VijayHazareTrophy2022. Congratulations to @Ruutu1331 on historic 7 sixes in an over and what a fabulous knock by @ParagRiyan chasing 351 runs against J&K. Just Unbelievable !! @BCCIdomestic https://t.co/Z3KSG724ZrRockstaR MK@RockstarMK11Riyan Parag, Parag what did you eat in breakfast?Playing One Day at a strike rate of 150 906Riyan Parag, Parag what did you eat in breakfast?Playing One Day at a strike rate of 150 🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/wF7PJGFpqgMohsin Kamal@64MohsinKamalRiyan Parag brings up his hundred! What a knock by the young gun! J&K has to take wickets to make a comeback into this match! Assam requires 125 off 19 overs with 8 wickets in hand! Backing Abid Mushtaq to break this partnership! #VijayHazareTrophy1216Riyan Parag brings up his hundred! What a knock by the young gun! J&K has to take wickets to make a comeback into this match! Assam requires 125 off 19 overs with 8 wickets in hand! Backing Abid Mushtaq to break this partnership! #VijayHazareTrophyRajasthan Royals@rajasthanroyalsCentury today 100* off 77 in a must-win game. Take a bow, Riyan Parag. twitter.com/ParagRiyan/sta…Riyan Paragg@ParagRiyanQuarters today🤞🏻 #VHT120553Quarters today🤞🏻 #VHTCentury today 😉100* off 77 in a must-win game. Take a bow, Riyan Parag. 🔥💗 twitter.com/ParagRiyan/sta…CricketMAN2@ImTanujSinghRiyan Parag in this Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 so far:117(84), 14(19), 32(59), 128(93), 17(15), 55*(50), 0(1), 174(116).•Innings - 8•Runs - 537•Average - 76.71•Strike rate - 123.44•Hundreds - 327328Riyan Parag in this Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 so far:117(84), 14(19), 32(59), 128(93), 17(15), 55*(50), 0(1), 174(116).•Innings - 8•Runs - 537•Average - 76.71•Strike rate - 123.44•Hundreds - 3Kushan Sarkar@kushansarkarRiyan Parag @ParagRiyan has been real deal this season. Great show by Assam to surpass 350 in a knock out game#VijayHazareTrophy20226910Riyan Parag @ParagRiyan has been real deal this season. Great show by Assam to surpass 350 in a knock out game#VijayHazareTrophy2022Kausthub Gudipati@kaustatsHighest score for Assam in Vijay Hazare Trophy:174 - Riyan Parag v J&K, today163* - Sarupam Puryakastha v Mizoram, 2019154* - Jagadeesh Arunkumar v Odisha, 2007Riyan scores huge in the chase of 351 against Jammu & Kashmir in quarterfinal.#VijayHazareTrophy524Highest score for Assam in Vijay Hazare Trophy:174 - Riyan Parag v J&K, today163* - Sarupam Puryakastha v Mizoram, 2019154* - Jagadeesh Arunkumar v Odisha, 2007Riyan scores huge in the chase of 351 against Jammu & Kashmir in quarterfinal.#VijayHazareTrophyGunajit Baishya@BGunajitThird century in the #VijayHazareTrophy for Riyan Parag as his career-best List A knock (174) helps Assam into the semifinals.#RiyanparagThird century in the #VijayHazareTrophy for Riyan Parag as his career-best List A knock (174) helps Assam into the semifinals.#Riyanparag https://t.co/ZwXOS6KnE5Mrityunjoy 🇮🇳🇪🇸🇦🇷@Mrityunjoy_offlRiyan Parag smashed a blistering century and helped Assam to reach the semi final of #VijayHazareTrophy2022. Take a bow Riyan . Congratulations Assam. Good luck for the semis 🥳. জয় আই অসম । @ParagRiyan @assamcric @rajasthanroyals #VHT #VijayHazareTrophy #ASMvJK #AssamRiyan Parag smashed a blistering century and helped Assam to reach the semi final of #VijayHazareTrophy2022. Take a bow Riyan 🙌. Congratulations Assam. Good luck for the semis ✌️🥳. জয় আই অসম ✊। @ParagRiyan @assamcric @rajasthanroyals #VHT #VijayHazareTrophy #ASMvJK #Assam https://t.co/2f3wQ330oRSatish@narasingusatish@ParagRiyan is my new Idol , If India dont get him into the odi set up in the near future, its a big loss to india not for himHe literally brought assam team into semi finals.@ParagRiyan is my new Idol , If India dont get him into the odi set up in the near future, its a big loss to india not for himHe literally brought assam team into semi finals.Arindam Saha@arindam_dr89A day of single acts.Abhishek Sharma for PunjabRuturaj Gaikwad for Maharashtra.Aryan Juyal for UPAnd, with due respect to Rishav Das, Riyan Parag was batting at a ridiculous level.A day of single acts.Abhishek Sharma for PunjabRuturaj Gaikwad for Maharashtra.Aryan Juyal for UPAnd, with due respect to Rishav Das, Riyan Parag was batting at a ridiculous level.Parag has now amassed 537 runs from eight innings this season in the VHT, at an average of 76.71 and a strike rate of 122.88. That includes a rich haul of three centuries and a fifty.Ruturaj Gaikwad 220* helps Maharashtra trounce UP; Saurashtra stuns TNEarlier in the day, Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad created an stupendous record of seven sixes in an over off Uttar Pradesh spinner Shiva Singh, in the second quarter-final in Ahmedabad. Maharashtra eventually won by 58 runs as the captain led with a fiery 220*.In a massive upset, Jaydev Unadkat's Saurashtra outplayed Tamil Nadu to fashion a 44-run victory, while Karanataka beat Punjab by four wickets.Karnataka will meet Saurashtra in Semi-final 1 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 in Ahmedabad on November 30. Maharashtra and Assam will lock horns in the second semi-final on the same day.