Former left-handed batsman of Team India, Suresh Raina, needs no introduction. He is one of those players of India who have got less opportunities. But whenever he got a chance. He showed excellent game.
Former left-handed batsman of Team India, Suresh Raina needs no introduction. He is one of those players of India who have got less opportunities. But whenever he got a chance. He showed excellent game. His role has always been that of a finisher. That’s why he could not create many opportunities. But whenever he was promoted to bat higher,
He showed excellent performance with the bat. This can be gauged from his fiery innings of 66 runs in 14 balls. Let us tell you about his innings in detail.
Suresh Raina played a fiery innings
Actually, 15 years ago India played the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. During this, the first match of the tournament was played between India and South Africa. Team India won this match by 14 runs. Suresh Raina played an important role in Team India’s victory. He scored a century while batting at number three. He was given the Player of the Match award for this brilliant and stormy batting. Raina is the first batsman to score a century in the T20 World Cup. Apart from him, no other batsman has been able to do this feat.
60 runs in just 14 balls
Suresh Raina played an innings of 101 runs in 60 balls. During this, 9 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes were seen from his bat at a strike rate of 168. That is, he scored 66 runs in just 14 balls through boundaries. Statistics show how fiery Raina played an innings. Thanks to him, India batted first and gave South Africa a target of 186 runs. In response, South Africa could only score 172 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. As a result, South Africa had to face defeat by 14 runs.
This was Raina’s journey
The hero of the match, Suresh Raina, won everyone’s heart by scoring a century. If we talk about his international career, he got a chance in only 78 matches. In these matches, he has scored 1605 runs at an average of 29. During this, he has scored one century and 5 half-centuries.
