HBD Suresh Raina: Star Indian player Suresh Raina turns 38 today, November 27, 2024. He achieved many significant achievements in his career. Suresh Raina is one such player and after his retirement, the Indian team could not find a mid-order player to replace him for a long time. Apart from international cricket, Suresh Raina also had an amazing performance in the IPL. Fans also call him Mr. IPL. He has set many great records in IPL. He played a game in 2014 that is still remembered today.
Suresh Raina’s strong innings
Let us remember Suresh Raina’s innings on his special day. He was on the verge of setting a world record, but one mistake ruined the effort. Suresh Raina played a memorable innings in the second match of IPL 2014 qualifiers. This IPL 2014 qualifier is played between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. In this match, Kings XI Punjab, who struck first, scored 226 runs in 20 overs on the back of Virender Sehwag’s century.
It seems impossible for Chennai Super Kings to chase this target. Chennai needed 227 runs off 120 balls to win this match. CSK then lost their first wicket by just one run. After this, Suresh Raina came to the crease to bat. Thereafter, Suresh Raina demolished the bowlers of Kings XI Punjab in a way that is still remembered today. He scored 87 runs in just 25 balls with the help of 12 fours and 6 sixes. He was very close to scoring the fastest hundred in this game, but then he was eliminated.
chennai lost
If Suresh Raina had not been used up that day, many big records would be to his name today. Thanks to Raina’s storm, Chennai reached the 100-point mark in just 6 overs. Suresh Raina’s innings gave the fans of Chennai Super Kings confidence that their team could chase down the target, but due to lack of support from other batsmen, Chennai lost that game, Punjab confirmed own place in the finals.
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