Suresh Raina's Twenty20 consistency delivers another cup for CSK
Raina is now the only player to score a century in T20 Internationals, IPL and CLT20 tournaments.
Suresh Raina on Saturday hit a blistering century pulverising Kolkata Knight Riders into submission as Chennai Super Kings got a sweet revenge clinching the Champions League T20 in style with an eighth-wicket victory. It was a Raina masterclass as he gave the Kolkata bowlers no room for error in his unbeaten 109.
Raina, one of the finest players of the shorter format made a mincemeat of a KKR attack that looked psychologically down with mystery spinner Sunil Narine already on his flight back to Port of Spain.
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Raina is now the only player to score a century in T20 Internationals, IPL and CLT20 tournaments.
As it has been for Raina in a yellow jersey, where he has rarely failed, the UP left-hander gave a perfect exhibition of how to play on a track that offers turn.
Raina’s footwork against spinners was out of the coaching manual as he came to the pitch of the deliveries and effortlessly lifted the spinners like Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav into the second tier of the Chinnaswamy stadium.
Suresh innings should remain a highlight of this tournament as he absorbed the pressure after the early wicket and then smashed everything all over the place. Raina was in control of the every shot he played and once again proved that he is one of the best players when it comes to this format.
Raina also became the leading run-scorer in the CLT20 2014 during the whirlwind knock.
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