Suresh Raina’s stormy century for Uttar Pradesh against Bengal was everything about Suresh Raina’s repute as a batsman. Raina clobbered the Bengal bowlers at the Eden Gardens in an encounter between Uttar Pradesh and Bengal during the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Suresh Raina smashed a staggering ton for his team which reminded everyone of Suresh Raina’s potentials just ahead of the IPL.
Super Knock
Suresh Raina played a mammoth knock of 126 runs from just 59 balls which is just unbelievable. Suresh Raina is one of India’s most experienced T20 players and he decimated the Bengal bowlers to announce that he still has a lot of cricket left in him. His knock was decorated with 13 fours and 7 big sixes. Suresh Raina showed no mercy to the bowlers.
The brace and fearless knock by Suresh Raina ensured that his team posts a grand total of 235 on the board. The pressure of soaring required rate got the better of Bengal as they were all out for just 160. Courtesy Raina’s heroics, The Uttar Pradesh team posted a handsome 75 runs win over Bengal at the Eden Gardens.
Suresh Raina looked in sublime touch on his way to the hefty century. He kept scoring fearlessly from one end after his advent at the batting crease. Twitter is celebrating the massive knock by Suresh Raina and his fans are just elated at this great display of stroke play and fearless batting.
During this knock Suresh Raina also reached 200 sixes in the format which again is a big achievement and a special milestone in itself.
Suresh Raina has been ignored for a while now by the national selectors given his rusty form and tarnished fitness. The selectors have rather found a complacency in choosing Shreyas Iyer, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey over Suresh Raina but this Knock will surely be a narrative to the selectors.
Twitter is just jubilant after Suresh Raina decimated the Bengal bowlers. It’s exploding in celebrations and here are the top Twitter reactions.
Before this game: Ek Tha Raina
After this game: Raina Zinda Hai ??? #BENvUP— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 22, 2018
SURESH RAINA
A century in World T20
A century in IPL T20
A century in CL T20
A century in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20#MushtaqAliT20 #BENvUP
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 22, 2018
Today will be my day…said Raina at the toss. Well, it’s been thus far. 22 ball 50. #BENvUP #SyedMushtaqAli
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 22, 2018
SURESH RAINA’s 126* is now the highest individual score in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 history surpassing Unmukt Chand’s 125 in 2013.
UTTAR PRADESH’s 235/3 is also the 2nd highest total in the tournament’s history behind Delhi’s 236/9 in 2016.#MushtaqAliT20 #BENvUP
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 22, 2018
UP Skipper Suresh Raina scores a 22-ball fifty in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game against Bengal. #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy2018 pic.twitter.com/nM87leFVul
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 22, 2018
Most centuries by INDIANS in the Twenty20 format:
4 – Virat Kohli
4 – Rohit Sharma
4 – SURESH RAINA#MushtaqAliT20 #BENvUP— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 22, 2018
Most Sixes in Twenty20 cricket in INDIA:
288 – Chris Gayle
209 – Rohit Sharma
201* – SURESH RAINA
192 – Yusuf Pathan
187 – MS Dhoni
182* – Yuvraj Singh#MushtaqAliT20 #BENvUP— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 22, 2018
Suresh Raina in #T20s
Matches: 265
Innings: 251
Runs: 7053
Average: 33.58
Strike rate: 139.63
Best: 126*
100s: 4
50s: 40
Only 2nd Indian to score 7000 T20 runs (Kohli 7068)@ImRaina— JSK (@imjsk27) January 22, 2018
Century for Raina. Well played. Didn’t even break a sweat. ?? #BENvUP #MushtaqAliT20
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 22, 2018
Suresh Raina Is A Champion ?
This man proved “Never Give Up”
Congratulations Champ @ImRaina
This is just a trailer, Film Yet To Come ?#BENvUP
— Cricket Lover ??? (@PradipMsd7) January 22, 2018
That’s how it is done, let your Bat/game do the talking. Raina’s knock today has made sure all those who were making fun of his social media posts of gym videos are talking about his ton today. Well, it’s the Hardwork he did on fitness and game which has got him ?.
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) January 22, 2018
From one left hander to another. In the former Captain @SGanguly99’s presence, @ImRaina hits a 49-ball century #BENvUP pic.twitter.com/knqpuixutZ
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 22, 2018
Success isn’t Given.
It’s Earned, on the Pitch,
on the field, in the Gym,
With Grit, Determination and Sweat !!
Well Played Suresh Raina @ImRaina #BENvUP #MushtaqAliT20#ReturnOfTheSuperKings #SummerIsComing #WhistlePodu @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/a1zE4tar5O— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) January 22, 2018
Have seen hitting of the highest standard n quality. Suresh Raina has that amazing ability to hit sixes. Super stuff. @BCCIdomestic @ImRaina @StarSportsIndia
— Amol Muzumdar (@amolmuzumdar11) January 22, 2018
CHAMPIONS never up !! Chinna Thala @ImRaina proves once again why he is a ? in the shorter format of the game. Brilliant ? ??
Looking forward to more fireworks ?in the coming months for @ChennaiIPL #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/dtLnI3rVZI
— Lakshmi Narayanan (@lakshuakku) January 22, 2018
