IPL 2018, RR vs CSK: Hits and Misses

#4 Hit: Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina was looking in good form in this game.

Suresh Raina started the season poorly before he roared back into form with a couple of good knocks. He then got out after getting starts in the last couple of games. However, the left-handed batsman hit his third half-century of the season and got some vital runs.

Coming into bat at No. 3 in the third over of the innings and started with a nice flick to mid-wicket and collected his first boundary to get off the mark. In the powerplay, Raina went after the bowling and tried to make full use of the field restrictions. He had raced off to 29 off 16 deliveries.

With the pitch slowing down, the Uttar Pradesh batsman looked to rotate the strike more as he forged an 86-run partnership with Shane Watson. Raina eventually ended up scoring a 35-ball 52.

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