Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday added a feather on his cap by
becoming the first player to reach 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier
League (IPL).
Raina was just 15 runs short of the milestone heading into the opening match of the 2019 edition of the Indian T20 league between his side Chennai and Team Bangalore.
Soon after crossing the mark, Raina went for a big shot off Moeen Ali's delivery in the 10th over but ended up giving a comfortable catch to Shivam Dube at long-on to depart for 19 runs.
Suresh Raina crossed the 5,000-run mark in a total of 177 IPL matches he has played at a strike rate 138.15.
Suresh Raina has a total of 35 half-centuries and one hundred to his name in the lucrative T20 tournament.
Notably, Suresh Raina is also the only cricketer to reach the 300-run mark in all the previous editions of the Indian T20 league he has played.
Suresh Raina is also the most-capped player of the tournament, having missed just one game for Chennai so far.
Raina was just 15 runs short of the milestone heading into the opening match of the 2019 edition of the Indian T20 league between his side Chennai and Team Bangalore.
Soon after crossing the mark, Raina went for a big shot off Moeen Ali's delivery in the 10th over but ended up giving a comfortable catch to Shivam Dube at long-on to depart for 19 runs.
Suresh Raina crossed the 5,000-run mark in a total of 177 IPL matches he has played at a strike rate 138.15.
Suresh Raina has a total of 35 half-centuries and one hundred to his name in the lucrative T20 tournament.
Notably, Suresh Raina is also the only cricketer to reach the 300-run mark in all the previous editions of the Indian T20 league he has played.
Suresh Raina is also the most-capped player of the tournament, having missed just one game for Chennai so far.
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