Suresh Raina made a roaring comeback to IPL as he smashed a 32-ball fifty against 2020 finalists Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. It was his 39th IPL fifty. His fifty comprised of four sixes and three fours. He took a liking to Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra. Raina’s counterpunch after CSK lost two early wickets has got the team’s innings back on track.
Raina did not play last year and the side suffered as they could not make the IPL playoffs for the first time ever. CSK finished last in the last season. Raina eventually was dismissed via runout. It was a bizarre dismissal as he had to make the long walk back after a brilliant 54 off 36 balls.
Here is how fans rejoiced after Raina’s fifty:
Suresh Raina looks so much at ease with the Yellow jersey on him. Kya baat hai #IPL2021 #CSKvDC @ImRaina
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 10, 2021
Suresh Raina Biggest Come Back To Form 😎💥#Csk #Whistlepodu pic.twitter.com/NnifK1or7w
— Er.SaraVanaN 🍻 (@Svn__Er) April 10, 2021
MS Dhoni must be the heart of CSK, but Suresh Raina is its identity.
— Neeche Se Topper (@NeecheSeTopper) April 10, 2021
Suresh Raina continuing his IPL consistency
CSK fans pic.twitter.com/Ne5Qnx5dqA— Shikhar Sagar (@crazy_shikhu) April 10, 2021
At the time of filing the copy, CSK were 137 for five in the 16th over. Dhoni has just joined Ravindra Jadeja in the middle. CSK would hope for a big finish.
Earlier in the day, Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first keeping the dew factor in mind.