Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina, on Saturday, became the firs🌳t batsman to complete 5000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and consolidated his place at the top of the all-time list of run-scorers in the tournament🔯.
He got to the milestone with a single in the IPL 2019 opener against the Royal Challengers♑ Bangalore at the jam-packed MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Raina now has over 5000 runs from 177 matches at a strike-rate of 138.15 including 35 fifties and one hundred. A vital part of the CSK line-up, Raina’s lone century came against the Kings XI Punjab in 2013.
Raina aka ‘Chinna Thala’, was lauded by his wife Priyanka, as the southpaw reached the record feat.
“❤️❤️❤️ #SuperProud @ImRaina #IPL2019 #5000Runs”, she wrote on Twitter.
❤️❤️❤️
&mಞdash; Priyanka Chaudhary Raina (@Priyanka𝄹CRaina)
Suresh too thanked his wife for her appreciation. “Thanks love for motivating me always ❤️👌✌️”, he wrote in reply.
Thanks love for motivating me always ❤️👌✌️
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh led an inspired🌠 spin attack to power the defending champions register a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Virat Kohl🍎i-men.
Harbhajan and Imran Tahir claimed three wickets each to dismiss Royal Challengers for a paltry 70, a total the Super Kings ach෴ieved with 14 balls to spare in Chennai.
