Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina, on Saturday, became the first batsman to complete 5000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and conso♔lidated 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 Ban꧒galore 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.
❤️❤️❤️
— Priyanka Chaudhary Raina (@PriyankaC🌃Raina)
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 ꦕcomprehensive seven-wicket win over Virat Kohli-men.
Harbhajan and Imran Tahir claimed three wickets each to dismiss Royal Challengers for a paltry 70, a total the Super Kings 🧔achieved with 14 balls to spare in Chennai.
