On This Day In 2010: Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina was known for his fast batting and excellent fielding. Raina was a very important player in the Indian team. However, now he is seen doing commentary in IPL. Raina retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020. However, on this day in 2010, Raina scored a century in international T20 cricket. He became the first Indian batsman to achieve such a feat.

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Raina scored a century on this day against South Africa in the 2010 T20 World Cup. In the match played against South Africa, Raina scored 101 runs off 60 balls. In which he hit nine fours and five sixes. Due to this brilliant innings by Raina, the Indian team scored 186 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs while batting first. Raina scored this century while batting at number three. At that time, Suresh Raina's batting was discussed in the sports world.

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Chasing the target set by India, the South African team could only score 172 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Jacques Kallis, who opened for the team, top-scored with 73 off 54 balls with three fours and three sixes. Apart from Jacques Kallis, the rest of Africa's batsmen were near flops, which was the main reason for their defeat.

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Suresh Raina's International Career

Suresh Raina represented India in 18 International Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20Is. He scored 768 runs at an average of 26.48 in 31 Test innings. In which he scored a half century and seven fifties. He scored 5 thousand 615 runs in ODI cricket with the help of 5 centuries and 36 fifties in 194 innings. In 66 T20 Internationals, he scored 1,605 runs at a strike rate of 29.18 and 134.87, including one century and five fifties.