Raina scores sizzling ton as CSK notch up 186/4 vs Kings XI

Suresh Raina's splendid century enabled title favourites Chennai Super Kings to post a commendable total of 186 for four against Kings XI Punjab in a Pepsi Indian Premier League match here today.
Raina batted magnificently to strike exactly 100 off only 53 balls with the help of seven fours and half a dozen sixes.
The UP left-hander became the third batsman after Chris Gayle and Shane Watson to score a century in the current edition.
Batting on 91 at the start of final over, Raina reached 97 with a brilliant straight six off Parvinder Awana, and then scampered home for a double. Off the penultimate delivery of the final over, he took a single to reach the milestone as the heads totting the stands at the Chepauk gave him a standing ovation.

In the last five overs, CSK pulverised the Kings XI bowlers to score 70 runs.
Wriddhiman Saha struck a four and a six during his innings of 18 before he was caught by Shaun Marsh at deep square leg off Awana's bowling.

Hussey and Raina hardly took any risks and yet added 55 runs in only 7.2 overs. While Hussey was content rotating the strike, Raina repeatedly peppered the off-side field with his trademark shots in between the cover and extra-cover arc.
When leggie Piyush Chawla came into bowl, Raina punished him with a huge six over deep mid-wicket.
If Raina played the cover dives with consummate ease, Hussey was equally good with the pull shots.

Hussey was out when he tried to give Chawla the charge, only to stumped by wicketkeeper Gurkeerat Singh in the process. The senior Hussey scored 35 runs off 29 balls with three boundaries.