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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Gros Islet (St.Lucia): Suresh Raina's power packed 60-ball 101 helped India to move into the Super Eight stage with a convincing 14-run win over South Africa here Sunday.
Raina's maiden Twenty20 ton saw India put up a challenging 186 for five in 20 overs after they were asked to bat on a slow track by South African skipper Graeme Smith at the Beausejour Stadium.
Jacques Kallis took the South Africans to a great start with his 73 of 54 balls, but the middle order barring Smith (36) and AB de Villiers (31), failed to put up a good show and they could get to 172 for five in 20 overs.
Earlier in the day, India made a poor start, as inform opener Murali Vijay departed in the third ball of the innings edging Rory Kleinveldt to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.
But the 88-run partnership between Raina and Yuvraj Singh (37) helped India recover from a poor start and it also took the match away from South Africa. Raina and Yuvraj took some time to adjust to the slow nature of the track as India crawled to 67 for two in 10 overs.
In the next 10 overs, the duo took the South African pacers to all parts of the ground as 119 runs came up in a quick time. Raina and Yuvraj were severe on Kleinveldt (2/28) and Morkel (1/39) and used their pace cleverly to get the boundaries.
Raina smashed nine fours and five sixes during his whirlwind knock while Yuvraj hit three fours and two sixes in his 30-ball stay. Yuvraj became Kleinveldt's second victim after he mistimed a low full toss to Smith at mid-on in the 16th over.
Kleinveldt was spanked by Yusuf Pathan (11) and Raina for three fours and two sixes as the 25 runs came up from the 18th over.
Raina got to his century in style in the last over, walloping Albie Morkel for a huge six over the mid-wicket and was dismissed in the next ball after he attempted a similar shot but found De Villiers at long on.
Gros Islet (St.Lucia): Suresh Raina's power packed 60-ball 101 helped India to move into the Super Eight stage with a convincing 14-run win over South Africa here Sunday.
Raina's maiden Twenty20 ton saw India put up a challenging 186 for five in 20 overs after they were asked to bat on a slow...
Gros Islet (St.Lucia): Suresh Raina's power packed 60-ball 101 helped India to move into the Super Eight stage with a convincing 14-run win over South Africa here Sunday.
Raina's maiden Twenty20 ton saw India put up a challenging 186 for five in 20 overs after they were asked to bat on a slow track by South African skipper Graeme Smith at the Beausejour Stadium.
Jacques Kallis took the South Africans to a great start with his 73 of 54 balls, but the middle order barring Smith (36) and AB de Villiers (31), failed to put up a good show and they could get to 172 for five in 20 overs.
Earlier in the day, India made a poor start, as inform opener Murali Vijay departed in the third ball of the innings edging Rory Kleinveldt to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.
But the 88-run partnership between Raina and Yuvraj Singh (37) helped India recover from a poor start and it also took the match away from South Africa. Raina and Yuvraj took some time to adjust to the slow nature of the track as India crawled to 67 for two in 10 overs.
In the next 10 overs, the duo took the South African pacers to all parts of the ground as 119 runs came up in a quick time. Raina and Yuvraj were severe on Kleinveldt (2/28) and Morkel (1/39) and used their pace cleverly to get the boundaries.
Raina smashed nine fours and five sixes during his whirlwind knock while Yuvraj hit three fours and two sixes in his 30-ball stay. Yuvraj became Kleinveldt's second victim after he mistimed a low full toss to Smith at mid-on in the 16th over.
Kleinveldt was spanked by Yusuf Pathan (11) and Raina for three fours and two sixes as the 25 runs came up from the 18th over.
Raina got to his century in style in the last over, walloping Albie Morkel for a huge six over the mid-wicket and was dismissed in the next ball after he attempted a similar shot but found De Villiers at long on.
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