Wow… Team India enjoying party after 28-run victory over South Africa
Wow… Team India enjoying party after 28-run victory over South Africa
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Suresh Raina, who made a comeback in the India squad, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya also featured in Kohli's photo. A brilliant all-round show helped India beat South Africa by 28 runs. Put in to bat, Dhawan (72) hammered the South African bowlers all around the park and helped India to post a massive 203/5 before pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/24) wreaked havoc in the South African batting line-up to take a crucial 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Raina didn't give up despite missing out on many chances of making to the India team. But, the 31-year-old proved his critics wrong and finally returned to the Indian side. Making a comeback after almost a year, Raina batted the way he is known for. Coming out at number three, the southpaw slammed two boundaries and a six in his 15 off 7 balls knock. Raina's return was the most intriguing aspect of the T20 series from an Indian point of view. Before the first T20I against the Proteas, Rain last featured in a T20I series twelve months ago against England. He scored 104 runs in three matches, including a half-century.

He was ignored despite scoring 442 runs in the 2017 IPL for Gujarat Lions. His continued absence from the T20I set-up during the 2017-18 home season raised eyebrows but it was revealed that he had missed the now obligatory 'Yo-Yo' fitness test and hence missed out on selection. He cleared that test in December and finished sixth on the runs chart (314 runs in 9 matches inclusive of one hundred and two half-centuries) for Uttar Pradesh during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Raina is one of the cricketers who have scored centuries across all three formats.

 

 

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