- 87 vs. Kings Xi Punjab, Mumbai 2014
Raina was in his top form against Kings Xi Punjab in the qualifier match of IPL 7, when he played one of the best innings of his career. Chasing an impossible target of 227 runs, Raina hammered 87 runs off just 27 balls. The innings was filled with 12 boundaries and 6 towering sixes with of almost 350. He started hitting from the very fast delivery and smashed all round the park. The bowlers found it really difficult to pitch the ball to him. This helped Chennai to reach 100, in just six over”s. Although Raina could not take Csk home as he fell short of a run out due to a miscommunication with Brendan McCullum.
