Cheteshwar Pujara slams his third ton at the Royal London One Day Cup
India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, who is representing Sussex at the ongoing Royal London One Day Cup, has been in incredible form with the bat ever since he entered the tournament. On Tuesday, he notched up another three-figure score, adding one more century to his tally of hundreds in the tournament.
In a 50-over match against Middlesex, Pujara scored 132 runs off 90 balls, which included a total of 22 boundaries – 20 fours and two sixes, to assist his team in reaching 400/4. Before being caught by Max Holden, Pujara quickly reached his hundred in just 75 balls and added 32 runs off the next 15 balls he faced.
Here are the highlights of Cheteshwar Pujara’s knock
Tom Alsop also smashed a ton
Tom Alsop, Sussex’s opening batter, was the top scorer for his side as he notched up 189 runs off the 155 deliveries that he faced. His knock included 19 fours and five sixes, which gave Sussex the dream start they required. Alsop and Pujara also shared a 240-run stand for the third wicket which helped Sussex end on a high note.
Harris of Middlesex took three wickets but at the same time conceded 98 runs in his 10-over quota. In the meantime, Thilan Walallawita produced a tight spell, allowing only 32 runs in 10 overs and also adding a wicket under his belt. Speaking of Pujara, the player previously crushed Warwickshire’s bowlers to score 107 off 79 balls. He then registered his career-best List-A figures of 174 runs in the contest against Surrey.
In the absence of regular skipper Tom Haines, who suffered an injury during the match against Leicestershire the previous month and had to sit out for approximately 5–6 weeks, the Indian batter has performed admirably as the skipper for Sussex this season. Ian Salisbury, the head coach of Sussex, had earlier stated that Pujara was made captain so that regular vice-captain Steve Finn could oversee the team’s bowling assault.
Pujara has had an incredible season in the County Championship Division Two as well, where he is the second-highest run-scorer. He has amassed 1094 runs in 13 innings at a mind-blowing average of 109.40. In total, he has registered five hundred-plus scores and gone on to convert them into double-hundreds thrice.
