Cheteshwar Pujara is having a great time in England, playing domestic cricket for Sussex. After some commendable outings in the County Championship, Cheteshwar Pujara is now making noise with his heroics in the One Day Cup as well.
Majorly known for his specialty in the longest format of the game, the 34-year-old batter is scoring centuries in the fifty-over format on English soil.
Cheteshwar Pujara Smashes 2nd Consecutive Ton In Royal London Cup One Day Championship, Scoring Career Best 174
On Sunday, Cheteshwar Pujara smashed a second consecutive hundred as Sussex posted a mammoth 378 for 6 against Surrey in the Royal London Cup One Day Championship.
He scored 174 off 131 balls, including 20 fours and five sixes, which turned out to be his career-best in the List A games. The middle-order batter’s century against Surrey came after he smashed a 79-ball 107 for Sussex against Warwickshire.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who is leading the side in the absence of regular skipper Tom Haines, hit a six each off pacers Matt Dunn, Conor McKerr, and Ryan Patel. He then went after the spinners, smashing a maximum each against the likes of Amar Virdi and Yousef Majid.
Cheteshwar Pujara Had Scored 1094 Runs In 13 Innings In County Championship Division Two
The 34-year-old batter added 205 runs for the third wicket with Tom Clark to bail his team out of danger. While Tom Clark fell on 104, the skipper continued to hold one end tight and helped Sussex post 378/6 in 50 overs.
To note, Sussex was in all kinds of trouble after being reduced to 9/2 in 3.2 overs. However, an excellent 205-run partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara and Tom Clark meant that their side cross the 350-run mark easily in their allotted 50 overs. In reply, Surrey surrendered on 162/10 in just 31.4 overs.
In reply, Surrey batters Ryan Patel (65) and Tom Lawes (57) scored half-centuries. However, their efforts went in vain the team was bundled out for 162. Following a massive 216-run win, Cheteshwar Pujara took to Twitter and shared a few pictures from the face-off.
He wrote, “Pleased to contribute to the team’s win tonight. Great play by the entire team @SussexCCC. We move onto the next one on a high note #SharkAttack”
Pleased to contribute to the team's win tonight. Great play by the entire team @SussexCCC. We move onto the next one on a high note ? #SharkAttack pic.twitter.com/qMsw3wgklt
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) August 14, 2022
Cheteshwar Pujara is coming off a sensational stint in the County Championship Division Two, where he was the second-highest run-getter with 1094 runs in 13 innings at an average of 109.40. He registered a total of five 100+ scores, including included 3 double-hundreds.
Sussex 378 for 6 (Pujara 174, Clark 104) beat Surrey 162 (Patel 65, Lawes 57*, Karvelas 4-35, Rawlins 3-25) by 216 runs