Days after scoring two back-to-back centuries in the Royal London One-Day Cup, India star Cheteshwar Pujara continued his golden run and smashed his third hundred for Sussex against Middlesex on Tuesday.
Pujara reached the triple-figure mark off just 75 balls wit൩h 14 fours and a couple of sixes. Overall the S🐲ussex skipper scored 132 from 90 deliveries at a breathtaking strike rate of 146.67.
Pujara, who is renowned for his red-ball exploits, has been pheno꧑menal in the 50-over tournament in England. He is the second-highest run-scorer in the completion with 482 runs from seven innings, at an average of 96.40 and strike rate of 110.05.
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A century from just 75 balls for . 🤩 💯
Just phemeomenal. 💫
— (C) Sussex Cricket 🏆 (@SussexCCC)
Speaking about the ongoing contest, Sussex managed to post a humongous 400/4 in 50 overs. Apart from Pujara, opening batter Tom Alsop smashe🌸d an unbeaten 189 from 155 deliveries, including 19 four🧸s and five sixes.
Middlesex’s Max Harris picked three wickets but went for 98 runs in his 10 overs. Though, Thilan Walallawita bowled an economical spell a𒊎nd conceded only 32 runs 🐎with a wicket in his quota of 10 overs.