Srinagar: It has been a dream run going for Team India’s Test mainstay Chesteshwar Pujara in the ongoing Royal London One-Day Cup as the seasoned batter smashed his highest list A score for Sussex on Sunday.
Pujara smashed an stunning 174 off just 131 deliveries, hitting 20 fours and five sixes as Sussex posted 378/6 in 50 overs.
It is back to back centuries for Pujara as in the Sussex’s previous match, Team India star had slammed 107 off merely 79 deliveries against Warwickshire.
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Pujara then smashed three boundaries (two fours and a six) in the 45th over, and smashed another six in the next over before being dismissed by Conor McKerr on 174.
Earlier in the game against Warwickshire, Pujara looked in ominous touch as he had slammed three fours and a six in the 45th over off medium pacer Liam Norwell, smashing 22 runs in total against the English pacer.
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Pujara is currently the second-highest run-scorer in the Royal London One-Day Cup, with 367 runs in five innings. He has an average of 91.75 and an impressive strike rate of 120.72 in the tournament so far.
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